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//: y by Andrea Adair Ontario Hydro will be seeking a licence licence to go to full power this week regardless regardless of the legal action taken against it by the Town of Newcastle. John McCredie, project manager at Darlington Generating Station, said the Atomic Energy Control Board is meeting on February 22 to decide on Hydro's request for an increase in power at the Unit 2 reactor. Hydro is seeking permission to operate the reactor reactor at 100 per cent capacity. The reactor is a separate building from the one the Town of Newcastle is concerned about. It's part of the generating generating station, whereas Newcastle's EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES kn'aw.728-4601 Oshawa m BUDGET - No new income taxes were included in Finance Minister Minister Mike Wilson's budget yesterday, yesterday, but Ontario's Finance Minister Minister Bob Nixon, was too quick in announcing on Monday that he had balanced this province's budget. budget. Mr., Wilson cut his transfer payment by $380 million. The large provinces were the big losers. losers. But it could have been worse, shall we say. BIG DAY - Next Monday should be an eventful one in our town as we've just received an invitation from the mayor and council. They are holding a reception for a special special announcement regarding the waterfront in Bowmanville. It's from 2 to 4 at the Town Hall but nobody's talking, so we'll just have to wait if we can't find a councillor who'll fill us in on the big secret. Oddly enough, there's a Toronto phone number to call if we're coming. What a mystery! NAME CHANGE - Later that same day, citizens will be lining up on the Legion parking lot for aj march to the council meeting' - where they will be handing over petitions signed by more than 4,000 citizens asking for the town's confusing name to be changed. There seems to be considerable considerable interest in this effort that has been continuing for the past several weeks. It will be most interesting to learn how many on council will be willing to back this large group in seeking a solution to the problem of the two Newcastles. Several letters to the Editor express varying opinions. PAPER ROUTE - A paper route in the ScUgog Street area with 40 papers has become available for some energetic person who would like to make a million eventually. Anyone interested is asked to phone The Statesman at 523-3303 as soon as possible so they can get started next week. Keep in mind there are no collections collections to be made. You just have to deliver The Statesman each Wednesday afternoon and get paid for doing it. You can't lose. Give us a call. WRONG DAY - Several news releases releases and at least one advertisement advertisement have listed the World Day of Prayer as taking place on Friday, Friday, March 1st. Not so. It's Friday Friday alright, but the date according according to our calendars is March 2nd. Several area churches will holding the event that day. In Bowmanville it will be held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Temperance St, starting at 2 p.m. POSTPONED - A note arrived this week from the Memorial Hospital in Bowmanville, regretting regretting to advise citizens that the opening of the new East Wing has been postponed. Recent inspections inspections by tho Fire Marshall have turned up some unacceptable unacceptable situations, apparently. So, the main entrance off Liberty St. will continue to bo the main entry entry point for everyone but those who arc correcting the things that aren't right. No doubt wo shall hoar more later. SOPERTOWn"'-"our thanks to Helen MacDonald, of Newton ville who dropped off a clipping from The Statesman of Juno 26th, 1958 about how tho town of Bow* mnnvillo got its name. Mark Sop- orof Kontlal, aged 82, told reporter-columnist reporter-columnist 13d Youngman tho Sopors and Bowmans woro prominent prominent families and anxious to have thoir namos porpotuatod. Thoro was a vote and tho Bowmans Bowmans won. But thoro may have boon some skulduggery. o 1 concerns are over the Tritium Removal Removal Facility. Last week, Newcastle served Ontario Ontario Hydro's senior vice president of operations, operations, Arvo Niitenberg, "with orders orders to comply". , Larry Kotseff, chief administrative officer with the Town, said Hydro still hasn't provided the municipality with information on the Tritium Removal Facility. The order to comply served to Mr. Niitenberg is to get him to provide the information. The Town contends there are violations violations to the Building Code concerning the TRF building. Larry Kotseff, chief admini strative officer with the Town, said the concerns concerns centre around the safety of a fire wall and sprinkler systems in the TRF building. Ontario Hydro, however, believes the building meets the standards of the province. Mr. McCredie said the utility hired an independent consultant to examine the safety of the facility. The consultant consultant gave the building a "clean bill of health". According to the consultant, Mr. McCredie said, a fire wall wasn't required. required. Ontario Hydro responded to the orders orders to comply last Friday, Mr. McCre die explained, adding that additional information would be sent to the municipality municipality regarding the TRF building and the heavy water management building. Hydro contends though, that the Town has already seen the drawings for these buildings. In 1984, the project manager stated, 130 detailed drawings were examined by the Town to make sure the buildings buildings were in compliance with the building code prior to the facility being built. The drawings were returned to Hydro Hydro with the Town's stamp on