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I 1 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, September 12,1990 More Than $100,000 Damage in Courtice Fire •• V. :À' . r *? ■ n-rsdÂiït*- '/-Vi* ,>w 9 v-yyv'sijisiî' ryw^t - \ From Page One He suggested it was a reaction reaction to two things: people are angry with Peterson calling the election and people people associate the provincial. Progressive Conservatives with Brian Mulroney. He said he was very tired from the campaign and, concerning concerning a future election, he said: "It's too early to tell but I think the party will be represented here next time." ■ Mrs. Pearce said four COUNTRY ACCENTS NOW OPEN Durham Region's ! Best Selection of Potpourri Middleton collectors dolls Lexington porcelain ctotts Canadian FvancCcraJtecC wood products Rattan/wicker British Columbian handcrafted decoys and much more ... STORE OPENING- SPECIAL Receive one decorative tin with this ad. Newcastle □ Newtonvüe n m wens Rd. «2 Cheques accepted #401 Nowlonville Rd. 786-2399 years will give her a long time to consider whether she will run again, adding she thought the Liberals ran a very strong campaign 'locally. 'locally. She said the election last Thursday was based on a central campaign and that voters decided to go with one of the untried parties. When the voter turnout was as high as it was last week, Mrs. Pearce said, "it usually means a change in 1 government." i - - Thanking her -workers, - the Scugog Councillor said: "I've got some of the youngest youngest workers. We'll be back. Mr. Kemp said although he felt good about the election election results, he doesn't know what will happen on the recount. recount. Telling reporters he was surprised at the outcome of the election, he said he expected expected to be in a close race with another party. "The tide that swept through is unbelievable," Mr. Kemp stated, believing as well that the voting was anti-government. As for his results, he said: "I'm pleased as punch." He remarked that he had come a long way from being an apple apple farmer a few weeks ago. Confederation of Regions candidate Harry Tunbridge, who placed fifth in Durham» East last week, could not be reached for comment. Voter turnout in Durham East was unbelievably high, with 65 per cent of the eligible eligible voters casting their vote. Read All About It! In the Pages of The Canadian Statesman A subscription to The Canadian Statesman keeps you informed of all the local news, sports and advertising specials in your community. Subscription Order Form i i [ Name: _ j Address: New □ or Renewal I I ! Postal Code: i i i i .Telephone No.. 12 months-$20.00 6 months-$11.00 Foreign - $60.00 Please pay by cheque, VISA, Mastercard, or money order. VISA/MC Number ! Expiry Date i Please clip out and return this form with your payment, i E&t Canadian gtatmtan P.O. Box 100, 02 King Street West Bowmanvlllo, Ontario L1C 3K9 023-3303 Your Community Newspaper Since 1884 Move Waste from Town Boards Expect Enrolment to From Page One Councillor Diane Hamre reminded the Siting Task Force representatives that even the Prime Minister of Canada has agreed that the material must be moved. "We have a letter from Prime Minister Mulroney himself telling us it's got to Participation House Loses A fire broke out in a Courtice home located on Townline Road between Highway Two and Nash Road on Friday afternoon. The blaze caused in excess of $100,000 in damage. The fire originated in a bedroom in the basement and resulted in considerable considerable smoke damage to the contents of the home. One woman was taken to hospital hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. Durham Regional Police are investigating the cause. NDP Wins Durham East From Page One not have a negative impact on property values. "There's been study after study done, proving that the market value of homes adjacent adjacent to subsidized housing does not decrease the property property value," Councillor Ham- re said. Speaking from her experience experience with the Durham Region Region Non-Profit Housing . Corporation, she assured fellow-councillors fellow-councillors that the management of subsidized housing units does eveity- thing in its power, to maintain maintain a good image in the community. Such buildings have the highest standards for property maintenance and upkeep. "We are the best neighbours you could have," she said. Town Councillors voting against the Participation House project did not give any reasons for their opposition opposition during discussions this week. When the Participation House plans were first debated debated at a public meeting in July, a'spokesman for residents residents of a nearby subdivi-. sion stated that his group is opposed to the build-up of rent-geared-to-income housing housing in the neighbourhood. * He added that close to 200 residents objected to the Participation House proposal proposal because some of its units add\to the amount of rent- geared-to-income housing being planned for the Mearns AveVConcession St. area. The residents insisted that they were not opposed to Participation House as a residence for disabled persons persons but did object to the fact that some of the units are subsidized housing. The Ontario Government, which is funding the project, is demanding that some of the units in the Participa- • tiori House development be available on the basis of rent-gfeared-to-income. Temperance Will be Closed For Festival In October Newcastle Council has approved plans for closing part of Temperance St., in order to allow Bowman- ville's downtown merchants to hold an Apple Festival this fall. In a letter to Council, the Bowmanville Business Improvement Improvement Area asked that the block directly north of King St. be closed from one p.m. Friday, October 12 to six p.m. Saturday, October 13. Four marquee tents are to be located on the street for the duration of the Apple Festival and Craft Sale. Council agreed to allow the tents at this site, provided. provided. that all of the necessary permits are received. However, However, some members of Council disagree with the idea of closing off Temperance Temperance St. for special events downtown. Councillor Pat Deegan said the blockage of the street places undue hardships hardships on Temperance St. businesses. When the street is closed, people find it more difficult to got to banks, the Town hall, the clothing