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i I 1: W Take at Look Back at the Events of 1990 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 2,1991 13 Bowmanville Cub Pack Welcomes New Members ■g From Page 12 of dollars into the local economy. economy. The moratorium on nuclear nuclear plants, set out in the provincial throne speech Nov. 20, could have an impact impact on industry, Mayor Marie Marie Hubbard said. Premier Bob Rae announced that Darlington Nuclear Generating Generating Station will be completed completed but he imposed a moratorium on future nuclear nuclear plants. The Newcastle Fire department's department's latest addition is a pumper with a fully enclosed enclosed crew compartment. The compartment also contains contains the controls for operating operating the pump. Made in Red Deer, Alberta, the truck was purchased for $198,000. The vehicle provides •eater protection for the firefighters and equipment because the firefighters and equipment are kept dry and not exposed to the elements during transit. ' 'An estimated 7,600 employees employees at General Motors , will be laid off during the Christmas holidays. The layoffs, layoffs, the company announced, announced, began as early as December 10. A total of 3,700 employ- ; ees from Plant Number One were laid off for the weeks of i December 11 and 17. a further further 3,900 workers in Plant Two were also laid off. A decline in North Ameri- 1 can car sales was cited as • the reason for the temporary " shut-down. A Bowmanville subdivi- ■ sion failed to receive the mu- , nicipality's approval because it had 41 more units than ■iginally proposed. The Fram Building ;; Group's plan for a 528 subdi- > vision on the east side of Middle Road had received approval from the Town's planning staff at a general purpose and administration committee meeting. However, However, the committee voted against the approving the , increased number of units ■ contained in the revised plan. Dr. Eleanor Vincent will be allowed to open a medical office in a house on Baldwin " Street in Newcastle Village. This decision overturned a ( ■ previous one made by New- ij castle Council's elected ofifi- *j rials. They .heard, .comments Sj from a number Of village residents residents in support of the pro- Z posai. !» The Ganaraska Dump : Committee did not receive any financial help from the t Town of Newcastle for a ; start-up fund the committee v requested. John Magder, ' chairperson of the No Gana- . rask Dump committee, said ; he was dismayed by what happened since the muniri- ; pality had asked for the ; committee's support to fight i the dump. Tne Town of ; Newcastle had put aside $100,000 to oppose the Ken- l dal dump site. Consumers need to deride deride which is more important: important: owning a product that ends up harming the environment environment or having a healthy environment, said Helen ona », MacDonald, co-organizer of Recycling Week in the Town of Newcastle. The most important important thing is getting waste out of the waste stream by not producing it in the first place, she said. The breakdown of waste, said co-organizer Suzanne Elston, shows that only a small percentage is recycled: five percent of our waste is metal, nine per cent glass and 15 per cent newsprint. Not all the glass is recyclable. recyclable. Budget restrictions will result in cuts in Durham Region Region public health programs in 1991 because of proposed hiring freezes, said Dr. Steven Steven Gold, Durham Region's acting medical officer of Health. He made this observation observation in a report to Regional Regional Council. Council will be asked to keep the tax increase next year at 6.9 per cent and to approve a recommendation that no new staff positions be included in next year's budget. It was also recommended that vacant full-time positions positions not be filled unless they are critical to the operation operation of the department. The doctor stated that seven service areas had been identified where cuts would be necessary. These cuts are: vision and hearing referrals in school settings; a reduction in classroom health teaching by 25-50 per cent from current levels; mall and community displays displays won't have P.H.N. staff; prenatal classes will have to be cancelled; and assessment and geriatric monitoring, of more than three visits will be eliminated. eliminated. In addition, home care referrals won't be accepted and three programs scheduled scheduled to be implemented in 1991 (Healthy Adults, Mental Mental Health and Reproductive Health) won't be initiated. It has been estimated that the population of Bowmanville Bowmanville could reach 75,000 • while Courtice, Newcastle Village and Orono will expand expand to 40,000, 15,000 and 7,000 respectively. This was just one of the recommendations that came from the Town of Newcastle's Newcastle's review of draft changes to the Durham Region Official Official Plan. Other changes include include keeping a number of proposed living areas in the plan, extending the amount of-- commercial square i foot- age in the municipality