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I The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, December 29, 1986 Readers Look Back to 1986 Winner Receives Kinnette Christmas Basket tration has seen the light in terms of completion of the generating station," Mr. Cureatz said. "Politically, it's virtually impossible for the government government to say it's not going to support the findings." In addition to the recommendation recommendation at Darlington, the report also said Ontario Hydro should look to alternative alternative methods for creating electricity in the future. And it recommended that a change in the decisionmaking decisionmaking policy be created to allow for greater public input. where he shared the royal- impersonation duties with the winning Lady Sarah lookalike. Mr. McCann was one of 200 contestants whose photos were considered by the Toronto Sun. And his description of the victory was rather modest. "It's interesting and it's kind of funny," he said. . Secondary school teachers teachers in the Northumberland- Newcastle Board of Education Education accepted a 4.15 per cent increase in wages during July. The package did not contain contain the split in increases ■ which was seen in 1985, where part of the increase , was given mid-way throughout throughout the year. The average salaries arising arising from the contract were around the $40,000 range. Bob McCann of Bowmanville Bowmanville was in for a royal treat in July as he won the Toronto Toronto Sun's Prince Andrew lookalike contest. He received a weekend at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto Toronto and a dinner at the Imperial Room as prizes for the victory, and took part in a parade through Toronto BAHA'I FAITH "Now Is the time for the ■lovers of God to raise high the banners of unity, to intone, In the assemblages of the world, the verses of friendship and love and to demonstrate to all that'the grace of God is one." ' ■ For information call' . 623-7621 or 623-9277 Three lifeguards in Orono were credited with saving a four-year-old boy's life during during a drowning incident. The boy fell into the pool at the Orono park and was rescued by Michelle Hannah, Hannah, Julie Wells and Laura Spencer, all lifeguards at the pool. August "If you're going to fight it, decide that you're going to win." That was the advice given by John Veldhuis, the chairman chairman of the Port Granby Monitoring Committee, when rumors first started to circulate that Eldorado Resources Resources Ltd. would be looking looking in the Town of Newcastle Newcastle for the home of a longterm longterm nuclear waste dump site. Eldorado had been ordered ordered in 1981 to find a site far from Lake Ontario and populated areas as an alternative alternative site to Wesleyville for their nuclear waste from Port Granby. Although some politicians politicians and citizens had suspicions, suspicions, nothing became certain until real estate agents began offering substantial substantial sums for different properties near Starkville ■ and Tyrone. The meeting to address the rumors was held on a Wednesday. Eldorado officials officials denied all rumors but then held a press conference conference on Friday to confirm that they were looking at , sites in the Town of Newcastle. Newcastle. Di rector of Information David Presbyterian for 152 Years ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH (Clmreli Si. 'at Temperance in Bownumvitle) . SUNDAY, JANUARY 4,1987 Christ Is The Word -i 7:00 p.m. Fellowship and Faith Night j.,.) ; .Sunday.Schppl and Babysitting during service... . ... ..-.il t.. Pasliir ;', ' ()l , Mr.-Jas Hoogslccn \.j 0 t, Thé Rev. WayriiS Clfat fortuit- K.'Sc.yB.D.' ^ ,| or./ I>\ TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Church and Division Streets Bowmanvills, Ontario Church Phone Office Phone 623-3912 . . 623-3138 i Interim Minister: l Audrey Fisher R.N., B.A., Dip.R.E., M.Div. Visitation: Rev. A. Amacher SUNDAY, JANUARY 4th, 1987 11:00 a.m. Reception of New Members 1 or'information on Nursery Care and Church School call 623-3138 WELCOMING NEWCOMERS FOR 150 YEARS &t. Raul's IHmteb Cfjurcfj MINISTER *) Rev. N. E. Schamerhorn, B.A., M.Div. >/ ORGANIST: Mr. D. Dewell z CHURCH SECRETARY: Lola Bowen - 623-5701 Sunday, January 4th, 1987 11:00 a.m.' Sacrament of Holy Communion "A New Year,... A New Start" Nursery care for pre-school children every Sunday. 