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SECTION TWO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7,1990 Canadian Statesman Durham Region's Great Family Journal Established 136 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating k| a The Bowman ville News ' The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second Class mail registration number 1561 Produce dweekly by cov c i ame * Publishing Company Limited 62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 416-623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 John M. James Editor - Publisher Richard A. James Associate Publisher Peter Parrott Associate Editor Brian Purdy Advertising Mgr. Donald Bishop Plant Mgr. pA'JJayouts and composition of advertisements produced by the employees of James permission o°the a p n ubli's r her d ^ pro ected by and may not be reproduced without the Subscription Rates Six Months --$11.00 One Year-- $20.00 Foreign -- $60.00 per year , Ah . hou 8h every precaution will tw taken to avoid error, The Canadian Statesman accepts advertising In Its columns on advertteeSi"? Ihi " 'J' no L, bo , V ny , error ln lhe advertisement published hereunder unl«s a proof of such bvtha adZ .L.ÏÏ^ f. ? Ü" 9 by lhe ^ en,6a f and ralu ' n ® d le The Canadian Statesman business office duly signed ad "!2 i ? erand * i,h »"el> error or corrections plainly noted In writing thereon, and In that case If any error so noted Is ïsthe ^ ,eeman J 8 • h ? ll ,™t exceed such a portion of the entire cost of sich advertîse^n. as the space occupied by the noted error bears to the whole space occupied by such advertisement. Caregivers Established Time for a Change ;• A week after the eventful "Bowman -ville Boosters" march on the Town -Hall, we are still shaking our heads •over the mistakes that were made that night. Mistakes that could have ' been avoided with a little planning, a little understanding, and a lot of cool heads. The scenario went like this. A group : of individuals feels that .Bowmanville is losing its identity. Next, a petition is undertaken to which 6,000 people sign their names. Then, the group prepares to march en masse to town hall and /present the petition, demanding an /answer that night. v Town officials realize that the issue . is very emotional and feel that crowd control may be necessary. On a bitterly bitterly cold evening, the crowd is kept waiting waiting outside the town hall by police officers. officers. When allowed to enter the public : building, those who are part of the 150 person limit are put through airport -style security to ensure everyone's -safety. When the time comes for the group to make its presentation, the stage is set. The media is ready, the police are ready, the audience is ready. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, nobody else is. The group makes its demand. Council Council doesn't feel there is a problem. Petition Petition received for information. Every- . one goes home. End of scenario. . vj Problem still exists, solution even further away. Taxpayers angry, political political futures in doubt. No winners. ■ The whole night was a shambles, a waste of time and effort for all concerned. concerned. The group could have mailed the petition to town officials and received received the same response without having having to wait in bitterly cold weather. ,So, what should have been done? "ft 1 Let ' s start in the beginning when the petition is circulated, calling for a name change to "Bowmanville. The massive response indicates that, indeed, indeed, this is an issue very close to everyone's everyone's heart. Nothing has wiped out local apathy like this topic. ' After the names have been collected, collected, those willing to put their time and ■ energy on the line with their signa- ■ tures should meet to appoint a spokesman spokesman and establish their goals. What exactly does the group want to do arid fhow should they be presenting their case to council? Is a straight name change possible, or is there an alterna- : tive? Offer solutions to the problem of .two "Newcastles" in one community. f;Ypu can't expect to be warmly greeted by council with a list of "won'ts, can'ts, and don't like its." .iuWhen the group has developed its common goal, then ask to meet with „ ejected officials on an informal basis -without the media, audience and police police force. Ask what problems a name change will cause ana how they can be ■ir.esolved. When both parties have a •feel for what each other wants, a mid- idle ground can been found. Then, it's show time for the media and audience, -Without police, at a council meeting, : Likely, an answer will have already /been found ahead of time, and both •parties come out winners. v. (,< There were no winners at last week's meeting. ; The "Boosters" were caught unprepared unprepared and were humiliated by town cquncil. Spokesman Ron Hooper was the unfortunate victim of a set of circumstances circumstances that he was shoved into at the last minute. That docs not give elected officials the right to step on him or the group. , To be kept out of our mnjestic Town Hall and treated like goons is an in- ' suit that deserves an apology. Council Know there would he a largo gathering that night and could hnvc moved the council meeting to another venue to accommodate the crowd. By keeping thorn out in