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Honor Policemen at Annual Dinner 25 YEARS SERVICE - Constable Ken Bromley was presented with his 25 year service pin and is pictured here being congratulated by Police Commission Chairman Tom Jermyn while Deputy Police Chief Tom Chambers looks on. )LVES FRAUD CASE - Constable Lowell Highfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Highfield of -iowrnanville was cited for his prompt action and alertness that resulted in solving fraud offences involving $12,000 in Whitby. POLICE CHOIR PERFORMS During the evening, the Regional Police Choir sang several selections that were appreciated by the large audience. Rsidents Seek Hall T o Eldorado Growth InPort Representatives of Eldor- ado Nuclear Limited, The Town of Newcastle's Indust- rial Commission and a group of citizens from Port Granby crowded into the committee room of the Bowmanville Town Hall Thursday to dis- cu bposed Eldorado oper- atLo_ near Port Granby. The 30 Port Granby resi- dents, came to show their opposition to further Eldorado operations near their village. Eldorado currently owns a 26 acre dump site close to Port Granby for disposing of resi- due produced at its refinery in Port Hope. Eldorado also has options on additional land and Gra.nb this land is being used in expanding the dump. In addition, Eldorado is current- ly seeking a new refinery location. Newtonville School Princi- pal E.J. Veldhuis, the spokes- man for the Port Granby residents and chairman of SEAP, (Stop Environmental Atomic Pollution), told the Industrial Committee that his group would like to see a halt to the dumping of radioactve rCsidue at Port Granby. The group is also against an Eldorado refinery in Port Granby or anywhere else in the Town of Newcastle. Mr. Veldhuis urged New- FAre- castle council to re motion passed two we -- a motion which calle investigation into the ity of locating a new E refinery on the lands controls near Port Gr Mr. Veldhuis said1 concerned over the cu effects of radioactive, Such effects "stay wit a long time", perhaps as 1600 years, Mr.V told the Industrial C sion and Eldorado l "It's not as safe as w been led to believe, *.Velhuis said in descril Eldorado dump. Carl Grant, a lawye senting Eldorado said "this is not the proper forum for you to be saying that kind of thing." Mr. Grant said aeos a lawyer, not a scientist so be couidn't discuss technical matters, být he added that Mr. Veldhuis' comments were alarming peopde before ail the facts j were on the table. ýscind a Mr. Grant said there was a scind ao lot of public misinformation ~ekfo ago about Eldorado operations but ~foani he said the company was feasibil- ildorado willing to clear up any it now misunderstandings for anyone anby. willing to listen. He said their he was company was wiliing te take lulative part in publiç meetings where wastes. experts such as physicists and h us for engineers would be on hand to as long answer questions. Veldhuîs Concerning the safety of the Jommis- Port Granby dump, Mr. Grant awyers. said a person would have to we have stand at the dumpsîte 24 hours " Mr. a day for a year before there bing the would be any danger from the radiation found there. Even Mr repre- thn, h said it was question- The Oshawa Central Lions Club hosted the Annual Police- man of The Year Awards dinner on Friday night at the New Red Barn in Oshawa. Several members of Durham Regional Police and civilians from this area were honored as well as police and citizens in other divisions. The policeman of today finds his role made more complex because while many enjoy the "luxury of social comment", the constable on the street bears the brunt of the impact of social change, Durham Regional Police Chief Jon Jenkins said during his address. Prior to giving Const. Walter Leslie Hall of the Pickering detachment his policeman of the year award, Chief Jenkins told how Const. Hall had been instrumental in a search of a Pickering house which led to a large drug seizure and the arrest of several distributors. A rookie in 1974, Const. Hall has displayed "consistently high performance," Chief Jenkins said. A number of policemen were commended for alert- ness, including Const. David Cowie who followed an armed robber while himself unarm- ed. Const. Cowie asked a gas station attendant to call police headquarters for help and the thief was apprehended. Const. Joe Kerr was com- mended for alertness in a case in which he apprehended three men and recovered stolen goods. Const. Lowell Highfield was commended for arresting a suspect in a fraud case in which offences involving $12,000 were cleared. Const. Dennis Mackey was commended for an investiga- tion which led to the arrest of several people who had stolen cars in Bowmanville. For an investigation and follow-up into thefts in Ajax, Const. Robert Peacock and Derek Denson were also commended. About $1,800 of stolen property was recovered in this case. A probationary constable, William Temple received a commendation. Const. Temple observed a man in the garage section of a local department store. When told to stop the man tried to escape. Action taken by. Const. Temple led to in excess of 20 charges of break, enter and theft being laid against two criminals. Const. Greg E. Scarborough sought out information which led to the arrest of three men in Ajax. wo had stolen three new cars and damaged them. He also received a commenda- tion. Commendations were given Const. Bernard Fitzpatrick and Const. Robert Ross whose investigation led to charges being laid in a case in which in excess of $100,000 of tools was stolen. Const. Charles Leaitch was also commended for his in- vestigation in March 1975 which led to 17 charges for armed robberies in Metro. Citizens receiving awards were: Randall Taylor, Steve Mouncey, Barbara