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4 The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, April 9,1994 GTA Regions Need to Merge Eagles Meet Rockton From Page 1 He sees that beginning to happen in Oshawa, and doesn't like the look of it. Especially when he looks at Toronto. "I go downtown Toronto to get my cancer treatments. The other day, when I was looking around, I realized the way we're going now our municipalities could end up with ghettos." Herrema said he also does not want to see the Greater Toronto Area to become another Los Angeles Angeles by spreading out too much. In the different regions, the green space is being eaten up because "it's to easy to utilize." Stricter rules would come from a more efficient middle-ground government government For Herrema, the middle ground lies between the municipalities municipalities and the provincial government Herrema sees the evolution towards towards that more complex middle government would be through cutting down on the numbers of regional regional councillors. "Of course, I would like to see the mayors would stay on board," he added. The present-day regional government government is one part of the evolution towards towards the more powerful government government to be shared by the regions surrounding Metro Toronto. The first step was getting from 27 municipalities and 18 police forces forces to a single regional government, he noted. "At the time, when people began talking about a regional government, government, it was a good idea. It was necessary necessary for the municipalities along the laikeshore." However, Herrema noted, "the municipalities in the north should have had their own regional government." government." As for Oshawa politicians now saying the city has not had any benefits benefits from joining the region, Herrema Herrema said the past battles have obviously obviously been forgotten. He recalled that Oshawa got the Whitby East community and tried hard to include Courtice from the Town of Newcastle (Clarington) as part of its territory. "They, got East Whitby, but we wouldn't let them have Courtice," Herrema said. Clarington has profited from joining Durham Region, he adds. The most recent benefits are the Bowmanville Sewage Treatment Plant and the Wilmot Creek Treatment Treatment Plant. A total of $40 million was set aside for the design and building of these two plants, said Mayor Hamre. "Our municipality would not have been able to handle the costs on its own," Mayor Hamre told The Historic Chairs on Loan to Museum Independent on Thursday morning, April 7. She said a larger government, such as the one the Regional Chairman Chairman is suggesting, would probably see fewer people on board. Central areas in the different municipalities municipalities that have fallen on hard times, like Oshawa and Ajax, only have their politicians to blame, she said. "That shows poor planning at the local municipal level. It's what happens happens when people sit back to let others others solve the problems they (the municipal municipal politicians) are facing," Mayor Hamre explained. While a larger regional government government taking in Halton, Peel, York and Durham might cut down on the sheer numbers of politicians, it will also cut out an important factor the Clarington Mayor does not want to see left behind. "A bigger government would be another step away from the grassroots," grassroots," Mayor Hamre said. Mayor Hamre noted there are some councillors on the regional council who can't "look at the whole picture." Her point of view is that if these people can't look.at the whole pie now, what will happen when they get into the bakery? When she began her political career career in 1980, local residents felt they "had been pulled into the region" and didn't like it one bit. Of Herrema's vision for a new regional government, the Clarington mayor noted that the chairman likes to shake people up every now and then. However, she thinks it is unfortunate unfortunate that he is doing this during an election year. From Page 1 Games five through seven will be determined on Sunday night following following the coin toss to see who gets the extra home game in the series. Rockton finally clinched a berth in the semi-finals on Wednesday night after eliminating Orangeville in the seventh and deciding game of their series. / Trailing three games to two, Rockton pulled off two wins, 8-7 in game six, and 5-2 in game seven, to advance to face Bowmanville. Stretching each playoff series to the seven-game maximum has been a habit for Rockton, said assistant coach Craig Gumming. The other semi-final series is being played between Beife River and Mount Forest. In their three previous playoff series series in the Niagara District East League, Rockton needed seven games to clinch each one. They opened by beating Dundas, and then shocked Chippawa, who had finished first overall during the regular season. In the league championship series, series, Rockton eliminated Glanbrook in seven games. The seven-game pattern is one that Bowmanville are quite familiar with as well. They needed seven games to beat Port Perry for the league championship, and then slipped past the defending Ontario champions from Napanee in a seventh seventh game. In both series, Bowmanville trailed. Port Perry held a 3-1 advantage advantage at one point, while Napanee held a 3-2 lead in games. Rockton finished fifth overall during the regular season in their league with a 17-20-5 record for 39 points. They were 17 points behind Glanbrook, who finished in first. The other semi-final series is being being contested between Belle River and Mount Forest. SCOTS-IRISH TENOR JOHN fi] "tHIS AftiDfVV-' lN * with... Evans & Doherty, ECMA champion fiddler Natalie MacMaster & more... Lindsay's ACADEMY THEATRE Friday, April 15,8 p.m. $18.00 (GSTincl.) Reserved Seating Tickets at Box Office, (705) 324-9111; or at Moondance in Peterborough A Shantero Production * If you ever wished for quality Frigidaire appliances, now's the time to buy. Prices may never be this low again. CASH BACK MAGIC offers you cash rebates up to $75 on a wide range of models. Don't let this opportunity go up in a puff of smoke! Bowmanville Museum Curator Charles Taws and Museum Board Chairman Larry Paradis examine two hand-painted chairs that are on display at the museum. The chairs were painted by Ethel Morris (1873-1948) and are on loan to the Bowmanville Museum from Newcastle Village resident Rob Lambert. The Bowmanville Museum is now open to the public. The annual Open House took place Saturday, Saturday, April 2. -MUSEUM- CALL (905) 983-5647 MOBILE (905) 432-4834 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL -Environmentally Friendly - © 5352 Main Street, Orono 983-5108