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Local planning staff say that the new Durham Region Official . Plan must encourage more jobs and industries industries in thé Town of Newcastle. "The Regional Plan limits the economic economic development opportunities of the Town and reinforces its existing "bedroom community" status," said Frank Wu, the Town of Newcastle's Planning Director, in a report. His comments were part of 36-page response ' prepared by Newcastle's planning staff as a result of the proposed proposed changes in the Durham Region Official Plan. [PRESTON] We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanvllle TIME CHANGE - This is the weekend when all the timepieces are set back one hour, with Daylight Daylight Saving Time ending for 1990. You would be well advised to do this chore before hitting the hay on Saturday night, just in case you forget it Sunday morning. morning. It's Fall Back time. GIFTS GALORE - Coffee Breaks at our office have been extra extra special events lately because of some most appreciated gifts. More apples and a jug of delicious delicious sweet cider arrived from Archibald Orchards. A tray of homemade mouth-watering chocolates chocolates followed from Bea Van Dorp of R.R. 1, Enniskillen, who makes them, which must be fun. We have several who have volunteered volunteered to be tasters. CAVAN BOOK- The launching of Cavan Township's 400-page history will take place at tne Town Hall, in Millbrook this Saturday Saturday evening at 7:30 and the public is invited to attend this special event because many family family histories and anecdotes are included. included. A story in this issue has the date as Friday, but it should, have been Saturday. Congratulations Congratulations to the contributors and the Millbrook/Cavan Historical Society. Society. The title is "This Green and easant Land." & FULL UP - Newcastle Lioness club reports that the response to last week's item mentioning their seminar for women driving alone on 401 was so great that there is no more room. Sounds as though a repeat performance might be in the cards if there is that much demand. No doubt the OPP would cooperate. Just let us know and we'll be happy to give it another airing. Also the Lionesses Lionesses thank folks for"responding. I THANKOFFERING - A couple ij of weeks ago, a former Moderator li of the United Church was at El-' ! dad's anniversary. Now, we hear J that Dr. Anne Squire, an even ! more recent Moderator, will be ] guest preacher at Newtonville United's Thankoffering service ; this Sunday, Oct. 28th at the early early hour of 9:45 a.m. We seem to recall she hails from Amherst- i burg. Everyone welcome, social time following, LOST DONOR - On Tuesday morning, someone dropped off a pumpkin at our office, with a magnificent bit of art work for its face. Between then and when we began this column the identity of the donor has disappeared somewhere, somewhere, we know not where. Our apologies and pleas for forgiveness, forgiveness, we'd like to acknowledge and extend thanks. It's resting in our front window. FALL BAZAARS - There should be plenty of action in Courtice this Saturday, with two Bazaars. One is at Courtice United United Church, Trull's Rond, North, from 10 til 3, featuring Christmas Christmas stuff and the second one is at St. Thcresc, Courtice Rd. North. It's a Fall Bazaar at the same hours with tea room, bake table and crafts. REUNION - Another one of those enjoyable reunions is in the cards for former female workers, at the local Goodyear plant. It will take place at Memorial I ark Clubhouse on Monday, Nov. 5th and they would like anyone interested interested in attending to call 1 oggy Frank immediately. She s at 786- 2609, now a local number at Newtonville. RECOUNT - Apparently wo erred in the story about the election election recount. The judge who did the job was Justice James Crawford Crawford NOT Evans. The revisions now being considered will guide development in the Durham Region for the next 30 years. Short-Changed Mr. Wu told the Town's general purpose purpose and administration committee on Monday that the municipality has been allocated less commercial floor space and a smaller industrial area than its 1 ]! neighbours. "The Town of Newcastle has been short-changed," said Mr. Wu in reference to the lack of employment areas in the revised Official Official Plan. He noted that the present draft of the Official Plan gives the Town of Newcastle only 10 square feet of commercial commercial floor area per capita. Oshawa has 40 square feet, Whitby/Ajax has 20 and Pickering has 20. One of the major recommendations of the planning staff is the inclusion of the proposed Courtice south industrial park in the Official Plan revisions. Mr. Wu stated that the latest draft of the plan would place more industrial industrial development in the northern areas of Oshawa and Whitby in order to take advantage of the Highway 407 transportation transportation corridor. Newcastle, which has commissioned a study on its need for industrial land, believes that it should have an additional 1,600 acres ,of serviced land for future industry. Durham's Official Plan proposal would give only 350 acres of new serviced industrial industrial land. The Town of Newcastle is especially eager to develop the high-profile potential potential industrial area straddling Highway 401 between Oshawa and Bowmanville. Delay Comments None of the recommendations of the planning department has yet been en dorsed by Town Council. At Monday's meeting, committee members voted not to give the Official Plan'comments the Town's stamp of approval for at. least two more weeks. This will give the public more time to review the issue issue and make comments. In terms of future population for the Town of Newcastle, both the planning planning staff and the proposed official plan- document are in general agreement. agreement. Town Population: 142,000 The regional planning blueprint Turn to Page 2 What's Inside. Concert Raises 0 Funds for SAGA O bection 2 Goodyear Eagles Win Five in a Row.... Legion Ladies Mark 45th Year Peace Walkers Visit Bowmanville.... 