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ü 6 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville. July 8.1987 Section Two Judge Recognized for Work with Probation and Parole Services His Honor, Judge J.T. Bark (second from left) was recognized for his work with the Ontario Probation and Parole Service in his chambers at Bowmanville Provincial Court, June 17. Helping award the plaque are (left) Lyn Todd, Community Service Orders Coordinator, Coordinator, Roy Brillinger, Area Manager at Oshawa, and Frank Devcrteuil, Probation and Parole Office (Adult Clients). In Newcastle in 1986,95 adults were placed on probation, ,18 inmates were released on parole and 33 young offenders were placed on probation. probation. In addition, 2,789 hours of community service were ordered by the courts as part of probation, and $62,294 ordered in restitution. Rotarians Hear About New Defence Strategy Col. Billings (second from right) of the Canadian Armed Forces, holds a paint- mg by Rotanan Don Staples while Len Koenderman (left), M.P.P Sam Cureatz ■ ai }d new Bowmanville Rotary President Harvey Partner look on. Col. Billings, •• who was the speaker at last week's Rotary Club, received the painting as a gift from the club. By Jeff Hubbell The new defence White Paper, "Challenge and '■ Commitment", was the topic of discussion when 7 Col. Billings of the Canadian Canadian Armed Forces spoke to •- the Bowmanville Rotary ' Club. July 2. " When Mike Vatcher was a boy in Lancashire, England, he thought nothing of the billowing black clouds of ■ smoke that boiled upwards from the local factories, • flattened against the sky and drifted east. It was the " way things were. Today, a teacher of ■- analytical chemistry and in- ' strumentation (a high-tech • form of analytical chemis- " try) in the Food and Drug Technology program at •* Durham College in Oshawa, the 44-year-old Orono resi- , dent wants to help change / the way things are. . In October, he plans to be .taking between 20 to 25 slu- dents north to the Leslie M. Frost Natural Resources Centre at Dorset, Ontario, / in the Haliburton Iligh- ■ lands for three days, where V he hopes they will develop -'an appreciation and respect respect for nature. "What I'm concerned • about is scientists in gen- .. eral polluting the environ- ' ment," says Vatelier, a Member of the Royal Soci- Rather than try and explain explain the White Paper himself, himself, Col. Billings presented a videotape cassette which showed what direction Canada's Canada's newest defence policy will take. Apart from the controversial 10 new nuclear-powered nuclear-powered (though not ety for Chemists. "So I want my students to have a love for the environment." Mr. Vatcher is concerned that once the students graduate into the work force, they will be responsible responsible for much of what goes into the air and water. An understanding of what that responsibility entails is Vatcher's goal. At the Frost Centre, a educational facility on Lake St. Nora, the students will learn first-hand about the environment by working working in labs, lectures, and having to collect samples in the cold autumn water. The Centre is located in one of the areas of Ontario hardest-hit hardest-hit by acid rain. "The students are very enthusiastic," enthusiastic," says Mr. Vatcher. Vatcher. "This will be an outdoor outdoor experience. Students are usually confined to a lab. I'm ecstatic about the opportunity because admission admission into the Frost Centre is very stringent. You have to show you are ecologically conscious." nuclear armed) submarines, submarines, the Canadian government government plans, over a 15- year period, to purchase new tanks, aircraft, frigates and minesweepers, and to bolster Canada's small reserve reserve forces. It also detailed detailed Canada's position Acidification of Ontario's lakes and rivers is Vatcher's Vatcher's major concern. Carrying Carrying sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that originate originate from manufacturing plants and exhaust from internal internal combustion engines, the rain falls into the water, killing off or hampering the reproductive capabilities of the fish population. During During the winter, acid snow falls on the area, and with a quick spring melt, the accumulated accumulated pollutants pour into the water systems during during runoff. A fairly recent observation, observation, says Vatcher, is that acid rain also seems to be leaching, or freeing, mineral mineral deposits in rock, such as aluminum, cadmium and mercury, and sending these dangerous chemicals into the lakes. Mr. Vatcher hopes that by exposing his students to these problems, they will conscientiously strive to help undo the damage that has been done when they reach the workplace, although although he is aware that any solution will