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)\ I NEWCASTLE FUEL 1C LISBAEV UMJLWITy SERVICES LIBEAR'A'f o2 TEMPERANCE STRcrj BOWfA.Wli.LE, ONTARIO L -C2A3 NEHPU2 9W3SI Dunn Receives Highest Legion Award During the Legion's Remembrance dinner on Saturday, Nov. 11th, Comrade Stan Dunn was paraded to the front where Honors and Awards Chairman Jim Firth asked Zone Commander Alf Brisebois to present Comrade Dunn with an award. It was the highest honor the Canadian Legion gives its members, the Palm Leaf to the Meritorious. Service Medal. Commander Brisebois read the Citation outlining Comrade Dunn's continuing'service continuing'service and is pictured here presenting the award, Hanked by Past President Fred Brown, left, and Past Zone Commander Doug Walton. eacher by Lorna Miller The community strike is over. "The teachers have college faculty voluntarily agreed to go back to the classrooms." said Bill Swan, a spokesman for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union Union and a teacher at Durham College. This unprecedented voluntary action action was announced Tuesday. It ended the month-long strike which had kept 6,000 teachers on the picket lines and over 100,000 full time students out of classes across Ontario. Several thousand thousand night school students were also affected. • "Both sides agreed to take another crack at negotiations under a new mediator, mediator, Martin Teplitsky," said Mr. Swan. He explained that the mediator will replace Tony Mancini. Mr. Teplitsky was the man Who arbitrated arbitrated a settlement of the 1985 strike. "If the negotiations don't go well, Teplitsky will be empowered to arbitrate arbitrate a settlement at the end of November," November," said Mr. Swan. Durham College President Gary Polonsky, Polonsky, was "very, very pleased that the strike is over." "The reason I love coming to work is my two favourite groups of people are students and teachers," said Mr. Polonsky. Polonsky. "I'm happy to have them back in the classrooms/' • When asked how he reacted to the voluntary return of the teachers, he responded: "Frankly, I didn't know particularly how or when it would end. I believe the way it ended is better than being legislated. Both parties are prepared, one more time, to resolve their differences." In recent weeks, students had been expressing concerns about losing their school year if the strike dragged on much longer. Dr. Charles Pascal, President of the Council of Regents, said in a recent interview interview on CBC that "The government's government's patience was wearing thin," and they had to come up with this unique mechanism for a settlement. Full-time students will be headed back to the classrooms on Thursday morning, November 16. Mr. Polonsky thinks very highly of his staff and students. "Durham College College has the best group of teachers anywhere. And the students are the best. We will be able to ensure that the students will be prepared for the best jobs in early May," he said. "We are very sorry that everybody has been inconvenienced - but that's behind us now - we're moving on," said the Durham president. "This is a win/ win situation all the way." Night courses at Durham College will resume Wednesday, Nov. 15. ' Santa Claus Comes To Town Saturday The reindeer are harnessed and the elves are checking out the flight plan as Santa gets ready for. his big arrival in Bowmanville this weekend. We're referring, of course, to the annual annual Santa Claus Parade which takes place this Saturday at 10:30 a.m. And our sources at the North Pole tell is that this year's 28th annual parade will be better than ever. "Christmas in Toyland" is the theme. The customary parade route will be followed. It commences at Central Public School and ends at Memorial Memorial Park on Liberty Street. Turn To Page 2 * ft % I ! I * « % SÀ ww Cr' 683-3303 Fax 416-683-6161 Wednesday, November IB, 1989 Bowmanville, Ontario 48 Pages 135th Year Issue 46 50* Per Copy Call us before you list. Your next move could be both professional and profitable 623-4433 Bowmanville 63 .rt é 11 <SBgr*™~--A_ "Gypsy" Performance Starts Next Week CELEBRATION - An interesting event is planned for this Saturday Saturday at 6:15 p.m. in Knox Christian Christian School on old Scugog Road. Extensive renovations have been completed to the structure and this will be an Open House, .Apprec.f.tipn party and tour of: the premises. ' ENTRIES ARE IN -- Our thanks to everyone who contributed their favorite Christmas story and/or recipe for use in our Christmas supplements. Now that we have all the names compiled, compiled, we have to sit down and pick a winner. Watch next week's paper for an advertisement listing listing the lucky winners of $135 in $tatesman Buck$. FREE SHOW - All senior citizens are invited to attend a rehearsal of. Bowmanville Drama Workshop's Workshop's "Gypsy" production next Monday, Nov. 20th at 7:45 p.m. at Bowmanville High School auditorium. auditorium. They'll .probably have a special interest because many of them will recall the glory years of vaudeville and Gypsy