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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 15,1990 E&e Canadian & ta ttsmart (♦OJA Durham Region's Great Family Journal Established 136 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second Class mail registration number 1561 Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited " "'* ~ ' 3K9 62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3K9 416-623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 John M. James Editor - Publisher Richard A. James Associate Publisher Peter Parrott Associate Editor Brian Purdy l Mar Donald Bishop Plant Mgr. Advertising Mgr. All layouts and composition of advertisements produced by the employees of James Publishing Company Limited are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the publisher. Subscription Rates Six Months --$11.00 One Year --$20.00 Foreign -- $60.00 per year Although every precaution will be taken to avoid error, The Canadian Statesman accepts advertising In Its columns on the understanding that It will not be liable lor any error In the advertisement published hereunder unless a proof ol such advertisement is requested in writing by the advertiser and returned to The Canadian Statesman business office duly signed by the advertiser and with such error or corrections plainly noted In writing thereon, and in that case H any error so noted Is not corrected by The Canadian Stalesman ils liability shall not exceed such a portion ol the entire cost ol such advertisement as the space occupied by the noted error bears to the whole space occupied by such advertisement. Editorial Comment Who Will We Pick? We had better make sure that whoever it is that receives the nod to represent us at Queen's Park will be someone who has the best interests of the riding at heart. We need a rep who will have the needs of Durham East foremost on his or her mind. We don't want our next member of E rovincial parliament to shake the ands, collect the votes, and run off and hide at Queen's Park until the next election. Sam Cureatz didn't do that. He was elected nearly 14 years ago to serve the residents of Durham East, which is exactly what he did. Whoever hopes to take the reins of this riding has to realize this before they win the seat. Because the issues facing the Town of Newcastle are just as important as those facing the entire province. First, we have the proposed expansion expansion of the Laidlaw garbage site which the province has yet to make a decision decision on. Residents of the.area are opposed opposed to the expansion. Their concerns can't be forgotten when the expansion proposal is being considered. Development on the Oak Ridges Moraine and in the Ganaraska watershed watershed is another concern for some residents in this riding. We need studies on these areas before before we allow a great deal of development development to proceed. We need to know how the water table and the wildlife in the area will be affected by even piecemeal development. The proposed Highway 407 has a number of residents in the northern portion of our municipality worried about the highway cutting through their property. Although it may be years before the road is drawn on a planning map, it is still a matter of concern for area residents, residents, and area voters. Our local representative can't simply simply make it to parliament and forget about concerns his or her constituents are forced to deal with. Granted, there are a number of serious serious provincial matters a MPP must be involved with. But, if we wanted our member to be more concerned with the province than with the riding, then we will elect a provincial leader instead of a local representative. The five candidates running in this election would be well advised to remember remember this now. Perhaps we have been spoiled with a member of provincial parliament who got involved with the grass-root level of the constituency and wasn't afraid of fighting for his constituents. Even if the fight meant going against the party line. We are by no means telling you who to cast your ballot for on September 6. But we are telling the candidates that it's okay to be concerned about the direction the province is heading. And it's all right by us if your are willing willing to work nard to ensure Ontario continues to prosper. But it isn't okay for you to forget the people that sent you to the great office in Toronto. Nor.is it okay to for- • f et the people that live in "Ontario the rosperous". The province is only as good as the people and places that create it. Durham East is one of those places. Our next provincial representative must remember that. Humane Alternatives Every year, scores of pets are dumped into the countryside by owners owners who no longer care about their animals. animals. Or, according to the Town's animal control department, some abandoned pets are literally left on the doorstep of the municipal animal shelter. There are even instances in which litters of puppies have been found in municipal dump sites. The sad thing about these stories