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fev f fffwf lj 11 If 1 LI 1.0 il Clarington's Community Newspaper Since 1854 A James Publishing Community Newspaper Radio Promotion Winner 'E? Rocked into Summer Twelve-year-old Ryan Hoy Hit the Airwaves at Toronto Radio Station Wednesday, July 2, 1997 143rd Year Issue 26 by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer If you are a frequent listener of EZ Rock 97.3 EM, you already know that kids were partnered with on-air personalities and took over the airwaves on Monday, June 30. But, did you know that 12-year- old Courtice resident Ryan Hoy was among the seven youngsters who helped bring the news, traffic reports, music and prizes to you? Ryan Hoy Ryan told The Canadian Statesman on Tuesday morning, Juiy 1, he had a fabulous time at the radio station. What started out as a traffic reporter 'job' escalated into reporting the weather, announcing and being the morning person's cohost. cohost. On Sunday morning, June 29, Ryan said he auditioned for the 'job' during the International Children's Milk Festival held in late May at the Harbourfront Centre. EZ Rock was the media sponsor of the event. "There were 30 others, between 10 to 12-years-old who auditioned, too," Ryan noted. "We had to read a script with the news, weather and traffic. We got to look at it for a few minutes before the audition," lie explained. The first audition lead to a sec- ond one, which consisted of a trip to the radio station, reading another script for another taping session, and doing a "real commercial" for Kids Day. Afterwards the kids got a tour of the radio station and told what they could expect on Kids Day, if they were selected. Continued on page 2 Partnership with Developers Suggested by Mayor Hamre by Lorraine Manfredo Stuff Writer Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre says Newcastle can have a beneficial relationship with new developers coming to the area, but a lot depends on foresight. Speaking to about 60 members of the Newcastle Ratepayers' Association on Thursday, June 26, the mayor referred to an architect's study conducted in Bowmanville six years ago. The CAUSE study (Community Assist for an Urban Study Effort) made specific recommendations on how to improve the central business district. Two years ago, the three West Bowmanville developers pitched in $320,000 to a reserve fund for downtown streetscape improvements. The funds will be used for better parking, a joint marketing plan, and streetscape improvements as outlined in the study. "There's no reason we can't have similar partnerships in Newcastle and Orono," the mayor said. "We don't want to see the historic downtown suffer, suffer, but the reality is, that residents are taking their shopping dollars out of town. We want to bring in the services that people want and at the same time preserve the downtown." The mayor said there was no point wasting time in gripe sessions. ■ Rather, residents need specific ideas on how to make the downtown more user-friendly. "You need to have an overall plan of what you want and where you want to go." Starkville resident Charlie Trim was a volunteer with the CAUSE archi- Continued on page 2 Police Investigating Sunday Morning Crash Oshawa Man Killed in Two-Vehicle Collision An 80-year old Oshawa man died as the result of a two-vehicle collision on Sunday morning, June 29 at the intersection of Courtice Road and Bloor Street. Percy (Pat) Tresise was taken to Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Eva Souch, also from Oshawa, was transported to hospital where she was treated and released. , Tresise was the driver of a 1990 grey Buick that was eastbound on Bloor St. His vehicle entered the intersection at Courtice Rd. where it collided with a 1987 brown Ford van travelling southbound on Courtice Rd. The driver of the van was 58-year-old Frederick Timms of Courtice and his passenger was 56-year-old Angus MacNeil of Oshawa. Both were taken to Oshawa General Hospital and admitted with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the collision remains under investigation. investigation. The police would like anyone who witnessed this incident to call Constable Arnott of the Traffic Management Unit at 579-1520, extension 5255. FATAL - Ambulance attendants, police and firefighters examine the victim inside this car on Sunday morning, morning, following a two vehicle collision at the Bloor St. and Courtice Rd. intersection. The car travelled across the intersection into the parking lot of Ebenezer United Church after impact with a van. * -Photo by Laura J. Richards ■ ' ' ' ' V-fttM*,,! ' by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer Clarington's Fire Department will be one of 650 departments Bulldozer Burns Fire officials say mechanical failure likely sparked this fire that caused $100,000 damage to a bulldozer on Thursday, June 26. The vehicle caught fire around 9:45 a.m. on a construction site at 2327 Hwy. 2, west of Green Road, The pumper crew from Fire Station One extinguished the blaze. The value of the equipment is estimated at about $350,000. ■ across Ontario to receive a copy of 'Older and Wiser,' the newest fire prevention program for seniors. The resource kit was officially launched on Wednesday, June 25 and received funding to the tune of $50,000 by the City of North York Council. Another funding source was Fire Prevention Canada which contributed $25,000 at the beginning beginning of the project. Randy Reinert, Clarington's Fire Prevention Officer, says "there are two age groups that are at the highest highest risk -- youngsters and seniors." "We have the Learn Not To Burn program for the children, and now we'll have a program for seniors." Bev Gilbert, the Fire Safety