the cold, only added fuel to the fire. If the council chambers '.wore not ready to bo occupied, our oloctod officials could have at least offered offered somo support for tho crowd by coming oulsido to talk while they wore waiting. A cup of hot coffeo would lmvo boon oven bettor. Definitely, n political .opportunity was missed. Onco inside, it was clour that tho council was not sympathetic to tho omise. Although tho protestors wore not able to explain what they wanted, ovoryono in tlioso council chambers know that the nnmo 'Town of No wens- Llo" doosnï work. Anybody who says that "understanding"" is all that is needed, needs a better understanding of the name problems faced by the community each day. So, that brings us back to the problem problem of what to do. As we see it, we need, to please all of the communities within the municipality by. maintaining maintaining their identities. Bowmanville people, people, would like to see their name on their municipal property such as the town hall, libraries and fire trucks. Yet, we need a name to cover the entire entire area for the regional government system to work. Replacing the name "Newcastle" with "Bowmanville" doesn't solve the problem. If you're heading west on Hwy. 401 from Port Hope and see a sign emblazoned with "Town of Bowmanville", you will be turning off in Newtonville. Obviously, it s no good. Changing the name to Darlington, Clarke, Bowcastle or whatever you please does nothing other than to confuse confuse the whole situation even further. We need something that is already in place that covers the municipality. May we be so bold as to offer the: "District of Pine Ridge." On the Town Hall it could prominently read: Dear Sir: Last summer you were kind enough to publish a letter, letter, which was written, specifically, specifically, to increase awareness awareness of the difficult role assumed by the caregivers of our society. Since that time, through the co-operation of Community Community Care, Public Health and Trinity United Church, a Caregiver Support Group. has been organized. We meet (quite informally), on the second Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in Trinity.United Trinity.United Church. A coffee hour gives members a chance to talk with others who really understand their problems, frustrations, etc. As well, we try to have resource resource persons present to keep members informed about other sources of help within the community and to answer questions concerning concerning services for seniors and/ or the disabled. Our meetings meetings are open to anyone who feels the need for this kind of support. There is so much more we wish to do, and we are convinced there are many more people out there who could use our help. Reaching those in need, however, is always always a challenge, particularly particularly when it comes to caregivers, caregivers, who tend to perceive themselves as "givers" and not "receivers", and who, for this reason, often do not seek help until they are, in some cases, nearly suicidal. Also, we are well aware that some caregivers are unable unable to leave their homes to attend any sort'of function. We would very much like to hear from anyone in this position; position; it just might be possible possible to work out some sort of solution once the circumstances circumstances are known. One fact we wish to stress is that a caregiver may not necessarily be a person with the full-time care of someone who lives in the same household. Many people spend countless hours looking after loved ones who are still living somewhat independently or who are confined to institutions institutions or hospitals. Since we are a group with very little in the line of financial financial resources, we find it difficult to explain in a small advertisement just what we are all about; which is why we appreciate so much the opportunity to reach people through a letter to this newspaper. Thank you, once again, for your co-operation. Sincerely, Mary Fraser (on behalf of the steering committee - Caregivers' Support Group). . P.S. Anyone interested in our organization can reach Janice Kroft, C.O.P.E. Administrator Administrator at 623-2261 or Mary Fraser, at 263-2613. AflEtiMBBL » °°jL o ÿ tÿ .6 0o*$P v> w 6 % 6 «0 b ' « O 0°F °% Q O o o « cf 6<£o 6 A 0 » * » 0 «£• p v <£ & a 0 0 Ô f. Uv.f 0 t>0 O Cfe o 6 * o 6 a6 \ 0<£e>oo > Û 0dW>o €>AM£ COUTitiVBS, Kgfcjp ^ YOUR ADDRfeSs* CAISte Bo w manvill e Boosters |Project FacingHurdlesI 1 hankiul for Support -- .T nlr n AT T n -*v\ r. r. U -111 Lk .... ■ - - • l#.n n l * -- 1 1 John M. James, Editor, ' Canadian Statesman. Dear John: Through your newspaper, newspaper, we would like to thank everyone who worked so hard to collect and present a petition of 5,933 signatures to Town Council regarding the Town of Newcastle name change. Our thanks also to Ron Hooper who presented the petition and to the overflow crowd who came out on a very cold night to support their beliefs. We believe, however, that Town Council never intended to consider our requests for a change in the very least, one would have expected that the vast hallways and atrium on the ground floor could have accommodated the overflow until the delegations delegations had been heard and the issues raised by our g roup and our petition ad been dealt with. But, our purpose in writing this letter is not just to express our dismay dismay over the lack of courtesy courtesy shown to the ratepayers ratepayers whose tax dollars built the lavish municipal headquarters whose doors were locked to them last week. Rather, we wish to reiterate reiterate the fact that we do Bowmanville Town HaU the name. In fact, we be- . n °t support the current ' ' ' " " - ■ - - >Town of NeviS^Stle namei.