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Bowmanville will be getting a daily bus service linking outlying neighbourhoods to downtown shop- ping areas during the Christmas season. At a meeting of Newcastle council Monday night, an in-town bus service was unanimously approved by members of council for a 16-day trial period. The bus service will begin tomorrow, December 8 and operate Mondays to Fridays during the month. Postal Hours Saturday Letter Carrier Delivery - December 10th and December 17th. Saturday Wickets - Normal Satur- day hours, December 10th, 17th and 24th. Sunday, December 25th, Monday December 26th, Tuesday, December 27th, Sunday, January 1st and Monday, January 2nd, Post Office will be closed - no deliveries on either Rural Routes or by Letter Carrier. Extra Street Letter Box col- lections will be made at 1:00 p.m. from' December 7th to December 16th. Effective in January - 1978, due to transportation curtailments, there will be no Sunday despatches therefore no Street Letter Box collections. The latest decision on an arterial road for east Bowmanville would result in a major four-jane street and 401 interchange on Cemetery Rd. Durham Region councillors re- commended Cemetery Rd. as the preferred location of the new thoroughfare following about half an hour of dtscussion in Whitby yesterday. The talk took place at a special meeting of the region's planning and 'development and public works committees. Recommendations from the com- mittees must still be approved by Regional council at a future meet- ing. The Durham Region's suggestion would bring the new arterial street Bowmanville The program will cost the munic- ipality $24.00 per day for a total of $384.00, Councillor Bob Dykstra explained this week. He added that the town will also pay the bills covering the advertising of the new service. Busses will serve southwestern Bowmanville in the Waverley Gardens area; northern Bowman- ville as far as the Third Concession; and eastern Bowmanville as far as the Hobbs Dr. area, south to Liberty St. The transit system will operate two hours per day just before and after the lunch hour. It will run Monday to Friday. Cost of the service is 40 cents for adults, with half fares for children. The elected officials have asked that the town keep any receipts from the trial bus services. This is expected to help defray operating and advertising costs. "I felt this was the time we should try this out on a trial basis," commented Councillor Dykstra at Monday's council session. "It could be a very good test period of 16 days to see how the system would work." He noted th t the town busses might be in demand to a greater degree during the holiday season.,- Mr. Dykstra proposed the town transit scheme following meetings with representatives of Charter- ways. The Bowmanville-based north of Highway Two and through vacant land north of the Bowman- ville Zoo. The road would curve westward, cross Soper Creek and eventually link with Mearns Ave. just south of Concession St. North of Concession, the arterial route would be a two-lane highway. Cost of the project is estimated at $3.7 million, excluding the price of land. It is expected that the facility will be needed in approximately 20 years. Different Choice The Region's choice is about one quarter of a mile west of the location preferred by Newcastle council. At a meeting in November, the council- lors decided that they preferred Training School Rd. as the route of the new arterial. This scheme would include a four lane street south of Highway Two, leading to a new 401 interchange. It would involve widening Highway Starts company will be performing the transit service. They will keep a record on how well the system operates, and how much it is used. In January, a meeting with the town's transportation committee will rev'iew the bus operations, and decide whether or not the service should be continued. Councillors admitted that there would likely be a deficit in the operation of the bus system. "Transit systems run at a large deficit in municipalities," Mayor Rickard observed. He noted that this is especially true in cities and towns where the municipality owns the busses. However Councillor Dykstra noted that the town will be picking up receipts of 40 cents per adult. "I don't think there's going to be a very great shortfall," he noted. Councillor Jasper Holliday agreed, stating that if the system picked up just 60 fares per day there would be no shortfall. In addition to the Bowmanville bus route, a second route for Newcastle Village and Orono will also be attempted for a 16 day trial. In this case, Charterways would absorb both operating and advertis- ing costs based on a 55 cent fare from Orono to Bowmanville, and a 50 cent fare from Newcastle Village to Bowmanville. (Turn To Page Two) Two to four lanes through the eastern part of Bowmanville plus upgrading of Concession St., Train- ing School Rd. and Mearns Ave. All four thoroughfares would remain two-lane streets. (Turn To Page Two) Busses Thursd LOT 14 .L5 7 TT mes, Il iv CJJ S CESION StT E E C R z 9 K~. z S Na I Protestor Picks Jail A Bowmanville woman has decid- ed to go to jail rather than pay a $15 fine tat she received for trespas- sing on Ontario Hydro property in October. Jikke Miedema, one of 12 protes- tors who crossed on to the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Sta- tion during a demonstration on October 1, says she will take a three day jail sentence instead of paying the fine. The 29-year-old Wellington St. woman is among seven of the Fred McLaughlin, right, in the New Democratic Party