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EOWMANVILLE LIBRARY 62 TEMPERANCE ST. EOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C3A8 BOWLIB 900731 Kinsmen Mak~ nent on $75,000 Skate '88 Pledge The Bowmanville Kinsmen Club has presented Skate '88 with the second installment in its contribution to the Bowmanville Recreation Complex. The Kinsmen pledged a grand total of $75,000 towards the arena fund-raising effort. Last week, they handed over the latest installment installment to Skate '88 Chairman Garnet Rickard in the lobby of the new building. Laverne Nimigon, president of the club, and First Vice President Wayne Hodge are shown in the front' row alongside the Skate '88 chairman. Remaining Remaining Kinsmen in the above photo include: Doug Raine, Garry Thompson, Fred Wiener, A1 Storie, Peter Bruce, Aubrey Rees and Glen Wraith. The funds have been raised through a variety of Kinsmen projects including including the annual carnival, a lobsterfest, dances and the club's annual home show. Big Sisters Need Volunteers To Help Young Girls dr Having Trouble with Your New Family Pet? You Need Puppy Power! t: Construction Totals More Than $225 Million by Andrea Adair Once again, the Town of Newcastle can lay claim to a record breaking year in construction. A report, prepared for. Newcastle's town councillors indicates that the value value of construction that took place in the town last year rose dramatically. over 1988. Luring '89, builders received permits permits for projects valued at $225 million million - an all-time record. Councillor Diane Hamre said at Monday's meeting of the town's general general purpose and administration committee committee that there were increases in both residential and industrial construction. construction. In general, construction activity was up 39 per cent over 1988. Town of Newcastle Planning Director Director Frank Wu pointed out that "the most noticeable increase in value in construction is in the industrial section..." section..." The value of construction in the industrial industrial area has increased by 500 per cent over 1988 when $5.6 million worth of industrial buildings received municipal approval. The director said in his report to councillors that construction construction values for industry totalled $34.2 million this year. Residential construction accounted for $148 million worth of development and commercial construction valued at $3 million occurred last year. Other construction activity, including institutional institutional buildings, farm construction, and government buildings accounted for the remaining $39 million. Councillor Hamre, who chairs the planning portion of the general purpose purpose committee, gave credit to Mayor Marie Hubbard for the results. She said it was due to her leadership that there was an increase in the industrial component. "It takes guts to put your money where your mouth is, she told Mayor Hubbard in reference to her goal of bringing industry to the area when she took office. Councillor Hamre said the mayor has taken a lot of criticism for her economic economic mission to Hong Kong but stated stated it took a lot of courage for her to proceed with it. "Your strong leadership is giving results," results," she concluded. Councillor Larry Hannah said he hoped the mayor would continue to pursue those objectives. Concerning the residential aspect of development, a large portion took place in Courtice where 697 housing starts where recorded last year. Newcastle Village was the second busiest area with 262 units being started and Bowmanville was third with 181 units. EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES Kingslw. 728-4601 Oshawa SfcW ' 3 X-- BACK IN ACTION - On Monday, Monday, after a month's holiday, the House of Commons resumed its current sitting, starting with an exciting Question Period. Opposi- ton MPs must have been spending spending their vacation dreaming up embarrassing questions for the Prime Minister and his colleagues colleagues but he and his ministers- came out of it without caving in. Now, it will be back to regular business. LEADERS - In political circles there should be plenty of activity in the next few months. The federal federal Liberals are in the process of choosing a new leader to replace John Turner. And the provincial Conservatives are doing their utmost utmost to pick a successor to interim interim leader Andy Brandt. Wonder why our own Sam Cureatz doesn't take a run at it? He's a proven winner and young enough to withstand the rigors connected with the job. Certainly, the Liberal Liberal government is working hard at losing popularity. ERRATA - In last week's Statesman, Statesman, we gave an incorrect location location for the second Hydro Open House being held to discuss Ontario Ontario Hydro's Emergency Plan. It will take place on January 31 at the Darlington Generating Station's Station's Information Centre Not the Darlington Sports Centre. Other Open Houses are at the Dnipro Hall in Oshawa on January 30 and the Base Line Community Centre, Bowmanville on February February 1st. Hours are from 2:30 - 8:30 p.m. This is your opportunity opportunity to learn more about the emergency emergency plan which would be put into place in the event of a major accident at Darlington, Heaven forbid! HAGGIS - The Robbie Burns dinner being put on by members of the Purple Hill Orange Lodge will probably be a sell out