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4 4 1- -~ .6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, Ianuary 1l, 1984 Mayor's 1984 Report (Continued fromn page i) THREE MIAJOR ISSUES life. Mayor Rickard called upon council to After thanking members of council consider three major issues in 1984. He and staff and the general public for thieir pointed out that the Town owns fifty participation in the past he said, that buildings and properties and are leasing together mnay we make this new year, two more to help house for ad- 1984, a banner year in our municipality, ministrative purposes. He called for a needs study of ahl the buildings to deter- RECEIVE AND ENDORSE mine what is needed and what may be Foilowing the Mayor's presentation a disposed. motion was submitted by Councs. In speakîn.g of the Bowmanviiie Town Hamre and Taylor that the report be Hall the Mayor said lie firmly believed received and endorsed. After some that it was impracticable to renovate and discussion of other views an amendment add to the building to house municipal presented by Counc. Cowman and Hub- offices. It was his opinion to use the pre- bard passed that the action portions of sent block where the court house and the presentation be submnitted to staff Police Station are iocated as a Town for a report asto implications, costs and Centre to be developed as need and tax impact on the municipality. The original levy arise and are availabie. motion also passed. He suggested that the present Counic. Hobbs questioned the visit of Bowmanville Town Hall be restored to the Newcastle Mayor from England and its original state and designated as the who was to pay for the visit. Mayor "Arts Cegntre" for theatricai arts, arts Rîckard said it was a plan of the Pro" and culture and other uses which may be vince of Ontario and that it would bc a complimentary to the building. cost to the Province with the exception The second major issue lie pointed to of minimal costs of a possible reception. was the need for a new Bowmanville Counic. Hubbard said there were other Arena. Here lie referred that the Town features that she wouid like to see added had agreed to bear twenty-five percent before and endorsation of the proposais of the cost. He said the challenge must submitted in the Mayor's presentation. be picked up byiînterested citizens and lie She suggested a "Citizen of the Year noted the need for fund-raising as had Award" as a possible implimentation in happened with the Fitness Centre, 1984 and said she may question the pro- Orono Arena and now underway with posai to rotate counicil liasion memibers. Memoriai Hospital for their expansion. Conce. Hubbard aiso stated there haci Thirdly, the Mayor pointed to the fact to be a strategy and foiiow-up of the that the Town was now celebrating its proposais and asked just what they tenth anniversary as weli as the bicenten- mnight be. niai for the Province of Ontario. He sug- Counc. Hamre compiimented the gests there would be, a number of pro- Mayor for lis report and said she had no jects commemorating the year and that problem with endorsing the report as counicil should give their support and in there stili had to be a lot of discussion on fact design a project of the-Ir own. He the individuai items. She further com- referred to, the Province of Ontario's in- plimented the Mayor for taking a tent in arranging to have Mayors from politicai stand on some of the issues lie England serving municipalities in that presented. country to visit namesakes in Ontario Counc. Cowman said she would have and that the Town of Newcastle was one difficuity in endlorsing tlie report now such municipality that couid be welcom- and then find ont some time down the ing tlie Mayor of Newcastle from road that som-e proposais were niot feasi- England. ble. She presented tlie amiendment to He also cailed upon council to do have staff report as to the implication of what they could to increase the the various proposais. understanding of counicil as to the Counc. Taylor said council liad con- operation witl tlie citizens of thie cepts from the presentation which al municipality. He spoke of thie enviable need definitive discussion and gave sup- record of public participation by port to the amiendiment. volunteers in every aspect of community WOODS, WATER AND WILDLIFE by Arlin Hacknian - Federation of Ontaro Naturaflsts As 1 