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I I BOWMAN VILLE LIBRARY 62 temperance ST. BOUMANVILLE, ONTARIO Youngst UCJAS iOWLIB 87073] * tmas Present List for Santa's Approval AÊÊBÊSK' ' "TêÉ^"-- rm m • if; ■>• # •iF* Ét y V *! -Nvg i : E M "I love you Santa," whispered five-year-old Kiley Bedard Bedard as she smothered him with a big hug. Santa Claus was at the Bowmanville Mall on Saturday, December WE 6, to greet all the youngsters and take down their Christmas Christmas lists. Santa will be sleighing in for another visit at the Mall again next weekend. o by Rob Savage "In 1987, one of our priorities has to be economic development in this area." That was the warning given to town council on Monday by Councillor Marie Hubbard, who said the impact of the completed construction at the Darlington Generating Station would ' soon be felt by the municipality. onmem Councillor Hubbard said the town had been actively seeking residential development and that it is now time to be looking for more industrial development. development. Her comments were an added conclusion conclusion to the Durham Region Economic Development Strategy which was received for information at the meeting. r/3. EbJ $280,000 Requested But Only $70,000 Available by Tammy Hill Over $280,000 worth of grant applications applications were received by the Newcastle Newcastle Community Services Advisory Board (NCSAB) at their year-end meeting. But Town Council only has about $70,000 in grant funds to distribute. Mr. Dakin, chairman of the NCSAB, commented that all applications will be reviewed by the Board's three subcommittees. subcommittees. However, if funding gets tight, groups directly in the Town of Newcastle will get first priority. Marion Luke, one of the citizens attending attending Wednesday's meeting, requested requested that $12,500 be allotted to the Solina Community Centre Board. The money will be used for playground equipment, completion of a kitchen booth at the park, washroom expansions expansions and equipment for teams. As secretary/treasurer of the Solina Solina Community Genre Board, she commented that the money would be put to good use, benefitting both the community and the children. Other grant requests vary from Figure Figure Skating Club renovations to funds necessary to purchase more acreage acreage at a cemetery. The 41 requests have been broken up into six areas: cemetery, cultural, civic, recreational, service, and mis cellaneous. Despite the fact that all areas have.submitted grant.requests, not all will fall into the grant category. category. - Some will be transferred to other funding categories such as capital capital expendiutres. In other words, they may receive the amount they requested, although the money may not come from the figures figures recommended by the Community Community Services Advisory Board. It is not yet known how much the total of $280,000 will be reduced when organizations in this category receive their request. Three grant applications have already already been eliminated from the reviewing reviewing process. The Bowmanville Lions Club, The Town of Newcastle Baseball Association, and Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). all submitted applications after the December 1 deadline and their requests will not be considered. These organizations will be notified of their denial by the Community Services Services Department. The three NCSAB sub-committees will be reviewing the grant applications applications and will recommend grants at their meeting on January 7,1987. The Board's recommendations will then be brought before Town Council in mid-January for approval. m " ■ That report' outlines economic plans for growth throughout the region. region. Councillor Hubbard said that not all sections apply to each municipality, municipality, but that each "can benefit from some section of this plan." "The underlying position of this plan is that we want to create new jobs and generate our tax base," she said. The report was a joint paper from the Regional Management and Planning Planning committees. The paper's strategy focuses on the creation of a positive corporate image, the creation of community involvement, involvement, the retention and expansion expansion of existing businesses, the ; attraction attraction of new investment anm the important role of senior govcrnilieni projects as 1 ways to improve the region's region's economic climate. Included in the various recommendations recommendations is the creation of a "business development group" which consists of industry leaders and regional representatives. representatives. Another recommendation is to increase increase the supply of available land for development. That includes devising devising methods in conjunction with landownèrs for the provision of water services to industrial lands. It also involves an increased flexibility flexibility in the zoning by-laws for some areas. And a further plan is for the creation creation of a target market where the region region would contact different industries industries with the hope of getting