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1 BOUILLE LI5WFY ÏEflPERAHCE -ï, Org> :3^ le g ï;ptî laise $30,000 at Snowarama This ancient vehicle was as close as the organizers were able to come last Thursday to an appropriate symbol for promoting the annual Easter Seal Snowarama that will raise funds for crippled children's work. This area's Snowarama will be held at Port Perry on Sunday, February 3rd with an objective of raising $30,000. Bowmanville Rotary Club representatives were present at the Molson sponsored dinner at the Magic Car Restaurant, Oshawa, and several posed on this car for a photo, including, 1-r, Doris Hannah, District Health Nurse, Easter Seal Society ; Arnold Sleep, Morley Watson, Rotary's Crippled Children Chairman, alongside this year's Tammy, Cora Malischewski, Mayor Garnet Rickard and Gerry Gerrits who will provide more information to anyone who would like to participate. Just phone him at 579-8323 at work or at home 579-9186. w Roads in Durham Region are deteriorating deteriorating more rapidly than in any other municipality in Ontario and Durham taxpayers will have to accept some of the financial burden if the roads are to be repaired. Regional councillors have been asked by the Works Department to "be prepared to spend non-subsidy dollars" to help with the reduced funding from the province, and also to make the provincial government more aware of the particular problems problems in Durham. Council agreed last week to consider consider increasing its roads budget by $100,000 per year in an effort to halt deterioration. This amount represents represents costs which would not receive provincial subsidies. It will be included included in Durham's 1985 expenditures expenditures if approved by council in this year's budget. A report from the Department of Works stressed that the province must be convinced funding is inadequate. inadequate. In Durham there has been a 201% increase in the need for road reconstruction since 1978, "the need for road works has increased increased almost five times as fast as the available funding." Bill Price, in a presentation to the Regional Council, said: "Durham is doing rather badly when compared with other municipalities." He gave three possible reasons for this: the amount of traffic in Durham has increased 18%, compared compared to the provincial average of 3%; there is a higher volume of truck traffic here which shortens surface life; and Durham Region does not contribute non-subsidy funds to road rehabilitation. T' C. y-rJ L/| I $ , f\ :■ ) p.*Si "The system will continue to deteriorate deteriorate rapidly if nothing more is done than at present", said Mr. Price. His remarks were echoed by the Commissioner of Works Bill Twelvetrees, "the system is going downhill." Councillor Diane Hamre spoke against the part of the Work's Department Department report which recommended recommended "increasing the Regional share of the road construction budget by annual increments of $100,000." Councillor Hamre argued that Regional taxpayers should not have to pick up the shortfall that is a result result of the province's cutbacks. She said that residents of Durham should put pressure on the provincial provincial government to avoid a reduction reduction in social services with a rise in taxes. "ï .. . "■ >, . ! f>)j ifil^W JAM 2 4 19H5 >. y.yj:.--' 1 J'-V'Vv : .y 623-3303 Per Copy 1 -1 •} „/>v c U \ Bi Vf' p. Vi ,, • / . . .1 v : ' .:C l:. r:v, \ 7 ■--/ A ' ,k., iK •, i Jl ' -' ~1< j ■ > 1. / AM . ! 1 jvJ H /I, Issue 4 32 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23,1985 131st Year Hospital Blitz to Begin Soon Recreation Plan Discussed Recommendations made in the Culture and Recreation Master Plan, with some amendments and deletions suggested by the Newcastle Newcastle Community Services Planning Board, have been accepted by the general purpose and administration administration committee. Board Chairman Milt Dakin and member Gail Degroot joined Newcastle Newcastle councillors in discussion of the amendments at the committee meeting on January 21st. Changes include: i) The Bowmanville Museum and Clarke Museum Boards will report Farmers Suggest Waste- Lands Could be Used for Estate Lots Farmers in the Orono area feel that much of the land designated as agricultural in the north-east corner of Ward 3 is useless for agriculture agriculture and could be more valuable valuable if developed as a residential area. Councillor Diane Hamre relayed her constituents' comments to her colleagues at a meeting of the general general purpose and administration committee. Mrs. Hamre said that the area is perfect for "country estate" development development and unsuitable for agriculture. agriculture. "Farmers are telling me this," she said, "I consider them the experts." Planning Director Terry Edwards' Edwards' comment was that "agricul- V tural food land is a finite resource" and as such needed protection. "I think we've gone a bit overboard," overboard," said Councillor Hamre. Mayor Garnet Rickard agreed. "We call everything outdoors agricultural," agricultural," he said, "we are too general when we discuss agriculture." agriculture." The mayor said the municipality was blessed with an abundance of land, much of it prime agricultural but not all. "We need to be more firm with the good land and more flexible with other land." The councillors' remarks will be considered when the Planning Department Department reviews its criteria for identifying rural residential nodes and clusters. • - y-:'" to the N.C.S.PJ3. instead of Council. The change will not alter the structure structure of the museum boards but will "allow for input from the N.C.S.P.B." ii) A recommendation that scheduling scheduling of local playing fields leave one night a week open for general community community use has been deleted frqra . the plan. , u vl "Community services aye nom^'à Very good job of scheduling," said Mrs. Degroot. "we shouldn't mess around with it." It was generally agreed agreed that the recommendation would be difficult to administer efficiently. efficiently. iii) Another recommendation suggested that funding priority be assigned to community hall improvements improvements which "will increase' the utility of the facilty." Councillor Diane Hamre objected objected to a phrase in the recommendation