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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 20, 1975 Hobbs Says (From Page One) going on now for a number of years, her health "is getting worse." Mrs. White claims she has been sick more than she has been well and due to the odor she and her family have at times had to wear a mask around their own home. The odor apparently comes from mink which have escap- ed from the farm, possibly carrying some disease and die on the White property. Mrs. White, however, does not follow that belief and suggested to council that the dead mink are being planted on their property by the owners of the mink farm as she claims they told her it is their intention to "stnk us out and get our property real cheap." The farm, referred to by Mrs. White's letter as the T and M Mink Slaughter House, is apparently located approx- imately a quarter mile north of Taunton Road on Durham Road 57. The White property, a two acre parcel where the family keep horses is then located directly north of the farm. The problem with the exist- ence of the mink farm in that location is that the area is still zoned as agricultural land and therefore the operators were legally granted licence to operate there. As a result,, Mayôr Rickard asked Mrs. White if she would wish council to rezone the area in question in order that it would not permit the opera- tion of the mink ranch. That suggestion brought objection from Councillor Ken Lyall who expressed the opinion, although in sympathy with Mrs. White, that there is no solution as he does not believe council can merely rezone the land and kick the legally operated mink farm off it. Mrs. White then noted that, in her opinion, some of the buildings constructed on the farm were put there without a legal permit and Mayor Kick- ard indicated she could have them charged for such action. Councillor Ann Cowman pointed out that this is one of the unfortunate problems re- sulting from the poor con- siderations of past councils, in this case, the mistake made allowing the operation of the mink farm. Councillor Lyall piped in his amazement that such a thing could have happened in Dar- lington as be felt nothing wrong ever happened in that area. Mrs. White further advised council that the escaped mink have killed all of their chickens and have attacked their dog. She claims her illness resulted in having to give up her profession of training horses some two years ago. Councillor Ivan Hobbs ex- pressed the opinion that there must surely be some course of action possible through the Regional Health Authority and-or the bylaw enforcement officer. Councillor Hobbs suggestion resulted in a motion from Councillor Kirk Entwisle to refer the matter to the Regional Health Authority and bylaw enforcement de- partment for study by them and a report on it. Delay Roofing Check Guarantee by Doug Taylor As a result of inquiry by Councillor Ken Lyall at Mon- day's session of Newcastle Council, decision on tenders You Ar aodal nie You Are Cordial ly 1invited to Meet Dr. and Mrs. Charlie Mcllveen at KIRBY PUBLIC SCHOOL Tuesday, Aug. 26th from7:00p.m. toll:op.m. for a Social Evening -EVERYONE WELCOME- Sponsored by the Progressive Conservative Association of Clarke Township of the Riding of East Durham ATTENTION STUDENTS! Grade 13 Texts for Bowmanville-Clarke- Courtice High Schools Available at Saywe II's Book Store 16 Simcoe St. S. Phone 728-8821 Oshawa called for re-roofing of th Police and Fire Station in Bowmanville bas been deferr ed to allow a check on th guarantee period of the or iginal roof. Councillor Lyall thought i possible that a 20-year guar antee may exist on the roofing job and if so the contracto would therefore be respon sible for its apparent unsatis factory condition, relieving council of the expense. An analysis of Tender Sub missions received fron Totten, Sims, Hubicki Associ ates reports two tender: received. D. Selby Grant Roofing o Bowmanville tendered a tota of $2,365 broken down at $1,64 for the basic re-roofing, $27 for flashing repairs and $45 for repairs over the fire truc] area. The second tender from One-Step Contractors of Osh awa totalled $2,707, $1,107 fo the re-roofing, $350 for flash ing repairs and $1,250 for th repairs over the fire truc area. Totten, Sims and Hubick recommended that the con tract be awarded to D. Selb Grant for the total $2,36 within 30 days of the August tender date and propose th use of Mur. _.. Desmin Plewman, Roofing Consul tant for inspection of the job Clerk Joe Mcllroy an Councillor Kirk Entwisle wer of the opinion that the guaran tee on the roof may onli specify a five year perio which bas now expired, how ever council approved motion to check on th guarantee period prior t awarding the contract. Councillor Lyall was als concerned as to who inspecte the roofing job in the firs place as the building is onl some eight years old and h did not feel the roof shoul have deteriorated in that shor a period. Claims Town (From Page One) program proposes that th Planning and Developmen Committee hold public meet ings on the presentation o "alternatives' . Mr. McAdam states that "this part of ou program, referred to as Stag SCHOOL OPENING BowmanvIlle High School 49LIBERTY STREET N. TUES., SEPT. 