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Opposec About 20 families who live near Cedar Park, north of Hampton say they are opposed to plans to convert the park into an overnight camp- ground. At a meeting of the town's planning and development commit- tee Monday morning, the residents presented their case against the re-zoning of the park to allow overnight visitors. At present, only daylight pienick- ing is permitted at the site, the planning and development commit- tee was told. Eileen Burgess, a spokesman for the residents that would be affected by the re-zoning explained that residents are concerned that over- night campgrounds will interfere with surrounding homes. "We just feel that the park as it is causes more than enough disturb- ance to our private lives," she said. to Cedar Park Behavior "Behavior of some of the park's patrons now leaves much to be desired," she said and she indicated that problems with trespassing, breakng down fences and littering have been experienced. "Our fear is that this behavior must only intensify with a greater number of park users," she added. The re-zoning of Cedar Park already approved by Newcastle councillors could place 300 persons in the trailer park and camping' area. Residents on nearby lots believe this would devalue their property, Mrs. Burgess said. Local residents have also indicat- ed that they are disappointed they did not receive a chance to comment on the re-zoning prior to the by-law being approved. Benefits Speaking on behalf of the owner of Cedar Park, Charles Ewert stated that the re-zoning approved by council may be a benefit to the neighbours. With residents living in the park 24 hours per day, a great deal of unnecessary traffic on the road leading to the park would be eliminated, the lawyer for Cedar Park stated. An overnight campground at Cedat Park was also supported by the Great Pine Ridge Tourist Council. The Council stated in a letter to the town that there is a need for high quality facilities in the area to serve vacationers. In addition, Cedar Park would improve the tax base and create three or four new jobs, the tourist council estimated. The planning and development committee is recommending that no action be taken on the residents' requests until two week's time. This will give councillors and staff more time to investigate the latest evidence, elected officials said. Grader Accident Kills Enniskillen Woman T? ivb W A woman was killed last Wednesday afternoon in Enniskillen when a Town of Newcastle gradingn machine backed over the car she was driving, Durham Regional Police report. Doris Ferguson of R. R. 1 Enniskillen was pronounced dead at the scerfe of the accident. Carl Ferguson, her husband and the driver The Town's planning and develop- of the graderis reported to have been ploughin snow when the accident occurred approximately seven ment committee is recommending kilometres north of Concession Eight on Old Scugog Road. A passenger in the car, auline Taylor, ofmtha teprosecommeind elackstock suffered no injury in the crasha police spokesman said. The grader driver has been charged that the proposed commercial and with careless driving. apartment compiex in downtown ayors Meet on Elorado 'Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard Mayor Rickard indicated that the the Eldorado issue. that the fuli report prepared by the was among several local civic town did not support any, particular Mayor Rickard said in an inter- environmental assessment pane] leaders who discussed the proposed stand for or against the refinery. view this rorning that he explained has not yet been received by the Eldorado Nuclear Refinery at a However all reeves and mayors at the town is examning Eldorado the Town of Newcastie.d meeting in Port Hope yesterday. the meeting were invited to speak on same way that it would examine any Mayor Rickard said it seemed tc 4firrnir d,~.z wihg into h the concern of some persons who the municipality. He repeated the town's position that there are certain questions on the Eldorado development at Port Granby for which answers are required. Some of the questions relate to the disposal of waste from the Port Granby refinery, Mayor Rickard said. "We haven't yet had answers to these concerns," he added. He said attended the meeting that they had "sat silently by" during the Envi- ronmental Assessment Hearings. He said it seemed that some persons believed the hearings wouldbring a favorable report for Eldorado. Referring to the reaction to the panel's findings, MayorHRickard said "parties in Port Hope are concerned about this. People are Turn to Page Two nendComl ex Bowmanville contain 56 dwelling The p anning and development units. committee is recommending coun- In a meeting Monday, elected cil's approval of the project, based offieials voted to recommend the on the parking and number of units maximum. figure of 56 units. suggested. Recommended parking require- ments for the building on King St. and George St. would total 1.25 spaces per apartmenit and one space per 300 square feet of commercial gross flôor space. The comrnittee recommendS that the town manager be instructed -to prepare the previously required development agreement in consulta- tioni with aporaesaf EXpect Settlement Employees for the Town of New- castle are expected to ratify two tentative contracts at a union meet- ing early next month. There are 43 outside employees and 15 inside employees working in the various departments of the town. The contracts between the town McGREGOR MAJOR ATOMS and 58 employees of the municipali- WIN OPENING GAME 5-0 ty were settled on Friday. IN O.M.H.A. FINALS The workers, represented in Local Last night, the Bowmanville 74 of the Canadian Union of Publie McGregor Hardware Major Atoms Employees, will vote on the contract defeated Ajax 5 - 0 in the opening at a meeting scheduled for April 3. game of the O.M.H.A. finals. Three Fire Departments Called to Barn Blaze in Starkville A fire Tuesday evening in Starkville destroyed the barn of Mrs. Dorothy' Stark and threatened the house. The firemen were able to save the house despite strong north-west winds which blew sparks on to it. The only contents of the barn lost in the blaze were hay and straw. The fire department called pumpers from Orono, Newcastle and Bowmaiville and tankers from Orono and Bowmanville. Issue 12 124th Year BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1978 32 Pages 20e BITS &PIE CES' EASTER SEALS - Fund-raisers hope to see all of the envelopes that they circulated return with a dollar in them. The target this year is $10,000 and they sent 11,500 envelopes in total. That would meet the situation just nicely. C'mon everybody.1 WELCOME TO TOWN - C and J Bargain Centre have taken over the premises formerly occupied by The Book Mill on Temperance Street near St. John's Anglican Church. They specialize in new and used furniture. We'd like to welcome the town's newest business. PEN PALS ANYONE? - Miss Kang Ihnsook, C.P.O. Box 3834, Seoul, Korea is on the lookout for pen pals. She's studying Canada, and would like an idea exchange along with some information from someone from this area. ROBIN SPOTTIN' - John Rogh, who lives just north of Haydon was visited by a flock of about twenty robins on March 21st. On our editorial page this week, you'll see that our photo dept. also spotted a few signs of spring in the form of some Canada Geese down at the lake. NEWCASTLE ARENA - On the Newcastle page, there's a picture of three village stalwards trying out the ice for the first time in the new arena. By the stances two of them are using, you'd think the ice surface had been gone a long time. Nevertheless, they look pretty happy, and who could blame them? They played a major part in the incredible efforts which have resulted in the new building. Congratulations to the entire town. You all deserve a round ofapplause. LOCAL HOCKEY PROS - Senator Jim Coyle brought in a sports page from Monday's Toronto Sun. In two separate write-ups, Brent Hughes of the Birmingham Bulls was mentioned scoring a goal in a game against Indianapolis Racers, Steve West of the Houston Aeros scored three goals and picked up an assist in a game against a team from Finland. Defenceman Hughes and forward West are from Bowmanville and Orono respectively. WELCOME BACK, CANADIAN TIRE - We'd like to welcome Dave Macey and the gals and guys at Canadian Tire back to the pages of The Statesman and our fledgling Newcastle Independent. Long before Dave came to town the store had ceased advertising in the home town news. Af ter he'd sorted out most of the operational problems (no doubt you've noticed the difference), some attention has been paid to the promotion end of things. Remember the survey a f ew weeks ago in the store? Thank you Bowmanville and area, you indicated we were tops, and we appreciate it. By the way, in the advt. on page il of section two, there's a tiny mention about the Blue Jays. Make sure you ask the cashiers about it, okay? JUNIOR C PLAYOFFS - Start tonight at 8 o'clock at the Memorial Arena against Gananoque. We've heard a lot about this team, and it should be quite a series. In case you aren't aware of it, this year's Port Darlington Marinas are the best-looking junior team we've seen in a long, long time. Not only are they big, but the big guys are fast! Treat yourself to a real surprise, but get there early because they draw crowds. PANCAKE BREAKFAST- Rev. Ed Schame rhorn's St. Paul's United Church is back on ne again this weekend following their successful St. Patrick's Day supper. This time it's an 8 a.m. Pancake Breakfast on Sunday mornmg. veryone's welcome. After this affair, we think they're taking some time off.