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I t 14 The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, December 29,1962 1982 - The Year in Review By Peter Parrott January The first New Year's baby of 1962 is bom at 9:33 a.m. on Saturday, January 2, at Memorial Hospital. He is Nicholas James Stacey, son of Beth and Jim Stacey, of Newcastle Village. Plans for a $2.5 million face-lift and expansion of the Town Hall in Bowmanville are under consideration by elected elected officials. Members of the general public are invited to view a display of the proposed project at a public meeting January 21. The public is also being asked to consider plans for the Pine Ridge Training School. Town council decides the former boys' school should be opened to the public in order to let residents of the Town of Newcastle see the potential of the property. However, the open house is not to be held until later in the year. Newcastle's fire department department takes delivery of its $188,000 aerial ladder vehicle. The 83-foot ladder apparatus is the first aerial rescue and firefighting vehicle to be purchased by the municipality. municipality. It brings the town's fleet of firefighting vehicles to 12. Armed with signatures of 580 taxpayers, a delegation questioning the resignation of the Town of Newcastle's public works director and purchasing agent appears before Newcastle's town council. The group requests that all in-camera activities surrounding the resignations be made public. Investigations Investigations show both employees who resigned did not commit any illegal acts. The possibility of mothballing mothballing Bowmanville's new $9, million sewage treatment plant is under discussion. It is suggested that the $120,000 cost per year to operate the plant would be too high. Town of Newcastle staff are asked to prepare a report on the request for improved downtown parking submitted by the Downtown Business Improvement Area. On the sports scene, Bowmanville's Bowmanville's bantam hockey team returns home on January 9, after touring and playing in Sweden. The inaugural meeting of the Town of Newcastle St. John Ambulance Corps is held. February In continuing discussions over the proposed mothballing of the new sewage treatment plant in Bowmanville, the town's Chamber of Commerce claims that it would be a public scandal to build the .facility and not use it. The chamber threatens to take the matter before the Ontario Municipal Board. Memorial Hospital announces announces that ambulance services will be transferred back to the Ministry of Health ; as of May 1. The hospital's decision to relinquish control of the ambulance service means that ambulances could be operated directly by the Ministry of Health or that the provision of this service could go to public tender. The Town of Newcastle fills two openings in its complement complement of municipal staff. Jim Aldridge, Newtonville, formerly of the City of Toronto Fire Department, is appointed to the new position of deputy fire chief. Terry Edwards, planner for the Town of Newcastle, is appointed to the vacant post of planning director. Doctors go on an all-day study session February 12 to back their demands for higher fees. No difficulties are foreseen foreseen at Memorial Hospital, since essential services will continue to be provided. Bowmanville's Junior C Eagles capture the league championship in hockey action at the close of the regular season. The Town of Newcastle requests increased subsidization subsidization for motor vehicle emergencies which occur within the town. The additional additional subsidy is requested of the Province of Ontario. total $74,583 in 1961. Bowmanville plays host to a major midget team from Norway. The team is in town to play an exhibition against the Bowmanville Cinemas Major Midgets. March Delegations to Newcastle's town council continue to ask for the reinstatement of the former public works director and purchasing agent. Both men resigned in late 1961. Ron Dupuis is appointed director of the Town of Newcastle's public works department. Mr. Dupuis is formerly a design engineer for the Durham Region Roads Department. Town council's decision to sacrifice plans for renovating or re-building the town hafi result in a savings of $200,000 in the 1982 budget. A new car and emergency van for the Town of Newcastle Fire Department are approved approved for 1982. Treasurer of the Town of s Plans for a promotion day in the Town of Newcastle are underway. The day is intended to stress the good points of the Town of Newcastle and show its advantages as a potential site for new industry. Elected officials plan to hold the promotion day in April. The area's newly-formed Sea Cadet corps passes its first inspection at Legion Hall in Bowmanville. Open House for citizens who want to see the Pine Ridge Training School is set for March 2. Goodyear President C. H. Johnson says the Bowmanville Bowmanville plant continues to be a viable part of the company's operations. In his visit to Bowmanville, the company president reports profits and sales for Goodyear Canada Inc. were higher in 1981 than any other year in the history of the company. Municipal tax increases for 1982 shouldn't exceed the 12 percent rate of inflation, according