and increasing the target populations populations in urban areas. A "rubber" cutting ceremony ceremony kicked off an Open House celebrating Goodyear's Goodyear's 80th year of manufacturing manufacturing in Bowmanville on Nov. 1. With, knife in hand, Plant Manager Nathan Casteel, Casteel, assisted by Acting Mayor Mayor Ken Hooper and other members of the plant management, management, guests and pensioners pensioners cut through a piece of rubber belting made at the Bowmanville plant. An evaluation should be completed next year regarding regarding the route for the 407 Highway, said Frank Wu, director of planning with the Town of Newcastle. The preferred alignment is to be recommended by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) once possible alignments alignments have been evaluated. Cliff Lumley, from MTO, told members of the Town of Newcastle's general purpose purpose and administration committee on Nov. 5 that the 407 study "showed the need for a transportation system in the Durham Region Region and York" stretching from Highways 404 to Highway Highway 115. Possible link alternatives would emerge from using mapping procedures such as diagrams noting land use, agriculture use and environmental environmental constraints. December The number of welfare cases and costs continued to soar in Durham Region and to eat away at the social services services department budget. November statistics indicated indicated that 12,600 people in Durham collected General Welfare Assistance, a 65 per cent increase this year over last year said Garry Cubitt, commissioner of social services services of social services. Water and sewer rates were to cost Durham Region residents more money beginning beginning Jan. 1, 1991. The Durham Durham Region Council approved approved the 6.9 increase at their Dec. 12 meeting. The increase is expected to be between 5.6 and 6 per cent for customers who use up to 100,000 gallons of water water per year. This means residential residential consumers can expect expect to pay an additional $4.42 every three months. Commercial and small industrial industrial businesses can expect expect an increase between 6 to 8 per cent while larger businesses and industrial businesses using 50,000,000 gallons per year can expect an 8 to 11 per cent increase. Farrow's bait, tackle and hunting supply shop, located on King St. W., was visited by five protesters opposed to hunting on Saturday Dec. 22. Edie Gomille, a spokesman spokesman for Durham Animal Defenders, Defenders, said the group was trying to draw attention to "tne fact that hunting, which is described as a sport, isn't really a sport." The Bowmanville-based group was showing its opposition opposition to bow hunting equipment equipment sold at the shop. They claimed that this kind of equipment leaves a large number of animals .woiytded and lefVW»BwrThe ! gr«rifc fis opposed to other "fofrris of hunting. The shop does not sell firearms. The value of building permits permits issued in the Durham Region fell. Permits were issued issued to construction projects valued at $797 million between between January and September September of 1989. That number had declined to $484.7 million million during the same time frame for this year. A report from the Planning Commissioner Commissioner at the Region blamed the slump on high interest rates, high prices, and increased increased unemployment. Region-wide, non- residential construction slowed from January to September September too. The value of construction construction undertaken in the industrial sector throughout, the Region decreased by 52 per cent while the commer- THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM PUBLIC NOTICE Take notice that the Regional Planning Committee will consider v AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN The amendment, as submitted by the applicant, proposes twenty-one (21) estate residential lots and a commercial block at the site indicated on the map below. d NEWTONVILLE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE CON BP. I . HWY. 401 t ORT GRANBY In order to assist in the evaluation of the amendment application, the public Is Invited to provide input by way of submissions to the Region's Planning Department. Information related to the amendment application Is available In the offices of the Planning Department, Department, 4th Floor, Lang Tower, West Building, Whitby Mall, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3 or by calling Bart Carswell, Planning Department (416) 728-7731 (Whltby)/686-1651 (Toronto). You are encouraged to forward your submissions to the Commissioner of Planning at the above noted noted address as soon as possible. In order to proceed with our review of this amendment application, we would appreciate their receipt prior to Friday, January 18,1991. Please Indude your address and telephone number and file number Identified below in any submission submission made. 1 FILE NO.; OPA 90-095 Marie Hubbard Chairman, Planning Committee rial sector decreased by 46 per cent. Bowmanville public school board trustee Mike