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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, Wednesday, May 11,1994 Ribbon Cutting Opens New Addition at Strathaven Week in Review- Survey Says Money Should Be Spent on Other Projects With the opening of a new wing on Wednesday, May 4th, the Strathaven Lifecarc Centre in Bowman- ville now boasts 94 retirement suites in addition to 199 licensed nursing home beds. Activity areas, in- house hair salon and barbershop, an elegant dining room, and a rooftop garden are new features of the retirement residence To mark the occasion of the grand opening, the Mayor of Clarington was invited by the Royalcrest Lifecare group to cut the ceremonial ribbon. From left to right are: Carol Lechner, development development and marketing manager, Jean Butters, Regional Director; A1 Martino, President of Royalcrest Lifecarc Group; Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre; Jane Noble Administrator; and John Martino, Chief Financial Financial Officer. by Laura J. Richards Almost one hundred Clarington residents answered The Statesman Poll on the beautification of the Bowmanville Recreation Complex with an unequivocal "No." Last week, The Statesman asked its readers if they were in favor of the Municipality of Clarington spending $630,000 on a beautification beautification project at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex. On Tuesday afternoon the ballots were tallied and the results were: two ballots in favor of the beautification beautification project and 98 votes against it. We received 75 ballots and a 23- signature petition in our ballot box. We also got plenty of comments. For example, a Newtonville reader reader observed, "We get nothing in our area." A reader in Newcastle pointed out the need for soccer fields. A number of Bowmanville residents residents suggested fixing the sidewalks in the centre of town or using the funds generally on streets and sidewalks. sidewalks. "No Youth Center, either," said one respondent Another person replying to the survey expressed dissatisfaction over the location of the new Bow- Bowmanville Zoo Week To be Held May 16-23 Mills Praises N.D.P. Budget From Page 1 line east is more of a priority than resuming non-peak travel times on existing lines, he says. The reason for this is the "enormous "enormous subsidy" needed to support GO ridership during non-rush times, Mills explains. "At about $200 per rider per day during non-rush times, it would be economically cheaper to give them chits for taking taxis." The key to making the GO system system more viable lies in attracting more commuters in order to reduce the average subsidy, he notes. As it is, too many potential riders get discouraged discouraged at the sight of crowded parking lots in Whitby and Pickering Pickering and opt instead to drive straight through. GO Transit will push out as Grievances at Nursing Home From Page 1 rector Jean Blitters commented on the complaints! of workers and promised all outstanding money will be paid. "Everybody will be paid in full by the end of our vacation year, June 30th." She added that bookkeeping errors errors were inevitable when dealing with a staff of such a size. "These problems are being solved and we regret any inconvenience to staff," she said. The Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario Division is planning planning a mass demonstration at the company's headquarters in Hamilton Hamilton on June 4th. quickly as possible to Bowmanville where there is land for parking. Help for low-income Ontarians is included in the spring budget, Mills says. A Housing Loan Guarantee Fund is to be set up to assist ordinary ordinary working folks wanting to mortgage mortgage homes in housing projects. Mills will be receiving information on how to access this assistance in the next few weeks. The Durham East MPP was pleased that the budget did not make more cuts to service, as some critics "People don't want service cuts," he said. "They want good management, management, good transit, and good roads but in a responsible way. I'd rather follow that route than become a mean society to satisfy a bunch of people on Bay Street" In the NDP government's favor, he says, the deficit has been cut by 30% over the last two years and program program spending is at a record low. According to the current timetable, timetable, the New Democrats expect to be able to bring about a balanced of the government were demanding, budget by the year 1998. IGA Stores Ready for Hometown Clean-up On Saturday, May 14th, the IGA in Newcastle will be hosting their first Great IGA Hometown Spring Clean Up to put litter in its place. The grocery store is reaching out to groups, families and individuals to join in this two-hour litter sweep in parks, at the beach, and empty lots near the downtown location. Interested participants are asked to arrive at 9:30 a.m. in the back parking lot of the store at Mill Street and King Street in order to organize teams. Each participant will be given free litter bags donated by Glad - a green bag for litter and a clear one for recyclable material such as pop cans, bottles and newspapers. Store staff will assign each team an area of the town to clean up. Each participant, upon returning, will receive free