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; V I 14 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 28,1990 Take Sit Look B&ck at thG Events of 1990 Students Bring Christmas Cheer to Marmuood » . . .. translated into a $36 in- l-BI L ' C January An over-the-counter, full service post office was finally finally established in Courtice to serve the needs of residents. Located in the Pine Ridge Motel, the facility offers all over the counter services such as registered mailings, priority post and stamps. The Environmental Assessment Assessment Advisory Committee Committee to the Ministry of the Environment released 14 recommendations to protect the sensitive lands in the Ganaraska Forest. One of the suggestions was for the Region of Durham Durham to include studies of , the area in their Official Plan review. The Minister was supposed supposed to release a report on the recommendations by December. December. The name change issue came to the forefront in the news early this year when a committee formed and petitioned petitioned council to look into changing the name of the Town of Newcastle. Council has said it would cost too much money to change the name. But the committee, which believes having two Newcastles (Newcastle Village and the Town of Newcastle) is too confusing, has continued to work on the issue. The Town of Newcastle reported in early 1990 that building construction in 1989 established an all-time record. Permits were issued for construction projects valued at $225 million. However, the Town and other areas of Durham Region Region saw that boom turn to a bust in 1990 when the value of permits issued dropped by 39 percent. Darlington Nuclear Generating Generating Station supplied electricity to the Ontario Hydro Hydro electrical system for the first time in mid-January. The unit reached full power in the summer but by the end of 1990 was reduced to 65 percent power because of a problem with the lid on one of the fuel tubes. The Town of Newcastle approved a $72,000 plan that would establish, equip and rent a facility for a tourist tourist information booth in the municipality. The booth opened in the spring. It was located at the Flying Flying Dutchman Hotel near Highway 401. The planning director for the Town said much of the cost of the project was related related to one-time start-up expenses. expenses. and rehabilitation centre until until December. Specialty Paper left Bowmanville Bowmanville for a new location in Ajax. Because of a short deadline deadline for moving from their current building on Temperance Temperance St., the owners were left with limited opportunities opportunities to find a place locally for the business, a spokesperson said. Councillor Diane Hamre resigned from her position as deputy mayor with the Town of Newcastle saying that a breakdown in communications communications between ■ herself and other councillors led to her decision. The post is now rotated among councillors. Drugs, used in emergency cardiac treatment, were stolen stolen from a crash cart at Memorial Memorial Hospital Bowman- ville this month. The drugs could have been dangerous or life- dren. Police eventually recovered recovered the stolen medication. threatening if consumed by substance abusers or Town Council took no action action on a 6,000 name petition petition from residents wanting a change in the municipality's municipality's name. Many councillors said the dispute was a matter of misunderstanding misunderstanding and said Bowmanville is still the main area of the municipality. municipality. They claimed it has retained retained its name and its own identity. A $60 million hotel and condominium resort project planned for undeveloped lakeshore lands east of Bowmanville Bowmanville was unveiled at a reception at the town hall this month. The plan called for a 225- room resort with conference rooms, public facilities, restaurants, restaurants, swimming pools and a marina. The developers of the project project were represented by Larry Gold of the law firm Walker, Gold, Fox and Schwarz. February An accident at Golf Course Road and the Third Concession of Clarke Township Township early this month took the life of a Newcastle Village Village youth. Doug Notton, driver of the vehicle, was seriously injured injured and didn't get released to go home from the hospital March Jane Eccles, a teacher at Bowmanville High School, won the Marshall McLuhan Distinguished Teacher Award. Fifty one teachers in Canada Canada were selected for the award and 12 of that number number were chosen at the national national level. The award is to recognize outstanding teachers and to keep alive the memory of McLuhan, a writer known for his thoughts about the media's impact on our lives. Town Councillors approved approved a motion to change the name of the town hall from Newcastle Town Hall to Municipal Administrative Centre. The change was in response response to some concerns expressed expressed over the name Newcastle Newcastle appearing on buildings that have tradi tionally been known as part of Bowmanville. The first indication there was a problem with the economy came to the Durham Durham Region in March when they tracked increases in the numbers on welfare in January and February. The numbers continued to increase throughout the year and money was drawn from every available source in the region's health and social services budget to meet the welfare payments. The Region is responsible for 20 per cent of the general welfare assistance (GWA) payments, while the province province contributes 80 per cent. Trustees with the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education ratified a two year agreement with their elementary school teachers. It was retroactive to September September 1, 1989 and runs until until August 31,1991. Under the agreement, the teachers received a salaiy increase of 5.5 percent followed followed by a second increase in February of 1.4 percent. The Port Darlington Harbour Harbour Company was purchased purchased by Andy Wiggers, of Wiggers Custom Yachts Ltd., in Bowmanville. Mr. Wiggers had worked on acquiring the company for two years because he liked the land it owned and also wanted to establish an ■ access to the water. He hadn't made any decisions decisions about the future of the land, aside from seeing the area cleaned up. Asbestos in the old wing at Memorial Hospital Bowmanville Bowmanville was brought to public's attention this month. Officials knew the material material was present in the building ana noted it was located located in sections