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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 3 May 1978, Section 2, p. 3

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Section Two *The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 3, 1978 3 Dialogue , z wîh fiatuiffgs the opinions and conderns of Demis Sodier 1 will leave the dialogue on planning with next week, two more pressing concerns occurred this week. If y ou happened to be in .t he vicinity of the Goodyear dam last week1 you are well aware of the first one, fish, trying to jump the dam and get to spawning grounds, upstream. Some fish are getting over the dam, but some are hitting it. How ma ny are bashing their 'heads in or just dying of exhaustion and Retting washed back mnto the lake? I understand similar circumstances exist at the Vanstone and Hampton damis as well, it is ah 50 uinecessary. Mos of these fish are a r esult of a re-stocking program of the Ministry of Natural Resources, at no little cost to the taxpayer, I might add. yet it seems there was îittfeithought behind the project other than its main purpose,, to replenish the fish stock s of the Great Lakes. Now spring is here and the fish head for the spawning grounds in the head waters of the various creeks and livers that flow to the lakes. They do this swimming against the spring run-off heading for the lake and they do it 24 hours a day. Some may be caught, by man, and taken further up-stream, I wonder how many don't make it. They would al make it if fish ladders were installed, such a simple and inexpensive device, yet there are none on the three dams of Bowmanville Creek. The second concern occurred at regional council chambers. A motion was on the floor concerning the use of regional residents for regional work projects. A motion many people have wanted and waited a long time for. Yet, when it came to a vote it was tied, the chairman, quite naturally, cast a nay vote meaning the motion was lost. That seems quite fair except only two NewcasKt votes were counted, Councillors Taylor and Woodyard. Had Coun- cillors Dykstra and Rickard been there the outcome might have been quite different. A councillor is expected to vote in a manner he feels best represents the feelings of his electorate, how he reaches the decision does not concern me. What does concern me is the fact that two of our votes- were not counted. This issue has been spoken of many times before, the City of Oshawa presently has such a policy, and it is working well. The motion will probably be re-introduced in the not too distant future. Let us hope we can have ful representation at, that time, then rather 'than putting Torontorians to work we- can put Durham Regionalites to work. A third brief but important concern is my perpllexity with C.L.O.C.A., wondering what more Hampton residents must do to say, "NO EXPANSION, just manage what you h ave competently." Enniskillen Hydro Speakers Thanked for Remarksat Rotaryý& Ross Strike thanks Sam Horton, director of Generation Proiects Division of Ontario Heydro and John McCredie (Ieft), project manager for the Darlington generating station, for their remarks on nuclear power to the Bowmanville Rotary Club, Thursday, April 2th. Rotary Club president, Morley Watson, is pictured at righL Rotary Club Told Arec rfre Bail Diamond Power Sources D iseussed A meeting between repre- entatives fom the Enniskillen community, the Town of Newcastle and the School board is being arranged in order ta plan improvements needed at the bail diamond in Enniskillen. The meeting was suggested by Newcastle councillors Monday evening after they discussed the condition of the baîl diamond at the Enniskil- len Public School. 1 At a meeting of the munici- pality's cammunity services committee, two residents from the Enniskillen amea equested that the diamond at the public schooi be i mprýoved. The -comminttee WaýS informed that about 70 childmen play basebaîl in the Enniskillen yard outside of normal school hours. "The bail diamand is de- plorable", , agreed Bud Fanning, director of community services for the Town of Newcastle. Mr. Fanning snid bath diamonds in the school yard need some work. "It's a matter of genemal upkeep"', Mm, Fanning pointed out. As a resuit of the meeting with the school board, the town and the Enniskillen esidents, M. Fanning has been asked ta submit estimates on the cost 'of repairing the ball diamonds. He said that the expense invoived could be between $200 and $300. From the way thingsi look naw. coal and uranium wlll be aur oniy alternatives for producing large amounts of electric power in the future. This was a point made by Sam Horton, director of Generation Pmojects Division at Ontario Hvdmo, who, along with John McCedie, pmject manager for the Darlingtan nuclear station, was guest speaker at the Bowmanville Rotary Club meeting Thusday, April 2th. During their talk, "Nuclear Power-The Present", Mr. Horton said it is anticipated, that eventually haîf cf aur electric power will came fromn nuclear sources, and that coal (beca--use lit 18plentifulsafe an-d riae)andote sour-ces wili make up the rem-aî-iing 5C per cent. Why !Nucear? Why s0 much from nulear power? Mm. Harton pointed out the disadvantages of the other known methods of poducing electricîty. Water power, although economical in the past, is no longer possible iu southemu Ontario because there are no longer sites available for watem powered generatiug stations. There are sites in the north but locating plants lu that region would menu high costs because of the length of transmission lines that-would be needed. Water-powered plants also present adverse effects ta the environment from the flooding that is necessary for the stamage of water. Using wood, as an enemgy source wouid prove inefficient because Hydro estimates that a tract of trees the size of Algonquin Park would be required ta keep a' wood burning plant opemating. Possibilities Solar and wind energy were also affered as possibiliies but with present technalogy, the sun and the wind would nat provide a large enough "block of power" ta have sufficient effect on aur ovemaîl energy needs. Mr. Horton suggested that salar energy would be better for heating ta cut down an the demand for electricity from homeownems and businesses. Wind power, he, said, would be more apprapriate for providing nfwer tosa l11isolatp<1 nreas Another method that is lu the experimental stage is the burning of garbage. One bf the units at the generating station in Mississauga 15 presently being modified for this purpose. Pmoblems foreseen with this method is the cost of sortingý the refuse into materials that will burn, and corrosion of the bollers that will be caused by the nature of the material being burned. Sa, with these facts in mind, Ontario Hydro is constructing their nuclear powered genemating station at Darling- ton ta help keep) up with the ever-growing need for electric power that is caused by aur increase in population and the greater use of electricity by the people. According ta Hydro and an environmental assessment that was doue, Darlingtan 15 the best location for-a nuclear plant. being constructed Winl be 850 megawatts each which will be the largest in Canada (100 mpegawatts, larger than the units at the' Bruce station),. Community Effects What, effect will the large number of employees moving into aour area have on aur police force, hospitals. and schools? Mr. McCredie assured the Rotary members that Hydmo and the Town of Newcastle will bemanitoring the situation and if necessary Ontario Hydro will help out. Fortunately, nothing terribly drastic is predicted. It was abserved that many employees at the Pickering plant commute rather than move into the area. Mr. Horton and Mr. McCredie's talk ta the Rotary members was the second part of a thmee-part series. A few wVeeks prior ta this meeting, Darlington has alsa been Hydro, gave a speech on the designed ta accommodate the background of nuclear power possible addition of four more and in a few weeks' time the generating units to the four Rotary Club is expecting ta that will be completed iu 1988. hear about nuclear power in The units that ar e presently the future, NESTLET N-',, (Intended for last week) Welcome home is'extended to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davison who returned on Saturday following four months' vacation in the Panama City region in Florida, Mrs. Lawrence Cooledge is spending this week with her sister, Mrs. Florence Thomp- son in Toronto. Mr. Arthur Johnstone of Hawaii, Mrs, Pamn Bryant and two daughters of Pefferlaw were Friday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Grant. Thompson. On Saturday evening Mayor and Mrs. Lawrebce Malcolm were head table guests of Royal Canadian Legion,, Branch 419 Port Perry. The occasion was Old Bill's Night Dinner and Dance honouring veterans of World War 1. The Nestieton Recreation Club sponsored their monthly bingo at the Recreation Centre on Thursday night. These will be held every fourth Thursday throughout the summer. These have become quite popular and the one last Thursday was most successful with an increase in the attendance. Mrs. Weylie McKeowný and Mr. Lionel McKeown of Caledon East, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs, Bruce Heaslip, Mr. and Mrs, Roy Armstrong of Lindsay, were Sunday callers. After aIl the snow of last week, thîs is a beautiful spring morning. The birds are singing, the grass is becom- ming green, the sun is shining and there is a breathless hush in the atmosphere. Ail should be well ln the world. On Sunday, Mr. Norman Malcolm, R.R. Blackstock visited for evening dinner with his nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Malcolm and Mr. Elmer Wright. Friends are pleased that Mrs. Vernon Malcolm and small son, Derrick Leslie Victor, returned home from Port Ferry Hospital on Friday. Sunday evening visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Grant ThompsorT were Mrs. Helen Mîlîson and Mrs. Jessie Slemon of Enniskillen. Sunday Serviees Presbyterian In the Presby-terian Church Miss Dorothy Bulmer, Deaconess read Matthew 5:38-42 from the Holv Scripture. "Jewish law in Jesuis' day allowed a person who had been wronged to take the equivalent fromn the one who had wronged him. Jesus would not allow retribution of this kind, We are not to have this desire for property or revenge. It is the persan himself who becomes our concern. We must do our part to rehabilitate the person. Jesus' canceru is for the whole person, United Church In the United: Church Reverend Victor Parsons read Scripture Passages Deuteronomny 6:1-25 and Mark J2:28-34. He chose "Remind- ers of God" as t'he theme for his'splendid meýssage. Yearg ago all day Sunday was devoted to Church and Sunday School. The Jewish ritual had reminders of GodJ everywhere. Today we have removed so many o)fths remainders that we ha.ve gonie to deep stream. A child should grow up with a. knowledge of God and His teachings. Modern saciety has removed nearly al! traces of God. As a reminder thme modern Jew wears a skudl cap, the Roman ÇCatholic crosses himself. We, in the United Church strive to say Grace before meals but it is often neglected. There are none 50 blnd as those who cannot see and in a wiorld ful of God's creations we've becomé blinded. The remedy is ta read the Bible and hide the, truth of its words in aur hearts. IF YOU, DON'T H&WE 10 INCIF11ý" 0F INSULATION IN YOUR ATC YOU'RE LOSING HEAT lD WASTING MONEY. If your home is like 90% of, Canadian homes, it's flot properly insulated. 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