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2The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville. April 11,1990 By-law Should Help Stop Road Damage A by-law to lighten the loads carried carried by trucks on some municipal roads faced some heavy opposition on Monday. Nevertheless, Newcastle Council has proceeded with a by-law that gives the municipality the right to impose year-round half-load restrictions on commercial truck traffic. Supporters of the by-law were quick to point out that the regulations would not be applied to all roads and would only be invoked when necessary. The Town of Newcastle's public works staff requested the option of imposing imposing half-load restrictions in order Student Attends Berlin Meeting On Drag Abuse In Summer of'90 • A St. Stephen's High School student has been selected to attend a conference conference in Berlin this summer where students students from around the world will discuss discuss concerns over drug and alcohol addiction. , Kathryn Acheson, president of the Ontario Catholic Student Council Federations, Federations, appeared at a meeting of Newcastle Council on Monday to ask for financial support to help her attend attend the international conference this June. The grade 13 student said she is among four Ontario students who are working on the development of substance substance abuse awareness programs which would be more meaningful to young people. In her remarks, to Council, she stressed the importance of developing drug and alcohol education programs which have a long-term impact on students. students. One of the problems with many programs is the fact that their impact is short-lived, she said. Town Council agreed to donate $250 towards Kathryn's trip and has also requested that she report back to Town Council on the progress' being made in developing more effective drug education programs. Councillor Diane Harare pointed out that young people themselves are best able to provide advice on how to ensure that the messages related to prevention of drug and alcohol abuse are getting through, y THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM fV \ ' " ■ ■ ; HOLIDAY CLOSURE OF SANITARY LANDFILL SITE The CARTWRIGHT AND SCUGOG TRANSFER STATIONS will be closed on Good Friday, April 13, 1990 Normal operations will resume on Saturday, April 14, 1990. The sites will also remain open on Easter Monday, April 16,1990 W.A. TWELVETREES, P. ENG COMMISSIONER OF WORKS to protect the municipally-owned roads from heavy truck traffic. Director of Public Works Walter Evans noted in previous discussions that the Durham Region already has the right to impose weight restrictions on regional roads. Without corresponding corresponding regulations placed on town-owned roads, the truckers would simply avoid the Regional weight limits by travelling travelling on Town of Newcastle thoroughfares. thoroughfares. "What I'm doing is protecting the Town's interest because of what the Region has done," said Mr. Evans. Councillor Diane Harare stated that protecting the roads would also protect the taxpayers from added costs. "We already have road work expenditures far beyond what our budgets will allow us to deal with," she warned. "It (the by-law) will only be in place when it's necessary." Later in the discussion, she suggested suggested that the concerns which are being expressed by some members of the public concerning the weight regulations regulations are only occurring because people people dislike change. She assured her colleagues that once the residents fully understood the by-law, they would support the Town's stance. Councillor Harare suggested that the procedure was routine and likened it to the spring weight restrictions which are placed on the roads each year. But, Councillor Pat Deegan noted that "these truck drivers are also taxpayers." taxpayers." He said: "I think we're just making it more and more difficult for people for making a living." Councillor Frank Stapleton argued that the half-load restrictions would be of limited usefulness because trucks would have to make twice the number of trips in order to carry the same amount of cargo.-"It doesn't solve the problem. It reduces the load but it doubles the traffic," he said. Councillor Amot Wotten referred to the impact of the weight restrictions on agriculture. He remarked that a fanner living on a road where the restrictions restrictions were posted would have to make two trips to get 20 tonnes of gravel, thus doubling the cost. After considerable discussion, the load by-law was passed by a vote of 4- 3, with Councillors Harare, Hooper and Hannah in favor of the by-law as well as Mayor Marie Hubbard. Councillors Councillors Stapleton, Wotten and Deegan were opposed. -, _ - ' Council Brief DUCA DEPOSIT INTEREST RATES LIMITED TIME PREFERRED DEPOSITS 33 - 59 days 60-119 days MINIMUM $100,000. 12.88% 12.88% MINIMUM $60,000. 12.33% 11.33% MINIMUM $30,000. 11.88% 11.88% Term Deposits and RRSPs/RRIFs for terms from 1 to 5 years 11.75% T-Bill Account Minimum $10,000 10.55% Better Banking for Everyone Oshawa 728-4658 Bowmanville 623-6343 15 Charles St. 136 King St. E. MANAGER: Paul Muller DVC^£orwmmjy^y|j^^ A I Ban on New Arcades National Forest Week i Newcastle Council has declared May 6 to 12 as National National Forest Week. "National Forest Week provides an opportunity for individuals and groups to participate in or to develop an activity promoting our forests, forests, such as tree planting, visiting forest information exhibits or taking forest tours," said Ontario's Minister Minister of Natural Resources. In a letter to Council, she added that forests provide many benefits, including jobs, wildlife habitat, scenic surroundings, and outdoor recreation. Dear John, I am writing this letter to you, but it is really to the people that caused this to happen in the first place. I'm sure when they read this letter they will know who the finger is pointing at. It just seems that when people get into office office of some kind they figure figure that all they have to do is make changes to suit themselves and the rest of the people will just have to go along with it. I'm talking about changing changing the name of the town from Bowmanville. I won't mention the name that it is called at the present time. No wonder the town is not like it used to be. I came to Bowmanville in 1933 when our family (the Watson family) really really enjoyed being some of the town people. My husband husband Rosswell (Jim) and I were married here in 1940 and raised our two sons James and Tom in Bowmanville. Vfe moved to Little Britain in 1982. Through the years, we certainly see a difference in the town when we come back to visit and to see our ily ( Rundle. One other thing John, about the High School Reunion, we never received received any notice about this in the mail. We had to come into your office to get a registration paper. Upon reading this over, we see there is a price of $25.00 per person to come back to the school we paid our taxes to while attending the school. What gives? The schools in Toronto never charged for reunions. The town can send people away (as they say) on business for the town and pay all expenses, expenses, but for a home coming, we will charge everyone..