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Hydro Agreement is Signed and Seoled in Bowmanville ~ a - - . Town A multi million dollar agree- ment between the Town of Newcastle and Ontario Hydro was signed in Bowmanville yesterday morning following two months of negotiations. The Ontario Hydro agree- ment brings the town a total benefit package of $7.2 million according to estimates from Hydro officials. The benefits are intended to help the town accommodate the $3.5 billion Darlington project during a 10 year construction period. coxisfrucfion peniod. begin in late summer gaining the best possible deal its unanimous suuoort to the tTunn to Page Two) Signs When the project is in full swing some time during 1984 or 1985 it is estimated that 3300 employees will be working on the lakeshore plant. Don Anderson, a manager of generation planning and development, said last week that concrete for the Darling- ton buildings must be poured in April of 1980 in order to keep construction on schedule. But, if the necessary ap- provals are given preparation of the Darlington site could begin in late summer Hydro Ceremony In a short signing ceremony in the Bowmanville town hall yesterday, Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard signed the Ontario Hydro agreement on behalf of the Town of New- castle. Signing the document on behalf of the Ontario Hydro corporation was Hydro Chair- man Robert B. Taylor. Mayor Rickard was author- ized to sign the agreement after Newcastle council gave i its unanimous support to the Deal Hydro deal in a special 40 minute council session last Thursday morning. Unanimous The 16-page agreement which spells out the terms of the town's arrangements with Hydro was endorsed by coun- cillors Allin, Dykstra, Gray, Taylor and Woodyard as well as Mayor Rickard. But ironically, the council- lor who campaigned last December on the platform of gaining the bestf possible deal (Turn to Page Two) 20C Per Copy Bowmanvjlle, Ontarjo, Wednesdav, Mareh 23, 1977 Officials from-'the Town ofagreement on the $3.5 billion in eXchange for these benefits, ceremony were (seated) New- former Hydro chairman n Newcastle and Ontario Hydro Darlngton generating station. the town has agreed to support castle Mayor Garnet Rickard living in the municipality; a were on hand ,eser-day morn- The master agreement the construction of the Darl- and Ontario Hydro Chairman, W.E. Raney, secretary a ijg in the Bomianv-ille Town -Worked out between the two ington station on the munici- Robert Taylor. Standing are: general counsel'for Onta ll whe the town and !,Parties could bring the town pal level. (left to right) Joe McIlroy, Hydro. Ontario Hydro signed an 4.2 million in benefits. And Presenta the signing town clerk; W. Ross Strike, a Turn Down Motion Courtice A rea Ta A motion to disband the task force set up to investigate the effects of development in the Courtice area was voted down by members of Newcastle council during a meeting Mdonday. Voting on the decision was five to two and on a recorded vote, Councillors Dykstra and Gray supported the motion to disband the Courtice group. The remaining councillors as well as Mayor Rickard indicated that the Courtice sk force should at least be Mven a chance to meet and hold discussions No mation Ray Luna. President ofl the Progressive Conserva- tive Association for the ProincalRidngof Dur- han East anounced today that at a rece>nt meeting the Asociation's executive deciaed ta indefinitel postpone the nomination meeting to select' a candid- ate, originally scheduled for March 31, 1977, at the Bowmanville High School. Conposition of the Courtice task force would include both elected officials and repre- tentatives of the Courtice and Area Citizens Association C:A.C.A.) Councillor Dykstra, who was named as chairman of the task force motion to disb tee. He told c afternoon tha and Area Citiz has gone on re< ing an investi possible ama SlI Interesti In Cons truct 0f Inoo 'Pi A represenlative of the town's SPLASH committee told council Monday afternoon that the SPLASH group is still interested in'ttsrcheme to build a $600,000 pool and squash court complex at the Bowmanville High School. In a letter to counocil, Alan Stike stated that the ISPLASH committee is asking council to consider sharing the cost of operating the pool conplex withethe Northumberland- Newcastle Board of Educa- tion. Mr. Strike, w of the group's li tee, said the co posing an arr which the town per cent ofb operating the ir the board of ed pay 25 per cent, Operatin Assuming tha built by 1978, SP ates that the op the facility wc (Turn to P To Drop sk Force proposed the nd the commit- ouncil Monday the Courtice ens Association ord as request- dation into the lgamation of 51on aoI o is chairman aison commit >mmittee pro angement i would pay 75 lie costs of door pooland ucation woul Sg Cost the pool were LASH estim rating cost