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SECTION TWO WEDNESDAY. MARCH 22. 1989 S&t Canadian Statesman Durham Region's Great Family Journal Established 135 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono Nows Second Class mail registration number 1561 Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited 62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 416-623-3303 (+CNA Fax 416-623-6161 John M. James Editor - Publisher Richard A. James 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. Subscription Rales Six Months --$11.00 OneYear--$20.00 Three Years -- $57.00 Five years -- $90.00 Foreign -- $60.00 per year Although every precaution will be taken to avoid error, The Canadian Statesman accepts advertising in its columns on the understanding that it will not be liable for any error In the advertisement published hereunder unless a proof of 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 if any error so noted Is not corrected by The Canadian Statesman its liability shall not exceed such a portion of the entire cost of such advertisement as the space occupied by the noted error bears to the whole space occupied by such advertisement. Protect Our Lakefront It's high time that we paid a little more attention to the future of the Port Darlington waterfront. Historically, the Bowmanville port and the surrounding lands have been an important part of town. Within the past century, the harbour was a port of call for schooners and steamships. Moreover, the lakefront was very much a focus of the community, having having not only cottages but also parks, ball diamonds, and dance halls. In other other words, the area was very much a "people place". There's evidence that this tradition will continue as the municipality grows and development spreads further further south. But maintaining the area's lake- front heritage will require continued effort on the part of the citizens. The continued improvements of the Port Darlington Marina are one of the highlights of recent lakefront history. This first-class harbour was not much more than a swamp 15 years ago. Yet, today the complex includes a motel, manne villas, the restaurant and lounge, meeting and conference facilities, facilities, boat yard, and marina. This year's deepening of the channel leading leading into the harbour is yet another improvement. improvement. The past few years have also seen the launching of the Port Darlington Community Association - a group formed to ensure that the town's lake- front areas survive and prosper. This is a very necessary association doing worthwhile work and it needs the support and participation of the entire town. It seems, to us that the Port Darlington Darlington community is an area in transition. transition. The town's public beaches need to be maintained and the area's roads should be repaired. Beyond that, there's a need to set up a coherent plan for future development of the area. Exactly what will be the limits to the industrial development alongside Highway 401? What sort of additional residential dwellings will be permitted in the lakefront area and what services services will they need? What is the future of the CLOCA lands surrounding the Bowmanville Creek? Which areas will be set aside for additional parklands? What portions of the lakefront require better sidewalks, streetlights and landscaping? It's questions like these that need answers. And it's groups such as the Port Darlington Community Association Association which can help supply them. We are of the opinion that the guiding guiding principle behind further development development in the harbour should be the protection protection of the lakefront for the enjoyment of future generations. This means that at least part of the lakeshore should continue to be accessible accessible to the public - something that is not always guaranteed when new development occurs. The Port Darlington Community Association meets monthly to discuss topics of interest to not only persons, living near the lakeshore but also to all of Bowmanville. Their next meeting takes place April 17 at the Port Darlington Marina Marina Hotel. They're also sponsoring a benefit dance in 'The Bridge" of the Port Darlington Darlington Marina Hotel on April 8. If you wish to receive further information, information, contact the association's president, president, Gordon White at 623-1631. Liberty Invites Terrorism Terrorism, in its many forms, continues continues to challenge civility and respect for human life around the world. Ironically, Ironically, that which we most love about our society is our greatest weakness against terrorists: freedom. International International bandits and murderers exploit this basic tenet on which western civilization, civilization, in part, rests. Terrorist bombs have been exploding exploding for decades, inflicting death and suffering anonymously, without provocation. provocation. But poisoning food, or simply threatening to do so, is the most recent recent modus operand! of crazed people attempting to spread fear in a twisted plot to promote their cause. There are dozens of countries which, like Chile, can be thrown into financial ruin by something as simple as a threatening phone call to an American embassy. These countries are at the mercy of a new kind of terrorism, terrorism, one which preys on our isolation isolation from our food supply. Most North Americans have not the foggiest idea of where their food originates, originates, nor of the process used to trans fer it from a farmer's field in Chile or China to the local supermarket. The entire complicated, system is taken on faith to be