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f Reaci„. --. o # iws at uarungton : 1 /" 'I ,:»>■ ■ i vZ f;v V'.Z' r • JY JZ | -J# 10 • :>1 ( :4 ? -Ti ZV: B é | r r_. i I y ît;', "A- I I 11IHI -1L-E..E. %V Elected officials may consider placing a bid on the Pine Ridge Training School this month when the government of Ontario calls for public tenders on the sale of the 106-acre property. Town council has agreed to tour the site on Thursday, September 15, a date set aside for prospective buyers to visit the school. Co.uflcil arrived at this decision after discussing the training school briefly? during a closed-door meeting meeting çn jMonday. In a [letter to Newcastle council, Ontario's Ministry of Government §erviqes stated that prospective purchasers have until 3:00 p.m. Monday, September 19, to submit their bids. After the meeting, Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard confirmed that the town may be interested in placing a bid and added that council council will tour the site. He added that any decision on the subject would have to be made soon. Mayor Rickard noted that the Town of Newcastle's recreation master plan has shown that the Pine Ridge facility may fit into the town's plans. The mayor cited playing playing fields and an arena site as two possible uses for the property. The Newcastle Mayor said the proximity of the Canadian Pacific railway line also could be an important important factor in the Town of Newcastle's Newcastle's future. The GO Transit system could come as far as Bowmanville along the CPR right-of-way, said Mayor Rickard, although he agreed that such a suggestion represents a long-range dream. In a letter to town council Monday, Monday, Ontario's ministry of government government services noted that a number of inquiries were received concerning concerning the purchase of the school fol- ■ ■ y„ r!/ / ./X-, - Z-, a ! I I'v) z z j\'\ Mi,"' v. 1 - />! M :M - v" " iff}/ t. y i . v ! ,V- -y ..-ï $ S&,. 1 Æ '•Is»/ Zx \ s dr m 1 s ;• Ül . O' W I I 1 111 rp 6$ d É (f. M o • 1 ri isis Fi » ■ -y-- JaL "Mr" lowing the recent public tender on May 26, of this year. However, some of these organizations organizations were unwilling to submit tenders tenders on the basis of current zoning, the official plan, and the uncertainty uncertainty of the Municipality's acceptance acceptance ofthe future use of the shcool. "It is our understanding that a clearer position is available from the municipality on potential use, however, we must point out that the property is being sold on an as is basis," said the a representative of the ministry in a letter considered at a meeting of council Monday. ^ s Iwf Issue 37 60 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1983 25° Copy 129th Year *140,000 in OHAP Funds Will Spur Development In Southwest Corner The first of the major components to Darlington's nuclear generating station arrived by barge from Montreal last week. The 600 tonne reactor assembly shown here was manufactured by Dominion Bridge-Sulzer and is worth $12 million. It represents the first of four reactor cores to be arriving at Darlington's harbor. The first two assemblies will be built by Dominion Bridge-Sulzer, while the remaining two will be manufactured manufactured by Versatile - Vickers. The assembly will not be installed inside a reactor building until next year and will be stored on the site throughout the winter. Here, workmen prepare to unload the cargo from the barge by means of steel tracks. Problem on Tombstone A Newcastle résident Who ob jected to restrictions contained in the Town of Newcastle's cemetery by-law has now agreed that his dispute dispute with the town was a misunderstanding. misunderstanding. "I feel the town is correct in its stand," said Lloyd Stephenson. His remarks followed a meeting with the town's community services staff in which the problem was ironed out. Last week, Mr. Stephenson told elected officials attending a meeting meeting of the general purpose committee committee that the cemetery stone purchased purchased for his family plot had been ordered removed by the Town of Newcastle. He had been advised the marker was removed because it had a base which exceeded the municipality's requirements by four inches. He objected to this request and asked for some flexibility from the town. Mr. Stephenson said that after discussing the problem with town staff he can understand why size limits are needed. Staff advised him that markers must sometimes be moved in order to accommodate mechanical equipment used