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Mrs. Claus Phoned to Say. iii Be Here on By Donna Fairey After an exclusive telephone interview with Santa Claus last week confirming his appearance in Bowmanville's parade this Saturday, the Statesman was surprised and delighted to again hear from the North Pole this morning. We were somewhat apprehensive when we first heard the distant voice of Mrs. Claus, fearing perhaps Santa had taken ill and would be unable to star in the town's Santa parade this weekend. Our a were soon put to rest whE Claus assured us her joll would be arriving on sche 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning We were taken into the cor of Mrs. Claus when she d Santa was unaware of her ca It seems St. Nick ha overindulging himself with which has necessitated the out of his red suit. Saturday Claus nxieties The Santa suit problem having en Mrs. been overcome, we were soon to y fellow learn what it was that was now dule at troubling Mrs. Claus. It was chimneys! Her concern is Santa's nibbling at nfidence functions like the Bowmanville isclosed parade Saturday which could all to us. subsequently make it impossible for s been him to penetrate all those chimneys goodies Christmas eve. letting . "AIl those disappointed children!" Turn to Page 2 Turn to Page 2 623-3303 LPer Copy 12tYear 1 >t01Lt BOWMANVILLE, O'TARIO WED ESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1979 Isse 6 Committee Rejects Pubic e 0fFire Hall Room at Courtice Council Hears of Emergency Plan to Deal with Incidents at Nuclear Plants By Peter Parrott Ontario Provincial Police will form the backbone of command and communications systems if an accident occurs at one of Ontario's nuclear power plants. J.C. Gardiner, executive director of emergency planning for the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Ontario, toid Newcastle's hydro liaison committee last Friday that a plan is being prepared on a province-wide basis in case an emergency occurred. He said the document should be completed shortly -- perhaps as early as the end of this year. It calls for co-operation between not only the OPP, which would provide a communications network, but also the local governments and various ministries controlled by the Province of Ontario. Headquarters of the emergency system would be in Toronto. "A plan is only as good as it proves to be in its implementation," said Mr. Gardiner at a meeting with Newcastle's elected officials last week. He said that once the document has been accepted, a full- scale exercise based on a simulated incident at one of the nuclear power plant sites will be conducted. This kind of large-scale exercise would occur once a year but a smaller operation would also take place annually to help test the emergency plans. Asked by Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard to describe the kind of incident the emergency groups would be responding to, Mr. Gardiner said that an "incident" would be an event yhich results in a significant amount of radioactive material escaping into the atmosphere and affecting persons outside the boundaries of a nuclear power plant site. On site incidents (releases of radioactive material within a nuclear plant's boundaries) would be controlled by the operator of the reactor and government authorities and would not be part of the emergency plan. Mr. Gardiner, in his two-hour meeting with members of Newcastle Council, was asked whetner or not an incident at the Darlington generating Station would cause an evacuation of Bowmanville. He replied that he does not believe this would take place. He pointed out that there are still no plans for an emergency at the Darlington plant since the project has not been completed, but explained that emergency plans will be mapped out well before the project is in operation. Speaking at the end of Last week's discussion, Councillor IVan Hobbs said "I'm nlot reassured." He said he was concerned that only small-scale upsets are foreseen in the emergency planning system and that a major disaster is not being considered. Courtice firefighters want to make certain that their new fire station is only used for firefighting purposes. And at a meeting of the Town of Newcastle's community services committee on Tuesday, elected officials recommended that the upstairs room at the fire station not be made available to community groups and the general public. The committee recommended, however, that the building be opened for community use only if the fire chief approves and only on special occasions. This policy is already in force in the municipality's three oldest fire halls. In a letter to the community services committee, Hall Four volunteers in Courtice said they did not want part of the hall made available to the public because of a lack of parking, possible vandalism and security problems, and because extra cleaning and maintenance would be necessary. "We do not want our fire hall used for community and social purposes," said the Hall Four volunteers. The firefighters were specifically referring to a plan for renovating the upstairs room at the hall in order to provide a community meeting place. Cost of the renovations were estimated at $5,000. "These modifications would not constitute any worthwhile improvement. In fact, the extra doors will impede firefighters' movements in the hall," said the Hall Four personnel. They also explained that they Turn to Page 2 Nearly 400 Units of Blood Donated at Red Cross Clinie The Nov. 7th Blood Donor Clinic was very successful with 391 units of blood collected. There were 423 registered donors but 32 were