2 YEAR 1 ONLY ALL OTHERS • - 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Each student will obtain his or her time-table in the main foyer by the above mentioned times. Buses will travel the same routes as they did in June to arrive at school by 9:00 a.m. Except from formerly Clarke Township. The Cafeteria will provide light lunches only. Irv Gill not only provided Rotarians with a progress report of the Darlington Marina last Thursday, he furnished the setting as well. The Club members gathered for their regular Thursday meeting in the Main Deck Lounge of Mr. Gill's new hotel. Cartwright Liberals Elect Their Officers e n s f - 5 ýO io - )r -. The Blackstock Liberal Association held a general meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 13 in the Recreation Centre. Due to redistribution, form- er Cartwright Township has been incorporated in the new Provincial riding of North Durham. The enthusiastic group felt it was desirable to create a Cartwright Liberal Associa- tion in order to work closely within their boundaries. Three declared nominees for North Durham spoke briefly to the meeting, namely John Atken of Whitevale, Elizabeth Catty, Blackstock and John McKenna, Uxbridge. le 3, is imminent. ýk The next few weeks are to bring discussion of Stage 3 ùi with the Regionai Committee - 'and Council and Mr. Mc- ýy Adams explains that the first i5 series of public meetings in 7 the area municipalities have le reeently been cQnifirrried, thie d fist to be held foi, the Town of - Newcastle on September 22. . As a resuit, MIr. McAdams, d( on behiaif. of the Region, ,e suggests that "if would be i- desirable to have any formai y stance taken by the Town of d Newcastle counicil on the - Courtice Concept await tbe a outcome of our scheduled le September 22 meeting and tbe ýo conclusions tberefrom." The commissioner aiso indicates 3o that it would be in everyone's ýd interest nof to proceed witb a t second public meeting on tbe [y Bowmanville concept, or an ie initial meeting on the New- Id castle Village concept, until t after the Stage 3 work is evaluated. Presentation of Mr. Mc- Adams' recommendations to council brought Counillor Cowman first to move that council compiy with this recommendafion. Councillor Ken Lyaîl, seem- Singly in support of Councillor 't Cowman's motion, sfated that t-be would prefer to see counicil )f not accept any sucb plans until ls it bas first gone before the Ir Region as- they may see ýe sometbing in it that the local council and planner would not. Mr. Lyali suggested that if local council were to accept sucb a plan prior to its examination by the Regional Committee, tbey are not likely to criticize it while at leasf sending it to ýhem first wil assure that other profession- ais than ourseives have ex- amined it. Murray Jones was com- missioned by tbe Town of Newcastle to study the areas of Cqurtice, Bowmanviile and Newcastle, the fees for sucb to be paid in the form of a grant from the provincial govern- ment. What Councillor Cowman is now asking is who defined the areas of study? As an example, Councillor Cowman indicates that if the preliminary maps are inspect- ed the Courtice area is defined by a dotted uine and some- wbere witbin the dotted uine Mr. Jones defined the concept area based on tbe scientific facts of souls, drainage, eleva- tions and so on. This brings Counillor Cowman to question wbo defined the original dotted lines of Courtice, Bowman- ville and Newcastle. Was if the province, the Regional Plan- ning Department, the New- castle Planning Department, Newcastle Council, Newcastle Planning Advisory Committee or who? As the representative for tbe Courtice area, Councillor Cowman believes that Murray Jones bas certain fixed, im- movable ideas of wbicb one is "that Courtice must be scbeduied so that -at some time in the future there is allow- ance for the population to reacb 46,000,f0 60,000. Anotber is that Bowmanville shouid be confined witbin the bound- aries of Bowmanville and Soper Creek and tbat the population target be 30,000 wbicb is simrplv acbieved by The candidates outlined their major platform points which were well received by the audience. A slate of officers was elected as follows: President - Elizabeth Catty, Vice Pres. - John Wolters, Sec. Treas. - Doris Dargavel. Directors of the polls within the district are: Poll 3 - Marie Gibson, Poll 4 - Jim Grieve, Poll 5 - Ivan Thompson, Poll 6, Dorothy Venning, Poll 7 - Mike Brod, Poll 8 - Gord Gettins, Poll 9, Ann Lee. Persons interested in assist- ing the Cartwright Liberal Association are asked to contact any of the above members. restricting tfie sewer plant consumption." Councillor Cowman points out that Mr. Jones makes these recommendations while he also "admits there is always the possibility that Courtice could still be gobbled up by Oshawa," a factor by whicb the Towno4 Newcastle could "by one stroke of a pen lose half its population and half of its political teeth in Regional Governmrent." Mayor Garnet Rickard did not seem anxious about Coun- cillor Cowman's motion for a meeting with the Region to discuss the alternative plans for the Courtice area to which all members of council would be invited to attend. Mayor Rickard even quest- ioned why