Rose Lee. Some may even brag about seeing her in action. RECEPTION - No doubt, Eastern Star members will be out in full force this Saturday for a reception reception honoring one of their members, members, Audrey Martin, who has attained attained the high office of Worthy Matron of Ontario. Congratulations Congratulations and best wishes are extended extended to Mrs. Marlin on her elevation. elevation. CARTOONIST - This week, we'd like to introduce a new contributor contributor to our Editorial page. He is Tim Conley, a Bowmanville Bowmanville High School student, who for the past few weeks has been drawing cartoons for us. I-Ie's showing great promise in that specialized field. Ifyou have any ideas that you feel would make good cartoons, we'll be delighted delighted to pass them along to him. SPECS FOUND - Another pair of eye glasses has been found and the person who found them is supposed to bring them to our office office today. They arc frameless and obviously belonged to a woman. They were found Friday evening in front of Trinity United Church. WIIO, ME? - Fred West has put many of us younger veterans to shame during the several Remembrance Remembrance parades that have taken place recently. Fred's a World War I veteran who says lie's. 91, but looks younger. Just prior to the parade in that high wind on Saturday, he was highly insulted when somebody asked him if he'd like to ride in the Scout car instead of marching, Old infantrymen are proud types. No, the Bowmanville Drama Workshop isn't taking its latest show on the road but they. will be presenting .the musical comedy "Gypsy" next week in the Bowmanville High School Auditorium. Curtain time is 8:15 p:m. and the show takes place November 22, 23, 24, and 25. In this photo, Victor Goad, who portrays Herbie and Jennifer Berti, who plays June, pose with one of the many props that are part of the play. Condo Plan Approved A development plan for a residential residential and commercial building on the site of the Specialty Paper Products building received final approval by the Town of Newcastle this week. The proposal, planned for the southeast southeast comer of Temperance and Wellington Wellington Streets in Bowmanville (across from the Bowmanville branch of the public library), includes a 21 unit condominium condominium complex for the top two floors of a four storey building and * uses on the Lpffom two: ••■httfAl &i council meeting on Monday, c/ne resident from the area, Dwight Grovum, expressed his concerns about the development proceeding. He said he felt the development was being pushed through council too quickly and that the residents' concerns concerns were being overlooked. Two hundred names, he said, were on a petition opposing the rezoning. He added that many of those people wrote letters to council expressing their concerns. "There is no indication. that was taken into consideration," he said. He also said the land to. be rezoned had already been zoned by the town as non-commercial and said the area is surrounded by residential uses. "This is a major thing for Bowmanville...I Bowmanville...I can honestly say I don't think this is a change for the better," he added. added. Councillor Diane Hamre explained that the Regional Official Plan designated designated the area as a "main central area" which meant that a number of different uses could occur on the site. Concerning his comments about the application being rushed through, she said that under the provincial planning planning act, every application that comes before council is treated equally. There is no specific time frame for applications applications to be dealt with, she added. The building currently bn the site, she remarked, although it was in a residential area, isn't a residential use. ' 1 "In my opinion, what is there now is not an attribute to the area and this (the condominium proposal) hopefully will be," she said. In response to a comment of Mr. Grovum suggesting council could turn down the application she said "We could turn it down and if we're going Turn to Page 2 The Town of Newcastle wants a baseline health study for Darlington and is prepared to pressure the government government until it gets one. Newcastle Council has decided the mayor and Councillor Diane Hamre should meet with the provincial Ministry Ministry of Health to request the study. Councillors also decided the health study should be funded by Ontario Hydro. Hydro. Councillor Hamre said this issue has been "kicking around for quite awhile." She said she has been reading in the papers about her meeting with the province to discuss the study but said she can't do that until she is directed by council. "I think it is long past due. It is time we meet," she said. The call for a baseline health study has been made on a number of occasions occasions this past year by environmental groups and politicians alike. Municipal councils of Newcastle, Oshawa, Whitby, Scugog and the Durham Durham Region have all endorsed the requested requested study. Durham Nuclear Awareness, the environmental group originally