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2 - Orono Weekly Times. Wednesday. June 7;2Q00; Weekly Times Serving Last Clarinyton and beyond since 1937 Subscriptions $23.36 + $1.64 G.S.T. = $25.00/year Publications Mail Registration No. 09301 Publishing 50 Issues Annually at the Office of Publication 5310 Main Street, P.O. Box 209, Orono, Ontario LOB 1M0 E-Mail Address: oronotimes@speedline.ca Phone/Fax (905) 983-5301 Publisher/Editor Marg Zwart Let's do it up big this Canada Day You'd have to be living in cave not to feel the excitement building around this year's Canada Day celebrations. As if the Great Canadian Band Festival weren't enough, the Canada Day Picnic and Callithumpian Parade Committee have been meeting since the last snow fall to organize those activities. activities. Having secured some Federal Millennium funding for this year's festivities, the Committee hope to raise the celebration to a new level. Having observed the patriot fever that grips our neighbours to the south on July 4th, the Committee would dearly love to see the village decorated up for Canada Day. To that end, prizes will be given for homes that best reflect the ' Victioriana' or the t 'Canadiana' theme of the year 2000 celebration. The committee is confident that Orono can come up with a 'kinder and gentler' patriotic fever of it's own. The Great Ganaraska Kazoo Band will be making it's premier premier performance in this year's Callithumpian Parade. The parade committee will be selling kazoo's up until parade time, so no one need feel left out. Besides such local talent as the aforemention Kazoo Band, and the Kendal Fife and Drum Band, the parade will feature the high wheel bikes of the W.P. Cyclone's playing their brass instruments while riding their tall bikes, and the horses of the Governor General's Horse Guard Cavalry Unit. For anyone who just moved into town, and doesn't yet know the definition of Callithumpian, it is: 'a noisy throng walking in celebration'. Let's do it up big this Canada Day. Letters to Editor] To the Editor: As Chair of the Ganaraska Region ' Conservation Authority, I am concerned that residents of the community community may be under the impression impression that the conservation authority has approved the proposal from EnviroGolf to create a golf course at the fringe of the Ganaraska Forest. This is absolutely not the case. In January of this year, the Board of the conservation authority heard a presentation from EnviroGolf and voted to approve the proposal in principle, principle, solely to permit the proponents proponents to proceed to the next step: that is, collecting the information they would need to hold a public consultation process. The majority of discussion discussion between the Board and proponents was devoted to discussing the necessity of a full public airing of the proposal. proposal. Both the conservation authority Board and EnviroGolf were equally committed to the importance, of this; the conservation, authority made it clear that no steps would be taken until we heard from the public through well advertised public meetings. meetings. However, to this date, we have not, heard back from EnviroGolf, and no action has been taken. The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority has a long tradition of consulting the public over issues affecting affecting conservation lands. Our Board members are elected municipal councillors who feel a tremendous responsibility responsibility to be accountable for the lands the conservation authority authority owns and manages in public public trust. ' Conservation authorities have suffered the impact of a 75 per cent cut in provincial support for conservation programs programs and works over the past five years. As we continue to manage the largest forest in Southern Ontario, the Ganaraska Forest, and many other valuable natural lands,' wetlands and watercourses, the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority must find new and creative wavs to raise the revenue required to protect and conserve these resources for all Ontarioans. We will take on this challenge without compromising the principle on which the authority authority was founded, and we welcome welcome watershed residents to join us in a cooperative effort to find the solutions that will ensure the protection and enhancement of our natural heritage for generations to come. Sincerely, Larry Hall Chair • Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority. Dear Marg: The selection of Municipality of Clarington as Canada's choice for an international international fusion research facility facility has propelled us from a bedroom community to center stage in the global community in terms of fusion research. Now to get Canada selected selected as the hosting country remains the challenge. This is almost on the same proportions proportions as Toronto vying for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The players are no slouches either with countries like Japan, Italy and Spain also seeking the opportunity to host this billion dollar research facility. Scientific and technological advances have been growing exponentially. exponentially. The race is now on to develop an all-optical computer computer chip. It just seems like yesterday that the transistor replaced the vacuum tube. Is fusion energy a viable energy source? In my opinion, Yes! It was not to long ago that we relied on water and fossil fuels to generate our energy needs. Our consumption of energy keeps getting greater and greater. Fusion energy provides a clean and sustainable energy source and is the important step towards meeting a large share of our planets future energy requirements. Yes, clean and sustainable and will meet our needs. The ITER research project will bring jobs to Clarington. The construction of the research facility will be comparable comparable to what Darlington Nuclear Generating did for our Municipality. This research project itself will also provide career paths and boost scientific and technological technological education in Canada. There will also be the generation of large tax revenues for all levels of government. government. This could, set the tone for other businesses seeking to partnership with our community. Canada, the Province of Ontario and the Municipality of Clarington will have to demonstrate that we have the blepd of technical expertise, resource ■ infrastructure and quality of life available to be the ideal location to host the fusion research site. We cannot cannot afford to fumble the ball in our chase to host the fusion research facility. • What is good for the Municipality of Clarington is good for the Province of Ontario and is good for Canada. There is no doubt now that the Municipality of Clarington will be reeled in closer to the West when the boundaries for Amalgamation are set. There is light at the end of the tunnel! Regards Willie Woo Port Hop© Festival Thesitr# 'Second time around' The Port Hope Festival Theatre kick off its Summer 2000 Season with the brand new romantic comedy "Second Time Around" by Canadian playwright Alissa Martin, playing June 14th to July 1st. Who says you can't go home again? "Second Time Around" is a heartwarming romantic comedy about returning home and rediscovering your roots. A father and his teenage daughter leave the city and return to the small town where he grew up. While Samantha has trouble adapting to the lifestyle of the town, Ian adapts only too well: renewing old acquaintances, reliving his youth and becoming the centre of attention for two women from his past. This is a wonderfully humorous story about finding home and love, the Second Time Around. The professional cast includes Sherri Beatty, Heather Hodgson , Alison Lawrence, Lorna Wilson and Brian Young, Alison and Brian are no strangers to the Capitol Theatre stage, both "having appeared in the Winter season's romantic comedy "Wrong For Each Other" by Norm Foster. "Second Time Around" is directed by the Capitol Theatre's Managing Director Uwe Meyer. Set design is by Port Hope's Lois Richardson and Lighting Design i& by th Capitol's Technical Director Tim Russell. "Second Time Around" June 14th to July 1st Tickets: $16.50 to $22.00 » SEATTLE DEJA VU WITH A DECIDEDLY CANADIAN ' FLAVOR...