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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 11, 1976 Section Two ReVised Planner's Report On Stage FOur of lan Now Goes to Local Council by Liz Armstrong The Newcastle Planning Advisory Committee tackled the remainder of planner George Howden's critique of Draft Four of Durham's official plan last week in the new council chambers. While the committee picked some holes in the planner's commentary, thçy accepted many of his suggested amend- ments to the plan, especially Li reference to the draft's proposals for central core areas, open space and hazard lands., In the absence of Coun. Kirk Entwisle, Coun. Don Allin chaired the meeting, which was a continuation of last week's session in Hampton. The consensus of the com- mittee seemed to be that the fourth draft, which must be refined before the final pres- entation is sent to the provin- cial government later this year', is basically a guideline which will be subject to amendment after it has been adopted by the region. Central Core Nonetheless,athe' committee backed Mr. Howden in manv of his criticisms. As it stands, the proposal calls for re- designation of present res- idential areas in t he downtown region of Bowmanville as central core sectors, and omits the area from Liberty Street to Soper Creek in the east end of town in that category. Whileexrressing adesire to retain muc of the established residential areas, Mr. Howden also hoped that the entire King Street strip from Bowmanville Creek right through to Soper Creek would be included in the central area. As it stands in the draft, Bowmanville's core will not be able to provide for a popu- lation of 30,000 without whole- sale clearance and redevelop- ment of the downtown, accord- ing to Mr. Howden. 'Yellow Blobs' The maps drawn up to accompan the proposal also came under fire. he resi dential designations on the map, affectionately referred to as 'blobs of yellow' don't seem to jibe with the roposed population densities f or Bow- manville,_Courtice and New-! castle Village. Mr. How en also suggested that average densities for the three areas be raised so that future housing could be pro- vided at a reasonable cost. Others on the committee saw it differently. As Roger Yates pointed out, if the residential designation is accepted as it stands, there would be flexibility in zoning by-laws at the local level. No matter how the 'blobs' were bandied about, Mr. Howden still maintained that "we're not dealing with a realistic density proposal-- when it comes to providing services, unless we have a higher figure, the cost will go through the ceiling". Specialized Commercial Working on the assumption that the plan's designation of 'specia i zed commercial' areas meant "Hotels, motels and used car lots etc." Mr. Howden contended that there appeared to be too much land ailotted for that use south of Base Line Road from Liberty Streetto Martin Road. Coun. Bruce Tink replied that he hoped that the area's proximity to highway 401 'would draw peope interest- ed in that sort of development to Bowmanvile. Other mem- bers agreed, envisioning large hotel complexes and other similar projects being built in that sector. They argued that if the section west of Waverly Road was re-zoned for in- dustry as Mr. Howden recom- mended, much of the rest might lose its appeal for future developerse The com- mittee finally ruled. that Mr. Howden's suggestion be omit- ted from the recommendation that will go to council. Industrial Land The planner also maintain- ed that the sector designated for industrial' use was, too large for Bowmanville, using the rule of thumb that 80 per cent fland in an urban area should be zoned residential and the remainder allotted for industrial-commercial use. Though the committee did not object to the large share of industrial land set aside for Bowmanville, they agreed that Courtice should at least have a small industrial base, and the plan as it stands allows none in that region. Liberty St. Interchange Mr. Howden's commentary also stated that "without a connection from Mearns Ave. via Cemetary Road to high- way 401, Liberty St. would have to be widened and upgraded. As a residential street it would not be suitabIe for such treatment", the planner said. The major drawback to the closure of the Liberty St. interchange centres around Ontario ODffi«ceIon Lahdlords and tenants wishing informaton, forms or assistance in connection with the Residential Premises Rent Review Act may call or visit their local rent review office listed below. The offices will commence operation Monday, February 9,1976. OFFICE AND AREA SERVED CENTRAL-EAST Barrie, for the Cournty of Simcoe and the District Municipality of Muskoka Mississauga forthe Regional Municipality of Peel Oshawa, for the Regional Municipa[ity of Durham Peterborough, for the Counties of Peterborough, Northumberland, Victoria, and Haliburton Richmond Hil, for the Regional Municipality of York OFFICE LOCATION 110 Dunlop St. E. Tel 737-2111 1310 Dundas St E Tel. 270-3280 74 Simcoe St. S Tel. 579-4421 340 George.St. N. Tel. 743-9511 10255 Yonge St Tel. 884-6092 MAILING ADDRESS (for ail correspondence including completed forms) Ontario Rent Review Box 985! Barrie L4M 5F1 Ontario Rent Review Box 126 Postal Station A Mississauga L5A 2Z7 Qntario Rent Review Box 618 Oshawa L1H 7R2 Ontario Rent Review Box 1586 Peterborough K9J 7S2 Ontario Rent Review Box 391 Richmond Hill L4C 4Y6 If you live outside the toll-free dialing area for the office serving' your municipal ty, dial the operator and ask for Zenith 9-6000. You will be connected with the rent review office free of charge. Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Ontaro Relations (PLEASE CLIP & FILE) Enjoy Puppet Show at Ham pton School Students at Hampton Junior Public School had a special treat Thursday morning as the "Pepi Puppet-Theatre", a Toronto based group, presented "Magie in the Forest", a Russian folk tale. The show is one of seven which the group perform. All the puppets and scenery are handmade by one of the group, Kathy Taryan. The remaining 'behind the scenes' group consists of Andre Taryan, Esther Bogyo and Brian Peroff. The 'theatre' is celebrating its twentieth anniversary having performed for 17 years in Budapest, Hungary and establishing in Canada three years ago. Last year, it reached some 100,000 school children and hopes are to make the quarter-million mark for the 75-76 school term. ereKIIng Democracy Rage has swept some groups in Canada over Prime Minister Trudeau's statements concerning the economy and state interventions. Experts have examined those statements through microscopes for signs of sînister things to corne.Here, a dash of common sense is added to the mix by a retired carpenter "ýwho reads newspapers and freelances now and then." By Frank Bergmann in the Vancouver Sun There is no confusion about Trudeau's latest lecture. Not down here on the lower levels of society where a lot of us live, and it will perhaps be said of Trudeau what was said of Truman, in 1948, that everybody was against him but the people. What did he actually say that was so bad, and why are all these Deoble snarling at him like that? He said that our economv is not working as it should, that the greedy and the opportunists and the powerful and the irresponsible should develop a social conscience. Our Gratest Drug Proble A one day Seminar co-sponsored by Department of Education, Memorial1 Hospital, Bowmanville, Ontario and Durham Region Centre Adiction Research Foundation eh Friday, February 20th, 1976 8:15 a.m. - 3:30p.m. to be heid at BOWMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Liberty Street North For Information and Pre-Registration Contact MRS. C. McLAUGHLIN Education Department, Memorial Hospital Liberty St. S., Bowmanville, Li C 2N4 Phone 623-3331 (Extension 36) Fee $7.50 (Includes Lunch) the fate of the Flying Dutch- man, though many alternat- ives are presently under discussion, and a decision will be deferred until all choices are examined. Other issues such as open space, agriculture and hazard lands were also discussed at last night's meeting and recommendations were made about each category. After three hours of dis- cussion, a motion to accept Mr. Howden's report incorp- orating the committee's re- visions be submitted to town council for approval, was carried. and Mail to have strange views. He believes that the public refuses any longer to view private enterprise as private property. "Lt is seen instead as a social force with all the duties and responsibilities of a social organization." Mr. McNaughton empha- sizes, too, that the corporation exists and operates on the sufferane of the ublic and will continue to exist only so long as it satisfies social requirements. Permission to function is granted, not for the benefit of usiness or of shareholders, but for the benefit of the public. Mere lip service to this idea could be fatal. That Mr. Trudeau has imparted some intimation of p ossible mortality to the usiness community of this country is evident by the cries of alarm. George Froehlich, Sun bus- iness editor in reviewing Peter Drucker's book "Manage- ment" in June 1974, said this: "Today business executives live in a bewildering world. The ángry consumers, irate environmentalists, frustrated employees, governments that produce more and more anti-business legislation - all are testimony that business is under attack. "In the ultimate analysis, he says, management has the duty of ensuring that its erp loyees are productive, and that they derive a sense of achievement from a job well done. "This is a moral responsibil- ity, and it is the only reason why business should be allow- ed tb operate in the context of a free enterprise economy. Indeed, it is the fundamental basis for business existence. "It follows, according to Drucker, that if one accepts the theory that business has to satisfy and anticipate the wants and needs of the public, then companies exist because society deens it socially beneficial that they carry out their respective tasks." These are the thines Tru- deau has been telling business, labor, and whoever will listen. They are not new. The law of social acceptability, a corol- lary of the moral law, is not new. There are many things wrong in this country. The failure of government to govern wisely is oniy one of them. Trudeau should perha Ps have uttered a "Mea culpa. or two. He should perhaps have said to the Conservatives: "You were right and we were wrong about some things" It is sad that pblities corrodes courtesy and cor- rupts integrity. He stole their thunder about price controls as his party has stolen so many things from the NDP through the years. The doctrines of the socialist have become the cliches of any politician, and so entered the public domain every- where. The idea of the guaranteed annual income was propound- ed by Robert Theobald, an American economist. and