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PRS ic NER Ch ail be ih ASSES SSR iii cli Ee yh ER LEE bal aor be i RL ERS ail RE a EE Ee IR 22 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 23, 1986 | Phone 655 3637 or 985-7383 Over the years, the independent Order of - Oddfellows in Brooklin has supported Participa- tion House to the tune of $12,735. This year was no exception as during last week's Christmas - celebrations they presented a cheque for $2,435 to this worthy cause. The cheque represented the largest single donation to date to Participa- tion House, which cares for victims of Muscular Hodson. Dystrophy. Participation House is attempting to amass funds to build their own facility for MS children in the Durham Region. Present during the cheque-passing ceremonies were budget chairman John Stroud, (left) Bea Campbell, secretary of Participation House Board of Direc- tors, Dorothy Kitchen of the Participation House fundraising committee and Noble Grand, Ray Waste fund needed Looking to the future Regional council has voted tc establish a reserve fund next year for waste management and will set aside $1 million in the 1987 budget in preparation of finding anew dump site within the next five years. The recommendation came before council from a joint works and finance committee who sug- Holy night Parishoners at St. Thomas Anglican Church have invited all Brooklin residents to- help them celebrate Christmas. On December 24, the Christmas Eve service will be held with Com- munion at 7 p.m. At 11 p.m. there will be carols, with Communion following at 11:15. Christmas Day, Holy Communion will be said at 8:30 a.m. Note the time change this year. - On December 28, there will be Holy Communion with Baptism and on New Year's Eve, a Watchnight ser- vice will commence at 11 p.m. followed by a New Year's reception at the rectory. Try it...it's fon Come out and try our 45 minute workout. It's fun, easy to do, and what a better way to start your day. All exercises are set to music. Babysitting is provided at a nominal fee. Location: Brooklin Community Centre, Mondays and Thursdays 9:45-10:00 a.m. January 12th to March 19th, 1987. The fee is $50 for 20 classes. To register for further details call the Whitby YMCA 668-6868. gested the region set up a reserve fund for waste management star- ting in 1987 with a contribution of $1 million from the general tax levy. Ajax councillor Jim Witty, who is head of the finance committee, stated "We have got to have some money and $1 million has got to be a minimum." He said staff have recommendéd establishing such a reserve for many years but council has always countered that any surplus from the management disposal budget would go into such a reserve. He added that unfortunately there has never been any surplus from waste disposal operations. 'We're in the same position we were in 10 years ago,' said Witty, "Nothing has been done." A report from the joint committee indicated Durham needs to initiate - a reserve fund now in order to pay for a site selection, environmental hearings, and site preparation. Ex- perience of other municipalities have indicated a new site to be cost- ly, with Milton having spent $6 million to date without finding a new . Site. The Brock Road site in Pickering, the region's largest dump, is ex- pected to be closed by 1992. This site is owned by Metro Toronto, who allow Durham to dump their gar- bage there for a fee while the site re- mains open. The region has gone on record as saying they will work with Metro in securing a new dump site within Durham, but Metro has stated they will choose a new site by themselves due to strict environmental regulations. Pickering council has sent Metro a resolution stating it does not want » the new dump located within their municipality. Earlier this year, Regional Chair- man Gary Herrema told the Profile, Brooklin and the entire North Ward would not be considered for the dump site because of the geographical terrain of the area. The Independent Order of Oddfellows in _Brooklin made their annual donation to Dr. J.O. Ruddy Hospital (soon to be called Whitby General Hospital) last week during their Christmas celebrations at the Oddfellows Hall on Bagot TT ae aa Fairview renovations get the 'go ahead' Regional council has given the final approval needed to proceed with the renovations of wings A and B (residents quarters) of Fairview e. With little comment, council granted authority to call tenders for these renovations together with any - ancillary services and equipment essential for the completion, in ac- cordance with the detailed working drawings and specifications to be supplied by the region's architects and planners. Last July, council authorized the expenditure of $2,500,000 gross for the renovation of the two wings which face Dundas Street, together with the replacement of the 35-year- old heating system, and the installa- tion of a stand-up emergency generating system in the home. Since the date of that report and approval, the Technical Advisory Committee has met many times with regional planners and ar- chitects and with representatives of the Ministry of Community and Social Services who will be con- tributing half of the cost involved ($1,250,000). Design plans have been revised many times and following "their most recent meeting, have finally been agreed to for the preparation of working drawings and specifications. The necessity of upgrading the facility was originally recognized in 1979, following the outbreak of salmonellosis experienced in that yea . ..itial and urgent renovations were completed in 1983 at which 'time the ministry allocated $1 million as their share of the an- ticipated cost to complete the pro- gram. Notwithstanding the stagger- ing increase in construction costs during the past three years, no pro- vision was made for influctuary in- crease in such reserved capital allocations. The ministry advised the region that their share would re- main at the $1 million figure. To do all the originally conceived work will cost an estimated $2,600.00 gross in 1987 dollars according to the committee. But regional council members agreed to absorb this ad- ditional amount to ensure that the project could be completed. According to current time estimates, it is hoped that tenders will-be able to be called before the month is out. Assuming received tenders are within the cost limita- tions already set down, chairman Diane Hamre said work on the renovations could start in March or April of next year. It is anticipated that completion of the work will re- quire twelve to eighteen months. Whitby borrows $2 million The Town of Whitby will be floating a $2 million loan from itself in order to keep the municipality's coffers filled until the next tax payments start coming in next February. The authorization, which tradi- tionally comes during the last coun- cil meeting of the year (which was last Monday) simply means that the town can temporarily borrow up to $2 million from its reserve fund to keep it going for a few months. If a loan should become necessary, the interest will be equal to that paid out by any financial in- stitution, according to the by-law. A staff report indicated that while no borrowings have been made dur- ing the past number of years, the by- law is a precautionary step which during 1986. would enable the town to cover any expenses incurred late in the fiscal year and into 1987 before taxes start to flow into the treasury. Change The Profile office in Brooklin will be closed between December 24 and January 11. Any resident who would like coverage of a newsworthy item, or a photograph taken of a special event is asked to call 985-7383. A . staff member will be pleased to pass on your request to another reporter at the Port Perry Star. Please leave your name and telephone number and you will be contacted. Street. Shown giving the $1,155 cheque to hospital administrator Jim Miller (right) are John Stroud, budget chairman (left) and Noble Grand Ray Hodson. The Oddfellows have given charitable donations amounting to over $5,000