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' NEWCASTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMUNITY SERVICES LIBRARIAN . 62 TEMPERANCE STREET BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C3A8 NEWPU2 90030! - io, Santa's Job is Done for Another Year For centuries, people could only guess what Santa did ney an( j wan ted to relax by the fireplace with his fa- after he finished his work on December 25 On a special vourite newspaper. Just as we knew all along here at invitation from Santa, we went to the North Pole to visit T h e Statesman, Santa likes our paper the best. See you him the day after Christmas. The Jolly Old Elf was very nex £ year, Santa! exhausted after climbing up and down everyone's chim- ************************************************* Electric Bill Shocker . Some Town of Newcastle residents can expect a hike of 9.2 per cent in their electric bill beginning in January of 1990. The rate increase applies to Bow- manville, Newcastle and Orono residents residents served by the Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission, but not rural customers served by Ontario Hydro. The increase has been attributed chiefly to the additional costs charged by Ontario Hydro for the bulk electricity electricity that it sells to the commission. "It's a long story," says Bud Moore, of the Newcastle Hydro Commission, "We haven't got the exact results from 1989 but there was a rate increase for bulk hydro to 6 per cent in 1989. The weather was colder in the summer and we had sort of a medium winter in 1989 and we sort of fell behind." This year, Ontario Hydro has increased increased the cost of bulk hydro by 7 per cent. Newcastle Hydro tries to keep their costs down to about two per cent above the cost of bulk power. The increase will add approximately approximately $6.00 to the average customer's bill for a monthly period. "Eighty per cent of our costs go to pay for the bulk hydro. The remaining 20 per cent is our operating costs, says Mr. Moore. Those with electric heating can expect expect a raise of $160.00 per year in the hydro bill. Mr. Moore says that we will have to heed the conservation of electricity warning issued by Ontario Hydro. "The age of conservation is definitely upon us. It is a big part of the 25 year plan Ontario Hydro is proposing. Customers Customers can reduce the amount of electricity electricity they are now using by practising practising conservation of electricity in their homes," says Mr. Moore. "Wise use of electricity must be practised now so that we may have energy energy in the future," Mr. Moore summed up. Call us before you list. Your next move could be both professional and profitable 623-4433 Bowmanville AFTERMATH - We feel quite fortunate to lx- able to report in after a joyous, hectic Christmas bonanza. If all our readers had as festive an occasion as we did, they too are probably considering themselves fortunate. And wondering wondering how they are going to lose that added weight. CLOSE CALL - Disaster could have sent us and several others, along with our buildings on a fast trip heavenward on Saturday, were it not for good friend Garf Burgess of the well-known plumbing family. The cold weather froze a water pipe and as the problem appeared to be outside our building, we called the region for help. The chap who appeared took a look at a frost covered pipe in the basement and thought he'd spotted the problem. Our resident fixer took a propane torch to thaw it out. Luckily, lie spotted Garf doing his shopping and begged him to take a quick look. That's when ho learned that he'd been heating a GAS line instead instead of water. Thanks Garf, your Christmas bonus is at our office. MORE GOODIES - The Christmas Christmas gifts have been plentiful and much appreciated around our place of business. We have received received more chocolates from the Morris funeral folks, homemade treats from Isabelle Chnllice our Orono correspondent, shortbreads shortbreads and cookies from unknowns unknowns and other gifts from Carter's Bakery, Bourn a Construction Construction and the Beekeeping Aril Aril ott family, Thanks for everything. everything. ISN'T IT FUN? - All those who were hoping for snow and cold weather to try out their sleighs, toboggans, skis and new snow shovels certainly had their wishes wishes well filled over the holiday. There was plenty of the stuff that separates us from the folks in Hawaii and worries about the Greenhouse effect wore put on the back burner. CHANGES • Wo don't suppose there has over boon a Christmas with so much world nows of great importance taking place. At least, not for a couple of thousand years when Christ was born. And communications in those days were somewhat slower than they arc now. One dictator in Romania Romania has boon deposed and another another in Panama has boon neutralized. neutralized. Freedom appears to bo on the rise and spreading fast. There are interesting months ahead. Could China be next? And Happy New Year to All! 