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! LS MALL From Page 2 Last 'rnurslay evening me Town of Newcastle's 32,000 residents were provided with an opportunity to speak their minds on the regional government system. Less than one per cent of the population attended the open meeting at Bowmanville High School. It was the fourth of such meetings sponsored by regional council held in various municipalities of the region. Several of the 25 people present at the meeting described their concerns to an eight man panel of Durham Region politicians. Does this mean that all but 25 of the Town of Newcastle's citizens are completely satisfied with regional government? That's the way Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary saw it. Chairman of the panel, Mayor Potticary told the Statesman following the meeting, he read the small turn out as an indication of satisfaction. Sorry Mayor Potticary, we beg to disagree. In fact we think the handwriting on the wall is very clear -- apathy. Several of the people who spoke to the panel told them they had attended the meeting to express a concern but felt they were nevertheless banging their head against a brick wall. Another citizen told the forum, "the existence of strong negative feelings toward regionalization is a reality which you (politicians) acknowledge by your presence here this evening." The symptom of apathy which is prevalent throughout all of Durham Region must have a cause. Is the system merely experiencing R.R. 5, Bowmanville, Ont. July 16th, 1978. Dear Sir;- The war of words goes on, although they have all been said many times before. People like us, to whom the environment is very important, on the one side. On the other, peopleto whom industry, with all of its waste and exploitation, is the big thing. These people would like to see an industrial corridor stretching from Windsor to Kingston, along the shore of Lake Ontario. This would mean millions more people and much more pollution entering the lake and the air. This is commonly known as progress. On the other hand there are those that believe that southern Ontario has the best crop land in the whole Dominion of Canada, and if we are to continue to feed ourselves this land must be preserved for agriculture. We have all seen this past year what it is to depend on foreign imports for food and pay ten cents more on every deflated dollar. Also we hear this week that Lake Ontario as well as Lake Erie, is polluted past recall. I don't know how that affects the drinking water of the several millions already using it. We, who are older have watched the rape of our land and resources for decades now, the mines giving out, farmers quitting the land, food producing factories going out of business and primary producers of all kinds getting the short end of the stick. Other sections of the economy work on a cost plus basis and industry has been allowed to pollute our lakes and rivers, decimate our forests, even in provincial parks etc. All this is in the name of free enterprise, and who benefits? Mostly the corporations and multi- nationals, who have more clout with government than our elected members. For a number of years now, the nuclear interests have been planning our future, without much consulting of the public, of course. They tell us this is the energy of the future, cheaper and cleaner than TALK growing pains whereby politicians and citizens alike have not yet successfully traversed from small municipal governments to regionalization? Or has regional government become too remote from the people? Does it simply represent a political group who meet periodically on an obscure hill in Whitby. The very nature of some of the citizen's concerns brought before the panel last Thursday indicated a gross lack of communication to which Mayor Potticary offered a number of prospective remedies. One of his on-the-spot suggestions was a newsletter to be mailed to all households within Durham Region. Indicative by the very fact the input meeting was organized, represents a genuine interest on behalf of Durham's council to bring regionalization to the people. Mayor Potticary stated he doesn't feel regional government will ever be dismantled now but admitted there are still kinks to be ironed out. It is because of these kinks that many of the ninety-nine per cent of the population in the Town of Newcastle stayed home watching television last Thursday. The reason you received only limited flack at your input meeting, Mayor Potticary, was not a mammoth display of satisfaction -- it was apathy, spelled with a capital"A." Any of our politicians who are adept enough to discover a cure for this symptom of apathy will undoubtedly be rewarded with a landslide victory in the next election. That's some political carrot in front of any politician's nose! coal, wood or oil, not to mention solar or other untried sources of energy. It isn't cheaper, as billions of dollars have been spent on it already, with billions more earmarked for it by Government and hydro (the taxpayer's money). It isn't cleaner, except that you can't see the pollution. The plutonium waste can pollute the earth for a quarter of a million years. So far no one has found what to do with it yet, either here or abroad. In this age of gambling by all and sundry, especially our governing bodies, this is the biggest gamble of them all, with the future of the earth and all that is on it at stake. Ontario Hydro is at present spending three quarters of a million - on telling us their side of the story. Many of the statements we have read can definitely be refuted. To quote from a pamphlet of the Can. Coalition for nuclear respon- sibility "Atomic energy of Canada with its vested interest in marketing the Candu re-actors, cannot be Celebrates First Birthday Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 31, 1979 3 Photography Club Presents Impressive Display at Visual Arts Centre Hi. My name is Shannon Eileen Donnelly and I was one on Oct. 22, 1979. I live in Alliston with my Daddy and Mommy, who are Ted and Faith (Thiessen). My grandparents are Allan and Helen Thiessen and Con and Madeline Lacatus and great grandparents, Horace and Muriel Hall and George and Mary Thiessen. trusteci to play up its own shortcomings, indeed it does just the opposite and has a large staff of experts on hand to give it the semblance of authority it needs to sway the public and politicans into a blind acceptance of nuclear technology, meanwhile witholding any misgivings on the ground that they are too technical to be understood. The electrical utilities, like- wise cannot be relied upon to decide the merits of nuclear technology. Their custom is to define their interests