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On Tuesday evening, June 2nd I was pleased to be with the Minister of Citizenship, the Honourable Elaine Zicmba, as she presented cheques to both the United churches in Bowman- ville, St. Paul's and Trinity, which will enable them to build access into the churches to enable the disabled to partake of the church activities. On Thursday morning, at 8:30 a.m. I was given the list of the potential dump sites in the riding of Durham East. Many communities are affected by the announcement, and I know that nobody wants to live near a landfill. Yet, we all produce garbage and we arc all, therefore, responsible for disposing disposing of that garbage. It must be in the public interest to have a fair and open process to find the "best" and safest place for the landfill in Durham. Inevitably, not everyone will agree with what is fair and open, particularly particularly those living next to the site that is eventually identified as the preferred site. By September, many of the sites will be eliminated from consideration through scientific and technical studies. studies. Finally, by February 1993 a single preferred landfill site will be identified identified somewhere in Durham. When that site is found, it will have been picked by a clear, fair and open process. process. It will be a difficult process for many people directly affected. But, we must accept responsibility for the waste we produce and for its disposal. Waste disposal, while never popular, is an essential service. Last week in the Legislature, the Sunday Shopping issue was finally dealt with. A free vote in the house is expected to occur this coming Thursday Thursday afternoon. As you know I have been a strong voice against shopping on Sunday since my election. Experience, Experience, and a change in public attitudes in recent months, have combined to persuade me that our legislation, however however well intended, is extremely difficult difficult to enforce fairly, and runs against a growing sense that many people want to shop on Sunday and arc increasingly increasingly impatient of rules and regulations regulations that prevent them from doing so. New legislation to be introduced will protect store owners from having to open on Sundays if they choose not to, and of course workers arc already clearly protected in law from having to work in retail stores on Sundays. Of course, I am keenly aware that there will be those who will be pleased with this decision, there arc others who will be disappointed by it. On Thursday, I will support the legislation that will permit retail stores to open on Sunday. On Thursday evening past, the Progressive Progressive Conservative Party attempted attempted to hijack the legislature over the introduction introduction for first reading of the Ontario Labour Regulations Amendments. Amendments. In the past they read into the record the names of rivers and creeks, in slow-motion, to delay the government government in proceeding with legislation which ÿcy didn't agree with. On Thursday evening they attempted attempted the same tactics by reading slowly into the record, the names of Ontario companies. Through a political maneuver, maneuver, which caught the Conservatives Conservatives with having only a handful of members present, the government House Leader moved a motion to authorize authorize that the house sit for an indefinite indefinite period. Thankfully, we were only required to sit until midnight before common sense prevailed, and we were allowed to carry on with the business for which we were there. What happens happens on this coming Monday is anyone's anyone's guess! ! ! I have no doubt that more surprises are in store. Un Saturday, 1 joined the Premier at the Durham College Convocation ceremonies at the Civic Centre in Oshawa. From there I went to the Courticc Carnival, and following that joined the Premier again in Whitby for an afternoon picnic. That was the week - that was! Until next week - let's try looking at ourselves as others see us - others see us as having lots to be really thankful for. BLACKSTOCK Custom Landscaping Specially blended Screened Top Soil and Peat Moss Special!! Spruce Trees All types of trees available. FREE ESTIMATES ON ALL TYPES OF LANDSCAPING 4M 986-5492 SAVE BIG NOW! FORA SUNNY DAY. CALL TODAY SUMMER'S J COMING AND Mb M IT'S GOING TO BE HOT. W SO YOU BE , READY jyasaa. CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLED COMPLETE FOR ONLY *1699 00 Based on a 1.5 or 2 ton unit. Includes 20 line set 20' electrical patio slab. Robert Jackson Heating, Electrical, Air Conditioning 983-5293 or 983-6221 4 Duchess Street - Orono Lavish Pensions For Federal MPs Dear Sir!Madam: Most members of Parliament should be ashamed of themselves. They claim that Bill C-55, now before before