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Heritage designation study moves forward Committee of council decided to go ahead and conduct conduct a study documenting the character of the Old Bowmanville Neighbourhood. Council approved spending $30,000 on the study last spring during the budget process. Â professional heritage heritage consultant will be hired to guide the study through the process of documenting the character of the neighbourhood neighbourhood as an area of architectural architectural and historic significance. Ward Three and Four councillors councillors did not support the recommendation recommendation to move ahead, with the study. Councillor Trim stated that hiring a consultant was a waste of money. "My concern comes back to burying the hydro lines," said Trim. "If the Local Architectural Advisory Committee (LACAC) and the consultant recommend burying the hydro lines, we're going to. have a dog fight in council," he stated. stated. "There is a lot more to this than putting up a nice sign." The Old Bowmanville Neighbourhood petitioned council to bury the hydro lines in their part of town while the roads were tom up for infrastructure infrastructure . improvements. Council decided last spring they would not pay the additional additional cost to bury the overhead overhead wires. The Old Bowmanville Neighbourhood encompasses the homes in the triangle bor dered by Liberty Street, Wellington Street and Concession Street. There are 308 properties within the proposed boundary. An open house was held on June 11, 2002 to obtain the input of the affected property owners, of which 11% of the residents attended. Councillor Don McArthur who lives in the Old Bowmanville Neighbourhood said the reaction he is getting is three to one against designating designating the areas as a Heritage Conservation District. When an area is designated, any construction construction or renovations must comply with specific guidelines. guidelines. Ward Three Local Councillor Pat Pingle said she was not in favour of proceeding proceeding with the study, because she wouldn't want to be told she couldn't paint her front door fire engine red if she wanted to, but would have to make it cottage red. Ward Four local councillor Gord Robinson said he couldn't couldn't justify to his ward the spending of $30,000 on this. "If a person in this area want a heritage designation on their home, they can proceed that . way." . ... • Councillor Rowe who is also a member of LACAC said the opposition would diminish as people understand what a wonderful resource these old homes are, and that it adds Continued page 8 ^ Qrono Weekly Times - Wednesday, September 25,2002 - 5 Brigitte | Brown *** I I Fall Specials to keep us warm... 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My dog guide is always there and happy to help me. What is the cost? These dogs are free to qualified recipients. recipients. , What is the, actual cost? From the time a puppy is bom until it is matched with à qualified qualified recipient - price tag is $20,000.00 to $25,000.00. There is no government funding. funding. How can these dog guides be free? These dog guides are from the Lions Foundation of Canada. Donations from Lions Clubs all across Canada, corporate corporate donations and private donations make this all possible. possible. How and where do these dogs come from? These dogs are bred through the Lions Foundation or are generously donated by breeders. But how they actually get to be dog guides? There are volunteer volunteer foster families who take these puppies when they are about 8 weeks old. They do basic house training and social skills with the puppy (and just a little bit of loving). Then, when they are about 10 months old, the puppies are returned to Oakville to finish their formal training. How could anyone take in a puppy, and love it, care for it, then give it up? Some foster families can only do it once. All the time the puppy is with them they hope it doesn't qualify. qualify. They think "maybe the school will forget to call us back". Our names are Terry and Jean Graham and we are currently currently training our 10th foster puppy, Hudson. Yes, it is hard to send these puppies back to the foundation. We were there when one of our special puppies puppies graduated and then watched the dog walk out the door with that special person. Yes, that person's life is truly changed. They are motivated to get up in the morning, go to work and prove that these disabilities disabilities do not have to be disabling. disabling. Join the Newcastle Lions Club on October 5th, 2002 and "walk your best friend for someone who needs one. 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