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SECTION TWO WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1989 E&e Canadian Statesman Durham Region's Great Family Journal Established 135 years ago in 1854 © Also Incorporating » m The Bowmanville News U MX The Newcastle Independent ,rl The Orono News Second Class mail registration number 1561 Produced weekly by . James Publishing Company Limited 62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 416-623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 cn John M. James Editor - Publisher Richard A. James Associate Publisher Brian Purdy Peter Parrott Associate Editor Geo. P. Morris Brian Purdy Donald Bishop Business Mgr. Advertising Mgr. Plant Mgr. All layouts and composition of advertisements produced by the employees of James Publishing Company Limited are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the publisher. 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" In about 10 days' time, Heritage Week '89 will be under way. Heritage Week '89 is an attempt to bring together all communities in the Town of Newcastle for a common celebration. celebration. It should be noted, however, that this celebration does not diminish any of the dozens of communities within the Town of Newcastle. Rather, it allows allows each one of these places to hold their own unique and independent events under the umbrella or framework framework of the "Heritage '89" theme. The concept behind Heritage Week is to bring these events all together into à single organized week which will promote this municipality, encourage encourage tourism, fun, and fellowship. Since this is the first time that such a town-wide celebration has been attempted, attempted, the members of the Heritage '89 Committee are treading into new territory. Organizing this event is very much a learning experience and the knowledge gained from this year's activities activities will be a big help in preparing the event for next year. Nevertheless, the concept does appear appear to be working. Throughout the municipality, special special celebrations are under way. There are sidewalk sales, art displays, parades, parades, a flea market, barbeques, square dances, craft programs, antique antique car exhibits, sporting events and concerts. .The full list of Heritage '89 activities activities is too lengthy to print here. But we hope that the above information whets your appetite for attending at least some of the activities which will be under way from May 26 to June 3. It seems to us that the goal of Heritage Heritage '89 is for all of the independent communities in the Town of Newcastle to work individually, towards a common common theme and a common goal that benefits everyone. For some of the participants, the Heritage '89 events are fund-raising ventures helping non-profit groups. In other cases, the goal is to promote a particular community or organization. But in all instances, the objective is to have fun. Volunteers across the municipality have worked hard to prepare an interesting interesting line-up of activities and it's safe to say you'll find something among the events that will interest you. Over the next 10 days, you will be hearing much more about Heritage Week '89 through advertising and articles articles in the newspapers. Plan to attend, the 'Heritage '89 events. The slogan of the Heritage Committee Committee really says it best in the fewest words. And those words also sum up what living in a community is all about. These words are especially true in the Town of Newcastle where we are all working towards maintaining the community spirit which has been a part of life since pioneer days. So, we'll close with the "Heritage Week '89" slogan. 7 " ■" "Be a Part of It". - No, this is not a scene from the early 1900s or even the last century. The time is the present and the place is the Tyrone Mill. Brian Goldin is shown in this photo with his team of horses as they arrive at the mill with a load of logs from a nearby woodlot. Mr. Goldin and his Belgian horses, Mike and Jack, are specialists in horse logging. Mr. Goldin explains that the horses are highly effective in places where people don't want to use a machine for removing logs. The horses can also work in certain areas, such as swampland, where tractors and other conventional logging equipment cannot travel. Selective harvesting ofbush lots actually actually lets in additional sunlight and promotes better f rowth among the remaining trees. And by using orses, the disruption of the land is kept to a minimum, minimum, Mr. Goldin explains. by Andrea Adair Hong Kong Trip is a Gamble The eyes of the entire Town of Newcastle Newcastle are upon the five civic officials who will travel to Hong Kong early next month for a selling trip. The mission will cost an estimated $25,000 for the five Town of Newcastle representatives. But, if it secured a major industrial client there's little doubt that the cost would be quickly recovered. And Newcastle Newcastle council apparently sees this possibility possibility as justification for the trip. However, the project is not without its risks. For one thing, there's the risk that the trip will bring back absolutely nothing or that the investment secured secured by the Town of Newcastle is the same investment which might have been acquired without the need of expensive expensive trips by councillors and staff to foreign lands. We are most concerned with the possibility that the trip is simply a waste of money. The Town