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'•wr.7j.ic . „ 62 mmn/ * HRY ttWlLLE, cmr*- '•> '-«inUlo UCJAB HOHLig l §8» IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN #s YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES ON JUL 31 1989. A RENEWAL FORM \ HAS BEEN INCLUDED ON PAGE 2 , FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. Sculptor Le. Movie Role ock Join in 1 e Fun of Heritor e '89 Downtown Parade :.rj f Full House for 1 B.H.S. Drama Uj hj Production v Qprfinn '? v Legion Sharpshooters Win Awards at Darts Banquet 1 ; -- & Section 2 Town Tries to Delay Hydro Operating Licence by Chris Clark sponse plan in place before the licence pancy permits for many of the build- struggled and have not got it so far." and building permits to force the issue plan. The whole plan is based on auto- Newcastle Town Council has asked is issued. mtre k tilwarlu wnmuimr nn cifo She later suggested that the increas- of building permit fees which the town mobile and pedestrian movement or by i Newcastle Town Council has asked the Atomic Energy Control Board not to grant the Darlington Generating Station an operating licence when Ontario Ontario Hydro comes calling for it this summer. In a strongly worded motion, council council on Monday asked the AECB to delay delay the licence until building permit disagreements between the town and Hydro are resolved. As well, council wants an improved emergency re sponse plan in place before the licence is issued Mayor Marie Hubbard said that a meeting last Friday with Hydro had been productive, however, "many questions questions remain unanswered." In recent months Hydro and the town have disagreed sharply on the status of building permits and resultant resultant fees which still may be owing to the town. On Monday Newcastle Chief Administrative Officer Larry Kotseff said that Hydro has not received occu pancy permits for many of the buildings buildings it is already occupying on the site. As well, several structures do not have building permits of any kind. "The intake intake tunnel in the lake is a perfect example." example." "We're simply asking the AECB to defer the licence until all this is cleared up," he said. Mayor Hubbard stated, "it is not the intention of this council to hold up Hydro Hydro because there is no emergency plan. But for three years we have struggled and have not got it so far." She later suggested that the increasing increasing need for electricity in the province would force Hydro to listen to Newcastle's Newcastle's concerns. Hydro spokesperson Sue Stickley said that many of the building permit disputes are relatively minor. "They are things like exit signs," she commented commented after council had passed the motion. She suggested that councillors were using the issue of the response plan and building permits to force the issue of building permit fees which the town claims are owing to the tune of $10 million or more. But Mr. Kotseff rejected that notion, notion, saying that the two issues are separate and that "public safety is our chief concern." "They have given very little thought to emergency response. What they have so far are some guidelines, but before they get their licence we want to get a proper emergency response We Move It! '623-4433 Bowman ville fi il /i'll] K i 1 kwv/bi' §1 , c Bftaq fl iF Im la la 1 <N a 1 IL m E, fl i l : c I 1 jyi/Si iswii i 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, May 10,1989 Bowmanville, Ontario 36 Pages 135th Year Issue 19 50$ Per Copy plan. The whole plan is based on automobile automobile and pedestrian movement on foot. What other kinds of evacuation are there?" "We didn't get them to this stage," he added. According to Mr. Kotseff, the AECB will be considering the operating licence licence request as early as this June. "It is only prudent that all of these things be complied with before a licence is granted," he suggested to councillors. CARPET WAREHOUSED. EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES S» King'S W. 728-4601 Oshawa 1 ? •' ' LES MISERABLES -- The young thespians of St. Stephen's High School have been rehearsing long and hard for their production of "Les Misérables." The play goes this Thursday, Friday and Saturday Saturday nights at 8 p.m. Phone 623- 7583 for tickets. IT'S MOM'S DAY - This Sunday, May 14th should be a great one for all Moms in the area. With luck, the cool weather should warm up a little and there are two circuses on Sunday.she'll be able to enjoy. One's at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Recreation Complex and the other at the Arena in Newcastle. Don't forget to get her some candy floss. QUICK ACTION - Our plant manager manager Don Bishop is still shaking his head in wonder and appreciation. appreciation. Last Thursday night, he was hurrying across the street near the hospital and his glasses must have fallen out of his pocket. pocket. He didn't notice their absence absence until later. Friday morning, morning, somebody turned in a pair at this office..and they were his. Needless to say, he was overjoyed overjoyed and thankful. FIRST WASH - Optimist Club members are hoping for warmer weather come Saturday as they are ready to uncoil their hoses for their first car wash of the season. It will be held at the Bank of Montreal parking lot and they'll be waiting for you at 8 a.m. and will remove all the winter and spring sludge until 2 p.m. The dough they raise will help them do more things for local youngsters. youngsters. QUILT SHOWS - The first of two Quilt Shows scheduled for this month will be at St. Therese p Church on Courtice Rd North I this Friday, May 12th from 10 j a.m. to 9 p.m. and again Saturday ij from 10 to 5. Should you Happen i| to miss that one, there's another ! Friday, May 19th at St. John's | Anglican Church in Bowman- I ville. HUB OF UNIVERSE - It should li be a great day at Solina Library's j Open House this Saturday 1 to 4 j p.m. Marguerite Fraser, who