is the fact that none of this should have happened. Pets are, no doubt, seen by some as part of our throw-away society. You buy a cat or a dog or a hamster and, if you get tired of it, you' can always pitch it out. People who think that way are, no doubt, the same folks who wouldn't see anything wrong with throwing trash out the window of their car or tossing discarded tires into a creek. The world does not have a large number of these uncaring folks. But, unfortunately, they make a greater impact on their surroundings than do the law-abiding citizens who are in the majority. It's not enough that the abandoned pets are themselves left to suffer. The unwanted animals also are frequently inflicted upon rural residents who must deal with them in some way. And, it goes without saying that stray animals, particularly dogs, are a risk to farm animals and could possibly spread rabies. Pets are abandoned mainly because of common thoughtlessness. Obviously, Obviously, the persons who owned the pets didn't think about the responsibility that goes with that privilege. Or, when they were faced with the prospect of giving up their animal, they were not thoughtful enough to get rid of the pet in a legitimate way. Animals can be put up for adoption, surrendered to the animal shelter or, as a last resort, humanely put to sleep. Each of these options may require some effort and some thought and possibly possibly even the expenditure of some money, But they are the only humane alternative. alternative. Bullets Can Backfire Isn't it nice that all of the world's nations are getting together to stop the threat of a dictator who threatens to overrun the Arab oil-producing nations? nations? Most people seem to think that the international co-operation which is occurring occurring is miraculous. And, to some extent, they are correct. There is co-operation and there appears appears to be a concerted effort to halt Iraq's quest for new territory. It is unfortunate, however, that such co-operation among the countries of the world did not take place a little earlier. If it had, there might not have been the threat of a mid-cast war today. today. We arc referring to the fact that the build-up of Iraq's war machine did not happen miraculously and over night. The armed forces of that country were equipped and supplied by virtually every country in the industrialized world. Little did they realize that every every bullet and bomb that they sold yesterday yesterday could bo aimed in their general direction today. There is an important lesson hero for the future. If Glnsnost is successful and the threat of a confrontation between between the U.S. and Soviets is eliminated, eliminated, the ongoing threat of smaller wars in less-developed countries must still be dealt with. And it would seem to us that the most effective way of handling that threat is not to send an international police force to protect innocent countries countries from the latest local strongman to swagger to the centre of the world stage. It's much better to tackle the problem at its source. In other words, unstable regimes should not be allowed allowed to become armed to the teeth. In the future, the countries responsible responsible for putting multi-million dollar war machines into the hands of local dictators should think beyond the prospects of closing a sale and securing securing another contract. What is needed is a worldwide agreement regarding the sale of arms to unstable countries. Countries should ask themselves a number of gestions before they ship arms to nations which are poised atop a political powder keg. Does the country country allow freedom of speech, freedom of conscience and freedom of religion? Docs the country have some form of representative government or is it controlled controlled by the military? What is the country's human rights record? Does its judicial system subscribe to commonly-held commonly-held principles related to fair trials? Z - ->mr T.iao Brown A be,wi/defect creZX+ure °fk-n found workina hard and pd/ing faxes.If is easily surprised by early ekch'ons but rhe creature's ferocity at the polls is sometimes underestimated. I finally figured out what it is that Bowmanville Bowmanville needs - A Park!! Now, of course, I realize realize that we have several beautiful parks such as Memorial and Soper. But the park I am talking about would be located in the downtown area. I bet you are probably wondering how I came up with this inspirational idea! While waiting for a muffler to be put on my car last week, I stumbled upon Oshawa's Memorial Park. Huge trees shade benches and picnic tables, tables, a water fountain cascades to the tune of a man playing his guitar in the bandshell and people are strolling by the huge containers of flowers. I had absolutely no trouble at all wasting two hours. People of all ages had gathered to listen, sit in the shade, relax or even skateboard. Yes skateboard! As I watched the skaters I was impressed by their athletic abilities and their respect for the right to skate there. A park in downtown Bowmanville would be