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4 i 6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc. July 29, 1987 Section Two Speaker Recalls Visits to Russia and China Much has been said about life in China and the U.S.S.R., but few people have the opportunity to compare the two nations from first-hand experience. Keith Pymar, however, has travelled in both nations. Mr. Pymar, a North Pickering Pickering resident and member of the Pickering Rotary Club, discussed his perspective on the two, countries at the meeting of the Bowman ville THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM PUBLIC NOTICE Take notice that the Regional Municipality of Durham is considering A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN AND THE OFFICIAL PUN OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE. The amendment, as proposed by the Town of Newcastle, would recognize the Hamlet of Newtonville as a hamlet for growth and permit the construction of a municipal water supply system. A maximum of approximately one hundred seventy-five (175) additional single family dwellings would be accommodated in Newtonville. In order to assist in the evaluation of the amendment application, the public is invited to provide input by way of submissions to the Region's Planning Department. Information related to the amendment application- is?; available in the offices of the Planning Department, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3 or by calling Mr. Jamie McEwan, Planning Department, (416) 668-7731. Submissions concerning the amendment application must be forwarded to the Commissioner of Planning, at the above- noted address, and must be received no later than Friday, August 28, 1987. Please include your address and telephone number in any submissions made. File No. 87-52/D/N Marie Hubbard Chairman, Planning Committee Dr. M. Michael, M.C.I.P. Commissioner of Planning THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM PUBLIC NOTICE Take notice that the Regional Municipality of Durham is considering AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN AND THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE OFFICIAL PLAN. The amendment, as submitted by the applicant, proposes that the identification of the road shown on the map below as an "arterial road" be deleted from both Plans and that the subject proposed road be identified as a "collector road" in the Official Plan of the Town of Newcastle. I In order to assist in the evaluation of the amendment application, the public is invited to provide input by way of submissions to the Region's Planning Department. Information related to the amendment application is available in the offices of the Planning Department, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3 or by calling Mr. John Sharpe, Planning Department, (416) 668-7731. Submissions concerning the amendment application must be forwarded to the Commissioner of Planning, at the above- noted address, and must be received no later than Friday, August 28, 1987. Please Include your address and telephone number in any submissions made. File No. 07-50/D/N Marie Hubbard Chairman, Planning Committee ■ Dr. M. Michael, M.C.I.P, Commissioner of Planning continued his study in contrasts. contrasts. The line-ups for consumer goods in the U.S.S.R. were noted by Mr. Pymar who added that consumer items, including simple devices such as an umbrella are not only scarce but also very expensive. expensive. 1 Flying in the two countries also revealed differences in the world's two largest communist communist nations. Whereas the Soviet atmosphere on board the aircraft was "unfriendly", the guest speaker noted that the Chinese Chinese were more friendly and also offered such extras as tea served in the airports and a small gift for passengers. passengers. In terms of population, it's the Soviet Union which is the smaller of the two nations. nations. It has a population of 270 million compared to the over one billion citizens of China. The U.S.S.R., however, however, has the largest area while China ranks third in area behind Canada and ahead of the U.S. Soviet Russia boasts a 99 per cent literacy rate while China has achieved a 75 per cent rate of literacy. The guest speaker suggested suggested that those who wish to understand the countries should remember that both the U.S.S.R. and China have been through extremely tough times. These include not only their own internal revolutions but also World 1 War Two. For example, during the Second World War, Russia lost 20 million inhabitants and in the 1930s it's estimated that a further 20 million died in the purges of Stalin. Considering certain aspects aspects of their past, both nations nations have done well. And both are very proud of their achievements, Mr. Pymar said. Ticker Test Focuses on Risks to Heart Keith Pymar (left) receives a water color painting from Rotary Club President Harvey Partner following a speech to the club last week. Mr. Pymar described recent trips he has taken to both China and the U.S.S.R. His travels allowed him to compare life in the two countries and he shared some of these insights at the July 23 meeting of the Bowmanvillc Rotary Club. : •/ , v Save Mi : r .KORT "tk)D O' S 'A *t> 1 ,Va Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation can be the difference being life and death for a person in trouble. It is one of Sharon Noble's jobs to teach CPR skills. The other job, just for the summer, involves taking the Ticker Test to many different areas in Durham. Sharon