Councillor Cowman felt the meeting should be held at the Regional Offices and was advised that she believed it best since they have much material and it would be a great deal easier to go to it than for them to bring it all here. Councillor Cowman stands firm on her claim that the Council of the Town of Newcastle "seem impervious to any other suggestions." She indicates that they have "one Planning God" in the person of Murray Jones, leaving the town lying "like a lamb on God's altar ready for the sacrificial ceremony." For this reason she is determined to examine the alternatives available. "The Regional Planning department (who she re- minds, draw their pay cheues from our tax dollars) are looking at all the options including the industrial base on which to finance the recreational services that such a large population would require," the councillor noted, suggesting that "Whatever changes take place, the face of Southern Newcastle and the life style of its present residents will be drastically changed." The discussion of the whole matter resulted in Councillor Kirk Entwisle introducing a motion "that as we all realize that the Region was granted full authority on planning by Bill 162 that they be requested to assume their full responsi- bility." An amendment to the motion suggested that they be requested to seek advice from Newcastle Council on all matters concerning New- castle. Councillor Cowman, how- ever, cautioned council on passing such a motion as "it might be made in the heat of the moment," and suggested it be tabled until another meeting. A motion to that effect by Councillor Ivan Hobbs carried. Solicitor (From Page One) ciates Limited in July and another by Derek Little on behalf of Municipal Consul- tants Planning Company Limited called the "Interim Town of Newcastle District Plan." Mr. Chusid advises that the "Jones Plan" is "of particular interest to his client because it makes certain proposals which, if adopted, would fix the planning structure of this whole area for many years to corne." He goes on to suggest that the Jones Plan "Cannot be considered by itself because it, in turn, derives from recommendations made in the earlier Interim District Plan by Mr. Little." As a result, Mr. Chusid's client requested Conroy Daw- son Planning Consultants Inc. to examine the two proposals and provide an analysis to which the comments of his letter refer. Mr. Chusid suggested that the Little plan should be more properly entitled "Draft" or Suggested" Town of New- castle District Plan rather than "Interim" as an interim plan is one that has already een approved by the Ministry of Housing as an amendment to an existing official plan, but it is intended to be replaced by a "permanent" plan within some specified time. As the Little plan has no such legal status Mr. Chusid suggests that "it is confusing and misleading to the public to give something a legal status which it does not have." "The problem is compound- ed" he continues, "by the fact that the cover of the Little Plan does not even have the word "Interim" thereon, and simply styles itself as the "Town of Newcastle District Plan", which it most certainly is not." Further criticism of the Jones and Little Plans by Mr. Chusid regarded what he considers to be a lack of detailed explanations, sup- porting the comments made. He indicates in his letter that the Little Plan defines Bowmanville West as The Rural Area, and some 1,600 acres to the east of Bowman- ville as "The Bowmanville Area". However, it then goes on to define eleven "Environ- mental Study Areas." Mr. Chusid states "although the above-mentioned areas form the basis of the Little Plan, there is no criteria nor explanations given for deter- mination of the boundaries of these areas. Since the location of these boundaries and the uses to which lands therein may be put are the foundation of the Little Plan, there is simply no background in- formation, research or pro- fessional opinion given by way of support." Mr. Chusid advised Mon- day's council meeting that he is not suggesting whether the areas of the Little Plan be right or wrong but rather that he simply doesn't know, as the details of how the suggestions were arrived at are not pointed out and as a result he cannot comply with the plan. What Monday's presenta- tion of the plan to council amounts to is pointed out in the closing remarks of Mr. Cbusid's letter where he advises that his client "asks that the Town of Newcastle should take no step which would inhibit or embarrass the Regional government in its process of evaluating "choices for the Region." He says, "the town should not put the Region in a position where it must choose between the Town's conclusions and the results of other studies and opinions" and suggests that "the experience of other urban centres in Ontario is that the formulation of official plans are inhibited and delay- ed where such a push-pull process is in force." As his client is "anxious to participate in the total plan- ning process and wishes to do so in a generous and co-opera- tive atmosphere", Mr. Chusid asked on their behalf that council receive their plan, as prepared by Underwood McLellan and Associates, to be considered by the Town and the Region from both "a