the perfect place to go. It would be a place for the people of the whole community. community. Now I also realize that this would require land. At a time when land is a precious commodity, shouldn't the Town be setting some aside for parks. Now, I realize that there isn't a lot of available available space in the downtown downtown area for a park but there is one perfect spot. Why not put à park where the old arena is? The site is surrounded by majestic trees and would require some landscaping landscaping but not a tremendous tremendous amount. It is located on a ravine, ravine, which would make a gorgeous spot for evening strolls. Perhaps a bandshell is too much to ask for but what about a gazebo? Bands could play there as they do in parks all over the country. I bet there are a lot of talented groups in our own area who would love to perform. I know there are a lot of school bands who would love the chance to play for an audience. They could hold the ■ - on* sidewalk sale festivities^ there instead of blocking^ off Temperance Street. • The one thing I don'tvv think this park needs is a*< baseball diamond. Sorry*** boys, but I am tired of. having to duck balls my strolls. But a playground-?-, would be an essential part of my imaginary park. Parkland within walk-® ing distance of the TowuH-j Hall would also be the>3 perfect spot for lunch. <jSJ But instead of working toward a greener Bow- • manville, all I see is more buildings and more cement. cement. The cenotaph was once surrounded by grass but; > has now been converted'"?' into.a concrete lawn. ? How can someone-'?; choose concrete over?"?; green grass? The advantages to-?- creating a park where the? -.' old arena is would be countless. The disadvantage would be that parks aren't a very profitable?'! venture. ;ib Perhaps I am not the/?,, only one who feels that a" ' walk in a park with grass and trees is worth more;?' 1 than another mini-mail'"' or apartment building. Writer Opposed to Sunday Shopping Letter to the Editor Offends Mosport Park We Apologize for Our Actions After reading the column "Outlook" by Andrea Adair, I must dispute some of her comments. No, Andrea, the world has not caved in yet as a result result of Sunday shopping. However, all three of our local local supermarkets have only been open for three Sundays, Sundays, barely enough time for the effects to be evident. You cannot understand why those opposed should, remain so just because seven seven days of shopping will mean extra costs for the business in electricity bills and staff wages. Since most of us will not eat an extra day's worth of foood, the extra extra costs you mention will mean reduced profits for the large chains, who will pass the costs on to us, the consumers. consumers. You state that doctors, nurses and others must work on Sundays. But doctors doctors do not perform elective surgery, or have office hours on Sundays. At nuclear generating generating stations, only those employees required to maintain maintain service are working on Sundays, and the entire staff of The Statesman is not at work. Even Michael Harris, Harris, the Conservative leader, who supports Sunday Shop ping, went home on Sunday to spend time with his family." family." The emergency services. and maintenance jobs done by those you mention are the equivalent of what the corner store does - it provides provides us with emergency supplies. Demanding our "right" to do our entire weekly shopping on Sunday, if we choose, is the equivalent equivalent of insisting on our "right" to have an appointment appointment with our doctor or dentist dentist for a routine check-up, or to pay our bills, or order some invitations at The Statesman, çn Sunday. It is a right that'jnfringes on the rights of many others, and is totally unnecessary. The greed of the multinationals multinationals and large chains is at the root of the Sunday' shopping issue. I urge people people to boycott altogether the stores that choose to stay open seven days a week. There are still alternatives. Perhaps by showing the chains that we do not demand demand the "right" to shop seven days a week, we shoppers shoppers can have some influence. influence. Sincerely, Margaret Munday August 3,1990. Gentlemen: RE: Mosport Park Ltd. I act as counsel for the above. I would refer to a letter letter found in a "Letter to the Editor" of the Wednesday, August 1, 1990 edition of The Canadian Statesman, which letter was signed by P. Royal Lee. It was indeed unfortunate unfortunate that a representative of your paper was not present in the Supreme Court of Ontario Ontario on July 31st, 1990 when the application for an injunction was heard by The Honourable ' Mr. Justice Yates; At the commencement of the proceedings, the solicitors solicitors tor the Town of Newcastle Newcastle agreed that Mosport Park Ltd. was not required as an applicant for the purpose purpose of the injunction appli cation to prohibit the rock concert. They agreed any issue issue as to land use could be determined at another time. As a matter of fact, the solicitor solicitor for the Town