to preliminary estimates. Durham's regional council votes in favor of a tax increase which provides for an overall impact of no more than 12 percent. Salary and expenses paid to Town of Newcastle councillors HAVE YOU THOUGHT ' ABOUT A CAREER IN REAL ESTATE? ... and done nothing aboutit GORD BARNES I will give you an hour or more of my time to try to help you decide. CALL ME ANYTIME ^o? 22 623-6860 Opportunities in our Bowmanville Office. fêmÜcjiuL Trust iffrr 30 OFFICES TO SERVE YOU BETTER Newcastle, Kathryn Campbell, Campbell, reports that the municipality municipality expects a surplus of $200,000 in 1981. The annual dinner sponsored sponsored by the Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce is held Tuesday, March 16. Guest speakers include Morrie Morrison, senior vice president president of the Royal Bank of Canada and The Hon. John Aird, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Newcastle Council introduces introduces a "no frills" budget representing a tax increase of 8.5 percent. The town's total costs for 1982 are $9.25 million. At the regional government level, a budget increase of 12.1 percent is forecasted. Such an increase would represent about $17 more for the average household's regional tax bill. The Town of Newcastle agrees to try and strike an agreement with the Durham Region over the purchase of the Liberty Street Registry Office. The office would then be turned over to the Canadian Order of Foresters as part of a site for senior citizens' housing. April Memorial Hospital seeks approval for a $1.38 million renovation project. The proposal proposal is referred to the provincial Ministry of Health tor approval. Renovations will repair some of the damage caused by a fire in 1980. The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education increases its budget by 14 percent, which represents an increase of just over 12 P ercent for taxpayers of the own of Newcastle. Salaries, benefits, and wages account for 77 percent of total school board spending. Doctors are off the job Thursday, April 15, during a series of day-long walk-outs to back the OMA's demand for higher fee schedules. The Town of Newcastle hosts a successful Promotion Day on Friday, April 30, in Newcastle Village. Some of the topics covered during the day include agriculture, commerce, urban re-develop- ment, main street revitalization, revitalization, tourism, and housing. The Darlington Nuclear Generating Station employs a total of 1,146 and that number is expected to grow as work continues. A developer of a proposed shopping project asks council to make its decision on a 179,721 square foot shopping mall planned for southwest Bowmanville. Jerry Sprack- man, a representative of Pythbow Developments Ltd., estimates that the shopping development will employ 250. May After more than two years REALTOR O iOGKj 623-4428 REAL ESTATE LIMITED 181 Church St., Bowmanville 623-4428 V ' * V Ann Van Dyk Home No. 623-4638 VERY SPACIOUS 2 sly. 3 bedroom new home. Fireplace, oak staircase, attached garage, fenced backyard. Take advantage of the $8,000.00 government programs while they last! Asking $74,900.00. i -H . ON Maple Grove Rd. 2 ACRES N. Backsplll with oat-ln kitchen, large llvlngroom, 4lh bedroom on lower level, den, attached garage, Mature trees and fenced, Asking $76,500,00. KINO ST. E., BOWMANVILLE Large 7 room century brick home. Completely redecorated Inside and out, Including new broadloom. Large lot. Vendor financing available. Only $69,900.00. RAVINE BUILDING LOT All services available. Deslroable north area ol Newcastle village, Only $16,900.00. Terms, 48 ACRES Ol good agricultural land, gently rolling, very picturesque, Good road. Permits, Cobourg area. $41,900.00. Good terms. of consideration, town council approves of a property standards by-law. The chief building inspector of the Town of Newcastle is to be responsible responsible for the by-law and a property standards committee committee is to be established. The first child arrives at the new birthing suite installed at Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville. Bowmanville. The suite is intended to provide hospital deliveries in a homelike atmosphere. Town council is informed that Zellers is prepared to locate a 65,000 square foot department store at the planned planned shopping plaza in southwest southwest Bowmanville. However a spokesman for Bowmanville Mall, located on King Street East suggests that such a facility will not be needed until the distant future. Town council votes Monday, May 10, to purchase land at Division and Church Street for a future municipal parking lot, The decision is approver on a 6 - 1 decision, with Councillor Maurice Proul opposed to the purchase. Bowmanville Jaycees announce that they plan tc hold another Bowmanville Days celebration at the Darlington Sports Centre in early July. Newcastle Arena holds the official mortgage-burning on Sunday, May 30. The Registry Office, located on Liberty Street North may become joint tenants with the proposed $2.5 million senior citizens apartment project planned by the Canadian Order of Foresters. During 1982, the Salvation Army celebrated its centennial centennial in Canada and the- Bowmanville Corps observes the anniversary