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SECTION TWO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14,1991 Œ&t Canadian ^ ta Usman Durham Region's Great Family Journal Established 137 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second Class mail registration number 1561 Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited 62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3K9 416-623-3303 (JÊNA Fax 416-623-6161 John M. James Richard A. James Editor - Publisher Associate Publisher Peter Parrott Brian Geo. Purdy Donald Bishop Associate Editor Advertising Mgr. Plant Mgr. All layouts and composition of advertisements produced by the employees of James Publishing Company Limited are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the publisher. Although every precaution will be taken to avoid error, The Canadian Statesman accepta advertising In its columns on the understanding that K will not be liable for any error ki the advertisement published hereunder unless a proof of such advertisement k requested In writing by the advertiser and returned to The Canadian Statesman business office duly signed by the advertiser and with such error or corrections plainly noted In writing thereon, and In that case If any error so noted Is not corrected by The Canadian Statesman Its liability shall not exceed such a portion of the entire cost of such advertkement as the space occupied by the noted error bears to the whole space occupied by such advertkement. NDP Proposals Just Keep Closing Ontario Business erv ial rio's provincial government is planning planning to tinker with the province's laws pertaining to labdur/management relations relations this fall. Just one of the proposals which may affect the Labour Relations Act in the future is the prohibition of the use of replacement workers during a strike and prohibition of a business from operating during a strike. This means, for example, that if four workers workers out of a company of 50 employees were to go on strike, they could effectively effectively shut down the firm. Workers will also be able to refuse to handle work from an employer whose employees employees are on strike. The proposals also would forbid employers employers from communicating with employees employees during contract talks without giving the union equal time. Moreover, employers could be forced to reveal confidential information on profits, costs, and plans for the future during collective bargaining. And the examples cited here are just a few of the changes in labour legislation legislation that are coming up. To pu,t it bluntly, the changes will be unfair. They will be unfair because (from what we have seen of the proposals released released earlier in the year) they will tip the balance of power between labour and management, giving most of the power to labour. Any regulations which give all privileges privileges to one group and none or few to another are, by definition, unfair. To put the situation in perspective, let's look at a few other scenarios. Could we run ah education system if students had all the power and teachers and administrators administrators had none? Could we have any kind of justice system if persons actused of a crime held all of the power power and persons enforcing the laws held none? And, to bring the issue back to the realm of labor management, we' must ask this question: can any kind, of market economy function if labor holds the majority of power and management's management's rights are removed? Not likely. From what we know of existing labor labor legislation, it would seem as though neither side holds all the high cards. In other words, there is a balance balance of power between two sides who each have legitimate goals and objectives. objectives. If management held unlimited power, power, there is reason to fear that we would be plunged into some kind of Dickensian nightmare of sweatshops, child labor, and 14-hour days. Such conditions existed in the dark years following the industrial revolution. If labor held unlimited power, we would find ourselves in a nightmare of a different sort. In this scenario, everyone everyone would work for an inefficient and corrupt government that would offer offer no rewards for effort or merit or initiatives. initiatives. There might be guaranteed jobs for everybody. But, with no motivation motivation towards profits or productivity, there would soon be shortages in food and clothing and consumer goods. Do these conditions sound familiar? Of course they do. They are the very same conditions which existed in Eastern Eastern Europe and the USSR during its unsuccessful experiment with a state- controlled economy. We might add that these nations are now doing everything they can to rid themselves of a government run economy which didn't work. It remains to be seen whether Ontario's Ontario's New Democrats will learn the lessons lessons of our neighbours in these countries countries and think twice before they start to alter the balance of economic power. We would be the last to