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i Noted Liberal Vis Wmille librarv ' 82 remwE sr. muhmilll, ohwiki irbecue UC3A.3 Ufli/LIg 8W31 i,ts ■■ r "\W ft DlDICRtED mmi 1 \ M There are 54 home owners in the Wilmot Creek retirement community community who are afraid of losing their homes in 1998. They each received a letter in April of this year stating that they will be required to remove their homes from their present location when the leases for the properties expire expire on December 31,1998. The letters were from the land owner, Professer James Lovekin of Colborne. "We were extremely surprised since we had no idea tnat someone other than the Rice Group (developers of Wilmot) owned the land on which our houses were built,' said a representative representative from the newly formed residents' residents' group called the Lovekin Land Committee. The land in question has been in the Lovekin family for over 200 years. In the mid-Ws, Ontario Hydro leased the 22.4 acre property south of Hwy. 401 from Professer Lovekin in order to put in the hydro line connecting connecting the Lennox Generating Station with the Darlington Generating Station. Station. Subsèquently, Ontario Hydro subleased the land to the Rice Group; the Rice's lease expires with Ontario Hydro when Hydro's lease from Professor Professor Lovekin expires. That date is December 31,1998. Ross Fitchett, corporate relations officer for Ontario Hydro, explained: "We can't extend our lease to the Rice Group unless there is an extension of the lease between Professer Lovekin and Ontario Hydro.' Of the 55 lots in question on Professor Professor Lovekin's land, the first 11 leased out by the Rice Group had 20-year leases scheduled to expire in 2005. The discovery that all 54 leases would expire in 1998 came to light with the arrival of Mr. Lovekin's letter in April. In a phone interview last week, Max Rice, owner of Rice Developments, Developments, commented on the 11 lots (which were the first of the Lovekin land to be settled). "We made 11 mistakes. We ve tried to make up for that by offering those people market value for their homes. Tne offers had cheques attached attached but not one accepted our offer nor even asked for higher. They want to stay there.' Mr. Rice went on to say that all of the fuss over the issue is "pure nonsense' nonsense' and that he's done everything he can do under the circumstances. When asked if the amount offered to the 11 home owners would be sufficient sufficient for them to buy a different site in Wilmot Creek Mr. Rice replied, "they could move to a different site and have money left over. The average increase- in value over a three year period for those homes was 61%. We offered them market price, nothing lower. What more can we do to correct our mistake?' However, the problem doesn't stop at the 11 home owners. There are 38 others (one of the 55 lots is empty) who signed 12-year leases under the understanding understanding that their leases were renewable. renewable. These people sent Max Rice Turn to Page 3 f >-■ " ,r - m v-P Region Exchange Search is Commits Student on for to Trash Returns to Junior Recycling Belgium Citizens Page 8 Page S Page IS /4fc 683-3303 FAX 416-683-6161 Issue 38 Wednesday, August 10, 1988 Bowmanville, Ontario 154th Year 38 Pages 504» Per Copy Metro Likes Scarborough As Possible Site for Trash Liberal Nomination Thursday Two friends who hope to be Members of Parliament in the near future, had to settle for cooking hotdogs on Sunday. Ivan Grose, in the T-shirt at left, was holding a barbecue at his Courtice home in support of his campaign campaign to win the federal nomination for Durham constituency. And lending his assistance was Paul Martin Jr. who flew in from Montreal for the occasion. occasion. He has already won his nomination. to contest the impending federal election election in the riding of Lasalle-Emard in Quebec. He is tne son of Paul Mar- Ivan Grose of Courtice, one of two Ë eople in the running for the federal lurham Liberal nomination, re ceived some powerful help from an old friend on Sunday afternoon. Paul Martin Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer for the Canada Canada Steamships Lines, flew in from Montreal to be the guest speaker at Mr. Grose's pre-nomination meeting barbecue. And returned to Montreal following his brief address. Mr. Martin has already been nominated tin Senior of Windsor who served under under four Prime Ministers as a top cabinet cabinet minister and came close to being Canada's Prime Minister. Mr and Mrs. Grose held the barbecue barbecue at their home to persuade Liberals to attend the nomination meeting in Port Perry and cast their ballots for him rather than Doug Moffatt of Ken- Turn to Page 2 Blood Clinic Surpasses Goal The August blood donor clinic held last week exceeded its quota for the very first time. Traditionally, August is one of the most difficult times to get people to 'come out to donate blood. From the 411 people who entered the Lions Centre on Wednesday, August 3, a total of 391 units were collected. This year's summer quota was only 350 units. Kay Moore, Chairperson for the Bowmanville Red Cross blood donor clinic, attributes much of the success of the clinic to the "community spirit' of the area. Mrs. Moore also states that this month is the first that the district blood bank (which covers southern Ontario) hasn't imported blood from other cities in Canada. Often, when numbers of units are low, blood is brought in from British Columbia or Quebec to augment the supply. (It is never imported from outside the country, country, only from within Canada.) The month of August generally means holiday time, nice weather, ay t longer davlignt hours, and busier than usual times for the rural areas. As a result, the turn-out for clinics is often quite low. For whatever