candidate in the upcoming federal election, is congratulated by his opponent, John Veldhuis. Mr. McLaughlin, a 37-year-old high school teacher from R. R. 1, Janetville, was elected at a meeting in the Memorial Park Clubhouse in Bowmanville last Thursday. He was chosen torepresent the NDP in the new federal riding of Durham-Northumberland. Most of the territory in the new riding is composed of former Northumberland-Durham riding which is held by Progressive Conservative MP, Allan Lawrence. protestors who have indicated that they will go to jail following the November 23rd triai when they were convicted under the Petty Trespass Act. The 12 protestors were told to pay the fine or spend three days in confinement for trespassing on the 1,200 acre Ontario Hydro site southwest of Bowmanville. The group, comprised of members from several environmental organ- izations including the Greenpeace Foundation and Save the Environ- ment from Atomic Pollution (SEAP), was demonstrating against the $3.4 billion nuclear generating station that is now under construc- tion on the property. Ms. Miedema sai that each of the convicted people decided on their own whether to pay or face the jail term. If she paid the fine, however in effect it would amount rewarng "the system" for allowing Ontario Hydro to construct the plant without first holding an environmental assessment hearing, she said. "I'm not going to condone it," she added. Provincial Judge John Bark found the group guilty under the Pett Trespass Act last month although each persôn maintained that their actions were legal because they believed that the plant was en- dangering the future of societ. The final day that they are aLowed to pay the fine is December 7. If payment is withheld after that date, the police will issue arrest war- rants. Go for Sewers An environmental assessment board approves of the new sewage treatment plant, trunk sewers and pumping station planned for Bow- manville. The provincial board stated in a report recently that the $4.6 million project which includes a new sewage treatment plant on West Beach Rd. is required becaùse there is a need for the expansion of the communal sewage system here. (Turn To Page Two) LOT 10 LOT 9 CO C SI N S t i a LOT8 0 0 T < > STCR ..C N MI ~4fl4b tan ~jsse 4 12rd ear BOWMANVILLE,,ONTARTO, WEDfNF.SnAY. flCE~rNIIR 7- 16'?'? Ly r vs.Region on Road BITS & PIECES FAMILY NIGHT - Don't forget that this Thursday is Family Night in Bowmanville when Santa will be on hand at the corner of King and Temperance Streets from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. to ereet all his little frieds with a Ho Ho and a candy cane. There also wil be carol singing during the evening, and the stores will be open with special attractions. Come downtown to join in the fun! DIGGING OUT - This area is busy at the moment digging out driveways, parking lots, and sidewalks or wading through drifts of snow after that heavy storm that landed on Monday. A word of appreciation must go to the chaps who man the municipal and provincial snowplows, because they must have been on the job most of the night. King Street was almost bare early Tuesday morning, and they were still working on the side streets. No doubt the youngsters, skiers and snowmobilers are happy to see the white stuff, bless 'em. NO GRAND PRIX - From all reports, there will be no Grand Prix car racing next year at Exhibition Park in Toronto. It was finally turned down this week, so Mosport Park probably will again be the location come next Thanksgiving. The Toronto residents don't know what they're missing.. . and Just as well. BUS SERVICE - That old gag about just waiting for a street car or a bus in this fair community could shortly lose its joke potential. Lt appears that for at least the next 16 days, buses will be cruising around town looking for passengers. If you are interested in having this service continued, hop the bus to come downtown, instead of driving. If it catches on, the parking meter maid could be put out of business. 15 DAYS LEFT - It's miserable to remind people, but two weeks from this Sunday will be Christmas Day. Doesn't seem possible, does it? Or if you prefer, there are 15 shopping days left. Where did the time go? If you were one of the lucky ones at the Lions Turkey Roll on Friday night, you should have enough food in the house. There were 125 turkeys won by the fortunate ones. One chap went home with about a dozen of the frozen birds. He's going to be mighty sick of eating turkey. DOG LICENCES - Sorry to have inadvertently misled a few dog owners in the area who went to the town hall to buy their licences before February at a cheaper rate. Fact is, the revisions weren't given final approval, and this week were tabled and returned to committee for further study. It may well be that both the licence fees and fines for failing to buy them will be raised next year. But, as of now, there is no change. NEW TRUST COMPANY - It's nice to see that Victoria and Grey Trust have succeeded in opening their new offices in the Veltri Complex on King St. East, in time for the height of the Christmas shopping season. Welcome to Town! NO FOUL UP - Last year, the Editor got into trouble for thanking Carson Elliott for some apples, mentioning that the staff enjoyed them when in fact, Ye Editor took them home. He took such a ribbing, he had to go out and buy some more to quell the caustie comments. This week, another gift of apples arrived from the same source and the Editor's wife took no chances, she distributed to the staff. Thanks Carson. 12,13 rd yea r i MUR cm si l AhG, einan,