English, Ruth Ruiter, George Clement, Ted Bird, Karen and Earl Powell, Helen and Robert Lockhart, Alice and Lloyd Simpson, John Huider 'and Peter Follest. Growth Limits For Local Villages A report on hamlets and villages in the Durham Region recommends limited growth for some of the small com- munities in the town of Newcastle. The report, which has re- cently been made public, suggests limited growth for Hampton, Kendal and Orono but it suggests that there's room for 500 more residents in Burketon Station. Accordin to the report, there is aI pollution problem in the Orono Estates and a sewage system for Orono would cost 1L2 million dollars. The suggested population for the village is 1500 - an increase of 250. Limited growth is aiso recom- mended for Blackstock. Caes- area and Greebank. Some of the other hamlets able whether any ll effects would result. Councillor Ann Cowman said she agreed that public meetings were necessary. She said that the whole issue of Eldorado plant's feasibility "is being overshadowed by the ignorance of ail of us and ignorance produces fear." Councillor Hobbs agreed that the committee didn't have enough information yet to make any judgement. Mayor Garnet Rickard, who suspended the usual industrial committee procedures to let the Port Granby residents have their say, agreed on the need for public hearings. "We're not underestimating your concern, he told the Port Granby delegation. But, he added that the meeting of the industrial commission was not the right place to express those concerns. He said it was the responsibility of the town to see that the right forum was made available to the public. SECOND SECTION BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1976 20 YEARS SERVICE - Staff Sergeant John McGuey received his 20 year service award and also received congratulations from Commission Chairman Tom Jermyn and Deputy Chief Chambers, POLICE COMMISSION - Members of this year's Board of Commissioners of Police were present at the dinner, including from left to right, Lorne Graham, Thomas Jermyn, John Anderson, Alan Dewar, Ivan Hobbs vwho was a member from 1974-75, and Deputy Chief Tom Chambers. Another member, Judge J.P. Kelly was absent. If you look closely at the picture, you'll see Lions District Governor Ed Leslie and his wife Thelma, seated at the right side of the photo. and villages mentioned in the, report are: Port Perry, which could add 7000 to its current population; Manchester, which could increase by 800 to 1000 and Nestleton, which could expand by 400 to 500. Terrain features, land slopes, drainage, soil types, water supply and sewage disposal were some of the factors considered in the report. A total of 37 hamlets in the Durham Region were studied. Bob Richardson, regional commissioner of public works, describes the study as an important contribution to the region's first official plan. That plan is scheduled for completion next month. G.M. Annou 1nces Record Sales for the Month of April General Motors of Canada announced all-time record sales for both cars and trucks in April. Passenger car deliveries of 39,800 for the month surpassed last year's 34,024 units by 17 per cent and shattered the previous April 1973 record by 15.8 per cent. Calendar year- to-date deliveries of 113,317 were 3.0 per cent over last year and also a record for the period. Trucks continued to sell at a record clip with sales of 14,200 units surpassing last year's April record of 11,648 units by 21.9 per cent. Calendar year- to-date sales of 46,274 set a new record and are ahead of last year's record by 20.1 per cent for the same period. "These record sales per- formances are indicative of the optimism consumers are exhibiting in the Canadian market place. The increasing level of activity in both the car and truck segments of the market bolster our expecta- tions for a very buoyant upcoming spring and summer selling season. General Motors and its dealers are especially pleased with cus- tomers' acceptance of our products," J.D. Duffy, Vice President and General Sales Manager said. HONOR FORMER MEMBER - Councillor Ivan Hobbs of Bowmanville received a gift from Commission Chairman Tom Jermyn for his work on the Police Commission in 1974-75. Pet Shop Owner Urges Loca Merchants to Pull Up Socks or Lose Business Unless retailers iii down- town Bowmanville pull up their socks, Pet Shop owner Hans Lamers predicts that even more local shoppers will give up in disgust and choose to spend their money in Oshawa. Mr. Lamers stated last week that he bas received complaints from local citizens that certain stores give poor service, either by making customers wait for long periods of time or by refusing to order in goods that they may not have in stock. "One lady said that she had to wait 10 minutes in one Bowmanville store before any- one served her," Mr. Lamers reported. "Customers should never have to wait that long. It seems that the retailers in downtown Bowmanvmîe who really are trying to please their customers are being hurt by the ones who don't care." Discrepancies in the hours of business that various stores in the downtown area follow also cause lost business, Mr. Lamers believes. "At one time people were used to a uniform Wednesday afternoon clos- ing," he said, but now there is so much variation that shop- pers are baffled--and angry when they make a special trip downtown only to find the store they want to shop at is closed. As a result, the shoppers go to Oshawa where the stores in the shopping centres stay open later. While Mr. Lamers doesn't advocate that Bow- manville stores extend their hours, he is in favor of standard hours of business for all downtown merchants. Limited parking in the downtown area also proves to be a disadvantage to both merchants and shoppers, Mr. Lamers stated.