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NOT JUST FOR BIRDS IN ae ase COWAN PARK MAPL «e+. Terry Bastarache, 15 Finds It Cool etter Parks, More Facilities rged By Residents, Off By TON] MAHEUX Of The Times Staff Not enough drinking foun- tains, pools, sitting areas or public washrooms. These. are some of the com- plaints Oshawa residents have about the city's 37. parks. And parks don't have all of these facilities, says P. J. Ken- nedy, city parks, property and recreation commissioner, be- cause of a shortage of funds. "We only have so much money and we try to use it for the most important pro- jects," he said. Maintenance is a continuing problem, A crew of 40 men at tend the parks during the sum- mer and repair playground equipment during the winter months. As wages continue to in- crease -- so do maintenance costs. BETTER PARKS Private citizens and city offi- tials would like to see Db parks with more facilities. "Not to have public lavatory services in a park is the most disgraceful thing in Oshawa," Says an 82-year-old veteran who frequents Memorial Park. Mr. Kennedy says the depart- ment has "toyed" with the idea of providing public washrooms but construction and mainte- mance costs are major obstacles. He said Alexandra and Lake- view are the only two parks, apart from the 13 parks with neighborhood association club- houses, that provide washroom facilities. "Public washrooms can be a hangout for perverts as well as an additional expense to tax- payers," says Dr. Edward Watt, of the board of health. A Quebec St. woman who works at a downtown retailer's store, says she has difficulty referring tourists to public lava- tories because there are none. "Even the park in the small town of Whitby has all the necessary facilities," said an- other veteran. FOUNTAINS "Something should be done in great haste about the insuf- ficient number and the condi- tion of park water fountains,"' Says Gerry Gelette, assistant director of the recreation department. Dr. Watt said the drinking fountains at Lakeview Park were Tidi Satisfactory untii ihe board of health requested an improvement. "Playgrounds have some spe- cific needs which include walk- to swimming pools and storage Space for playground equip- ment,"' said Mr. Gelette. He said the recreation de- partment needs a_ "vandal- proof" storage compartment to relieve 'community - minded" citizens of the storage respon- sibility now placed on them. # y pools that don't re- quire changing rooms would be refreshing for children in ex- tremely warm weather," said Mr. Gelette. Mr. Kennedy said large out- door swimming pools. are a waste of money because they are used only a few months of the year. "Children should only have to walk one city block to a pool," said G. Wandless, city g director. He said the with pools are are without playground areas and some without sitting or walking areas," said Mr. Wandless The planning director said an ideal park is one with the com- bined benefits of several types of parks that offer a wide variety of active and passive recreation. "With the exception of a few, all parks offer only flat, shade- less land with ball diamonds and swings with too few seden. tary (sitting and walking areas) parks,"' said Mr. Wandless. SPORTS FACILITIES The main attraction of city parks in Oshawa is the sports facilities, says Mr. Kennedy. Consequently 46 ball diamonds appear on 283 acres of park- land. "If a stone is out of place on a ball diamond, it's an earth shattering matter,"' Mr. Ken- nedy said. "Field games are icials so- important that there are sometimes two fields in one park, Oshawa's first park, Alexane dra, was initiated by the Athe letic Association in 1903 wher six acres were purchased. The final 19 acres were bought at $150 an acre in 1908 by the board of management to complete the present 25-acre site The second park was Memo» rial, established in November, xpansion of parklands is certain. The city, by law, re five per cent of all new pe development report attributes the continuous de- mand for parks to Oshawa's population boom. The report also says the increasing recre- ation needs are a result of the following factors: SHORTER WEEK "The shorter working week has provided more jeisure time, the life span is longer, and the Standard of education today has fostered an increase in the range of interests in many citizens." "The effect of open space related to such areas provides relief both visually and psycho- logically," said Mr. Wandless, also said beautifully land- scaped parks add as much character to a city as any majestic building. AND AWAY THEY GO! .»» Youngsters Enjoy Slides, Swings CHATTING IN MEMORIAL PARK eee-F rank Tooley, Lawrence Williams REFRESHING DRINK «see Steven Bochenski, 7 Oshawa Sines OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1966 C1..