-: In fact, we are 1 even more strongly againsK it now than we were prior to- Pine Ridgé District Municipal Headquarters Our fire trucks could read: Orono Fire Department District of Pine Ridge And our libraries could say: Bowmanville Library District of Pine Ridge As you approached our municipality from Port Hope, you would see a sign that says: Welcome to the District of Pine Ridge followed by a series of signs welcome- ingyou to: Newtonville Newcastle Bowmanville Courtice On the surface we can't see why this wouldn't work. Cost and confusion will be cited as the two reasons by those opposing a change. Cost can hardly be used as a defence defence anymore since the town has introduced introduced its new logo, and authorized the renaming of the town hall to Municipal Municipal Administration Centre. With the careful management of inventories and a little planning, costs can be minimized minimized by introducing the new name on a specified date such as January 1, 1991. , As to the confusion caused by a I name change, you have to make a choice. It is better to have a short term problem while wc adjust to "Pine Ridge District," or do we allow the long term confusion of "Town of New-' castle" to linger on? This is why we need to moot with our elected officials in an informal setting setting to find a solution to tho name game. Whether council likes it or not, this issue is too big to "receive for information." information." and forget about it. A solution is needed and it can bo achieved through patience and calm, rather than force and rage. One final note for those who believe that there isn't a name problem. Prior to last Monday night's meeting, an elaborate display was prepared in the town hall for a development on the shores of tho Town of Newcastle. A special guest at tho mooting was Hon. David Crombio, responsible for monitoring monitoring development on the lakcshoro. Shortly before Mr. Crombio was to arrive for tho mooting, wo received a telephone call from his office in lièvé" that thé' whole procedure procedure was cut and dried. And, whèn you consider the elaborate announcement announcement of the Newcastle- on-the-Lake development Monday afternoon, you'll have to agree that we certainly certainly had a hard act to follow. We would like to also thank all the people who worked so hard on the petition; petition; The Statesman for allowing our letters and all of the proud marchers who attended even though not all of them could get into the Town Hall. The support was great and, yes, we are a proud community in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. It is unfortunate that the Town Hall has proven itself to be not only an architectural architectural monstrosity but also a building quite unsuited to hold the kind of crowds which might turn up in any large numbers to support a controversial issue such as the Town of Newcastle name change. Perhaps some of the area devoted to the large acreage of marble tabletops could have been used to provide more seating for the ratepayers ratepayers who might wish to watch proceedings at the Council meetings. And, at Monday's Council meeting. meeting. And we note that the number of names on our petition is growing daily. One of the major difficulties difficulties posed by the Town of Newcastle is the fact that it creates confusion because of the fact that Newcastle Village also exists in this municipality. municipality. We are certain that Newcastle Village will wish to keep its identity. And yet, as growth occurs and Newcastle Village becomes becomes larger, there will be increasing confusion over the exact whereabouts whereabouts of the Town of Newcastle and the Village Village of Newcastle. To add to the confusion, we note that' there is now a third ' Newcastle in the works, namely the proposed re- Turn to Page 3 Letter Writer Disgusted With Actions of Council Dear John: In all conscience, I cannot ignore the abhorrent display of disdain exhibited by members of our local council Monday evening, February 26,1990. Taking the pride of 6,000 residents of our community and treating it as "information only" is nothing short of despicable . The callous disregard for the deep-rooted feelings of tho people of the Town of Bowmanville will not be forgotten. Certain members of council made much of our town being the "hub" of the area to which the communities of Darlington, Orono, Newcastle and others had relinquished their right to the seat of local government. This was not the case in Pickering, Whitby and Oshnwn. No mythical town of whatever was forced upon those communities Councillors Hnmrc, Wotten, Hannah and Stapleton continue tho representation of such area communities, so what is the point of the Town of Newcastle. As council has acknowledged Bowmanville as the "hub" then return us to the same status as Pickering, Whitby, and Oshawa and remove The Town of Newcastle once and for all. Further, Mayor Hubbard amd Councillor Hannah stressed that we