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i :> Please Don 't ade f. « ***' ^"> .' - 'T'XSi > Despite the excitement and joy of the festive season, this boy and his dog were not too impressed with the cold and wet weather during Saturday's Santa Claus Parade. The pair was huddled snugly in the back of an antique car in the annual parade. Even though the weather was foul, faithful parade watchers lined the streets to catch a glimpse of Santa. More pictures are on the front page of Section Two. ? i ■> m ■■ / / n- p 0 lr L : l iV: ir ■p ■stt gyr k\M Pi t? j b / % i F/ Mi/ rr t -Z.' y ?! 'V US i'f ° iv </ #f à/ CyW ® r by Diane Pickett On December 2nd, a new era will begin in Newcastle. Garnet Rickard, Rickard, mayor since the Town's inception, inception, will hand over the chain of office office to 40-year-old John Winters. Mr. Winters is looking forward to the challenge with a great deal of enthusiasm. "I think people should give me the time to show what I'm made of," Mr. Winters said in an interview on Tuesday. He dismisses rumours that he is planning any immediate or sweeping changes, "this is a democracy, council votes on everything," everything," he said. "It's a change," he said of his election, election, but added, "a change is not necessarily a bad thing." Mr. Winters Winters would like to establish an accessible accessible and more informal "theme" or attitude for the new council. "I want to encourage people to get involved, to come out to meetings and support the people they've elected," Mr. Winters said, "the people who don't support us will certainly be there!" "We'll need input from all sectors -- merchants, developers, industries, industries, agricultural concerns -- and that input should be continuous," he added. Mr. Winters believes staff and elected officials should remind themselves that they have been hired to serve the people of the community and he wants to see the town become more responsive to the needs and concerns of its citizens. citizens. "Council members should be held in as high esteem as the mayor. They are probably more important," important," Mr. Winters said. He wants to see councillors adopt a higher profile profile in the town and at community events Mr. Winters has lived in Bow- manville for the past 12 years with his wife, Jeanne, and their family. He was raised and educated in Toronto Toronto and articled as a chartered accountant there. After qualifying, Mr. Winters worked for Revenue Canada for a couple of years and then joined an accounting firm in Oshawa. Soon thereafter he started his own business, and opened an office on Silver Street in Bowmanville about eight years ago. "I am a fair man and I am a man with heart, I can feel for people," he says of his business dealings, and promises to bring these attitudes attitudes from the accounting office to the mayor's chair. Business experience, particularly particularly accounting, will undoubtedly be of great value to Mr. Winters as he assumes leadership of the corporation corporation ofthe Town of Newcastle and Turn to Page 2 A' ... I | I VV'-.y' ' I ^ Issue 47 1 i t // K ! % ill I « I'M >10'I#! tiNA' 62 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1985 per copy 131st Year Separate Schools to be Reorganized Next Year Hospital Reaches Goal Just one year after organizers set out to raise in excess of $2.7 million for the Memorial Hospital fundraising fundraising campaign, the goal has been surpassed. Memorial Hospital fund-raisers announced last week that the minimum goal has been passed already. already. However, funds are still needed because the inflation rate has made it necessary to collect more money than was first estimated. Richard Elston, executive director director of Memorial Hospital Bowmanville, Bowmanville, explained last week that the minimum goal was based on estimates estimates prepared in 1983/84. Because of inflation, the new objective objective is approximately $2,850,000. This amount, however, is within reach. Approximately $70,000 remains remains to be raised, the director noted. Mr. Elston reports that subject to approval from the Ministry of Health, Memorial Hospital should be starting its renovation and construction construction program in the spring of 1986. The first step will be to build the Turn to Page 2 Mayor Looks Back to '73 Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard will be leaving .office. this...mojnth.