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, October 24,1990 Bowmanville, Ontario 24 Pages 136th Year Issue 43 504: Per Copy CARPET WAREHOUSE CARPET AT EVERY DAY DISCOUNT PRICES 3 FREE ESTIMATES * PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION 149 KINGS ST. W„ QSHAWA 728-4601 Maple Leaf Karate Students Demonstrate Precision Techniques Cristina Santos jumps to avoid being hit by a bamboo stick swung tor Jessica Veenstra at the Maple Leaf Karate Karate Club on Saturday afternoon. The girls were going through some warm-up exercises in anticipation of the arrival of Shihan .Okuyama, the chief instructor for the Internationa! Karate Association of Canada. He was in town for a grading clinic held by the club. At the clinic, many of the club members were passed onto the next level. level. ill Run Recycling Plant by Andrea Adair By the end of November, individual municipalities will have to find a way to collect recyclable materials. Durham Regional Council made the decision last week to take over the processing processing aspect of the Durham Recycling Recycling Centre and to fund the cost of collecting material from the Region's blue boxes for 13 months. The actual collection of the glass, cans and newspapers newspapers will be the responsibility of each area municipality. Members of Regional Council made that decision after a two-hour incarnera incarnera meeting last Wednesday. In a recorded vote of 24-4, Council decided that area municipalities will review taking over the costs of the operation operation at the end of the 13 month period. period. Council was informed at a meeting, earlier this month that Durham Recycling Recycling Inc. would be winding down its operations and had asked Durham Region Region to provide a one-month extension of their contract. Agreeing to the request, council decided decided to ensure uninterrupted opera tion of the blue box program by assuming assuming responsibility for the program. Newcastle Councillor Larry Hannah explained that collection, a responsibility responsibility of individual municipalities, will still be a problem. He said the municipalities may be looking at calling a joint tender to bring down the cost. He said he supported the decision last week but with some reservations. Councillor Hannah was concerned about whether the Region should have taken over the whole operation. "It's a real problem of whether we will come out on top or whether it will cost us more," he stated. He added that the Region had to get more direct access to the blue box program, program, "We feel we can create a more effective effective operation but the recycling centre has done very well," the councillor said. He is a. member of the waste management and works committee. A staff report states that the coordination coordination of waste collection activities will "provide an. opportunity for increased increased efficiency and a higher level of service to residents." Study Will Examine Future of Lakefront E Town Council will vote next week on a proposed $250,000 study of the municipality's entire lakefront. The project, which would take two ears to complete, would be conducted y a consulting firm. In a report to the Town of Newcastle's Newcastle's general purpose and administration administration committee, Planning Director Frank Wu estimated that the study would cost the Town of Newcastle about $75,000. Olhor agencies such as the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation Recreation arc expected to contribute to the undertaking. Mr. Wu stated in a report written for members of Town Council that the study of the entire municipal waterfront waterfront is favored by the Royal Commission Commission currently studying Urn Greater Toronto Waterfront. In its latest re port, the Commission 1ms indicated that "a study of the entire Newcastle Waterfront should bo undertaken to address the public interest in the community." community." A review of the Bowmanville water- front is currently being completed and the expanded waterfront report would follow the same general format as the local study. "As a result of direction from Council, Council, concern expressed by local residents, residents, the recommendations from the Royal Commission and development applications, staff havo prepared the terms of reference for an expanded waterfront waterfront study," Mr. Wu said. The project would examine land use and environment, recreation and open space, transportation, coastal engineering, engineering, urban design and demographic demographic analysis and market. Freezes You won't be seeing any "Help Wanted" signs on the front door of the Town Hall next year. Elected officials are placing a freeze on the creation of new staff positions within the municipal administration. The moratorium on hiring, which was introduced by Councillor Ken Hooper, will be in effect for the remainder remainder of Council's term of office. "I don't