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es Sweep the Nation : ■ the biggest ever. ■; And for Allan Lawrence, the mar- gin of victory was equally large. The incumbent entered his fifth term in m ' li Ottawa by winning each of the rid- ing's 210 polls. "You people won every poll in the riding," a jubilant Mr. Lawrence said last night during Progressive pMjb? -- Conservative victory celebrations held in the Legion Hall at Port / ■> Hope. "I don't think that's ever . ' happened before." he added. Allan Lawrence coasted to victory along with 210 other Progressive Conservatives across the country, following yesterday's federal election. election. Mr. Lawrence won all 210 polls in the Durham-Northumberland riding, leading runner-up Liberal Darce Campbell by more than 16,000 votes. Al Lawrence Wins All 210 Polls For federal Tories, who captured 211 seats in Canada's House of Commons Commons yesterday, the landslide was Mr. Lawrence outpaced his opposition opposition by almost a three-to-one margin. He received 25,558 votes, compared to 8,911 for his nearest rival, Darce Campbell, the Liberal candidate. Running third was the New Democratic Party's standard- bearer, Roy Grierson with 7,919. Brian Flynn, of the Rhinoceros Party, received 356 votes, while Gordon Page, of the Libertarian Party had 213 ballots cast in his favor. Just under 78 per cent of all eligible eligible voters cast their ballots yesterday yesterday -- a slight increase over the number of eligible voters who participated participated in the 1980 federal election election here. But in spite of the Progressive Conservative landslide in Durham Northumberland and across Canada, Canada, Mr. Lawrence cautioned his supporters against becoming complacent. complacent. In fact, he urged them to hold the new government to its promises. Although he called the scope of the victory "awesome" and said it restores his faith in the Canadian public, he also indicated that the win carries a heavy responsibility. "I think that imposes a responsibility responsibility on us all to make sure democracy democracy is really going to be served over the next four years," he said. He warned that those four years would be tough ones. "There's an enormous job to be done." But he added that the electorate must help to see the objectives of the government government are achieved. "The job is yours as well as mine to make sure we get this country back on the rails again," he told a crowd of several hundred suppor- Turn to Page 2 A 'A. • I / ' i ! Jf i V C;:- :/ Issue 36 ' "*$/ 26 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1984 130th Year 300 Pigs Burned in Sunday Barn Fire Residents Oppose Houses Newcastle Village residents will have another chance to state their reasons for opposing a King St. West townhous.e project when council meets next week. Dian McCurdy, a resident who would live next to the buildings, told members of the town's general purpose committee Tuesday that they feel townhouses would result in a loss of privacy and lower property property values for nearby single family dwellings. Bowman ville Woman Drowns Tuesday Night A 51-year-old Bowmanville area woman died Tuesday night after she fell into a pond at her home on, the Sixth Concession. Durham Regional Police said the woman had apparently been raking gravel alongside the pond when she fell in the water and drowned. She has been identified as Helen Anne Doless, of R.R. 4 Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Police said the victim was found floating in the pond at the rear of her residence by her husband and a friend. She was taken by ambulance ambulance to Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, where she was pronounced pronounced dead. The accident occurred at approximately approximately 6:30 on Tuesday, September September 4. In addition, they fear that it's unsafe unsafe to have an entrance to Highway Two at this location because the entrance entrance for the new dwellings would be just below the brow of a hill. "The safety situation has not improved improved at all," said Mrs. McCurdy. She and her husband, Doug, are among nine homeowners who object object to the building of four town- houses and two single-family residences residences at this location. They also fear that additional townhouses may follow the four which will be built if a rezoning approved by town council is allowed. "Who can guarantee us that directly behind me there will not be a row of town- houses," she said. Residents, however, are not opposed opposed to having three single-family dwellings located here. The group is willing to see the matter resolved at the Ontario Municipal Board if the Town of Newcastle insists on proceeding with the rezoning of land to permit the dwellings. Elected officials voted to refer the comments to town staff for a report report to next week's council meeting. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard noted that the move is especially important because councillors were told that not everyone in opposition opposition to the project has had a chance to speak at the most recent committee meeting. Newcastle firefighters saved a large hog barn, a silo, and several hundred swine during a weekend fire at the Jaspers-Fayer Farm, Lot 4, Concession 3, Darlington. But the loss of a second building which contained 300 young pigs was estimated at $128,000. Newcastle Fire Chief Jim Aldridge Aldridge said the pigs which died in the fire were housed in the older of two barns located on the Jaspers- Fayer property. The oldest barn was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters firefighters arrived at approximately 6:30 Sunday morning. Approximately 24 firefighters from Station One (Bowmanville), (Bowmanville), Station Two (Newcastle) and Station Three (Orono) fought the blaze. Personnel were on the scene until 6:30 Sunday evening. Chief Aldridge said the firemen managed to halt the spread of flames between the old and new barns. Then they were able to extinguish extinguish a blaze which was burning in the attic above the new hog barn, while protecting it from further damage caused by flames from the connected building. j The cause of the fire is undeter-. (/> ■ i è ' mined. New Stoplight For Division St. Bowmanvillé will be getting a new set of traffic signals atthe corner of Division St. and King St., as a result, of action