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( i Free I e Prevention Week fjs; -, BOHnANVILLE LIBRARY /M y,'*: n .mm ■ n 'A-xî , llTIHE DRAW 653731 (XDIl^DOiiviS i /-. ÜË ■ W ;F WlfiJMjJ »? i%î te Œ 1 i/ I ¥/ mss 4** -./-.I : Town of Newcastle firefighters are welcoming the public to inspect facilities and equipment at Station One in Bowmanville during the annual Fire Prevention Week. Everyone visiting the fire hall will have a chance to win some household fire prevention equipment shown here by Fire Prevention Officer Howard Davey. This year, for Jipyi the first time, the prizes have been donated by local businesses. They include smoke detectors, a fire extinguisher, emergency light, and a calculator calculator which will be offered as a prize for the children's draw. The fire hall will be open daily, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 2.000 Students Affected A teachers' strike would close regular Durham College courses for 2,800 students, but most night school programs would continue and students could make up for lost classes once the instructors returned returned to work. While the college is taking steps to inform the public of actions to be taken if a strike occurs, administrators administrators are hoping that one can be avoided. "Durham College Administration is hopeful that both the Academic Union and the Council of Regents will resolve a new contract to avert v a-sys-tem-wide strike," the college "' said in a statement released during a press conference Tuesday. "We'll hope for the best but we're preparing for the worst," said Durham College President Mel Garland. Garland. Negotiations are continuing this Thursday, however the teachers voted 78 per cent in favor of strike action if talks fail. Wednesday, October October 17, has been set as a possible date for the beginning of a strike. If teachers intend to leave their work on October 17, they must give the community colleges five days' warning. That means Durham College College and other Ontario community colleges should know by Friday if academic staff will strike next week. Town Now Included in Regional Chain of Office The Town of Newcastle will no longer be the "missing link" in the chain of office worn by the chairman chairman of the Durham Region. In a memo to council on Tuesday, Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard explained that when Durham was founded, the chain of office for the Region's top civic official was created. It included discs or medallions bearing the crests of many municipalities within Durham. At that time, the town did not have an official crest and was not represented on the chain of office. Mayor Rickard advised council that the town's municipal crest is now included on a disc in the regional regional chain of office. The ornament was prepared by the same firm which prepared Newcastle's Newcastle's municipal crest. The cost of the project was $209.93. Half that amount was paid by the Durham Region Chairman's office, with the remainder furnished by the Town of Newcastle. Mr. Garland stated at this week's news conference that although post-secondary classes will be postponed, postponed, computer labs, technical labs, and computer aided instruction instruction facilities will be available. Student Student services facilities will also operate. operate. Support staff will continue to report report to work, and part time and sessional sessional teachers will be expected to continue their duties. The 75 per cent of night school classes not taught by Durham College College day teachers will remain in operation. operation. Adult training student!;; will be asked to report each day for usual classes. Mr. Garland added that various (ways of making up for missed in- Istruction wiljl be investigated: One option would be to extend classes into May and June. Another possibility possibility is to offer classes in the winter break. The president said he has met with students to explain the college's college's plans for a strike. He said the student body feels some frustration. frustration. Some students also feel they are caught in the middle of the dispute. dispute. "I think there's a very deep concern, as there should be." A strike by teaching staff would be the first strike by instructional personnel in the history of Durham College. The only other work stoppage stoppage in the 17 year history of the college occurred during a brief strike by support staff in the late 1970s. MURAL CEREMONIES - The Visual Arts Centre of Newcastle will be holding opening ceremonies next Tuesday for the Bi-Centennial Mural that is to be presented to the Bowmanville Public Library. Scheduled events for the opening include entertainer entertainer Eric Nagler, a slide show, and a visit from the provincial Town Crier. The program will start at 1:30 p.m. at the Centre. wSià I* WEEK HONORS V.O.N. - Area municipalities will be honoring