- 1. WLLLNG | oe Po daLlLuis At Pedlar's The strike at Pedlar People Ltd., is over. Members of Local 6958, Uni- ted..Bteelworkers.of-America, voted two to one Friday to ac- cept the terms of a new two- year contract giving them a package of 38 cents an hour, "It's a very reasonable set- 4 tlement," Keith Ross, interna- tional representative of the un- jon said, The plant will re-open mid- night Sunday. All workers have been asked to report for work at regular shift times, he said: The package, effective May 1 the date of expiry of the old contract, includes: --a 12 cent - an - hour across- the - board wage increase to be followed by a further 10 cents an hour next May; --an average two cents an hour raise for skilled workers; --a 5 cent-an-hour raise for the midnight shift; --a cost - of - living increase of one_cent_an hour per.index point of five cents by next May, whichever is greater; --complete company - paid welfare including the PSI drug plan; --a "stacked" instead of "'in- tegrated" company - Canada pension plan; --an increase in sick benefits from $45 to $50 a week, going to $55 in May, 1967, -two - week vacations after lone year, three weeks after 15 years, four weeks after 25 years, the fourth week to be taken as a bonus in lieu of time off. Friday's settlement ended a three - week - old strike and ten weeks of negotiations which for part of the time included government conciliation, Ontario Malleable Seeks Injunction On Pickets Ontario Malleable Iron Co., Ltd., has applied to the Ontar- _|io Supreme Court for an injunc- tion to limit the number of Oshawa plant. "This came as a surprise," said Keith Ross, international representative of the United Steelworkers' of America CLC, "I didn't think the company would carry things this far." He said the application will probably be heard Tuesday mo- rning at Osgoode Hall in To- ronto with company lawyers presenting the case. "Writs from the Ontario Su- preme Court were served Fri- day to 10 or 15 members of local 1500, including its presi- dent Lew Ripley', said Mr: Ross, More than 550 member of the local have been on strike at the Malleable Iron plant since June 15 in support of de- mands for a new contract. "There has been absolutely no violence on the picket lines', said the steelworkers represen- tative. Oshawa police have been on duty outside the plant for the past fw days to escort office workers through the pickets. "The company has at no time made any arrangements - with pickets outside its strike-bound) ly movement of people in and out of the plant", said Mr. Ross. the union to insure the ordere Reroutes Due City Traffic Effective Monday morning, July 18, at 8 a.m. two detours will reroute traffic in Oshawa streets, a traffic department spokesman said today. Mary st. n., extending north of Adelaide ave. will be blocked for approximately 16 weeks to permit construction of sewers and the widening of the street to three lanes, he said. Traffic will be routed via Jarvis St., Hillcroft St. and Grierson St. during the con- struction period, he added. Westbound traffic on King St, E. will be detoured via Keewas tin St., Regent Dr. and Harn ony Rd. while King St. is bee ing reconstructed on the south side from Harmony Rd. to Kee watin St., the spokesman said: Eastbound traffic will be main» tained on King St. during the re- construction operation, he said, No definite date as. to how long the street will be blocked was indicated. CAVALCADE ANTIQUE CARS DUE HERE ON SUNDAY MORN If you are taking a walk Sun- day morning don't be surpris- ed if oyu witness a scene from 40 years ago. The Antique and Classic Car Club of Canada will be taking its annual spin round Lake Ontario points, in- cluding Oshawa. Two local residents will be taking part in the 540 - mile rally. They are Ron Fawcett and family of RR 2, Whitby, and Fred Twist of John st. w. Whitby. Mr, Twist will be driving a 1930 Pierce Arrow, Mr. Faw- " a 1932 seven - seater Pack ard. They will be dressed in per- jod costume. During the five - day rally, which starts and finishes in To- ronto, the old cars and their drivers and passengers will pass through Oshawa, Belleville, Kin- gston, Ont., Rail City, Oswega and Rochester New, York, Ni- agara Falls and St, Catharines, They will be at the Canad. ian Automotive Museum, Sime coe St. S. Sunday sometime after 10 a.m. for about one hour,