of Newcastle's representatives representatives on the trip include the mayor, deputy mayor, chief administrative officer, officer, director of planning, and executive executive assistant to Mayor Hubbard. Now, these are all fine individuals. However, we do not believe that any one of them has special expertise in negotiating international business deals. Unless we are mistaken, their expertise is not primarily in the business business field but in the area of civic government government and politics. So, we cannot help but wonder if the town is sending the right people for the job. And, of course, we wonder if they are sending the right number of personnel. We also have some concerns over the fact that much of this excursion has been cloaked in secrecy. Were it not for newspaper articles appearing on this subject, it's doubtful that the trip would have received much publicity publicity until after it had taken place. Surely this is a decision big enough to require an open debate by town council. The Town of Newcastle is obviously attempting to make the community's commercial development a major priority priority and the visit with potential Hong Kong investors is an attempt to do that. But, its success will be measured only through hindsight. If, in the next year or so, we see some positive improvement in the town's economic climate as a result of a successful foreign investment program, program, town council will deserve congratulations. congratulations. If, on the other hand, we see little evidence of any improvements directly connected to the Hong Kong trip, then our reservations will have been justified. justified. We are sceptical. We suspect that when the Town of Newcastle begins to compete on the international investment investment market, the town will find out just how large and how competitive the world market is. No matter how you look at it, the money being spent on the town's trip to Hong Kong is a gamble. Wintario tickets might have given better odds. I'm not a big fan of lotteries. lotteries. The thought of spending spending money on games of chance has never appealed appealed to me. Like most people, I work hard for my money and don't enjoy giving it away in the inane hope that I might get more money back than what was initially spent. Even when lottery frenzies hit and jackpots are worth millions of dollars dollars I still don't take the chance and throw my money away. First of all, I don't play because I "don't think I will win. I don't know what the odds are of winning, winning, but I can imagine they aren't very good. Secondly, I tnink my life would be altered if by some strange stroke of luck I did win. If I won, of course the first and the most noticeable noticeable change to my life would be to quit my job. I'd quit not because I don't love what I'm doing, but because I would have so much money that I didn't need to work. I would spend my mornings sleeping, my afternoons afternoons shopping and my evenings entertaining. entertaining. I'd buy the new car and the new house and a new wardrobe. Basically, I'd become a "fat cat", content with my life and not too concerned about problems that other other people may be going through. So what if I didn't earn my money and I just happened happened to choose the right numbers one week? I'd be the one with millions and I could decide how to spend them. While it would be nice not having to worry about money, living a life like that isn't my idea of living living and I guess that's what • stops me from throwing my dollar away every week. . But I know there are many people who fanatically fanatically do just that. Sometimes, some of those people come up lucky and win. The funny part is, though, that all these people who have beaten the odds and won are usually never heard from again. Until this past weekend. weekend. I heard about a woman in Florida who had some luck and won a lotteiy that would see her collecting collecting $2 million annually annually for the next, 20 years of her life. 1 /?' yv . ' The report I heard stated that she bought a use- win- new house and a new car but then decided to put some of winnings to good use. She decided to set up a kind of foundation for abused women. It's the first time I have heard about someone someone doing something fill with their lottery nings. The winner explained that she might not be able to fix all of society's ills but she said she could try. I know she won a lot of money and the amount she spent on establishing this centre probably won't put a great dent in her chequebook. She did, at least, recognize that she was simply lucky and that maybe she could share that luck with people people less fortunate than herself. I think there should be a stipulation in the lotteries lotteries played in Canada that requires winners to put some of their winnings back in society. Perhaps they could donate a portion portion to a charitable organization, organization, for instance, or establish a service to the needy that local governments governments just can't afford. Call me a cynic if you like. But I wonder: If such a stipulation exist- ■ ed, how many people would still play the lotteries? lotteries? Letters To The Editor Reader Blasts Sam Over Newsletter Sam Cureatz M.P.P. Durham Dear Sam: I've been sitting here for an hour trying to compose a letter to you, after reading your Spring Social Calendar, Calendar, which just arrived in the mail, I've used 6 pieces of paper trying to put into words just what I feel. I've decided to be