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i ( trot 623-3303 FAX 416-623-6161 Wednesday, June 29,1988, Bowmanville, Ontario 94 Pages 134th Year Issue 26 50$ Per Copy Truck Crashes Close Hi An overturned tank truck in the eastbound lane of Highway 401 closed the highway for approximately 10 hours last week. Both lanes of Highway 401 were shut down from Newcastle to Newton- ville around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23. They were not re-opened until until 10:00 a.m. Friday. The vehicle which overturned in the mishap was carrying 10,000 gallons gallons of butane. Ontario Provincial Police at Newcastle Newcastle said the tanker was travelling eastbound on the 401 when it ran into a smaller truck from behind. The collision caused the tanker to lose control. It skidded, then rolled over on its side, blocking both eastbound lanes just east of the village of Newcastle. Newcastle. Keith Yantzi, of Baden, (near Kitchener) was the driver of the tractor tractor trailer. Neither he nor the driver of the smaller truck, Russell Mayo, of Scarborough, were injured in the accident. accident. The westbound lanes were closed for the safety of the motoring public in case of leakage. But Newcastle OPP reports that none of the butane spilled. A detour was created for both lanes along Highway Two. Then at 3:00 a.m., a second collision occurred at the railway overpass known as "The Hole in the Wall" on Highway Two at the east end of the village of Newcastle. Newcastle. Two tractor trailer transports travelling travelling in opposite directions attempted attempted to go through the narrow subway at once. They collided, creating the need for a second detour. Luckily, once again there were no injuries. But 401 motorists were re- JUN 3 0 1080 quired to detour as far north as the Fourth Line for over three hours while workers cleaned up the Highway Two accident. Bowmanville Ambulance, New castle Fire Department and the Department Department of Highways were at the scene of the 401 collision. Also on site was a representative from the Propane Propane Gas Association in case of a butane butane leak. Newcastle OPP would like to thank Durham Regional Police and Whitby and Cobourg OPP for their assistance in traffic direction. Roast With Skill of a Surgeon g Ï "" Dr. Howard Rundle celebrated his birthday on Saturday evening, June 25, by helping out at the annual Bowmanville Rotary Club Barbeque. The fund-raiser which included a barbeque and dance took place at the Darlington Darlington Sports Centre. Dr. Rundle is pictured here as he carves a roast with help from Rotarians John Finlay (right) and Dr. Mohinder Angl (centre). Three of the Rotarians assisting with the barbeque have a total of 108 years of service between them. They include Dr. Rundle, Alf Allin and Dr. Keith Slemon. Board of Trade Golfers Chow Down Page 6 New Presidents for Kinsmen & Kinettes Page 1 Supplements in this issue Miracle Food Mart Home Finder's Guide Shoppers Drug Mart Newcastle Lumber Loblaws Subdivision Problems Solved Both the developer of a north Bowmanville Bowmanville subdivision and concerned area residents have reached a long- awaited settlement on certain components components of the plan. Although developer Bob Schicke- danz told Newcastle councillors at their meeting on Monday, June 27, that he felt he had done most of the compromising, he was prepared to ac cept the terms of the amended subdivision subdivision plan. "We're willing to live with these particular changes," stated Mr. Schickedanz. During the past year-and-a-half there have been various meetings with area residents concerned with the widths of the lots'-for some of the 394 homes (combination link homes Developer Wants Permits Before Land by Carolyn Hepburn The Town of Newcastle would be in a lot of trouble if it were to allow construction construction of a Newcastle Village subdivision subdivision before the lots are registered with the province. The request to issue building permits permits before the land titles are approved approved from the Kingston Land Registry Registry office came from Kumar Pramod, owner of the Orchard Heights subdivision in Newcastle Village. Mr. Pramod told councillors at the meeting on Monday, June 27 that the land titles are "imminent", but that construction is scheduled to begin July 19 in order to meet the closing dates for the homes. However, Planning Director Franklin Wu reported that the land registry office is approximately eight months behind in its work. He said if the town jumps the gun and issues the building permits before the lots are registered then "we would be in a lot of trouble." He assured the owner that once the land registrations are secured then the planning department would proceed proceed as quickly as possible to issue the necessary building permits. Under the town's by-law, a building building permit isn't issued until the subdivision subdivision is registered. Subdivision registration can't take place until the land titles have been secured. Mr. Pramod noted that there are precedents where construction has begun begun before the subdivision has been registered. He reported that servicing of the 90 home subdivision would be finished July 18, with construction set to begin on July 19. and single family dwellings) as well as the overall density of the development development at the northeast corner of Concession Concession and Liberty Streets. Amendments to the plan, which included' included' widening some lots, and increasing increasing the number of single family homes, were given final approval