refreshments. Prizes will be awarded to the team that collects the most full bags of litter. litter. A giant photo will be taken of the participants behind the mountain of stuffed litter bags. More than 160 IGA stores across the province are participating in the Hometown Spring Clean Up pro/ gram this month. Armstrong's IGA. in Orono, which held- their Spring! Clean Up last weekend, gathered 30] bags of trash and recyclables from downtown streets. The Bowmanville IGA has invited invited two Brownie packs to help them clean up the Soper Creek Park this Saturday. The Newcastle IGA would be grateful for the participation of residents. residents. For further information call IGA at 987-4627. a Happy Birthday! Life's a Beach at Sweet 16, Christine! Love, Dad, Mom and Charlene Don't Miss a Single Issue Catch all the news, sports and advertising that make up our community. Category 1 Subscribers who wish to pick up their own subscription nt our offices after 11 a.m. Wednesday. You will be given a card to present each week when you pick up your Statesman. Category 2 Subscribers within the Municipality of Clarington. Category 3 Subscribers outside the Municipality of Clarington in Canada, Sub. Delivery G.S.T. Total $20 $1.40 $21.40 $20 $5 $1.75 $26.75 ,$20 $25 $3.15 $48.15 I I Name: Subscription Order Form Address:. Postal Code:. , 'll'lepliono No.:. Now ["| ! or : I Renewal |.J 1 I Flense pay by cheque, VISA, MasterCard, or money order. VISA/MC Number:. . Expiry Date:. t&t C«Mit Wsan P.0. Box 190,62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C3K9 Second Class Mail Permit No. 1561 <**•> ni i~) -- i ÿfsnSBBBSB Separate School Taxes Down $27 From Page 1 students in 28 elementary and three secondary schools throughout the district. "The 1994 Operating Budget is $74,459,339, while the Capital Budget Budget is $13,775,984. The Capital Budget includes the new St. Catherine Catherine Elementary School in Peterborough, Peterborough, the new St. Dominic Elementary Elementary School in Lindsay, and the addition to St Paul's Elementary School in Lakcfield," states an announcement announcement from the separate school board. In Clarington there are five elementary elementary schools and one secondary school that receive funding through the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, Northumberland, and Clarington Separate School Board. Clarington, Peterborough, Lindsay, Lindsay, Cobourg and Port Hope account account for 60 per cent of the board's taxpayers. Among these municipalities, Clarington had the highest decrease on education taxes for local ratepayers. ratepayers. Monday, May 16, to Monday May, 23,1994 is "Bowmanville Zoo Week" in the Municipality of Clarington. Clarington. The special events will mark the zoo's 75th anniversary. During next week, children will have the chance to go to the zoo free-of-charge, states a letter to Clarington Council from Zoo Director Director Michael Hackenberger. On Thursday, May 19, two elephants elephants from the Bowmanville Zoo will be on hand to help dedicate the zoo's animal-versary celebration, said Bowmanville BIA Manager Garth Gilpin. The elephants are scheduled to stay in the downtown area for a couple of hours to allow people to enter a draw for a season's family pass to the zoo. To enter, folks will be required to guess an elephant's weight The BIA will also be serving up a 75-foot-long submarine sandwich for hungry elephant-watchers between between noon and 2 p.m. On Thursday evening, Mayor Diane Hamre will open the newest exhibit at the zoo called the Jaguar Jungle. It's the home of Jasmine and Jade. The jaguar couple make their home within a new enclosure near Poser Creek, said Angela Ellis," Public Public Relations Officer with the Bowmanville Bowmanville Zoo. Another event happening on Thursday evening, is the barbeque at the Zoo sponsored by the Bowmanville Bowmanville BIA. "We'll be serving hot dogs and light refreshments from 6 to 8 p.m.," said Gilpin. Other items to look for during Bowmanville Zoo Week are re- Preparing By-law For Adult Books Clarington does not have a by-, law in place regarding the placement placement of adult magazines in stores. However, a by-law controlling such material should be ready by July, says the Municipal Clerk, Patti Barrie. "Our by-law officer will be writing writing a report and making recommendations recommendations to council in July," Barrie said on Tuesday morning, May 10. The by-law officer will be looking looking at by-laws in place in Oshawa and London as models for the Clarington Clarington by-law, she noted. "We'll be looking at them and coming up with a by-law of our own." Barrie said the by-law could include include directions to storekeepers governing governing the height of racks displaying adult magazines. It might also include placing a cover over the magazines so that only the titles would be revealed, Barrie stated. The issue was raised at a council session on Monday night by Ward One Regional Councillor Larry Hannah. duced admission coupons which local local merchants will be handing out. Also, in conjunction with the zoo's anniversary, downtown merchants merchants will be giving out free entry ballots for five prizes of $100 in BIA Bucks. The BIA Buck winners will be able to spend the money at Bowmanville