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The Canadian Statesman. Boxvmanvillc, June 21.1989 Recent Graduations Michelle Vaillvnëourl Michelle Vaillancoucl, daughter' of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Vailla*cQjLivt of R.' R. 6, Bowmanville, graduate of Etienne Brule'School in Toronto, has just graduated from Ottawa'University,with a three-year degree in Business Administration,4n/September, she will begin studying Law at Osgooclc Hall. Deidre Anne Lobb On Friday, June 16, 1989, Deidre Anne Lobb, daughter daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Lobb, Bowmanville, graduated from the University University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Education Degree. Degree. Deidre previously attended attended the University of Guelph where she received an honours Bachelor of Applied Science degree, majoring in Child Studies. She has accepted a position with the Durham Board of Education and will be teaching at Frenchman's Bay Public School in Pickering. Pickering. Catherine Annette Scott Catherine Annette Scott, mother of Melanie, Jan- nelle and Corey Scott of Bowmanville, recently graduated from the Toronto School of Business (Oshawa Campus). She has received her Honours Diploma in Fashion Merchandising and Design, Congratulations Congratulations Mom! Janet Louise Preston Janet Louise Preston, daughter of Helen and Lloyd Preston of Bowmanville, Ontario, Ontario, graduated from the University of Western Ontario Ontario on June 2,1989, receiving receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree Degree in Communicative Disorders. Janet has been offered an Ontario Graduate Scholarship and will be returning returning to the University of Western Ontario to pursue a Master's Degree in Audiology- Audiology- Darryl 1$. Darbey On Wednesday, May 31, 1989, Darryl B. Darbey, son of Barry and Hazel Darbey, Bowmanville, graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography. He has accepted a position wiih North American Life Insurance Company. Leigh-Anne Cole Leigh-Anne Cole received her 3 yr. Business Administration Administration Data Processing diploma diploma at the Durham College College Convocation held May 27, 1989. Leigh-Anne is the daughter of Linda Cole, Oshawa and Alan Cole, Bowmanville. : She is the granddaughter granddaughter of John and Alma Cole of Boxvmanvillc, and the late John and June Baker. Baker. • Leigh-Anne is now employed employed at Levi Strauss in Markham. John van den Iloven On June 16,1989, John van den Iloven obtained a Masters Masters Degree in Business Administration Administration from York University. He graduated on the Dean's Honour list and is presently employed as a Senior Consultant with Norenda Inc. in Toronto. John is the son of Leo and Anna van den Iloven, R. R. 5, Bowmanville. Read All About It! In the Pages of The Canadian Statesman A subscription to The Canadian Statesman keeps you informed of all the local news, sports and advertising specials in your community. Subscription Order Form Name: Address:, New □ or Renewal LJ Postal Code Telephone No. 12 months-$20.00 6 months-$11.00 Foreign - $60.00 Please pay by cheque, VISA, Mastercard, or money order. VÏSA/MC Number Expiry Date Please clip out and return this form with your payment WSjt Canadian Statesman P.O. Box 190, 62 King Street West Bowmanville, Ontario, LIG 3K9 623-3303 Your Community Newspaper Since 1854 Committee Approves Service Station Kendal residents will soon be getting a gas bar and service station in their hamlet. The Town of Newcastle has approved a rezoning application application submitted by Veltri and Sons so that the station can be built on the southeast corner of Regional Road 9 and 18. Residents opposed to development development near the Gana- raska Forest appeared at the general purpose and administration administration committee meeting Monday expressing their viexvs about this ana other developments. One suen resident, Don Prout, said "I don't believe anyone is opposed to development," development," ana said that nobody nobody was opposed to a gas station if put in the proper place. Mr. Prout said he didn't think the location of this station station was proper because, he claimed, the stream running near the property feeds into the Ganaraska River. Julian Rowan, who spoke on behalf of SAGA (Save the Ganaraska Again) echoed those remarks saying that he thought the river would become contaminated through leakage from the station. After hearing the delegations, delegations, Councillor Ken Hooper Hooper said he was opposed to the development. He said he thought there would be seapage from the station into the ground. Councillor Arnot Wotten said he was also concerned with leakage and wasn't going going to support the application. application. Condominiums Endorsed Councillor Frank Staple- ton, on the other hand, said he thought the application had merit and garnered no objections from conservation authorities. • The rezoning application was passed by members of" committee 3-2. Final approval approval must come from council next week. density of the project should be lessened. lessened. "I can't imagine myself living next to a five-storey building xvith no sun in my backyard," he said. Councillor Frank Stapleton, on the other hand, supported the application, saying the municipality had to look after after its seniors. "We need to fullfill the empty- From Page One nesters," he said. Commercial floor space (retail and office) is included in the proposal along with an underground parking lot. The committee voted in favor of the Graduation Time for Students Participating in V. I.P. Program 1 f". Tidbits from Around the Region OSHAWA -- Once again this year, Oshawa is staging its Fiesta Week. There are 26 pavilions highlighting the diverse ethnic traditions which form Canada and Oshawa specifically. The Oshawa Folk Arts Council organizes the popular week. Traditional food and entertainment from countries such Greece, Jamaica, the Ukraine, Portugal, and Italy highlight the week's activities. Fiesta passports are $4.00 and are on sale at all pavilions during the week which concludes on June 25. Is f MS* S* AJAX -- An Ajax company appears the most likely candidate for a $400 million contract to supply Canada Canada Post with high tech mail sorting equipment. AEG Bayly Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of a West German German company, is negotiating with the post office to produce machinery such as optical character readers, readers, stamp cancelling machines, and coding desks as part of Canada Post's recently announced five year modernization program. The Ajax firm has supplied equipment to the post office on many past occasions. The students pictured in the photo above are grad- while teaching them about the harm of drug use and. uates