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, December 27,1989 Bowmanville, Ontario 24 Pages 135th Year Issue 52 50$ Per Copy EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES King 1 st w. 728-4601 Oshawa ■ 3 Mac Attacks By Andrea Adair A hotel and possibly a MacDonald's restaurant could be just on the horizon for the Town of Newcastle. Mayor Marie Hubbard, said in a recent recent end-of-year interview that the Town of Newcastle will have ad announcement announcement to make about the !}:ote! complex in the early part of next year. In addition, she said, officials have been working towards getting a MacDonald's MacDonald's restaurant to locate in the municipality, although nothing has been arranged as of yet. Those are just two examples of the development the mayor and her eojkn- c j| 5ÎI will tie working on in 1990., \ "The Whole thrust of the Yni.it .two yea|-s is economic development. This council is really committed to that," the 1 mayor stated at the end of her first year of her three-year term. ! In the coming-year, "aggressive marketing of the town will i nappen again and strong economic ,1 development-plans development-plans will be goirig ahee/d." in New Year B.IA Happy iwith Highlights in) 1989 Nineteen eighty-nine may go on record as the most successful year in the history of the Bowmanville Downtown Downtown Business Improvement Area. George Webster, chairman of the BIA, said recently that 22 separate initiatives initiatives were undertaken by the group during 1989. "Most of the initiatives have been paid for out of the voluntary tax levy to which our members in the downtown downtown contribute in addition to their regular property and business taxes," Mr. Webster added. He estimated that this amount totalled $80,000 in 1989. The installation of new. Christmas decorations and the purchasing of banners banners and signs welcoming shoppers to the core of Bowmanville are among the more tangible evidence of the BIA at work. Mr. Webster pointed out that the BIA bas spent $20,000 on the new Christmas lighting which surrounds the globe lights on the main street. In addition, the downtown lighting was further augmented by approximately $11,000 which 1 was spent by the municipality municipality for Christmas beautification of the downtown core. Next year, thanks to the efforts of the BIA, a permanent permanent evergreen tree will be planted on the Town Square for use as the municipal municipal Christmas tree in future treelighting treelighting ceremonies and other Yuletide festivities. The BIA chairman also noted that one of the most successful sidewalk sales ever was reported during 1989, thanks to the outstanding effort of the newly-formed Sidewalk Sale Committee. Committee. "We had the biggest, most successful, successful, Sidewalk Sale in our history," said the BIA chairman. Mr. Webster also indicated in the list of BIA accomplishments for 1989 Turn to Page 2 by Lorna Miller Both Ontario Hydro and the Town of Newcastle would probably agree that 1989 was not an easy year. The Town cites a dispute over building building permit fees and the lack of an acceptable acceptable fire safety plan ns two of the main thorns in its side. Suzanne Stickley, Director of Community Community Relations for Darlington, says: "The Town had some legitimate concerns concerns about building permits. That was being discussed behind closed doors before 1989. What happened was that Hydro's action wasn't fast enough for Inc Town and they cut oft all other communications." The Town, under the leadership of Mayor Mario Hubbard, eventually extracted extracted an agreement from Ontario Hydro on how to deal with the remaining remaining differences between the two parties. parties. The cash seulement under this agreement could go as high as $4 million. million. A total of $1,216 million of this sum is slated as a contribution towards towards building and maintenance of n now Bowmanville lire station. "It's boon a difficult year because of our deteriorating relationship with the Town of Newcastle," says Ms Stickley. "For 10 years wo have had a good working relationship witli the Town. Wo worked together on many projects for the well-being of the area." Mayor Hubbard also feels that this past year has been n difficult one in the Town/IIydro relationship. "I don't place the blame for the breakdown in communications on any one person, it's just a combination of many events." says Ms