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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 8,1978 Boost for Durham A balance between residential growth and increasing opportunities for employment is a key priority of the Ontario government, provincial treasurer, Darcy McKeough assured a group of Oshawa busines- smen on Monday. In a speech to the Oshawa Rotary Club, he said the government was concerned that employment oppor- tunities keep pace with residential expansion to avoid the prospect of the region turning into a "dormitory for Toronto." It was this concern that prompted the government to move the Ministry of Revenue and the new Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) warehouse to the Oshawa area, he said. Along with a commitment to encourage expansion of the area's residential population, the govern- ment is taking steps to bring more jobs to support the additional growth, Mr. .McKeough said. "Together these steps will bring over 800 jobs to the area", he stated. Economic Diversity While the automobile industry will continue to provide the base for the region's economy, the govern- ment centre's move to the city will assist in varying the economic structure as well as create more jobs, he noted. The treasurer also said the relocation of the Department of Revenue was another significant step that the government has taken to encourage regional development. LCBO probably would have chosen a location closer to Toronto if the province had allowed the board's officials to make the decision on their own, he suggested. The government directive, however, combined regional development policy and the benefits of suitable industrial land and access to highway and rail transportation that Durham offers, he added. NOTIC The Corporation of the Town of Newcast Citizens of the Town of Newcas advised that beginning on MO FEBRUARY 13th, 1978, the minimui for a parking ticket in the To Newcastle will be $2.00 instead of $ presently being charged. J. M. Mcllroy, A. Town Town of New Traditionally all provincial departments use Queen's Park as their headquarters and centre of operations. Last year the govern- ment decided that it was possible to provide communication between other ministries and a Department of Revenue head office that was located in Oshawa, he said. Mr. McKeough said he also hopes to see the area boosted by an Industrial promotion campaign for the region that the province has sponsored. The province is paying 75 per cent of the cost of the advertising effort which includes a trip for four of regional representatives to an industrial conference in Switzerland to attract investors to Durham. Spending Restraints The province will continue to restrain government spending, however, to bring the total increase in expenditures to within 6.9 per cent this year, he said. Ontario's civil service has been instructed to freeze hiring an overall growth in the bureaucracy is at a minimum, he pointed out. The basic stability of the economy depends on the ability of industry and business to provide the province with goods and services, he ex- plained. "Ultimately the real strength of this community rests with the private sector, as does the economic strength of the province and the nation," he stated. Mr. McKeough also noted the improvements in production that have been made in the Canadian automobile industry since the federal government set down policy to foster its growth. A shortage in automobile parts that is confronting the industry, however, is a problem that both the federal government and producers will have to face to ensure that long term employment opportunities con- tinue to grow, he added. Courtice There's no word from the Town of Newcastle on how much the Ontaro Municipal Board Hearings into two proposed Courtice subdivi- siSns will cost the mnunicipal- - ity. "We've asked the solicitor to report on this matter. We haven't had a report back yet," said Town Manager ucheAlbert GuileriMonday. r le ABoadmeaings te inontw and administration commit- ies are tee, counillors voted to re- quest that the town manager tcontact the developer of the im fine Courtice Heights project and hwn of request that an agreement to 0.00 as pay fees connected with the hearing be extended. The town's expenses during the first week of the Courtice M.CTn hearings were covered by the c Clerk, developer last September. Ccastie"There are a lot of costs between than and now. That's what we're concerned with," commented councillor Don Allin. Hire New Planning Director (From Page One) Assembly of the United Presbyter- Glasgow. He served seven years in ian Church in the U.S.A. the Royal Air Force. Born in Scotland, Mr. Milne was Mr. Mime is married, with three educated at University College, grown children. Dundee Scotland and the Royal Salary of the planning director is College of Science and Technology in expected to total $25,000 annually. Training School Stays Open (From Page One) New government policy will mean that the majority of those now in training schools will be moved to community-based homes to allow them to live in a family context, he pointed out. The need still exists for an intensive security