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Ban Parking earMosport à A.-t -- t At a special meeting of Newcastle town council yesterday afternoon, a by-4aw prohibiting parking on municipal roads around Mosport ewas passed. This weekend, Mosport will host the first race of the season and Durham police, residents, and council want to make sure that the problems encountered in past years Chosen for will not occur this year. Drawn up by by-law enforcement office Larry Simpson, by-law 78-40 will allow police or a by-law officer to move or tow a vehicle parked or left contrary to the by-law to a suitable place with all costs and charges for moving, care and storage, if any, as lien upon the vehicle and enforced in the manner Trip to Germany Twenty Royal Canadian Army Cadets, which includes six girls, from across Canada will be partici- pating in a cadet exchange with West Germany from July 20 to August 17., Their hosts in West Germany will be members of Deutsche Sport Jugend. Similarly, the cadets will host a number of German youths at the Cadet Summer Training School at CFB Borden, Ontario from July 8 to 20. Among the 20 cadets, who were selected because of the high respect they have earned within the army cadet program, is Ross Ells, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ells, Cedar Crest Beach, Bowmanville. While in Germany, the cadets will be involved with cultural activities, participate in an international youth festival in Hanover, visit Berlin and take part in swimming and recreational training activities. -provided by Section 48 of the Mechanics' Lien Act. The by-law pertains to Concession 8 (Clarke Township), Concession 9 (Clarke Township), the road between lot 1 or Darlington Town- ship and lot 35 of Clarke Township, and the road allowance between Lot 32 and Lot 33 Clarke Township. Councillors were informed Monday night, at the meeting of the finance and administration commit- tee, of the problems residents were encountering whenever a race took place at Mosport. Mr. Simpson stated that he had met with regional police officials and representatives of the race track several weeks ago and that both favored passage of a town by-law to rectify the situation. At the meeting yesterday, Council- lor Bob Dykstra said he was concerned over the haste that was evident and council's not allowing those who didn't favor the by-law time to object. The by-law officer explained that speed was necessary so the by-law could be in effect before the first race so no one could claim it was sprung on them! The works department will erect steel posts for no parking signs and the police department will be responsible for putting up the signs. Board Establishes New Salaries for Officials The Northumberland and New- castle Board of Education held a, special meeting last Thursday and established annual salary rates for its senior officials. A reporter questioned the hand- ling of the meeting claiming that it should have been publicized and the press invited. Business Adminis- trator and Treasurer M. A. MacLeod, however, maintained that the press were not invited to salary negotiation meetings and that the trustees had at least a week's notice before the meeting. New salaries for senior positions with the board starting on July 1 include: Director of Education at $47,500, Superintendent at $42,500, and Area Superintendent at $40,500. It was also recommended at the meeting that the senior officials be covered by the long term disability plan at July 1. The meeting also saw the esta- blishment of other salaries for board Turn to Page Two 25C l24thYear Issue 20, Per Copy BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17,.1978 623-3303 30Pages 25e t- Region Suggesting Revision of OHAP The Town of Newcastle will be the big winner today if the regional council approves changes proposed by its committees which would restructure the Ontario Housing Action Project agreement so that approximately $400,000 worth of rojeects in this area were eliminated but an additional $1.8 million were approved. A joint meeting between the region's planning and development, finance, and works committees approved the proposed changes and have recommended the council do likewise. In an attempt to get the maximum use out of Ontario Housing Action Project funds, regional council is suggesting a revision of the original OHAP agreement and will debate the matter today. Mayor of Newcastle, Garnet Rickard, stated that the region and the town are interested in having the Ministry of Housing alter the Suspect Arson in Vacant House Fire agreement because of the changes that have occurred in the rate of expansion and the rateof develop-. ment in the region. One of the .projects affected by such a revision would be the Bowmanville sewage and water treatment plant. Under the terms of the OHAP agreement, in order to qualify for the loans all contracts for a specific project must be awarded byMarch 31, 1980. Because of the difficulties Seek A Port Granby has been found un- suitable as the site for Eldorado's proposed $80 million uranium hexa- flouride refinery by an environ- mental assessment panel because of the negative environmental impact, forecast. In a 63-page report released on Monday, te panel said that while the country as a whole would benefit from the construction of the re- finery, the immediate area would gain little from the development. Environment Minister Len, Marchand made no comment when the town is meeting trying to find a site for the plant and having the engineering studies done, it would like the government to allow the plant to be considered under the OHAP plan even if the contracts are not awarded by the deadline date. "We are not deferring the financ- ing of the plant," stated the Mayor. "We're merely askng tnat tne deadline be extended for this one' project to allow time for the Turn to Page Two Iternate he released the report and will meet with Alastair Gillespie, minister for energy, mines and resources, to discuss the report and the govern- ment's action. The government could reject the panel's proposals and accept Port Granby as the site, however, Allan Lawrence, MP Northumberland- 1 Durham, believes this would be unwise.i Mr. Lawrence has called upon representatives of Hope Township i and Port Hope Town Councils, the i Newcastle Town Council, the : CartwrightQueen and Princesses On Saturday night, the Community Centre at Blackstock was transformed to a paradise for the 20th annual At Home of Cartwright High School. Highlight 0f the evening was the selection by the students of¯a reigning Queen and her two Princesses. They are shown here from left to right, 2nd Princess Louise VanCamp, Her Majesty Anita DeJong and lst Princess Katie Schmidt. New Salvage Yard By-law Nearly Ready for Council After years of procrastination, and screening of the land, if revision, argument, and dispute, the possible, in conjunction with the Town of Newcastle may soon have a reconstruction of Highway 401 in the Salvage Yard Licensing By-Law. adjacent area. At Monday's planning and The councillors were concerned development committee meeting, about the view being presented to town planner George Howden, the public when they drive into the revealed a revised by-law that has municipality from the west, Since been before the town solicitor for Dom's sits on a hili, the wrecked eight months and is now destined for cars can be seen for some distance. review büy the town nanger before t coming to council. that Dom's b e requested to carry out According to Mr. Howden, the the screening and landscaping, by-law would give the town more however, the new planning director control over the wrecking yards and Leslie Kristof, stated that because would be a more suitable situation Dom's was there before the provin- than the present where Dom's Auto cial and municipal by-laws desirIng Parts, the principal wrecking yard screening, it did not have to do the in the area, is under a non- work. He said it was the sole conforming use by-law. responsibiiity of the ministry or the Mr. Howden recommended to the town to screen the area. committee that the town enact a new The committee commented that it by-law to licence and regulate would be uniikely that landscaping salvage yards, that the subject land and screening would have any effect be rezoned to an appropriate because of the topography in the industrial category to recognize the area. existing use, and that the ministry of The by-law is due for councii's Transportation and Comiuniciation consideration Monday night at the be requested to provide landscaping regular couneil meeting. Re inery Eldorado Union, and leading citizens in the area to band together and convince the government to construct the new refinery facility on an alternative site near Port Hope. Garnet Rickard, mayor of the Town of Newcastle, stated that he had not yet received Mr. Lawrence's roposai and doesn't know whether is council will support the idea. "The town has maintained a neutral position since the hearings," said the Mayor. "We were consider- ing negotiating with Eldorado for Site the construction of the refinery without the dump. Now we have the report, it will be discussed at the next council meeting; and if we have Mr. Lawrence's proposal, we'll probably discuss that too." Mr. Rickard went on to àay that he did not believe all of the evidence relating to the construction of a refinery.in Port Granby came out at the hearmgs. "There were many people who supported the construction of the re inery that did not appear at the (Turn to Page 2) Simpson Avenue residents heard an explosion shortly before a nearby two-storey house was engulfed in flames last week. The house, owned by Ma'wood Investment, was on the section of Simpson Avenue south of Base Line Road. Being in an industrial area there were plenty of hydrants and water. It was only minutes before firefighters had the blaze under control. Fire Chief Jim Hayman said that a flammable liquid was used to set the fire. BITS&PIE CES MUSEUM OPENS - Tomorrow, Thursday, Bowmanville's historical museum will open for the season with many new interesting displays. from the past. Check the story on the entertainment page for details. MARATHONERS - Four area residents took part in the National Capital Marathon in Ottawa last Sunday. They are, David Taylor of Hampton who had the fastest time at two hours, 56 minutes and came in 201st, Bill Allison, Maple Grove, at three hours, 10 minutes, Gerard Beauvais of Orono at three hours, 16 minutes and Martin Golfberg of Newtonville, no time sent in. Congratulations to all four for finishing the 26 miles 385 yards. There were 2,903 entries. SOD TURNING - Next Wednesday afternoon, May 24th at 2 p.m. there will be a sod-turning ceremony at the Durham County Senior Citizens' Lodge site on Station Street, Orono when area dignitaries will be on hand to wish the project wel. This project has been a long time in the works and its sponsors will be most gratified that it is finally coming to reality. HORSE SHOW - The first Ontario Paint Horse Club's show will be held at Picov's Hors emen's Centre, Hwy. 2 west of Whitby on Monday with several entries from this area. There will be another on May 27th at Al's Tack Shop, Stouffville and on June 3rd, they'll be at Brooklin Spring Fair. All shows start at 10 a.m. HOLIDAY COMING UP - Hopfully, the weatherman will be more cooperative this weekend for the long Victoria Day holiday than he or she has been. On Monday, the post office and most of the stores will be closed, there's a big parade and sports day at Bethany, the Port Hope Flyers will be here for the opening game with the senior Merchants and Kendal Eagles play Newcastle Lakers. So, enjoy the rest and take in the fire- works at Tyrone. STUDENT MANPOWER - An office has been set up in Bowmanville for a Student Manpower Centre at 91/2 King St. East (upstairs) where qualified personnel will be ready to help place suitable students in summer employment. It will be open on Tuesday, May 23rd and the phone number is 623-9221. MITCHELL'S CORNERS NIGHT - Tonight at Courtice Secondary School, the Mitchell's Corners Home and School Association will climax many months of work that have led up to their 20th anniversary celebration. The event getà underway at 7:30 when the 100-page history book will be unveiled and put on sale. We've seen one and it's amazing the amount of material that has been included. Following that, there will be brief speeches and entertainment with plenty of time for greeting old friends and former students. PLANT SALE - If you are looking for plants and receive this paper in time. stroll over to the Library on Temperance Street where the Bowmanville Horticultural Society is staging its annual plant show. They'll be happy to see you and you should be able to pick up some bargains. The sale begins at 7 p.m. J 2