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i EOKKANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C3A3 EOnLlB 922313 -6 Pages Wednesday, October 2,1991 Bowmanville, Ontario 137th Year 560 + 40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 40 Architects Release CAUSE Findings --Bowmanville Features May Disappear-- by Laura J. Richards Bowmanville should try to keep its "unique" historical atmosphere while striving to build up its commercial core. This is one of the findings of a team' of architects, students and planners who visited the town for a weekend study. After hearing from over 30 groups and individuals at public meetings generally generally reviewing the downtown core, the CAUSE team released its final report on Monday. "If care is not taken, the existing identifying features of Bowmanville can easily disappear into the relentless anonymity anonymity of the Greater Toronto Area. Of equal importance, the periphery of the town and all new development can either either support this identity or accelerate its decline. Having determined some of the features that make up Bowmanville's character, steps must be taken by the community to protect these identifying features," the CAUSE report said. Also, it said attention should be de voted to: housing for the town's citizens, traffic flow problems, and the best use of the available green space. "Many of the subdivisions that are being built have no relation to Bowman- ville's character," said Gordon Smedley, CAUSE Committee Chairman. The housing looks like all the rest between between here and Toronto, Mr. Smedley told Town of Newcastle councillors and the public on Monday afternoon. In the report, the eight-member team ' looked at many concerns including housing in this area. The team recommended that guidelines guidelines be provided for developers in the area of lot size, types and mix of housing, housing, design, public transportation and common facilities. "This would produce new areas that seem to belong to the town both visually and in terms of distance to the core," states the report. "Not only would residents have a Continued on Page 2 COLOR TOUR - If that rain Tuesday morning didn't knock most of the leaves off the trees, our seniors are in for a treat this Sunday. Once again, the Bowmanville Kinsmen are holding a seniors seniors tour of the fall colors, starting at 1 p.m Oct. 6th, at Nightingale Centennial Temple, Queen St. Anyone needing a ride to the bus should call 623-5792 or 623-5258. Leave room for some refreshments refreshments when you return from the tour. It's all free, courtesy of the Kinsmen. PLEASE HELP - Bowmanville Drama Workshop is presenting an exciting play for children of all ages, entitled 'Jacob Two-Two' arid they need an accompanist to assist the musical director. Rehearsals are held Monday and Thursday evenings for performances Nov. 29th and 30th. It would be appreciated if anyone interested interested in assisting, would please phone Sheila Majid at 623-5247 as soon as possible. JACKPOT - Congratulations and best wishes are in order for Connie and Owen Ferguson of Newcastle Village. If you check the birth notices and the Stork Market Report this week, you'll find an entry for triplets, bom Sept. 16th and all are doing well. The new arrivals will certainly make quite a difference to that household when they get home from hospital in a couple of months. SHE'S FOR IT - Joanne Geiger, one of the citizens interviewed last week in the 'We Asked You' column, asked for a correction. correction. Apparently, she misunderstood the question concerning the town's name change and gave an answer she didn't mean. Actually, she meant to say she supports changing the name to something something other than Town of Newcastle. Apparently, she received a lot of flak only minutes after the paper hit the street. SKATATHON - Everything is all set for the Great Pine Ridge Kinette Club's 1st Annual Skatathon this coming Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Newcastle Village Arena. The public is invited and there will be loads of clowns, balloons, prizes and refreshments. refreshments. Funds raised will be used for the Kinetics' community improvement activities. PERFECT HAND - A rare event happened happened to Ernie Blake on Monday morning morning at St. John's Anglican Church. He was playing cribbage with the Goodyear retirees and was dealt a 29 hand. He had three 5's and the Jack of Spades. The 5 of Spades was turned up. No doubt f Ernie will recall Sept. 29th as a big day to be recorded in his memoirs. BIT LATE - A note just came in from. Ward 3 local council candidate David Scott, urging municipal political candidates candidates to refrain from cluttering up the Clarke countryside with their lawn signs which he claims serve no useful purpose. purpose. Frankly, we think he's just a little late with this suggestion because we've heard that some candidates have been working hard getting theirs painted and ready to be erected. But, it was a nice try on behalf of the environment. The Stork Market Report DOYLE - It's a Boy! FERGUSON - It's TRIPLETS! HUDSON- BROWNING-It's a Girl! LOWE - It's a Girl! MCCAIN - It's a Hoy! PILKINGTON - It's a Girl! SAINSBURY - It's a Boy! ZEALAND- It's a Girl! Total This Year Boys 88 Girls 101 See Birth Notices on Page 12 RESPONSE - At the moment, we doubt if our front office staff is as oveijoyed as management is over the tremendous response response to our recent subscription promotion. promotion. They are literally up to their ears taking care of the computerized processing processing and recording details. Those who have yet to send in their extended renewals renewals are reminded that the cutoff date is still October 31st, 1991. We're also delighted delighted by the favorable comments received received concerning the Statesman's new look and the new Weekender. Please phone 623-3303 for delivery enquiries. CUB LEADERS - We have no information information on just where this particular group is located, but a letter arrived this week from the Vice President of Scouting here, saying there are 24 energetic Wolf Cubs who desperately need enthusiastic leaders to keep their Cub Pack alive. If you can help our youth grow by being a leader, you are urged to call A1 Davidson 623-8409 or Joan Ritzie 263- 4460. POLITICS - We hear that three of the four mayoralty candidates have already opened their campaign offices in Bowmanville, quite close to each other, so they can keep an eye on what their neighbors are up to. They are all located on King Street East, between George and Brown Streets, two on the north side and one on the south. Signs are up and they're ratin' to