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< 6 „ The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 8,1990 Tourist Centre Has Answered 2,072 Questions Gladiolus and Dahlia Society Hosts 69th Show f j Are you planning your own vacation in Ontario this summer and don't know where to begin? Did you want to spend next weekend camping but don't know how to get to one of the many provincial parks scattered throughout Ontario? Ontario? Or are you staying home this weekend and are interested interested in seeing what tourist attractions the Durham Region Region has to offer visitors? If you have travel questions questions similar to these you might want to pay a visit to the Town of Newcastle's Tourist Information Centre. Located at the Flying Dutchman hotel, the centre opened on May 22 and has answered Questions for 2,072 people since that, date. Karen Simpson, public receptionist at the centre and the only full-time employee, employee, said most of the visitors visitors have been motorists coming off the highway. Not many residents have used the service yet because. "not a lot of people know what we have to offer people," people," she said. What they can offer people people is information on places to go throughout Ontario, campgrounds and accommodations accommodations available in the province, maps to get people there as well as describing what is available right here in the Durham Region. The centre has mounds of information available mainly mainly on Ontario and the Durham Durham Region. Information on other provinces and the United States is not as expansive, expansive, she said. The reason, Ms Simpson explains, is because "we're, here to promote the area. and the province." And this is what she and her three summer students do best. They can answer any question a traveller might have and have a number of informative brochure's, maps and flyers to pass out to visitors visitors free of charge. When asked questions about places to visit .or stay, those working at the centre can only inform visitors about what is available, they can't promote areas or be opinionated about certain attractions of locations. The Tourist Information Centre is a member of the Central Ontario Travel As- T sociation and of the Tourist Association of the Durham Region who each supply the centre with a large -.portion of their brochures. 5 One book in particular that has helped a number of people plan their vacations has been a book about Ontario Ontario The brochure lists every city, town and village in the province and describes some of the attractions of each area. * Ms Simpson said'this is the first book she gives to residents planning* their own vacation. Once they have flipped through-it they can come back for more specific specific booklets. I Staff at the centre,' in ad-, dition to helping the odd resident resident and the many road travellers, have also fielded calls and visits from people planning to move to the municipality. municipality. Æ j- They leave the centre" with a town man, a community community service guide, and Durham Durham Region and Town of Newcastle guides. Ms Simpson has been receiving receiving plenty of advice on how to run the centre from those at the information centre centre in Whitby where they have 10 years experience helping travellers find their destination. "We've come a long way since we first opened up," she said. One area where they still need to improve, she laughed, is in speaking french. "I knew we would have french people but not to this capacity," she said explaining explaining that she is going to school in the fall to learn how to speak it properly. But for now they are coping by playing charades and relying on the one summer student who is fairly fluent in the language. While the centre is fairly busy right now, Ms Simpson snid she is expecting num- lxsrs to drop in the winter and is hoping residents will make use of the facility more during that time. Part of the reason shq thinks residents haven't Ix-on stopping nt or calling the centre is because they don't know the centre is there and the phone number isn't very public yet. lers to the Town of Newcas- pie are spending time here. Ms Gilpin said this summer tie Tourist Centre. It's good to know we're get- has been very successful to The results of the promo- ting people in," she said. date, tion of the Region are fairly . Being located right on "I didn't know what to exgood exgood this summer. Highway 401 brings many pect when I got into it. I "We're finding that peo- people in to see them and didn't know what the traffic count would be," she added. Ms Gilpin has noticed there has been a number of European visitors passing through the area as well as a large number of tourist here from Quebec. The TADR kiosk closes on Labor Day. The Tourist Information .Centre is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Or you can reach them by calling 623- 0733. After Labour Day, the centre will still be open but only through the week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition to Newcastle's Information Centre, the Tourist Association of the Durham Region has been operating operating a kiosk at a local service station to assist travellers travellers coming into the municipality. municipality. ' Since June 19 highway travellers have been able to stop' at the Esso Burger King Service Centre on Highway 401 west of New- tonvilleRoad. Quincy