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SECTION TWO WEDNESDAY, July 13. 1988 Œfje Canadian Statesman Construction Schedule is on Time for New Arena 623-3303 Durham County'» Great Family Journal Established 134 years ago In 1654. Also mcorporsung The Bowman vine News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mall registration number 1961 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBUSHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St W„ Bowmanvllle, Ontario L1C 3K9 JOHN M. JAMES Editor--Publisher GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. RICHARD A. JAMES Assistant Publisher BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. PETER PARROTT Associate Editor DONALD BISHOP Plant Mgr. All layouts and composition of advertisements produced by the employees of The Canadian itateaman, The Newcastle Independent and The James Publishing Company Limited are protected ly copyright and must not be reproduced without permission of the publishers. foreign -- $60.00 a year Statesman by copyright $20.00 a year -- 6 months $11.00 strictly in advance ' Althouqh every precaution will be taken to avoid error, The Canadian Statesman accepta advertising in its columns on the understanding that it will not be liable for any error in the advertisement published, hereunder unless a proof ol such advertisement is requested in writing by the advertiser and returned to The Canadian Statesman business office duly signed by the advertiser and with such error or corrections plainly noted in writing thereon, and in that case il any error so noted is not corrected by The Canadian Statesman its liability shall not exceed such a portion, of Ihe entire cost ol such advertisement as the space occupied by the noted error bears to the whole space occupied by such advertisement. • " ' V.V T -■ ' '* iwy - a ; Freedom of Speech Stifled The way we see it, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney could be facing a wrongful dismissal lawsuit after dumping rebel MP Dan McKenzie from bis job as parliamentary assistant. assistant. Mr. McKenzie is the Winnipeg- Assiniboine MP who was among the nine Tory members voting against the federal government's recent bilingualism bilingualism bill. You see, Dan McKenzie was fired . from his post for listening to his conscience conscience rather than following the dictates dictates of the government. It's also possible possible that he feels he is only reflecting the wishes of his constituents on this matter, as is his right and obligation. So you have to wonder why Tie deserves deserves to be axed by the prime minister. minister. There's absolutely no indication that Dan McKenzie was less than competent in his role as parliamentary parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Veterans' Veterans' Affairs. His opinions on bilingualism bilingualism were merely a matter of expressing his views and those of his constituents. Surely there is room in the Mulroney Mulroney government for more than one opinion. And in a democratic country, country, people ought not to be punished for having views different from those of the official party policy. Moveover, the size of the Progressive Progressive Conservative majority in Parliament Parliament is so large that one can almost almost guarantee there will be wide differences of opinion among MPs representing the same party. Rather than doing something equivalent to exiling the dissidents to Siberia, Brian Mulroney should be taking steps to allow opposing viewpoints within his party. Mr. Mulroney's punishment for failing to accommodate diverse points of view will be a narrowing of the spectrum' of opinion which is represented represented by his party. And whenever a party narrows its appeal to a select, few, it runs the risk of defeat at the polls. In making these observations, we are not commenting on the validity of Mr. McKenzie's arguments concerning concerning bilingualism. In fact, some of his fears appear to us to be exaggerated. But, nevertheless, he has the right to his opinion and the right to express that point of view. The fact that he's a member of parliament, parliament, a member of a particular political political party or even part of government government should not take away his right to freedom of speech. Doesn't Solve Problem Let's not allow our friends south of the border to take away Canada's water. water. The drought conditions of the past few months nave brought to light concerns concerns ovèr the availability of water in the U.S. And, once again, there are rumblings about various schemes which would divert water from Canada Canada to the United States. These concepts range from the simple opening of a floodgate to allow water from Lake Michigan into the Mississippi River system to more elaborate plans which involve the reversal reversal of the natural flow of water and the creation of massive diversion projects which would direct Canada's water southward from as far north as Hudson Bay. The situation could very well get more desperate as time goes on and we could reach the point where such schemes may even appear sensible. It will be argued, at some point in time, that massive economic setbacks could occur if the U.S. fails to get the fresh water it needs. Then there's the need to keep on good terms with the United States in order to cash in on the economic prosperity prosperity south of the border. Canada, which has so much of, the world's fresh water resources, could even be seen to be in line for massive benefits if the water diversion occurs. After all, water could do for Canada what oil did for the Arabs. Up until recently, there was no point in transporting water vast distances distances because water is so plentiful that it's as close as the nearest pond, lake, well or thunder cloud. But given the pollution