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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, January 7,1987 Courtice Area Garage Fire Causes f 26,000 Damage A garage fire at 7 Pinedale Crescent in Courtice on Sunday, January 4, caused an estimated $26,000 in damages. Included in the loss was the gutted build ing and most contents of the structure. The Newcastle Newcastle Fire Department has confirmed the cause of the blaze to be an electrical problem. The home is located located in a recently developed Courtice subdivision. 'Breathe Free' Stop Smoking Clinic Jan. 13 A "Breathe Free" Stop Smoking Clinic to help a. person break free from the tobacco habit is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, January January 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the library library at the Bowmanville Memorial Hospital. What better time to make this important resolution than at the beginning of a new year, and during the Cancer Society's National Non-Smoking Week, January January 15-21. ' "The best ways to help a- person break free from the tobacco habit is to educate him/her in dealing with stresses and difficult social situations," says Dr. Roy Jones, Programme, Director. Director. "This five-day .plan is - very much oriented toward teaching people how to live, not just how to give up the smoking habit. It teaches concepts of self-worth and stress management strategies." i Each day of the clinic has "a special emphasis, according according to the directors of the plan. The first concept area is support. "It is' very dif- ' ficult for people to change, and support is needed in the quitting process," says Jones. The second area is health awareness. "Rather than showing them 'how bad Mayor's New Year's Levee Attracts Large Crowd Those attending Thursday morning the Mayor's Levee listen attentively as Worship delivers his New Year's resolutions. son really be successful in his emotional and personal growth. Handy Store May Replace Car Wash smoking ist-wa are going to Concept five deals with show them how'nicely thè' motivation and how to be body works," Jones says. successful, with the support Town Reviews Projects From Page One to receive funding. Councillor Cowman argued that improvement improvement plans for the downtown or the new arena might include plans for the old arena as well. She suggested the building be renovated , as a farmers' market or auction hall in order to attract business to the municipality. Areas which Mr. Edwards said are less likely to be funded included the Newtonville water problem and the Bowmanville waterfront. He said the Newtonville problem is probably ineligible because a changed Ministry of the Environment pdlicy has already made provincial funding available. As for the waterfront, Mr. Edwards said it is probably ineligible because it is outside the urban area. He predicted predicted the town had about a 50/50 chance of receiving provincial fund- STOREWIDE! STARTS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7th SEE OUR LOOK FORi CHILDREN'S Vi PRICE RACK LOTS OF IN-STORE SPECIALS HOUSE OF FASHION Port Hope ing for that project. Preparations for the PRIDE application application began last October when council council was looking for funding sources for the new arena. Amendments to the PRIDE program program led to investigations by Mr. Edwards Edwards of the possible eligibility of some improvement sites within the municipality. Council then voted on an Official Plan amendment which identifies certain sectors as improvement areas. That amendment must be approved approved by Regional Council and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Meanwhile, Mr. Edwards is working working to get the application for funding to the Provincial Government beforé the Jan. 31 deadline. And discussions will be held with local business improvement areas and associations to work on the parking parking problems. Town's Budget i May Be Readÿ < In February by Rob Savage The town's capital budget will be presented later this month as Treasurer John Blanchard prepares to complete complete the entire budget by the end of February. Mr. Blanchard said on Monday he/hoped to present present the 1987 capital budget at the next General Purpose Committee meeting and the town's current budget in early February. He said he hopes all budget deliberations are completed by the end of next month. Included in the budget will be the possible expenses expenses for new personnel and the committee discussed discussed the possibility that expenses for additional personnel be presented separately from the departmental departmental costs. Councillor Hal McKnight suggested the town might want to know the overall impact impact of hiring new employees employees in the different departments. departments. "The only way to deal with it is on an overall basis," Councillor McKnight said. However, Chief Administrative Administrative Officer Larry Kot- sefftold committee that the possible hiring of new staff | is already being looked at in specific detail. He said the town is looking looking at more centralized administration administration in 1988 when all employees will be working working in one administration centre. He told committee that considerations for all new employees will be looked at as a whole. "It won't be a situation where any type of sporadic recommendations will be brought forward at any time," he said. And Councillor Marie Hubbard made a more stern argument against Councillor Councillor McKnight's proposal. She said each request for a new employee should be made by the municipal department department heads, who must 29 Wallon Si, 885-4833 Van Belle Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! 4 STORES • Hlçhway No,2 •KlngSt.E„Oihewi • SlmcoeSI.N,, Oihtwe •King SI, W„ Bowmanville VANB€LLC •Traotmaihiot V,tn Dalle (laidens lid. justify the need for new personnel. personnel. She said it would be wrong for department heads to allow the Chief Administrative Administrative Officer or the Treasurer to make the recommendations recommendations for them under a separate proposal. "Then there are the substitution substitution strategies. These are the nuts and-bolts, if you wish to call them that, of helping a person to quit, and changing;! a habit," Jones continues. Personal groWth and development development is, the fourth- area. "This five-day clinic has the tools to help a per- of the total plan. For registration and more information on the "Breathe Free" Stop Smoking Smoking Clinic to be run at the local hospital, please phone either 263-8809 or 579-8244. "Give yourself and your family the gift of a longer lifetime!" by Rob Savage Bowmanville may be facing facing an over-supply of convenience convenience stores. That was the point made, by Mayor John Winters during during last Monday's General Purpose Committee meeting meeting as councillors received a rezoning application from Southland Canada (7-Ele- ven). The application, which was referred to the Planning Planning department, asked that council rezone the site of the carwash at Liberty and King streets to permit construction of a convenience convenience store. Mayor Winters, said he wasn't sure Bowmanville needs another convenience store, and joked that the name of the town may soon be changed to "Jug City". Planning Director Terry Edwards concurred that the Mayor's concern was legitimate. legitimate. He said Bowmanville already has some existing convenience stores and he would require the developers developers to provide a market justification justification for the store. If approved, the application application would see Shell Can-„ ada continuing to run the gas station at the site, with the car wash being replaced with a convenience store. The application has been ' sent by Mr. Edwards to vari- , ous commenting agencies . for their opinion and will then be brought to council.