professional planning point of view and with respect to the attitude of the public." Councillor Ann Cowman stated that although she is nd more familiar with the newly presented plan than with the others, it appears to her that the only plan whicb council seems willing to consider is the Jones Plan. Basing ber comments on observations she has made, Councillor Cowman suggested to council that ail such reports should be referred to the Regional Planning Committee and tbat tbey should "mix up tbe cake" and make a decision. Mr. Chusid then asked council wbether tbere will or will not be public meetings beld prior to the officiai plan being formulated and re- ceived assurance from Mayor Rickard that sucb meetings will occur. This brougbt Mr. Cbusid' to repeat bis aim that ail plans be considered together and they should 'also be made available to sucb public meet- ings. At least in tbat manner Mr. Chusid advised that sbould bis client's plan not be accepted, tbey migbt go away mumbling in disappointment but they could not make accusations of the "dice being loaded" which be suggested appears to be the situation at present. He advised council that he and his clients are preparing to conduct a very extensive study, enquiring of the people in the area what their opinions are rather than those of the politicians. He indicated that the preliminary of the study suggests that "council are in for the shock of their life." Mayor Rickard inquired of Mr. Chusid whether he was questioning his integrity as Mayor. Mr. Chusid assured be was not questioning Mayor Rickard's integrity. Advised by Councillor Kirk Entwisle that the Little Plan had already been adopted and forwarded to the Region for R otarians Learn About Gill's Marina Projfect ge t i rawtr pvd by Liz Armstrong After the pleasure of the feast, the Bowmanville Rotarians settled back and listened while Irv Gill told them that the facilities they dined in were part of a dream come true. The scene was a change from the Club's regular meet-j ing place at the Flying1 Dutchman. Port Darlington'sj Main Deck Dining Lounge not only provided a delicious hot and cold buffet, but also an opportunity to see and hear about the Marina's progress1 since its opening in 1972. The rest of Mr. Gill's dream is spread over il acres surrounding the new hotel, and time, energy and capital expenditure have all helped him realize it over the past, four years. Developing the project bas been an uphill climb all the way, but as of this season Mr. Gill thinks that the port is beginning to reach its potential. Since opening in '72, .te Marina bas grown consider- ably in size and capacity. The number of open and covered slips bas increased from 30 to its present total of 140, with faci ities available for com- plete winter storage. The first season, the Port attracted 150 approval, Mr. Ulnusia tooK une opinion that it was therefore a "waste of time presenting this plan to a council which bas alrendv accented another plan." Mr. Entwisle suggest- ed Mr. Chusid was wrong in that opinion and Mayor Rick- ard added the explanation that the official plan, when for- mulated, will not be any one suggested plan but rather that of the Town as decided upon by council and the public. The matter finally ended with referral of the plan presented by Mr. Chusid to the Technical Advisory Commit- tee and The Planning Advis- >oats from Lake Ontario, and ;o far this summer 400 visiting :raft have docked in its slips. The hotel, with its two ticenced banquet halls and 10 )vernight rooms, was built this winter and served its first guests in the spring. Pribr to the start of dredg- ing operations two years ago, the Marina was to some extent at the mercy of the water levels of Lake Ontario. Fortunately, in its second season, the lake blessed the Marina with exceptionally high water, which allowed boats drawing as much as six and a half feet of water to enter the canal. Dredging the canal bas been a slow process and Mr. Gilf would appreciate some finan- cial aid to help get the job done and ensure a five foot depth in the approach. The Federal government has already pro- vided $200,000 to build new breakwalls at the entrance to the port. The wheels of bureaucracy move slowly, however, and it took Mr. Gill three yearif perseverance to PRE-REGISTRATION AT Bowmanville High School 49 Liberty Street North Those students who have not yet applied to attend B.H.S. are requested to register on Tuesday, August 26th between 10 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. get tñîe breakwaters approved,, and completed. Teachers in (From Page One) qualified teacher will be(4 $23,770. by January 1, 1976.V, The average increase for present staff is estimated to be $4,485. by the end of the contract. Principal's maximum sal- aries will go from the present $28,175. to $34,350. and Vice- Principals' from the present $23,800. to $29,200. by January 1, 1976. Employer contri- butions to Fringe Benefits will be 75 per cent including a Dental Plan in the new contract. Salaries of all teachers including Principals and Vice- Principals are protected by a Costof Living Clause basedon changes in the Consumer Price Index. The award of the arbitrator is binding on both the Teach- ers' Federation and the Board.