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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, July 5. 1989 Canadian & ta teaman 62 Durham Region's Great Family Journal Established 135 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowman ville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second Class mail registration number 1561 Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3K9 416-623-3303 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 Rates Six Months---$11.00 One Year--$20.00 Foreign--$60.00 per year Although every precaution win be taken to avoid error, The Canadian Statesman accepts advertising in Its columns on the understanding that It will not be liable tor 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 I any error so noted is not corrected by The Canadian Statesman hs 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. Why the Secrecy? Town councillors have, once again, tackled the thorny question of setting their own salaries. And, yes, they will receive a substantial increase over the next few years. But, let's forget, for a moment, the question of how much councillors should be paid and let's look at the issue issue of how this last pay hike was handled. handled. Basically, it was done in secret and without any discussion in public. And, in some ways, that's more galling galling than the question of how much councillors actually received. As we understand it, the scenario went like this: Councillors' salaries were lumped together with municipal staff and discussed and approved at an in-camera (closed) meeting held prior to last Monday's regular council session. session. And then, in the open council session, session, a by-law approving the salary hikes was approved. This by-law was not, however, among the by-laws listed on the agenda. It was among other bylaws bylaws added to the agenda at the close of the meeting. We don't know what sort of debates or votes took place in the in-camera meeting. But, unless we are mistaken, not one councillor mentioned the sala- S issue during the public portion of e meeting. Perhaps, like many of us, the council council members are a little squeamish about discussing their personal salaries. salaries. But, the fact of the matter is that, elected officials are paid from public; funds. And the task of setting their own rate of pay in public is a job which "goes with the territory". We agree that there's no easy way for elected officials to raise their pay. Yet, most reasonable people will agree that councillors are subject to the same need to pay off mortgages and buy groceries as are the rest of us. Reasonable people would not begrudge elected officials any form of salary increase increase which keeps pace with inflation or increases the rate of pay above the inflation level if there are good reasons reasons to do so. After all, without pay hikes, today's members of council would be earning compensation at the same rate as the elected officials who were serving the public in the days of Sir John A. Macdonald. Macdonald. What we want to know is why council council approves pay increases so quietly. Elected officials need not be ashamed of the fact that they are paid for their labor. But they do have the responsibility to tell the public what the pay rates will be and why. Councillors Councillors also should have the opportunity to speak out on this issue. The best way to do so is in a public forum such as a council session. Sooner or later, members of the public find out what councillors are earning and the latest pay hikes approved approved by council eventually are discovered. discovered. By making it difficult for the public to learn about the pay hikes, council only appears to .be trying to weasel out of an admittedly difficult situation. In the minds of some people there may also be the feeling that a council which will be less-than-open on the subject of personal increases in salary will be less-than-open on other subjects. subjects. In this instance, the direct and head-on approach is best. It is unlikely that any other approach approach will work, although a better way to set council pay would be welcomed welcomed by eveiyone. One alternative is to have an outgoing outgoing council set the salary for the incoming incoming representatives over a three- year period. Yet another idea is to arrive at a standardized rate of pay for all municipal municipal officials - a rate which might be based on the size of municipality served or the number of meetings attended. attended. There are drawbacks to each of these ideas. And, in the meantime, elected officials will still find themselves themselves in the awkward position of putting putting a price tag on their own worth. But, when they do so, they should at least decide in public. They Grow up So Soon The ladies were dressed in satin gowns and the gentlemen wore tuxedos. tuxedos. A few arrived in stretch limousines. limousines. This may sound a little like the scene on opening night of a Hollywood premiere. But, in fact, it's a sight to behold at many grade eight graduations graduations across Ontario these days. For some reason or other, formality is making a big comeback at elementary elementary school graduations and at graduations graduations in general. Tuxes and evening gowns are not exactly standard attire at graduation ceremonies but they are far from uncommon. uncommon. And the trend is certainly a shock for those of us who can still remember remember the era when young men and women went to weddings and university university graduations in attire no more formal formal than well-scrubbed bluejeans. The fashion trend, it seems, has come full circle. And it does raise some interesting questions. Although the completion of grade eight is an important social and educa tional milestone, we cannot help but wonder if it rates quite the amount of attention that it sometimes gets. Statistics reveal