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CARPET ml warehouseK EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES King 1 si w. 728-4601 Oshawa j" T r" : "i v *:r 5- W V NEW< AE TLE PUBLIC 683-3303 Fax 416-683-6161 Wednesday, October 18,1989 Bowmanville, Ontario 34 Pages 135th Year Issue 48 500 Per Copy 8 LIB RARY RESTON Call us before you list. Your next move could be both professional and profitable 623-4433 Bowmanville Wallendas Fly High at Memorial Park w, l Tino Wallenda Zoppe of the Flying Wallendas circus family brought his highwire act to town on Saturday to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Liberty Pentecostal Church. During the demonstration Tino skipped, did a head stand and even sat on a chair on a wire 30 feet in the air. His family was part of the performance as well. Here his daughter Alida, 15, shows her agility on a rope hanging down from the wire. The performance took place at. Bowmànville's Memorial Park. High Hopes for Composting by Andrea Adair Durham Region has launched a $20,000 waste reduction initiative using using environmentally degradable garbage garbage bags for leaf collection in Durham's Durham's northern townships. Last week, the bags, partly made of com starch, were available for residents' residents' use in Brock, Uxbridge and Scu- gog. The clear plastic bags are specially designed for composting leaves and are to be used in the region-wide composting composting project this fall. At a press conference announcing the plan last week, Regional Chairman Chairman Gary Ilerrema said if the project works on a large scale then it might work on a smaller scale in people's backyards. "Someone has to set the example. People don't want to see it in their backyard unless its going to work," the chairman said. "We have high expectations for this project. By carefully monitoring the composting process and the role degradable degradable plastic bags play, we expect to achieve some telling test results by next summer." _ The bags, which are both photo and bio degradable, will be provided by PCL Packaging while St. Lawrence Starch, the company that manufactures manufactures starch additives for plastic breakdown, will be providing technical support for the project. _ Representatives from both companies companies and Terry Boland, communications communications director with the Ontario Corn Producers' Association are also assisting assisting in the project. All expressed pleasure pleasure in being part of the project last week. Bob Lorimar, from PCL Packaging, said: "The eyes of Canada are going to be watching what happens'with this test." The pilot project will last for one year, according to Ken Donnelly, regional regional solid waste operations manager. manager. The resulting compost will be tested by the University of Guelph and eventually eventually be given out for residential use. Mr. Donnelly said the compost is a "valuable commodity" and that "I don't think we'll be able to supply the demand." demand." Composting is one of the methods the region is looking at to reduce waste. Wayne Maddever, manager of the business division with St. Lawrence Starch, said that leaves make up 18 per cent of the waste in landfill sites, adding that kitchen wastes account for eight per cent. The bag, he said, will aid in collecting collecting leaves and the starch in the bag will cause it to degrade when in a compost compost pile. Tests that have been done on the bag, according to a press release, indicate indicate that there is a rapid breakdown of the bag and its contents. The process is environmentally sound, since even the printing on the bag is"organically- based and the finished compost is good soil conditioner. The region expects that this project could reduce waste in landfill sites by 25 per cent. "Putting leaves like this in a landfill site is criminal. There has to be another another way," Mr. Herrema said. Durham Region has applied for funding from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment to cover the costs of the project. Although Town of Newcastle residents residents are not directly participating in the pilot composting project announced announced last week, there will be special special leaf pick-ups in the municipality this month. Homeowners are asked to put their leaves in regular garbage bags marked with special tags indicating they contain contain leaves only. The bags will be picked up at the curb every Monday for five weeks, commencing on Monday, Monday, October 30, These leaves will be composted in Whitby or Oshawa. The Town of Newcastle estimates that the collection of leaves will save $43,000 in landfill costs this year alone. T. \ X jDuwJiicinvine s memorial rant. > ■' ■■■■■■ ^ New School Construction lUnited Way Needs Help I ry constructed in Courtice will be the first new school built by the local public public school board in the past 10 years. In addition, the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education plans to begin work immediately on the building of a new addition to the Vincent Massey Public School in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Pauline Janitch, communications officer with the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education said, in describing the Courtice school: "I gather gather this is the first completely new school built by the board in the past decade." The Courtice Heights school will be one storey high, will house 500 students students and is expected to cost $4.5 million. million. This building, located within a sub division south of Highway Two, will be comprised of 15 classrooms, a general purpose room, three kindergarten rooms and a special education room. _ The proposed schedule for construction construction calls for work to begin at the site as early as October 23. Ms Janitch stated that the ground breaking ceremony will be held in the Courtice area for the school on October. 