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Set New Fees for Winter The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 1, 1979 3 Youth Exchange Students Attend Lions Meeting Recreation And Ice One of the hottest days of July seemed to be an odd time to discuss fees for ice rental and winter recreation programs. But that's one of the things elected officials on the town's community services committee were doing Tuesday, July 24. The committee agreed to spare somegroups from next year's proposed three-dollar- per-hour hike in rental fees for prime time ice at the Bow- manville and Darlington arenas. In a schedule of recreation program fees and rates for ice rental, prime time rates at the Darlington and Bowmahville arenas were set at $38 per hour. However last year's tees of $35 per hour will still apply to the Bowmanville Minor Hockey Association, the recreation hockey league and the recreation figure skating program. T.A. Fanning, director of community services, explain- ed that new rates were fixed after the recreation depart- ment considered fees for ice rentals in nearby communities. He noted that in the case of reducing ice rental for the Bowmanville Minor Hockey Association the cost to the town would be about $2,500. "Giving them a cut in their ice rental is about the same as giving them a grant," Mr. Fanning said. Other recommendations from the committee for next year's ice rental are as follows: Office time (from six a.m to five p.m. except holidavs, Saturdays and Sunda to $30 per ho cost 0 cents Darli set at$ per ho the Da at $16 LCBO In a servi( that il paid should appro Oshawa Civic Band Brings Music to Morton F Rentals ys) would be increased cussian in which Mr. Fanning per hour, up from $25 told thecommittee that extra ur. Public skating would rates are required because of one dollar, up from 75 the overtime costs whch must . Floor fees at the be paid to staff working the ngton Sports Centre were holidays. $18 per hour, up from $15 In programs for the 1979-80 our. A daily floor fee at season, figure skating rates arlington Centre was set will represent the biggest o per day and $240 if an mcrease. Senior skaters will permit is in use. be paying $80, up from $60. addition, the community Remaining rates will be as es committee agreed follows: intermediates $70, f arenas are rented on a juniors $50, and begînners $40. holiday, the user fee Fees within the figure d be doubled. This was skating club have been wel ved after a brief dis- below any other club within a 100 mile radius," said Joe Varm Caruana, deputy director of old the community services department. He said the rates add up to about 48 cents per hour for senior skaters. Mr. Fanning pointed out that in perhaps two years down the road, the figure skating club may be allowed to operate completely outside of the jurisdiction of the community services depart- ment. Similar arrangements e may be made for the recrea. tion hockey league and the Orono Jamboree, Mr. Fanning said. Joe Caruana noted that fees for hockey in the recreation league will not go up this year, according tadvice from the community services depart- ment. de said registrations in key have been declining over the last few years and it was belreved that increasing registration fees would only '7 resut in fewer recreation league hockey players. O New Land Use Members of the Oshawa Civic Band played at an informal, open air concert on the verandah of the country home of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Morton, northeast of Orono last Sunday. The Morton's century home, called Dikadel Farms, provided a beautiful setting for the second annual orchestra picnic and outdoor concert. Though they were not playing, "In the good old summertime," it would have been most apropos. . ... ... Fitness. It gives much more than it takes. Including this gentleman, many of the Morton's neighbors, friends and relatives brought their lawn chairs and blankets for an afternoon of band music on the Morton's lawns. Planning Guide Available Now Rural land use planning is just as necessary as urban land use planning, according to Prof. N.R. Richards of the Ontario Institute of Pedology at the University of Guelph. Planning for the best use of our land resources should be done from the perspective of achieving optimum use of scarce land resources and not from the concept of an urban-centred region. In the past, Richard notes, land use planning has had an urban- centred concept. Prof. Richard headed a research team at the Univer- sity of Guelph that had just compiled A guide to the Use of Land information. The objec- tive of the report is to provide information of assistance to those who must make deci- sions about land use. Other members of the team were J.A. Hansen, W.E.J. Worthy, and D.E. Irvine. Accelerating growth reach- ing òur from Ontario's urban centres into the surrounding countryside is producing con- cern as to whether our land resources can meet the de- mands of increasing popula- tion. It does not necessarily follow, the authors note, that we should meet urban land needs first and leave the rest to agriculture. Many changes are now taking place in the non- metropolitan regions of Ont- ario, not the least of which is the fact that many parts of our province are becoming more fully occupied that previously. Consequently, many problems are now arising due to competition created between different land users. As the demand for land continues to increase, so will the need for objective and detailed information about land in order that a certain use may justifiably be designated as having priority in a specific area. The nev Guide to the Use of Land Information will provide an important source for muni- cipal planners who must make land use decisions relating to rural land. The author's aim has been to make the land users' job