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2 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanvillc, July 23.1986 ;.CV Local Pathfinder W^ins Her Canada Cord Election Boundaries Are Changed for Durham East At that time, the school board reasoned that the Bowmanville High School should be a place of education, education, rather than recreation, and that it would prefer not to risk possible threats of vandalism in the school because because of an open access arena. Councillor Cowman said building the arena at the Bowmanville High School would have saved at least $750,000, since the school was already equipped with a water supply and other facilities. She said staff time and preparation would also have been reduced. "I think the school board did not do the town a service when they voted not to have the arena," she said. But most of the councillors are still Museum Sponsors Coloring Contest By Susan Cancilla On Wednesday, July 16th the Bowmanville Bowmanville Museum began a special commemorative colouring contest open to all children 12 and under. Prizes will be awarded for the best picture in the age categories of 5 and under, 6 to 9 and 10 to 12. Pictures of the Museum can be picked up for colouring colouring between the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The deadline for entrants is August 9 at 4 p.m. Prizes will be awarded at our annual annual Bubble Blowing Contest which will be held on Saturday, August 16. There will be more about that contest at a later date. happy with the new site. During last Monday's meeting, Councillors McKnight, Hubbard, Diane Hamre and Arnot Wotten voted in favor of the proposed site, while Councillors Cowman and Frank Stapleton were opposed. Mayor John Winters was absent from the meeting. He said he had a conflict of interest since the servicing of the arena lands could have an effect effect on property which he owns. She also said that no matter where the money came from, she was worried worried about the approximate $5 million million cost. "The arena is great for the community," she said, "but. I hope those tax bills stay under control." Councillor Marie Hubbard said it's wrong to worry about the cost^of the arena, since the arena is needed in the community. "I feel that we can justify this," she said. She added that if the community hopes to ever attract commercial and industrial business, it needs to have some related fitness facilities. She said that a central community service would be very helpful in drawing business. business. And she said she doesn't believe council will face much difficulty trying trying to raise the money. "I'm self-assured self-assured that the people will get out and raise a substantial piece of money.". She added that the old arena "will get us through one more winter if we're lucky." One thing both Councillors Cowman Cowman and Hubbard agreed upon was that the school board should have accepted accepted the proposal for the arena last June. HEAD OFFICE DEMONSTRATION SALE LIMITED SUPPLY OF EXECUTIVE DRIVEN VEHICLES EXCELLENT CONDITION! *1986 HONDA ACCORD 2 DR. - HATCHBACK LOW MILES! * 1986 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN * 1986 HONDA PRELUDE "SPECIAL EDITION" WITH AIR CONDITIONING * 1986 HONDA ACCORD LX SEDAN AUTOMATIC SAVE BIG A 5 YR. - 80,000 km MAJOR COMPONENT WARRANTY STANDARD ON ALL HONDA VEHICLES COBOURG HONDA ■■■■■■■■■■ LEASING • SALES • SERVICE • PARTS Todays answer. HWY 2 west, cobourg 372-5445 When you go to vote in the next Provincial election you will find Durham East has completely new boundaries, as a result of a bill just passed by the Legislature. The Representation Act, which revises the boundaries of Ontario's electoral districts, will take effect following the first dissolution-of the Legislature after August 31.1986. As well as increasing the number of seats by five to 130, the bill makes changes to most existing ridings. However, the extent of the change does vary. Fifty-eight ridings have only slightly changed while 51 have undergone more significant shifts. . New ridings have been added to Durham and York regions. The riding of Oshawa loses its territory north of King Street, and west of Simcoe Street, but gains the area north of King Street, east of Ritson Road and south of Taunton Road. The part of Oshawa north of King Street, west of Ritson Road and south of Taunton Road is combined with the part of Whitby south of Taunton Road to form Durham Centre. The towns of Ajax and Fire Ramp Repair Approved s&vw. ; Recently, at Camp Ademac, Charlynne Tillcock of the 1st Bowmanville Pathfinder Unit, received her Canada Cord, the highest award a girl is able to obtain in the Guiding/Pathfinder program. Having received her cord, she is seen here being presented with her Canada Cord pin by Marion Henning, District Commissioner. Charlynne is the daughter of David and Mary Tillcock, Bowmanville. Town Almost Ready to Finalize Arena's Location From Page 1 by Rob Savage The recent history of repairs repairs to the Bowmanville fire station ramp will probably probably continue this year. Repairs to the ramp were approved during last Monday's Monday's General Purpose Committee meeting. And if the work is endorsed by council next week, $11,960 will be spent this year on the ramp. The money will be used to replace the electric cables Werry-Wright Philp Picnic On Saturday, July 19, 1986, the 113 th annual Werry- Wright-Philp family picnic took place at the Blackstock Recreation Centre. Following the registration of 76 people, President Doris Wilkinson welcomed the family members in