for digging graves. By limiting the sizes of stones, the municipality can ensure ensure that it is always possible to move the markers. Joe Caruana, deputy director of the town's Community Services Department, Department, confirmed this week that the size regulations were put in place due to this requirement. He agreed that the town might not have much difficulty moving tombstones a few inches larger Turn to Page 2 Additional funds from the Province Province of Ontario's OHAP program should spur development in southwest southwest Bowmanville. Newcastle council learned Monday Monday that an additional $140,000 in OHAP (Ontario Housing Action Program) dollars are being made available to build a trunk sanitary sewer south of Baseline Rd. The added funding was announced announced in a letter to town council Monday from Regional Chairman Gary Herrema. Council agreed to accept the money. Director of Public Works Ron Dupuis, told elected officials that the cost of the total project is $360,000. Planning Director Terry Edwards estimates that the underground services would accommodate approximately approximately 374 housing units which have received approval in the area. In addition, the project would eliminate the problem of sewer back-üps in homes in the area of Hunt St. and would also ,serve a proposed shopping plaza Manned for the corner of Waverley Rd. and Base Line Rd. Councillor Marie Hubbard said that while she is willing to accept the OHAP funds, she is concerned about the fact that development in Bowmanville's downtown core is being held up for lack of proper sewer systems. 1 "What are we going to do about sanitary sewers in the central core of Bowmanville?" she asked. She told council: "I have a lot of difficulty difficulty with these higgeley-piggeley pipes going here and there." The Baseline project does represent represent the lower portion of a trunk sewer line which will eventually extend up the Bowmanville Creek valley to serve downtown Bowman- MOOSE -- In this week's Starkville news, there's an unusual item about a father and daughter, Ron ând Jody Farrow who recently won the world's moose calling contest in two separate categories. The competition competition took place in Toronto and was sponsored by Molson's. Congratulations, there's just no end to the talents of area folks. OKTOBERFEST -- Newcastle Village and District Chamber of Commerce is ready for its Oktoberfest function this Saturday. Check their advertisement in this edition for more details. REUNION -- This Saturday, Sept. 17, there will be a reunion of the Champion 1958 Newcastle OBA Juvenile 'C' Merchants, starting at 6:30 p.m. at Legion Branch 178 headquarters. This should be quite a get-together. TERRY FOX RUN -- Andy Sutch Senior advises that he already has $1,250 in sponsorships lined up for his Terry Fox marathon walk on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 9 a.m. on Highway 115. He's hoping to reach $2,000. Call 983-5839 or in Bowmanville call Jack Lander who will be walking and has more than $225 in sponsorships. sponsorships. His phone is 623-5774. IIANDI TRANSIT --A special trial run on Saturdays will be held for Handi Transit service to this area during September and October to determine if there is a need. Anyone temporarily or permanently disabled disabled who would be interested in using this service should call 571-1252, Doug Manual to make arrangements. arrangements. Up until now, the Handi Transit service has been operating from Monday to Friday. PORT HOPE FAIR -- This weekend, the fall fair scene switches to Port Hope where their agricultural agricultural society has another exciting event lined up, with loads of attractions. REGISTRATION -- Next Monday, Sept. 19th is registration registration time for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Adventurers Adventurers at the Salvation Army from 6:30 to 8 p.m. ART SHOW -- This weekend, the Visual Arts Centre is holding a juried Art Show starting Friday at 7 p.m. and continuing from 1 to 9 on Saturday and 12 to 4 on Sunday. More than 100 entries have been received and 51 of these have been chosen for the show. The judge will be the Acting Chairman of Fine Arts, Toronto. Next week, the VAC will be staging its Open House and registration for fall courses. FARM TRIP -- St. Paul's United Church families have an interesting outing planned following the morning service on Sept. 25th. They'll have lunch, then board buses and tour several area farms to give old and young an opportunity to see what life is like in the rural area. $ K LEGION WEEK -- Branch 178, Bowmanville Royal Canadian Legion is observing Legion Week Sept. 18 to 24 with special events planned. Monday evening, Sept, 19 will be Pub Night in the main hall and Friday, Friday, Sept. 23 there will be a dance in the downstairs lounge and the lounge will be open to guests who must be signed in, according to LLBO regulations. Visitors will also be interested in seeing the progress progress that has been made on the main hall extension. 