have to be as much political as it is scientific. scientific. "When I came to Canada in 1969,1 was amazed at the size and beauty of the country, country, and I still appreciate it. When I see lakes dying, it really bothers me because they are so beautiful." within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and its increasing naval role in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans. Following the cassette presentation, Col. Billings fielded tough questions from a very attentive audience. audience. Probably the touchiest was the question of women in combat roles in the Forces. "We've got to find out what standards they can measure up to," he said. He pointed out that the Forces have been trying to form an experimental unit of 250 women to fill combat roles. "To date," he said "we have about 15. I'm open to giving them a fair shot. The ones who are in the military now (mostly support personnel) are doing very well. But they're not knocking on the door to get into my Leopard (tank)." Another topic of interest was Canada's planned purchase purchase of 10 new nuclear submarines. One Rotarian asked if the submarines were not a waste of money, being relatively slow, whereas aircraft can cover a much larger area faster. Col. Billings explained their necessity as a deterrent deterrent force. A submarine under the Polar icecap is much more difficult to detect detect by an intruder than a patrolling airplane. Furthermore, Furthermore, he explained, a nuclear submarine, with its< extreme range, could travel under the ice in the Northwest Northwest Passage from one ocean to the other much faster, faster, than a surface vessel going through the Panama Canal, or the tip of South America. As to the safety of such ships, he added, only four nuclear subs have ever foundered, and nonë have leaked radiation. No nuclear nuclear arms will be carried aboard the new submarines, submarines, adhering to Canada's Canada's non-nuclear retaliatory retaliatory policy. Asked if the subs would be mostly to chase off American American violators of Canadian sovereignty Col. Billings replied, replied, "All that sniping at the Americans is unfair. We're an alliance. We can't do it all (maintain Canada's Arctic sovereignty) ourselves, ourselves, we're not big enough. "If you're going to crow about your sovereignty, you've got to show you're willing to do something about it. We know what's going on (with the Americans). Americans). We're too tied in with them not to. But when you've got a guy up there, you've established your sovereignty." Alter 31 years in the Forces, Col. Billings, unlike his father and grandfather (his son is also in the Forces), has not seen combat, combat, and this, he believes, was the greatest success of his career. Not because he'd be afraid to go if called, but because, in his estimation, estimation, deterrence --■ the so- called "Balance of Terror" -- has worked. "My generation has succeeded." succeeded." he said. Kitchen, McCallum & Porter CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS JOHN G, MANUEL, CGA tie king street east DONALD K. KITCHEN, CGA, CIA bowmanville, ont. LICIN5 PARTNERS (416)623-6555 Teacher Plans Nature Trip To Natural Resources Centre By Kim MacMaster I want to thank the 86-87 patrollers for doing a great job at crossing the Vincent Massey children. I would also like to give a special thanks to Mrs. Avery who has put a lot of hard work into the Safety Patrol Program. Program. Thanks Patrollers! By Mrs K. Strong The following are profiles of the reporters that wrote our columns this year. I would like to thank them for their time and effort which enabled our Vincent Massey Massey News to be successful. My name is Shawn Barclay and I am 12 years old. I learned that being a reporter is quite an experience. experience. My favourite sport is baseball. My favourite T.V. show is Benny Hill and Growing Pains. My ambition ambition is to be a pilot. Hi, I'm Craig Rickard and I am 12 years old. I learned that the report must be in by Thursday and you can find out the exciting events of the kindergarten room. My favourite sports are hockey, hockey, tennis and being a reporter. reporter. My favourite show is Family Ties. I want to be an actor. My name is Robyn Angela Dubeau and I am 11 years old. I learned that being a reporter is a big responibil- ity. So when I get into the higher grades it'll be like a practice for taking notes amd putting it into sentences. sentences. I also learned a lot of neat things you get to do in different classes. My favourite sport is baseball, although I'm not very good at it. My favourite subjects are P.E. and math. I like to watch Who's the Boss? and Growing Pains. I haven't decided yet what I'm going to be when I grow up but I've had many thoughts. My hobbies hobbies are gymnastics, baseball and reading. My name is Kim Archer. I am 11 years old. I learned what different classes do and you get to know - the teachers better. I also learned how to write up a report. My favourite sports are swimming, baseball, and soccer. My favorite sub- Chamber Speaker Takes Confusion Out of Tax Reform Taxes can be a complicated issue for the average is Chamber of Commerce President, Joe Denny. Mr. Canadian. Peter Hobb (right), attempted to explain Hobb, who is an chartered accountant with the firm some of the proposed tax reforms contained in the of Winters, Sutherland and Moase was speaking to recent federal white paper. Pictured with Mr. Hobjj a breakfast meeting of the Chamber on June 30. 