this Saturday. We were just talking to Edo Colo whose son Gary is tied in with the band and the dinner dinner and only a few tickets remain^ remain^ The tasty puddin' called Haggis, will be carried in on a stretcher about 5:30 and we'll bo at the Base Line Community Centre here to record the event, if all goes well. _ DELEGATES'"-" Durham East Liberals arc penring up for their annual meeting and election of delegates. It will be held in the south hall at IOOF headquarters, 3250 Simcoo St. N., Columbus, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31st. The elected delegates will attend the annual meeting of the Ontario party, whenever it is hold. For more info, contact Secretary Pat Bird, 985-9368. BOWL FOR MILLIONS • Hotter Hotter start getting in shape if you are a celebrity because you'll lie expected to try your hand at bowling on Fob. 17th for the Dig Brothers of Newcastle. Maybe you might also bo lining up some well-heeled sponsors to make it all worthwhile. l_ M 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, January 24,1990 Bowmanville, Ontario 32 Pages 136th Year Issue 4 50$ Per Copy PRESTON We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Newcastle Apartments Easiest to Rent Apartments in the Town of Newcastle Newcastle are cheaper to rent and easier to find than they are in either Oshawa or Whitby. So says a recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) survey survey of Oshawa area rental markets published in October of 1989. The survey of the Oshawa Central Market Area showed Newcastle with the most vacancies and the best rates across the board. The Town of Newcastle posted a vacancy vacancy rate of 2.6 per cent -- well above the Oshawa and Y^hftby, rates which were 0.6 per cent/' ' ' l Both Oshawa find Whitby recorded a slight easing iij. the vacancy rate for rental units. A previous CMHC survey of the Oshawa area in April pegged the Oshawa vacancy rate at .2 per cent. The survey revealed that the average average price of a one-bedroom apartment in the Town of Newcastle was $459 per month. In Oshawa, a comparable apartment rents for an average of $492 per month. While Oshawa's rent increases are the highest for the Oshawa Central Market Area, Newcastle still has the lowest rents due to its "lack of proximity proximity to a large supply o;r services'ynd amenities," the CMRjl study > explained. explained. In its report, the CMHC noted that there are several factors which govern rental increases and vacancies. One of these is interprovincial migration. The net migration to Ontario in 1988 was, 11,221 which is down considerably from 36,373 in 1987. This figure is expected expected to be only 3,000 for all of 1989. Various economic indicators are showing signs of a slowing economy. Oshawa has benefited from the economic economic boom experienced throughout the Greater Toronto Metropolitan Area up to 1988. However, Toronto's economy in 1989 as well as de- mining immigration loi Ontario have Valued vacancy rates ïo ease in the Osha wa Central Market Area. The federal housing agency added that the outlook for vacancy rates in 1990 is as follows: •The rates will stabilize at between 0.6 and 0.8 in 1990. •There will be a continuing stepped-down growth of the Oshawa economy. •A low number of private rental completions. •A relatively low number of condominium condominium completions. •A similarly low number of assisted rental completions. The CMHC stated that unless the supply of rental accommodation increases, increases, , there will be very little change in the Oshawa area vacancy rates in the next 12 months. Effects of New Townhouse Village Residents Resident Opposes Location of Proposed 5 Store Mall in Hampton Possible A proposal for a mall that could bring a new pharmacy, grocery store and furniture store to Hampton has raised the concern of a local resident. Newcastle's elected officials have not yet made any decision on the proposed proposed five-store plaza. They decided to send the issue back to municipal staff for further processing. Jane Smith, who appeared at the Town of Newcastle's general purpose and administration committee meeting meeting on Monday, said she opposed the mall plan when it first came up last spring and still opposes it. Mrs. Smith, who was speaking on behalf of herself and five others, mentioned mentioned a number of concerns she had with the proposal. Her main objection is based on the plaza's location. It is proposed for an area of land on the north side of Taunton Road next to the town-owned public works building and east of M.J. Hobbs Senior Public School. Mrs. Smith was concerned about the property's proximity to the school and the absence of lights at the corner. "If it were in a better location it might be more suitable," she said. In addition, she noted that Hampton Hampton has been designated as a no growth area because of the water supply. supply. She wondered what five stores on the site would do to that supply. The architect for the mall, John Jones, said that the residential aspect of the proposal had been deleted and that the retail component had been reduced reduced by half. He said the applicant, Salvatore Mastrangelo, had satisfied all the requests requests staff had made about the plan and noted that an additional request, a hydrogeological study, would be submitted submitted in the future. "We believe that the architecture will enhance the locality," Mr. Jones