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s&t Canadian statesman Durham Region's Great Family Journal Established 135 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating |k| êl TheBowmanvilleNews The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second Class mail registration number 1561 Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited 62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 416-623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 John M. James Richard A. James Editor - Publisher Associate Publisher Peter Parrott Associate Editor Geo. P. Morris Brian Purdy Donald Bishop Business Mgr. Advertising Mgr. Plant Mgr. All layouts and composition of advertisements produced by the employees of James Publishing Company Limited are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the publisher. 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Queen's Park Controls Municipal Governments If Ontario's municipal politicians were under any illusions about the status and power of their positions, 1989 thus far has brought them crashing crashing back to reality. They were elected or re-elected in November by a process created by the provincial government. Every ounce of their authority flows along a one-way street down to them from Queen's Park. When it pleases the provincial government, local councils can deal with local issues. However, when the province decides to, for whatever reason, reason, it can reach down and yank any issue from the jaws of municipal government. government. The reverse is also true. The provincial provincial government can take an issue and throw it back into the laps of the municipal-authorities. municipal-authorities. Last week, Premier Peterson's government government passed its Sunday shopping bill, instantly shattering a single emotionally emotionally charged issue into dozens of emotionally charged issues spread throughout the province. Individual municipalities now will have to decide whether or not to allow Sunday shopping shopping within their boundaries. Many local local politicians have admitted that they will have no choice but to allow the practice if a neighbouring municipality chooses to do so. Mr. Peterson's argument, when he is not poking fun at those opposed to full and open Sunday shopping, is that he is giving local municipalities more power and more autonomy. It is proper, proper, he suggests, for people to make the decision for their own area of the province province where they live and work. That he says from one side of his mouth. From the other side comes the announcement announcement that unconditional provincial provincial transfer payments to local governments governments across Ontario will be frozen this year. Notwithstanding an enor-. mous tax grab in the last budget and the subsequent decision not to reduce the government's deficit, funding only will increase for specific programs which the province selects and demands demands be implemented. Talk about lo- cal autonomy! Newcastle Town Council and Durham Durham Regional Council both have ex pressed their extreme disapproval of this policy. Not surprisingly, the provincial provincial Liberals are pressing forward with the freeze, undaunted by the uproar uproar ithas caused. While the workload at the municipal municipal leVel is being increased by forcing local decisions on what should be provincial provincial matters, funding to allow for increased work is being withheld. There exists amongst the tonnage of provincial Bills and Laws the Consolidated Consolidated Hearings Act. Under this regulation, regulation, proposals . like the Laidlaw dump expansion northeast of Newton- ville may never require local assent. The Province of Ontario has the power to grant all the necessary licenses and approvals without following the advice or wishes of a local council such as Newcastle's. If such a process takes place, Newcastle will be represented at the provincial hearing but nothing guarantees that local wishes in this case will be the determining factor. Perhaps the provincial authorities, feel that municipal officials somehow 1 are more qualified to rule on Sunday shopping than they are to assess the merits of a landfill site. Indeed, the mixture of items which the province deems municipal politicians politicians capable of handling is mysteriously mysteriously ad hoc. The determining factor derives not at the local level, but at Queen's Park where a potato, presently presently too hot, can be tossed in the direction direction of local government until it cools down. Alternately, the province can force ah issue and install a landfill site, or a PCB storage facility, or virtually anything anything it wants to virtually anywhere it wants to. Once the decision is made, the government easily can ignore the most vocal of objections from the local council and residents. Little is heard .about letting the residents make decisions decisions or about the autonomy of local and regional councils. Ontario municipal government has one parent: the province. The parent can treat its child in any way it sees fit, requiring this and prohibiting that. The result, as we see presently, can leave local government playing by unfair unfair rules and fighting back against an enormously overmatched opponent. Hard Core Pornography Surpasses Moral Codes Ink, in the age of literacy, has flowed