911 May be Possible jects are spelling and math. My favorite television shows are The Cosby Show, and Family Ties. My ambition ambition is to be a teacher. I am Rob Alehin and I am 12 years old, 13 next March. Being a reporter you learn to have it ready on time. You can learn what's happening happening in sports. I say this because I'm a sports reporter. reporter. My favourite sports are baseball amd soceer. I like to watch comedy shows like Growing Pains, Family Ties, Married with Children, Children, Cosby Show and Young and the Restless. My favourite subjects are E.S., Math and Process Writing. My ambition when I grow up is to be a carpenter. My name is Sarah Oke. I am 12 years old. By being a reporter I learned what was happening in Vincent Massey. Massey. My favourite sport is baseball. In school my favourite subject is reading. reading. The T.V. shows I like the best are Rags to Riches;»' Cosby Show and Santa Barbara. Barbara. My ambitions are to be one of two things, a jazz dancer or a psychiatrist. I also might want to be a dance teacher. My name is Kim McMaster and I am 11 years old. Being a reporter I learned about different classes and to be responsible. My favourite sport is baseball. My favouritre subject in school is math and my favourite T.V. shows are Growing Pains, Facts of Life and Rags to Riches. When I grow up I want lo be a teacher or a nurse. My name is Hannah What- ely amd I am 11 years old. I learned how to make an article article or a story interesting. My favourite sports are swimming and baseball. The Cosby Show, Growing Pains, and Who's the Boss? are my favourite T.V. Shows. My ambition when I grow up is to be a Kindergarten Kindergarten teacher. Dialing 911 in the event of an emergency may be a reality reality in Durham Region some time this fall. At the July 2 regional council meeting, a report on the 911 emergency telephone telephone dialing system was received for information by council. Following the summer recess, recess, the recommendations will be placed before council council for approval. Included in the recommendations recommendations are approximate approximate start-up costs of $1.4 million, in 1987 dollars, which will be financed from the 911 Reserve Fund, the tax levy in 1988, or alternate sources of financing as approved approved by the regional finance finance committee. The report also recommends recommends that the emergency telephone system be centralized centralized in an answering bureau in the Regional Police Department Headquarters.' Headquarters.' Also included in the startup startup costs is funding for an ex tensive advertising campaign campaign involving newspapers, newspapers, and promotional material material for distribution at schools and throughout the community. The report is also calling for endorsement from municipal fire departments. departments. Copies of the reports are being sent to the councils councils of each municipality, for their comments. Because ambulance service service is the responsibility of the Ministry of Health, the report is being sent to the Ministry for its endorsement endorsement as well. While concerns were raised at last week's regional regional council meeting that receiving the report for information information bound the council council to act on the recommendations, recommendations, management committee committee chairperson, Councillor Councillor Bill McLean, assured council that they were under no obligation to. go ahefad with the' ' 911 emergency telephone dialing dialing system. & jlonstrous Eale Late one dark night in early summer, up from the muck and slime deep in Lake Ontario, near the Bowmanville Creek, came a huge green and black monster which proceeded to move up the creek bed, past the Darlington Marina, smashing boats and terrifying their occupants who fled . . . in hot pursuit, climbing over buildings until finally leaping on to the roof of the Bank of Montreal where it could see all the Bowmanville shoppers scrambling for bargains at the Monster of a Sidewalk Sale. Come to the Sidewalk Sale July 16 -17 -18 and see the monster on the top of the Bank of Montreal. ■OWMANVULE juvmo^m