capable of consistently delivering delivering vast quantities of healthful food to our town or city. Few ordinarily ordinarily stop to ponder the route our potatoes potatoes or kiwi have taken before we stroll along the aisle and casually do our shopping. Thus, when grapes are reported poisoned, poisoned, our fear is not just of poison but also of the unknown. The system is breaking down, and we do not know enough about it to judge for ourselves how serious the threat really is. We are left to believe government officials and various experts, most of whom we had never heard of before. Conflicting reports and opinions do nothing but increase our uncertainty. It is easy to forget now vulnerable we are here, perched in a country blessed with so much and afflicted by so little. The poison grape scare has reminded us, in timely fashion, of the horrors of terrorism and of the continuing continuing fragility and beauty of life. Little Action and No Results We are completely underwhelmed by the announcement last week concerning concerning the fact that five regional municipalities municipalities in Toronto and area are getting together to plan garbage disposal disposal solutions. With the trash problem at the crisis point, we were expecting that the five municipalities were a little beyond the stage of holding meetings. We had hoped they were a little closer to recommending recommending a concrete course of action. action. But there's no such luck. The five regional municipalities (including (including Durham) are simply giving their stamp of approval to practically every garbage disposal and garbage reduction idea that has been tossed into the pot for discussion during the past five years. Naturally, there's tremendous support support for recycling and reduction of trash. Recycling is (with justification) a popular concept and any municipal politician worth nis or her salt will pay tribute to recycling. But the most optimistic planners are suggesting that the "Four Rs" of grabage disposal can do little more than cut the tonnage in half. And it's the second half of the problem problem that causes dithering among politicians. politicians. When the five regional municipalities municipalities staged their joint announcement at the Toronto Science Centre last week, they had little to say except to pledge to work together for mutual cooperation cooperation or similar high-sounding objectives. objectives. It's the sort of diplomatic niceness that one hears after the superpowers hold a meeting to discuss disarmament. disarmament. Unfortunately, it's not the sort of action which produces any results. Do these five regional municipalities municipalities representing such a large portion of the Ontario population want to outlaw outlaw certain types of packaging? Do they wish to lobby the federal government government in order to eliminate disposable products and encourage the production production of longer-lasting ones? Will they select property for a major landfill operation in some municipality north of the Toronto area? Will each of the regions still need its own short-term landfill site? Will they opt for giant incinerators which can burn the trash and possibly produce electricity as a by-product? These arc the sorts of answers that must be forthcoming. This nonsense about "holding a meeting in order to decide to hold another another meeting" has got to end. Student Enjoys Experience as Queen's Park Page Adam Cota, a parliamentary page in the most recent sitting of the Ontario Leg- îslature, chats with Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz. The Bowmanville Senior Public School student served as a page in the Ontario Legislature from January 16 to March 3. A 13-year-old Bowmanville Bowmanville student recently enjoyed enjoyed one of the best seats in the house for viewing the proceedings of the Ontario Legislature. Adam Cota, a grade eight student at Bowmanville Senior Public School, served as a legislative page from mid January to March 3. It's an experience he would highly recommend to other young people. On any given day that the legislature is in session about two dozen legislative pages are on hand for a wide variety of duties which include include delivering messages for the MPPs, filling water glasses, and delivering parliamentary parliamentary information and documents in both the legislative legislative chamber and the members' offices. The basic qualifications for becoming a legislative page are as follows: The page must be in grade seven or eight. Her or she should have a scholastic average of at least 80 per cent and must have accommodation available in Toronto for the duration of the stay. Consent Consent from the applicant's school principal is also required. required. Each year, the legislature receives about 500 applications applications for the program but can only accept 110. The students students are chosen on the basis basis of information provided on their application and an attempt is made to have representation representation from all of Ontario's Ontario's 125 ridings. Adam explained that a typical day at Queen's Park began at about 9:30 a.m. when the pages performed "House Duties" such as delivering delivering Hansard reports to the MPPs' offices. The pages were divided into two groups for afternoon duties. One group was assigned to serve in the legislature while the other attended regular grade seven and eight classes. classes. These duties were rotated rotated so that each of the pages spent time both in class and in the legislature. Tutoring in Math, History, History, English, and French was provided. Among the highlights of Adam's stint as a