by the gallon debating the merits merits of censorship. Civil libertarians rail against any form of control on the free flow of information and opinion. Others Others believe that society's basic moral code often is threatened by pushing freedom of expression beyond a reasonable reasonable position. The line between art forms and vulgar vulgar exploitation never has been determined determined in a way with which all can agree. Canadian laws which seek to protect us from oscenities rely on the "community standard" to measure what should be allowed. At the centre of this controversy always always is pornography. The word itself is full of difficulties and uncertainties. In many cases what is pornographic to one person does not qualify as such in the eyes of another. So-called soft porn is available in video and print form at numerous outlets throughout the country - Newcastle included, The majority of people in this community find such materials vulgar and would not miss them in the least if they all disappeared tomorrow. Unfortunately, there are enough people who gain pleasure from these materials that the industry is very profitable. In the struggle between freedom of expression and censorship, sef; within the framework of a free market system, the producers of soft pornography have been free to produce and sell this sleaze virtually anywhere they wish. If this were the extent of pornography pornography in society today we conceivably could shake our heads and ignore it, confident that while it was very un pleasant and in violation of our morals and beliefs, the harm it was causing was difficult to measure and not immediately immediately obvious. The word must go forth to all corners corners of the country that there is a darker, physically revolting side of pornography which cannot be ignored or tolerated. People must be educated about the victims and vulgarity of hard-core pornography. Sadly, when pornography is mentioned some snicker. snicker. Others mumble something about freedom of speech and move on to speak out against homelessness or high insurance rates or possibly the environment. That which is labelled hard-core pornography goes well beyond the scope of most people's imaginations. The kind of sadistic, animalistic, perverse, perverse, deforming acts which are committed committed to adults and children as a way of fulfilling the nauseating demands of some of society's sickest people is too horrible to describe in most settings. Civil libertarians long have fostered the myth that a society which does not c allow every perverse publication and production free rein is akin to Hitler's Germany where books were burned more frequently than were logs. They choose not to measure the damage such uninhibited freedom inflicts on society. There is, however, suitable ground on which to stand between the extreme censorship view and the equally dangerous libertarian position. In rejecting this type of disgusting filth we would be stepping significantly significantly toward this middle ground where we could cope between two dangerous alternatives, Section Two The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville, February 15. 1989 3 Slacks of Pancakes Perish at St. John's Church Tuesday, February 7, was Shrove Tuesday and St. John's Anglican Church served hundreds of pancakes at lunch and dinner time. Polishing off their share of the pancakes and sausage are five-year-old Matthew Palmer and his two-year-old brother, Dylan. ^ Adair ■ Today I became ah outcast outcast at work, exiled to sitting sitting at the lunch table alone. When I go home after work my family will sit as far away from me as possible possible and might even ask me to go live at my aunt's house for awhile. My very dear and close friend just this moment banished me from anywhere anywhere near her computer for an indefinite period of time. Today, I have joined the ranks of thousands of Canadians with very red and very sore noses, hacking coughs and an overalllousy disposition. I have a cold. I look ugly. I have been called "Sniffles". I get treated like I have the 1 plague and take little pleasure in knowing that I'm not alone in this. I know there are other people people all over Canada right at this moment suffering through a cold but I can't see them. I can only see healthy, happy people who want to stay away from mildly contagious ME. I blame Canada for this. (Politicians will be pleased to know that in this instance, they're blameless.) I blame the country itself. This large land mass has the strangest strangest temperature changes in the world. Where else but in Canada Canada could you see people at the end of January actually actually go outside without mittens, a hat or a scarf and maybe only in a light jacket? Then, two weeks later, you see the same people bundled in wool from head to toe only to be recognized from their voice or wind-blown eyelids. eyelids. Where else in the world are gas station attendants attendants asked at least 50 times a shift in -17C weather: "Is it cold enough for you?" And what other country country on this planet will, on its nightly newscasts, run as its lead story, of all things, weather conditions? conditions? ' Don't get me wrong, I adore Canada and wouldn't want to live anywhere anywhere else but sometimes I would like to be able to go to bed at night knowing knowing what the weather will be like the next day so I know what clothes to get out for the morning. Right now the only comfort I feel comes from thinking about all the other places in the world where bizarre weather has also struck. An article in one of the Toronto newspapers reported reported that some canals in Venice have dried up. The Swiss Alps' peaks are bare. And, in Australia, Australia, rather than raining cats and dogs it rained FISH (squalls dumped thousands of sardines along the Gold Coast). In in England, there are reports of daffodils and crocuses blooming in early February. Apparently, the cold air pressure that built up over the Arctic last month and led to the incredibly incredibly low temperatures temperatures in Alaska while dumping piles of snow on Edmonton has brought this latest cold snap here. Another contributing factor in the cold weather situation, is (according to recent newspaper articles) articles) that weather phenomenon phenomenon known as El Nino. Apparently, cold water from deep in the ocean rises to the water surface near the equator to send more cold weather weather north. El Nino supposedly has something to do with the scrambled weather conditions reported recently. recently. In addition, there's always the much- discussed "greenhouse effect" effect" which doesn't really need any further discussion discussion here. Ironically, Southern, California, the great state in the south where the always shines and sun bodies tanned, good snowfall month. I wonder what they think of Free Trade now? are perpetually got hit with a Canadian-style earlier in the St. Marys Cement Outlines Future Plans St. Marys Cement president Gene Wrinkle addressed the Bowmanville Rotary Club last Thursday. A former member of the Bowmanville Rotary Club, Mr. Wrinkle Wrinkle said the occasion felt like a coming home. He is flanked here by Alf Allin (left) and club president Don Welsh. by Chris Clark sion of the Bowmanville ce- St. Marys Cement plans ment plant which will raise to be in Bowmanville for a the annual output by more than two times. During his gath- long time to come. That was the underlying message last Thursday when Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotarians heard St. Marys President Gene Wrinkle Wrinkle outline the company's plans for the next decade. Last year, St. Marys announced announced a massive expan speech to Rotarians ered at the Flying Dutchman Dutchman Motor Inn, Mr. Wrinkle explained what changes are in store for Bowmanville to prepare the company for the 1990's and the opportunities which will emerge. 'The Creation of Dump Safety' By David Scott There are strange things done Under Newcastle sun By the men who spoil the soil But the strangest sight I ever did see Was the night on the brink of Graham Creek They created --"dump safety". It once was a valley of 20 acres, Where streams ran clear and cattle could graze. Before the polluters and moneymakers moneymakers Wrought changes that chill and amaze. The valley's a hill now, seething with rot Its leachate seeping and poisoning. Where seagulls reign and often as not, Dump trucks down our roads arc careening. And yet 20 acres is not now enough! They want 100 more to expand. "It's safe!" they say, and try to bluff Our officials to concede their demand. Through Town, the Region and even the M.O.E. Their proposal is twice discussed But none would agree to the Law laid low, For, "Your site we do not trust". And now they're back for a third attempt To convince us they are right. They either view us with contempt Or think we're not too bright. Master chef, Ernie Eves, cooked dozens and dozens of sausages at St. John's Anglican Anglican Church on Shrove Tuesday, Februaiy 7. Along with a stack of pancakes, the sausages made a delicious lunch or dinner. Councillor F eels Severance is 'For the Birds' A Durham Regional Planning Planning Committee recommendation recommendation against an Orono couple's lot severance application application is "for the birds" Whitby Councillor Tom Edwards Edwards says. The lot severance, sought by Betty and Barclay Crozier, Crozier, owners of Crozier Aviaries Aviaries in Orono, had initially been approved by the Region of Durham's Land Division committee only to later be denied by the Region's Planning Planning committee. But at the February 8 meeting of Durham Regional Regional Council the lot severance story ended when councillors councillors narrowly voted in favour favour of the severance. Mrs. Crozier, at the meeting meeting last week, told members of council she was seeking the severance to allow her son to build a home on the severed land. The son, living near the Croziers, would be able to offer offer his services to the seven- day-a-week, 24-hour-a-day operation and allow the Croziers Croziers some free time away from the job. "If Council members would review the severance and see the property," Mrs. Crozier continued, "you would understand the need for a severance." The Croziers' property is located on land that the Regional Regional Official Plan had designated designated "permanent agriculture agriculture reserve". A house is permitted on the property in the matter of a severance if it is a "intrafamily "intrafamily lot for an immediate family member of a bona fide farmer", a report from Dr. Mofeed Michael, commissioner commissioner of Planning said. Whether the land was a "bona fide" farm was the question halting the severance. severance. Newcastle Councillor Diane Hamre suggested that the severance should be allowed allowed because the aviaries (used for commercially raising raising pet birds), she said, are a "bona fide" farm operation. She added that it was necessary to see the farm to see what is involved in the operation. Oshawa Councillor Irv Harrell, vice-chairman of the Planning committee, said the application had been supported by the Land Division committee and by the Ministry of Agin culture adding "It should be supported supported by this Council." An amendment was made to the planning committe's recommendations to allow the Croziers' land severance and in a recorded vote of 18- 12, the severance was granted. granted. St. Marys Cement has three cement plants, dozens of ready-mix plants, and other other smaller operations stretching throughout the Great Lakes region. In addition addition to the Bowmanville plant, the company owns facilities facilities in St. Marys, Ontario and also in Detroit, Michigan. Michigan. "Two years ago," Mr. Wrinkle explained, "we reviewed reviewed our corporate strategy strategy and quickly discovered that we needed new capacity for general market growth. As well, there were a number number of opportunities to ex- E and around the Great akes. We decided to modernize modernize the Bowmanville plant with new technology to get ready for the 1990s. Besides the tremendous increase in capacity, the "new plant will save huge amounts of fuel. Cement factories use vast quantities of coal to fire kilns that break down limestone limestone and other raw materials materials which are mixed to produce produce cement. The current Bowmanville kiln will be replaced replaced with a larger, thoroughly thoroughly modem unit which will cut coal consumption to 60 percent of the current level. The fonner Bowmanville plant manager said that the cement industry is lucky because because sulphur produced from burning coal is absorbed absorbed into cement and, thus, does not escape into the atmosphere and produce acid rain. Plans also include utilization utilization of the harbor at the rear of the plant to ship cement to various points along the Great Lakes water system. All of the limestone St. Marys uses is mined from the massive quarry which sits alongside the Bowmanville Bowmanville plant. Crews currently are digging at the 150 foot mark below ground level, and Mr. Wrinkle said that they plan to go down at least another 50 feet. Doing so will provide enough limestone limestone for at least another 50 years of production. As an aside, he told Rotarians Rotarians that the trucks used in the ouarry carry 80 tonnes of limestone and are filled by loaders which cost $800,000 each and are equipped With buckets 15 yards wide. Clearly looking forward to the Bowmanville expansion, expansion, he said "we have our building and air permits. We hope we have satisfied people's people's concerns about the project." project." insurers Help Crimestoppers they cry with "We can make it safe!' glee By applying dump technology Be happy/ don't worry/ don't make a fuss We've got it worked out---"Trust us". The stakes are high and the risks are great For there's gold in them there hills And they can afford to make a mistake For the sake of dollar bills. Yes, the Newcastle lights Have seen vvierd fights But the biggest fight you'll see, Is the night on the brink of Graham Creek They try to dump our safety! Canada's private sector property/casualty insurers have undertaken a national $50,000 program to support Crime Stoppers, Insurance Bureau of Canada President John L. Lyndon has announced. announced. Crime Stoppers is a community community volunteer program which assists police forces in their fight against crime. Since the first chapter was organized in Canada, Crime Stoppers has helped police solve violent crimes against persons, seize $74 million in illegal drugs, and recover $25 million in stolon property. property. The insurance industry campaign is one of several public service programs or ganized by Insurance Bureau Bureau of Canada, the national trade association of property/casualty property/casualty insurers. ÏBC has taken a leading role in the past in traffic safety research research and education and fire prevention and safety programs across Canada. Although regional IBC offices offices have supported local Crime Stoppers chapters in the past, the current campaign campaign is the first Canadawide Canadawide commitment undertaken undertaken by IBC which has a mandate mandate from the insurance industry industry to support national loss reduction programs. The first phase of the new IBC program involves the provision of three different different radio broadcast public service announcements. Crime Stoppers will make these announcements available available to local radio stations who support Crime Stoppers by reporting on its activities. The commercials urge the public to back Crime Stoppers Stoppers by reporting suspicious activities to their local Crime Stoppers information hot line ana by making contributions contributions to help cover the cost of running the organization. organization. The second phase of the IBC campaign will provide appropriate assistance for the organization of additional additional Crime Stoppers units across Canada. There are now more than 70 Crime Stoppers chapters in Canada. Canada.