Slocombe was elected Vice- Chairperson of the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education on Dec. 6. Mr. Slocombe was first elected to as a trustee and has since served on most of the Board committees. The Newcastle Council wanted its legal department to investigate how a letter incorrectly attributed to the town's planning director, Frank Wu, appeared in a regional regional daily newspaper. The letter criticized municipal planning policies. It attacked the town for allowing development to occur occur on environmentally protected protected lands "in order to satisfy satisfy the greed of developers." In a recorded vote, councillors councillors unanimously decided to investigate the situation and take'necessary action. Durham East MPP Gord Mills announced that the Ontario Ministry of Labor will work to ensure that the 77 Delta Faucet employees to be laid off in Bowmanville would be protected. Labor Minister Bod Mackenzie noted noted that the union and company company were working towards resolving the closure issues. The minister said his department department would be involved to ensure that the employees employees received all the benefits they were justly entitled to." Bob Beck, from Newcastle Newcastle Village, returned home as a media celebrity after he spent over three months in Iraq as a hostage. The GM employee was in Iraq to teach Iraqis how to service GM cars. He was one of three Canadians released after after a group of Canadian MPs visited the country in November 1990. Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission customers could see a hike of over 15 per cent in their rates this January. Beginning on New Year's Day, customers will start paying 8.9 per cent more for electricity. With the GST in effect, customers will have an additional 7 per cent added added to their hydro bills at the same time that their rates are increased. Studies related to a proposed proposed medical waste incinerator incinerator have been referred to Ontario's Ministry of the Environment Environment for review. Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) submitted an environmental environmental assessment of the project to the Ministry of the Environment in early December. December. The proposed site for the medical waste incinerator incinerator is on property already owned by BFI on Baseline Road. Canada Post will stamp out the Newcastle Village Post Office come February 1991, after the postmaster retires. "Enhanced" services will be provided through Canada Post boxes in neighborhoods throughout the village and through the retail postal outlet at a local drugstore. The Canada Post boxes will provide 24 hour service to people wanting their mail and parcels while the retail sales outlet will provide longer sales hours for stamps, Priority Post and other postal services. & B On Monday, November 12,1990, the 10th Bowmanville Bowmanville Cub Pack invested its new Cubs. Parents and family were on hand to witness the investiture and enjoy the refreshments afterwards. Pictured here are: 1 to r, front: Lee Mellor, Alan Glover, Neil Borutskie, Marty Van Hoof, Brandon Smith, Joey Engel; rear row: Leader Doug Fallow, Michael Fallow, Chris Wéb- don, Miles Calhourt, Michael Wierzbicki, Brian Dy- marski, Jason Greenham, Michael Shrives and Lead- Dave Shrives; absent were Chris Honing and er Leader Mark Borutskie. 4H Dairy Competition Held at CNE Volunteer Hours Worth *6,000,000 When a monetanr value work of the Dr. M. Michael, M.C.I.P. Commissioner of Planning is placed on the worl Women's Institute for the people of Ontario and their communities they live in, the figure is at least $6 million. million. Last year the Women's Institute donated half a million million volunteer hours to various various causes e.g. 4H, Agriculture Agriculture in the Classroom, Local Fairs and Nursing Homes jrand:Wherever they are needed." needed." Statistics Canada stated - thé 1987 average wage was 11.7 per hour. The Women's Institute members realize the importance importance of their Communities and they are prepared to donate donate time to assist others. As well they donated over half a million dollars to help others in the community. All this information was part of the report given by the FWIO Public Relations Officer, Officer, Geraldine Campbell at the annual meeting of FWIO held recently at Guelph. Next time you buy a cake at a WI Bake Sale or attend one of their fund raising functions be thankful that there is a rural women's organization organization that cares enough about their communities communities to do something about them. As you travel Ontario you will notice about 90 communities communities where the WI hall is the link that holds the community community together. Many other other branches actively support their local community centres centres by doing small things like buying the cleaning equipment, as the Palmyra Branch did, to putting on fund raising meals to nelp pay for improvements such as the Tiyconnell branch did. However WI is not only about money and volunteer hours it is also about