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Will Seek A new home is needed for this year's Bowmanville Week festivities. And the preferred location for the annual event will likely be some place far removéd from residential development. These were two conclusions reached by citizens, Jaycees and municipal officials who met in Bowmanville last Thursday to discuss complaints that were made New Location For Bowmanville Week Activities following ,last year's nine-day Bowmanville Week/Canada Day celebrations. The annual week of outdoor enter- tainment had been held in a tent at the Soper Creek park after outgrowing a location in downtown Bowmanville. "I think we have resolved the fact that Bowmanville Week will not be held in Soper Creek Park this year". said Larry Pooler, chairman of the Bowmanville Jaycees' Bowmanville Week Committee. He made this comment after the Jaycees, resi- dents and members of council had cliscussed bowmanville Week Sroblems for about one and one-half ours at a special meeting of the community Services Committee. Mr. Pooler added, that he was looking forward to working with Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard in order to find a new location. In the course of discussions, Mayor Rickard said that he would be willing to help.scout a location for a new Bowmanville Week site. He said he had several locations in mind but wouldn't say where they are located because he didn't want to see them reportedlin the newspaper prematurely. Mayor Rickard did indicate that the sites he had in mind might be close to Bowmanville. But other alternative locations discussed by councillors, citizens, and members of the Jaycee organization included the Darlington Arena and Mosport Park. At first, members of council and the Jaycees suggested that there may be compromises that could be reached with residents in order to ease complaints that had been made over Bowmanville week. But, in discussion around the committee room table, residents indicated that they were leaving no room for negotiations. A petition signed by 203 Bowman- ville residents, many living near the Soper Creek Park, asked that the Turn to Page 2 School Board Sets 1979 Budget Education to Cost $40 Million By Maureen Corkery The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education ap- proved a $40.059,767 budget for 1979 last Thursday evening in Cobourg. This represents a total expen- diture increase of 6.84 per cent over 1978. This is at a time, explained 'laque Honors Newcastle-Born Churchman The 50th anniversary of the death of Bishop Charles Henry Brent, a native of Newcastle Village, was commemorated by a ceremony Tuesday afternoon in his home parish, St. George's Anglican Church, Newcastle. Bishop Brent was honored with a memorial service led by Rev. Allan Haldenby, Rector of St. George's and the unveiling of an historical plaque erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation. Mr. W. Scott Brent, nephew of Bishop Brent unveiled the plaque which outlined the humanitarian work his uncle had accomplished in his lifetime from 1862 to 1929. Mayor Garnet Rickard; Sam Cureatz, M.P.P.; Allan Lawrence, M.P.; and Walter Beath, Regional Chair- man, also attended the ceremony in honor of Bishop Brent. The unveil- ing is lead here by the Most Rev. E.W. Scott, Primate, The Anglican Church of Canada, Chairman of the World Council of Churches. Resume Strike Talks The mediator in the dispute bet- ween the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education and its striking maintenance workers has indicated negotiations between the two parties should resume this week, said board chairman Andy Thompson Monday. The Canadian Union of Public employees, Local 1206, which represents 160 elementary and secondary school custodians, has been on strike legally since March Mr. Thompson confirmed reports that schools throughout the board's jurisdiction were cleaned during the break last week by non-union main- tenance people, superintendents, of- fice staff,,trustees and "others hired bo assist." Particular attention was given to cleaning washrooms so they would meet health standards and to gar- bage disposal. By Friday all schools in the Newcastle area had beeri in- spected by the Durham Regional Health Unit and were judged "suf- ficiently clean to pass all tests," he said. Thompson defended the cleanup saying "it is our responsibility to en- sure that programs in the schools are not jeopardized in any way." Schools will remain open he stated. In a news release, Thompson said the board is concerned about misin- formation being disseminated by the union. The Local, he explained, has stated that the board proposes to reduce holiday pay and vacation time for all employees. This is not the case, said Thompson. "The board's position is that no change be made in these benefits for full-time employees and that they be pro- rated for part-time emplovees on the basisof total time worked during the year." Further, the board does not intend to "dilute any other existing benefits enjoyed by its, present employees. Board members are very much aware of the effect of the strike on its employees and their families and are anxious to get them back on the payroll as soon as possible." CUPE is asking for a 95-cent-per- hour wage increase on a base rate of $4.55 an hour and a top rate of $6.15 an hour. The board's latest offer was an increase of 37 cents an hour. Board Chairman Andy Thompson, when the rate of inflation continues to run between eight and nine per cent. "This has been accomplished in the face of steadily increasing wage and supply costs on all fronts," he said. The net requisition to the municipalities for education will in- crease 10.38 per cent to accom- modate this budget. Newcastle will be asked to provide $5,101,618 for BALLOON - A helium-filled balloon launched in New York State made a landing near Orono last week and was discovered by six-year-old Kevin Avery who found the balloon caught in a fence near his home. A message attahed to the balloon explained that it was, launched from the Thomas Addison School in Tonawanda, New York and arrived in Orono on March 23, the saine day that it was launched. Sounds like a speedy trip. WHITE SWANS - One of our readers from the Courtice area says that she sighted two flocks of white swans in the area east of Windsor while driving home from Florida last week. She estim- ated that the two flocks must