forthright and honest. Sam, you're a JERK!! Sorry, there's no better way to say it without getting crude. Please don't try telling us that seagulls is the best excuse excuse you could come up with to keep the dump out of our area. Surely the environment environment SHOULD BE your ONLY stand. If it isn't so now, then I would suggest, nay insist, that it becomes so. Something else. Why did you not make mention of Bill 149? It is going to go for 3rd reading very soon, and no one is aware of its existence. existence. I hope to see an article article in the local papers within your riding next week laying out the bill and its consequences consequences for the residents of your riding. Bill 149 should never have reached 1st reading - sure hope you had nothing to do with getting it through 2 readings. I would also suggest that you cool the travelogue at the end of each newsletter. We tax payers don't need that kina of expense poked through our letter boxes. A plain photocopied sheet of your endeavours on our behalf behalf at Queen's Park would be sufficient and greatly appreciated. appreciated. Come on, Sam, and make 1989 the year that you really really and truly earn your pay cheque. Yours, Sher Leetooze, 80 Roser Cres., Bowmanville, Ontario. Dear Sir- At long last, something is being done to make Bowmanville Bowmanville beach a place where people can go to cool •off, and to enjoy themselves. The whole area has been changed, and the result is a great improvement. Where once huge rocks made access to the end of the pier, difficult difficult and dangerous, sand and earth have now covered them, and a walkway is now possible. Graders have contoured the shore-line, pushing the lake a good distance further out, possibly an extra hundred hundred feet, and many loads of sand have been spread over the area. The access road has been partly graded, and thankfully thankfully some of the potholes have disappeared. It now looks as if someone cared. So, many thanks to the- powers-that-be, for making a good start on what was formerly a disgrace to our town. Now, if only those lit- ter-bugs will co-operate, to make it a nice spot to visit. Yours truly, Queenie Fletcher. Resignation Demands Justified in Toxic Fuel Issue Calls for government ministers to resign have Become passe in recent years as their frequency has increased. increased. Opposition parties have blunted the tactic by overusing it for blatant partisan gain. Certainly the 24-hour chant for Finance Finance Minister Michael Wilson's head did nothing for the opposition but obscure obscure their fight against the specifics of his recent budget. Both provincial and federal opposition members consistently consistently overreact to government bungles bungles by demanding a resignation.. In few cases are the calls warranted, The growing demands for resignations resignations from the federal and Ontario governments following the disclosure of an illegal toxic waste dumping scheme, however, are justified ana should be obeyed immediately. For the past four years, an undetermined undetermined number of drivers in Southern Ontario, Quebec, and Western New York have been topping up their gas. tanks with a mixture of gasoline and toxic waste. The mixing was done in and around Buffalo; the gas was shipped to service outlets throughout the region, crossing our border undetected undetected and untaxed. Since the stoiy became public last week, the date on which government officials admit knowing of the scheme has been pushed back further and fur-: ther. Initially, Federal Environment Minister Lucien Bouchard claimed to learn of the scheme only this month. His Ontario counterpart, Jim Bradley, implied that he too was surprised ny the newspaper story which revealed the deadly operation. What is increasingly clear is that several government officials, including several cabinet ministers, have known about the scheme, at least in a general sense, for months or years. Mr. Bradley refused 13 times last Thursday to answer opposition questions questions about his prior knowledge of the Police Week Begins During Police Week, May 14 to 20, Ontario's Solicitor Solicitor General is asking citizens citizens across the province to "Shake Hands with a Cop" - the theme of this year's tribute tribute to policing. Solicitor General Joan Smith will be among the participants at the ceremony Monday at Toronto's city hall to mark Police Week in Canada. "I am taking this opportunity opportunity to express our appreciation appreciation to the thousands of men and women who are dedicated dedicated to serving and protecting the citizens of Ontario, Mrs. Smith said. "Safe communities communities don't just happen -- they are a tribute to the dedication dedication and quality of police forces in this province/ In Ontario, Mrs. Smith said, policing is a community community affair, a partnership between between the police and the community. "Programs like neighbourhood neighbourhood watch and crime stoppers are fine examples of that co-operation with communities to help prevent and solve crime," Mrs. Smith said. She also commented on other police initiatives to improve improve access and visibility in the community. "What were once old ideas ideas are new again ... in many areas of the province, police are walking the beat again and working in store front offices," Mrs. Smith said. "These efforts by police to become more involved with the communities they serve, have been welcomed with enthusiasm." The Solicitor General said citizens can participate