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CARPET ^ WAREHOUS K EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES King Sc W. 728-4601 Oshawa EÛWMANVILLE LIBRARY 62 TEMPERANCE ST. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO LIC3AS BOWLIB 923731 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, July 19.1989 Bowmanville, Ontario 30 Pages 135th Year Issue 29 50$ Per Copy PRESTON We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Condos Planned for Specialty Paper Property by Chris Clark Plans to raze a Bowmanville landmark landmark and replace it with an upscale condominium and commercial development development were the subject of much debate Monday. Developer Jayson Schwartz has purchased the current home of Specialty Specialty Paper, on the southeast corner of Temperance and Wellington Streets, and has proposed replacing it with a four-storey development consisting consisting of 21 condominiums and 2,500 square metres of commercial space. Speaking to the General Purpose ! BIG WEEKEND - All roads will ' lead to Bowmanville starting j; i Thursday when the annual j; Ç Sidewalk Sale gets under way. No doubt there will be bargains ji galore to entice shoppers into j! j town. And, for those not in- j terested in acquiring merchan- ; dise at fantastic prices, there j ; will be some fabulous entertain- | ment. Everybody's hoping for ji I good weather, I ART EXHIBIT - Her many ! ; friends in this area will be interested interested in attending the opening i of "The Art of Aleen Aked" at the j j Robert McLaughlin Gallery in j I Oshawa this Thursday evening 7 | j to 9 o'clock. The 36 paintings have ) been created over a period of 60 years, starting in 1930, two years after Miss Aked graduated from the Ontario College of Art. Former Councillor Ann Cowman will officially open the unique I exhibition. | MUSEUM ACTION - There are a jj couple of noteworthy events ■ coming up, involving the a Museum. This Saturday they ' have a Show and Sale as part of ij T| the Sidewalk Sale event. And ? next Wednesday, they are staging staging a Town Hall Tour for kids 7 Jj to 12. Only 25 will be included | so parents should register them jj in advance for 50c to cover cost ji of refreshments. Registration is i from 9:30 to 4:30 each day up to !' ji July 25th. FAIR QUEEN - Applications are j now being accepted from young jj ladies aged 17 to 23 who would j '• vjj like to be crowned Miss Durham j •;! Fair Queen 1989. Winning such a j j ' prestigious title, brings with it I "jjl many worthwhile perks and ex- Ij j; periences that, in the past, have ; . j been enjoyed by several local ij ;; ij girls. If you would like more in- j| ' ij formation, please contact Donnie i : !j Reid at 983-9228 or Cheryle jj i Klawetter 623-7049. j| DECORATION DAY - This Sun- -;i| day, July 23rd will be Decoration jj '[{ Day at both Bowmanville and jj Bond Head Cemeteries, but no |! arrangements have been an- j jj nounced. Some years ago, joint i commemorative services, in- volving the local ministers, the i ' [j Legion, etc. took place on Deco- ji ' ji ration Day. But recently, the de- n corating of the graves has been left to individuals. - ,11 jj LEISURE PLAN - The public is ; jj being invited to provide input to j jj the Central Lake Ontario Conser- j vation Authority's passive recre- j *| alion planning for its 14 conser- ll jj vation areas. So, a public meeting ! is being held on Wednesday, July jj 26th at Bowmanville Recreation j jj Complex from 3 to 9 p.in. Consul- ; tants Leisure Plan International | ij are assisting with preparation of j jj strategy for outdoor facilities and j services for the next five to 10 jl jj years. This is one of three meet- j jj ings taking place on this topic. j j! BACKGROUND - Make certain . i | you read the article by Chris j Ij Clark following a 45-minute in- j : jj terview he had last week with jj Her Worship Mayor Marie Hub- j ! jj bard. It provides interesting background information on li their recent promotional trip to ! jj Hong Kong and outlines plans in j j] mind for this community's fu- ij turc. jj VIA GOING - Unless there is a j last minute reprieve, it looks very j jj much as though the VIA Rail j train line from Toronto to j jj Havelock might well get the axe j come Jan. 1st. Such action, would j of course, make things quite awk- ! ward for citizens in the Burkcton i 1 and Pontypool areas who must ! journey to Toronto or Peterborough Peterborough on a regular basis. How- j ever, there may still be hope. The federal government is no doubt qiiite aware of how important this I line is to many people. and Administration Committee of Newcastle council, Mr. Schwartz fought hard for his proposal, stating that it "will be a tremendously upbeat, upgrade condominium development to keep downtown vibrant and alive.-It is not a run-of-the-mill development. What's intended is to go beyond the standard strip mall." However, the current four-storey building is not only the home of Specialty Specialty Paper, but also the former home of the Dominion Organ and Piano Company. It was constructed in 1879 and housed the piano company until its demise during the Depression. The paper company began operating there in 1949. Several speakers on Monday petitioned petitioned councillors to save the historical historical building from the wrecking ball. Doug Dewell explained that he is "greatly distressed that an historic building will be lost. It has played an important part in the history of Bowmanville Bowmanville industry and is architecturally architecturally unique to the whole of Durham Region. Region. It should be rehabilitated and incorporated into the design of the development," development," he suggested. Mr. Dewell suggested that provincial provincial funds might be available for a restoration restoration project, and he warned that he would consider challenging the developer developer at the Ontario Municipal Board if necessary. ■ Jane Eccles said that the building is one of the few historical highlights in Bowmanville, and she objected to developments developments in general which mean that "when I'm in