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By the way, the monster shown here is a mere pup compared to Momma Monster who will be arriving in town at dawn tomorrow for all three days of the big sidewalk sale. This monster was imported by Cathy's Gold in time for the sale but he escaped for a few hours and went on a small rampage in Bowmanville early this week. You'll read more about his exploits inside this edition. Thanks are in order to Cathy Collacutt for the loan of the monster and (especially) the air pump. The beastie is now safe and sound at Cathy's Gold where he'll be residing for the rest of the Sidewalk Sale. Courtice Water Woes Persist t>y Carolyn Hepburn The "dewatering" of the Courtice area to allow development is a problem problem that just won't dry up. Dewatering involves the reduction of water tables to install sewers, and it has resulted in some wells running dry. Councillor Ann Cowman told council council at its meeting on Monday of the increased number of calls she has received received on the issue. "Since the committee meeting last week (where one area resident spoke to councillors) there have been two more people calling to report shortages," shortages," she said. At last week's committee meeting it was recommended that the regional regional works department be advised of the problems in Courtice and ques tioned as to what can be done in the future to avoid the situation. On Monday, it was proposed that the region may have to do a little more than that. "They approve subdivisions, they approve sewers, and they have responsibilities," responsibilities," said Councillor Cowman. Cowman. Echoing that thought was Councillor Councillor Marie Hubbard. "They administer the Official Plan, now they should get out here and help us," she said. Councillor Hubbard told council that there are presently 83 Official Plan amendments at the regional level, along vyit'ri 259 plans of subtiiv- sion. Further to that, the regional I council continues to approve major Noisy Neighbors to Face Fines Under New By-law by Carolyn Hepburn It's time to put away the ghetto blasters, blasters, fix faulty mufflers and buy muzzles muzzles for the dog. Newcastle's noise bylaw bylaw is here to stay! In a near unanimous vote, town council passed a resolution calling for a town-wide by-law on noise at Monday's meeting. Councillor Marie Hubbard voted against the by-law, Calling it "punitive". "punitive". "I didn't support the noise by-law at committee and I don't support it now," she told council. "It is a punitive by-law that controls people too much," she added. Under the provisions of the by-law, certain actions, such as blowing horns, playing music, lawnmowers, and barking dogs, will be prohibited, "if operated in such manner...as to annoy or disturb the peace." r The enforcement of the by-law will be on a complaint basis only, and the Durham Regional Police Force will act as the town's noise control officers. officers. Prior to the by-law, it was difficult to obtain police enforcement because because they weren't authorized to do so by law. Applications for exemptions to the by-law, such as Mosport Park or local industries can be made to town council. council. First-time offenders will be fined not less that $50 and not more than $1000; subsequent offences will cost not less than $100 and not more than $1000. Councillor Diane Hamre tried to amend the motion to include a startup startup and shut-down time for construction construction but it was defeated. developments in areas such as Courtice. Courtice. Speaking about development, Councillor Hubbard said "it's coming and nothing wé say at this table is going to stop it." At the regional works committee meeting on July 7, several Courtice residents, one of which brought a petition, petition, told regional works committee members of the water situation. According to Councillor Cowman, the committee appeared to say "it has nothing to do with us." Speaking in support of that idea was Councillor Diane Hamre] "Councillor Cowman is rigji). in the response she got from several indi-, ■victuals,|Vshe'said. ' "The two levels of government have got to.sit down and discuss the situation," situation," she added. Also in agreement with that is Town of Newcastle Director of Public Works, Gordon Ough. "We can fix up the interim problems," problems," he told councillors. "I'm concerned with the long-range problems." he said. Town staff have been reviewing the concerns in the Courtice area over the last few weeks, and also raise the question of wtio is responsible for supplying water to homeowners who find their wells have run dry due to development. Monitoring of wells is undertaken by an hydrologist who is hired by a developer. Presently, there are developers developers that are covering the costs of replenishing some affected wells, but they won't do it forever, according to Mr. Ough. "We could maybe set up a committee committee with the region, and the town to investigate the problem of who is responsible," responsible," he said. "When we're urbanizing as fast as we are, the ultimate result may be supplying water and sewers in the entire entire Courtice area," Mr. Ough told councillors. TAPPING TREASURY - One would think a provincial provincial election in the near future is a distinct possibility possibility the way the various departments are handing handing out money. Latest predictions are Sept. 3rd or 10th. Ontario Tourism and Recreation Minister John Bakins will be spending $6 millions on what is called the Capital Conservation Program, as one of the latest to join the spree. This program is designed designed to up date existing recreation facilities and for a change, the Town of Newcastle was one of the fortunates. The news release says $16,000 has been allotted to the town for what it calls: Building Lift - Orono Arena Comm. CTR. It's nice to know we're getting in on the largesse. SCHOLARS - Congratulations are in order for those secondary school students who have been recommended recommended lor Ontario scholarships. Their high scholastic scholastic standings will certainly open doors for them in higher education facilities or in the career marketplace marketplace where rewards are often based on achievement records. WATCH FOR SCAMS -- We've been receiving a lot of phone calls in the past few weeks from organizations organizations claiming that we have placed advertisements in their programs and promotional material in previous years. In most cases the caller says something something to the effect, "You placed an ad in our program program last year and we are counting on your support again this year.' Be careful, because of all the callers callers we've had lately, only one has been genuine. It's