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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 11. 1975 Town Refuses Building Permits for Split Levels In Darlington Township Charles Galea and his wife appeared Monday before the Newcastle Committee of the Whole to get approval for a building permit. The Town Building Department had re- fused to issue them a permit to build a split level bouse in Darlington Township, because they lack the required floor space. Mr. Galea explained that he bad the required floor space if both levels of the bouse were considered. The bylaw states they need 1750 square feet. The proposed home has 1543 square feet of floor space, excluding a family room which is on another level, offset from the foundation. The family room is 20 feet by Community Leaders Attend Formation Meeting of New Boys and Girls Club Young Tourist Tells Lions About Trip to Red China an HoornrQienc studnt a Lion Carson Elliott intro- duced his son Mark to the Club Monday night. Mark Elliott, il feet, makýng an additional 220 square feet. Chief Building Inspector Charles Warren reported to the committee that the split level could not constitute the needed floor space, and that he had already refused two other applicants with the same style of home. Mr. Warren stated that the home would be permitted in Bow- manville but not in the former Township of Darlington. Mrs. Galea asked the com- mittee why they are informed about these restrictions after they have put sand on the property to improve the drain- age for a septic tank, and received a health permit. The sand being placed to accom- On Monday evening at Trinity United Church Hall, a new Boys' Club was inaugurated with several community leaders present to add moral support to the project. At the head, table, from left to right, were Ced Orchard, Unit Director, Simcoe Hall Settlement House, Oshawa; Durham Region Chief of Police Jon M. Jenkins, Bob Brown, representing the Royal Canadian Legion, who acted as Chairman; Charles Howes, Regional Director, Central Area, Boys' Clubs of modate the proposed bouse. Committee members expres sed the view that their architect sbould have read the bylaw, and that be was at fault. A motion to refer tbe to the committee of adjust- ment was dropped and it was moved that the committee upbold the decision of the building inspector. The motion was passed. Mr. Galea stated that he had taken out short term loans in the amount of $11,000 and had been saving 10 years to build this home.He stated tomodify bis plan to conform to the bylaw be would bave to spend an additional $8,000. He asked the committee why they dictated what kind of a house he cotild build, and stated he did not want a bungalow. Boys Club (Continued From Page One) the project. A boys' activity group has been formed at Trinity some time ago, and through the kindness of the Recreation Dept. Director 'Bud'Fanning had been grant- ed permission to use one of the floors of the Cream of Barley Mill for their activities. They felt now that it would be good poiicy to disband this group and join the Boys Club of Canada organization where they could obtain assistance with programming, etc. Regional Director Charles Howes explained the function of the Boys' Club organization and welcomed Bowmanville into the group. He also said there was a great demand for girls' clubs as well and suggested that in future their activities could be expanded to include them. At the conclusion of bis remarks, bc presented an official member- ship plaque to Mr. Oake and a letter acceing the affiliation of the local club. Directors of the Bowman¯ ville Boys' Club were an- nounced as follows: Harold Hamman, Bruce Lush, Mino VanDyk, Glen Fry, Bob Brown, Larrk Shank, Don Anderson and Rev. Wesley Oake. Greeting and best wishes for success were presented in brief addresses by Mayor Garnet Rickard, Police Chief Jon jenkins, Alex Carruthers M.P.P. and Bud Fanning. -j Scouts Plan New Program For Boys 14 - 17 Years Old The Boy Scouts of Canada, West Durham District, have opened a new program for Venturers in Bowmanville between the ages of 14 to 17. The program will consist of scuba iving, search and rescue, first aid, underwater photography, archeology and camping. Anyone in the age group as mentioned above should con- tact Chris Pheaton, 2 Quinn Dr., Ph. 623-6077; Bob Nic- holls, 17 Lorraine Crt., Ph. 623-4385 before June 16th so as to assure your participation in thispTrogram. Conservatives to HoId Nomination On Thursday, June 19th, the Durham East Progressive Conservatives will hold their Nomination meeting to select a candidate for the forth- coming provincial election. This historie event will be held in Bowmanville High School's auditorium, starting on June 19 at 7:30 p.m., with Frank Drea, M.P.P. as the guest speaker. Two candidates have al- ready indicated they will contest the nomination, Dr. Charles