suggest that current labor/management regulations regulations in Ontario are perfect. Management Management doesn't have everything its way and labour doesn't get everything it wants. And yet, there is balance. Furthermore, a number of tribunals are in place to sort out the differences between these groups. The New Democrats gain much of their support from organized labour. Naturally, they will be tempted to reward reward this group by implementing the policies that labour wishes to see. But before the provincial government gives full support to labour's legislative shopping list, it should ask itself a few questions. First of all, it should be remembered remembered that the New Democrats were elected mainly as a protest against the Tories and the Liberals. The NDP was not necessarily elected because a majority majority of Ontario supports the party's doctrine. It would be wise for the New Democrats to perhaps wait for a second second term before implementing some of their bolder and more controversial ideas. Secondly, the government is making a mistake if it thinks that economic life consists of a struggle between big labour organizations and big corporations. corporations. Let us not forget the fact that there are many Ontarians who operate small businesses and cannot very comfortably comfortably adapt to the sorts of changes we have listed here. Thirdly, the New Democrats have to realize that many of the business interests interests affected by the changes in the labour/management rules can opt out of the government's efforts at tinkering tinkering with the balance of economic power. power. They can close plants or offices and move to other countries or other Canadian Canadian provinces. And, certainly the labour labour regulations will have an impact on companies' decisions to locate new operations in Ontario. Ironically, if investors decide to close plants or not to build new ones, they will be removing job opportunities opportunities from the very same labor force that the New Democrats are attempting attempting to protect. So exactly who is protecting whom? These are things Mr. Rae and his cabinet colleagues might want to consider consider during the remainder of the summer summer recess. These factors must certainly certainly be taken into account before any new labor legislation is drafted. Only 30% Take Advantage of Tax Incentives for Charities Out of all the Canadians who filed tax returns in 1989, just 30 per cent claimed the charitable tax credit. An organization known as "Imagine," "Imagine," which is sponsored by the Canadian Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, revealed this rather surprising statistic in a recent recent news release. Oddly enough, a previous poll commissioned commissioned by "Imagine" revealed that 89 per cent of Canadians claimed that they made donations. One might put two and two together and assume that many of Canada's Good Samaritans arc not taking full advantage of the tax credits to which they arc entitled. One of "Imngine's" tips to taxpayers is to bo sure to keep charitable receipts receipts and to report donations at tax time. Charity is rewarding. But income income tax breaks make it even more so. "Imagine" also notes sonic interesting interesting statistics connected with charita ble giving in Canada. The average gift for tax filers claiming the charitable tax credit in 1989 was $546.07, up slightly from $520.85 the previous year. Median donations for tax filers reporting reporting charitable donations for 1989 were nighest in Newfoundland, at $215 ancTNew Brunswick at $200. The median donation was lowest in the Yukon Yukon and Quebec. The average donation was highest in the Northwest Territories Territories ($754.71). The next-highest averages averages were (in order of standing): Alberta, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Yukon, Manitoba, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Quebec. However, these averages are for persons who filed taxes only and arc considered much higher than the true provincial averages for individuals. Residents Air Concerns About Sunset Boulevard Dear Mr. James: I am surprised that you and many dignitaries, from the surrounding area, have not been invited to a Special ribbon-cutting ceremony here in the Village of Newcastle. Newcastle. In the twenty-five years I hâve been living here, our ark on Sunset Boulevard as been nothing but a "Dog Poop Run." Now, it has finally finally been landscaped with park benches, arches, big rock holders, bushes ana shrubs for the people of this area to enjoy. We have interlocking interlocking brick sidewalks,, pathways and patios. The landscaping and shrubbery were beautifully done, but who is going to pay for this expensive project? Who is going to maintain these expensive expensive plants after the students students return to school? Taxpayers Taxpayers again?... Why am I complaining, ou say? After all, we finally ave a beautiful looking park. Well, let me tell you. I think someone made an enormous "BOO BOO", and tried to cover it up by pùt- ting this elaborate garden in. We have this UGLY MONSTROSITY of pumping and generating sewage building situated on a hazardous hazardous comer here on Sunset Sunset Blvd. in the Village of Newcastle. This building has been surrounded by bushes and different levels of brick, (which was delivered delivered by a Buffalo,N.Y. truck...