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Life-lne Anniversary by Gord Mills Orono Homes spotlighted in House Tour 1990 helping "Big Sister" The Oshawa and District Real Estate Board (ODREB) is sponsor- ing the House Tour 1990 for Big Sisters. There are seven magnificent homes (not for sale) on the tour, and three of the homes are located in Orono. The first, Guy Gamsby House, 1850, is a two storey frame home in the late Georgian style. It has a symmetrical facade and retains its original clapboard. The present owners have saved this home from its abandoned tenement state; and run the "Old Tyme Feeling" coun- try store from their home. The second Orono home on the tour, is an 1876 Victorian home nestled on one acre of rolling lawn. It has original pine floors, trim and windows. This house still retains its charm and beauty from days gone by. The Coach House has been con- verted into a unique and interesting antique and collectibles shop, Fair- winds Antiques. The original 'gingerbread' trim and eleven gables make this house attractively unique. The other Orpno home on the tour is Meadowview Farm, 1885. This Dutch Colonial home has been a working Horse Farm for two generations of the Reid family. The interior of the home is done in dif- ferent shades of green, a popular colour in the time the house was built. A unique feature of the home is the red clay field tile used as bricks for the walls, which were thèn stuccoed. During restoration, the home was insulated and sided to its present state. The tour takes place on Saturday, September 22, 1990; with homes open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 each, and all money raised goes towards Big Sisters. There are a variety of housing styles on the tour; from century homes to recently built residences. (Contmued to page 2) Pictured above: Norman Lewis, Lifeline is a personal emergency representative of the Bowmanvillc response system which helps people Lioness Club, R. E. Elston, presi- to live independently. ln an dent of the Board, Mary vanDusan, emergency, a person May be unable manager of the program and Lions' to use the telephone to get help, but Club representative, Don Marsden. by pressing the personal help button Bowmanville Memorial Hospita the signal will ring into Bowman hosted the 2nd Anniversary Lifeline ville Hospital any time of the day or volunteer tea at the Lions Club last night. In turn, the hospital will alert Friday. About 50 people gathered a previously arranged volunteer, to celebrate the second anniversary who will go the home of the person of the Lifeline program in the calling for help. Bowmanville Hospital area. (Continued pagency General Motors of Canada are undertaking a 64 acre nature park on their lands in the south-east cor- ner of Oshawa, a project which is expected to take from three to five years to complete. Jim Richards of Orono, a noted naturalist, has been appointed the Environmental Land Management Co-ordinator under whose direction the project is being planned and ID 4 .35c. a copy Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, September 19, 1990 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Opinions wide and varied with unveiling of Waterfront draft plan At a public meeting of the General Purpose committee meeting on Monday the consultants for the Bowmanville Waterfront study presented their draft Secon- dary Plan of the Port Darlington harbour area. It was received by mixed reaction and comment from total rejection by the former Mayor, John Winters, to total approval by most of the major developers with land in the area. It was pointed out that the plan was but a concept at this time in draft form and would obtain fur- ther review by the Town's Planning department following comments from the public and from other in- terests. It would appear that the final draft is some time into the future. In the presentation the present marina, wetlands and valley lands are to remain and in the case of the wetlands to be protected through a rezoning. Low and medium residential den- sity is to be allowed back from the lakefront east from the harbour to Bennett Road. The area of land for Regional purpose is being retained as at the present. A major development for the lakefront area other than the pro- posed residential is a hotel, conve- nience area and a lakefront marina built on a spot of land to be developed into the lake. A shoreline strip is also being proposed to run the length of the plan for walkway and bike path. Collector roads are shown on the plan which remain as present along with a new proposed connection with a new cloverleaf at Lamb's Happenings ... DISASTER EXERCISE The Newcastle Health Care, wishes to notify the public that they will be holding a Disaster Exercise on September 20th at 7:00 p.m. at their residence on King Street W. in Newcastle. This exercise is to practice escape procedures in case of fire. So as not to alarm the public we are hereby notifying you that any alarms heard on the above date and time will be that of the drill. CLARKE MUSEUM BUS TRIP There are still a few seats left for the .bus trip to the Village of St. Jacobs and Doon Heritage Village. Seats are $30 per person and are going fast for the trip for Friday, September 28th. Call or visit the Museum for complete details of the itinerary and to reserve your place on the bus, phone (416) 983-9243. PINE