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BOWMAN 1 /ILLE LIBRARY 62 TEMPERANCE ST. BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO Genera n C3A6 BOWL IB 960731 F eeling in Of High Interest Rates The north end of Bowmanville may see its population swell in the next couple of years by 1,480 residents as the result of a decision to approve three new subdivisions. The three approved plans govern a triangular piece of property bounded by Scugog Street, Middle Road, and Concession Rd. Plans call for 497 homes to be built in this location. The general purpose and adminis tration committee of Newcastle Council Council gave approval to the plans on Monday. Monday. Kevin Tunney, of Tunney Planning in Whitby, represented the applicants requesting permission to proceed with the development at the meeting. He stated he was in support of the approvals. approvals. He said they had a number of public meetings on the proposals and, as a result result of those meetings, "made consider- EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES King St w. 728-4601 Oshawa STILL PERKING - The Editor just received a belated Christmas card from a well-known former member of this community, Ken Lyall. He and wife, Joan, are wintering wintering in Yuma, Arizona where he is recovering from a session with the flu and pneumonia. It sounds as though they will not be heading this way until there's more warmth in the air. WHAT'S THE SCORE? - While our magnificent new $6 million sports complex appears to be getting getting plenty of work these days, we drove by the old arena and wondered what's happening to it. We seem to recall council approving approving somebody's rather involved proposal last year. And that's the last we've heard of it. Did the chap back out or what's going on? Surely, that's not going to take as long as Jack Rice's plan to get under under way. Could somebody please let us know? The poor old jaundiced jaundiced girl on Queen St. is looking very run down these days, after a glorious past. IS IT SPRING? - The weather has been so glorious the past couple of days that some folks seem to think winter is over and Spring is with us, albeit somewhat somewhat early. Most of the snow and ice has already departed and the sun is projecting some heat. Until we find out the hard way, we'll be happy to go along with those who have said farewell to winter. Why go down South? CUB CAR RALLY - We don't know where the note came from, but whoever sent it in has been looking at the wrong calendar. They listed a 5th Bowmanville Cub Car Rally for Saturday, Jan. 17th at the Salvation Army Citadel, Citadel, Liberty South. This Saturday is January 13th NOT 17th. so govern yourselves accordingly. There will be winners' awards presented at 1:30. V OPEN HOUSE - There will be an Open House at the Centre for Individual Studies in Bowmanville Bowmanville on Thursday, January 25th from 2 to 8 p.m. Everyone is invited invited to visit the Centre which is located in the basement of Central Central Public School to learn more about how to complete high school courses for the purpose of obtaining a high school diploma or upgrading academic skills. PAPER DRIVE- This Saturday, the Hampton Boy Scouts will be ■.out on the streets of the hamlet gathering bundles of well wrapped papers that have been assembled by cooperative citizens who want to lend them a hand. Your assistance will bo appreciated. appreciated. HELP NEEDED - February is Heart & Stroke month and canvassers canvassers will be needed during the campaign for funds. They arc especially especially needed for Newcastle/ Ncwtonvillc, particularly in the now subdivisions. If you can help, please call Lynda Farrow (78(1- 2910) or Helene Kranyvangcr (987-5-100). The canvassing should only take four or five hours for the month. SPECIAL COURSE • Here's an opportunity to improve your communication communication skills. The tiOPE program program of Durham Region Community Community Care Association is offering an 8-wcok course in communication communication skills, beginning Fob. 7th, 1990. It is for anyone interested in volunteering to help people cope with changes in their lives, To register or for more information, information, call Janice Kroll at 623- 22(11. able alterations to all three plans'. A commercial plaza was deleted from one proposal as was a high rise development. ! The first subdivision application, Maple Woods, was initially proposed in December of 1987. Residents of the area voiced concerns concerns relating to proposed high density development, the proposed commercial development and the deletion of Middle Middle Road. All of these concerns were taken in to consideration and changes were made to the plans. The Maple Woods subdivision, for the area of land off Scugog Street, just past where the road curves, will consist consist of 67 single family dwellings. The second subdivision, directly to the east of Maple Wood, will consist of 160 single family dwelling units and 52 semi detached units. All three plans were proposed at the same time, in December of 1987. This second subdivision has gone through a number of public meetings and ownership changes. The original plan submitted was for 392 residential units but has been scaled down to 212 dwellings. Rose Gardens, the third proposal, has also changed ownership a number of times and has changed plans