reasons, reasons, this month produced more units than the Red Cross office in Toronto required to meet the quota. To date, the Bowmanville clinic has given 1327 units. The overall quota for the year is 1700. Mrs. Moore is confident that the remaining 373 units will be achieved with the November November 2,1988 clinic, again at the Lions Lions Centre in Bowmanville. Metro's search for an interim landfill site has landed right in their own backyard. Although the Metro works committee committee report released on Friday, August 5, does state that one site within the Town of Newcastle is acceptable, it recommended that a location in northeast Scarborough be developed. The 457-acre site is in the Rouge River Valley and is large enough to take 18 million tonnes of garbage over a five-year period. The report identified three sites, two in Scarborough Scarborough and one in Newcastle, as acceptable acceptable under the guidelines of the landfill site search. According to the report, the develop- Company Considering Locating in Newcastle The Town of Newcastle could soon receive an industrial boost from a major manufacturing company i planning to locate in the town, according according to Durham East M.P.P. Sam 1 Cureatz. Mr. Cureatz said in a phone interview interview on Friday, August 5, that he and Durham Region Chairman Gary Herrema have been negotiating with the company. Mr. Cureatz was reluctant reluctant to release the name of the business. business. According to Mr. Cureatz, representatives representatives of the company have been looking at industrial lands in Courtice Courtice and Bowmanville. The Bowmanville Bowmanville sites include the Marwood properties properties in the Baseline Road area and the former E.M.I. Plastics location. Mr. Cureatz hinted that an official announcement could be forthcoming within the next week. HAD ENOUGH - There comes a time when even the most dedicated politicians come to the conclusion that there's more to life than, looking after the affairs of state. That apparently has happened to Lawrence Malcolm Malcolm of Nestleton who has been involved in municipal politics for about 30 years. He hasn't always been successful, successful, but always hung in there and did what he could for the residents of the Cartwright-Scugog area. His shoes will be hard to fill and his common sense approach approach to problems will be sorely missed. REPLACEMENT - It seems there are citizens out there who are eager to take over the reins of anyone in office who wishes to retire. In the same edition of the Port Perry Star that announced Lawrence Malcolm's Malcolm's decision not to run again for a seat on regional government, local Reach Twp. Councillor Yvonne Christie announced her intention to seek the seat. Apparently, Apparently, her decision was made prior to Mr. Malcolm's, Malcolm's, so he would have had a battle on his hands if he'd decided to run again. UNUSUAL CONTEST - This Thursday evening should bring the joy of winning to one of the two candidates for the Liberal nomination in this riding. Sadly, it will also be accompanied by the agony of defeat for the loser who has little choice other than to accept the decision of those who will be casting their ballots. With more than 600 qualified members, we only hope that the high school auditorium at Port Perry will be packed to the doors. We also don't envy the winner's task in the days ahead. This new Durham constituency is horrendous in size. And he probably won't have too much time to organize adequately. ALL QUIET HERE - While Scugog's election is heating up quite quickly, nobody is this bailiwick of Town of Newcastle appears to be quite ready to hit the headlines headlines with an announcement. There is plenty of evidence evidence indicating ambitions among current council members, but it's still under wraps. Maybe they feel the climate will be better once the summer holidays and the heat wave are behind us. Actually, we're betting betting the race for the mayor's post will be crowded. WE'RE THE BEST - Tentative congratulations are again in order for the group known as CCC (Committee of Clarke Constituents) whose efforts are at the moment in remission after their tremendous protest over Highway Highway 401 recently. They certainly made it clear that they don't want any part of Metro's garbage in their area. And maybe their efforts were effective in persuading the powers that be to pick Scrarborough where they might have less opposition. If there is no negative follow follow up, local protesters will have registered two big wins, one over the Eldorado dump plans and now this one. We must be getting good at it. HEAD FOR ORONO - There's still time to hop in the car and head for Orono Park where a big feed is being held today, starting about 5 p.m. It's the annual fund raising effort put on by the Arena Improvement Projects Projects Committee who do such a great job and the host of volunteers will be working hard at the various posts, including the barbecue where the beef will be cooking. They'll be glad to see you and your appetite. GREAT RESPONSE - Last week's Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic broke a record for August collections and for the first time reached and surpassed its quota which was a great achievement. Those who made the effort to attend and contribute are to be congratulated. Their donations were more than welcome to restore the blood bank reserves for the many emergencies that unfortunately seem to happen quite frequently during the summer holiday months. JUST A WEEK AWAY - Wc don't want to spoil any happy mood you may be in with the pleasant, not so humid weather outside. But, do you realize that next Wednesday will be August 17th, the day the Canadian National Exhibition opens? A week later, it will be Blackstock Fair and before we know it, the other popular