au- ! thored the popular history "A Place Called Solina," along with artist Pat Best, will be on hand to autograph copies of the second edition. : COMPUTER PROJECT - The stu- j dents at Wavcrley Public School j| aren't going to wait for the Bd. of Education or the province to give : them more funds for computers. They arc going to raise it themselves themselves at a bazaar this Saturday from 9 to 12 a.m. Apparently, they find they need more computer software. So, please lend them a hand and some of your treasured cash and they'll put it to good use. It's also a bake sale, GREAT CLINIC - In the same happy tone, we are delighted to tell our readers that last Wednesday's Wednesday's Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic was the best one ever held here. A grand total of 462 units of blood were collected for a new record. The previous best was 450. Congratulations to all who participated. They should be proud to have been a part of it. I; ii STUDENT JOBS - Any students looking for summer jobs would do well to contact the Canada Employment Employment Centre for Students that is now open. It is located at 36A King St.E.in Bowmanville with Monday to Friday hours from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information please call 623- 9221. 'Mad Midlan ds ' Ho Id Annual Reunion He re On Satu/day a special Service of Remembrance at Bowmanville's Cenotaph Cenotaph included a wreath laying wit» senior officers of the Midland Regiment taking part, left to right, Lt-Col John Leuty, Lt-Col Art Thorne and Major George Free. The ceremony was part of the regiment's annual reunion. Info Needed About Forest Before any development is even considered considered for the area surrounding the Ganaraska Forest, a full study of the area is needed along with a proper hamlet plan for the community of Kendal. Kendal. i . That's the viewpoint of Newcastle Mayor Marie Hubbard. "We need benchmarks," she said. "As a council we have asked for a study of the headwaters of the Ganaraska Ganaraska River by the Region of Durham. And the Ministry of the Environment has sent.inspectors to the site." The Ministry sent inspectors following following a request by several area residents that any development be the object of a full study under the Environmental Assessment Act. "They are going to take a hard look at the area," she predicted. A development development proposal for an estate residential subdivision from the land owners Reid and Reynaert is in the hands of New castle town staff. The residents who wrote to Environment Minister Jim Bradley expect several more development development proposals to come forward in the near future. The province owns land directly south of the Oshawa Ski Club which is adjacent to the property in question. Mayor Hubbard questioned the actions actions of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Conservation Authority. "The Ganaraska Authority Authority established a committee to look into the recreational and development uses in the area. They will have to make some tough decisions and policies." policies." "There are people having parties, shooting guns, and riding all-terrain vehicles through the forest amongst bird-watchers. My question is where is the Ganaraska Authority?" "For us to assault the area with major major development is not my cup of tea," she stated flatly. Council Heads for Europe ■ r. >u ttu « mnjsmaacucmmmMKUJBtM wut-.w >•* ** Prior to approving a 19 per cent tax hike, regional councillors decided to send a delegation of staff and council to Europe at a cost of $25,000. The group will be learning about methods of garbage disposal through visits to six European cities. They will also attend a conference addressing the topic of minimizing waste. The region's representation consists of three councillors and two staff members members who will be part of a delegation which includes officials from Metro Toronto. Toronto. The "inspection trip" was initiated by Metro Toronto and will see examples examples of "wet/dry collection and processing". processing". At the end of the tour, the delegates will attend a conference on "Waste Minimization and Clean Technology". The group will be in Europe from May 24 to June 1. The fact that council dealt with the matter just before a tough budget was slated for approval stirred up a debate among council members last Wednesday, Wednesday, May 3. Brian Nicholson, a councillor from Oshawa, said he couldn't support sending members of council to the conference. conference. "We're looking at a very tight budget budget today," he said adding that he wasn't opposed to sending staff members members but felt that only one staff representative representative should go. Whitby Councillor Joe Drumm echoed Councillor Nicholson's comments comments about a tight budget, adding that if anyone was going to be sent "send expertise...send our staff." Oshawa Mayor Allan Pilkey questioned questioned the need for sending anyone to the conference in Geneva when a simi- Turn to Page 2 Hefty Tax Hikes for '89 by Andrea Adair The passing of the Durham Region's $170 million budget last Wednesday, May 3, completes the local tax picture for 1989. For the public school ratepayer, taxes taxes are rising by 14.9 per cent this year. The Town of Newcastle's tax increase totals 9.8 per cent. Finally, the Durham Region portion of the annual tax bill is going up a whopping 19 per cent. Residents of the Durham Region Young Lobbyist Pushes for Lights by Chris Clark Twelve-year-old Ryan McKee is learning all about civic government and grassroots democracy. The grade seven student presented Newcastle Town Council with a 77- name petition last week and addressed addressed the councillors at Monday's meeting to request the installation of lights along a pedestrian walkway between between Waverley Road and Rhonda Avenue Avenue in Bowmanville. "There are no lights around it at all," he said later in an interview. "The closest light is on another street." ' He was prompted to organize the petition and bring it before council when one of his friends was approached approached by a man at night on the walkway. Most of those who signed the petition petition are "kids who walk back and forth from school along the walkway," he said, adding that the walk around to avoid the pathway is very'long. It took about a week.t|> organize the petition. f ' , At council, Mayor said that she was ve Ryan's actions and are going to be asked to contribute $61 million out of $170 million worth of expenditures expenditures that will cover roads, services, services, garbage disposal and the hiring of 201 new staff members. Newcastle residents can expect to pay an additional $44.28 to the Region in taxes this year. Calling the regional increase a "tough budget", Mayor Marie Hubbard told The Statesman that the region had also committed itself to a double digit budget increase next year. Since council has decided to hire new staff, their salaries will be annualized annualized next year, she said. Regional Council has put a freeze on additional hiring in 1990. The mayor said she thought the solid solid waste reserve fund (established to pay for future waste disposal costs) was too big. Her view is based on the fact that a decision has yet to made on whether or not the region is going to join the Greater Toronto Authority on waste. If the region doesn't join, the money will be needed for waste disposal. disposal. Even though no decision has been made, council decided to put $2 million million into reserve. Mayor Hubbard had tried to get an amendment passed at Regional Council Council last week that would see the money being designated for road repair if council joined the GTA. Newcastle Councillor Diane Hamre had spoken in support of the mayor's amendment at council, saying that the $2 million should be used for services "not sitting in a bank." Mayor Hubbard continued to say that she was worried about where the council of Durham Region was heading. heading. She said "the region is becoming a council that doesn't want to make a decision on garbage." "Council is being paid big bucks, they have to make a decision," she concluded. concluded. The other councillors agreed it was a tough budget but passed the recommendations recommendations of the finance committee in a vote of 24-7. Newcastle's Ward Two councillor, Ken Hooper, was one of the seven councillors voting no to the budget. Multi-Care Centre Marie Hubbard ry impressed by ranked him for ,:iL drawing the M.tentior/ of council] to the matter. I ' V Man Not (1 patted With Polie eAssault An article appearing in The Statesman Statesman last week incorrectly stated that Stewart Crossen had been charged with assaulting police while on the picket line at St. Marys Cement in Bowmanville. I In fact, Mr. Crqssen was charged only with obstructicri. The Statesman 'regrets the error and apologizes for any misunderstanding misunderstanding it created. The owners of Strathaven Nursing Home, Strath ' Manor Retirement Home, and Marnwood House have purchased the Newcastle Multi-Care Centre Inc. The 60 bed nursing home is located in Newcastle Village. , The Multi-Care Board of Directors negotiated the sale of the facility to Aldo and John Martino after provincial provincial funding schedules chanf plans to move the residents building in Bowmanville did siafe'e. IX Tl;.e Martinos currently are renovating renovating Strathaven to facilitate tip transfer transfer of 52 nursing home residents from Marnwood House, also in/Eowman- ville. This process will be./carried out by December, 1989. They also? plan to move the 60 Newcastle residents to the Strathaven facility. In order to do so, they will construct a third floor on the Bowmanville facility by May of 1990. A meeting is planned at Strathaven Nursing Home on Thursday, May 25, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. Residents at Newcastle Newcastle Multi-Care Centre and/or their families and friends are invited to at tend to discuss this process. The Martinos; Martinos; , Jean Butters, administrator; Kay Ruthard, director of care; and representatives representatives of the Newcastle Multi- Care Centre will be pleased to answer your questions. Under the present funding practices of nursing homes by the Ministry of Health in Ontario, small nursing homes (under 100 beds) are not considered; considered; financially viable. The Newcastle facility falls into this category. Plans to move the residents into à new facility adjoining Memorial Hospi--- tal, Bowmanville have fallen through largely because the hospital wishes to devote its expertise and energy to acute care which has been identified as a need with the increasing younger population moving to the area. The total capacity of Strathaven Nursing Home will be 224 extended care residents when construction is completed. The Strath Manor Retirement Retirement Home, which is attached to Strathaven, Strathaven, will not be affected and will continue to house 46 retirement residents. residents. wi ttiXfassam» Oshawa, Whitby and Newcastle Fire Departments Battle Barn Blaze A barn fire at the northwest corner of Tovvnline Road and Conlin Road in Oshawa required the assistance of Newcastle, Whitby and Oshawa firefighters on Sunday night. Whitby sent two tanker trucks to the blaze while Newcastle sent one pumper and three tankers. Tanker trucks were required because the fire took place outside the area served by municipal water. The Oshawa fire department department had three pumper trucks and a rescue vehicle at the scene. Mike Creighton, deputy fire chief in Newcastle, Newcastle, said there were several smaller buildings that received received minor damage along with the barn. He added that damage estimates at the time were close to $150,000 but the final estimate had not been determined. One Oshawa firefighter was taken to the hospital for treatment treatment after cinders got in his eyes.