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Non-Profit Seniors Homes Announced For Bowmanville by Laura J. Richards Up to 60 non-profit housing units for senior citizens are to be built in Bowmanville. The development was announced by Durham East MPP Gord Mills in Oshawa on Thursday, Aug. 25. Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre identified the Bowmanville location as being at the site of the former Specialty Paper Products building. "This will have a great economic impact in our community," Gord Mills stated during the announcement announcement of two non-profit housing projects projects for his riding at the Ormond Woods Housing Cooperative in Oshawa. "Non-profit housing is a cost-effective inay of adding to our supply of affordable housing." "These projects represent a $9.7 million investment in our communities," communities," he explained. "Non-profit housing is generating generating thousands of much-needed jobs in construction and other related industries. industries. The construction of the homes announced today will support support up to 216 person-years of employment." employment." Mills added that with "land prices prices and construction costs lower than they have been in vears, this is the best time for us to build." "Non-profit housing is a cost- effective way of adding to our sup- Durham '94 Autofesi at GM Headquarters Sunday, August 28th A small fleet of vintage vehicles rolled up to the front entrance entrance of General Motors in Oshawa on Monday to give car enthusiasts enthusiasts a taste of what's in store for them at the Celebrate Durham '94 AutoFest to be held this Sunday, August 28th. The event will be at GM headquarters on Colonel Sam Drive in Oshawa in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the Motor Motor City Car Club. Over 500 custom, antique, and street rod autos autos from all over Ontario and the United States will be on display. display. -- ° f ,he mUniCiPality "* "y coming "up wto-- xheTw'^ldnV mmd" 8 u"a ' hfu'e thismunicipalUy. "Positive Attitude" "J* ' "* ' mn8 " ** big f r r ' but not 100 ">uch bigger," i f And they find it a little more dif- Ron Collis, a partner in the Bow- ' f f V residents survevedi said Collls - ... ply of affordable housmg, Mills f lcu i t to suggest its shortcomings. manville firm which conducted the 22 -r ce nt couldn't say what they Th K L î r fr sm(L These are the findings ofaninde- poll, said the positive attitude of LinL, most about riarin/ 75? Tî, ey by of pendent poll which interviewed 300 Clarington residents was a "pleasant ^ llked most about Me m Clanng """ "" The Durham East MPP also pointed out "we're the only province province in Canada that has continued to maintain non-profit housing programs programs in recent years. This year there will be no federal support for social housing of any kind -- but we have jobsOntario Homes." However, no one said what the actual costs would be for the project in Bowmanville or when construction construction would begin. Durham Central Fair Starts September 8th When the gates swing open at the As with the other 235 fairs in On- Orono Fairgrounds September 8th, a tario, Durham Central Fair is pre- and Reed Research discovered that the municipality's small-town at- In general, residents liked Clar- mosphere was what residents liked ington's small-town atmosphere, its ^ most about living in Clarington. peace and quiet and its friendly peo- Overall, 33 per cent of respondents Pfe- listed this as being Clarington's best They disliked a "lack of stores attribute. and businesses, high taxes and the a further 21 per cent said the lack of community services and fa- 0 pen space and countryside was cilities." "The general tone of respondents what they liked the most. Continued on Page 15 in would Degm. _ ~ r r V ' ^ vuum 10 f ,v s The Durham Region Non-Profit longstanding tradition will be re- sented annually by an agricultural | 9 O Housing Corporation President, Lin- P 631 ^ for * e one hundred and for- society. In Orono, the fair is the re- W a O da Dionne, said: "Negotiations for ty-second time. It's a tradition ini- sponsibility of the Durham Central Ai the site near downtown Bowman- by °o r forefathers and earned Agricultural Society. ville are on-going.'Therefore, Continued on Page 2 a on by dedicated volunteers to this day. A & P Academy Dance* Canadian Tire Catalogue* "Clarington at The Ex" Graham's IGA* Miracle Food Mart Steeve's Auto Supply* (*indioatas partial distribution) For Information about inserting flyers in The Independent, please contact our office at 623-3303 In their quest for better breeding stock and seed, the early farmers formed organizations to lobby the government of the day. These groups were called agricultural societies societies and were soon organizing annual annual shows where farmers could ii . ;. j G Absolutely everybody is heading ville' s Aspen Springs community, for Clarington Day at the Canadian As part of Clarington Day at the National Exhibition on Wednesday, Ex, Q107 and the Kaitlin Group August 31. Angus, the Bowmanville Zoo's bring animals and crops to compete African elephant will make the trek against their neighbours for the top down Yonge St. from radio station honors. A coveted red ribbon pre- Q107 to help officially open the fes- sented at the show for a bull could tivities. mean that the recipient could ask Hc . s slalcd to arrivc at „ le Pri„. lop dollar tor his bull s breeding scr- cess Q atcs at iq a .m„ along with ville" Zoo, the Orono Exotic Cat vtce until the next show. Next year, q 107 mom i n g man, Jake Edwards World, the Visual Arts Centre and an offsprmg could take the honors and station personalities. die Clarington museums. a " Claringtoii'saw'inany of these so- tonDayTÆ su^mT Turn to Page 3 Group dream home in Bowman- pearing in today's Independent. have announced plans to give away the dream home. The lucky winner will be announced later this fall when the contest concludes. Other Clarington Day attractions include a parade, concerts, and numerous numerous exhibits and displays by groups which include the Bowman-