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» 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, March 21,1990 Car Becomes Submarine in Lake Ontario Hydro and Town May Resume Liaison Talks YWCA Has Plans for Easter Egg Designers The Town of Newcastle and Ontario Hydro may resume meeting together. But the municipality and the utility won't be discussing matters related to building permits, building code requirements, requirements, or fire safety. All of those items are currently under under review by an independent arbitrator arbitrator or the legal process. "If we were to re-convene, maybe we'd have to look at a totally different mandate. We're a lot wiser than we were 10 years ago," said Newcastle Mayor Marie Hubbard. When Ontario Hydro got permission to proceed with Darlington more than 10 years ago, it established an "impact fund" which was designed to compensate compensate the municipality for any ill-effects created by the $12.5 billion project. A committee of Town and Hydro officials officials was established to jointly oversee oversee that fund. As the dispute between Hydro and Newcastle escalated, meetings of this hydro liaison committee were suspended. suspended. . Councillor Diane Hamre noted that in the absence of these meetings, funds are not being allocated to the A James Bond prototype it isp't. ... An Oshawa couple discovered the hard way last weèk that this 1985 Fiero doesn't float. At the East Beach, near the Port Darlington Mari na RECONSTRUCTION OF KING STREET (HIGHWAY 2) SIMPSON AVENUE TO EAST BRANCH OF SOPER CREEK; MEARNS AVENUE - KING STREET (HIGHWAY 2) TO ORCHARD PARK DRIVE NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REPORT The Town of Newcastle hereby notifies all interested individuals and parties that the Environmental Study Report (ESR) for the above mentioned project has been completed. The Town of Newcastle Newcastle intends to proceed with the construction of the above mentioned mentioned project, conditional on the receipt of the necessary approvals approvals and comments received as a result of this notice. The purpose of the project is to implement roadway improvements improvements in order to improve vehicular movements at the King Street - Mearns Avenue intersection and at the Bowman ville Zoo entrance entrance on King Street. The Environmental Study Report will be available for review and public comment at the Office of the Town Clerk, Town of Newcastle, Newcastle, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6. Interested individuals and parties are invited to review and comment comment on the Environmental Study Report. Comments must be made in writing and must be received by the Clerk of the Town of Newcastle within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice (April 20,1990). If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolve^!*, resolve^!*, person/party may request that the Minister of the Envi-. ' i jiimèin- bulvip up" this project to an individual environmental assessment. assessment. Blimp up requests must be submitted to the Minister of the Environment. If there are no concerns expressed by the above date, the (Town of Newcastle will proceed with the construction construction as presented in the Environmental Study Report. The Honourable Jim Bradley Minister of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue West 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M4V1P5 Walter A. Evans, P. Eng. Director of Public Works 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3A6 » till 'OWN O' . f. Newcastle 1 ONIABIO last Wednesday evening, Lee Bassett, 20, of Oshawa, and his 18-year-old girlfriend, Nikki Sterk, also of Oshawa, were preparing to leave the foggy parking lot when Lee backed his car over the embankment embankment and into the channel. The mishap occurred at approximately 12:15 p.m. As. the car floated out into the channel, Lee and Nikki escaped through the passenger window and swam back into shore. "They didn't realize they were in the channel until water started to come in the windows," said Lee's father father Norman. "That car was Lee's pride and joy." A diver was used on Thursday afternoon to help locate locate the car which sank in 15 feet of murky water, approximately approximately 20 feet offshore. Neither Lee or Nikki returned returned to the scene to see the car being raised from the bottom. Lee's mother, Jeannette, who received the alarming call from her son at 12:40 p.m., was relieved that the misfortune hadn't caused any serious injuries. "I'm just glad they're not coming up with it," she said as the car was being lifted from the bottom. Committee Formed for Baseline Health Study municipality througl pact Agreement. iv the Hydro Im- "There are a number of things Ontario Ontario Hydro should be paying its fair share towards out of those impact funds,".said Councillor Hamre. But, she agreed that she would not want to see the committee discussing any of the items that remain in dispute. dispute. Elected officials did not make any move to officially re-open channels of communication with Hydro through the liaison committee. The majority of councillors questioned