in open court stated that the Town would have issued a licence for the rock concert had Truly Truly Amazing Productions complied with the licensing by-law without prejudice to the zoning issue. In addition, neither the Town, nor Truly Amazing Productions were awarded legal costs by Mr. Justice Yates but Mr. Justice Yates in fact*ordered the Town to pay the legal costs of Mosport Mosport Park Ltd. Had you been in Court, you probably would never have printed the letter from Mr. Lee as the same contains contains libellous statements about Mosport Park Ltd. The portions of the letter which I find libellous are as follows: ■ "...the management of Mosport are not good corporate corporate citizens nor do they, care about our youths." "To hold this concert against the wishes of Council Council also indicated that Mosport Mosport has no respect either for the Council nor for the citizens that the Council is supposed to represent." "It is a saa commentary on our laws and law makers that ordinary private citizens citizens are trapped at home so that companies like Mosport Park ... can make tneir filthy money." "r,. ;i , I hereby demand that you print an immediate retraction retraction and apology, which should be of legal size and placed in at least as conspicuous conspicuous a position as that afforded afforded to Mr. Lee's letter. Yours very truly, DANSUN, KAM1N, RECHT& FREEDMAN Timothy S. B. Danson Editor's Reply: We do indeed indeed apologize to Mosport Park and retract as demanded, demanded, Mr. Lee's letter which contained comments that apparently were offensive to ■ them. Our relations with ' Mosport officials have always always been cordial and cooperative. cooperative. We hope to keep them that way and regret' that their neighbor Mr. Lee obviously does not share a similar relationship with them. Also, in future, should there be any complaints from your client concerning any item in our newspapers, we would be pleased to make corrections if we were asked to make them - NOT demanded. Cadets See Flooding First Hand Reader Comments On Oka Situation Dear Editor: ' The armed Quebec police attack on the Mohawks at Oka is another symptom of' the serious illness which is affecting Quebec society. The malignancy is caused by the current control of Quebec Quebec by French chauvinists in the political, intellectual and economic spheres and media of the province. It is abetted by the lack of awareness of the majority of French- speaking Canadians to the attack on the democratic principles in Quebec. The excessive blind nationalism nationalism of the French chauvinists has resulted in the denial of individual rights with Bill 178, the Charter of the French language language and the refusal by the government to abide by the decisions of the judiciary. Their extreme nationalist direction direction of political, economic and cultural activity and their racist slogan ol "Quebec "Quebec pour les Québécois" has contributed to the violence of the police against the Indians Indians of Oka and other minority minority groups living in the province of Quebec. The infiltration of French chauvinists into the Parliament Parliament of Canada and tho Federal political parlies has resulted in a refusal by tho Federal government to prevent prevent tho humiliation of Canadian Canadian citizens living in tho province of Quebec. All that is loft to tho minorities of S uobcc is to appeal to tho niled Nations and international international community in tho hope that they can liolp restore restore individual rights and bring tho majority of Pronch-sponking Canadians to understand tho typo of society society that will bo forced upon thorn if tlioy do not stop tho French chauvinist minority and restore a democratic democratic society in Quebec. Meanwhile, Canadians in the other provinces of Canada Canada must stand firm and ensure ensure that the whole of Canadian Canadian society. is not contaminated by accepting the denial of individual rights in Quebec and allowing allowing the racism of French chauvinists to be an accepted accepted part of Canada. Gordon McIntyre, P.O. Box 759, 4 Glenview Crescent, Huntingdon, QC, JOS 1H0. GO Train is Easy to CNE Taking GO Transit to the Canadian National Exhibition Exhibition will save adults 14 years and older 50 cents on their Ex ndmission if they buy it with their GO fare. CNE ndmission tickets will bo sold at GO's Lake- shore train stations and bus terminals, Brnmnlon City Centro, and Brampton Bus Terminal during the Canadian Canadian National Exhibition, August August 15 to September 3rd. Adult admissions will bo sold at a 50-cont discount, while child and senior admissions admissions will ho available at tho regular price. All GO transportation rates will ho sold at tho regular regular faro. GO Trains stop at Exhibition Exhibition Station in tho heart of tho CNE grounds hourly all summer long on tho Lake- shore lino between Oakville and Whitby. Times and fares are detailed detailed in GO'S CNE timetable, timetable, or the public can call GO Information at GGG-0022 Toronto, 527-8187 Ilnmil- ton/Durlington, G70-4224 