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* t Vv Miracle Mart iweara Grower Wins Mall Contest Eira Keay, of Rescom Management Ltd., judges anniversary beard-growing contestant Lawrence Hellinga, while other merchants from the Bowmanville Mall Beard Growing Contest look on. The competition was part of Old Home Week activities held in honor of the town's 125th anniversary last week. Norm Ethier (left), an employee at Miracle Mart, won the $50 gift certificate for best beard. Mr. Hellinga, proprietor of Flowers by Jackman, lost by a whisker and earned second place. Peter Pridie, pharmacist-manager at Shopper's Drug Mart (right) was one of the runners-up. Other contestants who received runners-up awards were: Kevin Wilson, of Shoppers' Drug Mart; Bob Driscoll, merchandise manager at Shoppers' Drug Mart; David Blakeley, assistant manager at the Bi-Way Store ; and Jack Meisner, mall maintenance. 7 i. \ } 1 Newcastle's elected officials are calling for a public hearing to resolve planning and environmental issues related to the development of a new landfill site north of Newtonville. At a 4V 2 hour meeting at the Bowmanville Police and Fire Building Monday, the town's general purpose committee advised against immediate rezoning of land owned by Regional Reclaimers Ltd. Approximately 300 acres south of the existing Hale landfill site would be affected by the rezoning. However, actual landfill operations would occur on a 100 acre site which could accommodate trash from the Town of Newcastle for an estimated 18 to 20 years. "There are some major hurdles that have to be overcome before this rezoning and development agreement can be approved by council," said Administrator Don Smith during Monday's special meeting to discuss the project. The general purpose committee accepted a recommendation from town staff which called for council to S rt consolidated hearings held • the authority of the Environmental Protection Act and the Ontario Municipal Board. V Y\ if The committee also agreed that provisions for truck traffic must be made before rezoning is allowed. The construction of a new interchange on Highway 401, along with a truck route on a road allowance between lots 12 and 13 of Clarke Township has been recommended. The committee is also recommending that zoning not be approved pending a satisfactory development agreement with the proponents of the site. All of these suggestions must still be approved by Newcastle council Turn to Page 15 25 c Per Copy 7Y7 L / ; . ! ■ i 'i-V ] r V7 ■c to-v-' 1 b 1 1 ! :i >1 1 hi |l (yr./J ' ■ ; ,tob 1 1 ,1 c. i, * ; : / C j'j h / ( v v h ;V x;y ■-> ' X, * 623-3303 . / r -v-q r i -, . v - \.( x ' ' V ' , -W-iAttS / Issue 22 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1,1983 129th Year Speaker Stresses Promotion Hampton Still Waiting No Word on Wintario Funds Holds Up Hall Renovations , / ■ Hampton's community hall board has reacted with disappointment over news that Newcastle council has voted against proceeding immediately with plans to renovate the Hampton Municipal Building. At a special council session Monday, elected officials voted down a resolution to reconsider a decision on the awarding of tenders for the work. However, members of council who support the hall renovations are stUl hopeful that the project will go ahead. Councillor Bruce Taylor said he will be willing to re-introduce the subject when he has more information on the alternatives. Councillor Ann Cowman suggested that the project may still proceed if grants are available for part of the work and if costs can be reduced by completing only one of the three parts to the project. The total cost of installing a septic tank,, renovating washrooms and upgrading the electrical system has been estimated at $73,315 including engineering and consulting fees. That amount is more than double the $30,000 which Newcastle council has set aside in this year's budget for the work. But cost is nofthe only obstacle in the wav of the renovations, In addition, the Town of Newcastle has not heard whether grants from the Province of Ontario will be made available to assist in the construction. Some members of council fear that these funds will be jeopardized if the municipality proceeds before it receives approval from provincial authorities: Members of the Hampton Hall board who attended Monday's special council session said they were dismayed by council's actions because the repairs to the basement auditorium used by the hall board are so important. Hall Board Chairman Marjorie Hill pointed out that the hall does not meet minimum health requirements for the preparation and serving of food. ...'I, This limits the board's, ability 'to rent the hall for functions such as banquets and parties. Members of, the hall board note that the needed improvements will also benefit the staff of 14 municipal employees who work out of the first floor of the Hampton building. Moreover, the hall board has already contributed about $5,000 towards the upgrading of the building on the understanding that the municipality would provide assistance at a later date. The hall board's original request for renovations was made in 1979. The board has already agreed to pay Turn to Page 15 PICTURES -- Last week's anniversary events not only were a great deal of fun and excitement, they lalso kept our staff of photographers busier than usual. As a result, this edition is packed with a pictorial record and there could have been many more photos .that had to be held out for lack of space. We hope you enjoy it and look toward to the next anniversary in 25 years. FATHER'S DAY BBQ -- Newcastle United Church is hoping there will be plenty of strawberries available available for their Father's Day Barbecue and Strawberry Strawberry Supper scheduled for Sunday, June 19th from 5 to 7 p.m. See Coming Events for more details on tickets, etc. WHAT A BONER -- Some readers may have noticed a bad mistake last week in the caption under the ecumenical church service photos. It stated that five 'merchants' conducted the service. How 'ministers' became 'merchants' is one of the mysteries of this business that hasn't been solved. But. when jou think of it, the name wasn't altogether altogether wrong because ministers are in fact merchandising merchandising the gospel. Our apologies anyway. MOSPORT ACTION -- Now the Indianapolis 500 is over, many of the world's top racing drivers