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Weekly Times msammmm * i 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 "We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, through (he Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs" 5310 Main Street, P.O. Bax 269, Orono, Ontario LOB 1M0 E-Mail Address: tironotiines@speedHne.ca. Phone/Fax (905) 983-5301 Publisher/Editor Marg Zwart Who to please ? You can't please everyone all the time. It's a hard lesson, lesson, but hopefully most of the rookie council will have learned it by the end of their mandate this Fall. At issue is the Oak Ridges Trail, as it cuts across the norther portion of Clarington, linking the Scugog and Hope/Hamilton Township trails. When completed, the Oak Ridges Trail will be 135 km. long and traverse the length of the Oak Ridges Moraine. It will connect with the Bruce Trail in the west, and the Ganaraska Trail in the East. Several residents with property abutting the proposed trail route had opposed the trail at different stages along the way, but it has now come down to two residents by Mosport who strongly oppose the trail coming past their property, and in one case through the top comer of her lot. People living in the Mosport area have had more than their share of vandalism and trespassers to deal with over the years, without introducing hikers to the area. All that aside, Councillor Shell's comments in my estimation estimation cut through to the crux of the issue. "People who buy lands abutting public property, 'it's buyer beware'," Shell stated, 1 ■ Unopened road allowances are public lands owned by the Municipality, and as Schell pointed out, are for the greater good of the Municipality. If landowners have enjoyed exclusive use over these public road allowances in the past, good for them. But when members of the public Want to walk on these same allowances, they have every right to do so. At the end of the day, two genuinely distressed residents, residents, should not be allowed to block the trail, that would be of benefit to, the entire Municipality and beyond, as trail systems link together down the road. Articles of Faith.Renitmbrance means 'Those who died in the service service of the nation will always be appropriately remembered together with their widows and widowers." There are ten cemeteries ' In the Municipality of Clarington, and with the help of a small group of dedicated comrades, crosses are placed on the graves we have been able to locate, a week before the 11th of November and removed the week after. 1 am asking that this information information be placed In the Orono Weekly Times. I ask that any veteran's family who has a member, who died in the war, or since to contact me with the location location of their grave, so my records can be updated before the 11th of November. I do not want to miss one veterans veterans grave. Thank you for this kindness kindness and assistance. Yours truly. Norm Baker Newcastle Dear Editor, I'd like to respond to the multitude of articles on the environment I've read in the media lately. Dealing with the environment on the farm is and always has been an important part. of our livelihoods, livelihoods, It's not a money-making money-making or media grabbing cause, but rather just the opposite. Ontario's pork producers have invested over one million million dollars on a wide range of environmental research projects projects .in the last five years, including everything from improving manure spreading techniques, odour solutions, and using pig manure to reduce scabs on potatoes , We have also invested a lot of time and effort working with other farm groups, conservation conservation authorities, and 'government 'government partners to develop programs programs like the 1 Nutrient Management Planning Strategy, Environmental Farm Plans, . and the Pesticide Safety Course., No flashy media spins or. press conferences, just plain old fashioned commitment to finding solutions and scientific scientific answers for à sustainable environment for everyone. Yours truly, Sam Bradshaw Environment Specialist Ontario Pork (416) 621-1874 Trail (continued from page 1) ORTA, Chair Robert Ellison -said a lot of concerns are overblown, in regards to hikers. "Hikers are much more respectful than some others that are out there," he said. ■ "1 'feel it .would be a shame to penalize hikers for .damage done by those people who come along after the'hik- -ers." Councillor Schell, conceded conceded that a lot of the emotion .attached to this issue had to do with concerns around private private property. "The bottom line is, these road right of ways are public property," he stated. "The public can use them no matter what we do today. Public lands are for the greater good ofthe public. People who buy lands abutting public property, property, it's .buyer beware," he stated. stated. in the event that ORTA can not. ensure the' trail is.maintained, is.maintained, and if situations arise where there are problems, relocation of the trail shall be considered. Council unanimously approved an alternate route along the north end of Mospot, Concession Rd. 10, accross to Best Rod, then down to Skelding Road to rejoin the proposed trail route. This is in addition to the preferred. preferred. route proposed by ORTA, across the top and down the west side of the Motor Sport Park. This alternate alternate route Avould be used if problems arise from the use of the preferred route. This was not the type of alternate residents were looking looking for. Thieves turn over local establishments Sometime during Monday night, the Orono. Post Office was entered through a window window on thé side ofjthe building. building. Once inside, suspects used welding torches ■ to ' gain entrance to a safe, where there was a small amount of cash taken. Thieves broke into the fenced compound, at Orono ; Fuel and Lumber, on Monday nigh: and stole a yellow dirt bike. At this time police do not believe these two incidents are related. Sometime between September 6 and 7, the Orono Co-op was broken into. The (continued page 1 2) C~' ~ 'j Letters to the Editor Y J Letter to the Editor: ' At the Durham Fair, I had the privilege of being asked to judge the Woodworking display. display. You cannot imagine the disappointment I had to find so few entries, in fact 18 entries in different categories were by two people. In the past when I have visited the Fair and viewed the display there was hardly room on the tables for all the entries. Having had the experience of being Involved In putting on this kind of shoW (Woodworking), I know the amount of work and effort that Flo Sharpe and her committee committee must have been Involved In. In Flo's place I would have said after this year's entries, is It worth it? My message is ail you woodworkers out there in the Durham Region do not let this part of the Durham Fair die. I know there are many of you who enjoy the hobby of woodworking. Let's make next year's , 2001 Woodworking display worth talking about. RW.Holdforth (Dad). Letter to the Editor: "WE REMEMBER CROSS PROJECT" This project is sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 Bowmanville. This Is a quote from the Royal' Canadian Legion's