with a parade and special celebration on Sunday, May 30. The annual convocation for Durham College is held May 29, in Oshawa. June Memorial Hospital seeks $157,000 from the Ministry of Health in order to remove an unexpected deficit caused, in part, by increased use of the hospital during the previous fiscal year. The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education estimates that changes in sales tax regulations will cost the board an extra $125,000. The additional cost is due to the imposition of sales tax of seven percent on school supplies. Trustees denounce the extension of the provincial tax. A number of Durham Region councillors criticize the Town of Newcastle for its opposition to the proposed mall development in southwest southwest Bowmanville. A two-car accident south of Lindsay kills four local men and a fifth motorist from out of town. The dead are identified identified as Donald McKnight, Perry Jackman, Earl Carter, James Robinson, and John Lewthwaite. The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority investigates the dumping of pollutants into Lake Ontario at East Beach. The Town of Newcastle acquires a grant of $90,850 to help relieve local unemployment. unemployment. The grant is part of a $35 million project to create 7,500 jobs. The municipality plans to use its grant for repairing and upgrading the town hall and other buildings. TV's Littlest Hobo visits Newcastle to shoot an upcoming upcoming episode. Chev Malibus originally intended for import to Iraq are snapped up quickly by local consumers. Cost of the vehicles is $6,500. Bowmanville Kinsmen hold their annual carnival. A raise of 7% per cent is approved for senior officials with the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. Education. July The 150th anniversary of St. George's Anglican Church, in Newcastle, is observed on Sunday, July 4. Additional funds from the provincial Ministry of Culture and Recreation will help Bowmanville Library to get improved access for the disabled. The Ministry's decision to pay 75 percent of construction costs means that plans for the approximately $95,000 project can proceed. The project includes construction construction of an elevator and renovations to the basement of the building. 1 An order for approximately 10 miles of steel cable reinforced reinforced belting to be used in a northern Alberta oil project brightens the outlook for the Bowmanville Goodyear plant. The order is announced by plant manager Jack Taylor. The Canadian Order of Foresters announces that its $2.5 million residence for senior citizens may be underway underway as early as September of 1982. Police are on the lookout for a bandit who robbed the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce branch at Bowmanville Bowmanville Mall. The incident is apparently the first armed bank robbery in Bowmanville since 1899. A record enrollment is reported at Bowmanville High School's western area summer school, program. Approximately 1,500 students are involved with credit courses and general interest programs at the school. Secretaries and clerks employed by the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education win a raise of 11.28 percent. A 26-lot estate development on Tooley's Road, in Courtice, receives approval by the Durham regional council. Bi-Way Stores Limited announces that it will open its 95th Canadian store at the Bowmanville Mall. The surprise surprise announcement is made at a meeting of Newcastle's town council. The 6,600 square foot retail store will employ 30 to 35. A representative of the Oshawa and District Labor Council tells town council that his organization supports construction of the shopping mall proposed for Waverley Road and Baseline Road, in southwest Bowmanville, Valdi Discount Foods holds official opening of its new store on King Street East, in Bowmanville on Wednesday, July' 28. The Bowmanville outlet represents the company's company's 70th store between Ottawa and Edmonton. Costs of general welfare assistance in the Durham Region are expected to cause a gross over-expenditure of $840,000. The net result of that increased cost will be and over expenditure of $172,000 for the Durham Region. A representative of the Ontario Building Trades Council and a spokesman for Pythbow Developments Ltd. appear before town council to ask that elected officials support the planned shopping mall in southwest Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Town council agrees to hire an engineering technician and an administration and records supervisor for Newcastle's public works department. August Ontario Hydro décides not to name Darlington Generating station after former Hydro Chairman W. Ross Strike. The decision is due, in part, to the fact that Hydro facilities are usually named after geographical geographical locations rather than individuals. Moreover, the station has already been extensively referred to as the Darlington Generating Station. Stiffer interest penalties on overdue tax bills result in a better cash flow for the Town of Newcastle. The new rate of interest charged to overdue tax bills stands at 18 percent. The widening of Highway 401 from Bowmanville east to; Highway 115 and 35 is proceeding proceeding ahead of