Mcllveen, the sitting member for Oshawa, and Regional Councillor Kenneth Lyall of Newcastle Village. Three Acdents in A bicycle hit an open car( door on King Street East last1 night. The rider of the three-speed bicycle, Robert McFarline of 45 Centre Street,1 was taken to Memorial Hospi- tal, Bowmanville for minor injuries, including a gash in his right leg. The accident bappened at 7:15 p.m. in front of 39 King St. E., but it was not reported to police until il p.m. The car a '67 Meteor four-door, owned by Bowman- ville Taxi, was parked on the south side of the street. Wlien the driver's door was opened the bicycle collided with it. Driver of the taxi was Keith Leroy Pinline, 52, of 64 Ontario Street. No charges have been laid. The investigating officer is Durham Regional Police Constable Sam Hawrychuck. A Bowmanville woman has been charged with failing to yield by Durham Regional Police following a two car collision at the intersection of Temperance and Cburch Streets A 1965 Pontiac Sedan was southbound on Temper- ance Street, Tuesday at 7:47 p.m. when it collided with a 1969, four-door Chev, east- bound on Church Street. Temperance is the through street. Driver of the Pontiac is Russell Osborne, 81, of Lot 23, Concession 2, Newcastle. There was one passenger in the car. Driver of the Cbev is May Martindale, 52, of R.R. 1, Hampton. May Martindale has been charged with failing to yield Damage to both cars is estimated at $300. No injuries reported. Investigat- ing officer is Durham Regio- al Police Constable Les Rickard. At 8:35 a.m. Tuesday morn- ing the roof of a Town of Newcastle half ton pickup was Ratepayers (Continued From Page One motion which would have the town seek legal advice on how to do away with "ambig- uities" in the interim plan. Such action, according to the tabled resolution, would help 'avoid a variety of interpreta- tions-which suit political ends. " The ratepayers will, how- ever, ask the town to have the bylaws studied to "week out" whose which are not "valid." In what one member des- cribed as an "exercise in futility" the association voted to draft an "emergency re- quest" asking the province to take "immediate and urgent steps" to prepare planning guidelines which will preserve agricultural land. The Newcastle Ratepayers Association will ask the regional planning and devel- opment proposal involving the Oak Ridges Moraine. The directors of the ratepay- ers' group will write council requesting information on the $900 regionau and local rural lot levy. The action was taken in response to a resolution which called the rural levies unfair -whexe the owner provides all services and especially in prezoned areas. caught by a 98 foot long pipe loaded on a Kenworth tractor trailercausing $1,000 damage to the picku . The tractor trailer owne by Majestic Wiley Contractors Ltd. of South Edmonton, Alberta was stopped at King Street on Martin Road, northbound. The Style 355 St Style 357 Style 343 There is a time for love. There is a time for peace. There is a time for joy. And for you the time is now. Capture infinity, with an Orange Blossom wedding band. Forever is now. Now is forever. Hooper's J ewe11ers BOWMANVILLE Canada; the Rev. Wesley Oake, minister of Trinity Church; His Worship Mayor Garnet Rickard, Municipality of Newcastle; Alex Carruthers, MPP Durham; John McCracken, Unit Director, Simcoe Hall Boys' Club, Oshawa, and T. A. Fanning, Director of Recreation, Municipality of Newcastle. Constables Don Anderson and Mino VanDyk of 16. Division Regional Police, were also present. Corner House (Continued From Page One) residents of High Street are that the proposed corner house would be 20 feet off High Street and closer to the street than the existing building line. It was stated that this house would devalue their properties and create a safety hazard at the intersection of High Street and Fourth Streets. The committee expressed the view that the solicitor was right in considering the lot to front Fourth Street. The bylaw stating that the shorter of the two property lines facing municinal streets being the front. However, Mayor Garnet Rickard expressecd us view that the side yard set back was not 20 feet or the existing building line, but the greater of the two. This would be the existing building line in this- case. It was moved by Councillor Kirk Entwisle that the Chair- man of the Committee of the Whole and the Chief Building Inspector meet with the town solicitor and then call a special committee meeting to resolve the matter. Committee of the Whole Chairman Ken Lyall told the committee he wanted nothing to do with the issue. He stated that it was the "same bundle of nutty wax" as planning. Mayor Richard moved an amendment that Councillors Entwisle and Ivan Hobbs take Councillor Lyall's place, see- ing he had declined to accept bis responsibility. The amendment and motion were passed. an Honor bcience