them to locate in Durham. Some of those target businesses include include aircraft parts and aerospace products, scientific and professional equipment and the robotics industry. The report adds that one target will be "firms experiencing 'problems' with their existing location in the greater Metropolitan Toronto Region." Region." BMi 7 &Ï f- © © rs s I /Tj\ Tim gP: i? i y 1/ S Ey 'Û LA t--j Ei* £3 Jr by Rob Savage Councillor Ann Cowman has joined the list of people worrying about the intended use of the tritiated waste being shipped to the Darlington Generating Station in 1987. ' "Nothing is said about what they're going to do with the tritium after it's separated," Councillor Cowman said on Monday during a discussion of an Ontario Hydro letter on tritium transportation. transportation. She told council that tritium is "a necessary ingredient for making nuclear nuclear weapons." "I'm just wondering if somebody in the town's going to be dealing with tritium and nobody knows anything about it," she said. In response, Mayor John Winters said he understood the Atomic Energy Board had no intentions of selling any tritium. But Councillor Cowman maintained maintained that council should be sure they know what will happen to the tritium in the future. Her concern follows a demonstration demonstration from Ontario Hydro last October of the trucks which would be used to transport tritium from the Pickering and Bruce Generating stations to the Darlington Generating station. At that time, Hydro officials said the intent was to store the separated tritium at Darlington. Tritium is a nuclear waste which is created when heavy water has been inareactorforalongperiodoftime. The Ontario Hydro Board of Directors Directors has been looking into the possible possible sales of tritium to Btteipational buyers. During the press conference in October, October, Hydro Radioactive Materials Management Engineer Tom Carter maintained that any tritium sold would be used for fusion technology. But members of the Durham Nuclear Nuclear Awareness (DNA) group disagreed. disagreed. They argued that 90 per cent of the world's tritium is used to produce hydrogen hydrogen bombs and supplemented that argument during their own press conference three weeks ago. DNA spokesman Jeff Brackett said a letter would be sent to council and that a delegation was also being planned. planned. Meanwhile, council voted to ask Ontario Hydro to keep them updated on any further developments. DEC i , 13-3303 i 1 <£\ ip 1 k Issue 49 34 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1986 132nd Year Courtice Residents Want Out of Northumberland Newcastle School Board by Rob Savage Courtice residents don't want to belong belong to the Northumberland-Newcas- tle Board of Education. In a resolution passed during a citizens' citizens' meeting on Nov. 27, members voted to ask municipal council to take the appropriate actions to get Courtice Courtice out of the board. Their resolution says town council should approach the Ministry of Education Education and request that the ministry look into the possibility of making Courtice part of the Durham Board of Education. The motion was supported by Mayor John Winters, who said municipal municipal taxes are paid to Durham Region for the upkeep of some school services services like buses. He argued it's unfair that Courtice residents then have to pay higher r ièMiqol board taxes to belong to the • \Nori.humb'v:rland-NewcaslIe board. / 'tie said people in Courtice and the Town of Newcastle are paying the higher costs of supporting the Northumberland Northumberland area. >! "We've got the poor supporting the poorer," he said. He added that taxes would go down for Courtice residents if they belonged belonged to the Durham School Board. Record Number of Homes This Year New home construction in the Durham Region is expected to reach an all-time high this year. Dr. Mofeed Michael, planning commissioner commissioner for the Durham Region, said in a report last week that the municipality has already surpassed last year's level of 4,299 homes. Production in 1986 is expected to exceed the current record set in 1975 when building permits were given to 5,344 units. However, the planning commissioner commissioner cautioned that the industry appears appears to be concentrating its effort on second or third time high-income ; home buyers with high equity in their purchase. "The average price of a new home ■ purchased in Durham during the Turn to Page 2 KS i y : 1 : - 'tes I < fell Lucky Winner Takes Home $1,000 Christmas arrived about three weeks early for Ron and Heather Selleck, of Bowmanville. The Sellecks won $1,000 in the Bowmanville Lions Club draw held along with the annual Turkey Roll. Ron Selleck(centre) is shown here as he accepts the cheque from Maurice Richards, representing the Bowmanville Lions. The presentation took place at the club's December 8 meeting. New School Chairman Ward Three school trustee Bob Willsher has been acclaimed chairman chairman of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. Mr. Willsher, who had served