schedule. Construction Construction is expected to be completed by mid-November, if weather permits. Bowmanville's first Bi-way store is opened at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Mall on Tuesday, August 17. Housing Minister Paul Cosgrove tells members of the Durham Northumberland Liberal Riding Association of plans for economic recovery in Canada. The federal minister addresses a meeting of the association at the fourth annual Durham Northumberland Northumberland Liberal Riding Association Association barbeque. St. Marys Cement announces announces that layoffs could occur at the Bowmanville plant if demand for concrete products does not improve. This would be the first layoff in the history of the Bowmanville Bowmanville plant! Local athlete Kim Haag- mans, of Hampton, is one of the Canadian competitors at the World Tetrathlon, held in England. The competition includes swimming, running, shooting and horseback riding, September A gasoline truck catches fire on Highway 401 near Courtice Rd. and the resulting blaze lasts six hours. The fire destroys a pup trailer while 30 firefighters work to keep flames from spreading to the larger tank trailer with its 9,000 gallons of gasoline. Neither the driver of the truck nor a family of five in a parked car struck by the vehicle sustained injury, Bowmanville's Santa Claus Parade is set for November 20. The event will mark the 21st annual parade in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Tobacco growers are assessing assessing the damage of a freak frost which struck the area on Sunday, August 29. Losses are as high as one-third of the unharvested plants. Longtime passengers of the Toronto - Havelock railway line bid a fond farewell to their train. Via Rail's passenger service on the line ends Friday, September 3. The world's largest crawler crane is assembled at the site of the Darlington Generating Station for use in the installation installation of massive steam generators. generators. The machine, which is shipped in sections from West Germany, is valued at $7.5 million. A successful Orono Fair is reported by organizers. Attendance Attendance for the four-day event is estimated at 20,000. An explosion and fire at All Seasons Holiday Sales on Hwy. 115-35 causes damage estimated at $135,000, The owner receives severe burns in the blaze, which was fuelled by propane and natural gas. Durham Region residents raise nearly $20,000 for the Cancer Society in the second annual Terry Fox Run held at Durham College. Bowmanville's Chamber of Commerce decides it will spearhead plans for the celebration celebration of the town's 125th anniversary in 1983. St. Paul's United Church officially re-opens its renovated renovated church hall on Sunday, September 27. October United Way's annual campaign gets underway in the Town of Newcastle and in Oshawa and Whitby. The objective of the fund-raising drive is $1.5 million. Provincial Liberal leader David Peterson speaks to the Durham East Liberal Riding Association at the Newcastle Village community hall on Friday evening, October 15. Bowmanville's Canadian Order of Foresters schedule a sod turning for their new senior citizens complex on Saturday, October 23. Completion Completion of the 56-unit project will take place in the summer of 1983. Town council agrees to cover the initial costs required for a limited edition coin which is being produced to mark the 125th anniversary of Bowmanville. The coin project project is part of anniversary celebrations planned for 1983, Old Home Week, in which celebrations of the anniversary anniversary will take place, has been set for the week of May 23rd through 29th. Town officials are informed of plans to extend GO Rail commuter service from Pickering to the easterly limits of Oshawa. Council of the Town of Newcastle agrees to prepare a study on how this service will affect development development in the municipality. A full slate of 49 candidates seeks positions in the November 8 municipal elections elections for the Town of Newcastle. Newcastle. The candidates are vying for seats on town council, school boards, and hydro electric commission. A surplus similar to the $200,000 reported by the Town of Newcastle at the end of 1981 is also predicted for this year. In a report to town council during October, Treasurer Katharyn Campbell noted that the municipality was 37 per cent below budget for 1982. The Town of Newcastle • agrees to pay $68,289 in order to clear a debt owed by the Splash committee from the municipal books. However, the Splash fund building committee is continuing with its efforts to pay off all of the amount which remains. As of April 1982, Splash has paid back approximately $45,500 and further $13,000 in pledges was expected by the end of the year. Splash was responsible for the funding of the Town of Newcastle indoor pool project at Bowmanville High School. Advance polls are held for the November 8 municipal elections and an 83 per cent increase in the turnout is reported over the previous election. A total of 482 voters cast their ballots. November Newcastle's town council agrees to reject a proposal for a 63-unit apartment complex to be located at the comer of Waverley Rd. and Quinn Drive. The project was denied after 