deferred for various reasons. Thanks to all who gave their time and the gift of life. Also, giving time to the Clinic committee were the many volunteers who helped in various areas. Registration - June Siebarth, Magda Zoelman, Nancy Shaw, Erla Living, Josie Roberts, Diana O'Connor, and members of the K- ettes and Kinettes. Coffee Room - Margaret Laurie, Kitty Scott, Laura Vanhaverbeke, and Lionettes. Signing Donor Cards - Kay Forsey, Greta Brown, Vivian Pickard. Loading and Unloading - Jaycees and Kinsmen. Providing Transportation for everyone - Stan Dunn. Nurses in Rest Bed Area - Shirley MacLean, Edna Lucyk, Donna Burns, Merridy Bate, Leeanne Sadiwnyk, Gert Davey, Norma Lewis, Kay Rehder, Mary Anfossi, Muriel Burgess, Shirley Coyle and Ann Colwell. Special thanks to Chamber of Commerce for coffee room supplies and advertising, to the Kinsmen Club for advertising and donating frames for awards; to Smith's Beverages for donating all the soft drinks. Hope to see everyone again in February. -Shirley Coyle Publicity Chairman Dom's Auto Parts Donates $7,500 to Splash Councillor Ann Cowman was delegated by the SPLASH fund raising committee to accept a donation for $7500 from Dom's Auto Parts, Courtice. Making the presentation yesterday are co-owners, J. "Mickey" Vetere, left, and Gino Guatto, Though neither of them resides in the area, they maintain many of their 33 man staff will be able to enjoy the pool-squash court complex. Splash Fund $553,210 A iandful of Splash Committee members dedicated to see the Bie tAnd ie cea Legion Lays Wreaths in Honor of Fallen Comrades Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Bowmanville Cenotaph were held Saturday morning, November 10 and were well-attended. In this photo, Phyllis Rose, president of Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies' Auxiliary and Ross Wright, president of Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Legion lay wreaths on behalf of fallen comrades. BACK IN ACTION - Word has come in that the Arena in Newcastle Village will be open for public skating from 2 to 4 Sunday afternoon after a late start because a new concrete floor had to be installed and allowed to cure. So far, no problems have been experienced, and hopefully none will. There will be a few hockey games before Sunday to give it a good test. Then, next Monday, Thursday and Friday, there will be free skating from 4 to 5 p.m. FIRST WINNER - Audrey Bate, 16 Orchardview Blvd., Bowmanville is the first winner in the 'Let's Get Acquainted' contest that started last week in The Statesman. Check out this week's pictures and you may win an extra $10 prize for Christmas shop- ping. LETTERS TO SANTA - Any children who would like to write to Santa this year may drop off those letters at several local business establishments and they will be forwarded and replied to before Christmas. They may be left at Dykstra's Delicatessen, D & R Sports, Bank of Montreal, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank, both the uptown and Mall branches of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and the Post Office. Better hurry and get them written so Santa will have loads of time to read them. CRAFT SALES - Bowmanville Museum and St. John's Community Corner are both holding craft sales following the Santa Claus parade on Saturday morning. Proceeds from the St. John's sale will go to Outreach and the Boat People. All are welcome and there will also be hot dogs, drinks and donuts. That's in the church building at Temperance and Queen. The Museum is at Wellington and Silver. EVACUEES - The spectacular evacuation of 250,000 residents of the Mississauga area following the train wreck, a propane fire and leaking chlorine tank car has had a local impact. The Flying Dutchman Motor Inn received about a dozen evacuees, including a former Statesman advertising rep, Lauren Tate and her two sons Jeff and Jamie. Her husband, Barry, a former Goodyearite here didn't come with them, he had business in Chicago. The Statesman's press and plate making people also got into the act to render emergency printing help to Inland Publishing Company whose printing plant was within a couple of blocks of the accident. CALIFORNIA SUITE - The Drama Workshop's production of 'California Suite' gets underway at Bowmanville High School Thursday and continues until Saturday night. We haven't received the latest information, but expect there are still some seats available. I Splash Project through to a successful accomplishment are now involved in cleaning up their remaining hundred calls before the end of this month. Since the Committee's first appeal to the public in 1977 for voluntary funds, more than 1600 individual contributions have been received, totalling $553,210. A large segmeit of the community also got involved in a variety of special events, such as woodcutting,.walk-a-thon, beef draw and discount tickets. The voluntary contribution remains, by far, the largest source of revenue for the project - $550,000 coming from pledges or cash donations. Tenders will be going out this month. It is expected that additional funds will be required to offset escalating costs and the inflationary factor of our economy. The Splash Committee appeals to the population for a generous response. A Fitness and Recreation Centre is considered an asset in the views of industrial firms looking for re-location. A voluntary donation to the SPLASH Campaign is an investment in your community. The centre will include a swimming pool, 2 squash courts, a sauna and a whirlpool, something for everyone. Sena your donation to: SPLASH, Box 311, Bowmanville, Ont. Li1C 3L1.