the Victorian Order of Nurses during the week of October 29th to November 2nd. Newcastle Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard will be proclaiming the week on October 19th at 11:00 a.m. at the Town Hall. Costs of welfare assistance paid to Durham Region residents are on the rise. A report in today's regional council council agenda shows that August welfare welfare costs are higher than elected officials expected when they set last year's budget. Finance Commissioner Jack Gartley said in a report to regional council that general welfare expenditures expenditures for August of 1984 exceeded the budget by $81,253 or eight per cent. During August, the Durham Region Region paid out just over one million dollars in welfare assistance. However, However, much of that amount is funded by the Province of Ontario through subsidies. Councillor Diane Hamre, chairman chairman of the Durham Region's Social Services Committee, said there is no apparent reason for the increase in the welfare caseload. Traditionally, welfare rolls decline decline as more work becomes available available during the summer. "One of the things we've noticed is that the usual summer drop-off did not occur to the same degree," the social social services chairman said. She added that the trend will be closely monitored during the remainder remainder of 1984. While the August welfare expen- diture was approximately eight per v 1 ■ V ' Y' cent over budget, the year's total welfare costs as of August 31 are only 1.09 per cent above budget projections. projections. That represents a net cost to the Durham Region of about $24,000. No change in the trend is expected expected in the rest of the months of the year. "A continuing over expenditure expenditure during the remaining months of the year appears to be very likely," Mr. Gartley said in a report prepared for the information information of regional councillors. Between January 1 and August31, the Durham Region had paid $9,686,783 for general welfare expenditures. expenditures. i M -I . vvLV V ijj; / 623-3303 35 c Per Copy Vj. ' / z . ■, . \ x i:Y f.| ïMlMlrv "\V- • Y'aVx,:? L • ' v • BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10,1984 130th Year i(l it Issue 41 Contamination Levels High In Newtonville Well Water College Faces Teacher Strike SAVE-A-HEART CPR COURSE - CPR (Cardiopulmonary (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) courses for Bowmanville area residents will be offered at Trinity United Church in Bowmanville on October 16th and 18th by Durham Save-a-Heart. Daytime and evening courses are available, and the registration fee is $20. For more information, call Durham Save-a- Heart at 571-1152 or Joan Mann at 623-5174. SCHOOL SAFETY WEEK - During the week of October October 17-23, the Canada Safety Council is urging everyone to observe School Safety Week. The Council Council would like to take this opportunity to remind motorists to drive carefully, especially in school zones and residential areas. PC DINNER AND DANCE - The Bowmanville Progressive Progressive Conservative Association will be holding its Fall Dinner and Dance next Friday, October 19th, at the Newcastle Community Centre. Tickets are $12.50 each and can be obtained by phoning 623- 6192. HERE COMES MR. DRESSUP--Children's TV star Mr. Dressup and the rest of his crew will be coming to the Bowmanville High School auditorium on Wednesday, October 24th. No doubt, your kids would love to see the show so be sure to see the advertisement in Coming Events for more details about the popular celebrity. [; i BOY SCOUT APPLE DAY - Area Cubs, Scouts, Venturers Venturers and Rovers will be busy Friday and Saturday Saturday during their annual apple tag day. The boys will be selling the apples to raise funds for their many activities. Please he generous when you see them this weekend. ROSE IN THE NEWS AGAIN - Rose the Yow is in the news again, this time in Australia. One of our subscribers, Christy Ward (Tighe), is now living in Australia, and she wrote to tell us that Bowmanville and Rose were featured in "Adelaide", South Australia's Australia's morning newspaper. However, we should note that her Statesman with the story about Rose must have travelled a lot ofground before reaching the land down under. It took three months to get there! CANCER SOCIETY MEETING - The Bowmanville unit of the Canadian Cancer Society will be holding its annual general meeting tonight, Wednesday, in the St. Paul's Church Auditorium. The guest speaker for the evening will be a representative from Ronald McDonald House in Toronto. The meeting gets underway underway at 7:30 p.m. PC ELECTION OF OFFICERS - The South Central District Progressive Conservative Association of Women will be having its annual meeting and election election of officers on October 11th at 8 p.m. The meeting meeting will be held at the Centennial Building, 416 Centre St. S., Whitby, and local members of provincial provincial parliament will be the guest speakers. 