questioned whether it was appropriate to do so in view of the ongoing dispute. "I don't think we should go back into discussions with them at this time until they, take us seriously and pay attention to our concerns," said Councillor Councillor Pat Deegan. His colleagues echoed that opinion. - In a letter to its 6,500 Darlington employees, Ontario Hydro stated last week that the municipality is conducting conducting its negotiations through the media because of the fact that it is no longer meeting with Hydro. The utility suggested suggested a resumption of the committee meetings would be beneficial. Mayor Hubbard dismissed Hydro's claim as being part of a "propaganda statement." BigPlans in Courtice From Page One Durham Region's Health and Social Services Committee Committee have formed the Pre Baseline Health Study Committee. Committee. A report in today's Regional Regional Council agenda lists the people that have been selected to take part in the study. The three private citizens chosen are all from the Dur- Also on the committee is the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Richard Scha- bas; the director of environmental environmental health services, Brian Devitt and Jack McCorkell, the director of occupational occupational health and safety. safety. The committee meetings are expected to begin in April. ' be arranged in consultation with land- owners and the Durham Region. All of the recommendations will go to Newcastle Town Council for approval approval at its next meeting. Newcastle's plans for the South Courtice area will become part of the Regional Plan review process currently currently under way. Councillor Diane Hamre said it is imperative for the municipality to get •the employment survey completed arid tojget its comments in place for the Regional Regional Official Plan review process. Ultimately, it's the Durham Region which will make the decision on the extension of water and sewer services into South Courtice. Any water and sewer projects would be financed by the Durham Region and area landowners. landowners. Environmental assessment studies would be required in connection with the expansion of the water and sewer plans. Mr. Crome noted in his presentation presentation that the $100 million price tag attached attached to water and sewer services does not include costs of environmental environmental assessments and land acquisition. The report from the Town of Newcastle's Newcastle's planning department adds that until water and sewer services are in place, low-profile industrial users users will continue to utilize the Courtice Courtice Industrial Park. "Given this, the Town should consider consider revisions to the industrial zoning the Courtice Industrial Park to prevent prevent some undesirable industrial uses from occupying the high profile areas," Newcastle's planning department said. The YWCA is offering an opportunity for children aged seven and older to create a family keepsake through a unique program. On Tuesday,'April 3, they are holding a "No Stitch, No Sew Easter Egg" program. The children taking part may impress mom, dad and even grandma with the beautifully decorated eggs they produce. Using pastel coloured material material and pins, even the creators will be surprised at their special Easter gift. Pre-registration is at the YWCA Bowmanville office, 133 Church Street, Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 623- YWCA for more details. In addition to this program, program, the YWCA in Bowmanville Bowmanville is also offering a special program for children three to five years old called Bowmanville Play Group. Parking for GO Transit Badly Needed Bowmanville needs a parking lot for GO Transit users. That's the conclusion of the Town of Newcastle's general purpose committee which voted on Monday to ask GO to look into the question of a Bowmanville parking area. Councillor Hamre raised the need for parking during discussion of another matter related to GO Transit's operations operations in Bowmanville. In a resolution passed on Monday, the committee voted voted to amend a by-law eliminating eliminating a GO bus stop at the corner of King St. and Ontario Ontario St. The stop will be consolidated consolidated with a bus stop at the corner of George St. and King St. for westbound buses. buses. The downtown stop for westbound traffic was relocated relocated from Division St. to George St. in November. Rural Homes to Be Numbered by ham Region. , , ; , j • y ' s. : ' qs~M ; y y vKeith Crago waBj a memj TTohftP "RlllldPT^ • h The' fdwri's 1 'rural resl- -i ' & dents will'likely have until Should be Busy ear ras a mem : , her selected from the Town' of Newcastle. Mr. Crago owns a farm adjacent to the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. Susan Larsh and George Schwartzenhauer were also chosen. Mrs. Larsh is a student of environmental science and Mr. Schwartzenhauer is a manager of human resources resources for a firm in Toronto. The rest of the committee consists of Dr. Lès Smith as the epidemiologist on the committee and Jeff Brackett and Irene Kock who will represent represent Durham Nuclear Awareness. DUCA DEPOSIT INTEREST RATES LIMITED TIME PREFERRED DEPOSITS MINIMUM $100,000. 