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l i v C.S.S. Students Present "Little Shop of Horrors n Some of the cast from the Courtice Secondary School Drama Club's upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors rehearse a scene in which the characters of the play catch their first glimpse of the infamous (and carnivorous) carnivorous) house plant. From left are: Paul Hindman, day, Friday and Sàturday evening. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Road Debate May be Solved by Carolyn Hepburn The issue of road construction in the south Bowmanville industrial park may finally be settled. The decision to allow Lake Road (the park's main road) to be built to rural standards as opposed to urban standards was made at the-general purpose and administration ^meeting on Monday, April 18. Although that decision must still receivé council approval next week, a large portion of Monday's meeting was spent in debate debate on the issue. A quick resolution to the road standards standards issue could mean that at least one company that previously said it would not locate in the park may 1 change its mind. It was reported two weeks ago that an Ajax-based company, Power- screen, pulled out of a deal to purchase land in the park due to the lengthy battle over the type of road that should Ministry Approves F unds For Hospital Construction Memorial Hospital's $15 million renovation and construction program has received a green light from the provincial Ministry of Health. Hospital supporters attending last week's 75th anniversary dinner at the Bowmanville Lions Centre learned that provincial funding had been récëivea for the long-awaited hospital rebuilding program. "The shovel is going in the ground very soon," said Hospital Board' Chairman Anna Strike. In fact, she estimates that the successful successful bidder, CANA Construction Company, of Woodbridge, will be starting work on the project within the next two to four weeks. "It's been a very trying time," the chairman said in reference to numerous numerous setbacks in the timing of the building program. "But finally we can see we are getting there," she added. added. Quoting from a press release issued issued by the Ontario government only hours earlier, Mrs. Strike revealed that Health Minister Elinor Caplin announced the Ministry's approval for awarding the hospital construction construction project. The Ministry of Health is contributing contributing $8.2 million for the project which has a total price tag of $15 million: million: Remaining funds are expected to come chiefly from the monies raised 1 during the hospital's public fundraising fundraising campaign three years ago. Through wise investment of funds already raised, the hospital has managed managed to almost double the amount)of money collected from the campaign. In announcing the start of Memorial Memorial Hospital's building program, Mrs. Strike stated that the hospital board hopes to see the exterior of the new addition completed "before the snow flies". Over the course of the construction, virtually every segment of the hospital hospital will be affected by the project. However, all hospital services will continue to be maintained during the renovation and building program. The new hospital wing will house key diagnostic services as well as 30 chronic care beds. The building program has had the full support of the Durham District Health Council. be built for the industrial area. At Monday's meeting the company's company's lawyer, Irwin Hamilton, told Newcastle councillors that if the issue of the road's construction was solved soon then the company would stay in the Town of Newcastle. Prior to pulling out of the deal the company had advertised for employees employees in anticipation of a May 1988 start to operations. If the company decides decides to stay in Newcastle it may look to lease property until, construction of its plant can be compléted, according to Mr. Hamilton. The entire issue of what type of road is to be built in the industrial park has bounced around the council table and gone through many staff channels to reach Monday's decision. decision. Public Works Director Walter Evans submitted a report calling for the road to be built to urban standards, with storm sewers and gutters. A road constructed to rural standards has surface drainage and gravel shoul ders, albhoui is the. same. ige ana gi ders, although the actualifoad the. same.' • ! V'-"j\ ) - At Monday's meeting. Mr. Evans claimed that the issue is not a technical technical one, but a financial one. He admitted admitted that the rural road would work in the park, although he feels it is not the best solution. Susan Rogers, lawyer for Memphis Holdings, one of the landowners in the park, asked councillors to "step back from the issue" and look at the total picture. She reminded the politicians of their past decisions in favor of a rural road and encouraged a quick conclusion conclusion to the matter. Miss Rogers reported that at least four companies (including a glass company, woodworking firm, a support support industry to General Motors and a packaging company) have all expressed expressed interest in locating in the park. However, the continued indeci- Tum to Page 2 DO IT AGAIN - Congratulations are again in order, especially from Branch 178 Royal Canadian Legion, to Lisa Rpndle and Cindy Holder who won again on Sunday Sunday at Whitby. Their public speaking skills have