of vast, amounts of water, the rising population, population, and changes in climate, the demand demand for this substance could change very rapidly. There may well be the supposed need for transferring water southwards just as readily as we . ' might transfer natural gas or oil. But, looked at from the long-range perspective, the solving of North America's water crisis in this way is not a good thing for either the suppliers suppliers or the receivers of water. Consider this: Whatever technological technological advances occur over the next millenium, there will always be the need for water. So, shipping Canadian Canadian water south of the border is only a temporary solution which fails to address address the long-term problem. If we give away or sell our water supply to the Americans, this commodity commodity will continue to be squandered squandered and polluted until not even all of Canada's fresh water resources are enough to meet the demand, If we hold firm on this issue, then the U.S. will be forced to clean up existing existing water supplies, cut back on wa- mllution, and find measures conserve rather than Gary VanLonden works on installing masonry in the general purpose room which adjoins the arena. arena. The general purpose room will accommodate 350 in a sit-down banquet and can.hold 700 in an assembly. assembly. îe arena ter po which will squander water., Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. If the option of acquiring Canadian fresh water is closed, then the U.S. will be forced to come up with alternatives which will benefit all of mankind. Who knows what brilliant ideas will arise as a result of this necessity? necessity? In fact, you might even draw a parallel parallel between the need for water and the need for landfill sites. As long as fresh landfill areas were being created, created, the notion of recycling or conservation conservation was almost unheard of. But now that the landfill option is becoming becoming less and less practical, it's amazing amazing how attractive thè recyling option is Decoming. And, of course, there are other reasons reasons why water from Canada should not be siphoned into the U.S. For one thing, a single large canal or pipeline system leading southward is very vulnerable to either manmade or natural disasters. A water distribution distribution system from north to south would be vulnerable to acts of war or terrorism. Here's another, more chilling possibility: possibility: Once the U.S. became dependent dependent on Canadian fresh water, it would naturally hope to secure longterm longterm control over supplies. It couldn't run the risk of having its water supply threatened by such things as a change in government policy or a demand for higher prices. So, naturally, there would be the threat of annexation of Canada by the U.S. And even if we did not become part of the American system, our relationship relationship would at the very most be similar to that of a dog attached to his owner by a very short leash. Finally, who knows what harm would be done to the natural environment environment by disrupting the normal course of water on the North American continent? continent? The world has countless examples of man-made ecological disasters which occured bucause humans tried to interfere with the natural order of things. The starlings in North America and the rabbits in Australia are but two illustrations of this. In a world of rampant consumption of natural resources, Canada's role should be one of leadership in the stewardship stewardship of those resources. Enough countries have already squandered the world's natural environment Water is one of the few resources which Canada has not yet exploited to the point of extinction. We should guard it, not out of a sense of selfishness selfishness but out of a sense of generosity towards towards the future. This view of the westyside of the new Bowmanville Recreation Complex shows the building taking shape. In the foreground is the entrance to tn The ice surface will be ap- yjded that construction con- projornately equal to Maple tinues to proceed on sched- Leaf Gardens in size. ll ] e _ "Basically, we're on budget budget and we'ère on time," Mr. Caruana said. In fact, the new arena has reached the stage where some of its features are now clearly visible. For instance itself. The area where the workmen are standing marks the location of the first of the dressing rooms. There are six of them in the new building. There will be permanent seating for 700 and room enough for temporary bleachers to hold another 700. The adjoining multipurpose multipurpose room is capable of seating 350 people for a full, the ni h e milesof tubing used sit-down banquet and has a to cârry brine for freezing capacity of 700 for assembly purposes. ■ There is an office, snack bar, pro shop, six dressing rooms, a first aid room, an officials room and storage for equipment and supplies of various athletic organizations. organizations. These are just a few of the features of the new Bowmanville Bowmanville Recreation Complex Complex which is taking shape at the corner of Highway Two and Regional Rd. 57. Joe Caruana, Director of Community Services for the Town of Newcastle, said in an interview at the arena site last week that the new building building is proceeding on schedule schedule ana within the allocated budget. That means the first skaters should be using the building by October 15, pro file ice surface were installed early in the month and the concrete pad which will support support the ice has been poured. ■ When completed, there will be an NHL-size ice surface surface measuring 200 feet x 85 feet. That makes the ice sheet the largest in the Town of Newcastle, approximately 15 feet longer than the ice surface at the Darlington Arena. Arena users will enter the