go, apparently. That s using the oT noggin'! noggin'! Bowmanville High School and Courtice Secondary locked up in a senior boys' soccer match l\ Monday afternoon, and l\ both teams, dare we ■X say, played a real pja 'heads up' game. See \ story on page 8. ~r <L I \ \ J Deputy Chief Hugh Doherty Resigns from Fire Department The Town of Newcastle's deputy fire chief has resigned. On Friday, Hugh Doherty told The Statesman that he is proud of the work he accomplished while at the Newcastle Fire Department. But, he declined to comment further on his reasons for leaving leaving the post. "I'm not out to hurt anyone," said Mr. Doherty. He has met with Mayor Marie Hubbard Hubbard and Chief Administration Officer of the Town of Newcastle Larry Kotseff. On Sunday, he and his wife left for Aruba for their 10th wedding anniversary anniversary trip. "I booked this trip in June," Mr. Doherty Doherty said on Friday morning. He explained explained he didn't want people to think that he planned this trip to get away from the situation. Mr. Doherty does want people to know that he enjoyed his work with the volunteers and the fire department. However, due to circumstances, he thought "it is best for me to leave." According to Fire Chief Mike Creighton, Creighton, Deputy Chief Doherty is leaving for personal reasons. "Unfortunately, that is all that I can say," Fire Chief Creighton told The Statesman on Thursday, Sept. 26. Hugh Doherty had been with the Town of Newcastle fire department for 14 months. $12,000 Damage At Orono School A week's worth of wages was spent on cleaning the walls, carpets and computers computers damaged during a weekend vandalism vandalism spree at Orono Public School. "It was kind of senseless," said Ian. Colder, the school's principal. The walls and floors, including carpets, carpets, were sprayed with stripes of orange and purple tempera (water-based) paint. Seventeen computers and-their keyboards keyboards plus two printers were sprayed. A few words were also spray-painted in some areas of the school. "We had four people in yesterday to clean the walls and carpet and today we have a technician cleaning the comput-- ers," Mr. Colder said on Tuesday. j.' Names of possible suspects have been given to 16 Division, Durham Regional Police, Bowmanville. Police have estimated the damage at $12,000. J n Citizens Voice Concerns For Seniors and Downtown Businesses by Laura J. Richards Bowmanville should do more planning planning for its seniors and youth. In addition, addition, a team of architects and planners was told that the town needs more green space and better traffic flow. Citizens had a chance to voice their opinions about the needs of Bowman- ville's downtown last Thursday evening during a meeting of the CAUSE (Community (Community Assist for an Urban Study Effort.) Effort.) The CAUSE team visited Bowmanville Bowmanville over the weekend to prepare a report report on the downtown core. Their work was sponsored by the Town of Newcastle Newcastle and the Bowmanville Business Improvement Improvement Area. A public meeting held in the recreation recreation complex was one of the first items on the CAUSE agenda. Citizens from churches, developing firms and friends of the different green spaces told Gordon Smedley and his group of eight that Bowmanville needs to plan the use of its already limited available space. "I have two visions which relate to the two ends of the age continuum," Canon Byron Yates from St. John's Anglican Anglican Church told the CAUSE Committee. Committee. ■ "Studies have assured us, our culture is increasingly graying. We will be having having more and more senior citizens in the years ahead. "Senior citizens will make up about 30 per cent of our population in the year 2020," Canon Yates said. Housing is needed for this part of the population. Housing which is close to amenities and affordable, he said. However, that is just one of the visions visions he has. "The second vision has. to do with youth." This particular vision is a community centre for youngsters and teens where they can go for activities run by the recreation recreation department. The ideas for the downtown core, however, were not limited to recreation or housing buildings needed. Mike Trudeau, of Restorama, told the CAUSE committee he would like to see a building erected which would take tourists and the people who walk to the business section into consideration. "A building in downtown core to handle: handle: public washrooms, tourist information, information, BIA information including individ- Continued on Page 2 Durham's local and .regional governments governments are being asked to support calls for the balancing of the provincial budget budget every three years. Progressive Conservative Leader Mike Harris has tabled a Private Members Members Bill which calls for balanced provincial provincial spending. And that recommendation recommendation is on the agenda of today's meeting of Durham's regional council. In fact, Mr. Harris wants to see his recommendation take the fonn of a question on municipal ballots this fall. "The intent of the legislation is to legalize legalize the inclusion of a question on the municipal ballots this fall regarding the idea of a balanced budget bill," states a letter written by Mr. Harris to both Newcastle Newcastle Council and Durham's Regional Council. The question proposed for the ballots reads: "Do you support a law to require the provincial government to balance its budget at least once in every three fiscal years, and for a budget which fails to do so to require the government to seek the approval of the electorate either by Province-wide referendum or by calling a general election." Newcastle's councillors made short work of the proposal on Monday. They voted merely to "receive and file" the provincial leader's recommendation. Today (Wednesday, October 2) it will be up to Durham's regional council toi look at the proposal. Mr. Harris' sugges-J don is also contained in the regional! council agenda. "At the very least, together we can j send a clear message to the New Democrats Democrats that spending the province deeper into debt is not an acceptable policy,' Mr. Harris added in his letter to the municipalities. municipalities. PRESTON We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Moviemakers Produce Police Training Film See Page One Section Two Cadets Receive I Freedom of The Town See Page One Section Two Eagles Ready For Regular Season Friday See Page 9 CARPET WAREH0U EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES King st. w. 728-4601 Oshawa 3 Oct. ( \ A Family Owned Weekly Newspaper Serving Bowmanville and its Surrounding Communities Since 1854 v /