legislative E age was lunch with the ieutenant Governor of Ontario Ontario and lunch with the Speaker of the House. Interested students wishing wishing to serve as legislative pages should send a letter stating their grade and why they are interested to: Office of the Speaker, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, M7A1A2. Letters in the Editor's Mail Greetings from Local Traveller Dear Mr. James and the staff of the Canadian Statesman, Statesman, Just yesterday I received a copy of the article which appeared in the Canadian Statesman a while back, from my mom. What a thrill it was for me to read it, and to hear from home that so many people have made comments about it. It constantly constantly amazes me how many people ask about me and my work with Operation Operation Mobilization. I am very encouraged by this because it serves to also further the kingdom of God in an indirect indirect way. I give you greetings first of all, from Wellington, New Zealand. This is the fourth country I have visited since I left home at the end of August, August, with the ship. I began my journey in Hong Kong, after a two week conference in Holland and a 5-week stay in Germany at the headquarters of our ship. From Hong Kong we sailed on to the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and now New Zealand. We will go to Australia Australia next, till the beginning beginning of September when we will head hack into Asia. It has been a terrific experience experience for me just to visit all these countries, places where I never dreamed of f oing. What makes it even etter is that I can do the Lord's work at the same time; I am still teaching and using the education I have in a rather unique setting. I have always loved the sea and ships, and always desired desired to travel, so the Doulos is a good place for me. Life on the ship tends to be very hectic. There is always always a hectic schedule to follow follow and a variety of activities activities to become involved in. The ship functions as a floating community, having a doctor on board, dentist, nurse, bakér and even hairdresser. hairdresser. All of us living on board have jobs to do, regardless regardless (usually) of our educational educational background. We have cooks in the gallery, girls in the pantry to serve the food, people to clean the public areas of the ship, people people to do the laundry for all of us, secretaries, bookkeepers, bookkeepers, teachers, computer programmers, programmers, engineers, deck officers, welders, carpenters and a host of other people. It's amazing how many people people are needed to keep the Doulos running. When we arrive in a port, we have an Official Opening on board on the first day, and from then on the Book Exhibition is open daily. As well, conferences conferences are held daily, to appeal appeal to Pastors, young people, people, women, Sunday school teachers, non-Christians and many others. Everyday teams are sent out unto the port city to do evangelism work, in the form of meetings, meetings, tract distribution, musical musical rallies and other things. We're all involved in the evangelism once a week, This is worked into our schedule. Near the end of a stay in a port, we host an International International Night. This is a multi-cultural program of songs and dances with an evangelical flavour and message. message. This is usually on shore at a hall or stadium. All of the jobs are very much like they would be on shore 9-5 office hours, and some shift work for watchmen and workers. As you the word Doulos means "servant". We on board are learning how to serve God in our daily practical practical work and serve each other. It's not always easy to live in such close quarters, is beginning to be so much more to see. One small example: example: we have crocuses planted in a protected place outside our kitchen window. My wife always records the date of the first bloom. The earliest has been March 9. But they have always bloomed by Easter. A donation or a few spare hours of work or a contribution contribution of unused eyeglasses will help someone else see the flowers growing in their gardens. Operation Eyesight Universal's Universal's address is P.O. Box 123, Stn. "M", Calgary, Alberta Alberta T2P 2H6. It only takes $25 to restore a blind person to sight in a developing country. Sincerely, Percy Rowe, Contributing Editor Travel, Toronto Sun 19 Thicket Road Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 1T4. Veggies Make Great Fertilizer Dear Editor: It won't be long until our local citizens and property owners will start to plan their gardens. It will be a time to mulch and decide ways and means of enriching the soil without the use of chemicals, pesticides pesticides and herbicides. Such is possible! Any vegetable matter; old and swimming. In New Ply- Queen tit., leaves, straw, grass clip- mouth we were taken to vis- Bowmanville, Ontario. Pings, table scraps, etc. it a school, oil refinery and L1C 1M5. which has been composted dairy farm. In Auckland we C 00 L-inrv dnnnni>t makes an excellent soil en- visited a zoo and an aquari- ^6CKlHg Support hancer. um. We've also seen a croco- -r-i rv ,• Earth worms enrich the dile farm, climbed a volcano, r Or UperatlOIl condition of the soil and prosaw prosaw President Marcos' pal- r . ,* TT . vide air and water passages, ace and explored tunnels Eyesight Universal They also multiply and are made by the Japanese dur- therp Writer Upset About Premium Dear Sir: As you havè heard so many times about automobile automobile insurance, here we go again. Being a family of six, one income household, my husband and I both drive cars over 10 