of uld cost the ge Two) Snowmen Show Up on Sunny Spring Day Spring weather provided the perfect opportunity for youngsters on holiday this week to do things they enjoy doing when they have tme. Snowmen were a common sight in front of many local residences on Monday as children made good use of the snow which had fallen on the day before. Above, Daniel Richard, left, and Richard Snowden, right, are seen adding the finishing touches to their seven-foot snowman in front of Daniel's home at 27 Strike Ave. Courtice with Oshawa. "I feel I cannot be a part of that task force if that is so," Councillor Dykstra said. And in place of the Courtice task fonce with its nepresenta- tives from C.A.C.A., Council- lor Dykstra proposed a series of meetings in Courtice with citizens who are concerned about the effect of develop- ment on the Courtice com- munity. The meetings pro- posed by the councillor would be only for those citizens not interested in investigating an amalgamation with Oshawa. (Tun to Page Two) On Wednesday, March 16 at approximately 11:40 a.m. an eastbound vehicle left the travelled portion of Highway 401 and rolled over, resulting in serious injury to the driver and three passengers. Marilyn Brown of Birch- mount Road in Scarborough was travelling eastbound and turned to unfasten her seatbelt then drove onto the median shoulder, lost control and skidded across the eastbound lanes into the south ditch. The vehicle rolled over and came to rest on its roof. Igjured in the accident along with the driver were BITS and PIECES n WHAT AN UPSET - Prime Minister Indira n Gandhi of India and her party were ousted frqm 5 power this week which goes to prove that dictators have to remain dictators to stay in power. You just d can't rule with an iron fist one year and then take a chance on letting the elec tors vote in a free election. Their memories are not thateshort. MAIL STOLEN - Last week quite a few people in town received mail that appeared as though it had been dropped in a puddle of water some- time in January. Apparently a bag of mail was stolen, ripped open and dumped along highway 401 after any parcels had been removed. It came to light when the snow disappeared and the contents were forwarded to their desti- nation. TRIP TO CHINA - Councillor Bruce Taylor is to be the guest speaker at the Durham County Club of Toronto this Friday, March 25th, at the Educational Centre, 155 College St. at 8 p.m. Bruce will show the colored slides on histrip to China, and from all reports he didn't miss much of the country's magnificence when he was there. The Taylor family will also provide the musical interlude. METRIC SEMINAR - Sooner or later we should get to know what this metric conversion is all about. There's a seminar at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa, this Thursday to acquaint media people with the curreQt status of conversion in Canada. Certainly, the weather hasn't im- proved any since we shifted to Celsius. DAFFODIL TEA - The Bowmanville unit of the Canadian Cancer Society is holding a Daffodil Tea at the Lions Centre on Wednesday, April 6th, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Daffodils will be sold and everybody is welcome. There is also an Open House at Princess Margaret Hospital and Lodge in Toronto on Sunday, April 3rd from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. If interested in attending, call 623-2705 or 623-2457. FUND RAISING DANCE - This Saturday, the Durham East Branch of the Red Cross is holding a fund-raising dance in St. Joseph's Church Hall, starting at 9 p.m. You'll be welcome and will help Red Cross raise ne- cessary funds. Also, Ross Jackman will be on hand with bis music. BIG DAY IN TOWN - Tuesday was certainly a big day in the Town of Newcastle with the official signing of the agreement with Ontario Hydro concerning construction of their nuclear power plant west of Bowmanville. Mayor Rickard's hand wasn't even shaking as he signed the document that could bring $7.2 millions into the town's coffers. That's a heap of money but not much when you realize that the power plant probably will cost $3.5 billions; why that's more than your hydro bill last month, even after the increase in rates. ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN - Sorry our news t staff couldn't keep up to the rash of calls we've e received fromI holidaying students who have e had a field day building snowmen all over the w place. We got a picture of one of the first ones c had to call a halt there. s Agreement By Peter Parrott Ontario Hydro estimates its Skeh agreement with the Town of Newcastle is worth about $7.2 million in benefits to the town. tthat sum of money can be broken down into smaller packages and Don Anderson, Hydro's manager of genera- tion planning and develop- ment, explained last week what some of those packages will contain. In a press conference follow- 0W ing council's approval of the ad deal, Mr. Anderson told re- d orters that Hydro intends to rio upgrade roads and bridges leading to the Darlington (Turn to Page Two)' Nicole Lacelle, Barbara Deveaux and Bonnie Descot- eaux all of Toronto. The driver of the vehicle has been charged with careless driviig. CAR -TRAIN COLLISION On Sunday, March 20th at approximately 5:00 p.m. a vehicle driven by Sandra Watson of Oshawa became stuck on the C.P.R. tracks on the 2nd Concessioin of Clarke Township near the Clarke-Darlington boundary lines and was struck by an eastbouid train. The acci- dent resulted in injury to the driver of the, car nd her passenger Kevin Sawyer of Oshawa. Total damage from the accident is estimated at $2,800. Courtice Drainage Proposal Worth 7.2 Million ch of Proposed Hydro Power Plant New Monpower Centre Here To Assist Student Search For Employment thîs Summer The annual hunt by students looking for summer jobs is once again underway and the prospects seem to look even more discouraging than last year. But, for the enterprising student this year's summer employment picture is no worse than the market they have faced before, according to one Canada Manpower summer employment co-ord- inator for students. For local students the search for seasonal employ- ment may at least be more accommodating than it has been previously, with Man- power opening its first full- Granted Approval The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority has agreed on a drainage scheme to serve development planned for the Courtice area. The drainage plan was approved last Thursday at a ,meeting of the authonity in Whitby. A total of 350 acres are included in the plans for storm drainage, including the land onwîhlh- i t.r nrinn on wni LAueAf u u rn port in of the Courtice Heights sub-A division will be built. TO U f Cost of the program would The Courtice and Area total $817,ý00. Citizens Association has is- The approval of the drain- sued a point-by-point reply to age alhows 187 acres withinsioe a letter written last week by Countice Heights subdivision Bowmanvihhe Councillor Bob and the southwest to drain into Dykstran the Farewell Creek. About 112 Portions of the letter were acres south of highway two printed in lasttweek's edition would drain into the Black of the Canadian Statesman. Creek and anothe 54 acres of Among other things the letter by CLOCA lated appurtenances shall be constnucted in accondance with Authority directives. Members of Newcastle council at the conservation authority meeting said they had no, objections to the C.A..A.Replies_ time summer employment operation in Bowmanville to help them out. Manpower's student em- ploymenit co-ordinator for the office opening in April at 12 Silver St. will be Bob Peasar- chuk. Along with two other place- ment officers who Manpower will hire as part of the (Turn to Page Two) LANDS BIG RAINBOW Staesman plant manager Don Bishop and bis wife were guests at fthe press preview of the Sportsmen's Show in Toronto last week. During the evening's activities, Don tried bis luck at fishing in the, artificial pond that had been stocked wifh rainbow trout, and pulled out a five and a haîf pounder, the biggest one in the pond. REZONE LAND IN ORONO A by-law to rezone land in the village of Orono was given three readings by Newcastle council Monday affernoon. The land is located on Station Street and it is the proposed location of a senior citizens residence to be built by the Durham County Senior Citizens Lodge. The by-law would allow a senior citizensubuilding to be built on the Orono site. f0 be bulît on the Orono site. woodlot would drain into the small Robinson Creek. The Authority also stated in its recommendations last week that a subdivision agree- ment in the year should contain the, condition that criticized the C.A.C.A. for seeking an inquiry into the possibhe amalgamation of Courtice with Oshawa. "As president of the C.A.C.A. I am obligated to respond to newspaper articles citicizing our association said Thornod Bobier, the Transport Truck Loses Load Near Courtice on 401 Husband Transport employees worked all day last Wednesday transferring a damaged truck's contents to another transport after an accident whh occurred earlier in the morning. The truck received an stimated $8500 in damages as a resu t of the collision which occurred about 8:30 a.m. near the Courtice exit on Highway 401. The driver of the transport truck, Larry Hadlington of Bradford, was westbound hen afcar in the passing lane tried to pass. The car, driven b yEarnest McLean of Brampton, went out of ontrol after hitting the median of the road. The truckload of building materials dislodged when the truck lipped on to the road's shoulder after the car collided with the left side of the cab. Four Injured When Vehicle Rolls Over 11, ---w Issue 12 Bowmanville, Ontario, Wednesdav, March 23,1977 20C Per Copy 30 Pages