i y* Province Needs to See Health Study Proposal Art Auction Held at McCrimmon's Antiques The provincial Ministry of Health won't consider a baseline health study for Darlington Nuclear Generating Generating Station unless they see a proposal for it first. • Regional Councillor Diane Hamre said she and the medical officer of health of the Durham Region had been advised by the province's province's chief medical officer of health to come up with a proposal for the study before asking the province to undertake undertake the investigation. She told members of Newcastle Council Monday that the Health and Social Services Committee at the Region would be dealing with a recommendation ■ to form a citizen's committee to draw up a proposal. The committee will be made up of representatives from Durham Nuclear Awareness, engineers, staff representatives from the province and the region and members of the general public. public. The committee, she explained, explained, will draw up a pro- THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY GARBAGE COLLECTION Due to Holiday Landfill closure; garbage normally collected on 1 Tuesday, December 26th will be collected on Wednesday, December 27th and if required December 28, Î989. Please place garbage at curb by 7:00 a.m. We thank you in advance for your co-operation. inni S|| Walter Evans, P. Eng. Director of Public Works posai for the terms of reference reference for the study for the Ministry of Health. The recommendation is expected to come before Durham Durham Regional Council for approval today(Wednesday, December 13). If it is passed, Councillor Hamre explained, the committee committee will begin to meet at the end of January and will have something to take to the Ministry four months later. "The only way to get 1 them (the province) to get qt it is by sending a proposal," she concluded. Environmental groups and municipal councils have in the past asked the province province to perform a baseline study of the health of residents residents in the area around Darlington. The study could be used in the future to monitor the effect of the station station on the health of the area. Last Day for Y Programs is December 14th Still looking for a special gift for family and friends? The YWCA in the Town of Newcastle is offering some unique workshops for- adults in Bowmanville and area. What could be more unique as a Christmas gift than a program for a workshop workshop on traditional caning, sculptured lampshade techniques, techniques, herbal gardens, or basket weaving? Pre-registration for all programs is at the YWCA. Bowmanville office from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. until December 14. The office reopens reopens on January 2. Please call 623-YWCAfor details. McCrimmon's Antiques held an art auction at the Newcastle Village town hall on December 10. Between 400 and 500 people were expected to attend this event which featured' the auctioneering talents of Frank Stapleton. Bill McCrimmon is pictured here discuss ing a time limited edition print of Trisha Romance with Sandra Marshall, a customer at the auction. Mr. McCrimmon says he holds the auctions regularly throughout the year. The next one will be in January. Y Offers Many New Programs VX.'I : Get $1000 wort h A B1ACKS of W DECKER Products Compliments of Nissan WHEN YOU TAKE DELIVERY OF A NEW NISSAN SENTRA OR HARDBODY COME ON IN AND WRAP UP A NISSAN TODAY! by Brad Kelly As the Christmas season approaches, many of us will forget the promises we made to ourselves at the end of summer. Remember those promises of how we would get into shape, and cut down' on our calorie intake? One look into the mirror in January will remind us that it's time make to good on those promises. But, who are you going to call? Not the Ghostbusters! Call the YWCA. The Bowmanville branch of the YWCA has been in operation operation for the past 12 years, providing recreational programs for both children and adults. In 1976, the Community Services Department of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, went ' to the YWCA in Oshawa asking for hj^'p to run recreational fitness fitness programs. An office Wtihed with thé YWCA, Community Care, and the Big Brothers sharing the floor space. As the population population in the town grew, and the need for more programs increased, all three organizations organizations required more space to operate. In January of this year, the Big Brothers and the YWCA moved their offices to 133 Church Street. "We provide safe fitness activities in a relaxed setting setting for every age group in the family," explained Administrative Administrative Assistant Vanda Vanda Kennedy. Registration for the upcoming upcoming winter session is well under way. The winter session will run from January January until the first part of May. Within :the last year, the size of the classes has doubled. Vanda believes that the rise in population in the community, and. thé public's interest in • tiding healthier accounted for kheMncreqse in registration;*'! Recyclers Visit Schools MIDWAY MOTORS F9 NISSAN ====. 1300 Dundas Street East %pj Whttoy 668-6828 Customer First OUR VOLUME SELLING MEANS YOU SAVE! Students in the town of Newcastle are very aware of the need to recycle. If they weren't, they are now, thanks to the efforts of the two Recycling Week coordinators coordinators who orchestrated visits to all the senior public schools in the municipality to teach about recycling. , Suzanne Elston and Helen Helen MacDonald made a presentation presentation to Newcastle Council Council Monday about the success of the activities held during "Recycling Week " this year. Mrs. Elston said in their visits to the senior public schools, where they talked to about 1,500 students, they gave the students an "EQ" test that examined their "environmental quotient" quotient" PfiM TILE 20 King St. W. 623-3929 Bowmanville We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Mew Year Boxing Week Special ... 