75TII ANNIVERSARY -- Don't forget the General Motors 75th anniversaty celebrations in Oshawa next week. See their advertisement for tour details. C OF C GOLF -- We could not close off this column without reminding golfers and hackers that next Wednesday is the Chamber of Commerce big golf tournament at Bowmanville Country Club. Tickets available from the Toronto Dominion Bank or Joe Mcllroy. ville. But the trunk sanitary sewer along the Bowmanville Creek valley valley has yet to be built. This system, which would cost an estimated $3/4 million, is not in the town's five- year capital forecast, Councillor Hubbard said. In reply to a question from Councillor Councillor Ann Cowman, Works Director Ron Dupuis, said he understands that the developers of a proposed shopping plaza in the vicinity of Baseline Rd. and Waverley Rd. would be required to contribute to this sewer if their project were given the go-ahead., Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard said Monday that he believes the project could go ahead this year. He added that he has argued in favor or re-instating OHAP funds for Bowmanville projects ever since some services to be built through OHAP were cancelled due to : higher-than-expected costs at the Bowmanville Sewage Treatment Plant. gnments For Both Local Parliamentarians Federal and provincial politicians politicians serving the Town of Newcastle Newcastle have both been given new appointments appointments this fall. Durham-Northumberland MP Allan Lawrence has been named justice critic in the shadow cabinet of Conservative leader Brian Mul- roney. And at the provincial level, Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz has been named parliamentary assistant assistant to solicitor-general George Taylor. Mr. Cureatz, who is the former deputy speaker in the Ontario Ontario Legislature, takes on his new job September 12. The appointment of Allan Lawrence Lawrence as justice critic was made last Wednesday, September 7, by the federal Conservative leader. Mr. Lawrence, former solicitor general in the Joe Clark government, government, is also a former member of the Ontario Cabinet. He said better treatment for victims of crime will continue to be one of his priorities. Provincial Family Bowling Champs On Saturday, Sept. 3rd, Wendy and Kevin Maynard of Bowmanville became the provincial Family Twosome bowling champions at Plantation Plantation Lanes in Toronto. Earlier, they had won the competition at Liberty Bowl and the district finals at Whitby. In Toronto, there were 21 teams entered in the bantam class in which they competed. Carrie and Brian Smith lost out in the junior division provincial finals and Sandra and Denton Grant were eliminated in the senior category at district finals in Whitby. Tickets Go on Sale Friday F or Buddy Rich Concert Although tickets don't go on sale until Friday, fans are already lining up for admission to the upcoming Buddy Rich concert sponsored by the Bowmanville Rotary Club. Charles Clarke, co-ordinator of special events for the Bowmanville Rotary Club, said Monday that he has already received numerous requests requests for tickets to the November 10 engagement. Seating will be limited to 650, the capacity of the auditorium. One would-be buyer requested 100 tickets, Mr. Clarke recalls. However, However, no tickets have been distributed distributed as yet because they do not go on sale until the end ofthe week. Mr. Clarke noted that they will be available from any Rotary Club member, from Bowmanville Audio Vision or at Bowmanville High School, where the concert will be held. A piano for the concert has been donated by Mall Music, in Oshawa, and by Yamaha. «3K East Beach Residents Start Massive Clean-up Project A massive clean-up project got underway at Bowmanville's Bowmanville's East Beach last weekend with members of the recently formed Improvement Association doing the work. Here, Mrs, Wright, Mrs, Brown, Kim Aide and daughter Amanda do their hit to return the area to an attractive area for residents and tourists. Other photos inside.