taken by town council last week. Council has agreed to proceed with the installation of lights at this intersection at a cost of approximately approximately $35,000. Elected officials learned in a report report from the town's public works department that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Communications has agreed to contribute up to $45,000 towards the project. Studies have confirmed that the amount of traffic at the site warrants warrants the installation of traffic signals. signals. « , CAN-AM AT MOSPORT - Race enthusiasts will be flocking to Mosport this weekend for the last big race of the season. The Budweiser Can-Am rolls this weekend with practice and time trials on Friday and Saturday, with the main event scheduled for Sunday at 2:00 p.m. 10 CENTS MORE THIS WEEK - Just a short reminder reminder that the single copy price of the Statesman goes to 35 cents this week. Half of the ten cent increase will be passed on to the carriers and dealers who distribute the Statesman each week, while the other half will help us offset increased costs for imported equipment and supplies. Unfortunately, there are no Canadian suppliers for some of the equipment we use in our operation. WHAT A WEEK - This week proved to be a true test for our employees and machinery. A Monday holiday complicates our operation a bit, but a federal federal election on the following Tuesday really screws up the works. It's midnight now and our giant Goss newspaper press is still running. As usual our whole gang came through in flying colors, colors, working extra hours to get the papers together. However, our machinery didn't shine as brightly, with one processor breaking down early Tuesday. It certainly was peculiar to see our darkroom technicians technicians using hair dryers on the full page negatives. negatives. With any kind of luck everything will be back to normal next week. SCOUT REGISTRATION - Beavers, Cubs and Scouts in the West Durham District will be registering members during the next two weeks. For more information information about registration, please see their advertisement advertisement in the Coming Events section of the Statesman. Statesman. INVITED TO SEE POPE - Bowmanville resident Gil Parenteau received quite an honor this week. Gil received a personal invitation from Emmett Cardinal Cardinal Carter, Archbishop of Toronto, to attend the Papal ceremony in Midland on September 15th. This is the only such invitation we've heard of in the area. TOY LIBRARY RE-OPENS - The Children's Toy Library will be re-opening next Tuesday, September September 11th at 9:30 a.m. The library is located upstairs upstairs in Trinity United Church. More information about the library can be obtained by phoning 623- 1204. PICTURES IN THIS WEEK - Last week, we were invited to tour the Spruce Falls Paper Mill in Kapus- kasing, plus take in a little pickerel fishing on the way. In our rush to catch our flight, we forgot to include some pictures in last week's issue. It was somewhere between Timmins and North Bay that we remembered, unfortunately too late for the paper. We made sure that they arc in this week's edition. As they say, better late than never! BLUE WAVE HITS CANADA - To say that Brian Mulroney and his troops won yesterday's election would be the euphemism of the week. This is being written at 12:30, Wednesday morning as the Progressive Conservatives close in on 200 of the 282 scats in the House of Commons. Congratulations to incumbent Allan Lawrence and our condolences to Liberal Darce Campbell and New Democrat Roy Grierson. All three candidates worked very hard during the summer months in their campaigns. FAIR STARTS THIS WEEK - All the festivities of Orono's annual fair will get underway Thursday, September 6th and run until Sunday, September 9th. Many events are planned including a demolition demolition derby, auctions, and of course, the crowning of the fair queen. See the story and advertisement in this issue for more details. Approximately 300 young pigs perished in a fire at the Jaspers-Fayer farm, R.R. 4 Bowmanville, Sunday Sunday morning. The blaze broke out at 6:30 a.m. and firefighters were on the scene until Sunday evening. Total losses have, been estimated at $128,000. F armers Feel By-law is Restrictive The Durham Region Federation of Agriculture has asked the municipality municipality to lift restrictions which would govern the location of farm buildings in the town's new zoning by-law. At a committee meeting Tuesday, Neil Allin, second vice president of the Federation, told councillors that farmers object to a regulation which would forbid new farm buildings buildings within 1,000 feet of residential lots. The Federation fears this regulation regulation would strangle existing farms which wished to expand their operation. operation. Mr. Allin said his group finds the proposal impractical and he added that it would interfere with established established farmers as they upgrade their property and generally attempt attempt to improve their business. "We do feel that 1,000 feet is too rigid and in too many cases is not practical," said Mr. Allin. The minimum distance between farm buildings and adjoining homes not related to the farming operation was originally placed in the zoning by-law to ensure that residential residential and agricultural land uses do not conflict. Planning Director Terry Edwards noted that farmers could apply to the Committee of Adjustment and obtain exemptions from the proposed proposed rule contained in the zoning by-law. He added that the proposal would only govern new agricultural buildings and not structures added to existing barns or sheds. But the spokesman for the Durham Region Federation of Agriculture Agriculture told the committee he would'prefer to see the exemption lifted. Councillors agreed with the request request and have altered the by-law so that there is no minimum dis- Turn to Page 11 Cabbage Patch Birthday Party Held at Museum The popularity of Cabbage Patch dolls was evident member Lorraine Christian, volunteer Muriel Mann, on Saturday at the Museum when a birthday party Curator Marion Vienot, Laurie MacQuame and was held for them and many of the 80 youngsters even Sherol Schamcrhorn, the summer students who brought gifts. Those in charge of the afternoon return to university this week, program included Board Chairman Sue Laing, board