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* 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, October 15,1986 Section Two I Comment Story Isn't Finished Yet It would be nice to think that the nuclear waste dump escapade which has dominated local politics these past two months is a simple, three-act drama which is now over. Act 1: A crown corporation plans a dump site for low level nuclear waste and acquires options on large tracts of the countryside. Act 2: Said corporation corporation arouses the righteous indignation indignation of the citizens who band together to fight the project. Act 3: Citizens triumph as government withdraws the whole idea and life returns to normal. normal. Unfortunately, the above scenario isn't quite as simple as the facts immediately immediately surrounding the case. Because the recent Eldorado controversy controversy is a single chapter in a long- running story which began in the 1950s with the creation of the Port Granby dump site. And regardless of the victory which was reached last week by citizens opposed opposed to the Tyrone and Wesleyville sites, Port Granby remains. So do the approximately 600,000 cubic metres of low level radioactive waste. This stuff stays in its lakefront disposal disposal site to fester like a wound while the government pursues the elusive goal of a perfect repository for nuclear nuclear garbage past and present. Keep in mind the fact that Port Granby is a site that has not been ruled unsatisfactory unsatisfactory by angry citizens or ecological extremists. It is the regulatory agencies agencies themselves which have decided that Port Granby is less than a satisfactory satisfactory place to permanently dispose of the low level nuclear materials in question. All of this is not to say that we cannot cannot share the elation of the Eldorado dump site opponents. They have won a round against the big guys. They have proven that you really can make City Hall see things your way even if City Hall, in this case, happens to be the biggest in the land. In fact, the opposition mounted by the public over the past few months is the most effective we have ever witnessed. witnessed. The only protest in recent memory which comes remotely close to the anti-Eldorado movement was the revolt against market value taxation taxation about four or five years ago. And it couldn't match the recent fight in enthusiasm* numbers, or results. Even more remarkable is the fact that this battle was won (with valuable valuable help from MP Allan Lawrence) in about two months. Although this amount pf time may seem long to the layman, in the political scheme of things, it's but a blink of an eyelash. The debate was all about the suitability suitability of nuclear waste disposal in an area which is close to populated centres, near the lakeshore, and within a rural, agricultural community. community. Tyrone and Wesleyville meet all of the above criteria and, therefore, are not suitable sites. But that does not mean that a proper site cannot be located located somewhere. And it seems that the recent government decision on Wesleyville and Tyrone is a victory for those who believe that the search for the correct site should cover all of Canada, if need be. And it may well be that the quest for the ideal nuclear waste disposal site will be about as difficult as the search for the Dead Sea Scrolls, or a white unicorn. Because, you have to realize that the site must not only meet the demanding demanding technical requirements but also those political and economical necessities. What good is a perfect site if it costs the annual federal government budget to take the garbage up there? And as we discuss the general philosophy of nuclear waste disposal we have to realize that we are not looking at merely an academic exercise. exercise. The problem is that we already have the Port Granby site to contend with and it's a place which everybody agrees must be cleaned out as soon as possible. Sometimes, during the course of the debate during the past two months, one got the impression that placing a nuclear waste disposal facility in the Town of Newcastle was an entirely new idea. But, of course, the fact remains that this municipality already has a nuclear nuclear dump site and the uproar was really all about attempts to move the waste from one unsuitable location to another area which was feared by the vast majority as equally inappropriate. inappropriate. Last week's parade to the Port Granby dump site clearly demonstrated demonstrated this fact. And so, the announcement by the federal government on Friday, October October 10, was eagerly welcomed by everyone. But it doesn't mean that the issue is over or that the battle has been won. It's really not a question of whether or not Newcastle will have a nuclear dump. We already have one too many. The question is how to get rid of it. And when Port Granby is finally decommissioned decommissioned therewill be cause for an even bigger celebration. We Expected Too Much Perhaps, the world expected too much of the recent summit in Iceland between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union. It's true that the two did not come away from their conference with an iron-clad guarantee of world peace. And those who expected such an accomplishment accomplishment may describe the summit summit has a failure. But with those kinds of expectations riding on the negotiations, negotiations, it's not surprising that the talks were doomed to fail. Perhaps, in looking at the achievements achievements