'if you're-new to Bowmanvillc, ivc invite you to make Si. Paul's your church home. ^Cibcrtg Pentecostal <El]urdj nn 3, Comer ol MARTIN ROAD 4 HIGHWAY 2, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO UC 3K4 Pastorlal Staff: Rev. Vern O'Brien Rev. Tom Harmon NEW YEAR'S EVE WATCH NIGHT SERVICE ut I ():()() p.m. SUNDAY, JANUARY 4th, I957 t)/i!) tun. Chiislltm I'.dtiuilitm I lour CI(ls.sv.s for till tiiic.s IliOOti.m. WoLshlptiiulCoinnuinlim 7:00 p.m, .Servlet: olTrtil.scond llu:Word Spet lol NiLsIt lit lit Hit Servit e.s Your Ponlocoslnl Assemblies ol Canada Church Smith said the company denied denied all calls made by the press because most of the rumors in the town were untrue. untrue. And Eldorado's project manager, Dr. Duncan Moffett, Moffett, insisted that if the sites were unsuitable for the long-term storage of nuclear nuclear waste, they would not be considered by the company. company. Both men told the press that studies would be conducted conducted and the results would probably be known in three months' time. But neither was probably ready for the continuous public resistence which had already begun and would eventually put an end to their plans. Meanwhile, August was also the month that a surprise surprise storm wiped out a historical historical landmark in Bow- manville. Storms on the evening of Aug. 26 and early morning of Aug. 27 caused the Van- stone Mill to give way at about 6 a.m. In the Aug. 27 paper, the Canadian Statesman ran photos taken in the early morning by assistant publisher publisher Rick James, which showed the destruction and after-affects of the storm's damage to the dam. Heavy rains during that storm and throughout the month also caused several sewers to back up and basements basements to flood in the Durham Region. Officials are still looking into the possible ramifications to the region (as of this writing). writing). I At the opposite end of the fight, Eldorado showed no signs of slowing down. The studies which Dr. Duncan Moffett had said would take three months were completed within one month, and on Friday, Sept. 19, Eldorado said they would be recommending Tyrone as one of the two possible sites for consideration consideration at the environmental impact reviews. Opposition to the announcement announcement was fast and furious. An Eldorado parade was held, with citizens marching marching on an open house at the Port Granby dump site, and a central meeting place was created at the Tyrone Blacksmith shop. Before the month was over, a story appeared in the Toronto Star saying the fight would soon be won and that the federal government would be ending the whole process. funding although he has more recently said the arena might be eligible. October was also the month that municipal council council voted to take a second look at the town's growth. The decision came after Mr. Edwards informed council that certain rezoning rezoning applications for new subdivisions are being approved approved without a view to the overall picture of the town. The John Turner campaign campaign to retain his party's leadership rolled into Newcastle Newcastle during August as the local Liberal Association picnic was held at the Ransberry Farm in Orono where the leader was welcomed. welcomed. Mr. Turner used the opportunity opportunity to speak against the policies of Prime Minister Minister Brian Mulroney and to address the plight of the farmer in Canadian society. He also challenged some of the free trade talks being planned at the time. He said he was convinced most farmers "don't want to be a part of an across the border free trade if that means disabling our farm- In Courtice, citizens faced a contamination problem as 30 wells in Nash Road and Darlington Blvd. area were found to have dangerously high levels of coliform and fecal bacteria. A meeting was called where citizens met with Councillor Ann Cowman and regional officials to try and solve the citizens' problems. problems. The main suggestion made by officials was that citizens agree to have regional regional watermains and sanitary sanitary sewers placed in . the roads at a cost to the home- owners. But most homeowners found the price of the systems systems too high and voted against them. Flooding problems throughout the region were addressed by regional council as councillors voted to look into any possible legal liabilities. More than 550 homes were flooded during heavy storms on Aug. 15 and Aug. 26. Councillors wanted an investigation investigation to see where the region might be held responsible. responsible. "I get the impression that everyone, would like to see the work done quickly," Oshawa Mayor Allan Bilkey said. Officials at the Darlington Darlington Generating Station announced in October that they would be shipping tritiated heavy water from the Pickering Generating Station to Darlington in 1987. During October's press conference, officials said the trucks used to transport