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1 0 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 8,1986 House Leader to Address PCs Hon. Ray Hnatyshyn, House Leader of the federal government, will be guest speaker for the Annual Meeting of the Durham Northumberland Progressive Conservative Association at Millbrook on January 13th. As well as electing a new executive for the association, the meeting will select local delegates to attend the federal Progressive Conservative Party's General Meeting at Montreal in March. Mr. Hnatyshyn, who has represented the Saskatchewan constituency of Saskatoon West in the House of Commons for the past 12 years, was Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources in 1979-80, and in 1984 was appointed Government House Leader and President of the Privy Council. The Annual Meeting of the Durham - Northumberland P.C. Association will be held at the Cavan Municipal Hall, Millbrook, on Monday, January 13th, commencing at 7:30 p.m. Memberships for 1986 are now due and may be purchased at the meeting. New Year's Message from School Board Chairman The entrance of 1986 heralds not only a new year but a new Board of Trustees to govern the operations of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. The election in November 1985 brought seven new representatives to the group of 16 and in my case a new position as Chairman of the Board. I appreciate the faith shown in me by my fellow trustees and together as a unified body we will move forward into 1986 to fulfill our responsibilities as a Board and meet the many challenges which lie ahead. In accordance with the pledge made in my inaugural address, I intend to visit each of the schools in our great jurisdiction which stretches from the east side of Oshawa to the westerly border of Trenton. Given the complexity of the Board's role, it is with purposeful direction that we shift from the old year into a new one. The Board recently approved a two year goal cycle which identifies many of our aims and objectives from 1986 through 1988. In the area of educational program, for instance, the Board is committed to promoting and supporting the development and delivery of program which meets the changing needs of students. Specific areas which will be addressed are: computers in the classroom, secondary school general level programs, sexual equality in instruction, co-operative education, career education and alternative secondary school educational programs. ' Another goal highlighted in the plan is in the area of /communications. Th^ Board will work toward developing an effective program of communication to be achieved through staff involvement and community involvement. Areas to be focused upon are: public relations policy development, a system of information releases to the public, staff involvement in the decision making process and community involvement. In its plan the Board has further pledged to manage the financial, physical, human and information resources in an effective and equitable manner with special concentration in the areas of provincial funding, cost sharing with other Boards, community use of facilities, plant operation and maintenance and administrative services. Indeed there is much to be done and it is with great enthusiasm that the new board has taken over the reins. We will need to be innovative. We will need to exercise diligence. We will need to be sensitive to education program. We will need to be budget conscious. Yet a confidence fired by a common motivation exists amongst our Board of Trustees. Each of us is truly dedicated in 1986 and beyond to providing the best possible education package for the students in the Northumberland and Newcastle jurisdiction. On behalf of the staff and trustees of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education, I take this opportunity to extend a happy, healthy new year to your Statesman readers. Yours truly, > j Donna M. Fairey, l , Chairmlam. ; \i Closing Fears Unfounded warehouse in Bowmanville. The only difference is that the paperwork paperwork must be completed in Oshawa -- not a big change." He went on to explain that the Post Office's new policy regarding shipping parcels has meant that a lot of items previously passed through Bowmanville customs are now sent through the mail. This has decreased the volume of packages for inspection and, again, the necessity of a local port. Although there are still some hard feelings among area businessmen businessmen about the rejection of their plea, most agree that so far, the restraint restraint initiatives undertaken by last year's government haven't posed any major problems. Visual Arts Centre will Host Juried Craft Show A winter harvest in clay; fibre, leather, wood, glass, metal, and folk-art awaits, the visitor to the Visual Arts Centre's second annual Juried Competition of Crafts. The exhibition opens Sunday, January 19, at the Cream of Barley Mill in Bowmanville and continues daily from 12 noon to four p.m. from January 19 to February February 2. The official opening on January 19 will include not only a reception but also a presentation of prizes to the winning crafts persons. The public is cordially invited and no admission will be charged. "I find that the general level is very high," said Helen Duffy, an art critic, curator and writer for the magazines Ontario Craft and Vie Des Arts. Helen Duffy was the judge of the Winters Harvest juried show. She noted that one of the most striking aspects of the work on exhibit is the pleasing pleasing shades of color. The competition attracted many good pieces this year, all of which were offered in pleasing colors. The. judge also observed that prices asked for the various works are extremely extremely reasonable. Elfriede Haunsberger, administrator of the Visual Arts Centre, said this week that