Specialist with the Office of the Fire Marshal, told The Clarington Independent that older adults are more likely to burn to death rather than die from smoke inhalation during during a fire. "During the first four months of 1997, 29 of the 61 fire deaths in Ontario were people over age 60." he said. The program is intended to be delivered by municipal fire departments departments with the involvement and support of seniors' and community groups, home support workers, families families and friends and the media, says Gilbert. This holistic approach will help to inform even seniors who live in isolation from the community. "We started developing the program program one and one-half years ago," Gilbert said. Older adults are different than working with children, because "school children are all in one place." That is why this program had to be more community-based, Gilbert explained. Reinert says he's pleased the program program will be made available to each of the fire departments and is look- 70c + 5C GS.T. = 7Sc ing forward to putting the kit to use. He noted that when he has spoken spoken to seniors groups before, they wanted some of the basic information information on fire prevention. Reinert explained some of that information pertained to fire alarms that have louder sounds or lights for those with impaired hearing. Seniors are told about the variety of smoke alarms that could save their lives including ones that can be hooked into their home's wiring. He says, "I stress special hazards." hazards." "While many school-aged youngsters know about 'stop, drop and roll' when clothes catch on fire, for seniors this may be difficult due to mobility problems," Reinert said. Seniors need to know they could be more susceptible to clothing burns, since a lot of them wear loose clothing, Reinert said. Clothes can catch fire when items like long sleeves slip by a hot stove element and if they don't know the preferred method to stop the fire, or can't due to physical difficulties, difficulties, they could sustain serious injuries or even death. Gilbert noted, in this kit, there are a number of check lists. "One of the check lists includes items that family, friends and workers workers can go through in the older adult's home. They can check the smoke alarms to make sure that the batteries still work, that the senior can hear the alarm and check for physical evidence of problems." Gilbert says the kit suggests that people look for tell-tale signs like scorched pots, or cigarette burns in flooring, furniture and other areas. He said that he hopes all fire departments will use the kits which can be updated as new information becomes available. DCi yV~-y (c//;:..; • ;: Ü | GET OUT GARTH! - It seems the adage of "You don't get something for nothing" must apply when it comes to giving away free t-shirts. Last week, BIA manager Garth Gilpin was busily performing his duties in preparation for the downtown sidewalk sale. As he was travelling from store-to- store handing out t-shirts for the 1950's promotion, he met some opposition from a recently-hired recently-hired employee who thought he was some peddler hawking his wares. Despite Garth's assurances that all was well, the new employee stood her ground and asked him to leave. Finally, the owner of the store intervened and resolved the delicate situation. That's one for your memoirs, Garth. BUSY CANADA DAY - It's our favourite time of year again as juicy strawberries are finally ready. Just like the deck that hasn't been painted yet because of the cold spring weather, the berries were pushed back at least two weeks. Our friends at Ted Watson Farms were kind enough to send us a basket of berries that disappeared rapidly. rapidly. We understand their Canada Day Strawberry Festival was a huge success, as were the Canada Day festivities at the Bowmanville Museum. Events there included races for children, children, face painting, magic shows and music. COIN' TO THE EX - Mark Friday, August 15th on your calendar as the day to go the Canadian National Exhibition. It's going to be Clarington Day at the Ex and we will be strutting strutting our stuff with performances performances and displays showing the many diverse aspects of our community. Clarington will also be hosting an Economic Development Forum Luncheon which will feature the municipality's municipality's new business concept, "Partners in Growth." The Ex will also be coming to Clarington on Monday, July 21st. Temperance St. will be closed for a day of entertainment, entertainment, music and activities to promote the August 15th event. Watch this newspaper for more information and details about how to obtain tickets for Clarington Day at the Ex. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC -- We understand there is an extreme shortage of all types of blood and the Red Cross is urging urging you to give the gift of life on Wednesday,. July 16th at the Bowmanville Lions Centre. The Red Cross hopes to collect 270 units between 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. A second clinic is planned for Thursday, July 31st from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. It only takes a few minutes to donate and refreshments are available. BACK TO BASICS - Our production department was forced to dig out die old developing developing trays and process our large page negatives by hand late Tuesday afternoon when one of our machines decided it didn't like working on Canada Day. We were able to find enough 25-year-old pieces of equipment in the basement to do it by hand, but unfortunately, unfortunately, our memories aren't in as good a shape. After a few attempts, we were back in business. business. 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