too. Initially, the application submitted was for 113 single family dwellings and a commercial development east of the Ontario Hydro property on Scugog Street. Instead, the number of units to be built has been increased and the commercial commercial aspect has been deleted. Although the subdivisions have been approved by the committee, final approval must come from Newcastle Council next week. f 3 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, January 10,1990 Bowmanville, Ontario 30 Pages 136th Year Issue 2 SOiJ: Per Copy |prestonJ We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Orono Photographer Displays Work at R.O.M. Problems Face Courtice Plan Jim Richards, of Orono, a naturalist and wildlife photographer, has an exhibit exhibit of his work opening at the Royal Ontario Museum. The exhibition is in honour of the re-opening of the ornithology department of the museum and is entitled 'The Nature of Birds: A Photo Essay". Sixteen of his photographs, including including this, one, will be on display for the public to view. Although the show doesn't officially open until March 10, the photos will be on display from January January 12 to July 2. by Andrea Adair When Jim Richards was 17 years old he saw a photograph of a man peering at eggs in a bird's nest. Finding the article on the photographer photographer just as interesting as the photo itself, he followed up on the piece by getting in touch with the man responsible responsible for the picture. The only clue that enabled him to find this man, George Peck, was the knowledge that he had recently been appointed as a research assistant at tne Royal Ontario Museum. The teenager set up a meeting with Mr. Peck ana learned from him a few strategies, theories and technologies for photographing birds in the wild. Two years after that meeting Mr. Richards got his first camera. Today, 28 years later, mentor and student are sharing the spotlight through an exhibit of their work at the Royal Ontario Museum. This is the first show for the Orono resident and it is made even more memorable by the fact that it is in a prestigious gallery and is being shared with his friend. Mr. Peck's son, Mark, a research assistant in the same department department at ROM (ornithology) is the third photographer in the show and also a friend of Mr. Richards. 1 "I'm really looking forward to this show. About a million and a half school children will be seeing it. I hope it will sensitize them to the environment environment and what we stand to lose if we aren't careful." "If it achieves only that, it will be great," he said. "The Nature of Birds: A Photo Essay", Essay", officially opens on March 10 to celebrate the opening of the ornitholo- § y department at the museum. It will e on display for the public to see, though, from January 12 until July 2. The exhibition, like the new bird f allery and the museum itself, has to e representative of the world. Forty-eight photographs - 16 of which are by Mr. Richards - depict the diversity and characteristics of birds throughout the world. But they aren't post card pictures nor are they snapshots. Personality Captured Mr. Richard tries to capture the personality of the bird in his shots. As an example, he mentioned photographing photographing the blue jay. To Page 21 by Andrea Adair Residents in Courtice concerned about development on environmentally environmentally sensitive lands have been given a reprieve. An application to build 148 single family homes on land east of Tooley Road and north of Nash Road has been referred back to staff until a number of agencies have commented on it. Residents of the area in Courtice appeared before Newcastle's general purpose and administration committee Monday to express their concerns about the development. Fred Finalyson, who spoke on behalf behalf of about 25 people who attended the meeting, said residents in the area bought their houses, valued at $500,000 and up, after finding out the land in the area was environmentally protected. They are concerned about the density, density, of the proposed development (148 homes on 35 acres),.and the effect it could have on the water table and water water supply in the area, the effect on Farewell Creek and the impact on fire p,nd police protection. . "We. urge you to continue to support vntijor open sp<\ce designation on these. Muds," he saft|. 1 "' According to a planning report, the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Association, identified the site as containing containing lands with a high level of sensitivity. sensitivity. They therefore said they support support having the major open space designation on the lands continue. Newcastle Fire Department noted that although it is in the area of response response to the Trull's Road fire station, the development would put a strain on the current services available. And the Ministry of Natural Resources Resources said it objected to the proposal because of possible effects to the Farewell Farewell Creek valley. Officials said the creek is a migration migration route for rainbow trout and pacific pacific salmon and the area is home to wildlife. Kevin Biddle, of D.G. Biddle and Associates, representing the applicant, said that they are "acutely aware of the environmental aspects of the property." property." He said his client wanted to keep the Farewell Creek Valley in its