store and post office. Councillor Deegan suggested suggested that on alternative location bo found - possibly in one of the nearby parking lots. But, Councillor Diane Hamre disagreed. "To mo, that would make the problem problem even worse," she said. The Ward Throe councillor councillor suggested that customers using the Tempérance St. businesses can nave access from tho nearby parking lot on Division St. whenever tho Tempérance St. is closed. She believes that if parking lots are occupied by special events, tho problem would not Ixi solved, "Tho customers will just drive right on through and head over to Oslmwn," she warned, Councillor Wotton agreed that the closing of Temperance Temperance St. lms its drawbacks. "I think blocking off those streets every so often is creating n problem," ho said, In addition to approving tho closure of Temperance St,, Council lms asked that municipal stall'and HIA representatives representatives moot to discuss alternatives. be moved out of here," she said. She believes that since the out-of-town waste at Port Granby was dumped here without public consultation consultation over 30 years ago, the onus is on the federal government government to clean it up. "I, should be able to trust the federal government to do the job right, without me standing standing ov'er them with a big stick," she said. /Although he did not disagree disagree with the position of the local committee, Paul Ren- nick, chairman of the Siting Task Force, told Council that the task force must look at all the options. This is especially especially important in view of the fact that the task force is part of the environmental assessment process. "We want to make sure the community is part of the process of moving that material material out of there, he said. ■ Mr. Rennick Updated councillors on the progress of the Siting Task Force. He explained that the traditional approach used in making a decision on a matter matter such as the disposal of nuclear waste is for the government government to decide on a course of action, make an announcement, and then defend defend its position before the public. The Task Force is attempting attempting to'solve the problem problem co-operatively. "We're trying to get away from a corporation imposing a decision decision on a community," he said. He added that the task force is independent. "We're not part of the bureaucracy." The Task Force has completed completed most of the third phase of its mandate - a process which includes communications communications with all communities communities having a stake in ' the development of a low level radioactive waste management management site. To date, three communities communities have expressed an interest interest in hosting such a facility. The next step in the process process will be a review of the technical details related to the cleanup of the radioactive radioactive waste located chiefly in Port Granby, Hope Township Township and Port Hope. However, However, the federal cabinet must make the decision on the, steps to be taken once the third phase is completed. , Garnet Rickard told council council that the local CLG has been meeting since April. Its purpose is to gather information, information, distribute it to the , public and gain feedback. In the past, the group has met publicly as a cpmmittee, hosted public meetings and opened an office for local inquiries. inquiries. In the future, the- group plans to continue its efforts to inform the public. "We're going to try and make a more concentrated effort to go where the people are," said Mr. Rickard. The CLG will report its findings to Town Council later this year. Mr. Rickard concluded his comments by advising Council that the committee is reiterating the Town's position. position. "We have taken no steps towards keeping the material here," he added. Glimb This Year by Laura J. Richards Enrollment at area schools this September September seems to be heading "up, up and away". The Roman Catholic Separate School Board reports an increase of 412 students since June of 1990, said Dan Quinlan, superintendent of personnel personnel with the separate school board. The Public School System will not be releasing enrollment figures until the end of September. However, an increase increase in the number of students in the Northumberland and Newcastle school system is also expected. In each of the past five years, enrollment enrollment in the public school board has risen by about 1,000 students. In the Town of Newcastle, St. Francis Francis of Assisi, Monseigneur Leo Cleary, St. Stephen's and St. Joseph's elementary elementary schools have boosted their numbers numbers by 178 since the end of June. St. Stephen's Secondary School en- * rollment has gone to 263 students from 231. Mr. Quinlan expected these figures to rise as students return from summer summer vacation. • In view of the rapid growth within the school system Mr. Quinlan spoke about the need for portable classrooms. classrooms. "The newest school in the area, Monseigneur Leo Cleary, presently has 15 portable classrooms." The population is growing so quickly quickly the school board is already planning on building a new school in 1991. The student population at the older school will be split and one-half will attend the newer school.' Even so, there will probably be portable portable classrooms erected there to accommodate accommodate the overflow at newer buildings, he said. "It is unfortunate that there isn't enough money to build a larger school." As for the Public School Board, Communications Officer Pauline Ja- nitch said the enrollment numbers will not be available until the end of September. "This board's preference is to wait until the students are actually in school before we take numbers," said Ms. Janitch. She believes that since "the board has been growing every year," an increase increase in student enrollment is guaranteed. guaranteed. "The public school system has grown in leaps and bounds," agreed Diana Stewart, chairperson of the board. "A new school opened in Courtice Courtice on Tuesday and we have approval for two more for Cobourg and Port Hope." Mrs. Stewart hopes that the new schools will be in operation by 1992. The Public School Board has increased increased by 1,000 students each year over the last five years and Mrs. Stewart Stewart suspects that this year will follow the previous years' trends. l«rofi| Mil ■ A