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< h SOKW.'ILLE LIBRARY 62 TESPEBKICE 6", i IC-, : ..-.Nv'ILlEi ONTARIO la I Mhf %4ï > - fS> >àf %4* f il Efrfri t ; i î I Xi np y III âS/L II 1 LB/ly.H E v^v ifWvl v r y v TAS S058.IB ?20S!3 -riu-u^-^J03 34 Pages Wednesday, October 16,1991 Bowmanville, Ontario 137th Year 560 + 40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 42 A Family Owned Weekly Newspaper Serving Bowmanville and its Surrounding Communities Since 1854 Final Names in for Nov. 12 th Election There are 44 candidates vying for scats during municipal election on November November 12. This year, each seat is being contested. contested. No seats were taken by acclamation. However, one person has dropped out of the race--Mary Jo Boyes who was going to run for the position of local councillor in Ward One is not a candidate. candidate. Nominations closed on Friday, October October 11, at 5 p.m. The 44 candidates are: Mayor Marie Hubbard * Ann Cowman Diane Hamrc Matthew Morra Regional Councillors Ward One Larry Hannah * Amol Wotten Ward Two Carson Elliott Ken Hooper * John Vanginhovcn Ward Three Rolf Balentin John Blogg Bill Clarke Ann Dreslinski Frank Harris Local Councillors Ward One Monte L. Hennessy Mary Novak Ken Smith Ward Two Ken Bromley John O'Toole Turn to Page 2 t*. ù UPPED FINE - One of our readers who shall remain anonymous, didn't think the town's parking fines, recently raised from $8 to $10, were helping its image. We bring in the CAUSE specialists to improve the appearance and the attitudes and pay money for their service, while at the same time hitting the overtime parking folks with increased fines. Not good Public Relations. LETTER CLARIFICATION - Last week's notice regarding letters to the editor during the municipal election may have been a little more zealous than intended. intended. What we mean to say is that letters letters to the editor about general issues pertaining to the campaign are OK. But, we still reserve the right to reject those letters which arc obviously nothing more than an endorsement of, or an attack attack on, any particular candidate. This has been our policy during all elections in order that during the month leading up to the vote, everyone is given a fair chance. FREE FALL - Bowmanville Museum is continuing its annual tradition of Free Fall this year by opening the Museum during the evenings on October 16, that's today, 17 and 18th from 6:30 to 9:30 o'clock. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. The Free Fall is being held to give those who work during the day or on weekends an opportunity to visit the Museum. Right now, there's a special Camp 30 display (Bowmanville's German POW Camp) with items from the collection of Konrad Gunzel. For more info, please call the Museum at 623-2734. OPEN CHURCH - Starting next Monday, Oct. 21st and continuing to include include the 25th, the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Lamb's Road and Hwy. 2, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day to accept donations of clothing and household items. There is a special need for children's winter clothing clothing and baby clothes. Please be as generous generous as possible, there is real problem to be solved in this community. Call 623-7031 if you need more information. The Stork Market Report l|:GltB^NKllf|l::si| HAASS - It's a ' Total ThisYear «06 See Birth Notices on Page 17 HALLOWE'EN - In our travels on the weekend, we noticed several interesting exhibits at several locations in Bowmanville, featuring a Hallowe'en theme. We probably won't have room in this week's papers for the photos of these spectacular and well done displays, displays, but will certainly publish them before the end of the month and congratulate congratulate those who made the effort and used their ingenuity. LAPSES - Over the years we have learned that it doesn't pay to assume | something. There's a saying that when " you assume something you probably will make an ass out of you and me. And it's quite true. We won't go into details, details, but we nearly got into a mess this weekend when we assumed something and had to backtrack later and try to rectify rectify our error. Many thanks to those who kindly cooperated. They'll know what we are writing about. UNDER WAY - The municipal election campaign is now officially under way and the candidates' signs are beginning to appear at locations throughout the community. No doubt this trend will continue and pick up before the weekend weekend until every good display spot is plastered with "Vote For Me" signs from the many candidates who are busting their butts trying to spread the word. To understand what's