Millbrook Regional Jail to House Regional Detention Centre Reforms
The 1968 plan to build a 7 million reformatory near Toronto will shift half of Millbrook Reformatory inmates to the new regional facility. The project ends the Victoria Peterborough Durham Northumberland plan for a separate centre, consolidating county jails into centralized regional detention with enhanced rehabilitation.
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Toronto
Department of Reform Institutions
Millbrook Reformatory
Millbrook
Victoria
Peterborough
Durham
Northumberland
Reformatory
Orono Hydro Rates Above Other Centres
The Orono Hydro Electric Commission faces high rates in Central Ontario with residential, commercial, and industrial charges among the district’s highest. An August 1966 rate increase and a potential future rise tied to Ontario Hydro interim power costs are noted, while the manager Mel Downs expects no debenture issuance of 25,000 dollars.
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Orono
Bowmanville
Ajax
Georgetown
King City
Newcastle
Oshawa
Toronto
Mel Downs
Orone
Ontario Hydro
Downs
Courses set on Business Ontario Durham College
Ontario Durham College will host a series of business management accounting and effective supervision courses starting next February aimed at Oshawa businessmen. Sponsored by the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce with help from the Ontario Department of Education, the program runs ten weeks with one session per week at a cost of 30 dollars. The management accounting course begins February 6 and covers planning and budgeting, cash flow from financial statements, while the effective supervision course starts February 8.
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Ontario
Durham College
Oshawa
Oshawa Chamber of Commerce
Ontario Department of Education
Snowmobile Won By Oshawa Man At Orono Winter Carnival
A crowd at the Orono Rink enjoyed a snowless Winter Carnival with games races and a Santa visit for about 175 children. The highlight was the snowmobile prize won by Max J. Duitsch of Oshawa along with prizes for electric razor cake and a doll.
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Oshawa
Orono
Santa
Max J. Duetsch
Vernon Graham
Jack Williams
Chas. Armstrong
Marilyn West
Kay Gustav
Orono Public School 2nd Annual Talent Night
The Orono Public School held its 2nd Annual Talent Night on December 20 with a packed hall showing strong community support. Acts included Junior Glee Club from Grades 1-4 directed by Mrs Staples and Mrs Touchburn, a recitation A Boy's Wish, Grade Five selections from H.M.S. Pinafore, Grade Six play Tacks, recitations Christmas Coming, piano solo On the Ola Plantation, a Christmas Play Bow the Grinch Stole Christmas, Grade Seven skit, Grade Four The Twelve Days of Christmas, and Bonnie Dunlop on accordion The Old Spinning Wheel.
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Orono Public School
Glee Club
Bow
Bonnie’ Dunlop
Garnet Rickard Wins Durham Corn Shield at Banquet
The Durham County Grain Corn Competition held its annual banquet at Blackstock Community Centre under the Durham County Soil and Crop Improvement Association. Dr Ramsis Girgis spoke on developments in corn and plant breeding.
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Durham County
Blackstock
Durham County Soil and Crop Improvement Association
Girgis
Egypt
Germany
A. O. Dalrymple
Durham
Don Staples
Orono
Ceresmore Farms
R.R
Bowmanville
Glen Skuce
Lindsay
John Bonsma
Burketon
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Reforms
Mimico Clinic
Quinte
Niagara
Brig. Poulton
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Don
John Howard Society
Grossman
The
Orono Amateur Athletic Association
Orono Chamber of Commerce
Garnet Rickard
Ramsis Girgis
Crop Production Department
U.C.O
Harvey Wright
Wright
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