in terms of more energy (always), and then reduce the whole problem to a set of numbers, ignoring the real issues. Even parliament itself has been given no say in matters of nuclear policy. And you call this democracy? The public was denied an environmental assessment because there was such a crying need of more electrici- ty. In the past few months we have seen how false that scare was. We feel very strongly "THAT IT IS TIME FOR A FULL AND OPEN PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO ALL THE ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA". I hope that you have taken time to read this and may find room for it in your paper. Very sincerely, Mrs. Pearl Craig. Dear Mrs. Lawrence: Re - your letter of last week to the Statesman, first of all may I say 'God Bless You'. Secondly may I babysit for you anytime you wish to go shopping or out for dinner with your husband? Now - regarding the second letter from the concerned citizens of the community. First of all, if I were Ann Landers, I would check with the boys from Yale University to see if it was a put-on. Unfortunately any one that ignorant would never have made it to Grade 3, so that let's that out. Secondly, God help the children brought up in such a deprived unloving home. Thirdly, always beware of people who hide behind anony- mity. Especially when who- ever it is is attempting to prove there is more than one person involved. Drop around to 80 Queen St. anytime Mrs. Lawrence, with your children for tea. I would consider it a privilege to know you. Sincerely Kae Piper P.S. Thank God I'm not "normal" if thats what being "nornal" means. Need Policy On Cemeteries Says Mayor Newcastle's mayor says the location of cemeteries should be written into the municipality's planning documents. At a meeting of the Town of Newcastle planning and development committee Mon- day, October 15, Mayor Rickard suggested that appro- priate cemetery sites should be included in the town's over- all planning operations. He noted that under present land use rules, it appears as though a cemetery could be located almost anywhere in the countryside. "There isn't any farm that I know of that wouldn't make a suitable cemetery," Mayor Rickard said. He made these comments during a discussion of the proposed Washington Gardens Cemetery located in the western part of Darlington Township. A report on the cemetery project has been delayed until a decision has been made on whether current land use regulations in the area would allow the proposed burial ground. The committee learned that the Ministry of Housing and the Durham Region appear to disagree on this matter. Organized for less than a year, The Soper Creek Photography Club presented an impressive print display and slide presentation at the Visual Art Centre last Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The numerous prints shown were samplings of the members work since the club began early this year. Out of town visitor, Donald Hay, Oakville, chats about photography with club member, Val Whalley. Spend $5,000 No Extra Deaths from '10Improve School Gyms Over $5,000 has been spent to bring high school gymnasiums up to safety standards. D.W. Patterson, superin- tendent of special services for the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Educa- tion, said in a report to trustees last week that gym mats, climbing ropes, crash mats, trampolines, parallel bars and other gymnasium equipment was checked for safety during the summer months. The total cost of bringing the eight high schools up to standard was $5,222.60. The largest local expendi- ture was at Courtice Secondary School where $988.30 was required. A total of $494.95 was spent at the Bowmanville High School gymnasiumand at the Clarke High School $36370 was spent. Cancer in Port Hope, Gov't Studies Show Eldorado Nuclear Limited said recently that two govern- ment studies show there is no evidence of an increased in- cidence of cancer deaths in Port Hope since 1960. The first report was prepar- ed within the federal Department of National Health and Welfare. This analysis shows that there were fewer cancer deaths in Port Hope between 1966 and 1977 than would be expected, given the incidence of cancer deaths during the same period throughout Canada or in 13 comparably-sized communi- ties in Ontario. Last week, Ontario Health Minister Dennis Timbrell announced that his depart- ment had also been unable to identify any elevated inci- dence of cancer deaths in Port Hope. A previously published provincial government study of mortality rates has been updated to include the period 1960 to 1976. The new findings were announced by a provin- cial official in Port Hope last week and show a total of 254 cancer deaths in the com- munity during the period, compared with an expected 259.6 deaths based on the experience throughout Ontario. "These two government studies speak for them- selves," said Ronald G. Dakers, vice-president of refining for Eldorado Nuclear Limited. "They are not cause for complacency but they do offer some assurance to the people of Port Hope." Letters to the Editor Dr. Antoinette Wertman and Dr. Isser Dubinsky wish to announce the opening of their offices for general practice at: 191 Church St. Bowmanville Office hours by appointment at - 623-2565 f rom Nov. 1st, 1979. TOYOTA From T$ax Frt PD.l.,Tax IlNThc- extra etE E 4-wheel independent suspension ;-ORIVE Unbelieveable economy Up to 49 MPG (Trans Canada Highway Figure) WHITBY TOYOTA Hwy. 2 Between Ajax and Whitby 668-4799 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE NOTICE Revision and Certification of the Assessment Commissioner's List School Support Entry LAST DAY FOR FILING AN APPEAL NOVEMBER 9,1979 Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 516 of The Municipal Act and the Ontario Reg- ulation 374-72 as amended, I have posted up at my office, on October 31, 1979, a copy of the Assessment Commissioner's List showing the School Support for ail persons who are qualified to direct taxes for the taxation year 1980. The persons who are qualified to direct taxes are: Owners, Joint Owners, Tenants or Joint Tenants. I hereby cali upon ali persons qualified to direct taxes in the Town of Newcastle to take immed- iate proceedings to have any errors corrected, the last day for appeal being November 9,1979. Revision of the list for a change in School Sup port will commence on October 31, 1979 in the Clerk's Office, 40 Temperance Street, Bowman- ville. Appeal forms for alteration of your School Support are available at the Clerks Office. Dated ai the Town of Newcastle this 31st day of October, 1979 J.M. Mcllroy, A.M.C.T. Clerk Corporation of the Town of Newcastle 44 1N r