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« 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, October 23,1991 Opposing Views on Name Change From bers ruled out the number of people who wanted to enter. Mrs. Cowman told residents she was one of the 600 people who marched on the Town Hall with the petition holding 6,000 signatures looking for a name change. Mrs. Cowman said she is "in favor or listening" to those who want a name change and to the referendum's results. "I will, if elected as mayor, put together together a public task force to deal with the question," said Mrs. Cowman. : As for the cost of a change, if requested requested by the majority of the public, "it will not cost you anything," Mrs. Cowman said. She then referred to the change of address address in Courticc, "which cost the residents residents nothing." However, according to Ward Two Regional Councillor Ken Hooper, who attended the meeting, that change cost Courticc taxpayers $45,000. At one point in the debate, Councillor Ham re asked Mrs. Cowman why she did not have the town's name changed during during the time she served as a member of council. "Because I was never on a council that had enough guts to do anything," Mrs. Cowman replied. It is the expense incurred by changing the name of the town that many of the would-be councillors discussed. Page One Ann Dreslinski, a Ward Three regional regional council candidate from Orono, said she would not be voting in favor of changing the name of the town. "A name change would cost a pile of money," Ms Dreslinski said. These are dollars and cents which could be better spent elsewhere, she added. Other council hopefuls said they would be "respectful of the process," and "the majority rules." Charles Ewert, who is looking to be elected as the local councillor in Ward Three, said: "This is opening up an entire entire field. "It is going to cost and I personally personally don't believe that this is where our money should be spent," Mr. Ewert added. "The name change would be expensive," expensive," said David Scott, local council candidate for Ward Three. However, that would be just the start. . "The next stage would be even messier," messier," he said, in reference to implementation. implementation. Although the referendum question was debated, it was not the only topic discussed. The low level radio-active waste located located near Port Granby, the Oak Ridges Moraine, energy conservation at the local local level and the spending of tax dollars on education and schools also kept the candidates replying to questions throughout the evening. 50/50 Draws Raises Funds for Charity \V i ^ .-aX j . • IS i. i % ' j Betty McGregor, the Local Advisory CoiVimittee Chairman for Community Care, holds the box while Anne Kinsella, the Campaign Chairman of the New- castle-Oshawa-Whitby United Way, selects a 50/50 ticket on Thursday during a Community Care Bazaar held at the Bowmanville Lions Centre. The United Way Campaign and Mrs. John Rundle, the holder of the winning ticket, will each receive receive cheques for $226. The bazaar brought in. $975 for Community Care's programs. programs. Best G1C rates? Let us shop for you. Free. 4 ME MBER DEPOSIT BROKERS From our daily survey, we know who has the best rates for Guaranteed Investment Certificates. 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Box 190, 62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3K9 Second Class Mail Permit No. 1561 Slow Construction Activity The Durham Region continues to report sluggish construction activity. . And that trend is evident in the Town of Newcastle. Statistics released by the Durham Region for the first three quarters of 1991 reveal reveal that building permits were issued to projects valued valued at $378.3 million. That's down six per cent from the amount of construction construction activity taking place as of the same time in 1990. With the exception of Oshawa and Pickering, all Durham Region's eight municipalities municipalities recorded sharp drops in construction activity. activity. The Town of Newcastle was down by 20.7 per cent- over last year. As of the end of August, building permits had been issued to residential residential and commercial construction construction projects valued at $39 million in the Town of Newcastle. Newcastle posted a 6.3 per cent decrease • in the number of residential dwellings dwellings under construction. There was an increase in additional additional new non-residential floorspacc amounting to 67.8 per cent. Durham's planning commissioner commissioner stated in his report report on building activity to the end of August that "The residential versus non- residential share of Durham's Durham's construction value was 82 per cent residential and 18 per cent