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1 905-623-3303 28 Pages Wednesday, April 6,1994 Bowmanville, Ontario 140th Year 560 + 40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 14 iilz Thorough Review Requested For Laialaw Mining Proposal by Laura J. Richards Sober second thoughts and investigation investigation are needed before Laidlaw is allowed to "mine" the south mound at its Stapleton Road landfill site. : That's the view of a majority of Clarington councillors. They voted at a committee meeting Tuesday night to ask the Ministry of the Environment Environment to hold an environmental hearing into the landfill mining proposal. proposal. Councillors are also recommending recommending the Laidlaw site go through a re-zoning process before the project is allowed to proceed. Ward Three Local Councillor David Scott told the Clarington Planning Committee on Tuesday night, April 5, he would like to see a full hearing before the the Environmental Environmental Assessment Board. An'environmental hearing had also been recommended by Clarington Clarington Planning Director Frank Wu. As Councillor Scott sees it, the company's proposal to mine their site as a pilot project needs to be assessed. assessed. Councillor Scott made note of Rash of Break and Enter Crimes Hit Rural Homes Clarington north residents have been hit hard by a number of break- and-entcrs which began late last week. The items stolen include jewellery jewellery and many pieces of of electronic electronic equipment. On Good Friday, April 1, three homes were broken into and a number number of items were taken. One home was in Enfield and the other two were in Enniskillen. . - The day before, (Thursday, March 31) a home located on En field Road was entered illegally. Culprits took a selection of jewellery jewellery pieces, along with other items. Also on Thursday, two Tyrone area residents, one on the 7th Concession Concession and another on the 8th Concession, Concession, reported that their homes were broken into. These are but a few of the break- ins to have tàken place in Clarington over the past week Be sure your home is not the next to fall victim. Secure your home before before you leave it IMPRESSIVE BANG -- One of the most powerful lightning strikes that we can remember hit close to home on Saturday evening, turning a hydro pole into toothpicks on Liberty Street North. Many residents were without power for several hours, but at our home, the bang was powerful enough to shake the house and re-start a wall clock that hasn't worked in years. The flash lof. light and thunderclap, also tpunced two-year-old daughter Morgan from her bed. She came running into our bedroom bedroom with eyes the size of pie plates, looking for safety in her parents' bed. Too late...Maverick the guard dog was already there trembling under the Sheets. And of course, the power went out immediately after we had finished moving all the digi-, tàl clocks ahead an hour. Don't ever mess with Mother Nature. •••••••• PHONEY PHONE CALLS -- If your phone is as busy as ours, you probably receive several phone calls a week asking you to support any number of causes for a mere $25 or $50. Beware, Beware, in most cases these are phone scams that pretend to support support a well-known charity. If you do not recognize the caller, your best bet is to say you do not make donations over the phone. For business owners, beware of callers that ask you to run advertisements in publications, similar to "the ad you ran last year." These callers prey on companies that have changed managers during the year and hope to catch the new guy who says, "Sure, mn the same one as last year." There's also a scam that involves fake invoices for Yellow Pages advertising and fax directory listings. We recently received one from Britain saying we owed them $1,200 for an international fax listing. No doubt, some of these fake invoices fall through the cracks and get paid, making it very profitable for the bad guys. CANVASSERS NEEDED -- One organization that certainly is a worthy cause is the Cancer Society. Its annual fundraising campaign is now underway, but organizers still need help in the Waverley Road area, and most of Courtice. If you can spare a few hours of your time to help, please phone 623-4104 or 623- 3683. CHANGE OF MEETING DATE -- The Clarington Community Community Liaison Group meeting schedule for Thursday, April 7th has been cancelled. For further information about re-scheduling the meeting, you are asked to please contact the CLG office at 987-7786. CLASS ACT -- Through the courtesy of T-Mac Insulation we had the opportunity to attend the home opener of the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday afternoon at Skydome. The Blue Jays' organization has long been regarded as the best in the league for taking care of its employees and fans. Then again, it is pretty pretty easy to do when players like Paul Molitor and Joe Carter are leading tire team. As for Todd Stottlcmyre, watch for him to be gone before season's end. He just doesn't fit the club's image. POLITICAL PARTIES -- Members of the Durham East P.C. Association will be gearing up for a provincial election in 1995 and to rally the troops, the association will be holding its annual meeting on Thursday, April 14 at the Acres Restaurant. The guest speaker for the evening will be Steve Gilchrist, president of the Ontario P.C. party, Then on Monday, April 25th, the federal federal Liberals swing in action with the association's monthly executive executive meeting being held at S.A. Cawkcr Public School in Port Perry. That meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. and all association members arc welcome. the fact that representatives of the company scheduled to address the committee did not appear until after 6:30 p.m., long after the last of the other delegations had spoken on the issue. "I would have asked the delegations delegations why they thought they should not have to-go through a rezoning application," said Councillor Scott. Councillor Scott noted an assessment assessment hearing would allow all sides to have a chance to present their information. information. "One would think that they would want to go through the assessment assessment hearing, especially since they have said