„ with the knowle dge that in the past 12 years he has helped lay the foundation foundation for a new municipality. In an interview Monday, he recalled recalled that on October 1, 1973, the newly-elected councillors faced an important task. As the longest-serving mayor in the Durham Region, Garnet Rickard Rickard was present during the formative formative years of the Town of Newcastle. Back in 1973, the Town ofNewcas- tle was a new entity developed from the previously independent municipalities municipalities of Darlington, Clarke, Newcastle, Orono. Bowmanville, and At that time, the municipality lacked water and . sewer ; systems, which could support future growth: It had 16 different mill rates, and j four assessment bases. } "I can't think of any municipality! in the Province that has made as, much progress," Mayor Rickard explained in describing what has happened since 1973. The Durham Region spent $22 million in improving underground services for Bowmanville, Courtice, Newcastle, and Orono, Mayor Rickard Rickard explained. And this paved the way for future development. Recently, the Town of Newcastle completed contributions of Turn to Page 2 by Diane Pickett St. Stephen's and St. Joseph's schools in Bowmanville will undergo undergo some changes next year, now that a proposed reorganization has been approved by the separate school board. At a special meeting on November November 18th, the Peterborough, Victoria, Victoria, Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Separate School Board granted approval to the plan which will see junior kindergarten through grade three in English education education and senior kindergarten through grade four in French immersion immersion at St. Joseph's School. Grades four through ten will be accommodated accommodated at St. Stephen's. "Its purpose is to maintain the viability, perhaps the very existence, existence, of the secondary panel," said Board Director Peter Roach. Board Trustee Sylvia Vanhaver- beke agreed: "We're trying to get high school off the ground, most people will agree that if this is what it takes to have ( a Roman Catholic) high school available, then they'fe willing to go aijting withyi." At the board meeting on Monday night a delegation of siÿ parents of primary students currently attending attending St. Stephen's asked^he trustees and staff to consider f/ome of their concerns 'and objec proposal. Many had a position at an information meeting at St. Stephen's last week. Some of these parents felt that they had been "handed a bill of goods", that the board had already made up its mind. Some have threatened to withdraw support from the separate system altogether altogether rather than have their pri- St. aons to the, so voiced opjjj/ mary grade children bussed to Joseph's. However, Mrs. Vanhaverbeke said: "It was a difficult decision to make, but if we are to have a secondary secondary panel, this is the only way we can do it." She added her opinion that some ofthe parents of children in primary grades were not looking past the immediate, and short-term problems, "by the time those children children are of high school age, we should have a separate secondary panel for them to attend." "By reducing the number of primary primary grades, we make St. Stephen's more identifiable as a senior school," said Mr. Roach. Each year another senior grade will be added at St. Stephen's and the primary grades will be eliminated contingent contingent on the construction of another elementary school in parish of St. Theresa's in Courtice. Goodyear Reclaim int Will/Close j Goodyear Canada! will be closing ' ts Bowmanville reclaim plant by :he end of this year. | Plant Manager for Goodyear's t ! Bowmanville operations, Stan ' :,;Rlollmgsworth, said this week that , ' |he reclaim plant will be closed [because there's no longer a market ijor its product. ! Reclaimed rubber is not used in radial tires, Mr. Hollingsworth said. This has meant a reduction in the need for reclaim materials produced in Bowmanville, the site of Goodyear's only reclaim facility. The plant first went into operation in 1964 and was constructed at a cost Turn to Page 15 Visitors Enjoy Yuletide at the Mill , > <V; r? , , , •iff ^ V J 2,-. One of the more unusual displays were the tapestries from Chile and artworks from Central and South America. Erin Farquharson from Newcastle is admiring a handmade doll shown to her by Laurie Reynolds. Laurie was manning the display for Maryka Oudegeest of Toronto who imports her goods from two church organizations. The money from some of the goods is then returned to their country to aid the people in their fight for life. GRAND CHAMPION--We received a note this week saying that the Grand Champion Bull at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is co-owned by Stuart MacKay of Strathnaver Farms, R.R. 2, Orono and Wib Donaldson of Louada Farms of Peterborough. Congratulations are in order. LUCKY BUTTONS -- Because of the heavy rain on Saturday, the York Lions steel band did not play at the four corners following the Santa parade so those with Lucky Buttons did not receive their