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2 The Canadian Statesman, Howmanville, June 18.1986 821 Jobs at Darlington Involve Newcastle People Approximately five per cent of the Town of Newcastle's total population is comprised of workers from the Darlington Darlington Nuclear Generating Station or their dependents. That's one of the conclusions from a recent survey of the more than 6,000 employees now working at the $11 billion nuclear power station. Sue Stickley, community relations officer for Ontario Hydro, said last week that Darlington provides jobs for a total of 821 Town of Newcastle residents. "The Town of Newcastle has done very well considering the number of residences that are available," available," she said. Darlington employees and their family members now number 1,880 in the Town of Newcastle. But although Newcastle has at tracted a sizeable number of Darlington Darlington workers, the biggest share comes from Oshawa. Statistics compiled by Ontario Hydro based on the January survey reveal that 27 per cent of the work force or 1,604 employees live in Oshawa. Approximately half the Darlington work force makes its home somewhere somewhere within the Durham Region. Of that number about half moved to Durham to work at Darlington and half already lived within the regional municipality. • - Data on the parlington workforce were presented to' the town's hydro liaison committee on Friday, June 13, during a meeting at the Darlington Generating Station's information centre. Reconstruction Designers of Nails II introduces Sally Gibbs ■fr Acrylic Nails $30.00 ☆ Specializing in Silk Wrapping Sally is now accepting appointments Tues. - Fri. evenigns or all day Saturday . 102 Queen St. E., Bowmanville 623-1621 3-HOUR Saturday, June 21st 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Prices drastically reduced throughout the store! Cathy's Gold 78 King St. W., Bowmanville Telephone 623-1933 Van Belle Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! 4 STORES • Highway No. 2 • King St. E.. Oshawa • Slmcoe St. N„ Oahewe • King St. W., | VAN BELLE" BowmemrlHe •Tfeoemarks of Van Belle Gardens Ltd Louise's Hair Arts will be closed every Monday starting June 23 and will be closed from June 28 to July 7 Thank You Louise Kovacs Police Get Mobile Command Approximately $45,000 from Ontario Ontario Hydro is expected to assist Durham Regional Police in the purchase purchase of a mobile police command post this year. The money would come from a special fund established through an agreement with Hydro to help the municipality deal with the impact of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. Superintendent Robert Brown, of the Durham Regional Police, told members of Newcastle's hydro liaison committee Monday that the command post is mainly a communications communications centre which can be used in the event of natural disasters, emergencies, hostage-taking incidents, incidents, or special outdoor events such as a race at Mosport. "It's a 30-foot motor home," the inspector inspector explained when he described the machine at last week's committee meeting. The cost of purchasing and equipping equipping such a vehicle is estimated at just over $90,000. In a written report to the committee, committee, Durham Regional Police Chief Jon Jenkins explained that emergency planning, police, fire, ambulance, ambulance, Town of Newcastle, and Ontario Ontario Hydro personnel could all avail themselves of the facilities provided by a mobile command post. The hydro liaison committee is recommending recommending that Ontario Hydro and. the Town of Newcastle approve the $45,000 contribution towards the purchase purchase of the mobile command post. Town Will Continue Search for Site Projects Are Recommended The reconstruction of intersections intersections at Ontario Street and Queen Street and Ontario Street and Liberty Liberty St has been recommended recommended by the Town of Newcastle's public works department Improvements to the two Bowmanville intersections were recommended because because of "extremely dangerous" dangerous" conditions at these sites. In a report written to the town's general purpose committee on Monday, Public Public Works Director Gordon Ough stated that the new alignment would allow for more of a 90 degree intersection intersection at the sites. This would cause motorists to slow down and negotiate both intersections more carefully. The general purpose committee committee accepted a recommendation recommendation that the design of renovations to Queen St, between Liberty St. and Ontario Ontario St. be carried .out in 1986, so that estimates could be included in the '87 budget. A project consisting of the construction of a storm sewer system along Durham St., Ontario St., and Brown St, was recommended in place of the planned reconstruction reconstruction of Ontario Street between Queen St. and Albert Albert St Mr. Ough noted that the intention is to delay rather than cancel the reconstruction reconstruction of Ontario St. Turn Down Gift From Newcastle For Expo '86 The mayor of Vancouver will not be getting a gift from the Town of Newcastle in recognition of Expo 86. "I think it's a waste of $500," said Councillor Diane Harare. The Ward Three councillor was originally originally selected to choose a gift on behalf of the municipality. municipality. But she told the general purpose committee on Monday Monday that she has little enthusiasm enthusiasm for the project. And she added that the gift from Newcastle will undoubtedly undoubtedly get lost amongall the other mementos of the event. The councillor suggested that the money could be better better spent within the Town of Newcastle. Elected officials voted Monday to concur with the councillor's suggestion and not send the gift. Former Resident Returns to Community Bill Whyte, has returned to the Bowmanville Rotary Club after a few years overseas. He's shown here with Club President Ray Simser following his classification classification talk last Thursday. Mr. Whyte and his wife, Nancy, have opened the Betty Brite dry cleaning service in the new shopping plaza beside the Lady Luck Bingo Hall. Mr. Whyte discussed the dry cleaning business last week in his talk to members of the club. He started the business in April, not long after returning from Saudi Arabia where he worked in the building materials business. business. In view of the school board's decision decision against an arena site at the Bowmanville Bowmanville High School, members of Newcastle council have voted to continue continue the search for an alternate location. location. A committee of both staff and town councillors has been selected to search for the site. The town's general purpose and administration administration committee considered a confidential report from Newcastle's community services director on Monday Monday and then voted to establish the committee. It will include Councillor Marie Hubbard, Councillor Hal McKnight, Mayor John Winters, Planning Director Director Terry Edwards, Treasurer John Blanchard, and Director of Community Community Services Jan Devantier. . A recommendation to form this committee will go to Newcastle council council for a final decision next Monday.