studenit at, Queen's University, recently had the privilege of touring Red China. He showed the club slides of his tour and commented on their way of life. Mark made special note of the number of people and their godlike attitude toward Chairman Mao. He told the club bow the country had become self sufficient through the use of all available land, and by using the huge labor force. Spectacular sights seen on the tour included the Great Wall of China, the palace of the abolished monarchy, and Peking City. TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PROCLAMATIONA 1, Garnet B. Rickard, Mayor of the Town of Newcastle, herebydeclare Sunday j u ne2nd 1975 a s in the Bowmanville Cemetery There wil be no Decoration Service or organized parade to the cemetery this year. GARN ET B. RICKARD Ma yor. Town of Newcastle truck was also stopped at King Street, northbound on Martin Road. The tractor trailer in the Ieft band lam turned west on Kin Street, the trailer swingng and the pipe catching the roof of the pickup, which was in the right hand land. Driver of thes tractor trailer is Kenneth W. Johansen, 43, of Fort St. John, B.C. Driver of the town truck is Douglas K. Terry, 21, of lot 6, concession 3, R.R. 4, Bowmanville, there was one passenger in the truck. The investigating officer is Dur- ham Regional Police'Const- able M. Van Dyk. No charges or injuries are reported. Cri tica I (Continued From Page One) bylaw which displays, either through ignorance, incom- petence, or indifference, dis- regard of proper procedures and lack of efficient drafts- manship and direction . . .' It is also cited an incidence of sloppy draftsmanship." Ratepayer KeitbhSbackelton pointe out that the proposed motion was aimed at one individual and that the asso- ciation shouldn't become in- volved in personalities. À motion that the association not act on this proposal was passed. Another proposed motion by Mr. Liptay stated that "the Town of Newcastle also dis- cipline the chief building inspector. Negligence such as that displayed with reference to the Simpson Avenue Centre must not bc tolerated." Mr. Liptay also remarked that the building inspector had been negligent in that a bouse had been built in Newcastle by a wealthy man who paid no taxes and lie bad to this day not received a building per- mit. He stated that no action had been taken by the building department, and the bouse in question was witbin an eight- mile range of Clarke High School. Mr. Shackelton pointed out again that this was aimed against one man when it should be referred to the building department. Lt was moved that a meeting be set up between the association's planning advisory committee, the chief building inspector, and John Liptay. Lyall Will (Continued From Page One) dence presented by the plan- ning staff of Durham Region indicated valid objections to the proposed severance. Mrs. Osborne s case reached the OMB because a decision by the region's Land Division Committee, Oct. 28, 1974, granting ber the severance, was appealed by regional council under the advice of the planning department. William McAdams, the re- gion's planning and develop- ment commissioner, said Mrs. Osborne's application was appealed by his department because it was in contraven- tion of the former Darlington Township official plan, and the province's policy on resi- dential encroachment in rural areas. The other cases to be sent to the Ombudsman involve long standing appeals by John Liptay, an Oshawa school teacher and Dennis Thompson of Leskard. Mr. Liptay bas been having difficulty getting approval for a land severance so he can build a bouse in Haydon on land owned by bis father. So far, Mr. Liptay bas been seeking a severance for about 17 months in numerous appearances before Newcastle Council. Durham Region land divi- sion committee bas ruled he may build on his property providing he meets certain qualifications. One of these is that he must upgrade an unimproved road. Dennis Thompson of Les- kard, began building a home on 2t/ acres of land zoned agricultural in the fall of 1974, but bis request for a building prohibiting imto buil but be proceeded anyway. H1e spent thîree days in jail for not -complying. 623-3221 Bowmnanville DELOITTE, HASKNS & SELLS Chartered Accountants OFFICES IN MAJOR CANADIAN CITIES Bell Canada Buildipng OSHAWA CENTRE, OSHAWA Partners: Josef Adam, B.Sc. (Econ.), C.A. Gordon F. Sedgewick, C.A. Burt R. Waters, FC.A Phone 728-7527 - 839-7764 PROCLAMATION The Council of the Corporation of the TOWN 0F NEWCASTLE ai aOmeeting heldT JUNE 2, 1975 resolved that June 15 to 21, 1975 sha 11 be observed as "Senior Citizens' Week" in the TOWN 0F NEWCASTLE Iný compilance with the aforesaid resolution I hereby proclaim June 15 to 21, 1975 as "Senior Citizens' Week" in the Town of Newcastle, G. B. RICKARD Mayor Whipping Cream SPECIAL. 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