Panel Turns A Federal Environmental Assess- ment Panel has rejected the $80 million uranium refinery that Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. has proposed for Port Granby. In a report released from Ottawa yesterday, the panel urged Federal Environment Minister Leonard MAarchand to deny the Port Hope ompany permission to proceed with s plans. The environmental effet of the roject was one of the dominent factors cited in the decision to turn down the proposal, according to a preliminary report from the panel. "The panel was particularly concerned about the intrusion of the refinery as an industrial use into an area where the present and long term character is rural and favors agriculture", the report states. No More Waste Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. has also been told that the waste manage- ment site in Port Granby should be phased out and all residue removed from the area. Eldorado Ltd., a crown corpora- tion, originally designated the property as a permanent waste management site. During the second phase of the environmental assess- ment hearings held in Bowmanville, however, the firm was told that it failed to meet standards as a long term disposal site under Atomie Energy Control Board (AECB) guidelines. I 124th Year 623-3303 The recommendations of the panel state that the company's proposals for controlling radioactive emissions also failed to comply with the requirements as a temporary storage facility. "The panel concluded that the proposed waste management system as a means of temporary storage (30 to 50 years) was unsuitable because of unknown reliability of costs, engineering difficulties and the need to retrieve stored material", the report adds. The panel was called in for the assessment of the Eldorado proposal after the company announced their plans to the federal government two years ago to expand their waste management site and build a new refinery on 70 acres in the Port Granby area. The first phase of the hearing began in September last year and adjourned after two weeks for the panel to present a list of questions that the company answered in a supplement to its environmental impact statement. In January the second phase resumed and wound up about two weeks ago, ending a total of 16 days of hearings in which presentations from variouis provincial and federal government departments, technical experts and individual residents were heard. Panel Chairman John Klenavic (Turn to Page 2) Eldorado Refinerv Environmental Assessment Panel at hearings in Bowmanville last month. Representatives of Eldorado Nuclear Limited are at the left of the photo. No Arterial Road Decision Yet The Town of Newcastle and the Durham Region still disagree over the location of a new north-south arterial road in east Bowmanville. At a joint meeting yesterday, the Durham Region's planning and development committee and public works committee reaffirmed their decision to locate the $3.7 million street and 401 interchange at BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1,1978 Issue 9 28 Pages Delta Faucet Expands *500,000 The first piece of sod has already 15 job opemngs when construction is been turned over for a $500,000 completed early in the summer, addition to the new Delta Faucet Colin Hughes, plant manager of the plant in Bowmanville. local branch said in an interview last The expansion; by Delta Faucet of week. The company plans to have its Canada Ltd. is expected to provide equipment installed and begin production by not later than June, he Emco Ltd., the London, Ontario faucet-manufacturing firm that owns Delta Faucet, is co-ordinating the project which has been planned PLASH Indoor dIOOr Targe t 350,000 au- Some gymnasts will bend over bacKwards just to show how much they enjoy the sport. But few could match the smile that eight year-old Kim Murray gave while she did a back arch at a demonstration in Bowmanville High School last night. Kim is a member of the Gemini Gymnastics Club, a local group that offers instruction to youngsters in Bowmanville, Oshawa and Port Perry. since the Bowmanville branch opened in the spring of 1976. Although the plant has only been in full production for a year, the staff at the plant has been growing steadily, including 20 new employees who were hired last December, Mr. Hughes said. The firm started production with 50 employees and now has a total staff of 80 people working at the plant on the Base Line Road, east of Liberty Street. The branch is the centre of production for manufacturing a line of the company's products. With the completion of the new facilities, however, it will also serve as a distribution outlet for the company, he said. Rexdale Branch Closing A retail outlet in Rexdale that has been distributing merchandise from the Bowmanville branch is shutting down and transferring some person- nel and equipment, he added. Eight of the 15 job openings from the expansion will be filled by employees transferring out of Rexdale, he said. The addition will provide 32,000 extra square feet of floor space, with 3,200 taken up by offices and the remainder for production purposes. Mr. Hughes, a former Emco executive who was transferred to help manage the company's new operation in Bowmanville, said the subsidiary plant has been showing satisfying results in the business market The company presently operates a $2 million plant with 43,000 square feet on an 8.5 acre site in the industrial area on the Base Line Rd. Watermain The Durham Region is planning to rip out a 55-year-old watermain in downtown Bowmanville. At a regular council session in Whitby last week, elected officials endorsed a publiecworks departient plan to install a new 16-inch watermain