Stickley. Hydro is optimistic about reopening reopening the channels of communication communication with the Town. In the future, there will bo a renaming and restructuring restructuring of the liaison committee. This committee is comprised of officials officials of the Town and Darlington representatives. representatives. Hydro is doing its best to be a "good and responsible corporate citizen of the Town of Newcastle," said Ms Stickley. Stickley. Good neighbour and environmental projects instigated by Hydro this past year have included the following: recycling recycling of paper - every bit of recyclable K er on the site is sent to the Dur- i recycling plant, This represents a total of 2 tons per week or a saving of 600 trees in 1!)89. A task force on recycling of metal, motor oil and other waste products is Turn to Pago 2 .. g ahe,?/d.' : "I feel very optimistic about the town and 1 feel very optimistic about many things that are happening." Looking back at her first year, she said a number of positive things took place. Currently there are 70 applications in for official plan amendments in the municipality. "I think that is substantial for a municipality," she added, stressing that the growth that has taken place was predicted. The council this year also renewed their relationship with the Bowmanville Bowmanville BIA, stating that the direction that relationship will take is one of cooperation. cooperation. "I also want to commend them on the number of restorations done in the downtown, area over the past year." Millions of dollars, she continued, were also spent in parks development in the past year. The developer now is responsible, the mayor pointed out, for park development development from the beginning to the end. J The acqnisition.'of a post office for Courtice is another significant achievement for Ihjis council. j The mayor said'Ward One Regional Councillor Larry Hannah and Durham MP Ross Stevenson were both instrumental instrumental in working towards getting the outlet. The next step to working out the postal woes for Courtice residents will consist of giving them an appropriate mailing address. At the moment, they are considered to be part of Bowmanville, Bowmanville, for postal purposes. The mayor said there may be some problems at first. But in the end, when the residents will finally be recognized by Canada Post as residents of Courtice, Courtice, it will be worth it. The northern fire station, where the sod was turned last week, is an other important accomplishment. The mayor said there may even be a chance in the future for a joint venture with the Township of Scugog in fire : protection for the northern areas of the town. The Town of Newcastle could cover some of the Scugog area in the north, under such an arrangement. arrangement. ) The dispute with Ontario Hydro concerning Darlington Generating Station is also close to being solved. "We are resolving the long-term dispute. dispute. with Ontario Hydro and we see some long-term solutions." The much-talked-about and sometimes sometimes controversial economic mission to Hong Kong is beginning to pay off too, according to the Newcastle mayor. "The economic mission was a terrific terrific success. We put the town before the world," she said. "We have to market what we have and be proud of it." The mayor was very optimistic about what the future held in store for the Town of Newcastle. "I think we've got a co-ordinated effort effort with council and staff that we have never had before." Frosty Ground Breaking Starts Construction of New Fire Station Ward Ono Local Councillor Arnot Wottcn could have training January 3rd. Tho persons present for the sod- used a snow shovel for this sod-turning which took place turning arc, from loft: Peter Gcrrits, of Gorr Construe- last Friday morning at the silo of tho Town of Nowcas- lion, the contractor for the job; Clarence Stninton, provi- tie's now lire hall. Despite the bitter cold, Fire Station eus owner of the land on which tho fire hall will lie built: Five, located on Highway 07, just oast of Enniskillen, Bon Sproulo, of Phillips Bnrrntt Knisor, the Town of was formally launched with a ground-breaking corcmo- Newcastle's consulting firm for this project; Councillor ny. Actual construction is slated to begin in the first Wotton; Shirley Stninton; Fire Chief Mike Creighton; week of January and tho $000,000 building is to be com- Marg Loadboator, an Enniskillen resident instrumental ploted early in tho spring of this year. Tho fire hall will in n petition to support the building of the now lire hall; have a pumper and tanker vehicle and it will bo stalled and Larry Hannah, Ward One Regional Councillor, by 10 part timo firoflghtors who will commence their