in Police Week by taking the time to introduce themselves themselves and their children, to their local police. "I invite everyone to join in the theme of police week - "Shake Hands with a Cop." Ilf I operation. Mr. Bouchard has not been any more forthcoming. His junior minister, minister, Shirley Martin, let the cat out of the bag when she admitted hearing about such an illegal operation during a visit to Switzerland in March at a conference which dealt specifically with transporting toxic materials. Ana Revenue Minister Otto Jelinek has admitted admitted that his department was tipped off about the shipments in September of 1987 when Elmer MacKay was the minister. After refusing to enlighten his colleagues colleagues on the matter, Mr. Bradley tola reporters that he first had learned of the matter in January of this year. He suggested that public disclosure would nave foiled police investigations which are continuing, That argument is as flimsy as arguments arguments come and should not allow Messrs. Bradley and Bouchard to hang on to their positions as chief environ- try. telling how severe the damage to the environment has been while toxins have been burning in thousands of cars every day over the last four years. Equally immeasurable is the collective health damage which has resulted. Only now have border inspections been stepped up with the addition of' 34 inspectors. Only now has the investigation investigation shifted into high gear. If newspaper articles about the toxic toxic fuel scam had never emerged, one cannot help but wonder if the government government would have ever taken action. There's no doubt that the damage would have continued for months, if not years. Opposition parties both in Ottawa and Queen's Park are quite correct in demanding that the Ministers of the Environment resign and that the investigation investigation into how toxic waste ended up in our gasoline commence forthwith. forthwith. Report From Ottawa By Ross Stevenson, M.P. Durham It's no exaggeration to say that Canada grew up around its railways. Rail links were part of the agreement that lead to Confederation in 1867. And over the years our railway system has been an almost constant source of controversy- controversy- Despite its significance as part of our national heritage, heritage, rail passenger service is seldom used by most Canadians Canadians today. Airlines are faster and cheaper for long distance travel, and on shorter trips most of us prefer prefer to drive. That's the root of the current current tough decisions facing the federal government ana VIA Rail. VIA was created 12 years ago when the major railways wanted to drop their money-losing passen-. ger trains. It was felt then that VIA, as a subsidized Crown corporation, could maintain traditional passen- f er service on a near profita- le basis. However, as the recent Budget demonstrated, these subsidies have mounted to such an extent that the whole rationale of VIA must now be re-examined. Since its creation VIA Rail has received received more than $5 billion of . taxpayers' money, of which more than $1 billion went for capital improvements improvements to equipment and facilities. facilities. Despite improved passenger use of some routes, things are not getting getting better. In 1988, VLA's revenues increased by $26 million, but expenses went up $94 million! While other Crown agencies agencies have managed to put themselves on a paying basis basis since 1984 - Canada Post is a notable example - that appears to be impossible impossible for VIA in its present form. In our own area there's much understandable public concern about the future of VIA service, which many consider a much preferable alternative to driving. That's particularly true of the To- ronto-Peterborough- Havelock dayliner service, probably the most economically economically viable of all VIÀ's trains. This train was cancelled by the previous government as an economy measure, and returned to service after the 1984 election with the understanding understanding that it couldn't be kept if it wasn't used. Anyone who travels on the Toronto-Peterborough- Havelock train knows that most days it virtually is filled to capacity. Back in February when the very first reports, were heard of possible cuts to VIA I immediately contacted contacted the federal Minister of Transport to make sure he understood exactly how heavily used and important this train is to our area. Since then I have spoken and written to him on several several occasions. As well, I have asked VIA's president, who must make the final decision, for complete statistics on the passenger use, revenue from, and the cost of operating operating this train. I believe these favourable economic indications indications should be a factor in his decision about its future. My hope is that the economics economics of this passenger service service on the Toronto- Peterborough-Havelock line will justify its survival. Certainly Certainly I will continue doing everything I can personally in trying to preserve it. For further information about this or any other federal federal matters, please contact my Constituency Office in Oshawa at 571-5430 or (toll- free) Zenith 9-6130. Dennison Presiden t Addresses Lions Club Meeting The Bowmanville Lions Club was pleased to welcome Paul Vizzini, president of Dennison Manufacturing of Canada, to their meeting on Monday, May 8. Joining Mr. Vizzini on the left is Club President Don Allin and on the right Les Virtue, program chairman.