facility, however for a small percentage of youths in training schools, he added. "UntIl now there has not been a unit available for children requiring security along with intensive treat- ment," he noted. Plans for a 16 bed centre to accommodate both males and fe- males have been drawn up. "These units would admit only those children who are chronically and habitually a danger to themselves and to others." The Oakville Reception. and Assessment Centre will begin accepting referral cases by June 1 in the first phase of the changeover, he said. Reviewing Alternatives The Ministry of Correctional Services is taking over the Hillcrest school in Guelph and transferring those still staying there to the Oakville centre. Sprucedale school's population will be transferred to the Glendale adult correctional centre, another facility that has been slated to close. Youth workers and staff at both institutions have been offered jobs with either Children's Services or in Correctional Services if they are without employment after April. The money saved through cut- backs will help finance the develop- ment of diversio'n programs and to train support staff to work in the community, the minister said. Arterial Road (From Pag "The existing pavement between the cemetery and the church is approxi- mately 18 feet and the total width of between the church parking lot and the cemetery is approximately 38 feet; from this it would appear that additional land would be required from both properties in order to obtain an 86 foot right-of-way," he noted in his report. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard declared a conflict of interest in the council discussions last Wednesday, and declined to take part in the debate or chair the meeting while the arterial road discussions was in progress. In early discussions on the subject, Mayor Rickard pointed out that property he owns lies close to the site of the proposed Training School Rd. arterial route. Pigeon Problems Flocks of pigeons may not be ruling the roost of the Bowmanville Town Hall much longer. The Town of Newcastle has a plan that will get rid of the birds, the chairman of the finance and administration committee said this week. Jasper Holliday explained Monday that the matter is under consideration by expert authorities Tyrone Tyrone Senior Citizens' regular monthly meeting was held at the Community Centre on Wednesday, February 1st. with President Dick Gibbs in the chair. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vaneyk visited the club to show their slides on Holland. During the business meeting it was decided to continue regular weekly Wednesday afternoon games and social activities. A darts tournament was suggested. The next regular monthly meeting will be the first Wednesday in March. Mr. Jack Gibbs bas re- turned home after nearly a NORMAN AND M month in hospital. Mrs. D. BYFORD Davey has been home a couple TEL: 416.987.5 of weeks now followng a lengthy stay in hospital. FLOWERS Delo DRIEDc FRESH TROPICAL OFF .GREEN PLANTS 3 STORES: Highway No. 2 Pari SKing St. E., Am Oshawa I . Simcoe St. N., VANBELE Oshawa r p and he expects resuits within two weeks. Councillor Holliday said he could not divulge any further details of the plan. Getting rid of the pigeons will be welcome news for councillor Ted Woodyard when he visits the town hall. "'ll be able to take my hat off when I go in," he said during the meeting of the finance and adminis- tration committee. itte, Haskins and Sells Chartered Accountants ICES IN MAJOR CANADIAN CITIES Bell Canada Building OSHAWA CENTRE, OSHAWA tners: Josef Adam, B. Sc. (,Econ.), C.A. Gordon F. Sedgewick, C. A. Burt R. Waters, F.C.A. Anthony J. Murray, C. A. PHON E 579-8202 - 683-9051 Farmers Oppose Eldorado Leaders of two Ontario farm organizations say they oppose Eldorado Nuclear Limited's plans for an $80 million uranium refinery at Port Granby. The farm spokesmen were making comments to a federal environ- mental assessment panel which re-convened yesterday afternoon at the Flying Dutchman Motor Inn in Bowmanville. Peter Hannam, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, told the seven-member group that the refinery ought to be built "in an area of low food-producing capabili- ty and low density of human habitation." Arguing that the panel does not have to choose between destroying farmland and building a refinery, Mr. Hannam said "We can have our cake and eat it too." Conflicts "The proposal before you conflicts with the municipal land use plan and violates both the spirit and specifies of Ontario Government's own food- land guidelines," he said. The federation which Mr. Hannam represents has a membership of 23,000 farm families across Ontario. A second farm spokesman, Elbert van Donkersgoed told the panel that "agriculture needs every scrap of good farmland that is now in existence in the province." Mr. van Donkersgoed, who re- presents the 500 member Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, told the panel that he believed Ontario is not too far from the point where it will have difficulty feeding itself. Farming Allowed However a spokesman for Eldorado Nuclear Limited said yesterday afternoon