the heavy water are safe and that the tritium would be separated and stored at Darlington until the Ontario Ontario Hydro board decides whether to store the tritium or sell it. Demonstrations of the flasks used to carry the tritiated water showed that they are a "package within a package". The John Rice application application for an $8 million condominium condominium at Wellington and Scugog streets got rolling rolling in October, with town officials officials having a public hearing hearing to listen to arguments for and against the building. building. No decision was reached because town was waiting for studies on the water systems systems and noise at the building. building. But delegations from the public were heard and acknowledged, In support of the building, architect Rick Bruynson said the building's design would make it an attractive addition to the homes in the area. Residents Edward Finlan and Dr. Peter Kizoff disagreed, disagreed, arguing that the seven-storey building is too tall and that the number of new residents and guests to the building would create . traffic problems. The issué has yet to be resolved. resolved. ■ ing structure." ' " Construction " 'to Memorial Hospital, manville, was scheduled to ; begin in August as staking work on the hospital's exterior exterior drew to a close. The work scheduled at that point was outside the building, and included renovations renovations to the parking lot, the outside road and the installation installation of water and sewer systems. Executive Director Richard Elston said at that time that he wasn't sure when construction to the hospital itself would actually actually begin. Finally, September saw ' the end of summer célébra- ' ;the;: étions, with fairs-being held Bow- r : '. in i' Orono and Newcastle ; tVillage. ' -'itfi'V» Both fairs saw a variety of floats and in Orono, one of the surprise visitors was an "international fair-goer" who had attended more than 130 fairs at that time and had no intention of slowing down. At the régional level, councillors said employees working in'regional offices should prepare to butt out. ■ 'Regional'" 1 'Cblmcil • 1 ap- ■ proved 1 a' general ' ban 'on smoking in;.all; offices' iind "Cafeteria'S wKiéh' 1 is ' 1 effective effective July 1,1987. ' "I think this is a motion that is long overdue," Oshawa Councillor Linda Dionne said during the meeting. And August was the month that staff and administration administration moved out of the town hall. Although the move was initially scheduled for the Labor Day Weekend in September, September, Town Clerk David Oakes said they had chosen to move one week earlier so they would be better prepared prepared for business when council resumed in September. September. "The staff has really cooperated," cooperated," Mr. Oakes said. "Everybody is really looking looking forward to the thing going smoothly." September September got off to a rather slow start, with council council having to postpone their first GPA meeting because they failed to get a quorum. The delay wasn't long, with the Tuesday morning meeting being postponed until the evening, but it did make council's return from their one month vacation seem a little shaky. However, council wasn't slow to react to some of the pressing items of the day. October The threat that Eldorado Resources Ltd. would be putting its nuclear dump in Tyrone ended in October, with MP Allan Lawrence and MP Gerald Merrithew, the Minister of State for Forestry and Mines, making the announcement at the Lions Centre in Port Hope. "The Tyrone site is out," Mr. Lawrence said, with Mr. Merrithew adding that Eldorado Eldorado was releasing its option option on the property in Tyrone. The announcement also marked the beginning of the federal task force set up to look into alternative methods methods for nuclear waste disposal. disposal. The only unclear point in the resolution was the future future of the site at Wesleyville. Wesleyville. Mr. Merrithew said that site was on hold and wouldn't be considered in the task force's mandate. But Eldorado still owns the property and there were no firm guarantees that a nuclear dump wouldn't be put there some time in the future. For their part, council pledged to fight Eldorado and to make sure no dump is located anywhere in the municipality. That pledge was soon backed by Regional Council and MP Allan Lawrence, who also offered support in the fight against Eldoardo. At the municipal level, October marked the beginning beginning of the town's look into municipal funding for developing developing areas within the area. Preparing to apply to the Ontario Program for Renewal, Renewal, Improvement, Development