think we should be putting any more staff in the municipality at this time on the basis of the economic situation in this country," Councillor Hooper said. At a meeting of the general purpose and administration committee, he proposed proposed a motion which would ensure that no new employees' were hired. The resolution would not, however, stop the Town of Newcastle from replacing replacing staff who fill existing jobs and who cease to work for the Town. Members of the committee were: generally in favor of the hiring freeze. ; However, the committee also intro-: duced an amendment which would allow allow Council to hire additional workers if they were required due to situations' beyond the control of the municipality. Councillor Diane Hamre pointed out that the new GST regulations discussed discussed last week by Town Council may force the town to hire an additional staff member. Similarly, the Durham; Region has had to hire more employees employees because regulations require extra staff, as the Durham Region's welfare caseload increases. • The resolution passed by the committee committee this week states that if any new positions were required, • théy could only be filled after intensive review review by Council. •; " The resolution on freezing new hirings hirings at the Town Hall now goes to Newcastle Council for final approval. zilil is Banned Residents Construction is Lagging Behind Record '89 Year The , .municipality's builders have been granted permits for construction projects valued at $51.1 million so far this year. Most of the building took place in the residential, sector which accounted for over $43 million worth of construction construction activity during the first nine months of 1990. A total of 429 new residential units have received building permits so far this year. Statistics on construction in the Town of Newcastle were received at the Monday meeting of Newcastle's general purpose and administration committee. The latest figures cover building permit statistics up to the end of September. And, with just one-quarter of the year remaining, it's obvious that construction construction activity will lag well behind, last year's record-breaking levels. In 1989, builders received permits for $225 million worth of construction projects and a total of 1,359 homes were built. United Way at $ 1,000,000 Mark After Third Week Three weeks into its annual fund- raising campaign, the United Way has topped the $1 million mark. Rob Owens, public relations person with the organization, said $1,080,200 has been raised to date. Ho noted that progress is in line with last year, explaining that the total total is 36 per cent of the target. At week three last year, the same per contage of the goal was reached. However, However, the objective is $500,000 more this year. Contributions to the campaign from this community include a "Loon Day" at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. Station. Employees had to pay n dollar to get into the parking , lot and raised $3,600. A now company in the municipality, Detox Environmental, has raised $400 and Goodyear, although their campaign campaign is not completed, has raised $16,000 to date. Mr. Owens said there arc a number of company campaigns not completed and addon that United Way is "optimistic" "optimistic" that its goal will bo met, The burning of leaves in Darlington and Clarke Townships will no longer be permitted under a by-law which received received preliminary approval from town councillors Monday. At présent, residents in Ward One and Ward Three are allowed to burn leaves during September, October, and November. . But an amendment to a municipal by-law sought by the Town's Fire Chief , will change that rule. It will make all open fires, with the exception of those in barbeques and grills, illegal. illegal. If a fire is necessary, a permit will be required from the Fire Department. In a report to the Town's general purpose and administration committee on Monday, Fire Chief Mike Creighton stated that the burning of leaves in rural rural areas has led to a number of concerns. concerns. .For one thing, there are increased environmental concerns over any unnecessary unnecessary open burning. In addition, there are neighbour hood disputes caused by the burning of, leaves and the generating of smoke. "This Department responds, on a regular basis, to burning complaints which are caused by the burning of leaves in urban areas. It is safe to state that, during the time presently identified for the burning of leaves, the fire department responds several times weekly to this type of call," the fire chief wrote. "This seems to be an unnecessary expense that could be reduced should the existing by-law be revised. The Chief also pointed out that com' r posting programs, along with the pick 1 - ' up of leaves have eliminated the need for burning. ■! Newcastle's general purpose committee committee agreed Monday with the pass'- ing of a by-law that will ban the burn; ing of leaves unless a penpit has been obtained from the Fire Department. ! The new rules will be approved at a future meeting of Town Council. Perfect Scene for a "Tide" Commercial A plovor from Donovan High School slides out to check a Bowmanville High School forward during a senior boys' soccer match last Thursday in Bowmanville. The game, as evident by this photo, was played in loss-thnn- idcal conditions, A disputed goal early in the second half turned out to bo tho winner, ns Donovan escaped with a narrow 1-0 victory. See story on page 7.