12.66% 12.66% MINIMUM $60,000. 12.00% 11.88% MINIMUM $30,000. 11.66% 11.66% Term Deposits and RRSPs/RRIFs for terms between 1 and 3 years (+1 day) 11.50% between 3 and 5 years 11.25% T-Bill Account Minimum $10,000 10.50% For other rates call 223-8502, or the RATES HOTLINE 223-8422 (In Newmarket 898-3903) or your branch 33 - 59 days : awarded fa favor of the compulsory posted on the mail box. 60-119 days ■ j. ■■ I k \ lx ^ a Jm ■ ■ 1 The Town of Newcastle's home builders are headed for another busy year, judging judging from statistics on building building activity in the municipality municipality last, month. During February, builders builders received permits for residential residential projects valued at $13.2 million. In addition, February activity activity included $150,000 in non-residential construction. A report to members of Town Council on Monday, added that as of the end of February, building permits for projects valued at $13.5 million had been approved. According to the latest statistics most of the building building activity took place in Courtice where 96 new residential residential units received permits. permits. Permits to a total of 111 the end of this year to place street numbers on their homes. Town Council compiled a street address index about two years ago and is now taking steps to make sure that all property owners affix affix the "appropriate numbers" numbers" to their properties. At a meeting Monday, Newcastle's general purpose committee agreed to mail a notice in the Town's next quarterly tax, bill in order to advise residents of the importance importance of making certain that their homes are properly properly numbered. "This action of Council is made in the interest of public public health and safety so that in the event of emergency situations, your property can be readily identified," said a draft of the notice which appeared in the committee's committee's agenda. While all councillors are V ' ; ' numbering scheme, they agree that there should be enough time for the public to comply with the new rule. "1 think there should be a grace period," said Councillor Councillor Larry Hannah. The committee endorsed a resolution from Councillor Ken Hooper requiring that the by-law implementing the rules be put into effect as of January 1,1991. When the by-law is passed, all residents will be required to post their house number. If they fail to do so, the municipality has the right to affix the number and bill the property owner for the costs incurred. David Crome, Manager of Strategic Planning for the municipality said Monday that the by-law doesn't state where the number should be located but it should be visible. visible. For example, in the case of a farm house with a long the be About It! In the Pages of The Canadian Statesman A subscription to The Canadian 1 Statesman keeps you informed of all the local news, sports and advertising specials in your community. i I Namo:_ I l Address:, I Subscription Order Form New □ or Renewal LJ Postal Code Telephone No.. 12 months-$80.00 6months-$11,00 Foreign-$60.00 Plooso pay by cheque, VISA, Mastercard, or money order. Expiry Date DUCA Community Credit Union Limited MANAGER: Paul Muller Bowmanville 623-6343 Oshawa 728-4658 136 King St. E. 15 Charles St. I VISA/MO Number, J Please clip out and return this form with your payment Catta&fatt Statesman P.O. Box 100, 62 King Street West Bowmanville, Ontario, L10 3K9 623-3303 Your Community Newspaper Since 1884 The play group will be held in St. John's Anglican Church, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m., beginning March 27. The program lasts until June 14. The participants have an opportunity to socialize and make new friends through crafts, songs, games and stories. stories. Pre-registration is at the YWCA's Bowmanville office, 133 Church Street, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 623-YWCA for details. Council Cool To Plans for Townhouses From Page One ceived a zoning by-law amendment to allow, the townhouses, it is required to consider the application; Michael Zygocki, who • submitted the rezoning application application on behalf of Pedan Enterprises Ltd. and D'Angelo (P&G) Homes Limited, Limited, also addressed councillors councillors at the public meeting. "I felt it was an ideal piece of land for development development such as I proposed," he • said. He explained that it is isolated from the surrounding surrounding neighbourhood by a hydro hydro right-of-way to the north, a walkway to the east; a schoolyard to the south and a plaza to the West. He added that the land should not lie unused. "If it cannot be developed then it has to be purchased by the Town for a park or some other other purposes," he said. The committee followed the customary procedure of referring the townhouse proposal proposal to municipal staff for further processing. In addition, Town Clerk Patti Barrie has been asked to.locate the original resolution resolution which Town Council passed in an effort to ban further development at the site. 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