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2 Tin- Canadian Statesman, Bownianville. December 28, 1988 "Conway Plan" Suggests Alternate Plan for Dump by Andrea Adair Ever thought about having having a racetrack next to Darlington Darlington Provincial Park rather rather than a garbage dump? An Oshawa Councillor suggested the idea, by way of correspondence to members members of Durham Regional Council at a meeting on December December 21. Dave Conway's suggestion suggestion "to resolve the issue of waste disposal in the Region of Durham" has yet to come before Council. "The Conway Plan" was referred to the Durham Region Region Works Committee for discussion when it appeared on the agenda of the latest regional council meeting. Councillors made no further comments on the proposal during the council session. Although Regional Council Council has not discussed the pro- osal, Councillor Conway as handed out copies of his plan to members of the press. The plan suggests negotiations negotiations to acquire the N1 site and further negotiations to acquire Mosport with the intention intention of swapping the land. This means having a race track next to Darlington Provincial Provincial Park and a landfill site in Clarke Township. The new location of Mosport, Mosport, the plan continues, would be easily accessible from Highway 401 and "within reasonable distance to hotel and motel accommodations." accommodations." Councillor Conway also suggested the Region should acquire more land around Mosport Park (where he proposes the landfill site should be) to "reduce the Tidbits from Around the Region WHITBY -- Last year Durham Region staff predicted predicted the need to spend $249 million on capital expenditures expenditures in the Region over the next 10 years. This year the total for the next decade has skyrocketed io $485 million. As a result regional councillors soon will decide whether or not they will issue debentures debentures -- something they consistently have avoided doing in the past. According to reports presented to the works, planning, and finance committees the increased increased spending is needed to maintain and expand roads, water service, and other infrastructure items. Councillors will learn more about the situation in February and will decide what to do then. WHITBY -- Following the extension of GO Train service to Whitby, that city's transit system is being used by an additional 200 people per day. Whitby Transit and GO cooperate in an integrated fee structure structure wherein riders can take the bus to the GO station station for free. GO reimburses Whitby Transit 75% of the lost fee. New buses are scheduled to go into operation operation in Whitby in January to provide better service service for GO commuters. WHITBY -- The Lake Ontario Steel Company pleaded guilty last week to two counts of polluting the air. The fine amounted tp $40,000, and charges against the president and vice-president were dropped. dropped. The pollution charges were related to an incident incident in June of 1987 when malfunctions in the filter bag house allowed untreated dust and gases to escape escape from the factory. PICKERING -- On Christmas Eve William Hubers, 30, of Cannington, was trapped in his truck for 90 minutes while firefighters worked to free him. His truck collided with a CP Rail freight train and derailed derailed four cars near Claremont, 20 kilometres north of Pickering. After the collision, the victim's truck was'rolled several times and came to rest on its roof. Mr. Hubers sustained minor injuries, and his 14- year-old passenger escaped any injury. OSHAWA -- Durham Regional Police report that the RIDE program (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) has stopped nearly 15,000 cars in Durham as of December 17. Of those, 11 persons have been charged with impaired driving, and another 50 have been charged for having in excess of 80 milligrams milligrams of alcohol in their blood. When you are stopped over the New Year's weekend remind yourself ofthe good the program does, not the five minutes it has taken out of your life. number of residents affected by the move" ns well ns to make sure the landfill site is far enough away from Newcastle Newcastle residents. He suggested that Metro Toronto could negotiate with Durham for use of the site providing the financial arrangement arrangement is in the best interest interest of the Region. If such an arrangement is made, he continues, high- way407 must be completed. This provision, he states, would encourage the Province Province of Ontario to begin constructing constructing the highway. The councillor's proposal was referred to the Durham Region Works Committee for discussion. Look for Our Next Week's Statesman Van Belle I Floral Shoppes ...much more than a flower store! Highway No. 2 King St. W., Oshawa SlmcoiSI.N., Oshawa 100DundasSt.W., Whitby CORRECTION NOTICE Due to a print error in this week's Shoppers Drug Mart flyer, on page 1 the price WITHOUT COUPON for Delsey Bathroom Tissue 4's was omitted. The price WITH COUPON IS 99(8 pkg., WITHOUT COUPON is $1.39. pkg. Limit 4 pkgs. per family purchase. Shoppers Drug Mart regrets any inconvenience inconvenience this may have caused our customers. SHOPPERS DRUG MART Wintario Winning numbers in the Dec. 22 draw are: 273825 for $100,000; 16307 for$1000; 5962 lor $100; 170 for $10 prizes; Winfall is 68. Lottario Winning numbers for Dec. 24 are:10,13,15, 16, 21, 36. Bonus 25 Lotto 649 Winning numbers for Dec. 24 are: 23,31,34, 45, 47, 48. Bonus 7 . 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Saturday 9:30 to 6:00 RIDE Proving Its Worth From driving and another 50 have been charged with having over 80 milligrams milligrams of alcohol in their bloodstream. bloodstream. Three people refused to take the roadside test. In addition, 135 have received 12 hour licence suspensions because the officer felt they were a risk on the road. Police also check for other infractions infractions while they have a car stopped. Twenty-five people were charged with Page One various liquor offences, mostly related related to open liquor in the car. Thirty- three drivers were nabbed for having no insurance, and 162 people were charged with a variety of Highway Traffic Act infractions. Police warned 1,328 motorists about minor infractions such as missing tail lights or headlights. A police spokesman said that the RIDE program program is "proving its worth in our Region." Region." Water B ates Up by 7.1% From Page One is in Pickering, Ajax and Whitby, Pickering Councillor Doug Dickerson Dickerson disagreed by saying although local involvement was critical regarding regarding growth, Regional involvement involvement was just as important because the Region set the water rates. A joint report from the Public Works, Planning, and Finance Departments Departments recommended the increases. increases. They also suggested deferring some major water projects,' including Newtonville, until as late as 1992. Newcastle Councillor Diane Ham- re said the project for Newtonville had "been on the books the longest" and that the Region will lose the 60 per cent ass' stance gleaned from the Ministry of the Environment if the project doesn't begin in 1989. She said the cost of the project has risen in the past five years from roughly $2 million to $4 million and she wondered if the cost will reach $8 million if the Region waits five years longer. "If we are going to do this (defer the project), have we wasted the past five years?" she questioned. More Bits and Pieces OPEN ANI) CLOSED -- With Christmas and New Year's Day falling on a Sunday, some different different combinations of holiday store closures have really left us short of supplies. In particular, the stuff you get from the holiday refreshment stores. Oh well, only a few more days until we return to normal hours. As for our days off, wc will be closed Friday, December 30th and open for business on Monday, January 2nd. But, the post office will be closed on the 2nd, so any news articles you hope to have included included in the January 4th issue should be delivered to our office early on Monday. HERE'S COMES 1989 -- With only few days left in 1988, it is time to make a few resolutions and predictions. First resolu tion will be to use the fitness membership purchased after our first hockey game in the new arena last October. Between the bigger ice surface and the addition addition ofoneycarto the legs, somebody somebody is trying to tell us what the word "sedentary" means. Our first prediction for 1989 wifi be that terrorists representing downtown businessmen will take over the new town hall, hold it for ransom and then blow it up when councillors arc persuaded persuaded by the public to let them do it. The hole left by the blast will allow the town to rebuild the structure with underground parking for the town staff, so that the parking lots in town can be returned to businesses for paying paying customers who shop downtown. downtown. Hmm, not a bad idea. Foundry Reaches Agreement Unlike profit-sharing arrangements, arrangements, the gains-sharing portion of the agreement measures only items on which employees can have a direct effect. The sum of such costs is totalled totalled and expressed as a percentage of the company's overall costs. Each month that the percentage drops, the From Page One employees share in the difference. In theory the workers have more direct control over whether they receive a bonus bonus or not. The contract was ratified on December December 20. The Bowmanville Foundry employs employs nearly 70 people. Read All About It! In the Pages of The Canadian Statesman A subscription to The Canadian Statesman keeps you informed of all the local news, sports and advertising specials in your community. Subscription Order Form i l Name: Address: New □ or Renewal □ Postal Code Telephone No.. 12 months-$20.00 6 months-$11.00 Foreign-$60.00 Please pay by cheque, VISA, Mastercard, or money order. VISA/MC Number Expiry Date I Please clip out and return this form with your payment l - S(jt Canadian Statesman P.O. Box 190, 62 King Street West Bowmanville, Ontario, LIO 3K9 623-3303 Your Community Newspaper Since 1854 ) IK