going on, we suggest you try to attend some of the meetings that are laid on. BLEW JAYS - We've played enough baseball and hockey to feel some sympathy sympathy for the over paid, over glamorized professional baseball players who make up our beloved Toronto Blue Jays. They caught our imagination and we had them playing in the World Series this year, but they came up just a few games short of being there. But, if it's any consolation, there were many other teams who didn't get as far as our heroes did. Somehow, they lost their drive and succumbed. MESSY - It didn't have anything to do with the Blue Jays showing, but one night last week, there was a ground frost that nipped those magnificent Impatiens that were so colorful in our front flower bed. What a mess that had to be dug out (wife work) and piled into garbage bags (man work), leaving the beds quite drab. We're feeling sorry for the garbagemen who will be lugging them away, we hope, this Thursday. APPLE TAB - The second section of this week's Statesman is dedicated to apples apples and the superb Apple Fest event coming up this Saturday on Temperance Street in Bowmanville. All those involved involved in producing this entertaining event event have cooperated magnificently and the results of their efforts will be apparent apparent when the big show opens. Read all about it in this week's second section and come join in the fun. Six Sent to Hospital After Three Vehicle Collision Near Mosport ■ «S3 » A three-car collision on Sunday, around 8:30 p.m., resulted resulted in four people sustaining major injuries, while two people received minimal injuries. Four were unhurt. The collision, which is still under investigation by Durham Regional Regional Police, occurred when two cars travelling west along an S-bend at Regional Roads 20 and Concession 10, met a vehicle travelling in the eastbound lane. All three cars collided and Durham Regional Police are reporting "extensive damage." Two teenagers, the 17-year-old driver driver and a 16-year-old passenger in one of the two westbound westbound vehicles, received major injuries as did a 30-year old driver and his 34-year old female passenger who were eastbound. EWP: mm '"•-V.wA»' 1 " - ■: | $-v MS l V ■ '< V$V ô' V 4, it* r i ,n a ii r a i anp I nix M/HlïPÎ^ 1 (Ukl/U, Xvll-io V v liltVI u 1 i -'a T $ if LJL J 0 di r\ r% 1 A ft L jS; Mayoralty Candidate's Faxed Signature is Disallowed by Town Clerk Former Newcastle Mayor John Winters Winters won't 'be given the ^chancy to regain ihr rega his old job this November. Newcastle's municipal clerk, ' Patti Barrie, has ruled that the nomination papers papers filed by Mr. Winters literally minutes minutes before the deadline on Friday will not be accepted. Ironically, the man who had hoped to be the town's fifth mayoralty candidate was disqualified because of the same sort of red tape he said he would campaign campaign against. Form was Faxed Although Mr. Winters' nomination papers were in order, he lacked a form indicating who his banker and auditors would be for the purpose of the campaign. campaign. This form was faxed to the Town Hall moments before nominations closed on Friday, October 11. United Way Hits 21% Of Goal Results tabulated after the fourth week of the Oshawa-Whitby-Newcastlc United Way campaign indicate that the charity has so far achieved 21% of its projected goal. The United Way is seeking $3,125,000 in this year's drive. Its funds will benefit approximately 40 agencies serving the communities of Oshawa, Whitby, and Newcastle. United Way spokesperson, Anne Kin- sella, was optimistic despite facing donations donations which she describes as "a little slower than at this time last year." At last Thursday's weekly United Way meeting, total pledges were calculated calculated to be $650,000.. "The money is out there," said Ms. Kinsclla in a telephone interview yesterday. yesterday. She explained that many company canvassers are taking a breather after their work on the successful Oshawa General Hospital drive. She is very pleased with the personal gift pledges this year and the generous corporate gifts. , I But, on Tuesday, the town clerk, win T/in charge of overseeing the municipq Section, said that siijtcc the form did nc nave an original signature, it was not ac-1 eeptable. She added that had Mr. Winters Winters sent the original form by registered mail, immediately after the fax had been sent, his nomination would have been allowed. Mr. Winters, who faxed the document from Florida where he was vacationing, had not mailed the form. He explained that there was no point in sending the original document by registered mail because because post offices were closed for