building by front doors which face west and there will be separate entrances for the multi-purpose room and the arena. The rooms visible immediately immediately after entering the building will be the ticket kiosk, the manager's office, the pro shop and the snack bar. Crime Stoppers Need Help oppt ham Regional Police are asking asking for the Public's help in solving two robberies which have occurred in the Oshawa area over the past four weeks. On June 7th at about 11:10 p.m. a masked man aimed with a butcher's type knife entered the Checker's Variety Store at 501 Ritson Road South. He grabbed an employee by the shoulder and produced a plastic bag with nandles, telling her to, "Put the money in the bag fast!" After emptying the first till he told her to go to the second till. When she was finished, the suspect ran from the store. The bandit is described as a white male, 20-35 years, short brown hair under a beige stocking mask pulled completely over his face. He was' stocky, about 5'6" in height and was wearing dark blue jeans, a dirty light blue and white jacket and running shoos. He was carrying a 12" knife with a black handle and a wide blade. A re-enactment of this crime will bo shown on CITY TV, channel 57, cable 7 on Thursday, July 14th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. during the nows. It will also bo shown on CIIEX in Peterborough and CKVR TV in Barrio on Friday July 15th, again during during their news. A similar robbery took place at the Rave Convenience Convenience store on Glen Abbey at the Townline on May 30tn at about 11 p.m. On this occasion occasion the suspect actually held the knife a few inches from the employee's throat. Police believe that the same person is responsible for the two robberies. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1000 for information leading to an arrest in these cases. Similar rewards of cash will be paid for arrests in any serious crime. Callers never have to give their names or appear in Court. The new Crime Stoppers number is: 436-8477 that's 436- TIPS If the number is long distance, distance, call collect. Sergeant Sandy Ryrie is the Co-ordinator with the Durham Regional Police Force and writes this article to help combat crime. A Citizen Citizen Board administers the Crime Stoppers Programs of which there are now over 800 in North America. The reward money is raised through Tax Deductible donations donations which may be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers, P.O. Box 54, Oshawa, Ontario, LUI 7K8. A long corridor behind the stands on the west side of the ice surface leads to the various dressing I rooms. Hockey players will note that the new dressing rooms are about twice the size of those of the old Bowmanville Arena and there are six of these rooms rather than four. Each dressing room is approximately 20' x 20' and has adjoining shower and washroom facilities. "There is very little wasted wasted space in this building," says Mr.. Caruana as he points to the storage lockers located under the stands. These are accessible from the dressing room corridor and allow plenty of room for various organizations to store equipment and supplies. supplies. Another feature of the arena is the fact that it has two corridors leading from the dressing rooms to the ice surface. This ensures that competing hockey teams enter enter and exit the arena by separate separate corridors - a feature which should ensure that any on-ice rivalry won't continue continue behind the scenes. The new Bowmanville Recreation Complex will have room for approximately approximately 70 seats in two tiers facing the ice surface in the comfort of the heated concourse. Moreover, the east side of the building has a press box, announcer's booth, and area suitable for off-ice training. This space will eventually contain portable bleachers which can effectively double the seating capacity of the building. In a single-storey building, building, there can be a problem of spectators crossing the path of the Zamboni while the machine is moving on and off the ice. But in the Bowmanville Arena, there's an elevated walkway above the corridor which leads to the Zamboni room. This allows allows spectators to get to the east side of the building without crossing the path of the ice clearing machine. Mr. Caruana emphasizes the fact that the new building building is not just an arena but a multi-use facility can accommodate accommodate a wide variety of functions. It can operate in the offseason offseason ns either an arena or as a site for lacrosse games, indoor soccer, trade shows, wrestling competitions, circuses, circuses, and many other uses that have not yet boon envisaged. envisaged. The adjoining multipurpose multipurpose room, with a seating capacity of 700, can operate independently of the arena or in conjunction with the arena facility. There are separate separate entrances for both wings of the complex but the main concourse of the arena area also leads into the multipurpose multipurpose room. A kitchen is located in the multi-purpose room, al though it's intended mainly for the purpose of heating up meals that are prepared in advance by caterers. At the south end of the multi purpose room, there's a stage large enough for mounting theatrical productions productions and the corridor on the west side of the room leads to a small meeting room, public washrooms, and storage. storage. Original plans called for moveable walls which could divide the main meeting room into three separate rooms, each with their own entrance and exit. As a cost-cutting measure, the partitions were removed but the building still has been constructed in such a way as to allow them to be installed at a later date. Mr. Caruana explains that the multi-purpose room offers offers a number of other optional optional uses for the