requesting requesting a baseline investigation, thinks the study should be done to serve as a yardstick by which the health of the community can bé measured measured in the future, once Darlington is operating. Council Changes Mind On Development Plan t* ioco>*L*Mieeue«M»ai*ti by Andrea Adair . Newcastle councillors decided this week that Courtice is in better shape for development than they had originally originally thought. Last week, members of the general purpose and administration committee, committee, who are also members, of council, felt they needed to "take a breath" and slow down development in the area. For that reason, they agreed to table table for one year a planning study known as the Courtice North Neighbourhood Neighbourhood 3C plan. (The area where the neighbourhood plan is located is a section of land in Courtice that is bounded by Highway Two in the south, Courtice Road to the west, Nash Road to the north and Hancock Road to the east.) Council changed its mind this week, after hearing the town's director of planning, Frank Wu, comment on what will happen if the plan is approved. approved. Mr. Wu said development in Courtice Courtice used to occur without too much direction, direction, Now, he says, development is taking shape as recognizable neighbourhoods. neighbourhoods. At the moment, the population in the area is between 10,000 and 11,000. When development is completed in Courtice, the population is expected to be around 25,000, He said the three distinct neighbourhoods neighbourhoods in the community now either either have a park and a school or plans for their construction arc in existence. "All this plan does is tell developers how the land is to be developed," Mr. Wu said, explaining that it will bo at least a year before any houses are built in the area. Prior to approving the neighbourhood neighbourhood plan, members of council heard from Kevin Tunney, who appeared on behalf of a developer. He said there had been concerns about how development had taken place in Courtice in the past. However, he felt the standards for development were higher today. "Any development there will obviously obviously be under those new standards," he said. He asked council to reconsider the tabling of the' plan and approve it instead. instead. "Any approval of the neighbourhood plan today will not immediately bring on houses tomorrow," he added. Mayor Marie Hubbard said she was in support of approving the plan, say- Turn to Page 2 Long Time Staff Member Will be Greatly Missed A valued member of The Statesman family died suddenly in Bowmanville Saturday morning. i Business Manager George Morris had been employed hero for 39 years and he will be greatly missed. Funeral services were held Monday, November 13, at Northcutt Elliott Funeral Funeral Home, during which time The Statesman offices were closed. Popular Clarke High School Athlete Dies Following Traffic Accident A Kendal youth was killed as the result of an accident on Leskard Road north of Orono, late Saturday night. He was a passenger in one of the two cars which collided and rolled down a 25-foot embankment. Three people were taken to Oshawa General Hospital where they were treated for minor injuries. A two-car accident on Leskard Road Saturday night, claimed the life of a Clarke High Scnool student. Ken Davies, 18, of Kendal, died early early Sunday morning at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Durham Regional Police report that the accident occurred at the Seventh Concession. Ken Davies was a passenger passenger in a northbound vehicle driven by Brandon Coyle, 16, of Newcastle. The westbound vehicle was driven by Dean Marchant, 20, of Bowmanville, The impact caused both vehicles to roll down a 25 foot embankment on the northwest corner of the intersection. intersection. Nineteen-year-old Mike Tait, of Newcastle, was also a passenger in the Coyle vehicle. All parties were taken to Oshawa General Hospital, and Ken Davies was later transferred to St. Michael's, Michael's, in Toronto. The death comes as a major shock to the staff and students of Clarke Iligb School. Ken played on the Ontario Ontario Provincial Volleyball team and was offered a try-out with the Ontario Provincial Provincial Soccer team. He was touted as the best male athlete in Clarke High School's history, leading the Senior Boys' Volleyball Team to a top 10 provincial provincial ranking. He was voted to the first all-star team at six different tournaments tournaments in which Clarke competed. Ken was leaning towards attending Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia next year, to further his volleyball volleyball career. "Ken was a very kind kid. He had no enemies, and people felt very comfortable comfortable being around him," said Lyn Lowery, who coached Ken at Clarke. "Without a question he was the best male athlete that this school has ever produced," Mr. Lowery said. Earlier, on the day of the accident, Ken was doing what he loved to do best. He was on a volleyball court, with his teammates, playing in a tournament. tournament.