won them first prizes at branch, zone, area and district levels and they will now compete in the provincial competition competition in Sault Ste. Marie on May 7th. Good luck! AD CRAFT EDITION - Included in this edition, readers readers will see several pages where the Marketing students students at Bowmanville High School have produced and sold advertisements for local businesses. Please note the content and layouts they have designed and pass along congratulations to the participants who have done a great job. Courtice Secondary students will participate in a later issue. CATCH UP WEEK - Because so many pictures of local events have been held over recently because space has been limited, we are doing our best to catch up a bit this week. However, at the end of the hockey season, there always is a flood of photos from banquets that don't get published until later. Please bear with us for a couple of weeks until we get the decks cleared and switch over to baseball and soccer. Right now, there are still the bowling banquets to attend for pictures of winners. NOMINATIONS - Legion Branch 178 members and associate members are urged to attend a meeting at 7:30 Thursday, April 28th when nominations for the coming year's executive council and officers will be received. Voting will take place on Sunday, May 8th at 2 p.m. BIG SISTERS - Any woman, 18 years of age and older, interested in becoming a Big Sister is invited to attend an orientation at Settlement House, 387 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, April 25th. For further information, please contact the office at 436- 0951. Another 616 Houses? by Carolyn Hepburn The population of Bowmanville could increase by almost 6,000 people if four proposed subdivisions in the north end of town receive approval. At Monday's general purpose and administration meeting, all the re- E orts on the subdivision were referred ack to town staff for completion once remarks have been received from all of the agencies responsible for commenting commenting on the town's subdivisions. However, many Scugog Street, area residents turned out for the meeting to voice their concerns over the proposed developments. Plans call for a total of 616 single family homes, 92 semi-detached homes and a 220-unit apartment building spread east and west of Middle Middle Road, north of Bowmanville. One common concern with many of the delegates who addressed the meeting was the lack of consideration consideration for the existing homes in the neighborhood. Many feared that by closing some area roads and building backyards facing onto Scugog Street, the homes already built would be shut out of the development, rather than blended into the subdivisions. "There is no emphasis on the homes on Scugog," said Peter Fedde- ma, a Luverme Court resident, and spokesman for Knox Christian School on Scugog Road. Mr. Feddema claimed that the subdivisions subdivisions turn their backs on the E resent homes and prevent "neigh- ors from being neighborly to new S.A.D.D. BAKE SALE - The Students Against Drunk Driving at Bowmanville High School are holding a bake sale this Saturday, April 23rd at Bowmanville Mall. Funds raised from this endeavor will be used to promote the group's programs. They would welcome hungry customers. CANVASSERS NEEDED - The Salvation Army is in urgent need of canvassers willing to donate a couple of hours to help their Red Shield campaign drive and any help would be appreciated. (You could even canvass canvass in your own area if you wished.) Please call Lieutenant R. Shirran 623-3761 or 623-5857 if you are willing to help. MOJACKS WIN - Last week, we left you with the Port Perry MoJacks playing Wellington Dukes in their 7th game the day before we published. The Junior C MoJacks came through with a 5-1 win in that game and are now involved in the Ontario semi-finals against the Hanover Barons. The first two games were played in Hanover, with one win each. The next three start Thursday Thursday in Port Perry, continue Saturday and Sunday. CKLY 910 Lindsay will be broadcasting all or updates. WHAT A WRITER - An article in last week's Statesman caused some problems for a local family and we do apologize for not labelling it as fiction. The author was a Senior Public School student writing an imaginative story about a young person whose mother died from cancer. She did such a superb job that her teacher thought it should be published. And it was so believable believable that friends and acquaintances have been expressing expressing sympathy. One even visited the home to offer condolences condolences and was shocked to see the supposed victim sitting on the chesterfield, obviously in the best of health. So, please don't send flowers, the girl's mother is just fine. FESTIVAL OF SACRED PRAISE - Last weekend, just like they do with Broadway plays, a number of well known local performers including the combined choirs ofOrono and St. Paul's United Churches, Doug Dewell, Ross Metcalf and the Country Four, put on a tremendous concert at Orono United Church called Festival of Sacred Praise. We'll probably be chastized for calling that a trial run, but the fact is that it went over so well that it's being repeated this Sunday at 7:30 in St. Paul's and everybody's welcome. They are also throwing in a free lunch following. You can't beat that for a good deal. @I|K (Eatrabfmt neighbors." He warned Newcastle councillors that if they didn't want to go through a hearing at the Ontario Municipal Board then there better be a meeting with the developer and planners. Such a meeting is being arranged and should take place in tne near future. future. Other concerns raised by residents dealt with disturbance to wells, preservation preservation of an area "green belt", and the increased traffic that such a large development would bring to the area. A proposed commercial development development within the plans has also come under question. James Griffin, of R.R.