from Hampton Junior Public School's "Values, abuse. The program is taught by Peter B ram ma, an. Influences and Peers (VIP)" program. VIP is a joint officer with Durham Regional Police and Philip Palm-; project between the police department and participât- er and Barb Pammett, teachers at Hampton Junior;; ing local schools. It is a program'designed to encour- Public. The Lions Club of Bowmanville provides es-; age young people to develop their own value system sential funding to keep the program operating. OSHAWA -- Following in a long tradition of Oshawa hockey players, Rob Pearson was selected in the first round of Saturday's NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Although he was ranked 27th overall by the league's Central Scouting Bureau and had missed most of his rookie season with the Belleville Bulls because of a broken hand, Pearson was take 12th overall by the Leafs. It was the team's second pick of the day. Six other Durham Region players were drafted in later rounds on Saturday. The Leafs' first three picks all played for Belleville last season. Joining Pearson as Leaf picks were Scott Thornton and Steve Bancroft. Following the draft, a large sign hung outside Pearson's Oshawa home congratulating congratulating him on his accomplishment. : :■.-'-yr t *F 1-4 '■/ Xit Kelly Taylor Kelly Taylor, daughter of Ron and Josie Taylor of Lindsay and granddaughter of Mildred Britton and Lloyd and Minnie Taylor, and great granddaughter of Charles and Edith Taylor, all of Orono, graduated June 17, 1989, in three year Marketing course from Sir Sandford Fleming College in Peterborough. Peterborough. PORT PERRY -- Newcastle tax payers are not alone in protesting property tax hikes recently passed down by their local council. InWhe x Township of Scugog, tax rate increases of between 20 and j40 percent percent have moved residents to form a committee to fight back. The committee is calling for a halt to large scale municipal projects such as a new arena, municipal building, and swimming pool. Barb Walton Walton was selected to chair the committee. Don Frew, who hosted the group's inaugural meeting, said that the group received 140 phone calls in response to advertisements it placed. The group plans to hold a public information meeting on June 27 in Nestleton. OSHAWA --While the real estate market across the country dipped significantly in May compared to a year ago, the Oshawa market plunged dramatically. Canadians bought 19 percent fewer homes in May of 1989 than they did in May of 1988. The drop in Oshawa was a staggering 35 percent, from 581 homes sold to 380 last month. In total, 17,628 homes changed hands in Canada in May, down from 21,692 a year before. The average price of a home in Canada, however, rose 14 percent over the past 12 months. MfcOtiAH JF*® YIP Another class of V.I.Ps has graduated from the Enniskillen Enniskillen Public School with additional knowledge of youth, the law, drug abuse, and many other topics of interest to teens ana youths. Under the V.I.P program (which stands for Values, Influences and Peers), students students are instructed by both their classroom teacher and a member of the Durham Regional Police. The areas areas covered include: drug abuse, shoplifting, youth and the law, vandalism, theft, and peer pressure. At the end of the program, a graduation is held. With the j students in this photo are (from left): Jack Munday, of' the Bowmanville Lions Club, Constable Peter Bram- ' ma, of the Durham Regional Police; Don Anderson, of i the Bowmanville Lions Club; and Larry Rogers, grade . six teacher at Enniskillen. The Lions Club is a sup-", porter of the V.I.P. program and provided the graduating graduating students with the T-shirts they are wearing. Task Force Coming A meeting is scheduled to take place at the Town Hall, Boxxonanville, on June 28, in order to discuss the site selection selection process for a low- level radioactive waste management management facility. The meeting, held at the request of Newcastle Council, Council, is designed to provide information information on the process the Siting Task Force is taking to find a community willing to accept such a facility. The municipality has no interest in being the location of a permanent disposal area and is, in fact, urging the removal of the low-level radioactive waste currently buried at Port Granby. The Siting Task Force on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management is a federally federally appointed body with an 18 month mandate to seek interested communities for a waste management facility. facility. The Task Force is seeking seeking "volunteer" municipalities municipalities willing have the waste management site within their boundaries. The site would take "certain wastes generated in Ontario, specifically specifically those located in the Port Hope region and in a residential area of Scarborough," Scarborough," a press release says. The approach being taken taken in finding a site for the facility, the press release continues, "relies upon the community deciding whether whether it xvishes to be considered as a potential site, and if so, volunteering as a participant participant in the siting exercise." The community being M W , jpv .. I 1 Hazel Haslam, formerly of the Style Shoppe welcomes her clients to the Family Hairstyling Centre, Bowmanville Mall. 623-2201 or 623-2202 considered can also opt out of the process at any time. The volunteer community is expected to play an active role in "decision-making and issue identification and resolution." resolution." The objective of the task force, as stated in the press release, is that the volunteer community accepting the low-level radioactive xvaste management facility, will be left better off than it xvas prior to volunteering a site. "The Siting Task Force, in working with the appropriate appropriate regulators, will ensure ensure that the technology selected selected by a community is compatible with protection of the environment and human human health and safety." The communities that wish to partiepate in the selection selection process will be informed informed about the policy of impact management measures, measures, "that ultimately might be included with their proposals." proposals." "The design and commissioning commissioning of thorough technical technical site assessments will be done by the community in consultation with the Siting Task Force and community- selected technical experts." Also, a community liaison group will be established to make sure the views of the community are represented in discussions with the Siting Siting Task Force. Funding from the federal government xvill be made available so that the community community can participate Fully in the decision-making. 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