1 n-.r- 1 ■■■■!■:■ • 1 I 1» . •>> «» ' . . . . J. . i I. ' ' I , 1 ... , y. J. . , , Ontario's Ministry of the Environment Environment has completed its study of wells and ground water in Newtonville. Newtonville. A report from the Ministry was received received by the municipality last week and elected officials have asked staff to advise them of further developments. Ward Three Councillor Diane Hamre said the investigation confirms confirms that over 70 per cent of the village wells are contaminated. High bacteria counts have been reported reported at some wells, and further contamination,has been caused by road salt and cither run-off. Councillor tiamre said the study suggests two ways to correct the problem. One option would be to install install a ".-ommunity water supply. Aiiother possibility is to replace thje iLçoblem wells with new ones. Or tJljS'two possibilities, the Ministry Ministry ! v.if Environment has / rccom- mencjed replacement of} wells, Councillor Hamre added. ' "They did a very thorough study," she said. Chief Administrative Officer Davi& Johnston told members of town 'council this week that he would hope a public meeting will be called to describe the findings of the report to the Newtonville residents. residents. "I would think that the agency that commissioned the study would Funds Set Aside For Prospectus Newcastle's town council has agreed agreed to earmark$11,000 to complete a promotional project undertaken by the Durham Region, Newcastle, i and Ontario Hydro. '•j The funds will be provided by an ; agreement with Hydro. A by-law authorizing the expen- : diture of a further $11,000 was endorsed endorsed by town council on Tuesday. The money will be spent on a prospectus prospectus aimed at attracting new in- : dustry to the Durham Region. 1 The funds are in addition to a $30,000 contribution already pro- H vided earlier by Hydro for the reg- 1 ional prospectus. The extra funds will allow for the : printing of additional material. Council Approves Santa Parade Date A November 17 visit from Santa has been approved by Newcastle council. i In a letter to elected officials on : Tuesday, the Community of Bowmanville Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade Committee Committee stated that it plans to hold : the event Saturday, November 17, at 10:30 a.m. The parade route will be from Central School to Memorial Park, following the same streets used in previous years. In its request to council, the \ Santa Claus Parade Committee stated that it will require the help and co-operation from the public works department, police, and other agencies. This request was referred to municipal staff for implementation. implementation. be in the driver's seat," Mr. Johnston said. He told council that some of the recommendations may be followed by individual home-owners. Others, may require further action from government agencies. The chief administrative officer adds that he will report to council on any items which may be within the town's jurisdiction. Members of council agreed Tuesday Tuesday that the municipality must continue continue to follow developments related related to the well study. "I want to make sure we're going to keep a finger on the problem," said Councillor Bruce Taylor. Councillor Hamre said Tuesday that the Newtonville study was presented presented at a meeting of the Durham Region's health services committee. committee. The Town of Newcastle, Durham Region, and the Ministry of the Environment will be meeting later to discuss the report. The Ward Three councillor also expects the results of the study to be outlined to Newcastle councillors councillors at an upcoming council or committee committee session. A similar meeting for Newtonville residents is also expected. xtr-jivy-' United Way Reaches 16.7% of Objective In First 2 Weeks Fund-raisers reported last week that they had achieved 16.7 per cent of their objective as the result of donations received and the first two weeks of the United Way campaign. Results of the Oshawa - Whitby - Newcastle fund-raising drive were reviewed Wednesday, October October 3, during a United Way meeting held at the Lions Centre in Bowmanville. Campaign Chairman Gordon Pearson noted that the campaign is slightly ahead of last year and that all early returns are encouraging. encouraging. As of last week, United Way had raised $288,210. Total goal of the project is $1,728,000. . *" *. v ft. 'YiÂ# ■ - * v ws',vi jfc . • <1 ,,.. y-;'** > .. v u , r*w**wK; ' .'Y'VYy: ■ - ■ - ■ ■ Tough Shot No Matter How You Slice It! Fore! Golf Pro, Bruce Welsh, is pictured here putting a giant puff-ball that he found in the woods on the second hole at the Bowmanville Golf and Country Club. Bruce is saving the phenomenon for his supper, he says they taste great fried in butter.