they want communication communication with the community," he noted. noted. Cautioning councillors to look at the historical aspects of the proposals proposals Laidlaw has placed before , the municipality, he sàid, "I would not look to Laidlaw to solve the problem." problem." ; : Councillor -Scott wàs referring to comments made earlier in the discussion discussion by Councillors John O'Toole and Mary Novak, who said the council should give the idea of mining some serious thought. As Councillor O'Toole put it: "I Turn to Page 2 ■ -v S' ; ' r £k.V. ; v. , -... illfi »jwJ'.!r ,r -4r' Ife K-' f'- ; l#SIr|||ïïâEÿ' Racers, Start Your Engines! Sleek, gravity-powered racing machines rolled into the Enniskillen Public School auditorium last Wednesday evening for the 1st Enniskillen Cubs' "Kub Kar" rally. Machines built by the Cubs were judged in a variety of categories, including speed, distance and design. A total of 29 members of the cub pack participated. Shown above, at the starting grid are: Jason Jennings, Samuel Milne and Mitchell Morawetz. by Laura J. Richards A minute of silence to remember former Regional Councillor Ken Hooper started off the first Clarington Clarington committee meeting since his death last week/ " ^4; b , Coui'iciliot Hooper (lied at lige 68 at Memorial Hospital Bowmanville on Wednesday night, March 30. He had been suffering from a lung ailment for the last 18 months. Later, a delegate to the meeting placed a single red rose at the spot where Councillor Hooper sat for the last few years. During a break in Tuesday night's General Purpose and Administration Administration Committee meeting, The Statesman asked many of the coun- Woman Loses Thousands in Phone Scam A Clarington woman defrauded out of thousands of dollars in a car scam was just one of several Durham Durham residents contacted in recent weeks by a company of con artists operating out of Montreal. The company has been phoning people in Durham and using the fob lowing scam: They tell the victim that he or she has either-won a vehicle or one has been found in a warehouse with the victim's name on it. For a fee, the vehicle will be shipped to the victim. victim. This fee can range from $600 to $3,600. On one occasion, a Clarington woman forwarded a certified cheque to the company and when they requested requested more money, she sent another another . cheque. These cheques to- Utllcd over $2,500. Shortly after, she received another call to send more, money. This time, she contacted police. police. A businessman in Oshawa received received a similar phone call advising him that a 1993 van was his for $3,600. He immediately called police. police. The Durham Regional Police Service is warning the public to be aware of this type of fraud. Anyone who has been contacted in a similar manner should call the OPP at (705)495-3899, or the Durham Durham Regional Police at (905)-579- 1520. cillors what they remembered most about Councillor Hooper. "He was a really good friend," said Councillor Mary Novak. "I really looked up to him as the senior councillor. He was straight ,.,.-3 >4-:, ■'/-.-/Wv,?. - IXwiUW" > y ' "I'm really going to miss him. I think he had a lot of good friends in this town," Councillor Novak added. added. Councillor Larry Hannah, who served with Councillor Hooper on the Durham Regional Council, told The Statesman: "I valued him as a colleague and as a friend. "I was there (at Councillor Hooper's Hooper's home) on Wednesday and he couldn't talk. I knew he was gravely ill...but I didn't expect things to happen so quickly," said Councillor Hannah. Speaking of Councillor Hooper's attitude on municipal spending, Councillor Hannah noted: "He was sincere. He wanted to make sure every dollar was well spent. We will all miss him." Councillor David Scott noted that Councillor Hooper could always be counted on "making things interesting." interesting." While Councillor Scott noted he "didn't always agree with Councillor Councillor Hooper's tactics," Councillor Scott described Councillor Hooper as someone who "stuck to what he believed in." A great teacher and a great friend, is how Councillor John O'Toole will remember the feisty regional councillor. . "Councillor Hooper was one of the last dedicated servants. He had his own pet peeves, as wc all do, but . he was the guardian of the vault," added Councillor O'Toole in reference reference to his colleague's concern over municipal spending. The former councillor will be remembered remembered for taking pleasure in the political arena, Councillor O'Toole said. He also noted that, while the two of them didn't always agree on a number of issues that have been before them, Councillor Hooper was not the type of person who would let that come between them. "We didn't agree on everything. Sometimes when I thought I had lost him, with the next agenda things would be on track. "It was a privilege to know him.\ He had principles and integrity," ' Councillor O'Toole said. Durham Regional Chair, Gary Herrema, said on Tuesday afternoon, afternoon, April 5, that Councillor.Hoop- Turn to Page 2 >-h:, mm m IBB Family Pet Dies in House Fire Firefighters from two stations responded to this house fire on Hart Crt. in Newcastle Village on Monday April 4th. The blaze caused $210,000 in damages and sent two residents of the home to hospital. They required treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning. poisoning. A large dog, also overcome with smoke, was unable to be resuscitated resuscitated and died at the scene. Firefighters arc shown above as they attempt to revive the dog. The fire started just before 5:45 a.m. and took about an hour to control. The Office of the Fire Marshal is still investigating to determine the cause. Convent and Day Care Centre For Courtice ...Page 3 Goodyear Eagles Oust Napanee From Playoffs ...Page6 Bowmanville Rotary Club Celebrates 70th Anniversary ...Pg. 1, Sec. 2 See Page 12 The Stork Market Report CARRUTHKRS - It's a Girl I GROOTENDORST- It's a Boyi ♦••••• KIRKTQN - It's a Boyl Total This Year Boys 30 Girls 25 [PRECTONj We Move ft! 623-4433 Bowmanville Shop the Rest Buy from the Best! WS. Your loco! General Motors dealer for the past 25 years. 1GG King St. E. Tolopliono G23-339G CARPET ^ WAREHOUSp EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES