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O I vat ■ Ü 7 y 1 n-i ^ Pieces POST ELECTION - No doubt there will he a good turnout of Durham East Progressive Conservatives Conservatives Thursday, Dec. 8th, at the Odd Fellows Hall in Orono for their annual meeting meeting and election of officers at 8 p.m. After all, their members were among those who won a decisive victory in the recent federal election and will be looking forward to another victory, victory, if and when a provincial election comes. Guest speaker will be well known MPP Sam Cureatz. Everyone welcome. FUND KAISER - This Sunday, Dec. 4th, the Visual Arts Centre will be holding a spectacular auction as a fund raising event. A number of local artists are donating paintings that will be auctioned by world champion Frank Stapleton, starting at 1 p.m. Complete details of the event appear elsewhere. If you can't find that article, just turn up at the VAC off Simpson Ave. in Bowmanville and all the details details will be explained. TURKEYS - The Lions Club on Beech Avenue will be a hot spot this Friday evening when their annual Turkey Roll will take place from 7 to 9. If it's anything like past rolls, there will be many citizens heading home with enough big gobblers to keep them in turkey turkey meat for several years. Even those who don't win have a lot of fun. And the club makes a buck or two for community betterment projects. Drop in and enjoy the excitement. BULB TAKERS - A report came in on Monday about two little boys on Carruthers Drive who appear to be having a ball taking taking Christmas lights from trees and other decorations along the street. Apparently, they operate with a wagon to carry the loot. Possibly by now, these young pilferers have been caught and told to mend their ways. If not, please keep a wary eye out for them should you reside in that area. So far, no complaints have been received from other sections sections to indicate they have expanded expanded their efforts. BIG WINNER - Friends of that popular Newcastle resident, Albert Naylor, can look forward forward to a great Christmas this year. It's all because the Newcastle Newcastle Lions Club held another successful stag night on Friday, Friday, Nov. 25th and who should win the big prize of $500? It was that ever so generous Albert Naylor. Our sincere congratulations congratulations and best wishes. Could you help an old army buddy, ' who's a bit short of cash at the moment, Albert? WE ERRED - Last week's photo of the Branch 178 Royal Canadian Canadian Legion's donation to the Skate '88 Bowmanville Recreation Recreation Complex fund neglected to mention that the donation was a joint effort by the Ladies' Auxiliary and the members of Branch 178. Our apologies for the oversight. SCHOOL PROJECT Cartwright Public School has launched an ambitious project which, if successful, will improve improve sports and other facilities facilities at its school. They are hoping hoping to receive $70,000 in donations donations from citizens of the township township because the Durham Board is unable to fund all the extras they feel are needed. For more information on this subject, please phone 986- 0155. More power to them, governments governments have more expenses than they can handle without increasing the annual deficits. BEWARE - A news release this week might well discourage Yuletide party goers from testing testing their luck at driving their cars after imbibing some Christmas spirits. It stated that all area policing departments are combining forces in an extensive extensive RIDE program to keep drinking drivers off the roads, thereby depleting the number of booze related accidents this season. With this advance notice, anyone who takes a chance and gets caught has only him/herself to blame for the results. results. CHAMPIONS - Congratulations Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McLaughlin and son Brent of Ncstleton for winning the world championship championship in barley at the Royal Winter Fair as well as the Ontario Ontario 4-11 title. M 0 ' jM ,s-r- n -z j m'7 • : :y / (/ u c/3/ if.M 7'isr, by Chris Clark Laidlaw Waste Systems Ltd. has taken its first public step toward expanding expanding sixfold its landfill site northwest of Newtonville. At an open house Monday night, George Reddom, district landfill manager, said that his company is "trying to get input from the public," regarding the planned expansion. "The previous ownership never made a complete application," he stated. "We're trying to make this one complete complete with much more thorough studies studies and public input." The current landfill site covers eight hectares of land. The proposed expansion would increase the site to approximately 48 hectares. Laidlaw owns the necessary land but needs approval approval from several sources to expand their operations. A Laidlaw consultant, Derek Coleman, Coleman, explained that the company needs approval from four sources before before proceeding. The provincial Ministry Ministry of the Environment must convene convene a hearing of the Environmental Assessment Board and approve the proposal. Then the provincial government government must grant a license for the site under the Environmental Protection Protection Act. Thirdly, Durham Regional Council Council must approve an amendment to the Official Plan allowing the site. And lastly, the Town of Newcastle must agree to rezone the land in question from an agricultural to a landfill designation. Throughout the recent municipal election Newcastle Mayor-Eject Marie Marie Hubbard vehemently objected to any expansion of the Laidlaw site, pledging not to even listen to a further Laidlaw proposal. But Laidlaw may not have to con vince the Newcastle Council of the merits of their case. One of the options open to the company is a procedure which could help circumvent the strong local opposition to the plans. Under the 1983 Consolidated Hearings Hearings Act, Laidlaw can request of the provincial government a hearing before before a three-member panel which has the power to grant all four approvals including the local rezoning. The Town would be able to make its case before the hearing. But if the proposal were approved at this level, Newcastle would have no choice but to rezone the Turn to Page 2 vèf -M /h \ Vil Y SlS ri IB* |-!v p A 1 I I X | I ! g «IHIkwMr® Jtr 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, November 30,1988 Bowmanville, Ontario 48 Pages 134th Year Issue 48 ooe J Miss Christmas Goes Shopping with Local Merchants In This Issue Pines Students Raise $$$ to Help United Way Page 8, Section 8 Successful Show Presented by Bowmanville Drama Workshop Page 8 Minor Injuries Follow Hwy. 401 Pile Up mm flaws®® wmmsi The westbound 401 at Waverley Road was blocked early Thursday morning by a jackknifed tractor- trailer which was part of an accident that also included two cars. The driver of the truck, Albert McDonald, of Havelock, escaped injury. But Donna Veiling of Wa verley Road in Bowmanville was admitted. to Memorial Memorial Hospital Bowmanville with fractures. Linda Batali- gin of Liberty Street in Bowmanville was treated and released from hospital. The accident is still under investigation investigation by Ontario Provincial Police. Finally... Skateboarders Ejected from Town Hall by Andrea Adair The Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board of Education is taking steps to ensure that local schools do not contain contain unhealthy levels of lead in their drinking water. As a precautionary measure, the Board will be sending out letters to all principals advising that water in drinking fountains should be flushed for four or five minutes a day. The measure comes on the heels of a CBC Marketplace report that found levels of lead higher than provincial standards in drinking fountains of some elementary schools. Some schools in the Durham Region Region were included in the study. But no Northumberland and Newcastle schools have yet been tested. Pauline Janitch, communications officer for the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education, said that testing for lead isn't normally carried out at schools. The schools that were tested by the Marketplace program were all opened within the last 15 months. The high lead levels in the water are thought to be connected to lead- based soldering in the plumbing. Two schools within the Northum- berland-Newcastle Board of Education Education opened new additions recently. One of these is in Hastings and the other is the newly-refurbished S.T. Worden School in Courtice. Ms. Janitch said the pipes at S.T. 4H Members Honored for Achievements The annual Awards Banquet for Durham East 4-H Clubs took place on Friday evening, November 25, in Orono. All of the year's 4-H members were honored for their accomplishments at the banquet, but two of the highest awards went to the top 4-H boy and girl of the year. These awards are presented presented annually by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Joe McLaughlan, manager of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Newcastle Village, is shown here as he makes the presentation to Wilma Benschop, top 4-11 girl for 1988 and Raymond Massie, the top 4-H boy. Worden were soldered with a tin/lead combination. The soldering was 95 per cent tin with five per cent lead. Although there appears to be no need for alarm, the Board is requesting requesting schools, on the advice of the Ministry Ministry of the Environment, to flush water water fountains every morning. The action is to be continued until further notice and the principal is to be reminded that the practice should continue on non-school days. Ms. Janitch quoted the plant manager manager of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board in explaining how the lead gets into the water. "The lead source (in the water) occurs occurs when the pipe solder deteriorates and leaches into the water supply. Five minutes of flushing has proven to be satisfactory in reducing concern." concern." The flushing of the pipes reduces the lead and brings the water below Turn to Page 2 Further Development in Newtonville to be Reviewed Newcastle's planning department has been asked to investigate the possibility possibility of increasing the amount of future development allowed in Newtonville. Newtonville. Councillor Diane Hamre asked staff at the November 28 council meeting meeting to provide a more detailed plan of the hamlet. The plan would consider expanding the amount of allowable development in order to help offset the cost of providing the village with municipal municipal water. Councillor Hamre said that since she first started working, four years ago, to get municipal water to Newtonville Newtonville the cost of the project has doubled. doubled. The original cost of $2 million has shot up to more than $4 million during during the past four years. She said almost every home in Newtonville has contaminated water. water. The hamlet plan in place now, she says, was hurried through because one was needed before a water system could be put in, Now, she said, more detailed costs for the water system have come in and she would like to have the hamlet receive a more detailed review. Such a review might allow for the sort of expansion that would help keep pace with the cost of a water system. The motion was passed. by Andrea Adair Skateboarders who use the civic square outside the new Town Hall have been given their walking papers by Newcastle Town Council. Rather than approving regulations that would restrict skateboards to certain certain streets, councillors agreed, for now, to ban skateboarding only at the Town Hall. The by-law prohibiting skateboards skateboards on some municipal streets has been put on hold until a comprehensive comprehensive report on the sport can be prepared prepared by tbe Town or Newcastle Community Community Services Department. Roughly 25 skateboard-carrying youths packed the public gallery Monday Monday but left after bearing the fate of tbeir pastime would be decided on another another date. After the youths had left, Councillor Councillor Arnot Wotten brought the issue once again before council. He said he thought the by-law prohibiting prohibiting the skateboards from certain streets should come back to council soon because, he said, the skateboarders skateboarders are using the area surrounding tbe Cenotaph as a skating surface and are "wrecking it." He said he had asked them to leave but only received negative responses. Mayor John Winters questioned whether the Town would be liable if someone hurt themselves while skateboarding on the court. Councillor Diane Hamre said she agreed that skateboarding was a problem problem but that it was also a recreational sport that will continue to grow. She said she felt badly dealing with the issue again after the skateboarders skateboarders had left and added that to bring the Turn to Page 2 Bowmanville Men Killed inHouse Fire A house fire in Osh aw a claimed the lives of two Bowmanville residents residents early Sunday morning. The victims were identified as Michael Michael Charles Emmerson, 29, of RR#6 Bowmanville and Timothy Charles Owen, also 29, of 35 King St. E. Bowmanville. Both perished in the blaze at 828 Row en a Street in Oshawa. The fire, which started in the kitchen kitchen stove area, caused roughly $50,000 damage. Four other people escaped injury by fleeing from the house. by-law forward again after just tabling tabling it would require the agreement of two-thirds of Council. Instead of dealing with the issue a second time, Councillor Marie Hubbard Hubbard presented the motion that signs be posted banning skateboarding at the Town Hall. The signs will be posted as soon as possible and a report regarding the possible development of a skateboarding skateboarding facility, was requested in the near future. Christmas Festivities Will Keep Shoppers Very Busy Whether you check it once or check it twice, you'll find the list of special Christmas activities in downtown Bowmanville an impressive one. Bowmanville's Business Improvement Improvement Area (BIA) is sponsoring a variety variety of Christmas events for the enjoyment enjoyment of downtown shoppers this festive season. It all begins tomorrow night, December December 1, with a Family Shopping Night planned to kick off the special Christmas store hours of the downtown downtown merchants. Stores in Bowmanville will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays Saturdays up until Christmas, Tomorrow's Family Shopping Night begins with a giant Christmas Tree lighting ceremony starting at approximately 7:15 p.m. outside the Bank of Montreal on Temnerance St. Merchants are being asked to provide provide cookies and a hot drink for shoppers shoppers from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. that evening. Those making a purchase from shops downtown during the night will receive a special bonus gift and have a chance to win one of 20 special lucky shopper gifts. Santa Claus and his elves will pay a visit to the giant Christmas tree on Saturday, December 3, 10, and 17 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The lucky shopper draws will continue continue this year, with the names of shoppers being drawn December 3, 10, and 17. And on the week before Christmas (commencing Monday, December 19), there will be free parking at all downtown meters provided courtesy of the BIA. H V' ' M mm „ Firefighters Battle West Beach Blase Newcastle and Bowmanville firefighters battled a fire on West Beach, south of Bowmanville, Monday morning. One of two apartments m a termer termer cottage was ablaze when they arrived. Luckily, the apartment was vacant vacant at the time, but $10,000 worth of damage was done to the building. A hydro hydro inspector was investigating yesterday, hoping to determine whether the cause of the fire was faulty wiring. His report is due shortly.-