of the past few days, we should look towards the positive things which were accomplished. For one thing, a meeting of the two super-power rivals to participate in any sort of discussion is a major step in the right direction. And certain agreements agreements concerning the limitations and the eventual elimination of large portions of the nuclear arsenal were within sight. Unfortunately, the discussions fell through because of an impasse over the Star Wars research and development. development. So, although no treaty possible at the moment, surely there's a chance to build on the accomplishments of the Icelandic Mini Summit. We should keep in mind, also, that the final outcome will not depend only on Mr. Reagan or Mr. Gorbachev. In the final analysis, the outcome will depend on the advice they receive from their political colleagues and the wishes of the hundreds of millions millions of citizens they represent. In a sense, it's like the old question of whether or not a glass is half full or half empty. The answer depends very much on how you look at it. The summit, similarily, can be seen as half successful or half disastrous. Our national outlooks will still decide decide whether there's any hope for successful negotiations in the future. Feds Take Aim at Smoking Non-smokers want to be heard. Health and Welfare Canada, along with groups like the Non-Smokers' Rights Association (NSRA), have taken some very bold and costly strides to rid Canada once and for all of the demon tobacco. The NSRA went straight for the throat, using full page ads in 23 daily newspapers as a means to accuse the federal government of the recent problems problems created by cigarettes. According According to the ads, "Gangrene is just one of the results of government failure to regulate the tobacco industry." Health and Welfare Canada has taken a milder approach. They've begun a series of bilingual commercials commercials where Luba, a well-known Canadian Canadian rock singer, leads a group of young girls through a choreographed anti-smoking romp that could threaten to put Michael Jackson to shame. Both ads hope to enlighten the public public to the real harm that smoking causes. And while one certainly appreciates appreciates the good intentions of the anti-smoke promoters, it seems a little little sympathy must be had for the die- hards who cling lightly to their cigarettes. After all, it wasn't very long ago that smoking was quite fashionable. Of course, every person who smoked claimed that they were trying to quit. But it just didn't seem right for people to talk about trying to quit unless unless they could convince people they were smokers to begin with. So the average "I really should break this awful habit" smoker never let himself got down to less than one or two cigarettes a day. And their battle battle against the demon weed became a great conversation piece at parties and social gatherings, where people from all cultures could mix in a smoke-hazed room and share the struggles they faced trying to end their dependence on nicotine. In fact, some remember the urge to quit as one of the great social trends of the 1970s. It seems everybody was trying to kick the habit back then. Now, however, the poor smoker has to face a militant group of non-smokers non-smokers who have heard too much and seen too little. Unlike the fashionable fashionable non-smokers of a decade ago, these, anti-smoke proponents are deadly serious. They've invaded the once safe newspaper and T.V. havens, reminding reminding the unsuspecting smoker of the awful habit and the deaths caused by it. They've even got to the heart of the provincial government, who in turn told the restaurants and bars to make room for the non-smokers. To the die-hard smokers, the most alarming fact of all might be that the campaigns seem to be working. Health and Welfare Canada says last fall's "Break Free For a New Generation Generation of Non-Smokers" campaign achieved 57 per cent awareness among the target group of teens and young adults. And there's no reason to believe the anti-smoking crusade won't continue continue to gain momentum. After all, if rock stars and politicians can be persuaded persuaded to jump on the bandwagon, it must be true that no one is impervious impervious to the non-smokers' might. When the battle ends and the smoke clears, the last smoker will probably be left with a nostalgic feeling feeling as he crushes his final cigarette into an ashtray. Nostalgic for a time when words spoke louder than actions. actions. Kristi and Julie Brown Visit Fire Prevention Week Display at Bowmanville Mall. Voluntary military service has been suggested as one way of solving unemployment among Canada's youth. It's an idea that's only-in ■the discussion stages right now. But we could see more of this concept. The suggestion is that the program would run one or two years and would benefit both the military and the country. The Canadian Forces would gain an additional work force which would be given the required training. And the young people, as well as having a temporary job, would be taught skills such as auto mechanics which would bènefit them in civilian life. It was also suggested ■ that some unemployed - young përaçfh8Môt : fonly lack job. skills but also need ■ the discipline which is necessary to hold a job.. A military background could help them, since one thing the military is famous for is its discipline. From what we have read of this scheme, the idea has some merit but needs a little more work. For one