natural natural state. Mr. Biddle added that they had submitted submitted the application in support of extending the urban boundaries. The Town of Newcastle's planning director, Frank Wu, in his report to the council committee, said there were some concerns about developing on environmentally environmentally sensitive lands. "However," the report continued "a decision on the application is prema ture pending the resolution of issues related to the Courtice Urban Area expansion expansion currently bring undertaken through the Regional Official Plan review." review." Mr. Fini ay son asked that the application application be denied but said if a compromise compromise could be reached the residents were willing to meet with the developer, developer, William Tonno Construction Ltd., of Oshawa. The proposal was referred for further further comments, which means the matter matter will come before council at least two more times before it is either denied denied or approved. Agriculture Spokesman Addresses Lions Club Speaker Explains How Canadians Will Compete by Lorna Miller The parliamentary secretary to Canada's minister of agriculture was the guest speaker at the Bowmanville Lions Club's annual Rural/Urban Night held on Monday, January 8. Murray Cardiff, a farmer himself, has been involved in the creation of a Green Paper published in November of 1989, entitled "Growing Together, A vision for Canada's Agri-Food Industry." Industry." It was from this document that Mr. Cardiff took the substance of his speech and he accepted this opportunity opportunity to expand on the contents of this document that is designed to establish Canada as a power in the world agricultural agricultural market. Mr. Cardiff said that we must be prepared to be more competitive in our dealings on a global scale in the 21st century. The guest speaker has personally led several business expeditions to China which set in motion the export of dairy animals and hogs as well as a quantity of semen for improving Chinese Chinese livestock. "The vision which the federal government government has for the future of agriculture, agriculture, and which is shared by provincial provincial governments, rests on four pillars: - more market responsiveness: greater self-reliance in the agri-food sector; a national policy which recognizes regional regional diversity and increased environmental environmental sustainability," said Mr. Cardiff. Cardiff. "More market responsiveness means concentrating on producing what the market needs, rather than simply selling what we produce. It means farmers, processors, exporters, educators and researchers working closely with governments to ensure that no opportunity is lost or ignored," he explained. "Market responsiveness also means developing new products and phasing out those products that are no longer required by the market. "Farming must become more efficient efficient if it is to survive into the 21st century. This means finding ways to lower costs, both on the farm and in the processing sector," said the MP. Turn to Page 2 Ontario Hydro will be holding the first of its energy information centres today in Bowmanville. The Open House will take place at the new Bowmanville Recreation Complex Complex between the hours of one p.m. and five p.m. and seven p.m. and 9:30 p.m. both today (Wednesday, January 10) and tomorrow. The hours will be from one p.m. to five p.m. on Friday. Information contained in Hydro's latest 25-year plan for energy production production in Ontario will bo displayed at the Centro. Among the highlights of the plan aro the construction of 10 additional nuclear reactors at three Ontario sites, one of which could possibly bo Darlington. Darlington. Moro fossil-fuel plants arc also forecast. In addition, Hydro expects that of the $60 billion it will spend on upgrading upgrading its capacity for generating electricity, electricity, $10 billion will lie spent on efforts aimed at promoting the conservation of energy. The importance of energy conservation will ho emphasized when visitors tour the Hydro information centre. The utility's 25-year proposal ns outlined late last month is only one of several options that arc available to the corporation. Depending on public response, Ontario Hydro could also opt for a plan which calls for the use of more nuclear generating facilities or it could select an option which requires fewer nuclear plants and moro tossil- fuel plants. A number of Ontario Hydro staff who worked on the plans will bo on hand this week to personally discuss their work with members of the public. Ontario Hydro explained that the Centro is open in order to solicit input from the public and answer questions concerning issues such as safety of nuclear nuclear power and electrical demand. Citizens aro welcome to visit the information information centres today, Thursday and Friday and they should bring with them their ideas concerning Ontario's energy options for the next quarter century. Conservation Area is Popular Spot for Skating Enthusiasts The skating pond at CLOCA's Enniskillen Conservation Conservation Aren was a popular spot on Sunday afternoon where dozens of skaters of all ages wore enjoying themselves on the largo, smooth ice surface, Unfortu nately, most of the snow for tobogganing or cross country skiing was melted by the recent rains. More photos on page f>.