years of age. As our insurance comes due in April we received correspondence correspondence from our agent indicating indicating that Hartford insurance insurance requires Mechanical Fitness Forms and pictures of our vehicles. The premiums premiums are enough let alone added extra expenses. We have dealt with Hartford Hartford Insurance for the last 18 years and have not made one accident claim, yet we have never received a premium premium notice which was less than the previous year. The market value of our cars are probably next to nothing, but yet we are to be put to the extra expense of having these forms filled out. As it is against the law to drive uninsured you would think insurance companies would exercise a little discretion discretion and work on public relations instead of continually continually ripping off the public, legally legally of course. It really makes one wonder wonder if the laws protect the innocent or just helps the innocent innocent to get ripped off. Yours truly, Beverly Ferguson. 85 Queen St., Bowmanville, Ontario. LIG 1M5. Seeking Support For Operation pantry know, by the ing W.W.II. They are tremendous tremendous excursions for the children, but as a teacher, I enjoy them too. It's a special privilege, and a fantastic way to see exciting and interesting interesting things. One error in the article I would like to point out, in bu, God's sra-esl,-™ ,, ti Doulos since 1977; I joined her in October 1988. Although Although I do get seasick a little, little, I enjoy sailing very much. After we dock it's the land that moves, not the ship. If I may, I would like to put you on my mailing list to receive my bi-monthly newsletter. newsletter. Feel free to print them in The Canadian Statesman if you like. I would be honoured if you did. If you have any questions, questions, feel free to write. I'd love to tell you more, and hear how you are. forgive each other and live in harmony. There are 38 children living living on board, 13 of them school age. There are 4 school teachers (not 4 schools as the article said) and 3 nursery school teachers teachers for the preschoolers. My class has two students. That's not many, but not many more could fit into my 3mx3m classroom! I enjoy it, for the most part. You get to know the students very well. We use a Bristish-based curriculum curriculum and speak English. Supplementary language lessons are given in a few cases. Very often people in the ports we visit like to take the school out on a field trip, or we arrange one ourselves. Here in Wellington we were taken to a Christian holiday park for horseback riding I trust all is well in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. I miss the town and it's people. God bless you all, staff of the Statesman. Statesman. In Christ, serving Him, Carolyn Mostert. Dear Editor: After 42 years as a journalist journalist - and more as a reader for pleasure - I have no doubt which is the most important important sense to me: sight. Without it, I could never have read thousands of wonderful wonderful books, seen the great films of the past half century century or the great plays and operas operas of several centuries. And as a travel columnist, columnist, who has been in more than 100 countries, I could not have been perpetually amazed at the scenic variety of this universe without sight. That is why I support Operation Operation Eyesight Universal. For anything that can be done to help sightless persons persons provides them with the first step to the wonders we, the sighted ones, so much enjoy. I suppose I particularly consider the benefits of sight at Easter because it occurs at a time of year when there therefore an excellent long term investment for any garden. garden. Aphids can be controlled by 'lady bugs' which eat them, while many mosquitoes mosquitoes are destroyed by purple martins. These birds can devour devour as many as 2000 insects insects per day. Purple martins martins can be attracted by nest boxes or bird houses and provide an interesting sight and sound as well ns a very useful function. Geraniums, nastursiums and marigolds are said to work as a natural mosquito and bug repellent while adding adding colour to your garden. We may find that by employing employing one or more of these natural means, chemical sprays will be completely unnecessary and our environment environment will be better, more beautiful and enjoyable. Why buy a chemical when a natural remedy is so much easier and more pleasant? pleasant? J. Veldhuis. Meech Lake Concerns by Andrea Adair iy things the abili- in life that have the abil ty to cheer you when you're feeling a little sad. One of the nicest things is a best friend. This person is someone you can tell your worries to and know by just talking talking about them the burden burden will have eased a bit. A best friend is also the person who will listen to everything you say and never pass a judgement on your feelings or your actions. Fortunately, I'm very lucky, I have many close friends I can turn to when I need to share my feelings. I also have a very understanding family family who will listen to me whenever I need them. There is an article in this week's Statesman, however, that tells me there are many people less lucky than I who don't have someone they feel they can turn to with a problem. The Distress Centre of the Durham Region reports reports that it received 12,000 calls last year from people who were depressed, depressed, lonely or just in need of hearing a voice. It's sad to think that there are that many people people in this area who have to call a stranger just to be listened to. Everyone has problems, problems, I