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4 x-X Ê\ A. Ci y V T Ay & Aw /\ A / ■ f)h Xi fl - -- j \ i! AM. :j x .'W'-T Ï 4fs a 4n/s si ®Kwi nrOT 1 if ITw H M >•:• q'L- ji-'j •' MB itMiJM i f XI/ 416-623-3303 38 Fages rr^Jnesday, November 13,1991 Bowmanville, Ontario 137th Year 560+40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 46 SPECIAL ELECTION EDITION V Voters Want New Name For Town -New Mayor Will Look at Issue by Laura J. Richards The Town of Newcastle residents have voted 59 per cent in favor of a name change. The actual count was 7,873 to 5,470. The question put to the Town of Newcastle voters yesterday and during two advanced polls was: "Are you in favor favor of retaining the name Town of Newcastle?" Newcastle?" Mayor-elect Diane Ham re said she is willing to look at the issue which mayor Marie Hubbard has brought to the forefront forefront through the referendum. "I will be meeting with council and staff," said Ms Hamre. "Then with the Bowmanville Boosters, and the Business Association for their input." Ms Hamre is the Ward Three Regional Regional Councillor until the new council takes over. Don Gilhooly, the Bowmanville Boosters Chairman, told The Statesman early this morning that there's a need for a neutral name because many people felt confused by the name: Town of Newcastle. Newcastle. "We felt that there were people both in Darlington and Clarke who had run into the confusion." Continued on Page 2 NSj Eg® ROUND UP - We haven't yet been to vote because as this is being written, the voting start time is an hour away. But, we're thinking and preparing for late Tuesday night when the results bring either joy or sorrow to front line election participants and casual electors. As recorders of the event, we expect to be burning some midnight oil so you, our readers, will be able to read all about it within hours after it happens. It's been a great exercise in democratic government. government. Too bad everyone can't win these affairs. POOR SHORTY - It's hard to understand understand why anyone would beat to death a harmless 75-year-old Oshawa stcpdanc- er just because he wouldn't hand over his car keys in the middle of the night. Could drugs or alcohol be responsible, or do we blame it on the recession? Our society certainly appears to be losing something called security and respect for other people's property. Our sympathy sympathy to all those suffering because of this incident. 'Shorty' Stinson will be missed. He was unique. DONORS - In the photo of multi-unit ! blood donors at the recent Red Cross | Clinic here, we neglected to mention] that the Bowmanville Kinsmen Clubs members were the sponsors and the rec- j ognilion certificates were laminated by j Hope's Video in Newcastle Village, j Such assistance is certainly appreciated ! and should be acknowledged. LIBERALS - There appears to be some I stirring in Liberal political party circles jj these days. The Durham Federal asso- ! ciation is planning its annual meeting on] Monday, Nov. 18th at the Corinthian;] Hall in Columbus at 8 p.m. They'll be electing 12 delegates to the convention : in Hull, Quebec in February. Joe Com- j uzzi, M.P. forThunder Bay-Nipigon will t be the guest speaker. REMEMBERING - Once again, our warriors who didn't return from the wars in which we have been involved were honored over the weekend-at services services in our communities. Legion President President Jim Connell on behalf of all veterans veterans would like to thank the schools for allowing the children to attend the service service at the Bowmanville Cenotaph as well as the others on Monday, Nov. 11th. It is hoped they will now have a better understanding of why such a service service is held. FUNDRAISER - After you've enjoyed I the Santa Para'de on Saturday, you may ] want to warm/up with some hoLsoup; and chili at the Salvation Army Hall, 75 ij Liberty St. South, from 11 until 1. It's a| fundraiser for the 5th Bowmanville Bea- \ vers who will be delighted to welcome you and your friends. BIG CHANGES - The- lakefronl at Bowmanville Beach was a busy spot on the weekend with about a dozen fishermen fishermen in action along both sides of the pier. There were also several boats on shore, wrapped up for the winter and being stored by Wiggers Marina who now have a large sign advertising their services. But, the biggest changes have come at Newcastle Village's lakcfront where the town has spent a sizable amount of money to install a boat ramp, a pagoda type structure and a paved parking area. Quite impressive. r \ The Stork n n /r i j ^^11/ Report if) w /(.ff ELLIOTT - It's a Girl! i'ljLo WIGGANS - It's a Boy! , 4» So Th lotal 1 ms Year Boys 100 Girls 110 e Birth Notices on Page 12 VÜ. v ANNIVERSARY - All roads lead to Ebenezer United Church on Sunday for their 125th Anniversary service at 2 p.m. Come early and watch the parade of vintage autos at 1:30. During the service, service, there will be a dedication of the recently recently completed facilities. It should be quite a celebration with a reception following, ANIMALS - Recent reports indicate that humans had better watch out, the animals arc staging a comeback. A story in this edition tells of an increase in the number of brush wolves in the area and what people are doing to protect their livestock. We also heard a report about the damage beavers are doing north of here. One chap was called upon to -lend his expert help and nabbed one of them, a 58 pounder, in the Pontypool area. Quite Quite a catch. HEAVY VOTE - The first reports have just come in from electors who have already already cast their ballots in the municipal election. It sounds as though we could be in for an exceptionally heavy vote, indicating the public's interest is much stronger this year than previously. What that means in terms of results is uncertain. MEETING - After a successful fair this year, the South Ontario Agricultural Society Society that is in charge of the Oshawa- Whitby Fair in Brooklin, will hold its annual meeting to discuss results and next year's event on Wednesday, Nov. 20th at 8 p.m. in Brooklin. More details can be obtained by calling 576-2990 or 725-8858. UNITED WAY - 436-7377 's Hamre ! Regional Councillor Diane Hamre was elected mayor of the Town of Newcastle Tuesday night by the narrowest margin in the history of the municipality. Unofficial tallies gave her 5,195 votes. That's just 34 ballots ahead of her nearest rival, Ann Cowman. A recount is a definite possibility. After four hours of tension, the winner could finally relax when the results of the last poll were posted at 48 minutes past midnight. Here, the mayor-elect hugs fellow-councillor, Ken Hooper, a staunch supporter supporter of her mayoralty bid. Mr. Hooper also won re-election in Bowmanville's regional regional council seat. Tr>,D , IFTTVvv ® . -g © i J101Û a iMMSm 111 _ L ' , o , r r l U' ' \ ' , O n jy Votes Separate Hamre and Cowman in Exciting Final Poll Win - Vf avoirs' Contest by Laura J. Richards , As Diane Hamre had predicted, the fight for the mayor's office was a close one. And Diane Hamre came out the winner. After a see-saw battle with Ann Cowman, Cowman, Ms Hamre finally eked out a 34- vote decision to win the election at 12:48 a.m. Ms Hamre received 5,195 votes, while Ann Cowman had 5,161 ballots cast in her favor. Incumbent Mayor Marie Hubbard received received 2,619 votes. Matthew Morra had 1,032 "Hamre, Hamre, Hamre," chanted a woman close to the mayor-elect when the results of the last poll in Ward Three were placed on the screen in the Council Chambers at the town hall. Congratulations and hugs abounded from Ms Hamre's family, campaign workers and other well-wishers as cameras cameras clicked to record the jubilation. "Diane you've got your hands full," said a former mayor of the Town of Newcastle, Garnet Rickard. "I wish you all the best." "I'm very, very happy," said an elated Ms Hamre. "I had a huge terrific team who worked so hard." Responding to a question regarding a possible recount, Ms Hamre said: "If that happens, that is part of the democratic democratic process." A close vote between she and Mrs. Cowman is what Ms Hamre predicted earlier Tuesday evening at her campaign headquarters. "I've predicted all along that it would be very close," she told The Statesman. The jubilant atmosphere witnessed at Ms Hamre's campaign headquarters was in direct opposite to what was found at Mrs. Cowman's. There, tension and apprehension were evident each time the telephone rang at her campaign manager's elbow with results results from the polls. At 11 p.m. as many of the results were being called in, Mrs. Cowman told her supporters, "She (Ms Hamre) must have won real big in Clarke." "I feel sad for the Town," said Mrs. Cowman when the final results showed Ms Hamre had won. She added: "I just don't agree with my competitor's philosophies and policies. policies. I don't think their ways arc the ways I would have run the Town. "I don't think it's the way the people really want it." By the time the last results were known, incumbent Mayor Marie Hubbard Hubbard told reporters she had enjoyed public public life and her almost 12 years as a Town of Newcastle elected official. "I have led the Town with integrity and decency," said the outgoing Hubbard. Hubbard. Of Ms Hamre's campaign, Mayor Hubbard said: "She led a clean campaign campaign and I respect her." The legacy, which Mayor Hubbard leaves behind as she leaves her public life to undertake studies in the field of municipal planning, includes environmental environmental issues and the local economic base. "The municipality has better parks, the beginning of the Crombie Trail, 2,700 acres of industrial land, and the protection of rural land," she said. rp he I! idTS nrr l he Number : ri Ô" Mayor Diane Hamre Regional Councillors Ward One Larry Hannah Ward Two Ken Hooper Ward Three Ann Dreslinski Local Councillors Ward One Mary Novak Ward Two John O'Toole Ward Three David Scott Public School Trustees Ward One David Gray Shirley Robson Ward Two Charmaine Dunn Michael Slocombe Ward Three Debbie Nowlan Bob Willsher Separate School Trustees Alan Baylis Caroline Burke Newcastle Hydro Commission George Moore Harvey Partner Pauline Storks George Van Dyk Mayor Ann Cowman 5161 Diane Hamre 5195 Marie Hubbard 2619 Matthew Morra 1032 Regional Councillors Ward One Larry Hannah 2546 Amot Wotten 2161 Ward Two Carson Elliott 1511 Ken Hooper 2019 John Vanginhoven 1097 Ward Three RolfBalentin 59 John Blogg 1041 Bill Clarke 1123 Ann Dreslinski 1256 Frank Harris 439 Local Councillors Ward One Monte Hennessy 476 Mary Novak 2290 Ken Smith 1595 Ward Two Ken Bromley 1470 John O'Toole 2887 Ward Three Charles Ewert 1146 James Hale 726 David Scott 1166 Bill Tomlinson 1003 Public School Trustees Ward One Laurie Baird 1333 Stuart Davison 783 David Gray 2233 Shirley Robson 1661 Ward Two Charmaine Dunn 1653 Nora Gust 1332 Michael Slocombe 2688 Ward Three Lucinda Cull 973 Debbie Nowlan 2151 Bob Willsher 2043 Separate School Trustees Alan Baylis 739 Caroline Burke 870 Joe Jeronimo ; ....459 Cecil Mackesey 356 Newcastle Hydro Commission George Moore 7327 Harvey Partner 6553 Glenn Pearson 3157 Patricia Pinglc 5067 Paul Rccsor 2548 Pauline Storks 5192 George Van Dyk 5094 (Unofficial Results as of 1:00 a.m. Wednesday) See Pg. 2 for More Election Reports jpBEsroMj We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Donkey is Best Defence Against Wolves See Page 3 Remembrance Services Held Across Town See Page One Section Two Santa Comes to Town Saturday For His Parade Special Section carpet WAREHOUSE 1 ^ EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES Kino si, w, 728-4601 Oshawa 3