was entered into Robert Stan- field's Conservative platform here. The American Democrats are proposing medicare Time Magazne reports a German politician as saying: "No matter what sort of government is in power, socialism is here to stay." German corporations are required by law to have union representatives on their boards of directors. Another thing that is wrong in this country is that we have allowed the corporation - and a ctrporation is 'only a shopkeeper writ larges - to anake us believe that it is a thing unto itself; that it is not simply a purveyor of good and services, of breaci and boots and retirement plans, that is not merely a means to an end, subservient to us through our governments. The fear of the business community and of the big unions at the portent of increasing restriction, in the public interest, not only of corporate activity but of all individual freedom, is well founded. - We have misused and are continuing to misuse, the heritage of the big sky and the boundless horizon with which we started out. We are witnessing, I think, in 1976, the first visible signs of an accelerating slide into autocracywhich is, historical- ly seen, the inevitable conse- quence of unlimited freedom, placed in the hands of us poor, faltering, finite, corruptible men. We are in at the death of democracy as we know it, and it is being brought about by those among us who used liberty for pËrsonal and cor- porate power games, who used equality to exploit those less equal inpower, and Who believed in fraternity not at all. The prime minister has raised social issues to the level of moral issues because that is perhaps-where they should be all along. He has told us, in effect, to think of the termite, who, without reflection, brings down the house he lives in. G. M. D General Motors dealers in Canada delivered 26,604 pass- enger cars and trucks in Januaryrrepresenting a 1.5 per cent increase over a year. ago, J.D. Duffy, Vice President and General Sales Manager, announced today. Truck sales in January of 8,230 were 14.9 per-cent above last year's 7,164 and were second only to the January record of 9,630 set in 1974. Passenger car sales of 18,374 units were 3.6 per cent below last year's 19,058. "The anticipated lower sales vol- ume from termination of the sales tax rebate program in Ontario was almost offset by continuing strength over the balance of Canada. Sales of, both passenger cars and trucks this year were also inhibited by the unusually severe weather conditions in Eastern Canada during the latter part of January, Mr. Duffy said. Model year-to-date pass- enger car delilveries of 135 804 were 51.6 per cent ahead of last year and 19.1 per cent over the previous record set in 1974. Truck deliveries for the 1976 model year through January, showed a 47.1 per cent increase compared with last year and surpassed the previous 1974 record by 26.7 per cent. Corid Services 161 BASE LINE ROAD E. BOWMANVILLE 24-HOU R SE RVICE -623-6281 Specialists In: Furnace Cleaning, Installations AUTHORIZED CONSUMERS' GAS DEALER Ma'intenance Contracts and Appliance Sales Watch for Our, in the Home Improvement Supplement iWednlesday' February l8th O S HAWA PRU SAL ES 1133 'Taunton Rd,. W.' Oshawa iphone 725-9961 He spoke very simply. Every workin man and woman could understand him, perhaps because we are always and invariably on the receiving end of all the political and economic games. Perhaps he was speaking to us. He reduced the economie system to the level of abcandle- maker and his customers. That is an economic model all of us could understand. Is that t o sim le? Ed Broadbent of the NDP said it sounded like a high school address given in 1968. Good. Shouldn't economic informa- tion be that simple? If economic jargon cannot be translated into the language of everyday, then the everyday member of our parliaments cannot understand it. Is that why our country has been so mismanaged these many years? Broadbent also said that for the first time, people in Canada were ser- iously questioning the prime minister's ability to govern. It is perhaps fortunate that a larger number continue to doubt that same ability in Mr. Broadbent. Don Montgomery of Can- adian Labor Congress said that the prime minister is no damned economist." Should we say Amen to that? What is an economist? Could we call him a book- keeper given to prognosticat- ing? If no two economists have ever been known to agree, can any one of them ever be right more than half the time? And does that not bring them down to the level of ail of us non-economists? Or of the weatherman who said"Either it's going to rain or it isn't."? The business of business is profit maximization. The only excuse acceptable to a board of directors when thisris not happening is that the govern- ment wil not allow it to happen. Who remembers the feeble attempt by the government of Mackenzie King at the begin- ning of the Second World War to nimit wartime profits to five per cent.? Ted Burton, president of the Toronto Board of Trade, found the speech of the prime minister "less reassuring than I might have expected." Surely he jests. The prime minister did not mean to be reassuring. The prime min- ister meant to scare the hell out of Mr. Burton and his friends. The prime minister was issuing a warning.* Trudeau is not y any means the first to issue this warning. Donald McNaugh- ton, president of Prudential Insurance of America - one of the biggies is reported by Ronald Anderson of the Globe