Gilpin, supervisor of the centre, said the facility facility is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and gets an "amazing" amount of traffic. "We are getting up to 200 tourist a day," she said explaining explaining that she and three students assist visitors with questions on Durham Region. Region. "Our main purpose is to try to get tourists to spend time in the Durham Region," Region," she said. This is the first year the centre is being operated by TADR as it used to be owned by the government of Ontario. Ms Gilpin said the students students really promote .Durham .Durham Region but if visitors ask for information on the Metro Zoo for instance, they will provi.de them with it. But staff will also advise the visitor of the Bowmanville Zoo that they can stop at on their way. If there is any information information the centre doesn't have, Ms Gilpin will direct travel- Ijpr ^ 1 ^ est*,. ..WSJ »■ rrt ■ IhlllNt- - nssaan. 1 ' . 1 - N - " • : j ^ I "pp j , dvrium I E 'M : F HI "X.N I Karen Simpson, public receptionist at the Tourist Information Centre, (left) is ready to assist any traveller of resident with questions about touring Ontario or the Durham Region. The centre is open seven days a week til Labour Day at which time they will be closed on weekends. Pictured here with Karen is one of the summer summer students on staff Lynn Shreenan. Olde Tyme Fish & Chips 136 King St. E. Bowmanville 623-1781 Mon. - Thurs. 11 a.m.--7 p.m. Friday -11 a.m.--:9 p.m. Saturday -11 am--7 p.m. Two Year Old Driver Has First Accident Kids are wanting to learn to drive younger everyday. Just ask a visiting Ohio couple. Durham Regional Police report that a two-year-old sent a car in motion that was parked in a driveway, causing it to roll into another another vehicle parked in the same driveway. No charges were laid against the two-year-old. Here's another example of how the purchase 01 a burglar alarm can save you money in the end. An unknown male entered entered the house of a Courtice resident, but was scared away when the alarm installed installed in the home went off. Police are still investigating. investigating. • • • A breath of fresh air is what a Town of Newcastle employee needed last Thursday. Thursday. While servicing an ice making compressor for the upcoming season, one employee employee was exposed to some ammonia fumes. He was taken to hospital and later released. The Durham Region Gladiolus and Dahlia Society will bë hosting the 69th Na-' tional Gladiolus Show on August 11th and 12th at the Legion, Hall in Bowman,-,, ville. Dudley Deeley, pictured here, has been growing gladioli since he retired from: General Motors 10 years ago and plans to enter the show on Saturday. ' „ : We take pride in serving quality Fish and Chips. SFfi a !* HAMILTONS INSURANCE SERVICE Main Street, Orono Telephone 983-5115 Serving your insurance needs since 1942 x 8 DIVISION til 7II12I ONTARIO INC.^^^ Siding, Soffits, Fascia, Capping Roofing, Doors, Windows, Trough No job too big or too small Telephone 434-7994 Bowmanville, Ont. Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 5 GEORGE STREET, BOWMANVILLE 623-4473 or 623-6477 DURHAM REGIONAL CRIME STOPPERS 436-8477 Till!' B A llE'lTER DEAL ■ 1tl„ M end Did, Modg.15.11 Open piiviiogo» >Tn\ • Own» 0.1/ liUfy tmvk.11 ixiwiixiiuMiiHMiAcmm Trained and equipped with all the latest technology. Inquire about 3 year ■ "SOLID GOLD - ..REFINISHING GUARANTEE" (where applicable) Open 5 Days a Week Monday through Friday COWAN PONTIAC QUICK LTDt flOWMANvUlf ONÎ 1GG King St. East Telephone G23-3396 WOMEN'S INSTITUTE DISPLAY - 1990 is the 90th Anniversary of the Bowmanvilile Women's Institute. Institute. The first Women's Institute began at Stoney Creek in 1897, but the Bowmanville group is one of their oldest chapters. A special display has been set up at the Bowmanville Museum on Silver Street to commemorae this milestone. The display includes various various Women's Institute artifacts such as early program program brochures and booklets. This display will run until Labour Day. The Museum is open every day from 9:30-4:30 p.m., except Sundays, and holiday Mondays Mondays when it is open from 1:30-4:30 p.m. After August, August, the Bowmanville Museum will be closed on Mondays. Call 623-2734 for more information. ■ ,: g ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION - During June, Ontario Hydro supplied 10.7 million megawatt-hours of electricity to its customers, compared to 10.6 million million megawatt-hours during the same period in 1989. The 20-minute June peak was 19,999 megawatts, compared to a peak of 20,075 megawatts during the same period in 1989. Ontario Hydro purchased 1.4 million megawatt-hours of electricity from other utilities utilities during June 1990. The purchases cost a total of $48.7 million. There were no export sales to other market during June. NEW BUSINESS VENTURES - Ontario Hydro's New Business Ventures Division made an unanticipated unanticipated sale of heavy water to New Brunswick Power during June. The sale involved the purchase of three tonnes of heavy water for about $1 million. Also included included is the lease of 10 tonnes of heavy water. The heavy water will replace amounts lost during normal operation of the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. Heavy water is an integral part of the nuclear nuclear reaction process in CANDU reactors. TRAFFIC ACT FINES