(free trade again?) I wonder if it was cheaper this way or would it have been better to buy locally and had our people working?) working?) I figure they tried to hide the ugliness of this "Designed "Designed Edifice". Ilow many of the people who live across from this building would have liked to have had some input in the design of this building. Perhaps we would have come up with a design that would nave enhanced the neighbourhood. How many of tne designers would like to look at this deformity out of their front window? If and when they get around to doing the roads in this Subdivision Subdivision they would not be able to widen that comer if they wanted to on account of this building. Just once I would like to see a plan engineered engineered and the people nave a say in the outcome - - not have everything "CUT AND DRIED." Since the first phase of Poster Creek Development began we, on Sunset Boulevard Boulevard have had to put up with construction traffic, school buses (which picks up mostly New Subdivision children) and extra traffic, hence, our roads are in very poor condition. In all these years we have had no improvement improvement in our street lighting, have no sidewalks and no storm sewers but our taxes keep going up and up and up. I would dearly like to know where our taxes have been going these twenty-five twenty-five years, it sure hasn't been spent in this Subdivision, Subdivision, until now, with this extravagant extravagant garden cover-up. I have been told that for years our taxes (in the Westview Heights Subdivision) subsidized subsidized the rest of the Village until the re-assessment of the older homes and lots. We are sick and tired of taking taking the brunt of things around here. Are we supposed supposed to turn the other cheek all the time? Now, they are fixing Robert Robert and Beaver Streets and putting in storm sewers and you can bet your "sweet hippy" hippy" they're doing this for tne new housing development that will be going up behind the Newcastle Public School and no benefit to us for our inconvenience again. They finally got busy and started the bridge and road on Edward Street. I wonder how many years it is going to take to finish this project, and are the buses going to use this road this year to pick up the students in their own Subdivision? Perhaps they're waiting for all projects projects to get done and then this RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY will be one big bash. Hope it's in my time, I'd hate to miss out after all these years. Hope you're Turn to Page 2 by Laura «7. Richards On Friday night, Aug. 2, the body of Kayla Klaudusz was discovered in a boat slip along Cherry Cherry Street, in Toronto's east end. It has since been found that Kayla had been the victim of sexual assault. Kayla was three years old. My heart went out first to this little girl who had to experience such a crime. My heart then went out to Keri-Lee Deon and Steve Klaudusz, Klaudusz, Kayla's parents. Child sexual assault is one of those crimes that everyone has an opinion on and I certainly have one. I happen to be of the opinion that child molesters molesters should be dealt with in a quick and easy way. But, unfortunately, lynching, drawing and quartering are illegal. However, that is my gut reaction and not my logical side talking. As a former rape crisis centre counsellor, I have seen many cases of the aftermath aftermath of sexual assault on children and adults, both female and male victims. victims. I was the only counsellor counsellor at the New Brunswick centre who had dealt with child victims. I have also worked in a counselling position with men who have sexually assaulted children and women. Whoever sexually assaulted assaulted Kayla did so out of a need to control beyond beyond what his or her own world would allow. Having seen and heard both sides or more of abusive abusive situations, men usually usually are the ones to instigate instigate a sexual assault or a molesting situation. However, the Oshawa Sexual Assault Centre reported reported that 20 per cent of the children they counselled counselled on a long-term basis basis were assaulted by females. females. During my two-year stint as a volunteer at a rape crisis centre in New Brunswick, I came in contact contact with a few women who had been sexually molested as children by their mothers, or their father's father's girlfriends. While attending university, university, I helped initiate the first incest survivor's therapy group at the University University of New Brunswick So I fully understand the impact of an experience which will haunt one's entire life. It seems that many people do not understand why sexual assault happens happens to children. The first and