thing, the program program should have some kind of very careful screening screening process which would ensure that satisfactory satisfactory applicants are found. By that, we mean applicant^ who display some initiative and who give some" indication that their experience will not be wasted. A training program should not be such a cinch that it gives the jobless a couple of years of easy work and then deposits deposits them back in society society as unemployable as they were when they entered entered the program. I also wonder if the program would consist of standard military instruction, instruction, including weapons training. If it is, the government should think again. It may not be all that wise from the standpoint of national security to briefly train vast numbers of the unemployed unemployed in weaponry. What happens if they still can't find work once they are out of the armed forces? It seems to me that the military may be an answer answer to problems of unemployment. unemployment. But why create a two-tiered system system consisting , of of short-term soldiers and the usual professional soldiers? Why not simply open up the Canadian Forces to larger numbers numbers of regular personnel? personnel? ■ i . Any surveys on the subject indicate that the Canadian military is under staffed and could use the extra people. Rather than creating brigades of "half-soldiers" "half-soldiers" on a one or two- year make work project, it would be better to open the military to a somewhat larger number number of recruits but require require the applicants to meet the same standards as all members of the armed forces. These men and women would have the option of serving the minimum number of years in the military and leaving with genuine job skills. Or they might opt for a full-time career. But the idea of a quasi military training program program for the unemployed doesn't seem to me to be a good solution. It won't be any long-term benefit to either the military or, for that matter, the unemployed unemployed themselves. at the end of 84 and payments payments will continue until 1987. Hydro has announced a rate increase of 5% for next year to take care of, among other things, these little incidentals incidentals etc. etc. --Morgan To The Editor: The annual UNICEF Halloween Halloween campaign is a wonderful wonderful opportunity for Canadian children to give something of value to children children in a less developed part of the world. Collecting for UNICEF at Halloween is not only an experience in giving to others but it enables enables our children to learn that they can help children in developing countries live happier, healthier lives. Through the UNICEF Halloween collection, the world's needy children receive receive health care, improved nutrition, clean water, and a basic education. Each year over 5 million children diarrhoea. A simple m ture of sugar, salt and wa known as Oral Rehydrati Salts prevents a child fn losing essential body flu: which causes death. Wha simple and effective so tion, costing only 10 cen The $600,000 which Onta: children raised last year i UNICEF meant that it lions survived the dehyd tion whicli can causedeat All Canadian childr should be aware of t generous gift they give other children when th carry the orange and bla UNICEF box this Hal ween. Please encourage t many UNICEF Trick-i Treaters this October 31 their visit to your door a your generous donati will give millions of ch dren a better tomorrow. Sincerely, Elizabeth Haig, Provincial Chairman Ontario UNICEF Comm tee United Way Delegation Approaches Councillors With Ambitious Goal Good-bye Bowmanville Well folks, I'm here to say good-bye after 10 years. It's been great. I've been quite content to live in this town. The people are friendly, my children have been happy, and I love my job. I've served the community now lor 3 years at the Heritage House as a bartender bartender waitress, and I truly have to say that I've loved every minute of it. (Well almost!) Anyway, it's not my choice to leave this town, it's yours. Yes, indirectly, it's the community as a whole. I've tried for months to find another another place to rent for myself and my three children and time has run out. As soon as I mention three children, the voice on the other end of the phone changes. I've heard it so many times now. I wait for that voice to go down a few octaves and say "Oh". Then, I just wait to hear what the reason is now. I could probably fill this whole page telling you how much disappointment I've had, but I won't bore you any longer. A hydro worker I'm not, but I work very hard to make it on my own for my family. So now I'm saying good-bye to you Bowmanville. I hope that I have helped to brighten your nights. I'll miss you Fondest memories, Cathy Carter 131 Wellington Street Bowmanville, L1C 1W2 October 5,1UB0 Dear Mr. James, Like most residents In our town I am proud of our many fine older homes and well- maintained residences, to which the owners have obviously obviously devoted tlmo and money. Our street, Wellington Street, contributes, I believe, to this unique feature of our town. Recently, howéver, many residents, including myself, have been shocked by a Re-zoning Proposal submitted submitted for the area at the west end of Wellington Street, on the south side; the area now occupied occupied by a former CPR freight shed. Instead of a development with homes, constructed constructed of brick and attractively attractively landscaped, which would complement the existing residential residential area, the re-zoning application application is for a 7 storey, 77 unit condominium-type apartment apartment building. I belive this type of development, development, with a projected occupancy occupancy of 231 people, parking, spaces for 99 cars and vehicle access onto Wellington and Scugog streets, is a terrible threat to the peaceful residential residential life that many citizens value greatly. Apart from being physically completely out of keeping with the surrounding surrounding homes, it would overwhelm a quiet street with people, traffic and noise. This is the wrong type of development development for ANY AREA in our town where the majority of residences demonstrate the results of years of thoughtful upkeep. I support, as most citizens do, continued appropriate development in Bowmanville and a thriving downtown core, but these goals can be a- chicved without destroying the special architectural fabric and residential feeling of our town. For those citizens who feel likewise I urge them to Inform their Council member of their views, by letter or phono. They can also attend the public public forum at 9:30 a.m, Monday, October 20th in courtroom 2 of the Courthouse/ Flrcstatlon, and briefly make a statement without having to give prior notice. At this time a broadly- based delegation will also make a presentation to the Planning Committee of Council, Council, urging them to act to protect our neighbourhood, and set a precedent for the appropriate style of future development in any residential residential area of Bowmanville. Sincerely, Peter Kizoff Dear Johnny: In the issue of Sept. 10 we have the Mayor speaking on a popular subject (Eldorado (Eldorado waste site) and urging urging everyone to get behind the protest: to be heard "loud and clear". The inference inference is if you speak out loud and clear you will be heard and results will come. Right? Not necessarily so. For instance, 2,000 of us have spoken out both loudly and clearly that we want our town called Bowmanville. Bowmanville. The mayor doesn't support this idea as he guessed it might cost a million million (scaled down to 20 thousand by the CAO of the day) and anyway it is not one of his priorities. So it is OK to speak out loud and clear but ifyou expect to be heard call the Mayor first and find out whether or not he is in favor. I see in the same issue councillor llainre was instrumental instrumental in having council council grant $37,000 for repairs to the roof of the Orono Town Hall. These grants arc usually issued on the recommendations recommendations of Community Community Services: when the Lawn Bowling Club applied for a grant they were informed informed there was no way any organization which owned the properly they were using could be eligible eligible for a grant. Which puts the bowlers on the same footing as the Town Hallers but with a rather different interpretation of the same rules. Personally, 1 was glad to see the Town of Newcastle Newcastle residents who reside in the hamlet of Orono get the grant. I think the building should be kept in fine condition, condition, otherwise it might be engulfed by our industrial industrial expansion and emerge as a do-nut shop. Oshawa handle their lawn bowlers a bit differently. differently. The city supplies the land possibly three or four times as large as ours. They also have two greens against our one and they .have a modern club house. This, of course, is not for free -- The Oshawa Club pays the city $75 per year. At Bowmanville we pay taxes of $1,053.42. Oshawa has a membership of 200. We are rather smaller at 52. Oshawa has about 100,000 to draw from, we have about 20,000. (We don't draw too well from Newtonvillc, Burkcton, Enniskillen, Mitchell's Corners, etc.). Getting more up to date, there is a notice in the September September 24 issue that Central Public School now has eight classes, nine teachers, a new principal and 163 students. students. If the nine teachers includes the principal, it works out to 18 pupils per teacher which may help explain explain how the school board spends 60 per cent ofour tax money and why our taxes have gone up by 41 per cent since 1981. Hydro is coming through once again and is giving us back a little of our own. Till the end of 1984, they have given the Town of Newcastle Newcastle $1,260.000, Everyone please stand and bow once toward Darlington Generating Generating Station. Some other spots were lucky also, Hope Township, site of the ill fated . Wesleyville, got $155,000, Atikoknn has received received $793,000 also to the end of 1984, Bruce Township Township has received $792,000 The United Way's projected projected targets arc very ambitious ambitious this year, Durham's Regional Council was told. Don Patterson, the Regional Regional Co-ordinator for the Unit.ed Way, approached council with a $50,000 target for regional employees. He said the goal is 13 per cent higher than the amount raised last year. The nature of that request led to the United Way's first delegation ever to a meeting meeting of Regional Council in Whitby. Mr. Patterson said his staff had worked with the region on a plan that would help them raise the money. He said two campaigns were planned for the region because of its size. Council was also told that the Uailed Way has 40 agencies agencies working in the region. "They do work that is well- recognized and is visible." He said the efforts of the region's United Way agencies agencies affect people as far north as Beaverton, even though there are no actual agencies based in that area.