Parliament, makes their gold- plated pension plan fairer. The truth is that this bill is nothing but a cynical, deceptive shell game. Once the politicians' flash and trickery trickery is over, all of the lavish benefits of the MPs' pension plan remain the same. A leading, independent pension expert has attacked Bill C-55 as a "waste of lime". For instance, under Bill C-55 MPs could still leave office after only six years and immediately start collecting pensions for life regardless of their age. These fat pensions would still start at about 518,000 per year and would still have unlimited protection against inflation. What's really outrageous is that the great majority of our MPs seem to sec nothing wrong with clinging to these lavish perks when 1.5 .million Canadians Canadians arc out of work and 2 million arc on welfare! We urge your readers to contact their MPs and press them to not only scrap Bill C-55 but to fundamentally reform this rip-off of the Canadian taxpayer. National polls find unprecedented disrespect for MPs. They have earned that disrespect. Let's hope they try to cam our respect back by doing the right thing with their pension plan. Sincerely, David Somerville President Thanks from School Dear Sir: On behalf of the staff and students at St. Francis of Assisi School, we thank you for the excellent coverage your paper has given the various events at our school. We wish to thank your staff especially for the photos and articles pertaining to our 10th Anniversary Celebrations. Sincerely, Pat Chidley, Helen Cartier & The 10th Anniversary Committee Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, June 10,1992 3 Opinion and Comments Gord Mills Responds to Letter Dear Miss Smith: I am writing to you about your recent recent letter to the editor of The Canadian Canadian Statesman newspaper (May 27th edition), in which you complain that you have had no response to your March 25th letter to the Minister of Health. You left the mistaken impression impression that you were also awaiting a response response to a letter written to my office. Although an information copy of your letter to the Minister of Health was received by my office, you did not, as far as I know, write to me. Since your letter was not addressed to me and since it did not ask for help with problem, it would not be the practice of my office to respond. Indeed, Indeed, your letter to the Minister was in the nature of a suggestion for a change in Ministry policy, a matter which requires a response which I could not provide. Your suggestion was one which would require a detailed detailed knowledge of the reasons for a Ministry policy and an examination of the suggested alternative. I will be glad, since I am aware now of your complaint, to send a copy of your letter to the newspaper to the Minister of Health urging that a reply be given greater priority. However, I urge you to realize that the Minister of Health receives a vast volume of correspondence correspondence and that a response to a letter such as yours requires detailed investigation before a reply can be drafted. That matter you raised is not urgent or time sensitive and would not be prioritized as such. I know the Minister of Health has taken many initiatives to control costs in her Ministry and will appreciate your interest and concern. Please feel welcome to contact my office if you require assistance in some matter which you think appropriate to bring to my attention. Sincerely, Gordon L. Mills, C.D. M.P.P. Durham East From Page 2 Letters to the Editor The _ Canadian Statesman encourages our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column to express their opinions and viewpoints on just about any subject, as we feel a lively letters column helps make a better community newspaper. We insist, however, that all letter writers sign their name. Sorry, no anonymous letter will be printed. should experience once in their lives to understand the garbage issue. Before I moved from Oshawa to The Village my roommate and I had to pull out the green cone and the black cone because our landlord only wanted the compostcrs we had built in October 1991. Needless to say, it was an interesting interesting exercise in finding out about the process behind taking care of your own garbage, The black cone was the easy one and we dug that out first and buried the remains. The green cone was a tad more complex since it has a plastic basket attached to it. We dug around the basket basket to ensure that there would be enough room to dump the contents. Then we had take apart the green cone itself to empty its contents into our larger-than-life hole. The smell and the look of what was in the green cone digester will never leave my senses. I was never quite sure when the involuntary involuntary gagging started. However, it ended after we