one year as vice-chairman, became the chairman at a meeting of the Board of Education on Thursday, December 4. Three trustees were nominated to serve as vice-chairman. These were Verna Shackleton, of R.R. 4 Campbellford; John Carter, of Col- borne; and Diana Stewart, of Cod- rington. In the first ballot, each of the nominees received an equal number of votes and three subsequent ballots ; were required before Verna Shackle- ; ton was declared vice chairman. Trustees on the 16-member board of education are elected every three years, with the position of chairman and vice-chairman determined annually. annually. As chairman of the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education, Education, Mr. Willsher succeeds Donna Fairey, who is one of two trustees representing representing Port Hope and Hope Township. Township. MESSY WEATHER -- Friends who have already departed departed this area for Southern climes in search of more heat are advised that they arc missing one of nature's nightmares here. There was a dusting of snow Monday night, followed Tuesday by freezing rain that has left roads and sidewalk resembling skating rinks. Those who enjoy the challenges associated with either walking walking or driving under such conditions are having a good time, while the rest of us arc doing our utmost to survive. survive. QUILT DRAW -- Beehive Rebekah Lodge held a draw for a quilt on Monday, Nov. 24, at Centennial Hall and it was won by George Alldread, 18 Pane St., Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Second prize basket of groceries went to Sue Murphy, Redwood St., Toronto. CHRISTMAS MUSIC--The bands at Bowmanville High School will be presenting their traditional Christmas Concert in the auditorium next Wednesday, Dec. 17th. Tickets will be available at the door. NATIVITY SCENES --We arc informed that the Salvation Salvation Army is joining forces with Port Darlington Marina and its spectacular Walk of the Lights and outdoor live Nativity scene. The Army's band and carollers will be playing and singing Thursday, Dec. 18th, Friday, Dec. 19th, and Tuesday, Dec. 23 at the Marina commencing at 7 p.m. Citizens are invited to attend and join in the Walk of Lights from the marina hotel to the Nativity scene each evening from 5 p.m. up to and including the 7th of January. COURTICE COMEDY -- Please keep in mind the production production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" that opens tomorrow night and runs through Saturday at Bowmanville High School's auditorium. It's a presentation presentation of Courtice Secondary School's Drama Club and the school should be contacted for last-minute tickets that are all reserved. B AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH--And we see where construction construction of another living Nativity scene has begun at St. Paul's United Church as part of their Christmas celebration celebration of the birth of Christ. It will lake place at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21st, Monday, Dec. 22nd and Tuesday, Tuesday, Dec. 23rd with everybody invited to attend and participate. RENT A SUIT--This is a reminder that the Jayccttes have Santa Claus suits for rent to responsible customers customers at reasonable rates. For ordering phone 623-2309. SMART COOKING --A recipe book of quick and tasty recipes for healthy living, published in cooperation with the Canadian Cancer Society, would make an ideal Christmas gill, It was number one on the best seller list for several weeks and is available by calling Mary Tillcoek 623-4326, Bowmanville Unit of (.he Canadian Cancer Society. DENTURE CLINIC -- Seniors should remember to book an appointment for the Free Denture Clinic taking taking place tomorrow, Dec. lltli, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Marnwood House. The Community Care office at 623- 2261 will tell you all about it if you phone them, CONCERTS --We also have a note advising that Waver- lcy Public School is holding their Christmas concert on Tuesday, Doc. 16th at 1:30 and 7:15 p.m. They probably probably would welcome visitors although the note doesn't give that indication and may just have let our news staff know that they'd like them to attend. MAYOR REPLIES -- If you'd care to sec the follow up to our note about the mayor last week, he has written an interesting reply to the Editor this week. It appears on the Editorial page in section two and explains his viewpoint, Alongside is a letter from a former member of council who also has some opinions about municipal affairs, 'S rl V^ 1 i A \ !:./ jp v n r y * \ ' .■ -y, Ü T" ' J Ô( MDI/U.ïl t v ' ; mm ï Vf UT \ . - fibCTii • À Giant Christmas Tree Adds Color to Downtown "throw the switch" on Bowmanvillo's first 30 foot Christmas tree. The tree will stand outside the Bank of Montreal throughout the Christmas season and into the new year. With the flick of a switch, a sudden festive glow illuminated illuminated the four corners in Bowmanville last Thursday. Thursday. Mayor John Winters (left), and D.B.I.A. secretary/ treasurer, Garth Gilpin, were on hand to officially