along King St. The main will be built between Ontario St. and Scugog St. at a cost estimated at $157,000. The project will provide improved service to the business section of Bowmanville, a report from the works department stated. It added that the new pipe is to be installed when King St. is reconstructed. Cemetery Rd. Same Decision The committees' decision to locate the arterial street at Cemetery Rd. echoes a choice made by same groups of regional officials last December. However the matter was re-considered at the request of the Town of Newcastle. The majority of councillors for the Town support a more easterly location for the four-lane thorough- fare. They have asked that the interchange and arterial street be located on Training School Rd. "We're confirming the original recommendation, really," commented councillor Jack Ander- son, chairman of Durham's planning and development committee. "It makes a heck of a lot more sense", said committee member, Bruce McArthur during discussions yester- day. Decide Next Week The Durham Region will likely deal with recommendations from the works and planning committee a week from today when the regular session of council meets. At that time, planning department staff will be on hand to explain the alternatives and it is expected that a decision will be made on the road's location by all regional councillors. While Durham's planners estimate that the thoroughfare in east Bowmanville will not be needed until the 1990's, the location of the road is being decided now so that it can be listed in Durham's official plan. In a report to the planning and development committee, regional staff stated that the widening of Cemetery Rd. would not interfere with the Bowmanville Cemetery. "Road widening can be obtained on only the east side and therefore it is concluded that land will not be required from the Bowmanville Cemetery," said Wm. F.H. McAdams, planning and develop- ment commissioner. Newcastle councillors and town of Newcastle staff differ on the location of an east Bowmanville arterial street. However the majority of councillors have backed a resolution approving of a major arterial on Training School Rd. This option would not only improve training school Rd. but also widen Highway Two and improve existing two-lane streets north of the highway. Town Staff Differ Jack Dunham, director of works for the Town of Newcastle has supported the arterial road at Training School Rd. But at a meeting of Newcastle council Monday, the planning department submitted a report favoring Cemetery Rd. Under this proposal, a foyr lane road would be built northward from an interchange at Cemetery Rd and (Turn to Page 2) BITS & PIECES WIN $10,000 - Alex and Connie Wiseman of Bowmanville got a shock of the pleasant variety last Wednesday evening. A telephone call from the Oshawa Legion Ways and Means committee informed them that the winning ticket in the monthly draw had been purchased by Alex, and the money could be picked up the next day. The last time the Wisemans won something, it was $25 in the Wintario draw. Its been a long-standing joke among friends and relatives that they used that money to put in a swimming pool. The mind boggles at what they'll do this time. MILLIONAIRES NIGHT - This Thursday evening is the annual Rotary and Lions club stag night at the Lions Centre in Bowman- ville. A grand prize of $500 is featured, along with dinner and other prizes. The tickets are limited to 200 guests. NEWCASTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - This evening is the date of the annual dinner, which is being held at the Anglican Church. In this week's Statesman and Independent an advertisement is being run to welcome new business ventures in the Village of Newcastle, Guest speaker at the dinner is Gord Garrison, President of CKLB in Oshawa. SUPERFAN - Turns out that Terry Kelly of Oshawa is not only a terrific lawyer. He is now a bonafide TV star. Last Wednesday night's NHL hockey telecast had a between periods feature on the travels of Mr. Kelly, and on the unselfish efforts he devotes to charities and worthwhile causes in the area. The feature cap- tured the charm and good nature of the individual quite aptly. U.T.B.U. IS THIS WEEK - The results of all the efforts of the Bowmanville Drama Club are on display Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at the High School Auditorium. Senior Citizens are admitted free on Thursday, and at students rates on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are on sale in the Bowmanville Mall or at the door. Watch out though, that place is not the largest in the world. Pick them up early. TERRIFIC TIMING - Isn't it just wonderful that on a Wednesday morning where the American dollar has just hit an all time low on world money markets, and the ,anadian dollar is even worth twelve cents less, the postal workers plan to set up information picket lines that will probably stop the mail from going through again? Don't you feel sorry for those guys? Wouldn't you love to own a bull-dozer? JUNIOR C PLAYOFFS - The Port Darlington Marina Junior C. Eagles defeated their Lindsay opponents quite handily, and managed to obtain a week off as a result. No word yet on who they will meet next. WE'RE STILL LOOKING - for readers willing to put on the old thinking cap and try to invent a name for the new public school to be built in Bowmanville. Names for the school in the Waverley subdivision should reflect a characteristic or a piece of the past that makes the town unique. Send your ideas to The Canadian Statesman, 62 King St. West, Bowmanville. A panel appointed by the Board of Education will review the suggestions and pick Sa name. MMI, tan eanàb , 1