Development and Economic Revitalization (PRIDE), Planning Director Terry Edwards gave council a list of areas he believed would be eligible for funding under the program. And October was the month that Premier David Peterson visited Durham. The premier attended a fund-raising reception in Oshawa on Oct. 28. He didn't say at that time whether we could expect a provincial election in'the near future, but he warned that it is possible; possible; "One always has to be ready for it," he said, November The Man in Motion, wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen, wheeled through Newcastle in November as part of his international drive to raise funds for spinal spinal cord research. The 28-year-old man from British Columbia stopped to speak to admirers on Hwy. 2 and impressed Associate Associate Editor Peter Parrott with his ' continuously cheerful disposition. Moving at 45,000 strokes of the wheel each day, Mr. Hansen's visit was just part of a world-wide trek which will total nearly 25,000 miles when he's finished. And he admitted to fans on Hwy. 2 that the mission he had undertaken had been trying at times. "I never really wanted to quit," lie said. "But I tell you there were some times I wondered if I could continue." continue." r »-.V. i 154 Years of Community Service S>t. Joint's Anglican Cljuicij I emperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario SUNDAY, JANUARY 4,1987 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Rector-- The Reverend Byron Yates B.A., S.T.B. Assoc. -- The Honorary Asst. The Rev. A.D. Langley The Bowmanville Kinettes held a draw for their Christmas Basket at the Bowmanville Mall on Sunday, Sunday, December 21. Pictured above are Kinettes Angela Parmar (left) and Bonnie McCracken (right), Kinettes Visit Residents at Strathaven tc'va-i who drew the winning ticket at 3:00 p.m. The lucky winner of all the gifts, games and food filling the basket was Jean Lepine of Hampton. 7 Another engaging fellow rolled into town in November. November. Bowmanvillc had its Santa Claus parade last month with 83 floats and fillers fillers taking part in the procession. procession. An annual draw was also part of the ceremony, with Parade Princess Mcrrilcc Trim drawing the winning prizes. Float Chairman Edo Colo said she was genuinely happy with the parade's success. "We were very much pleased witli the parade," site said, "It was much longer and larger Ilian oilier years, And the crowd was good from the start right on through to the end." And the list of celebrities visiting the town was brought to a close with a talk from Finance Minister Michael Wilson. Mr. Wilson was the special special guest of the Chamber of The Bowmanville Kinettes visited Strathaven Nursing Home on Tuesday, December 23, to distribute distribute Christmas gifts to senior citizens without relatives relatives close by. Back row from left are: Albert Clad dings; Kinette Babes MacKinnon; Kinette Vicky McCann; Mr. Wilson; and Marie Page. Front left are Kin kids: John Pike, Darcy MacKinnon, and Scott Austin. Commerce in November and he told about 250 guests at the meeting that the Mulroney Mulroney government's policies were working. "We have said we want to get government off the backs of Canadians," Mr. Wilson said. "And I believe that's what we've been doing." Free trade, the deficit and the virtues of private enterprise were among the topics addressed by the Finance Finance Minister during the speech. walk to school should be no greater than two miles. At the moment, the current policy for youngsters ten years and older is about three miles. Their case comes up before before the board in January. Locally, municipal politicians politicians were wrestling with some unknown cost factors for the new Bowmanville Arena. Council had been asked by the arena subcommittee to approve the awarding of a contract and the design- tender construction approach approach during the Nov. 17 council meeting. But unknown costs for tilings like landscaping, water services, highway access access and hydro forced council council to delay the decision. Mayor John Winters later said lie was angered by the delay and said the unknown costs should have been addressed addressed well before that time. "No investigative work was done," lie said. "Now, all these questions arc coming coming out that should have been answered a long time ago." Residents in the Wnvcr- ley Road area took to the streets in November in an effort to persuade the NoiThumbcrland-Ncwcas- tlc Board of Education that their busing regulations arc outdated. The residents actually walked from their area to Bowmanvillc High School and recorded the distance as