watch the first reai snowstorm of the season swirl outside xny office in, Toronto, the thouglit that a "blanket" of snow wiil soon whiten the earth doesn't make me feel any warmner. But there are two sides to any blanket and it usually hap- pens that you and 1 end up on the cold side. Field mie on the other hand choose the warmer side, a snug world free from bitter winds and surprisingly weli- insuiated -- at least until so- meone like me comes along with a snow shovel and opens the door. In this miniature worid field mice - or, more accurately, meadow voles -- enjoy a carefree life throughf the winter, their tunnel net- works extending ail through suburban lawns and faim pastures. Once in a while the whole lattice work is exposed by a mid-winter thaw, ailow- ing uis to trace the pattern outlined by the ice that rims each tunnel. The insulation factor of snow which provides this safe shelter for voies, resuits from the six-sided shape of the snowflake. Take a look at your Christmas cards and you're sure to find a few ex- amples depicted. This shape holds the snowflakes apart, çreating tîny air pockets that keep the cold air on our sîde of the snow blanket from penetrating through to the other side. The effect cani be very dramatic. Scientists cite in- stances where the surface temrperature of snow reaches as low as fifty degrees beiow zero, while a mere two feet underneath, the temperature is only minus five degrees. Now that's not ikely to occur in Ontario very often, s0 don't rush off with a ther- mometer in hand. Just rest assured that a freezîng temperature above the snow will be milder beiow. Life beneath the snow lias other benefits for field mice. Snow makes it difficuit for foxes to smell their whereabouts. It aiso muffles sounds, making hard work for owis who depend on the mouse 's noise for guidance. Yes, with the possible excep- tiont of church mice, these creatures can produce quite a racket, though 1 can't say I've ever been bothered by it out-of-doors. More seriously, field mnice are not altogether safe in their winter playground. Shrews, which are even smrailer than mice, run them down- in their tunnels. Stili, with an abundant food supp- ly of grass, weeds, and tender-barked young tree trunks beneath the snow, it's not a bad life. The real -down side", as they say, is to be found skid- ding along the top of the sniow blanket into a Toronto rush hour. I'd better get started. Allan Lawrence's Ottawa report from Allan Lawrence, P.C., Q.C., M.P. (Durham - Nor- thumberland) Now that the holiday season is behind us and we are well into another winter -- a time when some of you are thinking of travel to exotic places -- 1 feit this might be an appropriate occasion to say something about a matter that is a littie different and completeiy non-politicai. I'm referring to your Canadian passport. You would be surprised to know how frequentiy my staff and 1 are contacted by people almost in a , partie about their difficuities, or even their inability to get a passport when they desperately need one. In most cases that can bce avoided with just a little advance thouglit and preparation. So, if you're planning a trip south this winter or a vacation next summer in another country where a passport is required, I'd strongly suggest that you check riglit now to make sure that you have a passport, and that it stili wiil be valid for the time of your trip. Particularly -- and I can't empliasize this enougli -- do not make any defmnite travel or accommodation reserva- tions, and certainiy don't lay out any money for your trip, until you do have a vaiid passport in hand. Nothing could be wàrse than having to cancel a trip and possibly los- ing your deposit, ail because your passport didn't arrive when you needed it. Actually, obtainîng a passport is quite simple for most Canadian citizens. You should remember that passports are no longer renlewable. They are good for five full years. After that you have to go through the com- piete process of applying for a new one. The first stage in gettîng a passport is to obtain an ap- plication form, which is availabie at any Post Office. Fil out the form as instructed __ it's not difficuit -- and make sure you have everything that is required -- inciuding your birth cer- tificate, or your proof of citizenship if you weren't borni in Canada, your photos, which must bie certified along ith the