Oalmwn/WliUby, 1-800-387- 3052 lionring-lmpairod devices. devices. Eight Bowmanville area residents recently joined 1,100 other campers in a wilderness camp experience in the midwestern United States. During the week-long campout, called the "Cadet International Camporee," the participants lived in hand-made shelters, cooked over open fires, and got an unexpected, close-up view of a major flood on a nearby river. The big campout ran from Aug. 1 to 8 in an isolated country park south of Waterloo, Iowa. Participants came from British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, California, California, New York, Florida, and 15 other states and provinces. Counsellor Paul DeJager of Bowmanville accompanied accompanied the following boys to the campout: Donald Payer, Mike Vivian and Fienk Feddema of Bowmanville, Daniel De Mooy and David VerKuyl of Newcastle, Michael Michael Vanginhoven of Enniskillen and Kevin Bot of Kendal. The campout was organized by 150 volunteer youth workers from southeast Iowa, most of whom are members members of local Cadet clubs sponsored by Christian Reformed, Reformed, Reformed, and other evangelical congregations. congregations. An international organization of Cadet clubs called the Calvinist Cadet Corps, based in Grand Rapids, Rapids, MI, coordinated Camporee registration and planning planning among the 14,000 members in the United States and Canada. About a quarter of the organization's members live in Canada. Camnout nlanners had some tense moments five I wMm H A, rjt i vMu limlM Flood water was half-way up tho cornstalks in Waterloo, Waterloo, Iowa, recently, waiting for boys who had como lo tho Cadot International Onmporoo, This Cadot is standing on tho odgo of tho campsite which had to bo changed duo to record flooding on Iowa's Cedar River. Sovoral lads from this area enjoyed tho outing. days before the event was scheduled to start, when a | record-setting flood in the Cedar River basin forced, » them to abandon a campsite they had been preparing » northwest of Cedar Falls. Approximately 2,300 cut' \ saplings, which would have been used to construct' J shelters, floated away in the flood. (When the camp- \ out began on Aug. 1, portions of the original campsite ! were under six feet of water.) » The Cadet Camporee was one of the largest primitive-style primitive-style campouts every staged in Iowa. In cooperation cooperation with the Black Hawk County Conservation Board, the Cadet organization's volunteers laid out a temporary village with food distribution, medical, sports, and transportation systems. On Sunday morn- ' i ing, Aug. 5, the campers hosted an additional 1,100 ! { visitors - parents and family members, mainly from Iowa - who attended a special worship service and ate \ a noon meal with the campers. _ Daily activities included archery, orienteering, and 2 riflery; camperait demonstrations; flint-and-firchuild- J ing; and an excursion aboard a Mississippi River • stern-wheeler. ? When the campout ended on Aug. 8, the campsite l was restored to its natural state. » The campout had an underlying religious tone, set 2 by the churches that sponsor Cadet clubs. The camp, J chaplain emphasized, among other things, respect for > the environment, careful stewardship of natural re- 1 sources, and personal responsibility for God's creation. J Daily devotions were led by the Rev. Ron Noorman, a * pastor from Cutlervillc, MI. | Cadet International Camporees are held once every J three years in various locations throughout North • America. All of the Camporees are located in remote « areas. They expose boys to wilderness survival skills. | conservation issues, environmental concerns, and * spiritual topics. Previous Camporees have been hold ! in Colorado. Kentucky, Michigan, Washington, South * Dakota, California, and Ontario. This year's event;v was the largest in the Cndct-orgnnizntion's 38-ycnrZ history. > Most of tho boys who attended tho camp were 12 to "i 15 years old. They were arranged in groups of ton | called "Cadres" which stayed together for nil daily ac- - tivitics, meals, and sleeping. ! During this year's campout, tho campers consumed • 2,000 gallons of milk, 0,000 hamburger and hot dog i buns, and more than two tons of mont. Churches in ! tho Pella, IA, area contributed 50 hogs to tho food • supply. Î 'As far as wo know,, tho Cndot organization's Cam- ; poroos arc tho largest events of their kind in North t America," stated Richard Broono, Director of tho In- j tcrnntionnl Cadot organization. "'There nro several youth organizations that put • largo groups into barracks-liko housing, tents, or dor- j mitorios with contrai food services, Broono continued, • "but this is tho only group that has over a thousand ! in handmade shelters, cooking thoir J people sleeping ... - „ own meals in iho open, and conscientiously returning ! a silo to its natural condition when it is all over." j "This whole things was more than throo years in 1 tho planning," commented Phil Iloogovoon of Sully, I IA, who directed tho planning on tho local level. J Turn to page five