prizes or whatever. The good news is that they can be turned in this Thursday and Friday to Mrs. Smith at the Bowmanville Branch of the Royal Bank. The lucky buttons can be readily identified by the gold star over Santa's eye. Incidentally, if you think the parade here had problems because of the rain and cold wind that came when it was about half over, think how the organizers and spectators felt in Co- bourg where it rained hard throughout. After a slight delay, the show was held with spectators sitting sitting in their cars along the route and those marching marching or riding on floats getting thoroughly soaked. That's one thing about a Santa parade, there is no way one could be postponed or cancèlled satisfactorily. satisfactorily. Congratulations to this year's committee in Bowmanville for another great parade. Now, it's on to next year. PAPER DRIVE -- Bowmanville Boy Scouts will be collecting bundles of paper this Saturday and ask citizens to have the bundles tied and at the curb by 8:30 a.m. It has also been reported that certain individuals in the Bowmanville area, claiming to belong to Scouts Canada have been soliciting funds for a camp. Solicitation of funds by door-to-door calls is against Scouts Canada policy. Scouts raise funds at apple days, paper and bottle drives and Trees for Canada and are carried out by Scouts in uniform. Individual groups may sell items for fund raising, but the product sold is always one which provides value for money. RIBBON CUTTING -- A large crowd is expected to be on hand for the reopening ribbon cutting ceremony at Dykstra's Delicatessen Food Market, King West, at 10 Thursday morning. GIFT GUIDE -- This edition includes an attractive Gift Guide filled with Christmas suggestions to help you complete your gift list easily and economically. A thorough study should prove rewarding. SANTA'S LETTERS -- Children are encouraged to send along their letters to Santa that will be published published in The Statesman. Either bring them to the office or send them to The Canadian Statesman, P.O. Box 190, Bowmanville, Ont., L1C 3K9. TURKEY SUPPER -- This Saturday, the Salvation Army Citadel, Liberty St. S., will be holding a turkey supper with a bake table and crafts. Sittings at 5 and 6:30 with take outs available at 4 p.m. BYE BYE BIRDIE -- Don't forget Bowmanville High School's production of 'Bye Bye Birdie' gets underway tonight and continues until Saturday. Call the school for tickets 623-4416. MEET MAYOR NIGHT -- Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce invited ALL Bowmanville merchants to attend their special "Meet the New Mayor Night" on Wednesday, Nov. 27th at 7:30 p.m. Courtroom 1, Police-Fire Building. Citizens are also invited to read this week's interview by Diane Pickett with Mayor- elect John Winters in this newspaper in which he provides some interesting background information and comments. PC CONVENTION -- The Ontario Progressive- Conservatives, as expected, elected Larry Gross- man as their new leader on Saturday at a well attended convention in Toronto. Dennis Timbrell came close to upsetting the favorite with only 19 votes separating the two leading contenders. We noticed our MPP Sam Cureatz making comments on television and several of the delegates from this area enjoying the exciting contest. Mr. Cureatz's appearance at the convention was interrupted by the sudden death of his father in a fire. Sincere sympathy to him and other members of his family in their tragic loss. '■yfliWy'iP.l Bowmanville Man Receives Armed Forces Commendation Master Corporal Randy Cox of Bowmanville, Ont. receives medal and commendation from the Chief of Defence Staff, General G.C.E. Theriault. At a brief ceremony held at Canadian Forces Base, Chilliwack, on November 4, Master Corporal Randy Cox of Bowmanville was awarded the Chief of Defence Staff Commendation personally by Canada's top ranking military officer, General G. C. E. Theriault. MCpl. Cox received the award in recognition of his role at a major vehicle accident accident on the Trans Canada Highway near Chilliwack, B.C. in December 1984. Some 30 cars had collided under Present for the ceremony are Mrs. Shirley Cox and sons Steven and Michael. -- Photo courtesy Base Photo CFB Chilliwack. white-out conditions and two local men lost their lives, MCpl. Cox, whose own car was involved in the pile up, was credited with risking his own safety to warn approaching traffic of the danger. MCpl. Cox, has had 21 years of service as a Mobile Suppor ter Equipment Operator and is now serving at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering. His mother, Merle Cox, lives in Orono, Ont. Present at the ceremony were his wife Shirley and two sons Steven and Michael now residing residing in Sardis, B.C,