have "not lost our identity." May I point out that my son was born in Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville, and his birthplace is listed as Bowmanville, while my grandson, born in the same hospital, has his birthplace listed ns Newcastle. My grandson was not bom five miles down the road. Perhaps, Mayor Hubbard or Councillor Hannah would care to explain how that is "retention of identity." No doubt n degree of smugness now exists at our town hall, but ns the saying goes, what goes around, conics nround and in two years hence wc know what comes nround and 6,000 voters will most certainly be heard. Don Gilhooly Let's give one cheer for the $60 million million Newcastle-on-the-Lake proposal which was unveiled last week. In principle, it's an excellent idea. A massive new lakefront development development which is environmentally friendly friendly and aimed at opening up the water- front for all the people is an excellent idea. And the added assessment, jobs and spin-off benefits to the local economy economy aren't exactly unwelcome either. But, let's keep one fact in mind: The Newcastle-on-the-Lake development development is still no more than an idea. The sighting of one robin does not make a summer, nor do a few color illustrations illustrations and a sheaf of news releases releases make a development. We were surprised, frankly, to discover discover that the project was introduced with such fanfare late last month when it has not, in fact, had any formal formal approval by any government agency. Naturally, we're pleased to see that the proponents of the project are keeping the community informed . about their plans. Nevertheless, a massive announcement such as this one is not usually held at the very start of the development process. There are many persons who read of the project last week and will expect to see immediate action on the hotel/ condominium proposal. Of course, this will not happen. We have seen enough of this kind of announcement to know that the development development that they are announcing does not always proceed the way everyone hopes. We are not Doubting Thomases. But, realistically speaking, we must be aware of the fact that any development development - especially one of this scale - faces a number of hurdles. In fact, there are literally hundreds of them. Investors can sell their property property to new landowners with new plans for their land. Economic conditions conditions can cause developers to delay their commitment. And then there are all of the political political and government implications. Large development proposals can face hearings by the Ontario Municipal Board or the Environmental Assessment Assessment Board. The various government agencies must examine the development development from a number of angles. Impacts Impacts on traffic flow, availability of water water and sewer capacity, and costs to the the municipality are among the many considerations. Having received all of the necessary approvals and after the passing of all the requisite by-laws and Official Plan amendments, it then becomes possible to put the shovel in the ground and actually actually start work. We might add that it is also important important to ensure that the desirable qualities qualities sketched out in the initial plans are included in the finished product. Sometimes the proposals as first presented, to a municipality are later changed to something less acceptable to the community. Of course, elected officials and staff are there to ensure that this does not happen. The Newcastle-on-the-Lake concept is one which could very well turn the Bowmanville lakefront into a showcase. showcase. It doesn't take much imagination to envisage a residential lakefront development development with beaches, shops, and boardwalks extending between the Bowmanville Creek and the Wilmot Creek. But, at the moment, this concept is still a castle in the air. (Or should that read a Newcastle in the air?) The Mayor and Council should be commended only for taking a small step in the right direction. We will reserve reserve our praise until we see the final outcome of last week's announcement. And this, in our estimation, will not be known for at least two or three years. It takes more than a news conference conference to bring jobs and assessment to a municipality. Growing Pains in Village llim PaUaaIh nun 1 A _ 1 Our schools are crowded, our streets have no parking, and our small little Willage" is becoming full, and they want CONDO life? NO WAY! One hundred percent of the neighbours in Newcastle are strictly opposed to the section of land north of Monroe Monroe Street, for tho purpose of high density living. Bowling Green Developments do not have the lifestyles of the now populated and spacious area in mind. There is no inv bo the only per- tno entire "commu- I ma; son in nity of Bowmanville" happy happy with anything Newcastle Council did last week. , But before anyone decides decides to tar and feather me for siding with tho enemy enemy or something, I should quickly add that I'm not referring to the name change issue, I'm , referring to the fact that Council last week decided it didn't want to get involved in tho language issue and decided merely to receive lor information a request to declare tho municipality municipality unilingual, 5SustorapS hwNmvSîô