#1, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, asked the politicians why Turn to Page 2 623-3303 etittmn Issue 16 Wednesday, April 20, 1988 Bowmanville, Ontario 134th Year 30 Pages 50$ Per Copy Gas Station and Restaurant Sit In Flight Path of St. Marys Cement A rezoning application to permit a gas station and restaurant on lands south of Highway 401, west of Martin Road, in Bowmanville, has caused the St. Marys Cement Company to. seriously look at its future plans for ; expansion. "It (the rezoning application) has awakened a sleeping giant," said Russ Cheeseman, at the general purpose purpose and administration meeting on Monday, April 18. Mr. Cheeseman is a lawyer for the cement company and came to the meeting to tell Newcastle councillors about the company's concerns concerns over the application. Although Mr. Cheeseman told the meeting that St. Marys wasn't op-' posed to the gas station and restaurant, restaurant, he wanted the town staff and politicians politicians to look carefully at applications before them. This particular application included included ah amendment to the Town of Newcastle Official Plan to expand the urbem boundary to include the owner's owner's ?unds so that the site could be put on municipal water. The rezoning part of the application would permit the construction of the gas station and eatery. "If it's appropriate to expand the urban urban boundary to put more land on servicing, servicing, do it comprehensively," Mr. Cheeseman said. j He reported that St Marys is concerned concerned with the "overall plan" for lands adjacent to its property. Mr. Cheeseman revealed that St. Marys does intend to expand in the future, which could include an increased increased quarrying operation and blasting. "If we don't do some long range planning ... you're only asking for trouble," he said. The entire issue has been tabled by Newcastle councillors pending the completion of the Official Plan Amendment review at the Region of ' Durham. Councillor Ann Cowman stated that the proposed restaurant and gas bar are "in the flight path of St. Marys." Marys." She suggested that blasting is pres- . ently happening two or three times a week but could increase to three or four times a week sometime in the future. future. A request to outright deny the application application was turned down by the council members. Children and Mother Fine, Father Recovering Penney Sisnett doesn't mind having her hands full with her three-month old triplets. The adorable babies wereborn on January 2 and caused quite a stir as Penney was flown from Toronto to Kingston for the delivery. The family has put all that behind them and is getting on with lives filled with feedings, diaper changes and plenty of tender loving care. The youngsters have become quite used to the media attention and were once again posing for à photo last week. The cute threesome are, from left, William Charles, Chelsea Lynn and Jonathan Myles by Carolyn Hepburn Whoever said bad luck comes in threes hasn't paid a visit to Penney and Wayne Sisnett's Brown Street home in Bowmanville. The cute house is home to three of the most well-known babies to be born in recent recent years. Why all the popularity and media attention? It is because Chelsea Lynn, William William Charles and Jonathan Myles are the triplets born to Penney and Wayne Sisnett in a voyage that caught the country's media eye and called attention to the conditions in pre-natal hospital wards across Canada. Canada. The three babies arrived prematurely prematurely on January 2, in Kingston General Hospital, after their mother travelled from Toronto by air ambulance. ambulance. The trip sparked plenty of con- . troversy about tne inability of certain facilities to handle the delivery of. premature infants. But, if all the; brightlights of television crews and reporters' flashbulbs can prevent, someone else from going through the same thing unaware of what to expect, Penney Sisnett says it was worth it. Life after à moment in the country's country's spotlight may be different, but it isn't any less busy with three children. children. Chelsea, who weighed one pound, nine ounces at birth, was the last triplet triplet to return home. Brother William (named after Penney's father) came home on February 29, and Jonathan (named after Wayne's father) arrived arrived in Bowmanville on March 20. April 1 heralded Chelsea's arrival and meant that the whole family was all together. "It's wonderful to have them all home," said Penney. Turn to Page 2 BOWMANVILLE ARENA mm |gi r 'lit; 'rviria New Arena Ready for First Skaters on October 15th details the ice surface and'"dressing rooms, while the multi- office, now located'in the old arena. Information about purpose rooms are located at the bottom right. Anyone the building or the entire project may be obtained by driving by the site at the intersection of Highway 2 and phoning 623-8888. Regional Road 57 can see steady progress with tne foun-