30 at 4 p.m. In Bowmanville, the ground breaking breaking ceremony for the addition at Vincent Vincent Massey Public School will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. The proposed construction construction start for the addition is in mid-October. : V The addition is expected to cost $3.7 million and will include a library, gymnasium, special education classroom classroom and five additional classrooms. The United Way has found itself about six per cent short of last year's performance as it moves into the fourth week of fund-raising. Rob Owens, public relations person with the United Way, said $1,293,815 had been raised as of the end of last week. That's 44 per cent of the $2.9 million goal. Last year, by this time, the United Way haa raised 50 per cent of its goal. The reason for the lag, Mr. Owens believes, is because the campaign started a week earlier this year than usual and many businesses, he said, usually have their week for fundraising fundraising set. v A Tempest In "They may be a week late," he said. The campaign started earlier this year so that it wouldn't be interfering with Christmas and charity food drives in November, he continued. _ He added that the educational division division of the United Way has not yet begun begun its campaign. "We hope that by next week we will, be closer in line to traditional progress," Mr. Owens stated. The Goodyear campaign in Bowmanville, Bowmanville, he added, has been going very well. So far, Goodyear has raised $1,000 more than it did last year. The company, as of last week, had r-rised $6,000. fe 'lif' jSKSWg! ;W-: © WINNERS - We have three big winners from the Firefighters' draw held in connection with Fire Prevention Week. All are Bowmanville residents. Arlene Bonsma and Barb Hegarty won fire extinguishers and Maree Bird has won a smoke detector. Congratulations along with the hope they won't be needed. iff PRIZES - Some draws are getting just too big to comprehend and the sponsors must be under dreadful stress, wondering if they are going to take a beating. The Toronto Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Canada is a prime example. Their raffle and gala is on Nov. 21st at Metro Toronto Convention Centre. $100 tickets, 12,999 of them, could win you one of four cars, starting with a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, or $150,000 cash, etc. etc. Hard to resist, huh? CRIBBAGE - On Saturday at Legion Branch 178, Dude Hills of Port Hope was in charge of a Cribbage tournament with 34 teams from the district participating. participating. Dick and Helen Little won 1st, Anne Berry and Marg Perris came 2nd and Fred Cowle and Dave Edmondson were 4th. We also sent five teams to a Zone FI tournament in Whitby and four of them placed. Nice going! WORK STOPPAGE - Unless there's a last minute change, a work stoppage will begin at Durham College today. If this happens, both night and day classes at the college will be cancelled. cancelled. University courses for York, Ryerson and Trent will be run at Courtice Secondary School. The Oct. 23rd Open House will also have to be postponed. Third party night courses in real estate, CIM, CGA and PMÀC would be run at O'Neill Collegiate. Collegiate. COMMENCEMENTS - The annual annual Commencement Exercises at both Clarke High and Courtice Courtice Secondary Schools will take place this Friday evening, with Bowmanville High School's a week later on Friday, Oct. 27th- at 8 p.m. Welcome home, graduates. HURRY, ORATORS - Time is running out for anyone between 17 and 24 who wants to enter the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food - Farm Credit Corporation's Corporation's Public Speaking contest. It's at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. You must register before Oct. 20, so act quickly. CHANGES - Recently, changes were made to the Pensions Act. As a result, dependants or survivors survivors (widow or widower, children) children) or others who have had pensions pensions terminated may be eligible for resumption of benefits. More information can be obtained from Legion Branch Service Officer at 623-7670. HALLOWE'EN - Looks as though this town will be jumping around Hallowe'en weekend. The Kinetics have a Youth Dance slated for Lord Elgin School on Friday, Oct. 27 from 7 to 10 for ages 10-13, tickets at McGregor's IDA. BMIIA Toros follow with a Teen Dance at the Recreation Complex Saturday, Oct. 28, tickets at BUS or St. Stephen's. And a family party Friday, Oct. 27 is planned for Base Line Community Centre. Don't forget the costumes. All ages welcome. CONCERT - Just had a visit from Mrs. Dorothy Payne who tells us another old-fashioned concert is being sponsored by Newcastle Village United Church choir. Some of the folks who entertained entertained last year and some new ones will be participating Sunday, Sunday, Nov. 