of the hospital hospital the public and patients are not exposed to. All the asbestos was removed removed from the facility by the end of November at an estimated cost of $125,00. Residents in the Town of Newcastle received another hike in their tax bill this year when the Town of Newcastle Newcastle Council approved a budget of $26.2 million. This meant a 7.79 percent percent tax increase. Part of the increase was blamed on cutbacks in grants from the province. April • The town didn't support a request from the Port Darlington Darlington Community Association Association for an environmental assessment related to the expansion at St. Marys Cement. Cement. A representative from St. Marys said an assessment wasn't needed because the facility is closely scrutinized on an ongoing basis by regulator regulator authorities. Departments at Durham Region had to do some scissor scissor work to last year's budget budget in order to keep the tax increase for regional purposes purposes at 12 per cent. Regional officials were asked to drop $1.9 million from their 1990 budget. Estimates of the 1991 budget indicate tight spending spending controls on tne part of the government again. The town of Newcastle launched a $119,000 study to chart the course of recreation recreation and culture in the municipality, municipality, The purpose of the plan was to review current recreational recreational activities and forecast forecast what type of facilities will be needed in the future to house these activities. The plan is expected to be ready early in 1991 and public public input is expected to be called on. The delay in getting the first reactor unit in service at Darlington Nuclear Generating Generating Station added $132 million unto the cost of the station. A cracked rotor in the turbine generator caused the first unit to be shut down for a period of nearly four months. John McCredie, project manager at the station, said the delay added to the interest interest costs of the facility and brought the.total price tag . for Darlington to $12.63 billion billion as of April. The Town of Newcastle was given a $50,000 grant from the provincial government government to identify opportunities opportunities available at the Bowmanville Bowmanville waterfront. The grant was part of an ongoing program to help communities with populations populations of 50,000 or less to improve improve and expand their waterfronts waterfronts to benefit local economic and social developments. developments. The municipality planned to use the funds to undertake undertake a waterfront study under under the direction of a consulting consulting firm. A $375,000, single-lane bridge with pedestrian walkway walkway was approved in Hampton. Hampton. Some residents only wanted a pedestrian footbridge footbridge linking the east and west ends of tne village. Excessive traffic was one concern of residents opposed to reinstating vehicular traffic traffic in the area. • The Northumberland and Newcastle School'Board approved approved a budget that set the school tax increase at 9.63 percent. While the board approved a budget of $122 million, Pauline Janitch,. communications communications officer with the board, said pay equity and the new employers he tax added 4.5 per < the increase. health per cent onto ENGINE TREATMEN Tested and highly recommended by Racing Legend 'QMI Engine Treatment with PTFE will increase horsepower, and extend vnijme life Your car will g* run smoother, cooler and on less ,uel - 1r Y it! sucKggXm (ÏMW&Uii " G TREATMENTS WITH PTFE RESINS ALL TREATMENTS Clip and Save'thls ad for your next oil change. 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They backed Tom Wappel, a leadership ' contender contender and anti-abortionist. , A slate of members from the Durham Federal Liberals Liberals Association was selected to attend the conference instead instead of the Tom Wappel supporters. The Ontario Municipal Board approved construction of a medical clinic across from Memorial • Hospital Bowmanville. ' In their ruling, the OMB said the property conforms to the policies of the Region of Durham and the Town of Newcastle. Residents in the area were opposed to the clinic, citing increases in traffic and parking as potential problems. Construction began on the clinic in early December, 1990. Metro and Durham Region Region reached a deal on the Whitevale interim landfill site that would allow Metro a place to. dump their garbage. garbage. Metro agreed to pay Durham Durham $20 million up-front and an additional $21 million million to develop the site after the Ministry of the Environment Environment gave tne site approval. The Liberal government had said Whitevale would hove a "fast-tracked" environmental environmental assessment so tho site would be ready when Brock West closed in 1992. In late November, however, however, the new NDP government government decided against the faster approval and decided to focus on reduction and recycling recycling methods to reduce garbage. The $20 million Durham received from Metro stays in thoir coffers. Durham Region approved n budget that sot tho tax increase increase at 11.2 per cent. This translated into a $36 increase increase on the regional portion portion of the municipal tax bill. The region planned to hire 114 new staff members under the budget and planned to spend $91.8 million million in 1990. gm approval to the final phase of a $160 million expansion and modernization project at St. Marys Cement. This meant the company could build three silos and a conveyor system at its Bowmanville Bowmanville dock. The company was asked by the town to construct a barrier along the easterly limit of the existing dock in order to partially screen the dockside operations. Residents from the Port Darlington Community Association Association had asked that the expansion be further studied before approved by council. Environmental assessment assessment studies began on Darlington, Darlington, Wesleyville and the North Channel for a possible four unit nuclear generating station built by Ontario Hy- dro - Continued < Next Week v bt. btephens Elementary school Grade 7 students c . , , , , performea a variety of songs, poems and essays at the forming An Absurd Christmas written by students Marnwood Lifecare Centre last week. Mrs. Cava- th ? °AÇ program at St. Stephens Secondary nagh's class decided to give a presentation to go along School and directed by Yvette d'Verteuil and Joy Mac- witn the theme of Christmas giving. They were per- Pherson. WB i. . 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