easier by providing and easy-to-use aid in inter- The two young ladies in the picture are Lions Club youth exchange program participants, Sara Lush, left, of Bowmanville and Kerrie Quinn of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. No significance was intended, but the guest speaker, Durham Regional Police Detective Ron Parker, far right, was the club's guest speaker last week and talked about juvenile delinquency and the police youth bureau in Bowmanvile. Far left is Lion Pres. Roy Turner. Drug Abuse a Major Problem Todayi's Young Offenders Committing Aduit Crimes Detective Teils Lions BY Donna Fairey Eighty per cent of all Bowmanville youth bureau police investigations are connected to drug abuse. Durham Regional Police Detective Ron Parker, who heads Bowmanville's youth bureau, made this and other disclosures regarding juvenile crime in the area to Bowman- ville Lions Club members last Monday evening. Many Backgrounds According to Det. Parker, no common denominator seems to exist among juvenile offenders. "They came from rich homes, poor homes, stable homes and unstable homes," he said. "A great number of the children with whom I deal have everything they want of a material nature," said Det. Parker. "Sometimes too much," he added. Lions were told that a real drug problem exists in the area, mainly involving mari- juana, although various other narcotics are used to a lesser degree. Det. Parker recently led a full-scale investigation of "contact cement sniffing" in one of our local schools. After determining where the gaseous cement was being preting land information and determining its availability and sources. There are many kinds of decisions dealing with land use that must be made, and consequently there are many kinds of information to be considered. The Guide attempts to bring together as much of this material as possible in indexed sections dealing with interpretations, availability and sources, and appendices. Among the topics dealt are: soils and why they are different;gclimate and its importance ta land use; geo- logy - rocks, gravel and sand; importance of scale of map; soil maps and reports and what they tell; Canada Land Inventory and its relationship to Food Land Guidelines; Ontario Land Inventory; Forest Resources Inventory; how to rate soils; and where to find further information. The 178 page volume should prove useful to many people including agrologists, planners, students, engineers, farmers, and foresters. It is available from the Ontario Institute of Pedology, Univer- sity of Guelph, as Publication No. 79-2. The price is $12. The 2 BILLION*M DOLLAR QUESTION *the cost of Heart Disease and Stroke to the Canadian economy each year. Gîve... THE HEART FUND purchased, tighter control was put on its sales and this particular incident was clear- ed. Unfortunately, cases such as this one are not isolated incidents and continue to occur, he said. "Adult Crimes" "Youth offenders today are committing adult crimes," said Det. Parker. In addition to drugs, they are involved in arson, murder, theft, assault and all the other various legal infractions once considered to be "grown-up" crimes. Anyone 16 years of age or under is classed as a juvenile by our legal system. A juvenile offender does not have a criminal record and all court hearings are held in camera. The only people present during juvenile court proceedings are parents, the offender, police and court staff. Last year alone, Det. Park- er dealt with over 800 children in the Town of Newcastle area. Several actual incidents were cited by Det. Parker and the reaction of his audience ranged from astonishment to concern. According to Det. Parker, a considerable amount of his time is spent talking with juveniles in an attempt to stop a small problem before it materializes into a major one. Public Can Help The public can be one of the police department's best assets in dealing with juvenile crime, he told Lions. Det. Parker strongly urges people to report anything which appears suspicious as he considers early apprehension of a juvenile an important factor in rehabilitation. Moreover, any such reports given to Det. Parker are kept in confidence so as to protect civic minded individuals from possible retribution by an offender. "If we can get them early enough' before they are in- volved in a serious legal offense, we can attempt to reason with them or perhaps put the fear of God in them and hope it does some good," said Det. Parker. In voicing his opposition to the phasing out of training schools such as Pine Ridge, Det. Parker told Lions some kids just can't funtion in socie- ty. The closing of these mini- mum security correctional institutions result from a trend by the provincial government toward the esta- blishment of group homes and other various methods of youth rehabilitation. Although there is one group home presently operating in Oshawa which accommodates seven juveniles at one time, there is a vital need for another group home some- where in the area, said Det. Parker. Complex Work Youth bureau work is deli- cate and complex since the commodity dealt with daily is the future of a human life. Detective Parker comes well equipped. A 21-year veteran of the police department, heèreached a pinnacle in his career in May when he was chosen Durham Region's policeman of the year at their 10th annual banquet in Oshawa. Det. Parker joined the former Bowmanville police department in 1958 and trans- ferred to Oshawa for a period of time after the force went regional. He since returned to Bowmanville where he was given a free rein to embark on the establishment of the town's first youth bureau. A three year stint in Oshawa's youth bureau pro- vided him with the resources which have enabled him to form a creditable juvenile department in Bowmanville. 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