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14 The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, September 13,1989 $3,000 Donation Made to Memorial Hospital --WAr • s The Kiwanis Club of Sydenham in Oshawa recently tal. Pictured here from the left are: Ted Clark, presi- presented Memorial Hospital in Bowmanville with a dent of the Kiwanis Club of Sydenham; Snarlene cheque for $3,000 for the hospital to purchase special Mitchell, nurse; Roberta Nesbitt, nurse; and Jim Car- basinets. On September 6, two nurses from Bowman- son, chairman of the ways and means committee, ville accepted the money on behalf of Memorial Hospi- OBITUARY Allan Wilson 111 three weeks , Allan Wilson, aged 58, died Tuesday, Tuesday, August 29, 1989, in Oshawa General Hospital. Born in Oshawa, and educated educated in Purple Hill, he • was the son of Fern Wilson, and the late Jack Wilson. He was married August 7,1971, to Sharleen Taggart. A resident at R.R. 5, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, for 18 years, where he had previously lived, he had been employed as a lift truck operator by General Motors for 36 years. He was a member of Tyrone United Church, and was a well known sports enthusiast. enthusiast. Surviving are his wife Sharleen, children Lorie Weston, Scott Henderson and John Wilson, and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Thursday at the Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home, Bowmanville with the Reverend Robert J. McNaught officiating. The organist was Miss Made- lame Wilcocks. Pallbearers were Messrs. Hector and Everett Wilson, Ronald and Arnold Tripp, Larry Hilts and Richard Holmes. Among the floral tributes received was a token from Canadian Tire Corp. Interment Bethesda Cemetery. Cemetery. Hospital Employee Retires After 25 Years On Thursday, August 31, a group of friends and coworkers coworkers gathered at the Bowmanville Lions Centre to pass on best wishes to Mrs. Audrey Rogers who retired retired May 12, 1989, after 25 years of service at Memorial Memorial Hospital Bowmanville. Mrs. Rogers worked in the nursing and physiotherapy departments since 1964 and was employed part time from 1962 to 1964. She was joined by her family for the evening and received various gifts and tributes. Mrs. Rogers is shown above with some of the family members on hand for her retirement retirement party. From left are: Ron Rogers, her brother-in-law; brother-in-law; Elva Rogers, sister-in-law; Delores Povey, her daughter; Ralph Rogers, her husband; Donna Fredericks, her daughter-in-law; and Merv Fredericks, Fredericks, Mrs. Rogers' Son. Developers and Residents Still Debating F orest Issue k The battle of the Great Pine Ridge rages on. In one comer are the land developers and builders; builders; in the other comer are the local residents and conservationists. conservationists. ; The opposing factions squared oil last Thursday, September 7th, at a meeting held in the Newcastle Village Village Community Hall. "The turnout was very encouraging," savs Elva Reid, a resident of the area- in dispute and vice-chair of the Save the Ganaraska Again (SAGA) committee. "About 150 people attended and 20 people presented their views." .. Among those who spoke Were Mayor Marie Hubbard, who cautioned that the Planning Act is more favourable favourable to development than to 'maintaining tne status quo and Ward Three Regional Councillor Diane Hamre, Who chairs the planning portion portion of the Newcastle council meetings. Several residents and builders also spoke. "There were a lot of good presentations and input," says Councillor Hamre. "The residents wanted an in- depth, environmental study done before decisions were made. But, a study would cost in the hundreds of thousands thousands if done properly, and we can't afford it. The Province, Province, however, has been persuaded persuaded to look into the need for an environmental impact study," Councillor Hamre says. "But, the final decision •rests with the politicians. I just wish I could get them to take a look at the Ganaraska, Ganaraska, to see what it's really like." The cause of this battle is the land surrounding the Ganaraska Forest. Planning regulations are grey in many areas, leaving much open to interpretation. And, it is the final interpretation of these grey areas that could pull the shades on one of the beauty spots of Ontario, Ontario, Naturally, the people who live there want to keep the land in its natural state. "The developers tell us that our properties will increase in value if development takes place," says an angry Reid. "They don't realize that this land has been in my family for years. I don't want money, I want my home and my way of life." She is angered by the proposed proposed subdivision that would replace the forest growing on land across the road from her family farm. "There have been no environmental environmental studies done regarding regarding the effect of dense population on the water level level and the fragile ecology of the area," Reid states, "yet these developers and builders builders are pressing for approval under the guise of putting in golf courses and countiy clubs. The residents of the area also cany with them the vivid vivid image of the Ganaraska as it was 50 years ago when lumbering and indiscriminate indiscriminate use of the land created a wasteland of the area. Since then, the forest has recovered. recovered. But, there is concern concern that the proposed development development might mean the disappearance of that beautiful beautiful country under the weight of concrete and brick. n. BRANDOM TURN YOUR KITCHEN INTO A GOURMET'S DREAM! 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