BIA member merchant merchant businesses. This promotion will last two weeks, starting on Monday, May 16 and concluding Saturday, May 28. Superfan to be Honored with Law Doctorate Oshawa lawyer Terry Kelly will receive an honorary doctorate of laws from his alma mater, the University University of New Brunswick, on May 26th. Mr. Kelly is scheduled to address students and faculty at the university's university's annual Spring convention ceremony ceremony Encaenia. Known to many in the sports world as "Super Fan," Kelly is a governor of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and is a director of Maple Leaf Gardens. He is active in a large number of community organizations including this Oshawa-Whitby-Newcastle United Way, the Canadian Association Association for Community Living, Oshawa General Hospital, the Canadian Cancer Cancer Society and the Canadian Red Cross. Kelly was bom in Canada and raised for much of his childhood in Ireland. He graduated with a BA from UNB in 1951 and from the university's law school in 1953. He moved to Oshawa after being admitted admitted to the bar to practise law. manvillc fire station and the entrance entrance to the proposed new Bowmanville Bowmanville plaza. A reader in Courtice offered this comment: "I'm sure there are a ; number of projects that could take the money, if re-allocated. The Courtice Community Complex, perhaps? perhaps? That would benefit the growing growing population of Clarington much better, not just Bowmanville and nof just skating or a park." ] The results of The Statesman Poll will be forwarded to the municipality municipality and the group formed in opposition opposition to the project. The proposed project would include include a patio terrace, a rockery waterfall waterfall feature with a base pool, thé construction of a winter skating rink, and site landscaping. The ser 7; vices required for the project are', also on the price tag. . The cost would be shared equally 4 by the municipality, the province and the federal government. . The project would provide for! 357 person-weeks of work and is es-' timated to create two long-term jobs. Deadline for the poll was noon; on Tuesday, May 10. : 4 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO DESTROY NOXIOUS WEEDS Notice is hereby given to all persons in possession of land, in accordance with the Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter W.5, Sections 3, 16 and 23, that unless noxious weeds growing on their lands within the Municipality of Clarington are destroyed by Wednesday, June 1, 1994, and throughout the season, the Municipality may enter upon the said lands and have the weeds destroyed, charging the costs against the land, and that such amounts shall be collected in the same manner as taxes under the Municipal Act. THE CO-OPERATION OF ALL CITIZENS IS EARNESTLY: SOLICITED- ; 7 ; : C. Morrison, Weed Inspector Patti L. Barrie, Clerk Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario . L1C3A6 MUNICIPALITY OF i^jlarinqton ONTARIO Date to be Published: May 11,1994 CS -Ind, -5014 MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS In accordance with Section 34(2) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, 0.18, notice is hereby given that the Council of the Municipality of Clarington has consented to an application to demolish and reconstruct the rear portion of the dwelling situated at 67 Ontario Street, Bowmanville. The dwelling was designated as a historical building with the passage of By-law 92-80 on March 9, 1992. (jlaiin qton MUNICIPALITY OF ONTARIO Patti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. Clerk Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3A6 Date of Publication: May 11,1994 CS-5018 @ THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS 1994 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS If you plan lo seek office in the 1994 Municipal Elections, you must register with tho Municipal Clork before you solicit or accopt contributions or incur expenses for tho purpose of tho oloctlon. For moro Information contact: Patti L. Barrio, A.M.C.T., Clerk Municipality of Clarington 40 Tomporanco Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3AG £l MUNICIPALITY OF arinqton ONTARIO Date ol First Publication: January 12,1904 CS-Ind. 5007 MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT requires a SUMMER ADVENTURE CAMP ENVIRONMENTALIST This Is a seasonal position (40 hrs./week) In the children's Summer Adventure Day Camp. The successful candidate will be responsible for the research, development, training, Implementation and evaluation of an environmental summer day camp for children. Interested candidates should have a post secondary education In Environmental Studies or equivalent experience, Deadline for applications Is Friday, May 20,1994,4:30. Send applications to: Canada Employment Centro For Students 44 Bond Street West Oshawa, Ontario L1H 4H8 Applications are particularly encouraged from youth with disabilities, aboriginal peoples, racial minorities, women francophones, social assistance recipients and youth In areas of high unemployment. Environmental Youth Corps '94 Is funded by tho Government of Ontario. Position tentative ponding approval of funding, CS-4825 /T\g MUNICIPALITY OF f clarington ONTARIO ©