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ages Wednesday, January 22,1992 Bowmanville, Ontario 138th Year 560 + 40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue Three V A Family Owned Weekly Newspaper Serving Bowmanville and its Surrounding Communities Since 1854 MiinHij i «ces Questions About Proposed Highway Town councillors were given the chance to ask questions about the proposed proposed Highway 407 during a meeting with officials from Ontario's Ministry of Transportation on Monday. The question-and-answer session was • in preparation for a public meeting to be held later this month in Tyrone with councillors and ministry of transportation transportation consultants in attendance. The technically-preferred route was explained to committee members by 407 Transportation Corridor Project Manager Manager Pal Reynolds and Project Director Cliff Lumlcy. They addressed councillors councillors at a meeting of the General Purpose and Administration Committee. The new councillors and all others present during the meeting were introduced introduced to the route and the concerns surrounding surrounding the situation along the proposed proposed route. The technically-preferred route will go through the least number of farming areas in the Town of Newcastle and will support the future growth of the areas serviced by the transportation corridor, said Mr. Reynolds. Committee member David Scott was interested in the history of the transportation transportation corridor and asked if the routes had ever changed. "The original study occurred in the 1950's and is periodically updated," said Mr. Lumley. This updating "lets people get on with their lives," Mr. Lumley told Councillor Councillor Scott. Mr. Reynolds told committee members members that the Ministry of Transportation has not been given any decisions from the Town of Newcastle regarding the; town's position on the technically preferred preferred route. The ministry's preferred route "goes through the middle of our community," Mayor Diane Hamre said to her committee. committee. If a farmer wants to go to his other field, he will have to go with traffic rather rather than just crossing the road with his equipment, Mayor Hamre pointed out. So far, Newcastle Council has not made a decision on the rouie, Mayor Hamre said. The Town of Newcastle is holding a public meeting in Tyrone on January 28 to discuss the highway proposition with citizens. HELP NEEDED - An urgent plea for help has been received from the Newcastle Newcastle and Newtonville area where canvassers canvassers are needed for the annual Heart &. Stroke fund-raising campaign. Anyone Anyone willing to give 2-3 hours to canvass canvass in those areas should call 987-5400, or 786-2688 in Newtonville. No doubt, help will be needed in Bowmanville as well where the number to call is 623- 19815. Canvassers are always in short supply. BRIAN'S COMING - An item in this week's Port Perry Star tells us that Canada's Canada's Prime Minister will be visiting this area on Friday, Feb. 7th. Apparently, he's due to speak in Peterborough at noon and make another slop along Highway Highway 115/35 later that afternoon. More details should be available from MP Ross Stevenson later. In the meantime as this is being written, the world awaits with bated breath, the much publicized speech by Premier Bob Rac at 7:30 Tuesday evening which by the time you read this, will be history. The Stork Market Report BOWMAN - It's a Boy! CARRUTHERS - It's a Boy! THOMPSON- It's a Boy! Boys 9 Girls 7 See Birth Notices On Page 16 RETIRING - One of this town's oldest businesses announces this week that its owners have decided to retire and as of today are selling all their stock and fixtures fixtures at bargain basement prices. The owners are Jack and Doris Roughley of Chartran's, the clothing store that was established by the late Sid Chartran, 70 years ago. The store will continue its final sale until either all the stock is gone or the Newcastle Golf course opens for the season, whichever comes first. LOOKING AHEAD - The weather outside may be just a, touch wintery, but have faith, Spring is hot too far off and probably will be here before we're ready for it. Word has just come in that both Orono and Newcastle Village Horticultural Horticultural Societies arc getting ready. Orono's annual meeting is this Thursday and Newcastle has a preparatory meeting the following week, Jan. 28. That's certainly a good sign that winter's on the wane. TOUGH LEAGUE - With times as tough as they arc, it appears to be open season on politicians at all levels. Our new town council may learn this at a meeting to be held in Tyrone Community Community Centre at 7:30 next Tuesday, Jan. 28th. The item under discussion will be the proposed route for Highway 407 that has stirred up a considerable amount of controversy involving a number of local land owners who, for various reasons, want no part of it. The meeting should draw a big crowd. I BARTERING - Anyone interested in being part of the formation of a local bartering network is invited to an informal informal gathering on January 28 at 7:30 p.m. This will be an opportunity to meet one another and develop an inventory of goods and services. For more information, information, contact Janice Kroft, COPE Administrator Administrator at 623-4123. FAIR NEWS - As a further indication that we could be heading for better times - or weather - The Durham Central Agricultural Agricultural Society directors will be holding their big planning meeting and elections this Saturday at 1 in the arena upstairs at Orono. One of the main items will be the introduction of their new fair manager, manager, Glenn Pearson, replacing Ron Locke who is retiring after doing a great job for the past several years. ALL QUIET - So far, nothing has come back from Durham Region in reply to Councillor Ken Hooper's motion about the name change for the town. It, in effect, effect, asked the region if they would approve approve a name change, once the local council in the Town of Newcastle found one they liked, following the overwhelming overwhelming results of that referendum last November. As we recall it, the region region wasn't consulted or advised before that referendum was put on the ballot, so why should they have anything to do with it now, other than accepting council's council's decision? In the interim, there's been no word from the Boosters, who must be wondering why no one in high places has told them what's happening. WATCH FOR RUPA --- Sherry Rupa, proud mom of professional boxer Nick, called our office on Tuesday afternoon to remind us that Sporlsdcsk, seen on TSN, will be broadcasting a small feature feature on the Bowmanville native during their sportscast tonight. Nick won his most recent fight on Saturday night in Philadelphia, and appears headed for bigger paydays. Youngsters Certainly Don't The latest load of fluffy white snow was welcomed by Ontario Street Public School students.ll-ti week-; And, judging judging by thd| number of .ghmes -he- .snjWv. inspired inj tire • schoolyard, it appears to be one of Mil!her Nature's most Object to Winter's Icy Blast versatile toys. The colder temperatures seem to be encouraging encouraging the snow to stick around for awhile longer, much to the delight of this wagon trail of bundled-up youngsters. Former Hostage Suing Iraq for Multi Millions A Newcastle Village resident who was held hostage in Iraq for four months is now suing the Iraqi government. Bob Beck, a mechanic with General Motors, Motors, originally went to Iraq in March of 1990. His job was to train Iraqi workers in proper vehicle maintenance and repair. But, by early August, Iraqi military forces forces had invaded Kuwait and no foreigners were permitted to leave die country. Mr. Beck said dial he was neither jailed nor tortured, but his forced detention in the hostile middle-east country was very hard on him. His absence was equally hard on his family, he says. His status as a hostage legally released him from his obligation to continue leaching. leaching. Nevertheless, Mr. Beck and his colleagues colleagues kept working. In fact, Mr. Beck kept working right up until the last Saturday in December when he was finally allowed to return home to Canada. Canada. Now, more than a year after his release, Mr. Beck has sought out the assistance of the United Nations and the Canadian External External Affairs Ministry to help him launch the legal suit. He is seeking compensation for lost wages and for mental suffering which, he claims, were a result of his ordeal as a hostage. Mr. Beck declined to reveal the exact dollar dollar amount of his claim, but he did indicate it was "in the millions." "I was sort of in a daze when I came back," remembers Mr. Beck. "I thought I was okay, but then my wife said I wasn't the same person." The next day he made an appointment with a doctor who diagnosed him as suffering suffering from "post-traumatic, depression." Mr. Beck had to take 10 months off work due to this depression. While he was being detained overseas in Iraq, three close family members of his family family died. "I lost my father, my grandfather and my aunt," he said. Mr. Beck doesn't expect any headway regarding regarding his claim until the middle of summer summer when most of the paperwork involved in filing will be completed. He can't say for sure in which country the case will be tried. by Laura J. Richards Newcastle's town councillors will not support a request for enlarging the Laid- law landfill site near Newtonville. The municipality's general purpose and administration committee decided against Laidlaw's "infill" project at a meeting on Monday. The councillors heard input that included a report by the 'Town of Newcastle's planning department department and a story by children's author, Dr. Seuss. The planning department recommended recommended against an application by Laid- law Waste Systems (Durham) which would allow the finn to enlarge its existing existing site by re-locating a gas pipeline and placing more landfill between two existing existing landfill mounds. In their recommendations, the planners planners stated that evidence of leachate (a liquid leaking from the existing site) was discovered. The evidence indicated the leachate was entering tire Graham Creek system. Leachate from the current site was not treated and the planning department predicted in their report that "leachate from the infill project would also not be adequately treated. The landfill site has had "a significant negative impact on the residents of the surrounding community and on the condition condition of Town roads used by heavy trucks travelling to and from the existing landfill," said the report from planning staff. The report also pointed out that the firm has another proposal to expand its landfill operation onto approximately 119 acres to the south of the current site. Environmentalist Helen MacDonald expressed her views towards the Laid- law project by reading The Lorax, a children's story "written by Dr. Seuss 20 years ago. The story suggests, said Ms MacDonald, MacDonald, that people need to work together to make sure the environment is saved, A She told committee members she is opposed to Laidlaw's application to permit permit additional landfilling at the site. But, she added that the environment needs more titan just one proponent. "In the long term, the Town of Newcastle Newcastle needs to form a partnership with the environmental groups here," she explained. explained. "Dealing with the environment is not kids stuff," she declared. Laidlaw said in its application that it does not feel an amendment to the Durham Durham Region Official Plan is required be cause the operation pre-dates the Town of Newcastle Comprehensive Zoning by-law. Laidlaw's infilling plans would require require the re-routing of two natural gas pipes to the south of the southernmost landfill cell. The area formerly occupied by the pipeline and located between two current landfill areas would then accommodate accommodate additional waste. The company's proposal is to operate 1 the Infill Project for two years, at a disposal disposal rate of 895 tonnes per week, states" the planning department report. The outcome would be 90,000 tonnes of waste located in a .58 hectare area. The two present-day mounds of material would be merged into a single mound having a height of 183 metres. This mound would be as high as the one cur-' rently located at the northern portion of the site. The General Purpose and Administration Administration Committee recommended that the Durham Region vote against designating the landfill operation as a Waste Management Management Facility. Newcastle councillors Continued on Page 2 A Town of Newcastle committee has denied a request for all-way stops to act as speed controls at two intersections in Courtice. Instead, the Durham Regional Police will "be requested to strictly enforce the existing maximum 50 kilometre per hour, speed zones on Glcnabbey Drive and other residential collector-type roadways roadways in Courtice," states a report written by Works Department staff for the General General Purpose and Administration Committee. Committee. A copy of the report will also be sent to the Durham Regional Police. At a meeting on Monday, Jan. 20, Newcastle's General Purpose and Administration Administration Committee also denied a request request to lower the speed limit on Gle- nabbey Drive from 50 kilometres per hour to 40 kilometres and to prohibit heavy trucks from entering Glcnabbey Drive. Denials of all the requests were suggested suggested by a report from Town of Newcastle Newcastle staff. The staff report looked into the con cerns Courtice residents had regarding speeding in the areas of Glcnabbey Drive, Robert Adams Drive, Auburn Lane, Bruntsfield Street, Pinedale Crescent, Crescent, Pebblebeach Drive and Hampstead Gate. A letter from area resident Christine Stezik made a request for two all-way stops, a speed limit reduction from 50 kilometers per hour down to 40 kilometers kilometers per hour, prohibition of trucks and establishing a schopl crossing guard on Glcnabbey Drive. Included with the letter was a petition signed by over 50 area residents. Information in the staff report indicates indicates tit at the implementation of all-way stops does not reduce speeds of oncoming oncoming traffic. In fact, according to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, allway allway stops should not be used as a speed control device or as a means of detouring detouring the movement of through traffic in a residential area. The staff report states: "the installation installation of an all-way stop is not an effec tive way to reduce speed over a large area of roadway. It has also been shown that installation of unwarranted all-way stop signs results in disregard of the signs by drivers who will not bring the vehicle to a full stop but simply slow down then accelerate rapidly." Looking at the newly constructed Mother Teresa School located on Gle- nabbey Drive between Robert Adams Drive and Auburn Lane, the staff noted that "concerns for children have been addressed by posting school zone signs and establishing a school crossing guard on Glcnabbey Drive at the east limit of the school's property. Enforcement of the speed limit will be applied by members of the Durham Regional Police Services. The Works Department report also stated that traffic volumes on Glcnabbey Drive do not indicate a need to prohibit heavy tmeks from using the street. Town councillors will vote on the committee recommendations during the council meeting on Monday, Jan. 27. Artists Display Talented Work At Juried Show See Page 6 Vi Statesman Salutes Top Athletes in Past Year Career Fair Highlights Co-op Program At Clarke H.S. See Page 13