- No money, out of the town coffers. I wonder wonder if any of the people in office will come up-with their $26.00 fee? No, we won't be coming coming for the reunion and I'm sure there are more that feel the same way. It is an insult to all pupils that attended Bowmanville Bowmanville High School. Yours truly, Marjorie Callan. Editor's Note: We are writing this note to you, but it is really really addressed to all those who are questioning the $25 charge for the BHS reunion. We cannot believe that anyone is actually balking balking at paying $25 to attend attend their high school reunion. reunion. For $25, there are events running from Friday Friday night to Sunday morning, including a free reception, dances, a pancake pancake breakfast, plus other activities still in the planning planning stages. As for those who have not received invitations in the mail, organizers have spent thousands of hours tracking down as many former students as possible. We know, be cause they have been using using our offices and computers computers to do the job for the past three years. Missing names are inevitable. inevitable. Looking up addresses addresses and postal codes is a monstrous task, that is only made more difficult difficult by those who are critical critical of the way it's being done. Perhaps the time those people spent on complaining could have been used to lend a hand. Nah, forget it, you are probably too busy to help. As for those who are not coming because they have been insulted by not receiving a personal invitation, invitation, or because there is a $25 registration fee, it's too bad you're staying home. You're going to miss one heck of a good party! I Town Council is attempting to curtail curtail video arcades through a by-law passed on Monday. Director of Planning Frank Wu said yesterday that the by-law will not allow allow a business to set up an arcade anywhere in the Town of Newcastle. However, the pinball machines and other coin-operated amusements will not entirely disappear. The new regulations regulations do not apply to any existing arcades. arcades. "The by-law is not retro-active, said Mr. Wu. In addition, commercial establishments in properly zoned areas areas may have a maximum of three video video games as part of their business. Mr. Wu said that he believes the bylaw bylaw is defensible in court, although he agreed that in some future time it's possible that the municipality could be challenged. "The Town is within its rights to pass a zoning by-law of this nature," the planning director stated. He noted that although the Town could not regulate regulate the playing of video games in the Town, it is free to pass a by-law which imposes zoning regulations which prohibit prohibit the arcades. "In my opinion, it will stand up in court," he said. The planning department was dir rected by Town Council last year to prepare an arcade by-law. Like all new zoning regulations, the document was the subject of a public meeting. Mr. Wu noted that no objections objections to the proposal were raised at that time. :,'Z! Mayor Heads Fire Dept. III! ill Tidbits from lit A 1 ound the Region y Newcastle's mayor has been named as the new elected official responsible for the Town of Newcastle Fire Department. Department. She replaces Councillor Ken Hooper who resigned from the post last month. Councillor Hooper complained at that time that he was unable to gain Council's support during budget discussions discussions for the authority to monitor all purchases within the department. He stated that the councillors who are department chairpersons should have copies of all purchase orders! •But, when Town Council declined to support his suggestion, he stepped, down. Mayor Hubbard's appointment was recommended by the Town of Newcastle's Newcastle's four-member striking committee - -a sub-committee of Council which is in charge of recommending appointments appointments to various elected and non- elected committee posts. \. family doctor, Dr. H. B. OSHAWA - Federal NDP leader Audrey McLaughlin was spotted handing out anti-GST ballots at the Oshawa Shopping Centre last Saturday. It was part of a nationwide protest held against the GST. The leader was also in town to attend the farewell dinner held that evening for Ed and Lucille Broadbent at the General General Sikorski Hall. WHITBY - Concerns from residents about the level of chlorine in drinking water led Durham Region's works department to complete a study on water quality quality in the municipality. They have found the quality of the drinking water to be fine. Durham follows Ontario's Ontario's drinking water standard, which allows a substance substance called trihalomethanes to exist in 350 parts per billion parts of water. Readings in Durham are reported reported at 30-40 parts per billion. Durham's water is sampled sampled on a continuous basis. OSHAWA - Auto sales were up 1.2 per cent last month over March of last year for General Motors of Canada. Truck sales saw the largest increases but sales on smaller models of vehicles, such as the Pontiac Pontiac Sunbird were also up. WHITBY -- Durham Regional Council gave the green light to the location of a water supply plant in Ajax even though the decision only passed by a margin of one vote. The new plant, which will supply water to Ajax and Pickering, will be located on the site of the former' j^ater plant on Lakje Ontariq in Ajax :•>* HOME RENOVATIONS Custom Kitchens / [ • Pine, Oak, Euro style Priced for all lifestyles \ Custom Installations 5 Points Mall Q7TT Taunton Rd. 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