non- residential. This represented a 14 per cent increase in the residential share for the comparable time period in 1990. Employment conditions reviewed by the commissioner commissioner stated that the unemployment unemployment rate in Oshawa was 9 per cent in August of 1991, compared to 8.6 per cent at the same time in 1990. The report estimates that new industrial and commercial commercial floorspacc produced in the Durham Region during January and August will yield 893 jobs. The latest statistics on Durham's economic health were received by the regional regional planning committee October 8. Mayor Opens Campaign Offices on Sat. r Winters' Day in Court From Page One would be maintained. Mr. Winters and his lawyer arc looking looking into the question of who challenged the faxed copy of his Notice of Registration Registration papers and the question of why he was not advised that he should have sent the true copy of this document through registered mail once the fax had been sent. Mr. Winters says he did everything he had been asked to do in order to ensure ensure that his name appeared on the ballot. ballot. The former mayor says that the only way his papers would not be accepted is if there were problems with his actual nomination papers. These papers -- which contain signatures of 10 voters supporting the placement of his name on the ballot -- were in order. "The only reason for disqualification after acceptance is if the number of nominators did not meet the requirements, requirements, otherwise the returning officer must certify the nomination papers," Mr. Winters explained. In a letter to the Town's Returning Officer, Mr. Winters said: "I verily believe believe that you personally, as returning officer, had accepted my nomination and that your subsequent actions and decisions decisions were influenced by outside parties. parties. "You confirmed to me that you had been asked to investigate the acceptability acceptability of my nomination by someone from within the Town Hall but you would not i divulge their name' or names. I can only r conclude that there may have been undue undue influence," Mr. Winters added in a j letter to the Town Clerk after it was de cided that his name could not appear on the ballot. In an interview, Mr. Winters stated that since Ms Barrie is the returning officer officer for the town, "she must remain independent independent from influences." All of this leads to a dangerous situation, situation, Mr. Winters noted. "I acted in good faith. I tried to participate participate in the electoral process but bureaucrats bureaucrats have made it complicated. This can lead to manipulation and then it becomes becomes a very dangerous situation, I believe. believe. "I didn't fill out these forms for .the fun of it," said a frustrated Mr. Winters. Mr. Winters faxed his notice of registration registration form from Florida where he was on business and he did not mail the true copy. He explained there was no point in sending the original document by registered registered mail because the post offices were closed for the weekend. Mr. Winters said the registered letter might have taken a week or more to reach the returning officer. He took the forms in himself last Tuesday morning, Oct. 15, when he learned the faxed document had been contested. Ms Barrie said on Tuesday evening, Oct. 15, that she reached her decision after after consulting with the municipality's solicitor and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Local elections are governed by ' provincial regulations, not rules passed by local municipalities. Mr. Winters' case will be heard in the General Division of the Ontario Court in Whitby at 10 a.m. Durham Regional Police Briefs On Oct. 19, two Courticc residents had their rear licence licence plates stolen from their vehicles. One resident lives on Homefield Square and the other lives on Cloverfield Street. On Oct. ll), an employee of Vance Equipment located at Lot 16, Concession 5, Newcastle reported that sometime overnight someone stole a 1982 John Deere front end loader. .T. .T. .»■ ■-- ... .J. 3® u 33 3ii 3t! 3® 3® 3® 30th Anniversary Santa Claus Parade Ilî^^^^^^^^^*î**i**i*îi**i**î**i**î**A**î**i**î*H**i**i**i**j>*i**A' ^ ^ «;> g; >;> >;> ^ *T* *T* *y* *1* Santa Is Coming To Town! I Sat., Nov. 16th •: ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® * :®® 3®® 3®® ii.®® ®® 3®® ..T.