was at the Bowmanville Mall last week. The test involves a list of health related questions that have scores. At the end of the test, the total score will give an indication of the person's susceptibility to a heart attack. Sharon Sharon also offers counselling on ways to control or eliminate certain risk factors that can lead to heart trouble. Rotary Club July 23. Rotarians may have been surprised to find that the now-famous Cola wars reached as far as both countries, countries, with the U.S.S.R. drinking Pepsi and the Chinese Chinese People's Republic consuming consuming of Coca Cola. But. of course, the differences between between the two nations go much deeper than that. The British-born banker: told the club that as a tourist. tourist. he found the food good in both countries although a meat-and-potatoes type person person would probably prefer the Soviet cuisine. He also gave the impression impression that the stereotypical dreary, gray atmosphere of the U.S.S.R. is based on fact. Hotels in the U.S.S.R. were described by Mr. Pymar as "grim" whereas the hotels of China were simple but always always had color TV (compared to black and white sets in Russia) and a pair of sandals for the use of each guest. "China is very colorful and Russia is still very drab," said the guest speaker as he ed his Exchange Student Enjoys Three Months in France For Hampton resident, Tracey Welsh, a three month trip to Europe was a dream come true. Tracey took part in a provincially-administered exchange with a student student from Juvingy, France, which is 160 km east of Paris. While she says that three months wasn't really long enough, she still had a fabulous time. by Carolyn Hepburn Imagine freshly baked bread brought to your door every day. Add to that a climate climate that saw 1 continual rain, and a diet sprinkled with rabbit, duck and frog legs, and you have the beginning beginning of Tracey Welsh's dream. Tracey, a Hampton resident, resident, has always wanted to travel to Europe. Thanks to a provincially-administered exchange program she had her chance earlier this year. Tracey was twinned with 17-year-old Celine Régnault, Régnault, and her parents and brother, from Juvingy; a town 160 kilometers east of Paris. Celine travelled first to Bowmanville, from July 1986 to November 1986. Likewise, Tracey left Ontario Ontario March 28,1987 and returned returned from her 'three month stay, June 24,1987. For Tracey, three months was not enough. "I was a little less shy than Celine," said Tracey. "I started to get into it after a month, and the rest of the time flew by," she said. Part of the exchange centered centered on education. Tracey attended Lycee Pierre Bay- $10,000 Donation From Rotary The Parkwood Rotary Club of Oshawa has donated $10,000. to Durham College's Bursary and Scholarship Fund. this is in connection with the ' College's Dedication Program, where specific college areas are designated and given name of the donor to commemorate the gift. The Infant Care Centre of the Day Nursery, a conference room, microcomputer lab, and a squash court will all carry a special brass plaque recognizing the Parkwood Rotary donation. To date over twenty companies, organizations and individuals have participated in the Durham College Dedication Program. The money goes to bursaries to help those students who experience real financial need and provides undergraduate scholarships encouraging academic excellence. en, and took many of the same courses she would have studied if she had continued continued at Bowmanville High School. While she found the work to be com- • parable to Ontario standards, standards, she says that the average average class marks were considerably considerably lower than in Ontario. Ontario. Due in part to her schooling schooling in France, Tracey is now taking math at summer summer school, ;t<vbe assured that she won't fall behind upon her return to B;H.S. for Grade 12 this September. September. The language was no prob- " Trai THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM HOLIDAY CLOSURE OF SANITARY LANDFILL SITE The DARLINGTON LANDFILL SITE will be closed on Monday, August 3,1987, for the Civic Holiday. Normal operations will continue on Tuesday, August 4,1987. . W.A. TWELVETREES, P. ENG. COMMISSIONER OF WORKS lem for Tracey, as she has studied in the French Immersion Immersion program since kindergarten. kindergarten. For the first few weeks, her twin family and new school mates found that she had a very strong accent, but that soon disappeared disappeared as she spent more time in the company of her friends. "Most of the school kids wanted to practice their English with me," she said. "In English class they always always wanted me to read," she added. While describing her temporary temporary hometown as consisting consisting of a butcher shop and a church, the close proximity to Paris meant that she travelled there occasionally. occasionally. "It wasn't all I thought it was going to be. Much like Toronto, except with French signs," she said. But, she was suitably impressed impressed with the Swiss Alps when she had the chance to travel to Switzerland. Due to the closeness of many countries in Europe, Tracey also managed to drop by Italy, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Belgium, and Luxembourg. She counts herself the more fortunate of the two' exchange partners. She says that Celine only got to see two provinces (she took a trip to Quebec City), but she was able to see many different different countries. Because