Jf" r can bo in tho Town ofNowraatto. S u im S to fio with n . Oooh, would wo like to lmvo soon tho fncos on those seeking "understanding," "understanding," when David Crombio was peeking in tho windows of tho Newcastle Newcastle Village Community Hall. number of French speaking speaking residents must print government documents in French. I don't think Newcastle falls into that category and tho powcrs-that-bc decided they didn't want to got involved in it either. either. Snull Sto. Mnrio was the first city to take the English-only stance back in January and has no intention, nows reports reports lmvo stated, of rescinding rescinding tho resolution. Tho Globe and Mail reported reported Monday that 30 municipalities lmvo declared declared themselves unilin- fluid while 32 lmvo declared declared themselves arc making headlines. I nc Rather tlmn fWtR whole r*T nrtedly try,to improve I turned tant the lown of Newcns- and ran. tie shouldn't declare itself But I still like French. "English only". I'm not French, I enn't speak French and I don't think I know even one person from Quebec but that doesn't mean I'm op- posed to tho language. In fnct, I wish I could speak French but I just haven't enough ambition to lenrn. provincial policy tlmt lms como or will come into effect. effect. Under this policy, municipalities municipalities with n specific One of tho aspects I've always liked about Canada Canada over since I was a kid in public school was tho ,... , fact that wo were bilin- bilingual. Thoro are 839 goal, municipalities in Ontario I, like many others, n mi , „ l°pk French throughout l he number of munici- school but dropped it in When I was 17 years old and spent six weeks of my summer vacation in Northern Ireland one of the tilings I noticed most about tho difference in our countries was tlmt tho labels on their products products there are all in Eng- Jish. Here, ns you know, , , . , , labels are printed in Eng- nil n Cn \i unt 01 ' s nnd w Kv lish and French, others thou, are opposed to it. conformity in relation to the already zoned R-l by-laws, which now have in its existence, existence, estate, and 54' lot executive executive type dwellings. The taxes paid by the homeowners homeowners in this area, do not warrant warrant nny changes in tho zoning zoning ns it exists now. The neighbours nre not opposed to tho development of tho property, but the zoning and tho density is not in keeping with the neighbourhood ns n whole, and the high standard standard of life, Tho area in question, is n two acre parcel of land, on which tho developer has proposed proposed 18 family dwellings. Those dwellings will bo owned by tho homeowner, ■ but NOT tho land. The area will not be mnintnined by any of tho Regional or Municipal Municipal services, but by tho private sector for tho maintenance, maintenance, garbage pickup, and snow removal. Tho plans set up by tho architect, architect, also provide n playground playground mlincont to tho CPR train tracks, and visitor parking, and a fence docs not doter most curious children. children. Entering and exiting tho area is IVont a Regional rond, which for tho plans to comply with the existing neighbourhood, and its desires. We like the green surroundings nnd add- cd space, for this is what brought us to the little "Village" "Village" a long time ngo! In tho interest of the community, community, Concerned Home- owners. Parking Fines Seem Unfair Dcnr Editor: Bowmanville you sny?? Boosters, Wc'ro a unique country with a unique history. A history tlmt is .shared with both French and English sn pom, whoa they lmvo not boo- ' ' Are you encouraging patrons patrons to return to Bowmnn- villo to attend conferences, patronize restaurants and local businesses? Indeed, eight hundred persons met in Bowmanville on Friday, February 23 for an nil-day session at Bow- mnnvillo High School only to have several cars ticketed for parking in tho Fitness Centro Aren parking lot. , With such an influx of visitors to your friendly town, was tho dire shortage of parking facilities serious enough to warrant tho issuing issuing of fifteen dollar parking •«««I «null iui numerous i nL , P®T 0 '...î!l°y te tickets by an unnccommo anting bylaw officer? Wlmt I wou gonorotions of Canadians not to bo nblo to sonso or appreciate tlmt unique- U088 because of tho typo imlilios tlmt appear"'to b'o gnulo' ll'whmmjrtoneb" tlmt^Sn'To Xrtn Indifforont to tho mnttor or, explained slm wasn't somo municinnlltlM to for outwoigh tho few tlmt ffoing to speak any Eng- Joy un c pn 108 1 on nblo to control their vo bides on tho dangerous corner. corner. Tho Monroo nnd North Street Intersection is also n peaking people. dangerous nron beenuso of Id lmto future lt8 blind section of tho cornering cornering rond. Wo feel tlmt adding additional vehicles into tho area enn only in- cronso the chances of fatality. fatality. With each new development development comes friendship, and wo hope tlmt the developer will ro-conildor, nnd change was the motive for contacting contacting tho bylaw officer tlmt morning? Do die benefits of these functions not outweigh such petty aggravation by tho Town of Newcastle toward Its visitors? Is this a recent precedent tlmt will affect future future functions that take place at the high school (Mr. Drouup, graduations, concerts)? concerts)? Signed by somo of tho Visitors.