amazing how quickly they hang up when they know you're on to the scam. If you should be called, be sure to get complete details and have the caller clearly identify his organization. WRONG DATE FOR MONSTER PARADE - In the Around the Town column, we've incorrectly stated the date for the parade of youngsters in Monster costumes. The parade is 11:00 a.m. Friday morning morning HQX Thursday morning. MONSTERS IN TOWN - Our news staff really went to work with a vengeance this week and you'll see the results results In this edition where an attractive monster is pictured In various poses with local dignitaries. Those who come to town in the next few days may well be startled when they see a huge monster atop the Bank of Montreal building. Don't be alarmed, it's fairly harmless and is only there to attract your attention attention to the downtown Sidewalk Sale and the great bargains to be had here this weekend. CLOCA WALK - If you hurry there may still be time to take in a stream walk and talk at the Oshawa Valleylands Conservation Area. The walk starts at the CLOCA building, 108 Whiting Avenue at 7:30 p.m. and you are invited to take tins opportunity to ask questions and learn more about our watercourses watercourses and their benefits to the community. ROYAL VISIT -As part of Cobourg's sesquicentennlal celebrations, their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of York, will be arriving by helicopter this Sunday morning to attend service at the church of St. Peter precisely at 10:55 a.m. if all goes well. Then, at 11:50 they drive along King St. in a white Cadillac convertible to the Duke of York Square, King St. West where a plaque will be unveiled and there will be presentations. presentations. At 12:45, they will be back at the hellpod and heading for Woodbine in Toronto for the Queen's Plate. It's a busy time for the young couple. by Carolyn Hepburn September 14 is the date for the first "shovel in the ground" at the site of the new Bowmanville Arena, according according to Acting Director of Community Community Services Joe Caruana. Mr. Caruana was speaking to the Newcastle Community Services Advisory Advisory Board (NCSAB) at their meeting meeting July 8. He was giving the NCSAB an update update on the arena project as requested requested by Town Council since it decided decided to allow one member from the NCSAB on the new arena project team. As part of his presentation, Mr. Caruana had several drawings of proposed plans for the building and surrounding area, with final design drafts expected on July 23. At an estimated cost of $4 million, the building is described as a "replacement" "replacement" for the present arena on Queen St. in Bowmanville. * The overall concept of the project is to have a 1400 scat arena, an outdoor outdoor artificial ice rink, a multi-purpose multi-purpose facility and four softball diamonds, diamonds, according to a report from Community Services. At the March 16 general purpose committee meeting, the preliminary designs by Phillips Barrait and Kaiser were accepted, after which a budget was prepared. Presently, the detailed design drawings are being drafted with the hopes that a contractor can be selected in early September. One of the features of the arena will be retractable bleacher-type sealing (much like those in many high school gymnasiums). The scaling can be removed removed to give more training space off the ice. The site includes parking for 450 cars; the multi-purpose facilities, which will have 350 person seating capacity; a first-aid room; six dressing dressing rooms; an "elaborate" sound system; system; and a pro shop. Initially, the ball diamonds arc described described as "options" but Mr. Caruana hopes to see them in place within five years. Another possibility for the future future is the addition of a twin ice pad at an additional cost of approximately approximately $1.5 million. 623-3303 40* Per Copy Issue 28 30 Pages mmmrnrn BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1987 133rd Year Garbage Contract Awarded to B.F.I. A Courtice company has been awarded the contract to collect garbage garbage in the town of Bowmanville for one year starting August 1, 1987. Though most councillors agreed with the move to tender out the garbage garbage contract to Browning-Ferris Industries Industries Ltd., there were concerns raised about the future of waste disposal disposal if the contract didn't work out. "I have a concern for next year," said Councillor Ann Cowman, atMon- day's council meeting. "By then we've disposed of men and trucks, are we not at risk in that area?" she asked. Her statements refer to the fact that since the contract has gone to a private private company, the full-time employees employees will he placed in other jobs within the public works department. At the same time, most of the town's garbage equipment will be sold in a public tender later this year. Director of Public Works Gordon Ough, sees no problem in getting out of the garbage business. t, ) ( ' r 'We doi't have ju^fx one bidder)" lie told Councillor Covpman. 1 "We expect that the marketplace will help to keep prices in line," he added. Mr. Ough further stated that the department department was on the "verge of a re-organization re-organization with staffing and equipment." equipment." i When asked why the contract was only for one year, Mr. Ough replied, "we already have contracts in Newcastle Newcastle and Orono (with the same company company hired to collect Bowmanville's garbage) that expire this year." When the new contract is finished on December 31,1988, then there may be some consideration given to joining joining all three areas under the same contract. "Public tender is the best way to use the taxpayer's dollar," said Councillor Councillor Diane Hamre. "If all goes well with the new contract, contract, we should amalgamate and put in place a long-term contract to be safe," she added. Calling the whole garbage issue a province-wide problem, Councillor Hamre agreed that "with landfill prices so costly, a tender was the best way to go." Youngsters Enjoy Teddy Bear Picnic Spending the day at the Teddy Bear Picnic on July 10 at Memorial Park, was just fine with Jacqueline Chamberlain. She is pictured with her care bear, and Tracey Michaud, who put on the bear costume for part of the day. The special event was part of the YWCA summer camp program. Z Vljvrin I Is I No, it's not a case of seeing double. The Bowmanville Zoo has recently added 11-year-old Sheba (right) to their crew. She will be a mate for Angus and here they are seen practising their routine for the animal sho that run daily. Trainers Mike Hackcnbcrger, and Les I Pon Tell, help to keep the two beasts in line in the rinj \ V I \