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Gouncil Worried Over Setting Precedent Newcastle council Tuesday, July 2, found itself trapped between a wish to comply with a citizen who wants to build his own home (on a lot now fronting on an "unimproved street") and the need to avoid setting a dangerous precedent . . . so they referred the matter to the town's planning advis- ory and works committee. . Lucian Michaels appearing before council as representa- tive for Domingos Fernandes had bought the parcel of land in 1966 with the intention of building himself a home on it. But, Mr. Fernandes' land is part of lot 32, concession 4, in the former Darlington Twp. about 100 feet south of Taunton Road and the site for the house would face onto an unimprov- ed road. Because access and egress would be on the unimproved road, no building permit was issued when Mr. Fernandes Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, July 10, 1974 Perfect Weather Greets Orange Parade applied for it, said Mr. Michaels, even though his client had agreed to undertake whatever operations might be needed to bring the quality of the road to an improved level. "Mr. Fernandes bas obtain- ed quotations from gravel contractors with a view to solidifying the road", said Mr. Michaels, noting the estimates range as high as $700. He said Mr. Fernandes would be glad to undertake the road improvement if council gave some indication his requests for a building permit would be accepted. Balancing the need for new housing and Mr. Fernandes' wish to build at no cost to the town against the precedent that might be set, council simply decided to send the matter to the planning advis- ory committee and then to the works committee for consid- eration. Great Pine Ridge Tourist Council Director s A recent meeting of the Great Pine Ridge Tourist Council directors at the Vic- toria Inn, Gore's Landing, provided information that mass media advertising car- ried out during March of this year was successful and plans were made to repeat and expand this promotion for fall business. Newspaper adver- tising attracts people to this Region and now reaches a proven market of over three million persons in Ontario and the Northern United States, it was reported. This June 18th meeting was hosted by Bill and Vicki Budchuk, with President George Coling welcoming the 20 directors. A report of effective distri- bution of the 1974 Travel Guide and Lure Folder highlighted the early part of this dinner meeting. A count of 15,000 Travel Guides and 30,000 lure folders have been produced and are being distributed to attract more business to the region. While this is a consid- erable increase over earlier years, the Tourist Council was unanimous that greater ef- forts should be made to double this amount next year. Tour- ism is one of this area's most important growth industries with an annual value of over $30 million and the market is M¶,anding quickly. Membters can -anticipat e seeiving newl y designed ínembership plaques and newsletters in the near future. The plaque's silver design on dark green, will more readily identify local support of the tourist council than the cards and decals used in the past. Additional encouragement of recreational services for both visitors and residents was discussed. These included plans for bus tours and fishing trophies as well as Great Pine Ridge involvement in local events. A 1975 date was established: .April 4 for the annual mem- bership meeting of the tour- ism council at Port Hope. Manager Jack Beech and Secretary Alberta Stephens reported that well over 400 members now support the tourist council, 100 per cent increase over the past two years and that the 1974 target of 500 members-is attainable. Like everyone else, Great Pine Ridge Tourist Council is feeling the effects of rising prices, especially in important printing costs. With this in Report mind, directors decided that annual membership fees would have to be increased from $25 to $30. This increase will become effective on October 1,1974. It was pointed out by a number of directors that the new membership fee would still be considerably lower than that of most tourist councils and that our relative- ly low membership cost was only possible, thanks to the large number of members supporting Great Pine Ridge Tourist Council. Management Committee meetings will continue through the summer months and the next full directors' meeting is planned for Sep- tember loth at Campbellford. 