stated. Councillor Arnot Wotten said the traffic was heavy at that corner and said ho thought traffic lights should be installed. He questioned whether or not the town could request that the applicant applicant install the lights. Installation of traffic lights falls under under the jurisdiction of the Durham Region. Region. Councillor Diane Hamre said the corner doesn't meet the criteria the Region uses to decide if a stoplight is needed. But she added that if someone was willing to pay the cost of installing installing the signal, the Durham Region would go ahead with it, "It needs to be done, in my opinion," Councillor Wotten said, The committee referred the proposal proposal back to staff until an additional study on the site has been completed by the applicant and until other agencies agencies had commented on the proposal. Local residents in Newcastle Village are worried about the increase in traffic, traffic, the excessive noise and the strain on parking a three-unit townhouse will create in their neighbourhood. Trish Norton, who submitted a 62 name petition against the proposal to the Town of Newcastle, said the plan was not consistent with the existing neighbourhood. She said the lot size was for a single family home and added that she was afraid the development would "become something that will detract from the area." Another resident said that with the arena and a church in the vicinity, cars already surround her house most of the day. She was concerned the situation situation would get worse. Edmond Vanhaverbeke has applied to the town to build the townhouses at 36 Church Street in the village. A house that used to sit on the site was destroyed in a fire last year. He told members of the general purpose purpose and administration committee this week that his intent after the buildings are constructed is to sell them as single family dwellings, al- 3 h he may have to rent them for e. He said the buildings will be brick and added: "I think they will be an asset asset to the area." He further said he didn't think the development would harm the village in any way. Barry Jones, another resident, asked the committee to turn down the proposal, saying that he felt single family dwellings would better enhance the area. He did say, however, that any structure structure on the property would be an improvement improvement to what was currently there. Mr. VanHaverbeke said if the houses houses went on the market they would equal the cost of a small bungalow but would be more affordable than what was currently in the subdivisions. The committee referred the report back to the planning staff until comments comments from the two school boards had been received. Recyclers Overshoot ,000 Nothing succeeds like success. Unless, like Durham Recycling Centre Centre Inc., in Whitby, too much success turns out to be excess. And you find yourself nearly $80,000 over budget. Last May the Centre was given approximately approximately $1.8 million tax dollars by the Regional Council to begin the business business of recycling recyclable garbage. The predicted tonnage which the Centre would bo expected to handle was set at about 14,000 tonnes. The predictions were about 2,000 tonnes too low. The Centro found itself inundated with 16.000 tonnes of the stuff, with material prices dropping as fast as the piles of recyclable garbage wore rising. Luckily, the excess tonnage turned into a blessing in disguise. "Wo wore able to keep our budget from overrunning overrunning more than $79,873 for the year duo to the unexpected 2000 tonnes of waste wo received," said Glenda Gics, spokesperson for the Centre. The overabundance also forced the Centre to hire extra staff and vehicles to keep up with the collection of re- Additional vans, already approved by Regional Council, will lie added to the Centro's Hoot sometime this year. Lack of storage space, especially for the newspapers, forced the Centre to sock off-shore outlets. They began shipping to buyers in South America, Korea and Indonesia over three months ago. When Atlantic Packaging opens a new recycling plant late this year or early next in Whitby, this situation will be relieved. Cans and scrap metals arc sent to Lnsco Steel and Stelco Limited for molting down into now tin cans while Consumers Glass melts down glass bottles and paper mills in Quebec and Ontario handle the newsprint. Although 3.4% over budget, Ms Gics says, "the Centro maximized revenue and controlled its expenses in a difficult difficult market in an effort to minimize losses." There will ho an increase in the amount of refuse collected by the Centro Centro this year. And this amount will increase increase considerably when now programs programs are introduced to apartment buildings and eventually into the industrial industrial and commercial sectors. This May, the Centro will become a department of the Durham Region Public Works. Iff Young Beavers Pull Their Weight in Tug-of-Wai Members of area Beaver colonies learned to pull together together during the annual winter Bonvorco hold at llm Newcastle Golf Course on Saturday. This group is trying its hand at a tug-of-war. And there wore many other games under way throughout the day which lmd a "Bat man" theme based on ne. Bat bowling, a batmobilo relay, and games Batman characters such as The Riddlor and 1 ho Penguin were among the events. Approximately 250 loaders and Beavers participated.