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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1968
Page
1
Township officials and Police Trustees discussed building a 108000 project for paving storm sewers and curbing. They considered Township Road Department versus tendering with Ted Sims of Totten Pims and Hubicki Engineering present for options.
The Kendal Midget baseball Club enters the Ontario Midget D final playdown series facing Langton for the Ontario championship. First game set for Saturday at Kendal park 2 30 p m with Sunday rain date. Kendal has beat Keene and Dashwood. several Orono boys play for Kendal. fans urged to attend.
Clarke Library options discussed with Library Board include relocating to 1200 square feet in the northern section of the Orono Municipal Building with east Church Street entrance. Some favor Fire Hall conversion for library expansion. others see basement Township Hall space as too small and urge long term planning and liaison with Library services branch.
Ontario officials outlined Goals Plan 2 to form a Columbus city of 150,000 near the present CPR line north of the Parkway belt with a high speed rail link to Toronto. Oshawa would reach 280,600 by 2000 while Columbus gains 40,000 jobs in commerce industry and services. Seminar in Bowmanville drew over 100 local figures.
Ernest Dent, longtime Orono Hydro employee since 1945, received a commemorative barometer at home from the Orono Hydro Commission including Floyd Nicholson E R Woodyard and Douglas Simpson. Dent, who managed the local system from 1950 to 1967, helped expand from 180 to nearly 400 customers and led a major voltage change from 4 KV to 8 KV.
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