919 nearby residents objected to the development, Town council votes to recommend recommend only low density housing on the 1.2 acre parcel of land located behind the Waverley Rd. shopping plaza. Electors go to the polls Novembers and seem to favor incumbents over challengers on the town council. Newcastle Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard is returned to a fifth term of office and incumbents Ann Cowman, Bruce Taylor, and Diane Hamre also win re- election. Councillor Marie Hubbard, incumbent Ward Two local councillor, becomes the Ward Two regional councillor. councillor. Keith Barr and Ivan Hobbs complete the council membership. Both men have past experience on town council although they were not members of the 1980-81 council. council. In public school board elections, the winners are A1 Werry, Syd Worden, Donna Fairey, Hal McKnight, Bill Carman and Bob Willsher. Adrien Hache and John O'Toole win separate school board seats. In a move to cut borrowing requirements by approximately approximately $250 million, Ontario Hydro delays the completion date of two units at the Darlington Generating Station. Station. Completion dates for the first two units are unchanged, but the remaining units will be finished in 1991 and 1992 rather than 1989 and 1990. Higher fees for night school courses result in a declining enrollment. The larger fees are due to students of evening school interest courses being required to bear the full cost of their schooling. Subsidies on interest courses no longer apply. Bowmanville's annual Santa Claus Parade is held November 20th and attracts thousands of spectators. This represents the 21st year that the successful Santa Claus Parade has been held in Bowmanville. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard tells members of town council in the final meeting of Newcastle's outgoing outgoing council that elected officials may have to cut frills in order to meet economic realities of the times. The mayor predicts that growth will occur during the next ■three years, but he adds that it will not likely begin this winter. Eugene Whelan, federal agriculture minister, is guest speaker at a meeting of the Durham Northumberland Liberal Riding Association November 24. In a surprise move, Oshawa regional councillor John Aker withdraws from the race for regional chairman. This guarantees second term of office for Gary Herrema, the incumbent chairman. Councillor Councillor Aker withdrew after he apparently lost two vital votes from Oshawa regional councillors. councillors. December Charles Clarke, vice principal principal of Bowmanville High School, is elected to his fifth term as director of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Memorial Hospital receives Ontario Accident Prevention Association's achievement award for safety. Tests of Newtonville wells show that 60 per cent of them contain water unsafe for drinking. All residents are sent letters from the Durham Region health unit advising that water should be boiled, chlorinated, or filtered until the problem is solved. Durham's regional councillors councillors vote down a five per cent pay hike. However, the decision decision is a close one, with regional chairman Gary Her- ,rema breaking a tie to veto the 'proposed raise. The Visual Arts Centre hosts a successful fund-raising campaign which raises $4,600 for upgrading the centre. The program ends with an evening of entertainment and a draw for 10 paintings, donated by well-known Ontario artists. Inaugural meetings of the Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board of Education and of Newcastle town council are held December 2 and December 6 respectively. Newcastle's Mayor announces that budget guidelines will be an important issue in the upcoming year. School Board Chairman, Dr. Ian Wilson, said trustees are faced with the challenges of declining enrollment, unemployment, and financial restrictions. Bowmanville Museum holds successful Victorian Christmas party at the museum. Sparks fly over a proposal to spruce up the office of Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard. Councillor Ann Cow-- man opposed the expenditure of $7,000, suggesting that there's no point in spending money on a "makeshift" job. Councillor Diane Hamre was one of the supporters of the improvements. She said the office looks like a skid row drop in centre and added that the furnishings do not give the town an image of success. Sewer and water rates for consumers in the Durham Region rise by five per cent, following a decision of Durham's regional council. And finally, Newcastle's town council resolves to start Bowmanville's 125th anniversary anniversary year with a flag raising ceremony. The flag of the Town of Bowmanville will be taken out of mothballs for the occasion and will be flown on January l, 1983. School Days..., I. Colwell. Dove McFeetcrs. R. Lucas. F. Strikwerda hv md J. Kitney, D. Hughes, R. Hooper >3 /•'l U. Nichols, P. Johnson, C. Ewart Dunwoody Limited Trustee In Bankruptcy Suite 1A 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa L1H7L9 Phone 576-3430 P.O. Box 516 RHOSP Deadline for contributions: December 31 Rite lubject to change, Five year GIC. 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