the holiday weekend. However, he hand- delivered the original document to the town hall. "If fax documents arc legal for other purposes, why aren't they legal for this?" Mr. Winters asked. Experts Consulted Ms Barrie said Monday that she reached her decision after consultation with the municipality's solicitor and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs yesterday. Local elections are governed by provincial provincial regulations, not mles passed by local local municipalities. "I feel cheated and, I think the people of the Town of Newcastle should feel cheated loo," said Mr. Winters when he learned that it seemed his name would not appear on the ballot. Mr. Winters added 1 that the form was missing because his representatives weren't weren't given all the documents by the clerk's department earlier in the process. The would-be candidate said he deliberately deliberately waited until the last minute to file his papers because part of his strategy strategy was to see which candidates might come forward and then make his decision. decision. "Sometimes you have to play things close to your vest," he said. He also suggested acceptance of a 'facsimile of his missing form was at the discretion of those in charge of receiving receiving nominations. He added: "It's probably probably something they (municipal staff) never dealt with before." Businesslike Approach Needed Mr. Winters said if he had been a candidate, candidate, he would have stressed the importance importance of running the municipality as a business rather than on the basis of politics. "I believe it's time to put business business ahead of politics," he said. Speaking before his fate as a candidate candidate was officially announced, he told The Statesman one of the reasons he ran for mayor six years ago was because he was concerned about the industrial base in this municipality. That's the same reason why he would have liked to run this year. He downplayed the municipality's efforts efforts at establishing new business in the Town of Newcastle during the past few years. "All those trips to Hong Kong and whatever else has been spent so far to date has proved to be ineffectual," he said. The Hong Kong Trip was made by Town of Newcastle councillors and staff in an attempt to solicit industry and investment investment at the beginning of the term of the current council. John Winters proposed another way to attract business to Newcastle: "You need someone who knows how to deal with business people in order to attract business," he said. He argued that when municipalities treat existing businesses well,, the business business leaders will speak positively of Turn to Page 2 Resource Gen itre is A] E proved by Laura J. Richards The Newcastle Family Resource Centre Centre proposal received the unanimous support from the town's council during a meeting Tuesday night. "We're reaching zero hour," said proponent proponent Katherine .Blake, a resident of Newcastle Village. "You have the opportunity opportunity to make a difference in this town," Ms Blake told councillors. This opportunity will see that children children in this town will be given the right to participate in leisure, cultural and recreational recreational activities. To underscore how important the Family Resource centre is to her and the other people who support the proposal, Ms Blake told councillors: "We will be the best neighbors you could have ever asked for." However, Bob WiUsher said he and the residents in the neighborhood where the Family Resource Centre is to be located, located, still have concerns. "We are concerned with the multi-use zoning requested," Mr. Willshcr told councillors. The residents have been faced with "ever changing uses" of the building, which is a former senior citizens residential residential complex. It's located at 386 Mill St. Residents have been concerned with an increased traffic flow through their neighborhood, parking and the number of questions that have gone unanswered, Mr. Willshcr said. The residents believe that the business business core would have bcnefitlcd if the centre had been located there, Mr. Wilson Wilson added. "There arc oilier buildings empty and could be used for their purposes." purposes." However, he noted, he hopes that next year he will be able to tell the Newcastle Newcastle Family Centre supporters they have been good neighbors. "The proponents will have to work hard to be good neighbors," he added. "Society has to start dealing with the Turn to Page 2 WAREHOUstjO;; EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES King st. w. 728-4601 Oshawa First Place For B.S.P.S. 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