artists submitted 62 works to the competition. Items selected by the judges will be on display Council Denies Request For Extra Stop Signs at Elgin and Concession Lake Water Levels are High In spite of speeding traffic traffic on Elgin Street in Bowmanville, Bowmanville, Newcastle Council Council is not going to install a four-way stop at the Concession Concession Street intersection. Nor will the council consider consider changing the direction direction of the two-way stop from east-west to north- south. However, the installation of a steel beam guide rail on the east side of Elgin Street, south of Concession, will be considered by council council during the 1986 budget discussions. Two recent accidents at the intersection, causing property damage and possible possible personal injury, moved one Elgin Street resident to ask for the installation of a four-way stop at the location. location. But, according to Regional Regional traffic experts and Public Works Director Ron Dupuis, a four-way stop would not deter drivers who next weekend as well as a special presentation of selected pieces from last year's award winners. In addition, addition, there will be an exhibition of leatherworks which represent items submitted submitted by the Canadian Society Society for Creative Leather Craft. This touring exhibition is organized by the Ontario Crafts Council and was made possible through the sponsorship of a distinguished distinguished area artist and supporter supporter of the arts, Mrs. Janet Coates, of Oshawa. The visual Arts Centre's Winter Harvest coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Ontario Crafts Council. The Council is also holding its own display from January January 9 to February 2. Etje Canadian Statesman 623-3303 (*CNA Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 132 years ago In 1854. Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 JOHN M. JAMES Editor--Publisher GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. RICHARD A. JAMES Assistant Publisher BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. PETER PARROTT Associate Editor DONALD BISHOP Plant Mgr. 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Furthermore, four-way stops are intended to alleviate alleviate traffic problems where opposing volumes of traffic are more or less equal. The volume oftraffic on Elgin Street far exceeds that on Concession, and so reversing the stop signs would not be an appropriate appropriate solution either. In a report to the general purpose committee on January January 6th, Mr. Dupuis told Newcastle councillors that the damage to property caused by vehicles leaving the road could be avoided by the installation of a steel barrier. Such a barrier would also provide a greater degree of safety to pedestrians on the cast side of Elgin, particularly school children. The cost of a barrier, between between 100 and 200 feet long, would be $2,000 to $3,000. Water levels on Lake Ontario are five inches higher than usual, according according to the latest information from Environment Canada. "Basically, the Great Lakes are all above normal," said Chris Conti, deputy administrator with the Central Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. Authority. The November data from Environment Environment Canada indicated Lake Ontario was five inches above the normal mean level. Mr. Conti said water levels do not pose any immediate danger but added that if there is significant precipitation in the next few months, flooding and erosion problems problems are possible. The highcr-than-normal water line is partially the result of wet weather during the fall. Under a maximum storm, the areas of East and West Beach and Cedarcrest Beach would be subject to flooding during the spring. CLOCA is responsible for the local creeks and streams leading into Lake Ontario rather than the lake itself. Environment Canada has jurisdiction over Lake Ontario. The Authority will continue to monitor the levels, Mr. Conti said. "We're going to keep an eye on it over the next couple of months or so. Hopefully, we'll have a dry winter and things, will settle down a bit," Graduate Problems with Xmas Garbage Newcastle's Public Works Department will consider sending out letters to inform inform residents of the Christmas Christmas garbage pick-up schedule next year, due to complaints received over this year's holiday period. At a committee meeting on January 6th, Bowmanville Bowmanville area representative Hal McKnight presented a petition from residents of the Wavcrley subdivision relating to garbage collection. collection. "My concern is communication," communication," said Councillor McKnight, "residents do not necessarily take the Statesman Statesman (in which the Town advertises advertises its holiday schedule)." In response, Director of Public Works Ron Dupuis told the committee that next year his department would consider taking a larger advertisement in a more prominent position in the newspaper and would also consider sending individual individual letters to householders. householders. "Last year we did send letters, and we still got a lot of calls," he added, "but every little bit helps/ 1 KAREN ZINC'K Karen Zinck recently graduated from the Registered Nursing Program at Loyalist College. Karen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rae Zink, and the late Carole Zinck, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Zinck, Mrs. Winnie Anderson and the late Charles Anderson. Karen plans on pursuing iter career in the Oshawa area. ETT33 M S ME -, B] V\\H 1557-31 F L. est r M n ME i \ \ ft j J .Lr-! B til til G i ! ui i V 1 F 33 . • MGS NOBODY BEATS OUR DEAL Excellent Service -- Friendly People -- Low Prices Oshawa's Only Dodge Dealer MAGIC WAGON SE^ MODEL 7 passenger, 2.6, automatic. Ser. 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