that almost everyone everyone graduates from grade eight and we wonder if it's wise to inflate the importance importance of the occasion. It seems odd, to give to a grade eight graduation the same sort of weight as a graduation from college or a wedding. What's left for the kids to anticipate? one might wonder. Of course, there's another factor to consider: Not all parents can afford to celebrate a child's graduation with highly expensive clothes and other associated associated costs. Elaborate clothes can be a highly visible barrier between the "haves"and "have-nots". Should we be building unnecessary social walls at such an early age? We wouldn't wish to see a return to the casual days when people donned t- shirts and blue jeans for weddings in a park or a farmer's field. A certain sense of formality and "occasion" "occasion" is good. It is possible, however, to have too much of a good thing. Dear Editor: According to Dr. A. Spil- haus, President of the American American Association for the Advancement Advancement of Science, "There is no waste. Waste is simply some useful substance substance we do not yet have the wit to use." Just like it is easier to recycle recycle household articles when they are separated at their source so industrial waste can be recycled easier if the wastes are separated at the plant. Plastics should not be mixed with paper or cardboard. ' The resulting mixture cannot be recycled but if separated it is easy to recycle cardboard, line paper or plastics. Mixed metal waste streams containing copper, tin, nickel, zinc, etc. are difficult difficult to recycle but separate the different metals at source and the process becomes becomes child's play. There are Letter to the Editor a number of industries which recycle industrial wastes if the wastes are separated. separated. We challenge all industries industries in the Town of Newcastle Newcastle to reduce their waste stream by separating and recycling at the plant, It is good business since eveiy tonne of waste diverted from the dump is money on the credit side of the ledger. Some industries have used their imagination and good business sense to make a profit out of waste. 1 - A rubber tire plant recycles recycles its cured Banbury cleanouts to make cow pads. 2 - An electro plater recycles recycles the metal plated on the cathode by re-using it directly directly as the anode in the planting planting bath and to drag out the tanks using an electrolytic recovery cell. 3 - Another electroplater recycles his chromate rinse water by passing it through an ion-exchanger and a distillation distillation column. 4 - A steel plant reclaims oil from waste waters by using using centrifuges. 5 - Solvent losses are reduced reduced by the installation of refrigerated condensers. This is just a small sample sample of things which can, are and should be done. There is money to be made in separating wastes and recycling the separated wastes and in doing so our environment also benefits by not having a messy mixture dumped in our land fill sites to cause problems for many generations. Industry should realize that separating and recycling recycling wastes is profitable and responsible and will create good public relations. John Veldhuis. "Barn Window, Shannon, Quebec 99 by Frank King Winner of Aldsworth Photo Prize in Visual Arts Centre Photography Competition Andrea Adair Everyone likes to take advantage of the long, hot weekends in the summer to forget about the regular regular grind of their daily lives. People like being able to escape from shopping malls, gas stations ana traffic through camping expeditions or trips to cottages. I don't find camping to be exceptionally thrilling and I don't have a cottage. cottage. Although my options options for escape aren't nu merous, they also aren't exactly limited. .1 When I feel it's time to join the throngs of people exiting'ithis area, I flee to a farm near Trenton. For the past three years I've been making semi-frequent trips to visit visit my adopted aunt and uncle. They are not true relations relations but I've become such a pest over the years I think they decided the only way they could handle handle me was to treat me as one of their own. So, a few times a year, I tackle the highway and make the trek to their homestead. I'm fortunate to be able to go there when I want because, even though I plan on just spending time with them, I always return home with another experience under my belt. Some of the experiences experiences might not seem to be major events to most people. people. But, having been born and raised in Whit by, where country living does not now exist, life on the farm for even one weekend is an experience in itself. Until my first visit to the homestead in Stock- dale I had never seen pigs up close before. Since then, I've learned that while they don't smell overly pleasing pleasing they do possess some appealing characteristics. (They have noses that tickle your hand if they think you have food in it.) Standing only a few Letters to the Editor Dear Mr. James: On behalf of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Museum Board, I would like to thank everyone everyone who helped to make our 2nd Annual Bowmanville Museum 10K Fund Run, on June 24th, such a success. We had 63 runners and 9 bikers bikers participating. The winning winning times were: 1st: Albert Dell'Apa, 32.17; 2nd: Dan Holmes, 33.04; 3rd: John Clarke, 34.52. Men over 40 - 1st: Terry Emmett, 38.04; 2nd: Morley Davidson, 39.23; 3rd: John Collins, 39.53. Women Under 40 - 1st: Lynn Moreau, 47.04; 2nd: Lenora Postill, 52.34; 3rd: Judy Atkinson, 52.43. Over $500 was raised. This would not have been possible without the support of the following: The Canadian Canadian Statesman, Athlete's Foot, A & P, Beaver Lumber, Lumber, The Bottom Line, Bowmanville Bowmanville Audio-Vision, Canadian Canadian Tire, Cathy's Gold, Farrow's Bait & Tackle, Flying Flying