the interest among Ontario students generally is greater than those of the European schools, only 1 in 10 were able to go on the exchange, according to Tracey. A group of 67 students participated participated in this visit and they stayed in six countries, including Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and West Germany. Tracey spent a week with the others upon their arrival in Europe, Europe, allowing them to adjust adjust to the time change, (six hours ahead) and the general general difference in lifestyle. Af ter that all the students split up to head to their respective respective twin families. Tracey is happy that there was no one else in her school that was part of the exchange. She says there would have been a greater chance to group together and just speak English, thereby defeating the purpose purpose of the program. One major adjustment for Tracey was the increased cost' of many items. A can of coke was two dollars. Food itself was much more expensive, expensive, and shopping was a budget balancing experience. experience. Because the respective school boards involved in the exchange are only responsible responsible for finding families families for the students, the rest of the costs are borne by the individuals. In the end, Tracey didn't find as many differences as she expected. Fashions wère very similar, with the French having a passion for Levi's blue jeans. With the help of a drinking age roughly set at 16, Tracey and her friends enjoyed the European night life. It was harder for Celine to match the experience when she was in Canada because of the stricter Ontario liquor laws. With a chuckle, Tracey described described what she found to be a popular European attitude attitude about Canada. "Many people over there think that we are one big snowstorm," she said: "They couldn't believe that the temperature could go as high as 30 degrees Celsius," she added. Having lived on a farm all her life, Tracey didn't really have to make any adjustments adjustments to the rural way of life in Juvingy. The Reg- naults owned a pig farm, but neither Celine or Tracey had to do any chores. She enjoyed the casual attitude of many people. Fortunately, Fortunately, Celine had a fairly light semester at school, with the equivalent of spare periods, and the girls could keep busy with all kinds of activities. activities. Tracey says that she didn't have much time to herself, or a lot of privacy, but she still managed to write 140 letters to family and friends back home in thé three months she was there. Hopefully, she will see her second family much sooner than she had planned. They are hoping to come to Ontario Ontario later this year. Tracey says that she won't ever forget her time spent in Europe. For her, it was a dream come true. by Carolyn Hepburn The Ticker Test came to the Town of Newcastle last week. Offered by Durham Save- A-Heart, the test allowed people to find out how much they were at risk to a heart attack. Apparently, the results were quite good for all who tried out the written test. CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) resuscitation) instructor Sharon Sharon Noble is the Ticker Test project co-ordinator for its first summer run in the Durham Region. Sharon is a CPR instructor with Durham Save-A-Heart and took on the summer position position as an extra to her normal normal instructor's job. "If we make people think, or become aware of the risk factors for a heart attack, then we've helped them," Sharon said as she worked at her booth in the Bowmanville Bowmanville Mall on Friday, July 24. Other tests were held in Newcastle and Oro- no libraries. Most people who took the test were in the low risk category, category, with a score no higher higher than 200 points. If the scores were higher, then it was Sharon's job to help the person take a look at their lifestyle lifestyle and see how they could improve. The series of 25 Questions dealt with such tilings as smoking, types of food eaten, eaten, history of heart attacks, weight, and exercise. There were plus and minus scores assigned to every question and after tallying up all the points, a risk category was determined. There are several factors, such as family history, increasing increasing age, or gender, that a person can't control. It's the factors like food habits, physical activity (or lack of it), smoking, and immoderate immoderate alcohol consumption that concern Sharon in her job. "Many people are quitting smoking, and that is good, said Sharon. • "But in many cases it may not be enough," she added. Heart disease is related to half of the deaths in Canada according to a pamphlet from the Canadian Heart Foundation. Furthermore, it costs Canadians Canadians an estimated $2 billion a year. While the Durham Save-A- Heart organization's main objective is to promote and provide CPR training, the Ticker Test aids in the public public education on healthy heart living. CPR can he applied in cas-, es of emergencies due to' poisoning, choking, crib death, suffocation, drowning drowning and heart attacks. "It can literally bring someone someone back from the dead," said Sharon, herself an instructor instructor for the past three years. Many of the guidelines for the Ticker Test were provided provided by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Ontario. While Durham Save-A- Heart is a separate organization, organization, they rclv on research and statistics that the.Heart and Stroke Foundation can provide. 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