know, but sometimes sometimes I think we turn away from people in need of help without even real izing we are doing it. Perhaps we get caught up with our own problems problems and can't share someone else's. Maybe we don't have time to listen. Or maybe we don't think we can help solve someone someone else's problems. Whatever the reason we don't help, the result is the same: there are a lot of people with nowhere nowhere to turn, The Distress Centre fills the void. Lorraine Derrick, coordinator coordinator for the Newcastle Newcastle area calls the centre "the community's friend" but it can only be a friend if there are people willing to be a friend in return. The organization, similar similar to most non-profit or- One of the things which governments governments lack is a sense of urgency. Unlike Unlike farmers, politicians are not driven by the necessity of harvesting a crop before winter. Unlike newspaper people, people, they have no understanding of the need to get something finished before a daily or weekly deadline. Unfortunately, in politics and diplomacy diplomacy there is always time for one more meeting and always the luxury of going for one more report. The only occasion when politicians develop any sense of urgency is during an election and we arc three years away from an other municipal vote. It's safe to say that the five area municipalities (Peel, Halton, York, Metro and Durham) have had two years to discuss the garbage problem and to come up with a solution. Instead, they come before the public and announce a vague commitment to work together on solutions which are even more shadowy. If progress proceeds at this rate, the Durham Region will be buried under four feet of trash before our elected officials officials have completed the planning process. ganizations, is hurting for volunteers. I know people are busy. Working 40 hours a week doesn't leave anyone anyone much time to share a part of themselves with someone. Family relationships, relationships, friends and leisure activities tdke up the remainder remainder of a person's non-working hours. I'm not critical of anyone anyone who doesn't have time to volunteer to share part of their time helping strangers but on the other other hand, I praise the people people who do. What a feeling it must be to those people who volunteer their time to know they helped someone someone they aidn't know. I think everyone has a moment in their life when it feels like there is no one who cares about them and that there is no one who wants to listen to them. Being as fortunate as we are, don't you think those people who have that good fortune should share something with those people that think they have not? If you agree, please give the Distress Centre a call at 623-8845 or 623- 8844. You won't regret it, The Editor: The current renewed discussion discussion about the "Meech Lake Accord" should be welcomed welcomed by all Canadians. It is nearly two years now since Prime Minister Mul- roney and the Provincial Premiers agreed on a formula formula to bring Quebec into confederation. confederation. The fact that this was done in secret and then presented as 'fait-accompli' nas always bothered mè and now the discussion is giving Canadians a chance to debate debate this questionable deal. There has been a tendency tendency to wring our collective hands and agonize about the exclusion of Quebec in the final final steps to the signing of the Canadian Constitution. Was is merely because the then Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau and Quebec Premier Premier Rene Levesque distrusted distrusted and disliked each other? Or was there a deeper deeper underlying reason? I, like most Canadians, over the past decade have thought that the solution to the ap- E arent problem of a Two- anguage country was to guarantee access to government government services anywhere in the country in the language of your choice, We have all invested heavily in this search for a bi-lingual country country and at least in English Canada in the past few years have seen dramatic rises in the number of people people becoming fluent in both of Canada's official languages. languages. This was Trudeau's vision vision and he paid dearly for his efforts in English Canada Canada because many felt he was pandering to the Francophones. Francophones. I have been working in Quebec several days a week for the past four months and I have now found the real reason that Levesque and other politicians in Quebec would not agree with Trudeau's Trudeau's attempt to bring Quebec Quebec into the mainstream through a policy of bilingualism: bilingualism: They don't want to be part of a bi-lingual Quebec. A bi-lingual Canada? Canada? Yes, that gives access to services for the travelling francophone. The militant elements in Quebec have managed to convince the government of Borassa that his future lies in excluding English from the Province of Quebec in business, signs, practice and every part of daily life in Quebec. The official official road maps of the province province now show not "Province De Quebec" but "LE QUEBEC" QUEBEC" as a separate country. It is inconceivable that Prime Minister Mulroney defends the provision of special special status for Quebec which leads to further demands for "no English" in Quebec, This great country belongs to all of us whether we speak English English or French. None of us should be excluded from any part of it. It is time for our politicians to take a clear stand on this issue. Don't let the misguided views of a few militants change the future in ways unacceptable to our founders and the majority of Canadians today. Doug Moffatt.