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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, May 3,1989 Board Blames Province From Page One ed vote was Newcastle Ward 3 trustee Bill Carman. He said that the increase would translate into a $100 hike in the education portion of an averge person's person's municipal tax bill. "I don't think ■ he can withstand it," "The region and the town itself are preparing large tax increases. This ing castle very difficult for some people." He warned that the Board would become become Leaders in Spending, as opposed to its slogan, Leaders in Learning. He suggested that cuts in the French immersion and junior kindergarten kindergarten programs be considered in order order to lower the tax rate increase. ReadAll About It! Big Plans in Courtice From Page One staff recommendation that streetlights be installed on Nash Road between Trulls Road and Courtice Road, at a cost of $14,000. Lights recently were installed west of Trulls Road to the Oshawa boundary at Townline Road. Staff also pledged to investigate the lack of sidewalks along Nash Road. The report said that the amount of pedestrian pedestrian and vehicular traffic along the road "make it almost imperative that there be sidewalks on at least one side of Nash Road between Townline Road and Courtice Road." However, the width of the road com-i bined with the drainage ditches on either either side make conventional sidewalk construction impossible. The public works department will investigate "alternative "alternative means of providing sidewalks." sidewalks." In the Pages of The Canadian Statesman A subscription to The Canadian Statesman keeps you informed of all the local news, sports and advertising specials in your community. • Gretel is the newest attraction at the Exotic Cat World in Orono. The snow leopard leopard came all the way from the Alberta Wildlife Park. The park's owner, Wolf Klose, has ordered a male snow leopard to join her and expects it to arrive from San Francisco shortly. He hopes to breed the cats which are native to high mountain mountain countries in central Asia such as Tibet', China, Pakistan, and the Soviet Union. Union. Cowan Lot Receives Approval Atomic Energy Board to Open Local Info Centre Newcastle councillors have voted to allow the expansion of a parking lot at Cowan Pontiac Buick Limited despite a recommendation by town staff to deny the request. Following an appearance by the dealership owner, Tom Cowan, members members of the General Purpose and Administration Administration Committeeon Monday voted to allow a new parking facility for employees totalling 33 spaces. Mr. Cowan indicated that his 48 employees plus seven co-op students are having a difficult time finding adequate adequate parking on his lot or in the area. After the presentation of a 44 name petition objecting to the plan in November November of 1988, Mr. Cowan presented an altered proposal to councillors on Monday. The revised plan locates the lot directly behind the.current facility which faces King Street. Although the lot will back onto Church Street, there will be no access to the street, directly north of the dealership. Mr. Cowan also pledged to erect privacy privacy fencing between his lot and abutting abutting neighbours, along with a variety of trees and landscaping. "It will be enclosed completely by Victorian privacy fence. The sidewalk stays the way it is, and the lot will be set back on Church Street in line with the existing residences," he assured councillors. Mayor Marie Hubbard said that denying denying the request would simply force Cowan employees to park on side streets. A vacant semi-detached house will be demolished to make room for the lot. The Atomic Energy Control Control Board (AECB) announced announced today that it is in the process of setting up a public information centre in Bowmanville. Details of an opening ceremony and the official opening date will be announced within two weeks. The opening of the office in the Veltri Complex, 68 ilf Increase in Taxi F ares The cost of riding Newcastle Newcastle taxi cabs is going to rise on May 15. The rate will increase from the current level of $2.50 per kilometre to $2.70. The waiting time, charged when the cab is stationary, will rise from 20 cents per minute to 25 cents. The increases jwere approved approved by the General Purpose Purpose and Administration Van Belle Floral Shoppes ...much more than a flower store! 14 STORES .tfghweyNo.2 4 -KinaStW., Oshawa • SlmcoeStN., Oshawa • lOODundasSLW., vtMBtuE Whitby Trodtmarks ot Van Bette Gêtdms Ud. Committee of Newcastle council on Monday. Newcastle Newcastle taxi companies had requested requested rates of $2.90 per Kilometre with a 30 cents- per-minute waiting time. Cindy Kos, of Deluxe Taxi, in Bowmanville, said that the increases are needed needed because of the rising cost of gasoline and because "Bowmanville is getting bigger and we're getting so much busier." "It's more or less just the plain cost of living. I hope it will cover it," she added. In their report to councillors, councillors, town staff recommended recommended the reduced rate increase after comparing the request with rates in surrounding areas. In Pickering and Ajax the rate is $2.80 per kilometre. Whitby taxi drivers charge $2.85 per kilometre. In Oshawa the rate is $2.40. The new rates for the Town of Newcastle still re quire approval by council next week. town King St. East, will permit the AECB to increase its communication with residents residents who have questions about the regulation of the nuclear industry, including issues relative to the low level radioaactive wastes in and near the Town of Newcastle. Newcastle. The Bowmanville office will be staffed by Bernard Gerestein, Community Relations Relations Officer, and other AECB personnel. Office hours will be 12 noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays. At other times, the public will be able to contact the AECB through a toll free number and a message service. The AECB decided to open an office in Bowmanville Bowmanville in recognition of a spe- Tidbits from Around the WHITBY -- Bob Attersley, Mayor of Whitby and chairman of the Durham Region Police Commission, finds himself in the midst of a controversy over comments comments he made concerning police hiring practices. Last week he said that he was opposed to altering hiring standards to accommodate visible minorities. But several people have reacted angrily, scolding Attersley for implying that standards would need to be lowered to hire more personnel from visible minorities. Cindy Piggot, chairman of the education committee of the Durham chapter of the Congress of Black Women challenged the mayor to a debate on the matter. Happy 16th Birthday Michelle! Love your cousins Shari and Mike and your Aunt Darlene and Uncle Gord Visit us at the Kinsmen Trade Show on Fri., Sat., Sun. -- May 5-6-7 at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex Take advantage of our many Trade Show Specials QgHu^I Cjoli 78 King St. W. 623-1933 Bowmanville WHITBY -- A fatal motorcycle accident claimed the lives of two Whitby youths in that municipality on Sunday. Andrew Jamieson and John Twigg, both 16, were test driving a motorcycle when the driver failed to make a turn and crashed into a median on Manning Manning Road, east of Garden Street. The police are unsure which youth was driving but apparently he was travelling at a speed of about 100 kilometres per hour. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner. PORT PERRY -- A group of people who use VIA rail are worried the recent federal budget will eliminate the rail service they currently receive. At a meeting held in Port Perry last week, members of the To- ronto-Havelock Passengers' Association, VIA officials, officials, and other users of the service discussed the future of the train. The passenger association plans to submit a business brief to the Department of Transport about the fate of VIA rail, the brief is expected to be completed in the next few weeks. WHITBY -- Whitby Mayor Bob Attersley is the new owner of the Ontario Hockey League team, the Kingston Kingston Raiders. The sale was announced recently but no terms of the sale were revealed. The businessman and former hockey player announced that the team will remain in Kingston. cial local interest in the control control of nuclear wastes. "We know that radioactive waste management is an issue of major concern in this area," said Mr. Gerestein. 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