Brampton I feel like I'm in Oshawa." Several other speakers on Monday objected to commercial development in what is primarily a residential area. Rex Walters questioned whether "the town of Bowmanville should...seek the title of Uonvenience Store Capital of Ontario," and asked "how many mini- malls and convenience stores does a community need?" Larry Goertzen asked the town to consider purchasing the property and creating a park on the 1.3 acre property. property. "Most people I talk to are con cerned about traffic and the possible widening of (Temperance) Street." Dwight Grovum questioned the very need for further development. ! Ok •M.C/ -*s JL A. 19-year-old Newcastle Village man was killed Saturday following a two-car collision in Clarke Township. Durham Regional Police said Michael Michael McArthur, of 110 Baldwin St., died in the accident which occurred on Best St, south of the Eighth Concession Concession of Clarke. Police said that a northbound vehicle vehicle and a southbound vehicle collided head-on. The northbound car then left the road and rolled over into a ditch on the east side of the road. Michael McArthur was the driver of the northbound car. He was pronounced pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital Bowmanville. Two passengers passengers were taken to Oshawa General Hospital for treatment. They were identified as James Glasbergen, of 119 Edward St., in Newcastle and Richard Desroches, of Bailieboro. James Glas- burgen was treated and released, while Richard Desroches was admitted to hospital, with leg injuries. The southbound vehicle was driven by Kathleen Hisson, of RR 1 Orono. She was taken to Oshawa General Hospital where she was treated and released. The accident occurred at approximately approximately 4:30 p.m. Vandals Topple Chimney in Downtown Ram Vandals destroyed this car by toppling a chimney onto it from 15 feet up early last Wednesday morning . at an apartment on King Street in Bowmanville. The car had been borrowed for a few days. Vandals ransacked downtown Bowmanville Bowmanville early last Wednesday morning, morning, destroying a car and damaging more than a dozen hanging flower pots along King Street. Florence McQuarrie, the owner and operator of Cliffcrest Cleaners, said that she was unable to open for business business on Wednesday or Thursday because because of damage to ner chimney. Without Without the chimney, she could not opera: a her boiler. Sometime shortly after midnight on Wednesday, the vanuals scaled the cleaners and an adjacent apartment at 34 King Street West. They managed to push over two separate chimneys. Besides Besides damaging the dry cleaning shop, they also toppled the apartment chimney chimney which landed on a car fifteen feet below. It caved in the hood, dashboard, and windshield of the car, destroying it. Sarah Cowin had borrowed the car from her father who lives north of Co- bourg. "We heard a noise around 12:40," she said. "We just thought someone had broken something." When Sarah and her husband, Marc, woke up that morning they found the crushed under the weight of the ..nney. '■'"'he chimney "was just fixed a year iv $u, ' she recalled, suggesting that it would have taken some effort to tip it over. The chimney at the cleaners, at least fifty feet above ground level, did not fall and was left leaning on the building. Mrs. McQuarrie could not car, fit . «( |V£o" find a mason to begin repairs until Thursday. She said that one of the most difficult tasks was the removal of the broken chimney without letting it fall to the ground. Several of the hanging flower pots along King Street were either stolen or smashed on the sidewalk. Cathy Colla- cott, landscaping chairman of the Downtown Business Centre, said on Thursday that she was still waiting for an estimate of the damage. Howev- er, she did predict that the loss would have serious implications for the DBIA budget this year. j Staff-sergeant John M'airs of the Durham Regional Police on Thursday said that an officer was still investigating. investigating. "He has a list of names to check," he said. "There seems to be a mood in Canada," Canada," he said, "that progress and development development is the great movement of the day." He claimed that the development represents "an intrusion on a wholely residential area." "If they are allowed an open-ended commercial designation, someone could put in a convenience store and a fast food restaurant." However, Mr. Schwartz pointed proudly to the diagram of his proposal, complete with glass railings and other "quality" touches, predicting, "that building will not attract a Mac's Milk. It just won't happen. It will attract specialty stores; it s going to add a di- I mension to Bowmanville. The Newcastle Public Library Board, whose Bowmanville branch is located directly across the street from • the site, has objected to the proposal. Councillors See Plan for St. Marys Dock Newcastle Mayor Marie Hubbard has accused St. Marys Cement of "playing hide-and-seek" with the town regarding the company's proposed dock expansion. The mayor also has recommended to council that the town's legal counsel review the entire application before councillors make any move on the issue. issue. The mayor aired these views Monday Monday after a parade of disgruntled residents residents who live near the large cement plant complained not only about the company's proposed expansion but also about its current operating proce- , dures. As part of its recently announced expansion, St. Marys has applied to enlarge its dock by nearly 50 acres into Lake Ontario. In order to do so, the company must convince the Town of Newcastle to amend its zoning laws to allow the construction of the dock on a Crown water lot. St. Marys currently currently is negotiating with the Province of Ontario for permission to purchase the water lot. Residents living primarily on Ce- darcrest Beach Road told councillors that any increase in the plant's operations operations would only worsen the problems they are experiencing. According to the residents, these problems include blowing dust from large piles