popular fall fairs at Port Perry and Orono will be upon us. We won't even mention back to school and the closing days of summer. One thing we won't miss is that stilling heat that drains energy. ACCIDENT -- Two people were killed in a two-vehicle accident halfway between Bowmanville and Newcastle Village early this morning. Durham Regional Police aren't releasing many details about the accident, including including the names of those involved, pending notification notification of next of kin. Police have said that the accident took place at Highway Two and Regional Road 42 (Townline Road) at about2:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 10. The Town of Newcastle Fire Department has reported reported that they worked at the scene for more than three and a half hours and assisted with the removal of the two victims from the car. The other vehicle, a van, was carrying two people. $BfiS38aSE ment of a long-term landfill location could take up to five years by the time the environmental assessment information information and approvals are granted. In order to create the interim dump, a full exemption from environmental hearings is being sought. However, the fight is far from finished finished according to many happy, yet still cautious, Town of Newcastle residents. residents. The fact that one of the three areas deemed appropriate for a dump is located between Darlington Provincial Provincial Park and the Darlington Generating Station is still raising concerns. "I'm not sure how much importance importance to put on that site," said David Scott, president of the Committee for Clarke Constituents. The CCC has been instrumental in fighting Metro's Metro's proposals for placing the dump within the Town of Newcastle. Helen McDonald, secretary for Citizens for a Safe Environment (an- .otjjtiter local citizens group which.has 'fce'en Paging wp|r on Metro) claims [that eVen with Metro's decision it is; time to seek a long-term sohWion to the garbage crisis. 1 Y Turn to l'âge 3 Pay Hike for Board Trustees Northumberlan d/Newcastle School Board Trustees voted a 4.5 per cent increase in the wages of board members at last week's meeting. "Before the increase, school board trustees were paid just over $5,000 per year," said Bill Carmen, school board trustee for the Clarke/Orono area. Trustees will now make $225 more per year. The new wages will remain the same for the next three years at which time board wages will be reassessed. reassessed. Also discussed at last week's meeting meeting was the possibility of changing the number or distribution of trustees across the board. It was motioned to leave the number number of trustees at 15 with nine from Northumberland and six from New- „ castle. i Ivan Grose The Durham Federal Liberal nomination nomination meeting to be held in Port Perry Thursday evening promises to be anything but dull. Marilyn Pearce, Elections Readiness Readiness Chairperson!, explained |in an interview last week that by nature of a "contested' nomination the process is always interesting. Mrs. Pearce stated that the procedure procedure of the Liberal party is to throw open the nomination to anyone who is interested. She notes that "democracy works' and while she wisely wasn't placing any bets prior to the meeting, she would admit that once the votes have been cast and a winner declared, declared, the entire Liberal party would need to pull together to give support to the candidate in the next federal election. election. "The only way we're going to win this riding is if we come together after it's all over,' she explained. The two candidates, Ivan Grose from Courtice, and Orono native Doug Moffat, have been busily crisscrossing crisscrossing the riding in the past few weeks. Due to the newly expanded federal riding there has been plenty of ground to cover, according to Mrs. Pearce. Under the new system, the riding of Durham incorporates parts of the former ridings of Ontario and Durham/Northumberland Durham/Northumberland including: the Doug Moffatt entire Town of Newcastle, north Oshawa and Whitby, Scugog and Uxbridge. Uxbridge. Both incumbent members of the former riding, Honorable Allan Lawrence for Durham and Scott Fen : nell for Ontario, have indicated' they won't be seeking re-election. There will be 87,000 residents eligible to vote throughout the riding. The nomination nomination meeting is to be held at Port Perry High School, Thursday, August 11, starting at 7:30 p.m. There will be 620 party members eligible to vote and because because it is a contested nomination (as opposed to a straight acclamation of the candidate) there will be a single vote. Both Mr. Moffat and Mr. Grose will be allowed to speak for five minutes minutes èaeh prior to the vote There will also be speeches from the people who nominated each of the candidates. Mrs. Pearce estimates that the vote will be taken around 8:30 p.m. According to a recent press release on the meeting, "most members of the Association are not committed, consequently consequently a tight race and an interesting interesting meeting is expected.' It is also stated in the press release that the major issue in the upcoming federal election (yet to be announced) will be that of free trade and how it will affect not only Durham Region, but the whole of Canada. Optimist Club Has Record Response to Car Show and Shine This 1923 Ford at the Bowmanville Optimists Show and Shine event Sunday at Enniskillen Conservation Conservation Area, was one of the big attractions for all ages of guests. That gleaming radiator casing and those headlights were brass and must need consider able frequent polishing. The engine that undoubtedly undoubtedly has been modified somewhat from the original, was spotless, showing what can be done if you arc willing to spend the time, effort and expense on these ancient cars.