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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1968
Page
1
The Ontario Municipal Board will hold a hearing in Orono on October Sth at 10:30 am to review Clarke Township Restricted Area By law No. 1592. The board will hear supporters and opponents in Clarke Township. Objectors will be notified by mail, and other departments will receive notices as planning interests are involved.
A large crowd attended the official opening of the Orono Hydro offices in Ontario. The new facility, operated by the Orono Police Trustees, features a general office, manager’s suite, a walk-in vault, and a northern garage for trucks. Total cost expected just over $10,000 with donuts and coffee served after the ceremonies.
Mr Milton Tamblyn recalls hauling bricks to the Orono armouries after the new hydro offices opened. Bricks were hauled from Bowmanville by team and wagon. He notes rough rides with steel-rimmed wheels and load shifts. Wagons detoured around the Mill Hill hollow due to a culvert outage.
In Clarke Township a Tuesday meeting of the Ratepayers Association heard Mr. Bradshaw call for a Provincial Department of Conservation for lands and buildings. He urged appointing a minister and top planners to oversee large area planning and protect lakefront park land from industrial zoning. He warned of future overdevelopment along Lake Ontario and stressed keeping lake area open for recreation, citing Swiss planning and a 6000 acre conservation area near Hamilton as examples.
The Orono Township last week received OMB approval for a 108000 road program in the village. The go ahead allows Orono Police Trustees to push major street construction. Officials could not yet state tender timing or portions to be contracted. the Qrono Board must meet engineers to finalize plans.
Ontario Hydro chairman Mr George Gathercole attended the official opening of the Orono Hydro offices on Tuesday evening. He praised Ontario's growth and the Pickering nuclear development while noting new facilities do not guarantee a good system. The ceremony featured remarks by Mr Donald Ireland and Mr Floyd Nicholson and concluded with a ribbon cutting and a public dinner.
Mr and Mrs R E Logan of Orono celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday September 14 at the couple’s home.
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