have had close to 1,000 birds and they were observed in some farmland alongside Highway 401. A radio station in the western Ontario area reported that a couple of thousand of the big birds had flown in from Michigan. That's a sure sign of spring. Wish some- body would tell the weatherman. NEW STOP LIGHTS - Car drivers would do well to note that new stop lights have been installed at the corner of King and Scugog. Frankly we think they'd be more useful at the post.office corner of Church St., but that's only our opinion. Fire Hits Doms Auto Parts Bowmanville firemen had a change in pace on Tuesday morning from their recent run of grass fires. A pumper and two tankers were dispatched to Dom's Auto Parts, south of Courtice where a fire had broken out in the wrecking yard. Although this call was fairly routine, the last fire at Dom's took firemen 13 hours to bring under control. Town Rejects Draft Pool Agreement Town council Monday night reject- rather precarious position," he clauses were included to ensure the Councillor Ann Cowman indicated ed the latest draft agreement argued. When the town meets with new facility is in architectural she was concerned about operatin outlining terms for construction arnd the board again, "we should go with harmony with the school complex costs for the pool and recreationa operation of Bowmanville's propos- an agreement we canlive with as a there. The board also wants to make complex. She asked Director of ed indoor swimming pool and muncipality and as a couicil. I sure construction doesn't interfere Community Services Bud Fanning recreation complex. The agreement can't accept this one, he said. with scheduled programs in Bow- for a rough estimate of what they would be between the town and Mayor Garnet Rickard said these manville High School. would be per year. "It would be sh dHollida said he anderstood these difficult to estiate," he replied. "I It was drawn up by town manager concerns and considers themvalid wouldhave to some inVestig" Albet Gile an Nothumerlnd nu m rat IrS but still thinks the language in the " recognize the pool illi be o and Newcastle business ad- draft agreement isn't tight enough. great benefit to many people," she ministrator Jim Bird following the tart Roun ds "I won't endorse this agreement," said, "but in view of our budget board's decision last month not to -Olhe reiterated. Turn to Page 2 Loopholes Councillors complained of loop- holes in the agreement and indicated they want an estimate of how much the operating costs will be before they agree to sign anything. Councillor Jasper Holliday was most outspoken in his opposition to the proposed agreement. He object- ed to clauses which require the town to prepare plans, specifications and a time schedule for construction in consultation with the board and which stipulate such plans must receive board approval. Any altera- tions to the plans and specifications must be sanctioned by the board as well. Holliday said loopholes such as these give the board "the opportuni- ty to slow the whole process down". In view of the board's negligible financial involvement in the project he said he didn't think it was reasonable for it to demand the option of examining plans and specifications prior to implementa- tion. If council approves this agree- ment "we'll be putting ourselves in a Canada's 13th Parliament went in- to history last Monday and the 14th will be elected across Canada on May 22nd. The last election was on July 8th, 1974 when Allan Lawrence was re- elected in the Northumberland- Durham constituency with a majority of nearly 2,000 over his two rivals, Allan Beckett for the Liberals and Russell Walker of the NDP. Mr. Lawrence will be seeking another term in this election in the enlarged riding of Durham-Northumberland. His opponents will be Dr. Ian Wilson of Cobourg for the Liberals and Fred McLaughlin of Manvers for the NDP. A fourth candidate for the Libertarian party is expected to run also. Enumerators going door-to-door to gather names of the 14.5 million voters will start their rounds next Monday, April 2nd and complete their work on April 7th when the printers will go to work printing and assembling the voters lists. Advance polls will be held May 12, 14 and 15 from noon to 8 p.m. each day at specified polling stations. Becomes Life Member in Kinsmen Clubs A veteran member of the Bowmanville Kinsmen has been made a lifelong member of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs. Don Masterson, who served as the club's national president from 1977 to 1978, became a ie member in February during a Kinsmen meeting in the Newcastle Village hall. He is shown here with his wife, Ginny. About 200 couples attended the Don Masterson Life Membership Night and in addition to local Kinsmen, other members of clubs from across Canada attended. Don is the second person from the Bowmanville club to receive a life membership in the past 30 years. The previous life membership was awarded in the mid 1960s to Jake Brown, a charter member of the club. In addition to serving as national president, Don Masterson has held every office in the Bowmanville Kinsmen Club including the office of president. He has been a deputy governor and a district governor also. Life membership is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Kinsmen Club member. -Photo by Lloyd McRobbie HERE WE GO - At long last, the federal election date has been set for May 22nd, the day after the holiday. So, it will be a quick election, over and done with before the main summer holidays begin. No doubt the candidates who were nominated many mon- ths ago will be happy to learn their fate. For the local PCs the timing was great because they have their an- nual meeting tonight in Blackstock and it could turn into a rallv for Allan Lawrence's re-election. MPs Walter Baker House Leader and Bob Coates, National President, will be the guest speakers. DAFFODILS - This Friday, March 30th is Daffodil Day for the Cancer Society. April lst marks the start of Cancer Society campaign. Ladies will be selling 5000 blooms. WASN'T IMPRESSED - We see where the coach of the Penetang Kings wasn't impressed by the showing of the Junior C Red Eagles last Sunday, even though the Eagles beat them 7 to 4. No doubt the Port Darlington lads will do their best to make him eat those words on Friday during the second game. Penetang will be back here Sunday at 7:30, two games down, we hope. B