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. That's at the Community Hall in Newcastle Newcastle Village. Last year's was most enjoyable. TURKEY - There is still time to obtain tickets for Orono United Church's fabulous turkey dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 25th. Just grab your phone and dial 983-5824 or 983-5272. There will be two sittings sittings at 5:00 and 6:30. Makes your mouth water, just thinking about it! CORRECTION -- Wendy Wolton was incorrectly identified as Anita Ilalmincn in the photo taken at the opening of the Malin Malin inen Homes' new Cedarbrooke Homes Subdivision in Courtice. In actual fact, Anita Ilalmincn was not in the photo we ran of the ribbon cutting. Our apologies for this mix-up, Despite the darkened skies torn by lightning and hail, last weekend's storm was little more than a tempest in a teapot when it came to actual damage. The Ontario Provincial Police had no accidents to report as a result of the storm. In fact, the weekend and the first part of the week were very quiet. Mike Creighton, Acting Fire Chief" for the Town of Newcastle, reported two fires that were a direct result of the storm. "There was one house fire Future generations, 140 years from now, will be able to open a monument at the gates of Darlington Generating Station and discover what people thought about nuclear power in 1989. Last week, members of Durham Nuclear Nuclear Avvareness project, unveiled a stone cpirn to mark the opening of Darlington. A time capsule containing 13 statements statements on nuclear power from individuals individuals and organizations was included in the monument. Suzanne Elston, chairperson of DNA, explained that the idea for such a monument emerged years ago out of a discussion she and Jeff Bracket, another another member of DNA, were having about the idea of a nuclear-free future. She said Jeff jokingly said he would like to see a plaque on the gates of the station that would say "not everyone agrees with this." "It is important for us today that this has happened. This is a landmark," landmark," Mrs. Elston said. The monument is constructed from field stones and features a plaque on ' the front that states: "In our every deliberation, deliberation, we must consider the impact impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." From the Great Law of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois Iroquois Confederacy). The plaque continues to say "This monument marks the opening of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, Station, We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors - we borrow it from our children. The time capsule contained herein shall be opened after seven generations, generations, in the year 2129. The capsule contains information reflecting the debate debate on nuclear technology. Our children children shall judge us." Submissions for the capsule came from environmental groups such as Energy Probe, Greenpeace and the Port Granby/Newcastle Environment Committee. Ontario Hydro, Atomic Energy of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Society Society as well as the Atomic Energy Control Board and Newcastle Mayor on Maple Grove Road which resulted in $2,500.00 damage to the house. There were no injuries." As for the countryside, all was quiet there except for one blaze when lightning lightning struck a barn on a farm located north of Tyrone on Concession 8. 'The farmer lost about 60 bales of hay and some boards had to be chopped out of the side of the bam to prevent the fire from spreading. Thankfully, there were no animals in the barn, and no one was hurt. " Mr. Creighton reported. reported. m .,ir *,< S®"' 1 Regional Chairman Does His Part for Composting Durham Regional Chairman Gary Herrema demonstrated how many leaves the environmentally degradable garbage bags will hold at a press con- ; ference last week. The bags will be used in the Region's composting initiative • in a pilot project serving the northern portion of the Durham Region. Watch- '• ing the chairman rake the leaves are Wayne Maddever (centre), Manager of " Business Development with St. Lawrence Starch, and Bob Lorimer from PCL ■ ! Packaging Ltd. Q 6=^ 1Q fk3 j Marie Hubbard also included statements. statements. "We are opposed to nuclear power," Mrs. Elston said. 'That is why we put in the time and the effort to build the monument." She said that technology shouldn't be in use if people can't answer for the impact the technology will have. Sue Stickley, communications offi cer at Darlington, said that in terms of seven generations, the change in technology technology was considered when the station station Was built. "I believe we have looked at the effect effect of Darlington on society in general and the environment in particular," she said. She added, however, that she was pleased Ontario Hydro participated in the monument and "I'm glad they gave us the opportunity to participate." Roughly 30 people attended the ceremony ceremony which included the planting of a Ginkgo or' Maidenhair Tree (an ancient ancient species known to be radiation resistant.) resistant.) 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Preparing the time capsule capsule are Dave Martin and Suzanne Elston, both from Nuclear Awareness Project, while Mrs. Elston's son, Matthew, watches.