Dutchman Hotel, Gato- raae, Hampton Graphic Sales, Hooper's Jewellers, Hooper's Trophy Centre, McGregor's Home Hardware, Hardware, I.D.A. Drug store, Morris Funeral Chapel, Rickab/s Ltd.., St. Anne's Spring Water. We would also like to thank those who contributed their time acting as marshalls, marshalls, timers, registrants, those who served refreshment, refreshment, the C.P. railway police police and the staff of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Museum. Through activities such as this, we hope to increase the community's community's awareness of the museum. museum. Some of the experienced runners told us it was such a challenging course. They complimented us on how well organized it was and they were really pleased with the prizes that were donated. donated. Plans are already under way for the third annual run to be hold in June, 1990, Maybe we'll see you there. W. Irwin Colwell, Chairman, Museum Board. Dear Mr. James: On Monday I took the time to spend a few minutes minutes at Council meeting. The opening remarks remarks by our" Mayor made me extremely proud of their recent visit to the East. I, along with other residents of our town, perhaps perhaps had some initial doubts about the success of this journey "East." Successful it seems to have been. If the Mayor and her colleagues showed the positive image as Mrs. Hubbard does normally, and did on Monday, I'm confident confident more success will follow. follow. Good work, Marie and others. Congratulations. Yours very truly, R.W. Allen, 50 Goldpine Ave., Courtice LlC 4A9. Reference: Garbage Coll- lection For nearly ten years, along with others concerned with the environment, the writer, cajoled, begged, urged, exhorted the council to "recycle."Ms. Hamre was provided with full and complete complete data (provided by the Province) wherein information information regarding the possibility possibility and reality of providing power from recycling plants. (Do I hear Ontario Hydro saying, "Perish the thought").. We laboured weekly, winter and summer, collecting recycling materials materials at space provided by Goodyear. Where were the faces from our responsible elected officials? Now, we recyclors have garbage collection forced upon us to the tune of $145 in our taxes. Ironically, there are not sufficient blue boxes for the rural areas so we still go to the recycling depot near the dog pound with clean glass, clean tins, papers, cardboard, some forms of plastic and as always, always, havo a composte. At most, wo might have one garbage bag of some non- recyclables once every four months. Does the electorate get the quality of representation they deserve? Wanda Ball, R.R.4, Bowmanville. To Whom It May Concern (Is anybody?): Reference: Promotional Trips Paid For By The Taxpayer Taxpayer How comforting to know that we have a council dedicated dedicated to encouraging 'Investment" 'Investment" in our community. Practically every day in my own neighbourhood, we are besieged by buyers of oriental origin to sell them our land, and daily, the prices prices are rising! One should be aware, too, that by 1997 eight million or so from a British colony will (nay, are-Vancouver?) emigrate emigrate or seek a more politically politically favourable climate. We hope the council members did not find their efforts too arduous! Wanda Ball, R.R.4, Bowmanville feet away from a cow was another treat. Before I started working here, going going to the farm was the only time I saw the beasts up close. My thrill from the past weekend was seeing a hummingbird hovering mere steps away from my face. A few weeks ago, my pretend aunt and uncle saw the bird flying around the house a few times and decided to provide provide it with a feeder. The bird feeder, hanging hanging a few feet away from their house, is filled with a sugar and water mixture. mixture. Red food colouring is added to attract the birds. ' I spent Saturday afternoon afternoon sitting outside watching the bird come to feed. Vibrating wings that move so fast it's difficult to tell what the wings look like, create the humming humming noise that announces announces the bird's approach. I saw the bird about a dozen times this weekend. weekend. Each time, I was permitted only glimpses. Its tiny body darts to the feeder and away again before it is spotted by too many people. Once, it came to feed rather than nibble and I was allowed to see its pencil thin beak and small feet. The bird is small enough to sit in the palm of your hand but I don't think its wings would stop moving long enough to be held. Again, another weekend weekend spent at the farm has opened my eyes to a new sight. I just wanted to take this chance to remind people that summer doesn't just offer a break from cold weather, it offers offers a chance to give your mind a break too. Seeing a hummingbird flying around may be a tame experience compared compared to taking a trek to the SkyDome, for instance, instance, but it may be infinitely infinitely more relaxing. This summer, just take a minute to watch a bird fly or sneak a peak at a cat stretching. It may not get your heart going but it certainly certainly is good for your soul. Bowmanville Lions Club Installs its New Executive for 1989-90 ¥ e ^ersof the Bowmanville Lions Club welcomed rector; Les Virtue, 1st Vice President; Blair McEwen their 1989-90 executive and directors at the club s Tail Twister; Dr, fed Ewert, Director; Elmer Banting £ un J;,26th meeting. Seated are, from left: Secretary 2nd Vice President; Jim Ililborn, Director; and Dav< Bradd Anderson; Incoming President John Lewis; Im- Preston, Lion Tamer. The Lions Club members wer< mediate PastPresident Don Allin and[Treasurer Llew joined by their wives at the meeting held for the pur Tomlinson. Standing are, from left: Nelson Yeo, Direc- DO c, P nfinstnllinrrfhp nw pyppuHvo y tor; Jim LaChance, 3rd Vice President; Mel Roche, Di- p0SG ot installmg the new execut,ve '