that thé com- pany intends to allow farming to take place alongside its refinery facilities. S. H. Janes, a representative of the firm which prepared Eldorado's environmental studies, told the panel that the crown corporation's 699 acre site contains only 56 per cent good agricultural land. "According to the 1976 census there are 506,232 acres of improved land in the Durham Region and Northumberland County. In terms of the Eldorado Nuclear Limited project, the removal of good land from farming represents less than one tenth of one per cent of the existing supply. Mr. Janes explained that the refinery and waste disposal site would occupy about 73 acres, leaving 318 acres of good farmland. He added that it is Eldorado's intention to lease this farm property at a price conducive to agriculture. Drainage of fields would be maintained and field sizes would be approximately the same. They would remain accessible by farm machinery. OFA Sceptical In his speech to the panel, the president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's briefly mentioned Eldorado Nuclear Limited's plans to keep some of its lands agriculturally active. "To suggest that this land will grow anything other than weeds in the long-term is insensitive to the perceived dangers associated with uranium refining, Mr. Hannam said. "To suggest that only 76 acres will be taken out of production seems ludricrous when Atomie Energy Control Board rules provide for an exclusion zone of at least 1,000 meters. In effect, a further 700 acres should be uninhabited,' he stated. Touching on other areas of concerned to the OFA, Mr. Hannam asked what assurances farmers have that wells and underground streams will not be irrevocably polluted in a spill situation. "Farmers have great concerns over the possible effects which this project may have in the future on water supplies in the area. Consum- ers must be assured that the milk they drink has not been produced by a cow that is herself radioactive,' Mr. Hannam said. "The greatest reason for the fear is that experts in the field can't agree on what's safe and no verbal assurances are comforting in the light of so many unexpected mistakes throughout the world," the OFA spokesman said. The hearing into Eldorado's Port Granby project continues for the remainder of this week. C of C Officers Bowmanville's Chamber of Com- merce announced this year's presi- dent, vice president and directors at its annual meeting last night. The new president of the Chamber is Charles Clarke, Director of Business Education at Bowmanville High School. Mr. Clarke is a Bowmanville area resident who has taught at the high school for 12 years. He succeeds Tony Brand, who was president in 1977. Vice president for 1978 is Norm Webb, Personnel Manager at Good- year Canada. Directors are as follows: Pam Allin, Hugh Bieber, Bruce Colwell,'- Diane Dineen, Richard Elston, Larry Hall, Jack Locke, John Pogue, Roma Thibodeau, Fred Tippins, Kingsley Van Nest and Carl Zinn. Respresentatives from New- castle council and the Bowmanville Jaycees are to be appointed. This year's meeting was held at the Port Darlington Marina Hotel. H. Graham Wilson, President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, was guest speaker. FOR THE ONE YOU LOVE... ... give her a chance to escape into the world of books. . . poetry and prose to delight her heart. ... also see our glass valentines and many other fine gifts for your sweetheart. he familytree 10 King St. E. Phone 725-5941 Oshawa The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle Appointments are being made to f il positions on Committees and Boards in the Town of Newcastle, to commence duties in 1978. If you are interested in serving in any of the positions listed below, please write, stating your preference, to the undersigned by 12 Noon, February 20th, 1978. Please indicate any qualifications or experience which would be beneficial: COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT HOSPITAL BOARD LIBRARY BOARD MUSEUM BOARD RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE J. M. McIlroy, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario LiC 3A6 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE ELDERLY PERSONS TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The Council of the Town of Newcastle is considering financial assistance, by means of a tax credit of $100 to elderly home owners in the Town who are qualified as follows: Theowner or spouse of the owner must: A. Be 65 years of age by March 31, 1978 B. Be in receipt of monthly Guaranteed Income Supplement provided under the Old Age Security Act (Canada). C. Occupy the property on which municipal taxes are imposed and D. Have been continuously assessed as the owner of residential property in the Town of Newcastle, or Town of Bowmanville, Township of Darlington, Township of Clarke or Village of Newcastle for not less than 5 years immediately preceding March 31, 1978. Application must be made not later than March 31, 1978. If you believe that you qualify for the above, please apply in writing as soon as possible to R. C. Bryden, Tax Collector, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario.