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v 4 BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO, MARCH 7, 1979 SECTION TWO Cabinet Minister Explains Tory Industrial Policies Provincial Progressive Conservatives are prepared to unleash a six-point strategy designed to keep the province prosperous during the next decade. Larry Grossman, Provincial Minister of Industry and Tourism, told members of the Durham East Progressive Conservative Riding Association that he is confident the Conservatives can meet the economic chal- lenges of the 1980s. In a speech to about 40 members of the riding asso- ciation attending the group's annual meeting;held in Oshawa last week, Mr. Grossman said the govern- ment will support research and development, compete for international dollars and sup- port strong, competitive industries in which Canada bas a natural advantage. More Selection But Mr. Grossman warned that industries will not be kept artificially alive through government spending. "We're going to have to more selective in what we do," he said. The minister explained that "We're going to do less and less of the propping up of firms that are on their last legs." He said the government will face some criticism because of this stand, but he said other parties do not have workable pohicies on industrial develop- ment. Mr. Grossman attacked the provincial Liberals for holding too pessimistic a view of Ontario's future as an industrial province. He described the Liberals as believing we can "take in each other's laundry for a living." As for the NDP, Mr. Grossman charged that their policy is to "beat up" on one group in society so that things will be all right for everyone else. In other points raised during his speech at Eastdale Collegiate and Vocational Institute Tuesday, February 27, Mr. Grossman said the Progressive Conservatives favor a more effective use of government spending powers to support local industry. The PCs support a concentrated effort to improve provincial branch plant operations of multinational companies and in addition, the government intends to work with industries to make adjust- ments in their businesses in order tQ remain successful. Engine Plant Mr. Grossman cited Ontario's successful bid for a new Ford V6 engine plant in Windsor as a first-class example of the province's ability to compete for invest- ment dollars. While the plant will cost the provincial government $68 million, Mr. Grossman said that it will create 2,500 jobs directly and another 5,000 indirectly. He described the plant as the most modern operation in the Ford family. But, in, convincing Ford to locate in Ontario rather than Ohio, the provincial govern- ment did not grant the company any special favors, Mr. Grossman said. Instead, he explained that the province asked Ford to prove that there would be extra costs incurred by locating in Ontario. Ford's figures were then analyzed by the province before any offer was made, Mr. Grossman said. Buys Canadian Goods Mr. Grossman stated that in the field of government spend- ing, Ontario already bas accepted a policy which will allow the government to buy a Canadian made product over a foreign product, provided that the Canadian product is not more than 10 per cent more expensive. - This trend is something the Ontario government hopes other governments would practise in Canada. Referring to a case in which the government of Manitoba purchased electrical generators from the Soviet Union rather than inside Canada, the industry and tourism minister said "They ignored the fact that import- ing generators from the Soviet Union was the equivalent of exporting jobs out of the country. MPPSam Cureatz Says Axe Won't Fall On Darlington Generating Plant Construction of the Darling- ton Nuclear Generating Station may be slowed down somewhat but not halted altogether, according to the MPP for Durham East. Sam Cureatz told an audience in Oshawa last week that he believes it is safe to say the station will be built but construction could be stretch- ed out over a longer period of time than originally scheduled. Mr. Cureatz said that rather than completing the plant in eight to nine years, it could be nine to 10 years before the project is completed under a new time schedule. Mr. Cureatz made these comments at the annual meeting of the Durham East Progressive Conservative association held at Eastdale Collegiate in Oshawa last Lions' Canadians can take heart in the fact that research and education programs are fight- ing the nation's number one killer. Mary Wylie, area co- ordinator of the Ontario Heart Foundation was guest speaker at the Lions Club meeting in Bowmanville last Monday evening, February 26. She brought the Lions up to date on the work of the Ontario Heart Foundation. The Bowmanville Lions were told that lifestyle is one of the factors which can contribute towards heart dis- ease. Cigarette smoking, ex- ercise, overweight, stress and blood pressure are all things over which we can have some kind of control. Mrs. Wylie pointed out that 84,000 deaths in Canada each year are attributed to heart disease and 2.5 million Can- adians have some ongoing form of the disease. Blood pressure is a major health problem and the speaker explained that part of the Heart Foundation's job is to check for high blood pressure through clinics. Of all persons who have high blood pressure, half don't even know of their problem, Mrs. Wylie explained. She said another quarter of those persons who are aware they have high blood pressure are not doing anything about it. Tuesday, Feb. 27. At the same meeting, the provincial minister of industry and tourism echoed the views of Mr. Cureatz. Larry Grossman, guest speaker at the PC meeting, said that as of last week there was no plan to do anything other than build the Darling- ton generating station. He said that the worst thing that could happen would be a slowdown in the construction schedule. "There's no chance we're going to forget how important it (Darlington) is to this area," Mr. Grossman said. He promised that the Ministry will stand by to assist the East Durham area in its development. "This area's going to flourish and survive and do very well," Mr. Grossman said. Branch Plants Mr. Grossman said that by changing the way branch plants operate in Canada, the government would encourage Canadian operations to expand a few product lines rather than trying to make a complete line of products for just the Canadian market. Hon. Larry Grossman, Minister of Industry and Tourism For example, he said that a company making a dozen lines of one product should be encouraged to simplify its operations so that only two lines would be made in Canada but those two would be made exclusively within the country and exported. Mr. Grossman pointed out that strong competitive industries in which Canada has a natural advantage are being encouraged, and he said one example of such an industry is the pulp and paper field. A $100 million program for Ontario pulp and paper mills . will encourage modernization and pollution abatement spending, Mr. Grossman said. Finally, he noted that research and development incentives proposed by the province would provide a 25 per cent tax rebate for small and medium sized Canadian firms investing in research. Mr. Grossman is the provin- cial member of parliament representing the St. Andrew - St. Patrick riding in Toronto. He is also the Conservatives' deputy House leader. Contract Talks Break Off Members of the negotiating unit for Town of Newcastle union employees backed away from the bargaining table following unsuccessful con- tract talks with the Town last Friday. Joanne Bromley, president of CUPE Local 74 stated that CUPE's regional represen- tative Russ Whitney, has ap- plied for a provincial con- ciliator to conduct negotiations toward a fair and equitable contract with the Town. Handicapped Face Uphili Battle, Whipper Watson Tells Rotarians E 9 n h 0 s o k c a s E b $ p ti t] t g o tc c R c e il w n u W p t' d r c c a li y a h n a p h r s q s( st by Donna Fairey emphasized the tunnel vision Former wrestler, Whipper our government has demon- Billy Watson, left Rotarians strated toward its handicap- with the distinct impression ped population. hat winning a bout in the ring "It's hard to make our would be much simpler than politicians and government etting the public and govern- realize that they have to mant to act on the plight of become part of what happens handicapped individuals. to our handicapped and it A 31 year veteran supporter can't be left to the volunteer f the Crippled Children's dollar alone," he said. ociety, Whipper Watson, was He told Rotarians that it's uest speaker at Bowmanville deplorable what we do to Rotary Club's luncheon meet- destroy the incentive of our ng last Thursday at the disabled. Mr. Watson explain- Flying Dutchman Motor Inn. ed that, in a manner of rhe meeting marked the speaking, we allow them to ick-off of the Rotary's 1979 live during the day and then Easter Seal Campaign. lock them up at night. This year's six-week Need Transportation ampaign began on Mrch 5th Since there is no special nd will wind up on Easter consideration given to trans- unday, April 15th. The 1978 portation for the handicapped, Easter Seal drive here a disabled person may have to rought in donations totalling pay $20 cab fare to go out for 6,500 and this year's cam- an evening in Toronto, which aign objective is $10,000. of course, is out of their reach. "Rotary bas an obligation to "How do we expect people to he handicapped kids that live be happy with this kind of life? n your community, to ensure Would we want it ourselves?" hat they are provided with he asked. he best services possible and Mr. Watson described the iven the same opportunity as benevolence of the Ontario ther children," Mr. Watson government a few years ago old Rotarians. when they granted mothers of Deserve Concern handicapped children an al- "There are 48 handicapped lowance of up to $150 per hildren living within this month if they would keep their totary district who deserve children at home rather than oncern," stated Mr. Watson, in an institution. and society does not make it The government had previ- Rotary President Earl W asy for the handicapped ously been subsidizing these ndividual." chîldren in institutions at a (left) former wrestler and "Nobody seems to worry cost of $50 to $80 a day for a ville Rotary Club's guest iuch about the person in a cbid and $120 a day for an from left: Easter Seal C vheelehair when constructing aduit. ew buildings," he said. It's Not only is this sort of nfortunate, explained Mr. incentive nearly impossible to Vatson, but builder's blue- live with, it's eroding to th Hanicaedtnce rints don't contain necessary self esteem of our disabled. Handicapped ad hings like ramps, widening of In year one of this new oors, elevators, and wash- program, the Ontario govern- also penalized by government. oom facilities for the handi- ment budgeted $3.5 million A dîsabled adult receives apped in public buildings. In about $275 monthly pension. If nost cases they're not even only $350,000. tbey are pbysically able to onsidered. work, Handicapped aduits are "Don't point to other people member of the Advisory allowed to earn $50 per month. nd say it's their responsibi- Council for the They are penalîzed 75 cents .ty - the responsibility is in be fougbt with hani on their pension dollar for our hands," he told Rotari- meeting after meeting and every dollar they nake over ns, "to make these things only just recently, appreciable and above the allowed $50 appen within your com- changes have been made in earnings. nunity. Make your buildings the allowance program for the M r atsonsrefor ccessible to your handicap- disabled.mh diffetinSskare ed," he said. Mothers of handicapped taehandiaen saskatcbe- "If everyone in this room children have told Mr. Watson wanrane fas to s ad a son, or daughter, or any that the preîiminary investi- elative in a wheelchair, the gation process to establish program for the disabled in ystem would change pretty proof of elegibility for an North America. uick because you would do assistant allowance is degrad- If ahandicappedperson omething about it," he i living in Saskatchewan needs tated.isar xpcedt in à ~~ ~ ~~~abràcebat aeaifcl ated. birt poor and bave none of lrmb , ec.he paer artifca --the luxuries t ha dryou i-- Ro tc. Paese arl Mr. Watson repeatedly consider necessities in order r it aa Wolff is destined to lose this arm wrestling match against Whipper Billy Watson, d veteran supporter of the Cri pled Children's Society. Whipper was Bowman- speaker last Thursday to kick-off their 1979 Easter Seal Campaign. Standing ampaign Chairman, Paul Morris; Easter Seal Committee Chairman, Gerry esburger, Director of Ontario Crippled Children's Society. farmer should lose a limb, the government will revamp his farm machinery to make it operable for his particular disability. Whipper remarked that Saskatchewan has a socialist government but said he didn't give a damn what party held office as long as every citizen has the same benefit. A 67 year old Ontario man known to Mr. Watson was advised not long ago to have his leg amputated for medical reasons. Becausehe had a few small assets to sustain him- self, he was ineligible to receive aid from the govern- ment for an artificial limb. Unless a service organization came to his aid, he had no recourse. Mr. Watson stated, "The people who are going to change this sort of thing are you and I." "Miracle" Witnessed He told of a young disabled girl from Venezuela who had been all over the world for medical help and finally ended up in Toronto for treatment. The girl had no lower spine and could not walk. Her legs were amputated and bone from ber shins was used to build a spinal column. "Last week I saw a miracle," said Mr. Watson, "she walked for the first time on two artificial legs." He told Rotarians that you can encourage people and tell them the things we are doing but you shouldn't have to beg for money -- people should act on the facts. Mr. Watson said that he hoped one of the society's young "Timmys" grows up to be a member of parliament so tht he could make government realize how it is to be handicapped and what has to be done. "People should give be- cause they believe in the handicapped kid, not because they feel sorry for him", he said. "We don't show enough love and affection and we don't give enough of our- selves," said Mr. Watson. Whipper spoke with sincer- ity when he said, "There are no special human rights for the handicapped --- they just want the same opportunity from day to day as you and 1. ' In conclusion Mr. Watson stated, "Ann Murray puts it all together in one of her songs and I hope none of our children ever have to sing it, "Hey What About Me?" Locate Courtice Library in High School Building? The establishment of a community library in the Courtice Secondary School was approved in principle by the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education recently. The library would be operated by the municipality through the town's library board. The town originally broach- ed the idea to the board at a meeting held last month to discuss the Bowmapville swimming pool contract. Extension of the public library's services into Courtice bas been contem- plated by the library board for a couple of years, said chairman Pat Best in an interview last week. It had first considered a location in the old school house on Highway Two which is now used as a maintenance build- ing by the school board. Then, it considered using space in Courtice Secondary School which could possibly become available due to declining enrolment. The town's library facilities would be separate from the school's. Mrs. Best said the library in Bowmanville gets very few visitors from the Courtice area. We have no trouble getting them from Orono and Newcastle Village, she added. A branch in Courtice would provide convenient library service for its residents, she explained. The library's location in the High School would only be temporary. Town officials explained to board repre- sentatives that once there was significant development in the area, the library would probably expand and relocate its Courtice facilities. Speaker Discusses Heart Foundation One-eighth of all patients with high blood pressure are aware of their problem but do not have it under control and only one-eighth of those with high blood pressure have their copdition under control. Cardiopulmonary resuscita- tion is anotlier program which is being promoted by the Heart Foundation with great success. "It's snowballing faster than we can keep up with right at the moment," she said. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR is a lifeY support method which will help keep a patient alive in the crucial moments immediately after a heart attack. Mrs. Wylie said that re- search on heart disease takes the largest share of the Heart Fund's money. Of every dollar that is given to the fund, 66 cents is spent on research. Mrs. Wylie said the Heart Foundation would like to see a cure for high blood pressure, the development of a vaccine against rheumatic fever and cures for congential heart disease as well as premature deaths due to stroke and heart attacks. Research is working towards these goals. Mrs. Wylie said five cents Mary Wylie, area co-ordinator for the Ontario Heart Foundation is shown out of each heart fund dollar here with Lions Club President Jim Rickard (left) and Lions Club Director, go into education programs while 5.2 cents of every dollar Carson Elliott. Mr. Elliott introduced the guest speaker to the Bowmanville apespent on administration Lions at the club's meeting Monday, February 26. expenses. Mrs. Best said that by situating in the High School now "we would at least get our foot in" and residents would get into the habit of using the library. At present the board and town are exploring the possi- biýity of allowing the library to establish a branch in the High School. The library is in no great hurry to make the idea a reality because, at the moment, it is more concerned with building up its resources in Bowmanville. Mrs. Best explained that there should be three books per person in the library and right now there are only 1½. The library purchases books with money it receives from the province on a per capita basis and from the town. Urge Restitution When Schools Vandalized A policy dealing with vandalism of school board property was adopted by the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education recently. It states that students responsible for vandalism of school property must pay restitution. The board will consider court action where restitution bas not been made for acts of vandalism resulting in damages in excess of $1,000. And, in cases of vandalism involving estimated damage of less than $1,000 where the person responsible fails or refuses to make restitution, the board may enter a claim in the Small Claims Court. The policy defines vandalism as wilful defacing, destruction or damage to property owned or leased by the board. Bowmanville Gymnasts Do WelI in Scarborough These young Bowmanville gymnasts recently won ribbons in the pre- competitive girls' category during a gymnasties meet in Scarborough Satur- day, February 24. Nine-year-old Christine Doughty (left) placed first on the vault, third on the bars and sixth overall as the est gymnast of the day in the eight and nne-year-old division. Nichole Wilson (right), who is seven years old, placed sixth in her floor routine in the six and seven-year-old girls' division. Nichole and Christine are members of the Oshawa Gemini Gym- nastic Club which sent 20 pre-competitive girls to the competition in Scar- borough. Seventy seven competitors from seven different teams took part in the meet. The Oshawa Gemini gymnasts placed second in team competition. Ken Ayukawa approached town council Feb. 23 with a proposal for a Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and recreational area on 272 acres of land east of Orono. The Japanese Canadian Cul- tural Centre is a non-profit organization which operates out of Don Mills. Membership to the Centre is open to the entire community. The proposed centre in the Town of Newcastle, said Mr. Ayukawa, will be open to all members and the public for its use. Family use and member- ship will be encouraged "as it is the belief of the Cultural Centre that a wider range of activities can best be achieved within the family context." The property the Centre has agreed to purchase fronts on the north side of Sommerville Road. It includes parts of Lots 17, 18 and 19 Concession 5 in the former township of Clarke. Mr. Ayukawa outlined the Cultural Centre's tentative plans for the area. Precise plans have not been formulat- ed pending a comprehensive inventory, topographical survey and discussions with appropriate authorities. A community centre of approximately 500 sq. ft. containing a general purpose room, dining, recreational and cultural facilities is proposed as the major building on the, site. Other buildings would include an open pavilion, Japanese tea house, Japanese oath bouse and accessory buildings for maintenance, storage and administration. An area of 20 acres would be allotted for camp sites. Cabins are being contemplated as well. Landscaping, orchards, reforestration, ponds for swimming and skating; a man-made lake for boating and fishing and athletic areas for tennis, golf and field sports are also part of the proposal. Propose Japanese Cultural Centre