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\ t ; mmiLLE LIBRARY 62 temperance sr, ■J BW MVILLE, ONTARIO ■ ^^ UC3A8 9I073J 1 Region Shelves Plans for Dumps .3 Exchange Student * Recalls Adventure........ Suction 2 Highlights from St. Marys Tourney ..7 Book Details History OfP.O.W. Camp 11 8.9% Hvdrn Rate Increase Subject to 7% Goods and Services Tax IN If the goods and services tax goes into effect, Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission customers could see an increase of over 15 per cent in their rates this January. Beginning on New Year's Day, customers customers will start paying 8.9 percent more for electricity. The commission is facing an increase increase in wholesale power costs from Ontario Hydro on the same date and for the same percentage. Over 80 cents of every dollar the local local hydro collects is paid out for bulk ■ power, a press release from Newcastle Hydro states. If the federal goods and services tax passes, an additional 7 percent will be added to hydro bills at the same time as the rate increase. The Ontario Government has decided decided that conservation and improved energy energy efficiency will be main strategies for avoiding the electricity supply shortages forecasted for the early 1990's. Industry analysts predict that there will be a deficiency of generating capacity capacity within five years if the demand 1 E[ IV Ad for electricity continues to increase by a modest three percent per year. Annual increases over the last five- years have exceeded five percent. Ontario Hydro is cooperating with the Ontario Ministry of Energy in developing developing programs which provide incentives incentives for consumers to improve the efficiency of electricity usage. Cold water rinsing, low wattage fluorescent fluorescent light bulbs and Energuide efficient efficient appliances are a few of these programs. There are also major programs programs aimed at commercial and industrial industrial users. r Bob Beck is home. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Beck of Newcastle Village, was expected to arrive arrive at Pearson International airport on the last leg of his journey out of Iraq. , „ A General Motors employee, Mr. Beck had been in the country since March, teaching workers there how to service GM cars. He was expected to come home August August 24 for a month to celebrate his son's birthday. However, Iraq invaded Kuwait August 4, altering his plans and keeping him a hostage. After a group of Canadian MPs visited visited the country last month, Mr. Beck and four other Canadians were given permission to leave. When Merebeth Beck learned the news last week that her husband was coming home she was happy but noted there are still more hostages there. "It is a release of some of the hostages hostages but it doesn't end here," the Newcastle Village resident said. Mrs. Beck said the waiting has been a long haul for her and her seven-year- old son, Nicholas. BAD WEEK - At the moment we are up to our ears in construction construction noises as every effort is being being made to complete additions to our plant. Maybe that's why there were several mistakes in last week's paper that resulted in some reruns this week. We also notice an error in Bob Kent's letter letter on the editorial page this, week. He'll be glad to learn the Bowmanville name is still on the water tank and we've not heard of any proposed name change at the cemetery. Maybe he knows something we don't. TOUGH JOB - Being a country correspondent for this newspaper must be a hazardous occupation. Last week, our Wesleyville news hound, Edna Barrowclough mentioned mentioned that she'd taken a tumble and was badly bruised, but nothing nothing was broken. This week, her counterpart in Elizabethville, Edna Thickson let us know she is in Port Hope Hospital with a fractured femur, so won't have any news until next week. Things are rough in our eastern sector. We wish them both better luck. GROUNDED - We hate to pick on him, but can't resist mentioning mentioning that Leo Kelly won't be filling our sports pages with his exploits in goal for a Newcastle Oldtimers team for some time. Recently, he was in Saskatoon on assignment for GM and broke his ankle when he slipped and fell while carrying a projector. He's now in a cast, probably preparing for the kidding kidding he'll get when he returns to work. You see he's head of the Health and Safety Committee. Nice going, Leo. Blame your son, our Sports Editor for this one. SCHOLARS - It's a pleasure to report that three Bowmanville residents were awarded freshmen freshmen scholarships for the 1990-91 year by Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They are David David J. Koene, Christine J. Lise and Michelle À. Schievink. The first two received $550 and the last one, $1,200. All three are graduates of Knox Christian High School. Congratulations. MISS CHRISTMAS - You'll be able to relive some of the excitement excitement from this year's Santa Claus parade when you turn to the second section of this week's Statesman. You see, we are featuring featuring a photogenic Miss Christmas Christmas who toured a number of businesses this week. And along with her are several photos of floats, some children's letters to Santa and spectacular items from the parade. We hope you enjoy enjoy them. WELCOME HOME - As this is being written Tuesday afternoon, Bob