of coal and cement, heavy truck traffic, and noise from the trucks and machinery Turn To Page Four Hong Kong Trip Boosts Town Tax Base by Chris Clark Later this month, a group of Hong Kong businessmen will visit Newcastle Newcastle to search out property for their computer chip business. Other investors investors from the thriving British colony are here securing land in Courtice for an import-export business. Soon another another group of investors will present their plan for a hotel and convention centre somewhere along Newcastle's Lake Ontario shore. Newcastle Mayor Marie Hubbard credits her recent trade mission to Hong Kong for encouraging these and other investment initiatives from the Pacific Rim. "I decided immediately after the election (in November) to begin looking looking into economic missions and what they could mean for our municipality. I looked back over the last nine years; the efforts were reasonable but not forceful enough. We've got to do something something to help us with our tax base because because we're no longer getting rises in Library Puppet Show One of Many Special Summer Events for Kids You'll find lots of action at the Bowmanville Library Library during July and August. There are a number of special programs under way for the entertainment and enjoyment of kids on their summer holidays. This photo shows some of the. youngsters in attendance during a puppet show held at the library's downstairs meeting room on Thursday, July 13. The puppeteers arc Louise Chatterton (right,) summer programs assistant, assistant, and Kate Laverty, a library page. They are demonstrating the puppets used in their play "The Three Billy Goats Gruff". Louise Chatterton is a student student hired by the library for the summer months. One of her jobs is to develop and operate summer programs programs lor children. our unconditional grants from the province." In a recent lengthy interview, the mayor said that the information she received from the Durham Region economic economic planner suggested that Europe was not a prime location to search for investment. "Britain and Europe are fortressing themselves and they're not going to look here to invest. They don't need us. The Pacific Rim is the area that is growing." The mayor and her staff spent months researching their trip ("networking like mad," according to the mayor) and had two dozen meetings'lined meetings'lined up during their two week stay. Newcastle Chief Administrative Officer Lariy Kotseff noted that the Chinese people "have a high opinion of Canada and especially of the Toronto area. They don't have any sense of the animosity like in Vancouver. Quality of life is what we have to offer them." Mayor Hubbard talked to the federal federal and provincial governments, other politicians who have conducted trade missions to Hong Kong, and the Durham Durham Region Manufacturers' Association Association in an effort to present Newcastle in the best light. "We talked to the federal government government to see how they could help us to sell Canada," she said. The mayor smiled and nodded at the suggestion that her Progressive Conservative connections connections helped her gain information in Ottawa. From their base at the Marriott Hotel Hotel in Hong Kong, the mayor, Councillor Councillor Diane Hamre, Mr. Kotseff, Planning Planning Director Frank Wu, and the mayor's secretary, Maureen Reid, met with numerous prospective investors. The mayor was very impressed with the business leaders she met. "They are impeccable businessmen; we cannot cannot teach them anything," she recalled, recalled, adding that they speak nearly perfect English. She said that the efficiencies of Hong Kong business operations are incredible. incredible. "I was highly impressed with how insightful the employers are about their employees," pointing to the extensive system of daycare which is much more widespread and developed than in the Canadian business world. Although she is reluctant during the planning stage to divulge details about Hong Kong investment which appears headed for Newcastle, she did speak in general terms. The hotel and convention centre development also will include a marina and a cluster of seasonal residences. The mayor is as enthusiastic about the development as she is secretive about its proposed location. location. The computer chip firm representatives representatives "are very excited. They're on mainland China and they've got to get out." A company which manufactures amenities such as soap, shampoo, sewing sewing kits, and other similar items for hotels and nursing homes hopes to build a manufacturing plant in Newcastle Newcastle and tap into the Canadian and American markets. Faced with a lack of industrial investment investment only a year ago, the town now faces a shortage of serviceable land to offer to the growing number of industrial prospects. Mayor Hubbard suggested that "if we had services in place south of Bowmanville along the 401 we could put eight industries in there tomorrow." Along with the lands along the 401 south of Courtice, it will be "a major growth area.. We don't want residences at the 401. We want to reserve it for industrial and commerical investment and development." The goal is not only to expand the town's tax hase, but also Turn To Page 21 ursday _ Bowmanville's downtown ' businesses businesses invite you to take a stroll through the 50's and 60's during their big downtown Sidewalk Sale. The fun begins tomorrow, Thursday, Thursday, July 20th, at nine a.m., and the sale concludes on Saturday evening at five. Throughout those three days, you'll find bargains galore in the downtown stores. And, in addition, you'll be entertained entertained by a half dozen special events with a flavor of the 1950's and 1960's. Some of these will include: a street dance, pancake breakfast, a display display of classic cars, and a fashion show. You can also try your luck at identifying the downtown's business people based on photographs taken of them in the 1950's and 1960's. "We thought that the 50's and 60's theme seemed to be quite uopular." Turn To Pago Two