part of their planning strategy for an upcoming delegation at a hoard meeting. meeting. They're arguing that the maximum distance for youngsters who have to And plans for the amalgamation amalgamation of all hydro systems by Newcastle Hydro came to an end last November. In a report done by Ontario Ontario Hydro, it was learned that it would be too expensive expensive for all hydro users to have the town amalgamate all systems in Newcastle. The after-affect of the report report is that council will be looking further into possible possible amalgamation of the hydro systems in Courtice with the Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission. December The year ended with a final resolution on the new Bowmanville Arena. Council voted on a specific specific site and style of building. building. The site is Ilwy. 2 and Regional Road 57 and the style of building is a single pad arena with a community community hall. The decision followed a detailed report on the costs of different buildings from Chief Administrative Officer Officer Larry Kotscff. "Mr, Kotscff should be congratulated for his initiative initiative in taking charge of the program and in a relatively short period of time orchestrating orchestrating a report from which council could make a more informed and responsible decision," Mayor John Winters Winters said in a subsequent press release, The cost of the new arena will lie $4.9 million. decisions being faced by the board. He also noted that while he will be continuing the column he writes for the Statesman and other newspapers, newspapers, his opinions might have to be "somewhat more tempered" than in the past. Mr. Willsher's predecessor, predecessor, Donna Fairey, finished her term as chairperson with an appearance at the meeting arranged by parents parents in the Waverley Road area. Those parents are fighting fighting to have the board's busing busing policies changed, and Ms. Fairey offered some assurances assurances that they might achieve their goal. But Ms. Fairey and trustees trustees Mike Slocombe and John Carter warned that the residents would have to understand understand the nature of the board meetings and the type of information required required if they were to present present a successful delegation in January. "It's a political exercise," Mr. Slocombe said. "That's all there is to it." a request to take Courtice out of the Northumberland- Newcastle school board and put them into the jurisdiction jurisdiction of the Durham Board of Education. Newcastle council couldn't approve such a move themselves, but the Courtice residents were asking the town to approach the education minister with the request. Mayor John Winters and Councillor Ann Cowman both endorsed the citizens' position at that time. Councillor Councillor Hal McKnight said he was opposed to it. The main thrust from those supporting the move is that they feel taxes from the Durham School board would be lower. The Newcastle Community Community Services Advisory Board received grant applications applications for four times the amount of funding money available from town council. council. Tito applications totalled $280,000, while council will only bo giving about $70,000 in funds in 1987. Among those applying were the Bowmanvillc Lions' Club, the Town of Newcastle Baseball Association Association and The Young Women's Christian Association. Association. And December was the month that the Town of Newcastle and the Durham Region came face-to-face with the problem of finding suitable sites for the area garbage. Although the problem was a long-standing (me, two issues came to the forefront forefront in December. One was that Durham Recycling Recycling Inc. in Oshawa faces closure if it doesn't receive support from the region. The other was that Durham needs a new landfill landfill site and may be facing a problem as early as 1990. To make matters worse, the region region could be looking at a $15 to $20 million cost for their own landfill site. December was the month for elections at the Norlh- umborland-Nowcastlc School board, and Ward three trustee Boh Willslter look top prize as the new chairperson for 1987. Mr. Willsltersaid lie is optimistic optimistic about the upcoming December was also the month that the Statesman reported stories from a Courtice Citizens' Association Association meeting, and those reports reports became the impetus for a variety of minor controversies controversies within the town. At the centre of the controversy controversy was a decision to approach town council with FOLLOW YOUR HEART HEART AND STROKE rOEINDATION Ol" ONTARIO GIVE WITH YOUR HEAD Give to the tescoich tivu saves mote lives.