INCREASE - In case anyone missed earlier announcements, we felt it was imperative imperative to repeat some of the details this week. Actually, we should have done it last week before the big holiday holiday weekend. We hope no one learned a costly lesson when they were caught speeding or otherwise breaking breaking the traffic rules. As of March 31st, a new schedule of fines came into effect, some going from $40 to $60 and $200 to $500. A speeding fine for driving just 15km/h above the posted limit goes from $18.75 to $45. That's quite a jump that apparently has nothing to do with inflation. Its main purpose is to act as a deterrent, deterrent, so stay pure and save money. HAULAGE COMPANY FINED - A provincial offenses offenses court has fined a waste haulage company and its president $500 each on one count under the Environmental Environmental Protection Act. M & R Powerlift Services Ltd. and its president, Manuel A. Caspar, pleaded guilty to one count for an offence that took place from May to October in Toronto, relating to dumping non- hnzardous construction waste at an uncertified site. The site was cleaned up later at a cost of approximately approximately $3,000. PHjKEY MAKES HIS MOVE - After 21 years in municipal municipal politics, eight as mayor of Oshawa, Allan Pil- key announced last week that he would be seeking the NDP Nomination for the Oshawa scat formerly licld by Mike Breaugh of the same party. Mr. Breaugh is hoping to take over Ed Broadbcnt's post in the House of Commons and is now involved in n federal byolcc- tion that concludes Aug. 13th. Mayor Pilkoy and his father Cliff have boon involved in politics for many years. OSHAWA HOSPITAL MARKS 80 YEARS - Au- gust 10 to 18 will bo an important week nt the Oshawa G on oral Hospital. Tho hospital is observing its 80th anniversary at that lime. And a number of special events arc scheduled. Everyone is invited to join the party. On Friday, August 10th. commencing nt 3:30 p.m., there will bo a special birthday party at Pnrkwood. Free Lours of Pnrkwood will bo available, and lots of entertainment is on the agenda. Beginning Monday, August 13, a variety of displays will be presented presented in the hospital lobby detailing an overview of tho institution's service to tho community. Hospital lours will take place Wednesday, August 1C, nt 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. MANAGING SERVICE EXCELLENCE - As competition competition increases for both large and small companies, customers in all markets are becoming more aware of the quality of the service that they receive. To remain competitive, organizations must treat service as a primary primary product. Service is becoming the competitive edge. Durham Management Centre in co-operation with the Durham Region Action Committee for Training, Training, is offering a new program for those managers who recognize the importance of service and are committed committed to it. Their program is' scheduled forMondays, starting Sept. 17 to Oct. 22 (9 to 4 ,pm). For .more info, please contact Lorna Holbôrn-May at '576-0210 Ext 471 or 1-800-668-5843. To register, employees should call D.R.A.C.T. at 430-8511. JO-ELEN SPORTSWEAR & GIFTS Suppliers to Teams; Schools and Clubs . Corporate Gift Packages 102 Queen. Street Bowmanville, Ont. L1C 1M6 (416) 623-8161 J. Wayne'Aaseh BUCKHORN WILDLIFE ART - The 13th Annual Buckhorn Wildlife Art Festival and Sale will be held August 17, 18, 19 this year. Last year, the artists' sales were in excess of $550,000 with approximately 30,000 visitors attending the event, a tribute to the dedication of the volunteers and the enthusiasm and support given by the attending professional artists. Buckhorn is located at the junction of Hwys. 507, 36 and the Lakehurst Rd, approximately 20 miles north of Peterborough and at Lock 31 of the Trent-Severn Waterway. Each day the show opens at 10 a.m. and on Friday and Saturday it closes at 9:30 p.m. Sunday it closes at 5:00 p.m. Former .Bowmanville resident John Boots is listed as one of the artists as are Beverley Beverley and Paul Williams of Bethany. • WINDOWS - DOORS • SKYLIGHTS SOLARIUMS • SOFFIT • ADDITIONS HEAT MIRROR® Custom Installations 5 Points Mall ja/- Taunton Rd. E., Oshawa 4jO*7 /JJ * Only t&c ^Venxf ISc&t.-- BREATH OF FRESH AIR - Out of a clear blue sky that has recently been filled with gloom and doom stories, stories, came a press release from Benjamin Moore Paints that gave us a lift. Instead of preparing to close plants here and move to Mexico or United States, they are building a 40,000 sq. ft. paint manufacturing plant in Langley, B.C. and another one in Burlington, Ont. Both new facilities will begin production this year at a projected cost of $10 million. The company nas also qualified to carry the "EcoLogo" on all their water-based paints and to do that had to meet the exacting exacting standards set by Environment Canada and the CSA. They've been manufacturing paints since 1883. KAWARTHA SUMMER THEATRE - Now at the midway point in its summer production schedule at Lindsay, the Kawartha Summer Theatre still has three plays to perform before wrapping up for the season. The first is Salt-Water Moon by David French, starting Aug. 7th for one week, starring Sharon Sharon Heidt and Davicl Christofiel. Then comes Murder at the Howard Johnson's for a two-week run beginning beginning Aug.14. 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