Beck of Newcastle Village is reported to be on his way from Jordan to the International Airport Airport at Toronto, where a welcoming welcoming party will be waiting to hear all about his experiences as a Saddam Hussein hostage. Maybe it's lucky he's arriving today instead instead of yesterday during that storm, but we imagine even that blizzard would have been a welcome welcome sight after all he's been through. PCs TO MEET - Tonight at 7 the Bowmanville Progressive Conservatives will hold their annual annual meeting and election of officers officers at Courtroom 2 of the Police- Fire building on Church Street. Naturally, they'll be discussing events such as the familiar GST, the GATT negotiations in Brussels Brussels and, no doubt, will have something to say about the way . Bob Rac and his ministers are running the province. They'd be happy to see you there. 623 -3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday,Decembers, 1990 Bowmanville,Ontario 52 Pages 156th Year^ssue^49^50^P^^3^ IprestonJ We Move It! 693-4433 Bowmanville B.H.S. Drama Club Presents "The Fourth Monkey" Waste Incinerator Subject to Review No, you are not witnessing a variatiomon an old ■ soft shoe" routine. This is a scene from the Bowmanville High School Drama Club's production of The Fourth Monkey. The Eric Nichol comedy is being staged at the BHS auditorium each night this week, concluding on Fn- day. Curtain timb is eight p.m. In this photo, Teresa Smart (who plays Janet Magill) breaks up a fight between between Jeff Reynolds, (who plays John Tittle) and Jim Di- movski (who portrays Igor Petrichenko.) ^Residents Get Few Straight Answers ire Canada Post Meeting. Closures are 'Enhancements' rhô rrot-hiormcr tn nnll him whP.n ttlAV by Laura J. Richards Studies related to a proposed medical medical waste incinerator west of Bowmanville Bowmanville have been referred to Ontario's Ministry of the Environment for re- Vie firowning-Ferris Industries (BFI) announced Monday morning that it has submitted an environmental assessment assessment of the project to the Ministry of the Environment. The site is located near BFI's property property on Base Line Rd. The review by the Ministry could take up to nine months, according to BFI's Vice President of Environmental Affairs and Director of the proposed project. Hubert Bourque added that the process could also involve public hearings. . . "BFI is committed to achieving the highest level of environmental compliance compliance at this much-needed facility," he said. "We are making a specific commitment commitment to the public." One part of the commitment calls for the company to set up a public information information centre staffed by knowledgeable knowledgeable people at the BFI offices on Baseline Baseline Road. Information pertaining to the need of the facility, operations and the regulations to be followed will be available there. When the new facility is built, the office building will be adjacent adjacent to it. The second part of the commitment will include a newsletter to be published published by BFI to inform the community community of the review's progress on a continuous continuous basis. The proposed facility, said Mr. Bourque, will be efficient and will re- ; duce medical waste, to 10 per cent of ; its original volume. The process uses , temperatures 1000 degrees Celsius ; and higher to destroy chemical compounds compounds found in medical waste. It , breaks them into simpler, less harmful components, John Manuel, of M.M. . Dillon Ltd., Toronto explained. "Using the best available pollution control technologies, more than 95 per cent of the remaining pollutants in the gases will be captured and removed through air scrubbers and fabric fil- tors." It has been estimated by experts, Mr. Manuel said, that 13 pounds of medical waste are generated each day Turn to Page 2 Damaged Mufflers at D.G.S. Create Extra Noise at Plant by Laura J. Richards Canada Post will stamp out another community post office in February of 1991, after the Newcastle Village postmaster postmaster retires. The Town of Newcastle has been given the first opportunity to purchase efo he buildin ng before the corporation tries to sell it on the open market through a realtor. , Even the flag pole outside the post office has been sold to. the Royal Canadian Canadian Legion for a nominal fee. The village is about to join ranks V James Craig, of Canada Post, answers questions during a meeting meeting in Newcastle last week. United Way Has Donation Office In Bowmanville Your help is urgently needed if the Oshawa/Whitby/Newcastle United Way is to reach its 1990 goal. The $3 million target is within sight. But the campaign still lacks $200,000. As a result, the fund-raising will continue this month in the hope that the objective can still be met. Bowmanville and area residents arc invited to drop-off their contribution at the Community Care office on King St. W., in Bowmanville. Remember. Your single donation helps 40 agencies that work every day to make our community a better place to live. Thank you, in advance for your assistance. assistance. with dozens of other communities who have lost post offices since 1987. However, postal officials who addressed addressed a crowd in Newcastle Village last Thursday, November 29, describe the changes as "enhancements" in local local mail service. The announcement