building. The room could be utilized in conjunction with arena activities. activities. Or it could be booked independently for events such as receptions or even dinner theatre. The small rooms could be used for community groups and hockey or figure skating clubs or they could even be rented to organizations for seminars and meetings. "It's a very functional building. Everything has been thought out very well," explains the Community Services Director. Moreover, he believes that the added efficiency efficiency of the building should ensure that operating costs are roughly equal to those of the old arena In preparation for the construction of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Recreation Complex, Complex, municipal staff undertook undertook a considerable amount of research and visited a number of arenas in southern southern Ontario for ideas. The building is also the result of considerable input from the arena planning committee and from a survey of community community needs conducted even before the arena project' was started. "Yotr won't see another building like it," said Mr Caruana. Caruana. In keeping with the multiple multiple uses expected at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex, there are plans to proceed with the development development of baseball diamonds in the next few years. In addition addition to the large parking area, there's room for four baseball diamonds. The baseball facility could utilize parts of the arena complex such as the washrooms and dressing rooms. Washrooms and dressing rooms in the arena building could be used in connection with the baseball or lob ball facilities. Mr. Caruana foresees the day when the recreation complex might see the arena, four baseball diamonds and multi-purpose room in use simultaneously. "This could potentially include include upwards of 2,500 people people being at this facility," said Mr. Caruana. There's no doubt about it. The Bowmanville Recreation Recreation Complex is a facility designed designed to grow with the town. Certo fruit pectin is some kind of wonderful liquid. After listening to my Aunt Linda and various co-workers tell me how easy it was to make freezer jam using Certo I decided that this was the year to get into the jam business. Well, I did plenty of research on the topic. I asked my Aunt Linda about her tricks to making making jam (it was in her kitchen that I first used a strawberry huiler and had to immediately buy one for myself). I drove another friend, Sharon, crazy with my questions about the jars to use, how many strawberries to buy and how long it takes for the jam to set. And after a few weeks of talking about making jam, I finally got down to it last Friday night. Firstly, I read and reread reread the directions until I was sure I could repeat them like the Lord's Prayer. I thought through each and every step carefully carefully and was totally confident in my abilities to pull it off. I washed my preselected preselected and approved jars very well in hot soapy water and left them to dry. I then gathered gathered together my berries and set to mashing, After After a few minutes of squishing berries with the potato masher, I had the required amount (naturally that doesn't include the berries that ;ot on my shirt and on ho cupboards, etc.) Then it was time for the sugar step. I measured measured and re-measured the sugar, keeping in mind that the directions called for the EXACT amount and not a crystal less for the success of the jam. The sugar was added added and the two batches of jam mixed and left to sit. After the required amount of time, which was carefully monitored by my egg timer, it was time for the lemon juice and the miracle liquid, Certo. Both were added to the strawberry mixture and there was more mixing. Just about, this time the butterflies in my stomach stomach were beginning to act up. After all my talking talking I was beginning to have serious doubts as to whether the jam would turn out. What would I tell all the people whom I had bugged for help and advice? I could come up with some story about not having enough time, but everyone knew I had Friday night off so that wouldn't work. The stirring seemed to go on for hours and hours, when in reality it was only supposed to be for three minutes. I gave the mixture an extra minute of elbow grease and then lined up the jars on the counter. The Y 'jam" was Ithcn. poured into the glass jars and the waiting began. As 1 was cleaning up the kitchen, and thoso nasty cupboards, I casually casually looked over at the jars to see if there was any noticeable activity. The $60,000 question was soon to be answered, "Could Carolyn Hepburn indeed make jam and was if fit for a king?" (Oh who cares if that one is for a margarine commercial). commercial). With all the strawberry strawberry dishes nicely put away in their places and a quick trip down the street for a few errands I anxiously returned to my apartment. As I came through the door I wasn't sure what I would find. I gingerly stepped over to the counter and picked up one of the jars. My heart skipped a beat and I nearly dropped the container. container. I couldn't believe it. The jam had set. I had done it. All the nagging had been worth it. I could indeed make jam and no matter how it tasted there could be no doubt that I had made it. Of course, a taste test was soon in the works. And like all modest little cooks, I declared it to be the best jam I had ever tasted. At that moment I vowed to make more and more jam. I'll now have to try different fruits and combinations. I can turn my kitchen into a jam making production line. I can ... oops I'm getting a little carried away. But, the idea has started. started. Nothing is going to stop me now that I'm on a roll. Nothing, that is, except if magical Certo goes off the market.