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i •w-vrf **u*At ISO RONO Weekly Times BOWMANVILLE LIBRARY 62 Temperance St. 1.1.03 Bowmanville, Ont. L1C 3A8 Volume 66, Number 34 $1.00 GST Included Wednesday September 11,2002 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 BV»:.. II 1 -- 7; „ 1,11 ifflij •.iiihtiMiiihn Capacity crowds at this year's fair ill, ill 111 ill ill lliilii!!!! 4tirmaiuuuu[HHwii«Wii^i 1 ill 111: Si .fi- j, jj i, , 'î' Eire I ... - % ,« wwiwPri'll Ji.. |,.lm lt g. Awe**™-»! 1 v| iiiiiiiii III Derek Glaspell showed his Border Leister Lamb - Orono Fair Sunday afternoon. Bright sunshine and warm temperatures day and night brought out the crowds in record numbers to the Orono Fair last weekend. The 150th annual Orono Fair was a show like none other. Official opening ceremonies ceremonies Thursday night featured featured messages from our local and provincial politicians and a special guest appearance by Minister of Agriculture and Food; M.P.P. Helen Johns who stated that agriculture was one of Ontario's most important sectors. As the Hell Drivers tore up the track in front of the grandstand grandstand following the opening, the holstein show was unfolding unfolding in the Livestock Barn, and three young ladies were competing competing for the Fair Ambassador crown inside the arena. In a very difficult decision, decision, the judges declared Rebecca Boyd the 2002 Fair Ambassador. Friday was geared towards school aged kids with the 4-H exhibits, the school parade and activities in front of the grandstand grandstand and the talent contest inside the arena. After the cakes and champion champion steers were auctioned off in the evening, the fiddler's contest took over the arena stage. The Community quilt which was special to this year's fair, celebrating the 150th Durham Central Fair was also auctioned off Friday Baaa in the Sheep Show at the evening following the cake auction. Councillor Gord Robinson purchased the quilt for $450 and said it will be back at the Fair at some future date. Parade preparation brought so much activity to the downtown downtown core of Orono Saturday morning that Roy Forrester commented that, "It's a bugger when you have to look both ways before crossing the street in Orono." The parade was superb with many good floats made by a number of local community community groups such as St. George's Anglican Church, the Orono Public School, the Henderson family and the Shriners of Oshawa. The parking Tot south of the arena was given over to an antique car show, while the antique tractors were on exhibit on the fair grounds. The Team Penning competitors were rounding up cattle in the horse ring while the longest thread competition was taking place inside the area. The Truck and Tractor pull rounded out the day in front of the grandstand. Fay and Glory Adams put on their Country Jamboree in the Arena Sunday while the sheep show and the hunter show were taking place in their appropriate places. The commemorative painting painting by Eric Bowman commissioned commissioned by the Fair's Historical Committee was sold by silent auction and was purchased by Patricia Boyd for $510. continued on page 8 Residents oppose development of former Training School site . „ .. « ? '.i. +1,^. oti/4 atina ac Sp.nlnnd Holdings are Training School, until th Opposition to an application application to build houses on the former former Boys Training School property, brought a large number of that area's residents to Monday morning's General Purpose and Administration committee meeting. An application to clear the way for 300 low density housing housing units issued by Sealand Holdings was received by the municipal planning department department on June 4,2002. The subject lands arc outside outside the area identified by the 1996 Clarington Official Plan as being required for residential residential development by the year 2016. That time frame could be altered when the Official Plan comes up for review in 2004. While the Clarington Official Plan has designated the northern portion of the lands as future urban development, development, the lands south of the existing buildings arc designated designated for a community park. Community parks are intended intended to provided outdoor and indoor recreational facilities. The application from Sealand Holdings is to build housing units on the north and south portions of the property. They plan to maintain the existing buildings as they are and possibly add to them as enrollment increases. "It is the Ku family's deepest wish to maintain those building," stated Mr. Conway, who represented represented the property owners at Monday's General Purpose and Administration Committee Meeting. "None will be destroyed, only added to," he stated. Great Lakes College, owned by the Ku family oper ating as Sealand Holdings are considering closing down their Toronto campus and expanding the Bowmanville facility to accommodate 200 more students doubling their current enrollment. The existing buildings which were erected in the 1930's to be used as a training school for delinquent young boys was used as a German Prisoner of War Camp lor German Officers during World War 11 between 1941 and 1945. It was subsequently returned to its previous use as a Boys Training School, until the Ministry of Correctional Services discontinued that use in 1979. The Catholic School Board leased the property for their St. Stephens High School till 1998, when Great Lakes College purchased the site. Consultant Mark Conway, said at Monday's meeting, the family would consider working working with the Local Architectural Conservancy Association in achieving a historical historical designation for the buildings on the properly. Continued on page 7