RIDGE KINETTES HOLD YOUTH DANCES The Great Pine Ridge Kinettes are again holding their Youth Dances. The first is on September 28th. Please note we hae a new location this year at the Orono Town Hall. The dance is for students in Grades 6, 7, and 8. Admission is $3.00 and the dance wiii run from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Refreshments are available. The Disc Jockey will be Randy Cowan. Road. It was pointed out that it was a long-term plan for the area from the West Beach Road to Bennett Road on the east and bordered on the north by the CNR rail line. Counc. Hamre stated there was to be no final decision on Monday. She also said that many had called for a total lakefront area report but that at the present time funds for such a study was not available but had been applied for by the Town of Newcastle. Former Mayor John Winters was first to denounce the plan which he said lacked all objectivety. He spoke of the cost of services for road, water, sewers. He said everything that was there was going to be moved away. Speaking of the plans of a new marina he said it was not for the general public but for those that could afford to pay. Winters wanted to know why more land was being brought into residential development when at the present time Frank Wu had said the Town had ýmore than enough residentially zoned land . . . 7000 lots. In speaking of costs he said the public would foot the bill. Gordon White speaking on behalf of the Port Darlington Community committee said they agreed with the concept of the report but said the studied area did not take in all the area at the lakefront and that the western por- tion of the west beach area had been left out. He also noted the lakefront marina and stated that sometime in the future, a marina could well be placed, by opening the used quarry (Continued page 3) Jim Richards developed. The 64 acres dedicated for the nature park runs south from the new administrative building on Col. Sam Drive in east Oshawa to the lakefront, the Second Marsh on the west and the Darlington Provincial Park on the east. A small portion of the lakefront is to be developed as parkland by the City of Oshawa. Jim Richards states the project is a commendable one on the part of GM and that he is proud to be associated with the company and the project. "It is an extension of my life", he said ."GM created the job for this single project."' Richards states it's all about wild' flowers, trees, shrubs, birds and wildlife to take over from what was three years ago farm land. Some initial planning has been completed and within the last few weeks some 1000 metres of walkways have been installed. Preparations are being made for further walkways which will reach out to all sectors of the 64 acres. Richards speaks of a possible 280 varieties of wild flowers and trees and shrubs of various varieties which will grow on the site. He said there will be open meadows and prairie grass lands along with some wetlands which already exist on the property which three years ago was farm land. The co-ordinator of the project envisions a very passive area which will also serve as an outdoor nature classroom. Richards is enthusiastic over some of the proposals in which he hopes to interest individuals and groups as well as developers who move their operations into the area. He points to the often waste of trees and shrubs in areas where development is to take place. "I hope to interest these people to assist by saving these trees and (Continued to page 2) Gord's View Coping with a new career Last week, I was summoned along with 74 other men and women, to Queen's Park. We were there as new members of the next Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Most of us had never met before, and we were glad of name tags in order to avoid the embarrassment of not knowing each other's name. We mingled together in a large room, speaking about our respec- tive election experiences. It all was rather reminiscent of going to high school or college, on the first day. During the day I had the oppor- tunity to wander through the Legislative Chamber. 1 have watch- ed the daily parliamentary debate, many times on television. Never- theless, watching and being a part of the proceedings, are poles apart. As I stood looking at the Speaker's Chair I was in awe, thinking of the days that are ahead, and of the events that will unfold. In a quiet moment of silence, while standing there, I thought of the tremendous responsibility thrust upon me, by almost 11,000 people. Earlier words from Bob Rae raced through my mind. "We must never let the peo- ple of Ontario down, because they have chosen us to represent them. Each of us has a duty, not only to ourselves, but to everyone, to let our light shine out in honesty and trust."Brave new ideals to wrestle with at a time when politicians are grouped together as being largely dishonest. My first day at Queen's Park was one that I will always remember. The trust and support of many peo- ple who have placed me there for their sakes, is not taken lightly. I take consolation from the words of the Premier Elect of Ontario, Bob Rae, who told me, "You will make mistakes, we all do, but if you are honest in everything you do, the people will forgive you." I look forward to serving everyone in the days ahead. General Motors developing 64 acre nature area ai new office complex