had finished cleaning and deodorizing the two cones. The project took about four hours from start to finish. Now, most people don't know what it is like to have to handle their own organic wastes. Having had to go through that experience has made me more careful about what I .buy and what I throw out. I know it is really hard to come up with a recycling plan when living in an apartment, but it can be done--one just has to plan ahead for it. And as far as I am concerned, people people who live in their own houses have no excuse to not compost and use black cones for kitchen and garden organic organic wastes. If we all did the best we can, including including watching what products we buy in the stores like groceries, furniture furniture and appliances, garbage would not be where it is today - crowding up the countryside or being shipped to God-only-knows-whcrc to be plowed into the earth. To be blunt, no one likes garbage and no one really likes dealing with it, but it is here and wc have to deal with it one way or another. So why not deal with organic wastes in our own back yards instead of in 250 acre lots in a place that used to be a farm. And, instead of throwing furniture and appliances out, make repairs and take stuff to a second-hand store. This consumerism that everyone seems to be heavily involved in has to stop somewhere. Otherwise, wc will all find ourselves up to our eyeballs in garbage. Fantastic Prices Paid for Antiques at Rotary Auction Clear Air on New Build A thorough presentation of information information pertaining to the fire, court, police building to be erected on Church Street was given by Mayor Ivan Hobbs, Clerk-Controller Robert L. Byron, Stanley M. Roscoe, Hamilton, the architect, and Albert R. Steinstra, Hamilton, civil engin eer, at the meeting of Bowmanville Town Council held in the Council Chamber on Monday evening. Questions were asked from the floor by "Mrs. Edward Samuel about the new building. Inquiries were also made by Stewart McTavish. Mayor Hobbs called on Mr. Roscoe, Roscoe, the architect, to explain the reasons for the ramp planned for the fire hall. He said that Mr. Roscoe of the well known firm" Roscoe and Mdver, Hamilton, designed the new Public Library building here. 18 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 7. 111(17 I dr Per Copy NUMBER 21 Building Inspector Praised for Work On Arena Project ion Plans Parade 'Saturday Morning to Mark Veterans' Week His Worship Mayor Ivan.nmg and roads. The Honor- Hobbs, presented his report on table J. Wilfrid Spooner. Min- J the Mayors and Reeves Con- istcr of Municipal Affairs, and other special speakers discussed discussed fiscal policy, air and water pollution, and other problems. Mayor Hobbs said. tic said that he has copies of the addresses given by members of the Provincial Government and other guest speakers. "If you would like jventlon to Town Council at Ills meeting held In the Council Council Chamber on Monday even- i Ing. He said that at this con- i vention. the largest held to date, 850 delegates represent- - , _ . , ed 64!) towns and villages and Branch t,tt of the Royal;Cenotaph. 5 j x cities Canadian Legion will hold a, Both Branch 178 and the The resolutions passed num- special parade to the Cenotaph Bowmanville Unies Auxiliary'bervd H4, and dealt with this coming Saturday morning,;to the Royal Canadian Legion 1 assessment, education, health, June 10th. and there will bc'will place wreaths at the Ccn-fwelfare. labor, municipal plan. 1» brief service al the Cenotaph otaph to commemorate those; In connection with the celc-'xvho sacrificed their lives for jbntlon of Veterans Week, - their country. The Rev. J. S. 1 'June Illh-i7th Gilchrist, Branch 178 Padre,: All v, lirait, an- aski'd lo S® » PW meet at the Legion Hull. Queen| llpn- Street, before the paradc'mov- After the parade returns lo es oil at !0:Jn a.m. on Sauir-.the Legion Hal], all members day. Led by the Bowmanville of Branch IÏ8 and all the 1 Legion Pipe hand the parade members of the Ladies Legion 1 .will proceed west on Queen'Auxiliary are invited to go by iStrert to the Arena, then north rpccial buses or cars to attend [On Temperance Street to thejthe Drumhead Service and - • ■ • -- Sports Day in Sunderland. TENNIS TOVn.NAMCNT -- At Its May meeting, the Committee Darlington Public School I PAGE -tWOI Darlington Board Approves Plans for Enniskillen School Present Gift to Retiring Sec.