at Monday's meeting. Also pleased with the plans are the group of Liberty/Concession St. nomeowners who had formed a committee committee over 18 months ago to seek some changes to the subdivision. "We agree to accept all the terms in the amended report," said Bob Sheridan, Sheridan, spokesperson for the homeowners. homeowners. ■ He told the councillors that after, a meeting of the area residents on Thursday, June 23, it was decided to accept the plans. However, there was one more item of concern aired at Monday's meeting. meeting. Greg Couch, a Concession Street homeowner, explained to councillors that everything had been resolved except except "one major issue." Mr. Couch's home is on the northwest northwest corner of Mann Street and Concession Concession Street in north Bowmanville. The plans of subdivision show provisions provisions for a road widening of Mann Street that would literally come to the eastern wall of Mr. Coucn's home. The homeowner explained that Mann Street doesn't presently have the proper width for road construction. construction. He asked councillors how the Turn to Page 2 ROYAL VISIT - As the brief visit by Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret comes closer, the outward appearance appearance of the Town Hall renovations is changing as contractors contractors rush to get the essentials completed. We understand understand the new section at the west end will not be part of the royal tour on July 12th, because there is much work to be done before it will be ready to welcome welcome royalty or staff. ATTENTION VETERANS - In connection with the royal visit, all war veterans are encouraged to be a part of the events of July 12th by attending the special outdoor part of the ceremony near the cenotaph. A more accurate time should be available next week, but it appears that 1:30 could be assembly time. Medals should be worn along with Legion blazers and berets. Phone Secretary Cccile Bowers at 263-2086 for more information, please. A REAL DECK BURNER -- Although we have done our best to cover up the slight miscue by the youngest member of the editor's family, the word has leaked out about the burning of his brand new backyard deck. Although the novice carpenter will not discuss the event in detail, his eldest brother took the liberty of describing the blaze in living color in his Amherstburg newspaper. The story also appeared in an Oakville paper. While in Trenton at the Air Show last week, a member of our esteemed Armed Forces saw the press credentials of our carpenter-photographer carpenter-photographer and asked if the arsonist was one and the same. Have you ever noticed how fast a good blooper story travels? ORANGE PARADE - This year's Orange parade and demonstration is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 16th in that great municipality north of Lindsay, called Fenelon Falls. The parade gets going at 1 p.m. and lodged from this area will be participating as usual. This is the 299th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. And from all reports from Ireland, things haven't settled settled down since. CANADA DAY - One of those rare Friday holidays is coming up this Friday to mark our country's 121st birthday, birthday, There will be a special celebration atthe Bowmanville Bowmanville Museum on Silver St. at 11 a.m., sponsored by Dykstra's Delicatessen, with balloons, flags, races, games and a visit from "Daisy" the magic clown. All the usual closures for the day will be in effect such as Canada Post, banks, liquor and beer stores and most retails outlets. Normal operations will resume on Saturday. WINS JACKET - We have been advised that the winner of the Goodyear jacket at the Junior C Eagles ball tournament last weekend was Jayne Thiele of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Congratulations. SOME RAINFALL - Dick Biersteker who records the rainfall for the agriculture office phoned in the measurements measurements of the downpour that took place last week. The total from both storms was 95 ml (3 3/4"). The first storm dropped 35ml on us and the second 60 ml. At the time, gardens and lawns were so dry that they sucked it up quickly and looked for more. No doubt it was a million dollar rain that was most welcome. But, we didn't really need all the fireworks that accompanied it. We preferred Monday's beautiful rainbow. Now that was spectacular. ZONE DRUMHEAD - After you've been to the Museum at 11, there will still be time to head for Port Perry where Legion Branch 419 is hosting the Zone FI Drumhead service. This will get under way at 1 p.m. at the lakefront in Port Perry. All Legion members will be welcomed and the public is invited as well. Many other events arc taking place Friday, including parades in Port Hope and Cobourg. Actually, in those two towns, they will be celebrating all weekend. DISCOUNT FOR CLASSIFIEDS -- With the holiday on Friday, and a series of employees leaving on vacation, it would be a big help to us if any advertising or correspondence correspondence were to be in our hands on Thursday, June 30th. To sweeten the pot a little, we arc offering a 10% discount on all classified ads that arc placed on Thursday Thursday by 4:30 p.m. It may be a good time to place that ad for all the junk that has piled up in the garage over the winter. Orville and Wilbur Prepare for Their First Flight Our Top Guns, Peter Parrott and Rick James took their first flying lesson last Thursday in Trenton during a Media preview of the Quinte International Air Show. Although the pair was eager to climb aboard this CF-18 