will be heading for Mosport this weekend and the Labatt's Can-Am. With the weather showing signs of warming up, there should be a good crowd at the first big Mosport eventjof the season. The Town of Newcastle is sitting on a gold mine in terms of its potential for economic development. It simply needs to be mined. This was the message delivered to those attending the town's annual Ê romotion day last Friday at the lowmanville Lions Centre. The 'guest speaker was economic development specialist Earl Stewart, a member of the Aurora city council for the past six years. Elected officials and representatives representatives from the local business community were told they should capitalize on the municipality's abundant potential. The way to reach out and grab a fair share of the pie is ideally through the assistance of a town economic development officer, said Mr a Stewart. "Economic development development doesn't happen by itself and it v fon't occur overnight," he stated. You need someone on deck who is knowledgeable and available to f otential developers. " , He suggested that a 20 year long term development plan for the town should be devised along with a 10 year medium term scheme and a five year short term plan. About 80 promotion day luncheon guests were told that Newcastle's 1850 acres of designated industrial acreage which is 75 per cent unoccuppied is ripe for development. To attract industry, he said, the land must be fully serviced and fairly priced. Mr. Stewart added that the town should ensure it offers hassle-free service to potential developers. Among its saleable- qualities Newcastle boasts a diverse labor force, good location, an available transportation network, sewage capacity and excess industrial land, said the speaker. Newcastle and indeed all of Canada must be optimistic in spite of the present recession, stated the speaker. "It will not help to indicate a lack of confidence in the economy, we must tignten our neits ana cug m our heels. We have not felt the recession in Aurora as many other communities have because we have been just too busy with economic development." The audience was told that Aurora has developed and sold two industrial parks in the last six years amounting to more than six million dollars in revenue for the town. "We have attracted 44 new industries in the past five years which have resulted in over a million square feet of new industrial space," revealed Mr. Stewart. He said that some claim Aurora's economic development successes have occurred because of the town's advantageous location. "Nothing happens in this world unless someone makes it happen," he maintained. Some municipalities put economic development off until tomorrow and sometimes tomorrow never comes," admonished the speaker. "Newcastle has all the ingredients necessary for economic development," he stated. "How fast you grow will be dependent upon the effort put into it." SPREADS WORD -- Bowmanville's anniversary received honorable mention in the Ontario Legislature on Tuesday, May 24th when the Honorable Member for Durham East Sam Cureatz passed around Anniversary buttons and brochures to all other MPPs and invited them to visit the town during anniversary year ... and leave some of their well-earned money here. "We hope Bowmanville has a happy time," commented the acting Speaker (Mr. Cousens). ARTS & CRAFTS -- Right near Mosport, the Man- vers Arts & Crafts show with entries by area artisans will take place this weekend at the Man- vers Arena. This has always been an exceptionally good show with great local participation. Drop in and enjoy. RUMMAGE SALE -- An interesting Rummage and Bake Sale takes place this Friday, starting at 11 a.m. at Liberty Bowl, with the proceeds going to purchase another television set for Princess Margaret Hospital. A very deserving cause. SEA CADETS--The annual Inspection of Bowmanville's Bowmanville's Sea Cadet Corps will get underway at 1:30 p.m. this Sunday at Darlington Sports Centre. The lads have been working hard for several weeks preparing preparing for the event and should have plenty of room for intricate marching manoeuvres on the large paved Ice surface. A large audience would be appreciated. appreciated. -- EVENTS -- There's an auction sale of donated articles articles at Solina Community Hall this Saturday, beginning beginning at 11 a.m. sponsored by the Village People Jr. W.I. to raise funds for the park fund. And this Friday, a school concert will be held at Durham Christian High School by the school choir. That's at 8 p.m. MEALS ON WHEELS WEEK - Starting next Monday, the entire week has been designated as Meals on Wheels Week. Organizers say they can accommodate more seniors or individuals in need of a hot meal at lunchtime. They are delivered twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, call Community Care at 623-2261. TWO LEADERS -- Today, Premier Bill Davis will be opening the new Michael Starr Revenue Building at 3 B ,m. in Oshawa. And not to be outdone, Liberal leader avid Peterson will be visiting Oshawa on Thursday for a wine and cheese party at Odessa Hall, Bloor & Simcoe Street from 7 to 9 p.m. DOUBLEHEADER -- The young Senior Merchants will be in action against Oshawa Sunday, starting at 1 for a doubleheader. Let's have a good crowd on hand at Soper Creek park. 1 BU Ikf .r-"xx i 'x v v:toï7 , 'x"\ ; \;;.x:. ; ;vyè. v to;;totototobtototo:>"S!bb7to'to : ; i ! .tototo^to7!tob. ! 'to-, ■ Town's History Recalled by Speaker Local author and historian Bill Humber gave two historical talks at the Visual Arts Centre on Friday and Saturday evenings during their celebration of the 125th anniversary. The first was called "True Concessions" and dealt with town halls, tall tales and train tracks. The second address dealt with the "Sporting sagas of the Bowmanville area". He is shown here alongside a vintage front page from The Canadian Statesman. >-v 'dl Merchants Shiver Through 3-Day Sidewalk Sale This year's Sidewalk Sale, advanced a couple of with clerks and customers having to be bundled up to months to tie in with the Anniversary celebrations in keep warm, and that didn't help the turnout. Here is town was, to say the least, not the rip roarin' success of former years. On Wednesday it wasn't too bad, but the weather turned chilly and windy from then on, George Webster of Rickaby's weathering the frigidity with a smile as he greets potential customers.