attendance. attendance. Glen Larmer led the group in prayer and in the singing of our traditional Grace, "Be Present At Our Table Lord." A delicious hot and cold buffet and a wide assortment of desserts were enjoyed by all. After dinner, Doris Wilkinson Wilkinson introduced the executive as follows: Presidents -Stuart and Doris Wilkinson, Past Presidents - Philp and Margaret Eldridge, Vice- Presidents and Sports Committee Committee - Les and Trixie Wright, Secretaries - David and June Werry, Treasurers - Gary and Betty Jane Hanewich, Family Tree - Marguerite Wright, Historians Historians - Glen and Marian Larmer, Table Committee - Bill and Helen Werry and Russ and Vi Mapes, with help from several others. The remainder of; ' the business meeting included the reading of Executive. Meeting minutes by David Werry and a report by Marian Larmer whicfh stated that 317 copies of the jFamily Tree have been sold) to date. There are still many copies available to be purchased. A treasurer's report by Betty Jane Hanèwich rounded out the business meeting. Les and Trixie Wright then gave out the following special awards: youngest person in attendance - Mary Van Camp; oldest person in attendance - Russell Ormiston; car licence with the lowest numbers - Hazel Pimblett; woman with the largest purse - Cindy Werry; people travelling farthest distance to picnic - Stuart and Doris Wilkinson (Minden) ; male with socks in worst condition - Michael Metcalf. We then moved outside for the races and novelty events. The results were as follows: race for 5 years and under - first John Werry, second Stephanie Wright; ages 6-8 - first Darryl Wright, second Nancy Metcalf; ages 9-12 - first Michael Metcalf, second Sara Metcalf; shoe kick (12 and under) - Michael Metcalf; shoe kick (men) - David Werry; shoe kick (women) '- Marie Attfield; shoe scramble - Michael Metcalf; water balloon toss - Debbie Van Camp and Cindy Werry. Several interesting team relays and candy scrambles completed the program. Station for Scugog St. The Town of Newcastle will be getting a new inline booster pumping station on Scugog Street in Bowmanville Bowmanville for $55,000. The motion for the pumping pumping station was approved during last Wednesday's Regional Council meeting. Financing for the project will come from the Construction Construction of Municipal Services' Services' 1986 operating budget for water. Councillor Marie Hubbard Hubbard said the booster should be a welcome relief to residents in that area. Van Belle Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! 4 STORES • Highway No. 2 • King SI. E., Oshawa • Slmco# SI. N., Oahawa • King St. W„ VAN BELLE* Bowm.rwlll. •Traoematksot Van Belli' Gatoens Lid underneath the ramp which have eroded because moisture moisture is getting through cracks in the concrete surface. surface. Councillors were not happy to be spending more money on the ramp, which has had a history of problems. problems. In 1982, the cables were replaced at a cost of $9500 and more than $3500 was spent fixing it in 1985. "It just seems to me we're pouring money down the drain on this thing," said Councillor Diane Hamre. Councillor Ann Cowman was also skeptical about spending the money. "It's called crisis maintenance," she joked. But Fire Chief Jim Aldridge Aldridge said the only alternative alternative is to keep the fire trucks at ground level, which cannot be done unless unless the fire station is reconstructed. reconstructed. He did remind council that suggested work to be done by Krcmco Limited includes includes a three-year guarantee. guarantee. Pickering are combined to form the riding of Durham West. Durham East riding includes Oshawa and Whitby north of Taunton Road, the town of Newcastle, the township of Scugog and from Victoria- Haliburton the township of Manvers. The riding of Durham-York loses the township of Scugog and the northerly part of Pickering but gains the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville from the previous riding of York North. The towns of Richmond Hill and Vaughan form the riding of York Centre. The town of Markham becomes a separate riding. York North now includes only the towns of Aurora and Newmarket and the township of King. If you realize the amount of time and work that goes into a redistribution, then you won't be surprised that it only happens about every eight to ten years. The last redistribution occurred in 1975 when the number of seats jumped from 117 to 125. Population increases generally dictate the need for change. As well, the interests of municipalities, community groups and individuals are closely examined. The passage of this bill culminates three years of Legislative review, public hearings and study by all parties. The Ontario Electoral Boundaries Commission, which was responsible for the review, conducted public hearings throughout the Province and received almost 600 representations. The Commission released its first proposals for change in February 1984 and public hearings were conducted in April and May of that year. Hearings were held in Windsor, London, Kitchener, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Barrie, Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa, Toronto, Sudbury and Thunder Bay. A report was submitted to the Legislature in November of 1984 and Members subsequently reviewed the recommendations and filed their comments. Debate on the proposed changes began in July 1985 and continued later in the year in October and December. Debate concluded in January of this year and a final report was issued in March. The bill was passed on July 10,1986.