- -V- -T. -T* .T. *' r ' Groups wishing to participate, should contact: Ede Cole at 623-2405 No Post Entries Accepted $®® ®®® ®®® ®®® ®®« ®®®i ®®® ®®®® ®® ®® ®®®® ®® ®® ® ®® ®® ®®®'® ®® Running again for the position of Mayor of The Town of Newcastle is Marie Hubbard. Mayor Hubbard and many of her friends and supporters were anxious to officially open her campaign headquarters on King St. Saturday morning, Oct. 19. Afterwards, there was plenty of coffee, tea and sweets for her supporters and workers. Contestants Debate Issues From Page didn't think it was a good idea for me." The councillor added that the mayor insisted. So, she took the job. "I have to tell you I have never worked so hard in my life," said Councillor Councillor Hamre. She said she spent most of her time in seminars with government officials and making contacts. When the town's delegation came back from Hong Kong, she and the other members were "very optimistic," she recalled. recalled. However, the outcome was not as successful as might have been hoped. That's the way it is for many municipalities municipalities who have also gone that route of One "fighting hard to attract industry into their areas," the councillor said. And to quash any rumors of a group of representatives going overseas to at - ■ tract investors to the Town of Newcastle, Newcastle, Councillor Hamre said: "I won't be making the same mistake twice." The candidates also spoke on the issue issue of user fees for garbage, the cost of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, Station, the opening of the Municipal Civic Building by Princess Margaret, a lawsuit, that no one wanted to talk about, and the proposed medical waste incinerator wanted by Browning-Ferris Industries Ltd. On Oct. 19, the owner of Scovino Bros. Deli and Grocery Grocery located at 1561 King St. W., Courtice, reported an armed robbery. The owner was forced at gunpoint to hand over approximately approximately $1,000 worth of cash. The incident occurred around 4:30 in the afternoon. ** An employee with Canada Post, located at 4L Temperance Temperance St., Bowmanville, reported reported the theft of a gray Canada Post box from the corner of Prospect and Second Second Streets, Bowmanville. The incident occurred on Oct. 18,1991. On Oct. 20, the Knox Christian School located at 410 Scugog St., Bowmanville, Bowmanville, was entered by smashing smashing the rear door. Upon entry, the culprits smashed the glass office door but nothing else was damaged or stolen. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS NOTICE is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Town of Newcastle Newcastle that: 1. More candidates have been nominated to each of the following offices than the number required to fill such offices; and 2. Polls will be held at the time stated in this notice for the purpose of filling filling offices. , i I i OFFICES FOR WHICH POLL TO BE HELD THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE MAYOR REGIONAL COUNCILLORS LOCAL COUNCILLORS TRUSTEES FOR THE NORTHUMBERLAND AND NEWCASTLE BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEES FOR THE PETERBOROUGH-VICTORIA NORTHUMBERLAND AND NEWCASTLE ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD NEWCASTLE HYDRO-ELECTRIC COMMISSION NUMBER TO BE ELECTED 1 3 3 ADVANCE POLLS LOCATIONS NOVEMBER 2 AND NOVEMBER 6,1991 WARD 1 - BOWMANVILLE RECREATION COMPLEX WARD 2 - MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE WARD 3 - ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL REGULAR POLLS - NOVEMBER 12,1991 ALL ELECTORS WILL BE ADVISED BY MAIL OF THE LOCATION OF THEIR POLLING POLLING STATION. ALL POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 8:00 P.M. PROXY APPLICATIONS Forms for the appointment of a Voting Proxy are available at the office of the Town Clerk, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville. Proxy Forms must be certified by the Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 12,1991. Patti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk Town of Newcastle 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6 Dale of Publication: October 23,1991 PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE 1992 MUNICIPAL GRANT PROGRAM Community organizations interested in. being considered under the 1992 Town of Newcastle Municipal Grant Program may pick up a grant application form at the Community Services Department, located on the 3rd Floor of the Municipal Administration Centre (40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville). THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS IS: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15,1991 4:30 p.m. Completed applications are to be submitted to the Community Services Department by the deadline date. Further information is available by contacting the Community Services Department at 623-3379. Dato of Publication: Octobor 23, 1991 * U< IOVYHOI . f Newcastle ONIAPIQ Please Vote "NO Are you in favour of retaining the name of the Town of Newcastle? Yesd No® This is the first step to creating a positive, vital identity for our communities. Paid for by the Bowmanville Boosters Name Change Committee