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Vol. 59, No. 18& ORONO, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3,1995 Clarington Town Council made it officiai on May 1 that Clarington will finally have an Older Adult Centre. The centre will be located on Temperance Street in Bowmanville with the proposed Durham Region Non- Profit Housing Authority project. Part of the money being supplied for the centre will be coming in the form of jobsOntario grants. The other money for the project will be supplied -by Martin Road Holdings Limnited and West Bowmanville Developments Ltd. These groups are giving the money to the community as part of an agreement which will see the urbanization of Hwy. 2 west of Bowmanville. This urbanization, of which the Town will contribute $200,000 from the $1.5 million to be paid by the developers, will guarantee the future growth of West Bowmanville. Also affected by this is a proposed CPRrail underpass that Aspen Springs, a development in West Bowmanville, was required to build. This requirement has been waived by the Town in lieu of the agreement. All the councillors agree that the centre is neces demands for seni Clarington, but a the proposed proj O'Toole spokec hîgh cost of the pi The 60 units wil $67,000 a unit to1 square foot. 07( "this is not non-pi Councillor Pirj laringto n ssary to meet the agreement "questioned the iiors housing in Town's integrity." She felt that it i few questioned was unfair to other developers ject. Councillor that such an agreement could be out against the struck, absolving Aspen Springs roposed project. of prior commitments. Pîngle .11 cost roughly believed that the project could build, or $130 a have been built using the Hydro oole daims that Reserve Fund AccounL. rofit housing." Councillor Novak expressed ngle felt that this concern over the agreement (Continued naRe 3) Second as Jim Richards of Orono continues as Executive Director of the organization having been involved in the Second Marsh program for a period of 29 years. ,Mr. Richards points to a great interest being taken by many in the community in the operation and the work now being undertaken in the Second Marsh. He said a number of new faces have appeared on the board of directors with some on the executive committee. Mr. Bob Allin of Newcastle bas been elected as a director from the eastern part of Claington. The Friends of the Second Marsh has a numnber of com- mittees from a trails committee to an educational committee, environmental committee, steer- ing committee, a fund-raising On Tap.. ., The Kirby Public School are holding their annual Fun Fair at the school on Tbursday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.' Newtonville Public School group are holding their giant yard and crafft sale Saturday. Plan to attend. Gord Milîs is opening his Election Campaign office in- Bowmanville Saturday at the (Continued page 2) committee and others. Mr. Richards said there has been a growing interest in the events that are happening at the Second Marsh and the list of partners and stakeholders has been increasing considerably. Saturday a number of events were taking place with three groups completing the placing of wood chips on a trail into the south section of the marsh along with the construction of a new board walk. Mr. Richards is excited over the completion of new double- deck look-out at the Marsh built with funds from the Westmount Kiwanis and constructed by Jeff Cobbledick of Orono. Late Saturday aftemnoon it was the annual banquet and the issuance of Awards and Certificates to those who have supported the Second Marsh projects with funding and volunteer interest and work. Aive Jim Richards, Orono, and Bob and Ester Allin of Newcastle, received Life Memberships in the Friends of the Second Marsh. In material distributed at the meeting the Friends 'of the Second Marsh continue a cail for volunteers to assist with telephone answering to planting and other works associated with the Second Marsh. Those intereste-d should phone (905) 725-7351 ext. 304. Mr. Richards states that much has been done in remediation of the Second Marsh including carp control the establishment of habitat islands throughout the marsh which are already being occupied by waterfowl. The western outlet to Lake Ontario bas been re-opened along with fish crib installations, a larger viewer look-out, beaver pond, shoreline enhancement and the installation of wave barriers. Dutch and Canada flag to -fly in Orono, M ay 5 Monday, May 8th marks the 50th anniversary of VE-Day, the day that the Second World War ended in Europe. The Canada Remembers committec, working under the auspices of Veterans Affairs Canada, are asking that Canadians make this day, May 8th, a day of special significance. in Canada, these epic moments in histcry will bc commemorated in communiaies across the country, while in the Netherlands the Dutch people will honour Canadians as their liberaters.. Mr. and Mrs. Klaas Schoenmaker of Orono will, fly, side by side, both the Canada Flag and the Dutch Flag in their appreciation to Canadians on the liberation, of Holland three days prior te May 8th, May 5th. The Schoenmakers well remember the day that Canadians restored peace to their nation. "We were extremnely happy and grateful to the Canadians." In speaking with Klaas Schoenmaker he said that the Dutch Cultural Association of Peterborough and District Ontario will hold a service in Peter- borough in remembrance of the liberation of Holland. More than one million men and women left Canada te defend pece and demnocracy in Europe. 0f this number over 45,000 neyer retumned. Canada changed signiicantly during the war years. It had contributed magnificently to the cause and had grown as it contributed. From a depression-wracked' predominantly rural nation in 1939, Canada had developed by 1945 into one of the industrial giants of the world, and had (Continued page 3) r How the, cookie crumbles. Ol1"derA Aduits have hoà#meâ in