them, Mr. McCredie continued. "We assumed they reviewed it in detail." detail." "The TRF building has been looked at very thoroughly," the plant manager manager said, adding that the consultant found it to be "designed to good engineering engineering practices." The Town of Newcastle, however, disagrees. The Town feéls the fire wall should have a four hour delay capability rating rating which, Mr. Kotseff said it currently currently doesn't possess. The orders to comply, which were served last week, deal with what the Town feels are Building Code violations violations and a lack of information on the buildings. "We're saying get rid of the violations violations and deal with the problems," Mr. Kotseff said. Mayor Marie Hubbard echoed the CAO's remarks saying "we would like very much to resolve this issue, but we don't knowhow." A provincial Building Code commission commission will review the building and arbitrate arbitrate in the matter. Mr.^McCredie stated the fire plan in Hydro's view is in compliance with the law. "We are still willing to sit down with the Town to resolve things," he concluded. V JW NT 6=3< w 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, February 21,1990 Bowmanville, Ontario 30 Pages 136th Year Issue 8 504 Per Copy IprestonI We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Bowmanville Boosters Prepare for Monday Night March We Are Proud to Be r" ' " Vfii Bowmam/il"; wmanviile joostars! 'v- . : ! 5» »r^ many other locations aroi those wishing informaticj town hall are invited to Ï 623-5854. Shown above] Ma, 'M Louise.Lyle poses with a group of Bowmanville Boosters Boosters who are stoutly behind the movement tc; change th'e Town of Newcastle's name. They are planning to meet at the Legion Hall on Kjng Street in Bowmanville at 6 p.m. prior to converging on Town Hall and the council meeting meeting to state their case and present petitions backing their cause to the mayor and council at their Monday night meeting on February 26. Anyone who has not signed a petition can do so at Allouise Fashions and Mm l iiid Bowmanville and area. All I concerning the march on the get in touch with Mrs. Lyle at are: Robert Stainton, Cecile Bowers, Louise Lyle, Géorge Forsey, and Ron Hooper. Mr. Hooper has Bowmarivine sweatshirts for sale for all those who would like to sport one. Similar shirts are available from Child's Ladies Wear and Allouise Fashions. Fashions. Figures Released For Council Pay Boosters March to Meeting Supporters of a change in the municipality's municipality's name will be marching to the Town Hall next Monday evening, February 26. "I hope that we'll have about 500 people," said Louise Lyle, one of the organizers of a petition which supports the continued use of the name Bowmanville Bowmanville and objects to the Town of Newcastle's present name. In support of the name change, petitions petitions having approximately 4,000 signatures signatures have been collected in the past month. These will be presented to Newcastle's Town Council Monday night. Mrs. Lyle said the group is planning to assemble between 6 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. at the Bowmanville Legion and then walk to the Town Hall. They'll be equipped with signs and posters advocating their point of view. "We would like our town name back. It's our heritage," Mrs. Lyle said. The protesters wish to see the name Bowmanville restored to common usage usage and displayed on public buildings such as the Town Hall, the Fitness as Centre and the Library. Commerce Groups Looking to the Future Joint Venture Planned In place of the term "Town of Newcastle," Newcastle," the group hopes to see a new name which does not create confusion between Newcastle Village and the area municipality of Newcastle. Another option would be to change the name from the Town of Newcastle Newcastle to the Town of Bowmanville. Monday's Council meeting begins at seven p.m. and those not wishing to march from the Legion Hall can still view the proceedings from the Council Chambers. The mayor and the six members of Newcastle Council, received a total of over $105,000 in salaries and expenses last year. In addition, the four members of Town Council who also serve on Durham's Durham's Regional Council were paid a further $85,000 in salaries and expenses. expenses. Councillor Diane Hamre was the highest earner at the Region in 1989, receiving $23,479.29 for salary and expenses. expenses. In addition to that amount, Councillor Councillor Hamre earned $14,422.02 as a member of local council. This included $1,381.48 for mileage expenses. Mayor Marie Hubbard topped the salary and expense list in the Town of, Newcastle Newcastle. She collected $27,747.96 in total. Major Announcement For Local Waterfront The Town of Newcastle will be making making a major announcement next week regarding the Bowmanville waterfront. waterfront. Details are being kept under wraps until a reception on Monday, February 26. But, officials have said the announcement announcement will involve a proposal for a recreational/tourism project. In a news release issued by the municipality municipality the project was described as "Newcastle-on-the Lake." It was billed as an undertaking which will "enhance "enhance the Town and will represent the beginning of a series of anticipated project proposals that will flow as a result result of the Town's economic development development efforts." Newcastle Council recently undertook undertook a study of the waterfront to establish establish the parameters for development. Mayor Marie Hubbard said the waterfront waterfront will be a "people place" with bicycle paths, parks and beaches. An accessible and well signed boardwalk, she said, "must be treated as a priority." "We have followed, analyzed and digested digested the reports and recommendations recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto waterfront and fully intend to apply these principles to our waterfront...," the mayor stated in the news release. The shoreline in the Town of Newcastle Newcastle is 22 miles in length. The mayor's total pay for being part of Regional Council was $22,538.79. Both the mayor and councillor Hamre were chairpersons of regional committees and earned additional pay for their responsibilities as head of a regional committee. The salaries for th'e remaining regional regional and local councillors are as follows. follows. Regional Councillor Larry Hannah earned $20,194.97 for salary and expenses expenses at the Region and collected $13,683.64 for serving Ward One in the Town of Newcastle. Regional Councillor Ken Hooper earned $19,000 at the Region and $12,121.95 for his duties as a local councillor. Councillor Hooper didn't submit any mileage or other expenses. Frank Stapleton collected $12,356.03 for being the local councillor councillor for Ward Three. Councillor Staple- ton received $234.08 for mileage expenses. expenses. Arnot Wotten earned $12,576.86 for representing Ward One. Councillor Wotten received $454.91 in expenses. Pat Deegan received $13,037.53 for salary and expenses for serving as Bowmanville's local councillor. One-third of the salaries for all elected officials is tax-free. Board and Teachers Close to Agreement The Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board of Education reached'a tentative tentative settlement with the board's elementary elementary school teachers last week. Pauline Janitch, communications officer with the school board, said the settlement was reached late last Friday' Friday' afternoon but has yet to be ratified. ratified. This is expected to take place soon. Ms Janitch said the details about the settlement can't be discussed until both parties have ratified the agreement. agreement. The 800 elementary school teachers have been working without a contract since the end of August. "Negotiations have been going on for quite awhile," Ms Janitch said. Teachers involved are members of the Northumberiand and Newcastle Women Teachers^Association and the Ontario Public Scrhjol Teachers Federation. Federation. The Oshawa Chamber of Commerce and the Newcastle Board of Trade are working together to jointly sponsor next Tuesday's Business After Hours night. The evening program will consist of a one-night exhibition of wares by approximately approximately 30 Oshawa and Newcastle Newcastle area businesses. These include travel agencies, service companies, investment investment firms and many other businesses businesses serving the Oshawa and Newcastle Newcastle areas. The program has, ns its theme, "The 50V and exhibitors have been encouraged to incorporate that theme into their presentations. The evening is intended as an opportunity opportunity to meet one's fellow-business persons in the Oshawa/Newcnstlo area. And, of course, there is an opportunity opportunity for local firms to display the goods and services they offer. Tho program takes place at the Oshawa Holiday Inn between tho hours of five p.m. and eight p.m. Rick James, a member of tho executive executive for tho Town of Newcastle Board of Trade, said similar ventures between between tho Oshawa Chamber of Commerce Commerce and tho Newcastle Board of Trade may take place in tho future. "It's a joint effort between tho Town of Newcastle Board of Trade and tho Chamber of Commerce in Oshawa because because they have tho resources to servo us in tho future," Mr. James said, While there is a definite interest in developing a Board of Trade in tho Town of Newcastle, such an organization organization would need start-up funding, and volunteers willing to sell memberships and assist in other ways. The advantage to working with the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce lies in the fact that the Oshawa agency already already has a complete staff of six persons. persons. who could perform some of the administrative work and other tasks related to the management of a Board of Trade in the Town of Newcastle. This concept of working with the neighbouring Oshawa Chamber is still preliminary and will be based on the outcome of the Business After Hours night this Tuesday, February 27. Life Threatening Drugs Taken from Memorial Hospital Durham Regional Police arc still searching for 20 ampoules of drugs which were stolen from Memorial Hospital Hospital Bowmanville last week. Police said that the drugs were taken taken from a crash cart in tho emergency cardiac room of the hospital sometime between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Saturday, February 17th. Tho drugs are utilized in emergency cardiac treatment treatment and could bo dangerous or life- threatening if consumed by substance abusers or young children. All of tho ampoules nro clear liquid of varying amounts with break-off tops and different colored labels. Anyone having any information concerning concerning tho theft of those drugs should call Durham Regional Police at extension extension 211 or Griinosloppors at 436- 8-177. $ Several Charges Laid Following Sunday Night Accident A Peterborough man has boon charged with failing to 1979 Capri, was headed north on Holt Rond when it lost report an accident, having liquor available, and careless driving following this single vehicle accident on Sunday, February 18. At approximately 5:10 p.m. the vehicle, a lutu vupr. was noanod norm on lion itonti when it lost control, roll,od twice, and landed on its roof in the west ditch. Tho driver was uninjured, and tho car is reported to bo a wrlto-off.