-Treas. ■ . A tournament to decide the. OVEN HOUSE JUNE itST , Roard approved sketch plans Deniers nml coltaors of antique, (rom.i.r and , 5'^ n Jm " M ' m ""a™™,»'® near were on_ hand or the Antique Auction Sale Centre will be held on Wed--Ypcs &_ Associates. Willow. sponsored by Bnwmaville Rotary Club on Saturday pictorial edition nesday, June 21st. at their Soper CicekPork. Auctioneer Cliff Pcthick „ . The general public is Invited had almost lost his vac by the time the sale conciud-; ma „ , cls JJhatamounts to a! l0 Inspect the facilities of the rd. hut he and the R-arians were delighted with the new record for the number of.? ew building and see the amaz- results that brought i about $1,700. Prices were high: photographs published of locai.jntf_resulti obtained by a « dcdl- throughout with a widen butter bowl bringing SUS.:-™" l'Kiw'ublhï", ' Collector Mrs. A. Gu* of Whitby is shown with thejg^ h3d over including th- ' bowl site bought. - of the Legion dance. hith mu<t in- prove the.location of all new classrooms. Tentative approval approval had also been obtained from the Darlington Township Council (or the issuing of debentures. debentures. in the amount of $120,000. Grants from dale. The plans have been Department will be paid on submitted to the Department the full cost of Ihe addition of Education for approval. to a maximum of $133.280. It was noted that approval| L r . u . n !!.. T .° r>at TW0> for the project had been re- "'"i ,r?m ,hT C0 " n ; School Concerts ty Public School ConsultativeL Swimmers Perform While Visitors Tour Luxurious Flying Dutchman Motor Inn (Bits ancl [Pt Need Entries For Horse Shu. On June 24t Cullint all Antique (s and Horse-drawn Vehlt! We nrrd you In the C. lrnul.il Horse Show Van on Saturday. June 2-. Parade time. 10:00 a.m. People Interested In rnl Inc the Parade please I the Department of Kecr Many people from the townl swimming pool and sun deck and district attended the; with Its gaily colored timbrel-' Open House at the newly re-, las and lounge chairs, novated Flying Dutchman vi.. ...„n Motor Inn on Sunday after- The well designed Bulfe-: tcria has walnut arbori'el tables and chair*. The U-| shaped glass covered serving centre has- an array of nil kinds of tempting dishes and delicious foods. Head Chef' ■turn to pact TWOI Tours of the luxurious bilding were conducted, and everyone also enjoyed the Water Show performances by members of the Peterborough Ornamental Swim Club in both the Indoor and outdoor . | ^ Groups gathered In the HONES TO VETERANS large and comfortably fut- On Tuesday evening, mcm- nlshed lobby, and the lours bers of the Ladies Auxiliary, were conducted by James to the Canadian Legion went Bourkc, the manager, and his by bus to Uivadalc Veterans assistants. The visitors fiul Lodge in Toronto where theyj Inspected the self serve Bnf-, delivered gilts to each of thr fetcria, which has huge win-[old sweats and spent the even- ; linn, Hownunvltle, 623jl Idnws overlooking the outdoor ing visiting with them, CharmingWelsh Farmer Visits Here Miss Both James ol-mbrokeshlrc, Wales, is visiting Durham County at present ns guest of Mr. Mrs. James Coombos and family at "Thistle Valley Vnrk." She Is itère on ntchango visit ami will remain In Canada until August, August, touring Essex, Welling Lennox nml Addington, Dumlns ami Glengarry counties. She thinks Cnnijj "just wonderful" nml Durham Is quite similar to her home county, where works on the 2011 acre family farm. She is shown ■t left, pointing out to Afcoombe* where her home is located In Wales, teces NICE TOUCH -- A small sticker on the back of an envelope from Mrs. Wm. J. Corner of Scarborough Scarborough drew our attention this week. It read: "Bless this letter on its way; May it help and may it say, Ail the things a letter should. Let it show that God is good. May It lift and may it lighten, May it comfort, may it brighten. May it cause my friend to say, "How good to hear from you today." t t t •* t ABLAZE -- Firemen have been called to several fires in cars the past week. Considerable damage resulted to the vehicles, but the odd thing about the fires is that there were so many of them within a space of only a few days. Possibly they were unaccustomed to such warm weather and couldn't take it. ^ I1ARBATIION -- Karl Colbary, son Frank and Earl Doonan of Oshawa had an interesting experience experience recently. Archie Parisien, of Nortli Bay, a member of their hunting party each year, is a barber and a real character. As his Centennial project, he barbered non stop for 64 hours to set a new record. The former one was 60 hours. In all, he cut 428 heads of hair during the period, ami lost 15 pounds. Karl and his crew visited his shop during the lengthy session that drew customers customers and spectators from a wide area. PUBLICATION -- Bowmanville High School's annual magazine "The Screccli Owl" is just off the press and lives up to the high standards of former years, with one exception. Some of the comments concerning a few of this year's Grade 13 students are needlessly cruel and caustic: Wc would suggest there should he more control over such items. After all, they form a permanent BLOSSOMS -- No olficlul repoit husaume in of the Orono Chamber