foremost reason is power. Or rather rather the lack of power a person feels in his or her life. In many cases, the perpetrator perpetrator had been assaulted assaulted as a child. The idea that power can be held by an assaulter over a child is basic. A person who victimizes victimizes a child can be anyone/ It could be your neighbor, your child's babysitter, your companion or spouse, or.it could be you. According to the Cana-, dian Association of Sexual Sexual Assault Centres, statistics statistics still read that one- in-four females will be sexually assaulted before they reach age 18. That is_ one-quarter of the female population in this coun ; try. About one-in-three male children will be sex- ually assaulted before they reach age 18 as well. But back to Kayla. 1 Abduction and child molesting seem to be topics topics many people do not talk about. Many people still think it happens to other people's kids. However, rape, and child molesting actually can happen to your children. children. Let's face facts folks. There are a lot of people out there with vivid memories memories of experiences they would rather forget. Kayla won't remember hers, but we should remember remember Kavla. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Spot Rezoning Upsets Newcastle Residents Re: The proposed rezoning rezoning of Village property at the North West comer of Mill and Robert Sts. (Formerly (Formerly South Haven Nursing Home) I am not amused or disgusted, disgusted, I am concerned. What is happening to bur Village? The continuation of "spot rezoning" by Council in our Village will destroy forever what we now have and enjoy. An example of what happens happens with this type of rezoning rezoning - Miss Macintosh's gracious gracious home on Mill Street North. The Lovekin/Lover fight over renovations to this building to accommodate accommodate an illegal apartment. In 1985 the Town's By-law Officer's physical inspection report - "No apartment." One year later tne second physical inspection report - "Sorry must have missed apartment." Lovekin then applied to the Town and within 30 days received a spot rezoning to permit a duplex. The Town Staff noted noted "That the second unit would not detract from the character of this predominately predominately single family neighbourhood." neighbourhood." In 1988 Lovekin sells this property to two Doctors ana in 1989 another rezoning application. This one for a Medical Clinic. The neighbours did not speak against the need for additional additional good medical facilities in the Village but did object to a paved parking lot in the middle of single family homes, a large addition and further renovations to a home NOT originally built for commercial purposes. What next? Spot rezonings are but the "Tip of a Large Ice Berg". Do we need a second Community Hall in the Village Village when we already have a large building at the comer of King and Mill Streets, referred referred to as the Village Community Community Hall, but in truth is another "Town of Newcastle Rental Property" which runs at an annual loss funded by us the taxpayers. We do NOT need TWO such' institutions. institutions. Is it the Council's intention to sell the old Hall in favour of this new proposed proposed Community Hall? Better Better we pay for tne sound of laughter and joy from Village Village and Area Groups at the present Hall during daylight and evening hours than rely on revenue from Friday and Saturday rentals for loud and late (2 a.m.) party goers. Are we-the Village and Area Residents a bunch of "WIMPS" giving our Village to developers and entrepreneurs? entrepreneurs? The property at Mill and Roberts was nonconforming nonconforming at Town incorporation incorporation in 1974. Therefore, when the building ceased to be a nursing home it automatically automatically reverted to and should stay residential zoning zoning in keeping with the surrounding surrounding single family homes. I challenge ALL residents in our Village Area to stand up and be counted. Call your councillors and or write to the Editor. Do you want a residential Village with a commercial core - or - Do you want the whole Village area to be a Commercial/ Residential mix? We need someone who is willing to listen to our concerns concerns and fairly represent all from our Village and Area at Council. Is there anyone from our area willing willing to run for Council this Fall? Please speak up, I for one would like to meet you. Sincerely, Lorraine Lover Resident of "The Village" in the Town of Newcastle. Writer Gives More Praise For Posties In Newcastle To the Editor: A compliment for the Post Office (I too would like to commend the new attitude attitude of the Post Office.) I had to speak to our delivery man that he was often putting putting our mail in the wrong box. He said sorry. A week later, after regular mail delivery, delivery, the mailman came to our door and apologized for misplacing our mail and hand delivered me the mail. I really appreciate that. Yours truly, Frances Mahan --- Newcastle. > Pressing Matters In One Sr nail Town - by John E. James - "The Great Salmon Hunt" In almost total darkness at 5:15 a.m. Friday. 