recommendation which specified L.L.B.O. licensed events as a way halls could "effect greater and more frequent rental revenues." "It's not fair that they should be down (in priority) on the list because because they refuse to serve alcohol," said Councillor Hamre, referring to the Newtonville community hall. The recommendation was Turn to Page 5 Residents of Bowmanville, Newcastle, Newcastle, Orono, and the surrounding communities will need to look no farther than their mailbox for an opportunity to help Memorial Hospital Hospital reach its fund-raising target. Beginning next week, an information information package and pledge card will be mailed to 10,000 local households households as Memorial Hospital Foundation Foundation seeks personal gifts to help push its redevelopment campaign over the top. The mailing is part of the hospital's hospital's drive to raise the remaining $1 million -required from the public sector to complete funding. ■ Jeff Cruickshank, campaign director director for the Memorial Hospital ^Liou.ï/vayVo'i, said Monday, ylsat an. J ïn\".vnr r }':'{ou package era timing the 'building and renovation plans will be delivered to the post office early next week. An eight-page brochure will explain explain the hospital history and plans for the future. It will mention such facilities as the long-term care facilities, facilities, a birthing centre, day service service clinics, emergency department expansion, and many other developments developments which will be incorporated incorporated in the renovation plans. There will also be a pledge card and reply envelope. Mr. Cruickshank explained that fund-raisers are suggesting $100. per annum over three years as a guideline for hospital donations. Turn to Page 5 ■ * i ÊJà Hospital Welcomes *20,000 Memorial Donation A unique 94th birthday party was held at Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville on Saturday afternoon when the honored guest was Mrs. C.W. Slemon who presented a cheque for $20,000 to the building fund. It was in memory of her husband Dr. C.W. Slemon who practised at the hospital for many years. The generous donation was accepted by Chairman of the Board Harry Locke, right and Foundation Chairman Tom Cowan. sins BBfiSiïiï-fBBLkïS s is mm& spy o h Bis ii ii $ 0 s rBiiiiBicBfs % s b? NEITHER SNOW NOR SLEET -- Nor the lack of a complete address could keep the folks at the post office from delivering a recent post card to Rotary Exchange student Yasuko Nagase. The card, which was mailed in Paris, was addressed to Hish St., Botoma Noillecnt. But it had the correct postal code and the word Canada in the address. And that's all it took to get the card to Yasuko's home in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Goes to prove the importance of those postal codes. FIRST AID -- St. John Ambulance First Aider Alf Brown at 623-5034 is hoping to start another First Aid course early in February if enough people are interested in learning about this subject. One never knows when they'll be called on to act in, an emergency, and it can be a big help if they know what they are doing. Give Alf a call today and learn First Aid from a pro. MORE GLASSES -- We hope we can do as well finding finding the owner of another pair of bifocal glasses as we did with a pair a couple of weeks ago. The current current lost specs were found in the Memorial Hospital area in Bowmanville the latter part of last week. If you can't read this without the glasses, phone 623- 3104 and you'll be able to get them back. By the way, how should you describe eye glasses? Is it a pair, a set or what? CONVOCATION -- Durham College will hold its January Convocation this Saturday, January 26, starting at 1 p.m. in the College Athletic Complex. The guest speaker will be Dr. Gillian Gilchrist. A reception will follow the ceremony. DEEP FREEZE -- We'd like to have a word with all those pollyannas who were so thrilled that the weather in December was so mild. After many years of sloshing through knee high snow and driving through freezing rain and whiteouts, we've come to the conclusion that mother nature is going to test our resistance to the elements at some time during any winter. This one was no exception, and it's young yet. Have faith, we're only a couple of months from Spring. HELP NEEDED -- We just received an urgent request request for help from local representatives of the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation. They'll he selling roses and canvassing in February and for some reason are short of volunteers to lend a hand. Anyone interested in assisting should call Sandy Luke 623-6907 or Marilyn Deighan 623-2916. Please help, it's important. VALENTINE DINNER -- At the moment, about 2,000 applications are being mailed to local citizens by Family Trust. Those applications should be filled out and returned to Family Trust before February 12th, with the name of a person you would like to see win a dinner for two at the Heritage House Restaurant in the Mall. It's worth about $50, so fill them out and you might be a winner. I : MORE ROBINS -- Mrs. El va Gibson, R.R. 1, Con. 3, Bowmanville, reports that she saw five robins and a blucjay eating apples left on a tree last Friday. Friday. Wonder what happened, couldn't they afford the trip south or have they developed a liking for sub-zero temperatures? SEMINAR -- An Information Seminar is being planned for Wednesday, January 30th, 7:30 p.m. at Bowmanville High School. Topics will deal with an overview of the Chamber of Commerce and its function, plus a presentation on the Group Insurance Plan, Refreshments will be served. Please contact Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce at 623-5031 if you'll be able to attend. ■ iBk: ; VBXi'B Leadership Candidate Holds Breakfast Meeting in Oshawa Convention delegates, party officials and well- wishers braved the slorm on January 17th to hear PC leadership candidate Dennis Timbrell at a breakfast meeting in Oshawa. Durham East MPP Sam Curcatz presented Mr. Timbrell with a beautifully beautifully crafted box to hold his newly acquired pipe and tobacco. The box was made by Jasco, of Newcastle. Newcastle. Seen here (from left to right) MPP Sam Curealz, the Hon. Dennis Timbrell, and Durham East Riding Association President Marianne Zakarow. Story on Page 2