10% OFF fill SALES - Clip and Save - Bring in this coupon and receive 15° /o OFF Reg. Price FOR CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION Offer valid over lOO sq. ft. Jan. 31,1990 "The kids were very keen and they wanted to participate participate with us," Mrs. Elston said. Mrs. MacDonald discussed discussed the success of the waste reduction workshop that was held at the library. Materials used in the workshop were donated by local businesses and industries. industries. She explained that the arts and crafts session was a great success thanks to the assistance of Bill Fraser and a staff member from CLOCA (Central Lake Ontario Conservation Conservation Authority). Mrs.MacDonnld said she was very pleased with the response of the community to "Recycling Week", Marg Wilbur Comments on NDP Meeting NDP Leadership Convention said this week that issues related to the environment , and the Goods and Services Tax will bo among the major concerns of the party's newly-elected newly-elected loader. "Tliore's the whole question question of the environmental issues issues nnd how you nttnck tho problems of tho environment without n lot of disruption in economic terms," snid Mnrg Wilbur. Ms Wilbur, n Scugog Township resident, noted that because of tho NDP's good relationship with labor, they enn work on solving environmental environmental issues. As for tho proposed Goods nnd Services Tax, Ms. Wilbur noted tlmt it will bo another major point of contention contention in the months nliond. She noted Hint tho GST is n typical "Conservative" "Conservative" tnx ana she added that there nro other forms of tnx- ntion which would ho more Programs are run for children as young as 12 to 26 months old. Some of the new programs upcoming for the winter sessions are, mom/daughter workout, teen aerobicize, and a pre/ post natal exercise course. Other courses include anything anything from jazz and ballet, to babysitting training and basket weaving. "We try to have a program program running each day whether it be in the morning or the evening," explained Vanda. "We adapt our programs programs to the needs of the community. Input from the public is always welcome." One of the biggest programs programs the YWCA offers is the summer camp for kids. The camps are run weekly weekly in July and August, with each week bringing a different different slate of events for the kids to do.- Pre-school children children go for half days,land the' 1 junior and : senior students students go from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The camps are fully fully supervised, with a 10-1 ratio of students to supervisors. supervisors. Parents only have to worry about transportation to and from the camps. If anyone would like more information regarding upcoming upcoming registrations, contact contact the YWCA at 623-9922. The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 13,1989 Tidbits from Around the Region WHITBY - The Gobi Food plant in Whitby announced announced last week the imminent closing of the company company and the loss of almost 100 jobs. Seventy people • lost their jobs last Friday . The rest will be let go when the plant, which packs frozen foods, closes in, May next year. The company president said last week, the free trade agreement was the reason for the clos-^ ing, adding production at the Whitby plant was being) moved to one of the other eight Canadian plants. To remain competitive, the spokesperson said, the com,-^ , pany had to produce on a greater economy of scale, OSHAWA - The Toronto Dominion Bank at 245 King Street West in Oshawa was held up last week by a, lone male person. Police say the man entered thè; bank, approached the two closest tellers and demand-- ed all their bills. Police say the suspect had a small; black handgun and was last seen running east_ through the parking lot . Also last week, two othejy Oshawa banks were robbed. The Toronto Dominion^ Bank at 455 Simcoe Street South, last Friday, had à- man hand a note to a teller demanding her to hand!; over money, police report. The teller gave him a small; sum of money and he fled. The bank of Nova Scotia- at King and Drew Streets on Friday had two suspects; enter. One demanded money , police say, and after be-; ing given a small amount the two ran. OSHAWA -- General Motors has announced that the 9,000 workers who will be laid off the week of Janu-i ary 5 next year will be hit with another week of idle-; ness. A spokesperson said the layoffs were extended-; because there as a greater inventory of Chevrolet Lu-' minas and Buick Régals than was first thought.; Workers on the Lumina and Regal lines will be the ones laid off. WHITBY - The president of Lasco Steel wants to see Ontario Hydro build new generators so the company company won't experience any more lost production days on; account of electricity shortages, such as the ones 'they experienced last week. Lasco gets lower-cost power on. the condition that they lose some electricity in the, event of hydro shortages. Local MPP Sam Cureatz has said Ontario Hydro does need more generators and suggested nuclear stations are what should be: built. The Pink Garter ... 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