of these enhanced enhanced services was made amid outcries outcries by angry village residents during the meeting in the Newcastle Village Community Hall. "I want to know honestly, do you plan on doing anything else in this area?" asked Town of Newcastle s Ward Three Local Councillor, Frank Stapleton. "When there is a change in status. That is the only answer," replied James Craig, of the Huron Division with Canada Post. "Will you be eliminating the Post Office in Orono or Newtonvifle?" "Not at this time,", said Wayne Stranton, another Canada Post representative representative within the retail division. Councillor Stapleton was not the only citizen at the meeting who had questions for the five Canada Post representatives. representatives. "I want to know why I'm having such difficulty in getting my mail," demanded demanded an irate Maggie Flaro. Ms. Flaro has been receiving her neighbour's mail and they hers. She said she has been in touch with the Post Office in Bowmanville. "I keep getting excuses. Why were we being constantly shuffled aside?" She was not the only angry citizen at the meeting. Another woman, who came as a member of a group from her Caroline St. neighborhood, said she did not want, under any terms, the Canada Post boxes situated beside her lot. "They devalue my property. Boxes rust. There are tracks and litter on my property, and the street is not as quiet as it used to be due to traffic, I have to close my kitchen curtains so that I do not have to look at the boxes." She was told, by one of the Canada Post spokespersons, that the people who were littering her yard were her neighbours. ■ . She countered by saying the tracks across her yard were not left by her neighbors but by the delivery person. 'Tind an empty lot, Take the boxes away!" she added. With over 700 retail postal sales outlets across Canada, post office representative representative Jim Craig said every community community has to take time to work out the bugs in the system. James Wencck, the superintendent with the Bowmanville Post Office, told the gathering to call him when they have problems. Mr. Craig told the group of citizens at the beginning of the two-hour meeting that they would be receiving "enhanced services" from the boxes and a retail postal outlet. "General delivery is the lowest form Turn to Page 2 Anyone living near the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station may have been wondering what created the loud noises at the plant last week. Sue Stickley, community relations officer at Darlington, said the noise was caused by damaged mufflers on the roof stacks. While commissioning was taking place on the second reactor unit at the facility, a great deal of noise and steam was coming from the stacks last Thursday, Ms Stickley said. Over the weekend, the mufflers and valves that caused the damage were replaced with ones from unit four. The heat in the reactor has been reduced reduced since Friday to diminish the noise from the stack, Ms Stickley explained. explained. With the stacks fixed, she said, the noise is gone and the unit is producing heat again. Residents who have any concerns about the station in the future are asked to call Ms Stickley at the information information centre (623-7122). Disabled and Elderly Seek Help in Winter by Andrea Adair For a number of senior citizens and disabled people, winter signals the end of their freedom. , . Those unable to clear their driveways driveways and walks of snow during the winter months may develop a sense of isolation and depression, trapped inside inside their homes. Bowmanville resident Roberta Zealand Zealand wants to change this by implementing implementing snow clearing service for seniors seniors and disabled persons in the municipality. "I just want the basic human right to get out of my house in the winter," she said. . ... Mrs. Zealand has a physical disability disability which, to this point, doctors have been unable to adequately diagnose. Whatever the cause, her condition prevents her from being able to stand and shovel snow or rake leaves. She has a fear about falling down her steps or in her driveway in the winter but also is concerned about it happening to someone else on her property. .. A widow, she believes her two children, children, a daughter 13 and son 10, aren't strong enough to shovel the snow themselves. And to pay someone to shovel the driveway and sidewalk for her is an extra expense. "It's hard enough to manage the necessities," necessities," she explained, noting her money goes toward heat and food. Sally Barrie, assistant administrator administrator at Community Care, thinks it would be great to have snow clearing available for seniors and the disabled. "But I recognize there are budget restraints the town has to face,' Ms Barrie said. , , . Newcastle Council last week referred referred a letter to the director of public turn to Page 2 ,<-tA * « •ash "SWmr Roberta Zealand wants the municipality to implement a snow clearing scr- ' -"thin the mumcmnlitv. Be vice'for* senior citizens and disabled people within the municipality " ' 1 about falling in the winter or having si leing disabled h"ersclf she is worried about falling in the winter or having someone else fall on her property if she is unable to clear the snow. A report about providing providing the service will come before Newcastle Council in January.