'Island Girl' burbled past the old sunken freighter breakwall at the mouth of the Credit River, west of Toronto. A strong south-east wind was waiting waiting on Lake Ontario, and the modified 23 y Wellcraft ploughed into 5' seas as we picked up speed. The waves seemed twice as big in the dark. Big enough to send coffee and donuts flying. Tne 'fun' part of the trip was over. Conditions had changed. This was the last morning, and roughly (pun intended) intended) four hours remained to nail the 45 lb. King Salmon so desperately desired by Capri Wayne. Waves slammed and tossed the boat as the Cap went aft to help Billy the Kid set up downrigger lines. He chortled: chortled: "Man, these arc perfect conditions. conditions. Those suckers will really turn on. We've got a crack at that 45 pounder!" pounder!" Turk held our coffee and donuts in one hand, set up graph recorder and sonar with the other. We had the helm. Ten sets of navigation lights were visible further out as they rose and fell in the troughs. Nobody had fired distress flares... not yet, anyway. But Lake Ontario is no place for small boats or faint hearts, when the wind blows fresh from south-east, "What the hell are you doing out here, James?" we wondered. Last year, Wayne Goodchild, proprietor proprietor of Island Girl Fishing Charters, Charters, asked us to join his second expedition expedition to the Toronto Star's "Great Salmon Hunt." The oft-delayed sale of The Amityville Bugle quicldy buried that dream, leaving us vulnerable to fish stories of unbelievable proportions afterward. This year would tell a different different tale. Different she was, starting with the appearance of messenger Vernon "Turk" Beaudou (age 71) at the kitchen kitchen door Sunday. Himself is the only guy we know legitimately cashing both old age pension and baby bonus cheques. Departure time had changed, the Turk reported. No surprise, we responded, responded, knowing the Cap'n gets slightly overheated before fishing expeditions. expeditions. Now the trek begins at 1 a.m. instead of 6 a.m., "So we can be fishing by dawn. 'There"!! be no sleep this night for U-know-Who. Sound foolish? Only to those who never caught a Salmon measuring three or four foot long, and darned nenr ns big around. Yours truly landed his first -- precisely precisely 28.42 lbs. -- at 10 n.m. that same Monday morning. Grabbing the polo as lino released from the downrigger, we set the hook into what felt like a brick wall. Then gaped slack-jawed, as 30 lb. Stren screeched off the reel. In unison everybody yelled "BIG FISH!" No matter how hard we pulled on the doubled-over 9' rod, or cranked desperately to avoid slack when the giant turned toward the boat, it seemed he'd never tire. Sleep? Forget it. Land the fish, and get the bloody line back in the water. Ten keepers were boated Monday. At 9 a.m. Tuesday, Turk battled the only decent fish of the day; a 25 lb. lunker that left his arms numb. Hundreds Hundreds of huge fish appeared on the sonar. sonar. None made the boat. Wednesday our crew was joined by Vinnie and Gino. Extra bods allowed us to work six poles, and experiment with lures. As soon as a fish hit one line, all others would be rigged in similar similar fashion. You want fast? We set up 100 yards from the breakwall. Before all six lines were wet, things went to Hell in a handbasket. Bam! Bam! Vinnie and Gino fought the first two fish double- header style. In an hour, we boated five big salmon. Nine wore taken by noon, the largest largest weighing 29.44 lbs.. The captain wanted to stay out while the action was hot. Wc coaxed him toward land by pointing out: a) the huge coolcr/fish box was so full it wouldn't shut, and b) the boat was almost out of gas. Sure enough, the fish turned oft". Despite fishing until dark, nothing much was caught. Thursday we fished all day with similar results. The front which produced Friday's awe-inspiring conditions had done its dirty work early- early- In addition, police and game wardens wardens were all over the water Thursday from dawn to dusk. It isn't easy to chat calmly with The Law while running running tricky downrigger lines, but that's not something they worry about.. We had two visits, but didn't get shot. A word to the wise: don't even think about doing anything illegal on Lake Ontario.. We watched as one small boat tried to run when cops approached, approached, and was chased down m spectacular fashion. The occupants were placed under arrest, and the boat was seized. Not real funny. We survived Friday, but without the lunker. At ten a.m. we headed for home with 32 fish. The smallest was a 2-3 lb. Coho. We ended up with 400 lbs. of fillets for smoking. (Smoked salmon salmon currently sells for $28/lb. in Toronto). Toronto). Total cost of the excursion was $1150, split four ways. We had a 'whale' of a time. Best part of the trip will undoubtedly be the memories, followed followed closely by the feasts which should last almost until next year's trip.