1974-75 officers of the coun- cil are: President George Coling, Brighton; lst Vice President Kirk Entwisle, Newtonville; 2nd Vice-Presi- dent C. E. Hewson, Port Hope, and Secretary-Treasurer Alberta Stephens, Harwood. Bowmanville directors who attended the meeting were Mrs. Mary Gill and Keith Connell. WESLEYVILLE There bas been so much rain, the soil is saturated but most grain crops are not sufficiently advanced to be damaged by flattening. Lush growth in.hay fields do show flattened areas. The junior farmers held a field day at the Bowmanville Training School on Sunday afternoon, June 30, with local people including Jennifer Payne attending. Jennifer lives in Newtonville now but still retains her ties with the community. Members of the local UCW joined with others of the Welcome UCW to cater for a dinner for Mrs. B. McLelland at Welcome church on Friday, June 29. This was arranged by her fellow teachers and others in connection with school work. Later several went over to the school where members of the staff served tea and cookies to guests who called to express their good wishes to Mrs. McLelland on her retire- ment and see the many lovely gifts from children and others, and also the work of the children in art and poetry in paying tribute to their teacher and principal. Many parents and former pupils attended the gathering for the same purpose held in Port Hope that night. Many familiar faces were seen among the thousands of marchers who took part in the annual Orange parade here on Saturday afternoon. There were also many strangers from far distances, both in the many bands and the lodge representatives who journeyed here for their first local parade since 1958. These photos show just a few of the highlights, most of them of local groups, except for King Billy and his white horse who led the parade. Later on the thousands of participants gathered at Memorial Park where they heard speeches and renewed acquaintances with other lodge members. Ford Loans .140 Trucks to Summer Job Program Premier William Davis (Ieft) and Minister without Portfolio Dennis Timbrel (right) accept the loan of 140 new trucks for use in the Provincial Government's summer employment program from Roy F. Bennett, (centre) President of Ford Motor Company of Canada Lti Jemier William Davis rec- e ywelcomed the loan of 140 n trucks from the Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd. for use in the S.W.E.E.P. Conservation summer job program. S.W.E.E.P., Students Work- ing in an Environmental En- hancement Program, employs about 1,500 young people as part of the provincial govern- ment's special summer em- ployment program, Ontario Experience '74, which is being coordinated by the Ontario, Youth Secretariat. Mr. Davis received a sym- bolic set of truck keys from Roy F. Bennett, president of Ford, at a presentation in front of Queen's Park. S.W.E.E.P. crews working in the 38 Conservation Areas across Ontario are involved in a variety of tasks including clean-up of picnic sites, road- sides and shorelines; im- provement of Conservation Areas by building picnic sites, nature trails; and work on conservation studies, infor- mation and education programs. The 140 white Ford vans and pick-ups, with a retail value of almost $700,000, are used to transport S.W.E,.E.P. crews, equipment and material throughout the large areas administered by the Conser- vation Authorities. The Honorable Dennis R. Timbrell, Minister without Portfolio, who is responsible for the Youth Secretariat, thanked Mr. Bennett on behalf of the Ontario Experience '74 program, and expressed his wish that such close coopera- tion between the private and public sectors wouldcontinue in the effort to provide summer employment for the young people of Ontario. Mr. Timbrell said this is the fourth consecutive summer that Ford bas loaned vehicles to S.W.E.E.P. Conservation, and its generous contribution has helped make this coopera tive program of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the province's Conservation Auth- orities a success. Mr. Timbrell said that the money saved by having the loan of the trucks bas allowed S.W.E.E.P. Conservation to hire an additional 200 young people. The entire Ontario Exper- ience '74 will provide close to 7,400 young people with exper- ience-oriented jobs in fields ranging from the environment and social services to educa- tion and recreation. Meter Maid Newcastle will soon be advertising for a replacement bylaw enforcement officer (parking meter attendant) and if Councillor Ken Lyall's bopes are fulfilled the town may have its first "Meter Maid". When the matter of a replacement for B. DeMan came up before council, Coun- cillor Lyall was the first and most vocal in expressing his preference for a female-type meter attendant, but he was informed by Mayor Garnet Rickard, anyone could apply for the position of meter person. Orange Lodge Members Parade to St. Paul's Church On Sunday, June 23rd, a large turnout of men and women members of the Orange order paraded toSt. Paul's United Church. Music was provided by the young Cartwright Flute and Drum band, making its first appearance in this area in preparation or the annual July 12th celebrations.