fighter for a free ride, their enthusiasm quickly turned to fear after the powerful jet flew by upside down, 100 feet off the ground, rolled over and then flew straight up through the clouds. "Maverick" James and "Goose", Parrott quickly accepted a safe, leisurely ride in a Labrador Labrador rescue helicopter. Council Funds Tree Repairs A grant of $6,500 towards tree maintenance on downtown Bowirian- .mpa streets wÜs approved by Newcastle! Newcastle! councillors this weeM. S At the request of the (Bowmanville Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) Landscaping Chairman- Cathy Collacott, the town's treasurer and chief administrative officer re- viewed the possibility of the grant and brought a positive report to the council meeting on Monday, June 27. Mrs. Collacott was obviously pleased with Monday's decision and said that work would begin almost immediately. Plans include trimming, trimming, fertilizing, replacement of four dead trees and the removal of imbedded wires. The total cost of the project is $8,500. The town grant will take care of most of the cost, while the BIA will cover the remaining $2,000. In the report at Monday's meeting, it was noted that the downtown landscaping landscaping project would go hand-in- hand with the official opening of the Town of Newcastle Town Hall in T axpay er W ants Road Re-paved A landowner directly across from the Mosport Race Track wants to know when the road in front of his property will be returned. According to Alexandra Krebelj, who owns land across from the busy raceway, the paved surface of the.road was removed last summer. Since that time the dust created from the road has been unbearable. As well, a hill in the area has begun to erode. Mr. Krebelj made a presentation at the council meeting on Monday, June 27, asking when the road would return return to normal. "I pay the taxes and you do what you want on this strip," said Mr. Krebelj. He claimed that for his $2,000 in taxes each year he hasn't received "five cents of service." As the presentation continued various various names of town staff and councillors councillors were mentioned. In the defence of the council members members and staff, Councillor Diane Hamre called for an information report report on what has been done to date on the erosion of the hill and what are the plans for replacement of the road. Public Works Operations Manager Manager Don Patterson told the meeting that the new road surface was expected to be put down in late July, Bowmanville on July 12. "This facility (the new town hall) along noth the. reconstruction of Tem- peranvpr hosi-et, north of King Street, will groàcrÿ, enhance the downtown core, said the report. "Therefore, it would seem appropriate appropriate at this time to give a grant ... to nelp defray the costs associated .with the tree maintenance and further beautification in the downtown street- scape area," it continued. United Way Sets $2,750,000 Goal Michael King, General Campaign Manager for the Oshawa-Whitby- Newcastle United Way announced the organization's 1988 fund raising goal of $2.75 million last week. Mr. King was speaking at a press conference conference at the Parkwood Estate in Oshawa. He assured those in attendance of his faith that this year's goal could be reached. The money will be used to support over 40 agencies of the United Way in the three communities. Look for Our Business TTnrtnta 'A A mm-m Update '88 in this week's Statesman by Carolyn Hepburn The 1988 United Way campaign goal of $2,750,000 will be used to support support over 40 agencies in the Oshawa- Whitby-Newcastle area. Michael King, General Campaign Chairman for the Oshawa-Whitby- Newcastle United Way made the announcement announcement of this year's goal at the Parkwood Estate on Wednesday, June 22. This year's goal is a 9.7 per cent increase over the $2.5 million that was raised last year. The 1987 fund raising effort fell slightly short of the $2.6 million goal. However, Mr. King expressed confidence confidence that this year's goal would be reached. •"I'm very confident. We have a great bunch of people," Mr. King told various media representatives and members of the United Way team at last Wednesday's press conference. He explained that many of the 2,000 volunteers who will be working on the campaign have already been recruited recruited and trained. The six-week campaign, campaign, with the theme "The Way to Help the Most," runs from September 26 - November 4, with final totals be ing announced at Elusions Night Club in Oshawa on November 28. This year's requests from the various various United Way agencies were for over $3,000,000, according.to Bob Stone, president of the United Way's Board of Directors. He reported that none of the budgets had "fat" in them, and the job of trimming trimming them even further is tough. Mr. Stone noted that successes, such as the Big Brothers Association of Newcastle, sometimes took the organization organization by surprise. Part of this year's fund-raising effort effort will be concentrated on boosting community involvement, rather than relying so heavily on donations from industry, In 1987, money from General Motors Motors represented about 57 per cent of the total funds raised in the three communities. The public is reminded that regardless regardless of where they work - for example, example, they might donate at their workplace in Toronto -- they can specify that a donation go to a certain United Way district. Anyone interested in joining the United Way as-a volunteer can contact contact Sandy Cunningham at 436-7377.