application by. a quaiified professional per- son, and $21 for the cost of the passport. When your application is completed, you can get your PassPort in either of two ways: The first way, which is by far the fastest and surest, and which 1 would recommend to any of you having regular ac- cess to Toronto, is to take your application to either of the two over-the-counter passport offices serving the Toronto area. One of these offices is right downtown, on the 1th floor of the Royal Trust Tower, one of the buildings in the Toronto- Dominion Centre, near Bay and King Streets. The oth.er over-the-counter office is 'in North York, on the ground floor of the Government of Canada Building at 4900 Yonge Street. That is one block north of Sheppard Avenue, and just a short distance north of the Highway 401 interchange for Yonge Street. Each of these Toronto of- fices is open weekdays from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They wili have your passport ready in three workîng days. But please remember that these offices oniy provide over-the- couniter service. The other way to appiy for your passport is by mail, and should only be used when you won't need the passport within a couple of months or so. You simpiy mail the com- pleted application, the re- quired certified photos and documents and your certified cheque or money order -- but no cash -- to the passport of- fice address given on the ap- plication form. With Our Postai service as it is, I'd recommend that you send the application by registered mail, and allow at least six weeks deiivery. Witli this ar- rangement, your passport wiil be mailed to you at your home address. 0f course, we ail know that emfergencies do happen, sucli as serious iliness or a death in the family, which require urgent travel. In sucli cases of genuine emergency, the office in the Toronto-Dominioni Centre can provide you with a passport in a mnatter of hours. You stili have tq make out a proper application; and they wiii want some propof of the emergency, such as l- ter or telegram, and wil ý'nt to see your valid airline ticket. I'd like to stress that, whichever way you apply for your passport, if you en- counter serious problems or some undue delay, cali my constituency office and we'li do ail we can to assîst you. You can telephone the consti- tuency office without long distance charges from anywhere in Durham- Northumberland. The number is listed under my name, Allan Lawrence, M.P., in your own locai telephone directory. Aquatios Mini-Session at the Newcastle Fitness Centre Red Cross Swimming Lessons for children and aduits will be available twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) for three weeks from January 24th to February 9th, 1984. This session is recommend- ed for people who have partially completed a level or wish f0 get a jump on the next regular session. REGISTRATION: January 16-2Oth, 1984 at Com- mnunity Services Department, 152 Church Street, Bowmanville. Mail in or drop off your registration form (during registration only> and a cheque or money order payable to the Town of Newcastle. (Forms are available at Community Services office or the Centre> CLASS Parent & Tot (6 mon. to 3 yrs.) Pre-School (3 & 4 yrs.> Pre-School (3 & 4 yrs.> Yellow Orange Red Maroon Maroon Blue Green Grey White Aduit Learn to Swim Adult Stroke Improvement Semi-Private Bronze Cross COST TIME (TUES & THURS) $1 5.00 $1250 $12.50 $12.50 $12.50 $12.50 $1 4.00 $14.00 $ 14.00 $1 4.00 $1400 $14.00 $12.50 $12.50 $30.00, CODE NUMBER' 6:30 - 7:10 p.m. MW1010121 5:00 - 5:40 p.m. MW1020121 6:30 7:10 p.m 5:00- 5:40 p.m 5:45 - 6:25 p.mn 5:45 - 6:25 p.m. 4:30 - 5:25 p.m. 6:30 - 7:25 p.m. 5:30 - 6:25 p. m. 5:30 - 6:25- p.m. 6:30 - 7:25 p.m 4:30 - 5:25 p.m 7:30 - 8:2 5 p.m 7:30 - 8:25 p.m YOU WILL BE PHONED MvW1020122 MW1030121 MW1040121 MW1 050121 MW1060121 MW10601 22 MW1070121, MW1080121 MW1090121 MW1 100121 MW1010 122 MW10201 23 Crash Course $1500 + Exam Fee Mondays 8 - 10 p.m. and WVednesdays 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. (January 24 to February 8, 1984) MVV1140111 (Must have Bronze Medallion, Sr. Rlesuscitation and be 14 years old.) For further inform-Tation cail the Fitness Centre at 623-3392 ext. 61. Also, watch the papers for in- formation on our next fifteen week programme starting February 13, 1984. Date of Publication: January 11. 1984 File No. A0252 A Blanket 0f *Sn1ow