resolutions. resolutions. When 20,000 rural women speak as one voice as they do when a WI Resolution Resolution is passed, action will happen. After all Brock University is there today because because of a Women's Institute Resolution. This year 12 out of the 18 Resolutions presented by Joan Law, Resolutions Convener, Convener, to the FWIO Annual Meeting were ratified. With a theme for the decade of Women and the Environment Environment it is natural that many resolutions would be on that topic. Many briefs were presented to local councils on Environmental issues and as a result action has happened at a local level. Wl would like to see the Ministry of the Environment pass legislation to regulate manufacturers and distributors distributors pay refund for the return return of bottles and cans of soft drinks arid juices. A bag containing broken balloons found on the Beach, from the Kingston Area, aptly aptly demonstrated,to the members members theneed'toask for legislation legislation Vtq v ~V .be passed banning,. the.. launching of balloons into the atmosphere. atmosphere. The dumping of hazardous hazardous wastes into landfill sites resulted in FWIO asking that Resolution 309,1:27 be changed to prohibit all hazardous hazardous wastes from being disposed of at a sanitary landfill site. As well they would like legislations enacted enacted requiring all sanitary landfill operators to provide facilities for the collection of household, commercial and industrial hazardous wastes at the sanitary landfill sites and for the transportation of such materials to hazardous waste treatmènt facilities. At many functions you notice "Plastic Foam" products products being used so all WI members at all levels have been asked to refrain from using such products as they are "environmentally unfriendly". unfriendly". Instead do as many do "Lug-a-Mug". Last year WI passed a resolution providing for the legal enforcement of a Living Living Will. With the work WI did with the organization Dying with Dignity this resulted resulted in a private members bill to the Ontario Legislature. Legislature. With the election call this bill died on the Order Paper, so they are trying again to get a bill passed providing for the legal enforcement enforcement of a Living Will. The importance of this resolution resolution was shown to the members when one of the Board Directors spoke on how hard she had to work to enforce the Living Will her mother had signed. • /■If irsni R.R.1, ORONO 983-5646 Quality Custom Homes ■ Additions ' Renovations Barns ' Replacement Windows 1 Custom Kitchens More than 250 boys and girls participated in this year's Scotaabank Hays Classic, a national 4-H dairy competition held at the Royal Royal Winter Fair in Toronto's CNE Coliseum. Bob Funk, Manager of Scotiabank Agricultural Services, Services, comments, "Every year I am truly inspired by these young people because they take pride in what they do and are committed to excellence. excellence. Although only some are honoured with tro- E hies, as far as we at Scotia- ank are concerned, every contestant is a winner by sharing in the experience and learning valuable lessons lessons that last a lifetime." Top honours at the competition competition went to Laurie Sage from Peterborough who captured captured the Grand Champion Showmanship title, given to the 4-H member ..whose.conduct ..whose.conduct and demonstration ' abilities are judged to be exemplary. exemplary. Kelly Stewart from Halton County was honoured honoured with the Grand Champion Conformation award. This title is given to the contestant whose calf is judged best overall in terms of quality and appearance. The Scotiabank Hays Classic has grown steadily since its beginnings 10 years ago when Thomas Edwin Hays held the first event on his farm in Oakville, Ontario. Ontario. When Scotiabank became became a major sponsor of the Classic in 1985, the event moved to the Royal Winter Fair and became the premier premier junior show in Canada. The event follows regional showings in the competitors' home areas. The Bank of Nova Scotia, founded in 1832, is one of North America's leading fi- tries. With 30,000 employ- nancial institutions with as- ees, Scotiabank provides a sets of more than $85 billion full range of financial servic- and operations in 45 coun- es and products The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, congratulates Kelly Stewart from Halton who captured the Grand Champion Conformation Conformation title at tnis year's Scotiabank Hays Classic. FREE ESTIMATES THE SOLUTION TO YOUR RESOLUTION. ALL THE WEIGHT YOU CAN LOSE. $99* Our client, Rebecca ' Jemigan„ lost 83 lbs. 7 knew from my first visit to Nutri/System that the program would be effective. Everything about it made sense-- great food, caring people I could - lean on, light activity, even a maintenance program. ; They had everything I needed to lose weight and keep it off. Now, I feel younger than I have in years. If ever there was a sure thing, it was Nutri/System." ■ Hast off with us in -January! 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