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i l 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, July 9,1986 New Hydro Building to be Officially Opened Next Week The official opening of the Town of Newcastle's new Hydro-Electric building on Lamb's Road and Highway 2 will take place next Wednesday evening with an Open House from 7 to 9 o'clock. All citizens are invited to attend. Refreshments will be provided. provided. Residents Split on Doctors' Strike by Stephanie Chapman Despite a three-week strike by Ontario doctors, Bowmanville residents appear appear to be divided on the question of whether the walkout was justified. Half of the people interviewed interviewed last Friday believed that the doctors had no right to go on strike, and in one woman's opinion, "They are are acting like spoiled children." However, on the opposite side of the fence, others sympathized with the doctors, doctors, and thought the government government was in the wrong. The Statesman interviewed interviewed a total of 10 area residents residents on King St., in Bowmanville Bowmanville shortly before Ontario's Ontario's doctors called a halt to their 23-day strike. "I don't think it's very good to turn people out in an emergency." said Jean Godfrey from Bowmanville. "I think they should leave so many doctors on, and let the other half go on stike if they want to." On July 4, the doctors ended their strike action against Bill 94, the legislation legislation which makes extra-billing extra-billing by Ontario's 17,000 doctors doctors illegal. "The doctors are well paid the way it is." said Arthur Arthur Foote from Port Hope. "They should all have their Van Belle Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! 4 STORES • Highway No, 2 • King St. E„ Oahawe • SlmcooSt. N„ Oahawa I VANBeUE- •Traoemarks of Van Belle Gardens Lid licenses taken away for this foolishness. We are the ones who are being hurt." At the Bowmanville Memorial Hospital, the doctors doctors continued to cancel elective surgery until July 4th, but all other hospital services remained open. "I don't agree with the government, " said Janet Oegema of Bowmanville. " The government should not be able to tell people how to run their own business. But then again, walking off the job is definitely not solving solving anything." And what could have been done in lieu of the strike? "This strike is definitely not getting them any action." action." said one lady who asked not to be identified. "The only thing it is succeeding succeeding in doing is antagonizing antagonizing the public. It was suggested that all the doctors doctors extra bill all their patients patients at least 50 cents and that would throw OHIP all out of whack." Several of the residents interviewed had strong arguments arguments that were both for and against the strike. " The strike is a complete mistake as far as the doctors are concerned." said Leslie Thompson of the Town of Newcastle. "They are fighting fighting the wrong people. They should be fighting the federal federal government instead of the provincial if they want any action." One man commented that' anyone who needed medical medical attention should be "required "required to pay out of their own pocket. I don't think medical care should be free."; The debate concerning concerning the doctors' strike seemed to have strong supporters supporters on both sides and although the strike has ended, the opposition over Bill 94 has not. Equal Ice Time for Minors Giving hockey enthusiasts enthusiasts equal time on the ice can only be done by correcting correcting arena management, Councillor Marie Hubbard told the General Purpose Committee on Monday. Fixing arena management management "is the order of the day," she said. "Let's quit the runaround and decide how they are going to be managed." Councillor Hubbàrd's demands demands follow complaints which have been made to council about the unfair allotment allotment of ice time at local hockey arenas. During Monday's meeting, meeting, the need for improvement improvement was raised by Bonita Cunningham, a local citizen who is critical of the booking booking procedures for hockey teams. She told the Committee that Rule 17 of the Application Application for the Use of Town Facilities Facilities says the preference of bookings should go to the residents of the Town of Newcastle. She asked the Committee if Rule 17 was "a mirage or a fact." She also said she was tired of the red tape she had faced during her fight to improve improve the scheduling of players. "Please do not put me on the merry-go- round again," she said. Her pleas did not fall on deaf ears. The Committee confirmed that the four arenas are not being used properly. One of the major concerns was that minors are losing out to older players. "There is a rapidly increasing outgrowth outgrowth of kids needing to play hockey and there isn't enough ice time," said Councillor Diane Harare. Mrs. Harare said adult groups are being scheduled to play during times that should be available for the youngsters. "You don't put minors on the ice at 11 o'clock at night," she said. But Council didn't feel that giving older players less ice time was the solution. solution. "What's the point of learning to play hockey if you can't play after you're 16?" asked Councillor Ann Cowman. Instead, it was felt that less ice time should be given to the teams from Oshawa. "The Oshawa teams will have to be shifted to accommodate accommodate the Newcastle teams," said Councillor Frank Stapleton. Council also recognized that restructuring the management management of the arenas could not be done overnight. New Skate Sharpeners for Two Arenas Last Monday's meeting of the town's General Purpose Committee may have seemed like an unusual place to be reading a letter from Wayne Gretzky. But the Community Services Services Department included all the details in a report on some new $50,000 computerized computerized skate sharpeners. sharpeners. And in the end, it seemed every little bit helped. The Committee accepted accepted the proposed plan to put the new sharpeners into local hockey arenas. The decision came after Committee members joked about the massive report which was given to them. "Was it really necessary to duplicate all of this to get the message across?" asked Councillor Diane Harare. Along with the letter of endorsement from Gretzky, the report also included letters letters sent from Mark Messier, Messier, Willy Lindstrom, and Bobby Orr to the President of Tudor Energy Corp., the company which owns Universal Universal Skate Sharpener. And the report contained newspaper stories which praised the machines. Not everyone was impressed impressed with the report. Mayor John Winters wondered why the machines were being considered at the meeting. "Why is this being discussed?" discussed?" he asked. "Is there a call for this sort of thing?" It seemed there was. The committee was told that both the Bowmanville and Hampton arenas have no sharpeners at all. And the issue was serious enough to raise some opposition. opposition. Councillor Marie Hubbard said she was worried worried that the computerized sharpeners could have a detrimental effect on local businesses which already have their own sharpeners. She told the Committee she had been approached by one businessman who was worried because he had spent $21,000 putting in his own sharpener. But the opposition was not great, and the Committee Committee voted in favor of the highly praised machines. That recommendation will be forwarded to council council for. approval. Fire Poster Winners Receive Free Plane Ride Winners of a recent Ministry of Natural Resources' fire prevention week poster and poem contest won a flight in a Twin Otter over forested areas north of Toronto. They also received plaques for being chosen over hundreds of school children. They are, left to right: Nick Covelli, age 12, of Mother Teresa School in Mississauga ; Laurie Hale, Realtor to age 9, of Newtonville Public School in Newtonville; and Allison Lea, age 8, and Tanya Bobechko, age 13, both of Humber Valley Junior-Middle School in Etobicoke. The competition was held in an area bounded by Toronto, Welland, Guelph, Midland and Peterborough. Replace Late Commissioner Local realtor George Van Dyk has been asked by town council to replace the late Bill Morrison as one of five commissioners of the Newcastle Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission. Commission. Town of Newcastle councillors councillors made the decision last Friday after Mr. Morrison Morrison lost his battle against lung cancer two weeks ago. Van Dyk was the runner-up to the former N.H.L. referee in the 1985 municipal election. election. During Friday's meeting, Councillor Arnot Wotten asked if it was proper procedure procedure to appoint a new commissioner. He was told the Hydro Electric Commission Commission has no by-election option option and that it was the council's duty to select a new person for the position. Council was also told that Mr. Van Dyk had been approached approached and was prepared to accept the appointment Green Light! for Darlington dissenting report stated. The NDP representatives added that Darlington will actually discourage discourage the development of more diverse sources of energy. "Burdened with an unprecedented surplus of electricity, Ontario Hydro will have no alternative but to market its elec- N From Page 1 tricity aggressively," they said. 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