of Commerce "Blossom Tour" on Sunday, but we would hazard a guess that a great many visitors were delighted to sec this county's fine apple orchards in bloom. The blossoms blossoms this year arc spectacular. For some reason, this also seems to be the greatest or worst year in a long time for dandelions. Golfers in the area arc having quite a time trying to determine where their drives have landed, there arc so many white dandelion heads around to confuse the issue. HOUSING -- A few weeks ago, those over 60 were asked to fill out questionnaires if they would be interested is having some living accommodation built here for "rent based on Income." Time is running running out for filling out those forms. They may be obtained at the Town Hall and those interested should obtain one and fill it out as quickly as possible. Only in this way will the housing authority authority bo able to determine if there actually Is a need here. ^ ^ ^ WAR -- Apparently, the war between Israel and the Arab states Is continuing although a 'Cease Fire* resolution has been approved by the United Nations Security Council. If the UN can persuade both sides to accept the ccasc fire, the next problem problem will be to obtain agreement from all parties on troop withdrawals. To date, the Israeli forces have been doing so well that wc doubt very much If they will he willing to return to original positions. positions. Mr. Nasser appears once again to have bitten off more than he and his troops can handle. Start Tuesday At Lord Elgin Lord Elgin School Concert] will be held next Tuesday! evening, June 13th, In the auditorium starting at 7:30; p.m. This will be the first of a scries of concerts to be given| by Bowmanville Public Schools! this month under the direction M. J Hobbs, retirinq Secretary-Treasurer of the Darlington Township Area School Board, was highly commended for his long record of service to education education in the municipality at a dinner given at the Acres Restaurant in his honor on Monday by the Darlington Township Area School Board. Mr. Hobbs has held office as Secretary-Treasurer ever since the formation of the board two years ago. Before that he served for many years as Secretary-Treasurer of the South Darlington School Board and of Supervising-Principal of its Public Schools. When the new Senior Elementary School was built in the township last year it was named the M. J. Hobbs School in his honor. Board Chairman Sydney Worden, right, is shown presenting a gift to Mr. Hobbs from the members ol the Darlington Darlington Township School Board, Supervising-Principal H. R. Moorcroft. and G. A. MacLeod, Inspector of Schools for the area. Mrs. Hobbs was presented with a corsage and Mr. Hobbs a boutonniere. __ Presentations Pay Tribute To Many Years of Service By High School Teachers ilMore Than 125 Ladies who will play the piano ac-, companimcnl. Pupil* In alii grades will take part. On Wednesday evening. Junel 14th Central School Concert will be held at Lord Elgin!, School Auditorium. The On- _ , » ■- ,, Siifb/SStfiSlSee Historical Dolls evening. June 20th and on Wednesday evening, June 21st the Vincent Massey School' Concert will start there at 7:30 l At UCW Coffee Party STEAL CAPTAIN S C. Durham County District High School Board and Bowmanville Bowmanville High School at n:i Assembly on Thursday after- noon honored two teacher.-, Mrs Hartley Lewis and Gordon Gordon R. Kiliolt. who retire this month after long a-id outstanding service lo the school. In addition to l mi . , , ! school teaching stall anil loi in charge nf uc board of directors, students Mrs, r red Griffin relatives, former student «. ; id -,\r Character Dolls, held bv Unit was in charge of baby-sitting, many friends were prc-i 7 of Trinity United Church and she was agisted by Mrs. 1 principal !.. I.ucas wc Robert Stevens and Miss Lym cd'cvcKvoM^reienlNjin^vui Hcllyar. j gathered tn pay tribute io Mrs Nelson Osborne, PreA-j these Uvo well known teach- Mrs q,nv.. Unit i (lcnt ot Trinity United Church XV,S 'the c-Vnera I Women. Mrs. Ken Sumcrsfor-J. "" ™ t,,,,ral i lhc Vlcr rrciuiciit. Mrs. II. G. and Mrs A. G. Brooks Captain Herbert Fraser re-.Women at the residence nf ported to Bowmanville Police »,t rSl ,\. II. Strike, Beech Avc- this morning that his,1962 two nuCi on Thursday morning, door btudebakcr Lark car had wa , enjoyed by more than been stolen from the drive- 125 ladies " svay of his house at 20 Centre 7 Leader Street. The car was parked ln convcnor ' the driveway at 10 pm. last, night, and Its loss was discov-' The guests were received; presided over the coffee cups, ered this morning. by Mrs. Strike, Mrs. George! Those who assisted In ierv* 1 Captain Fraser's missing ear K. Ward, wife of the minister j Ing were Mrs. Charles F. Calls Calls tan colored and it bcors; of Trinity United Church, and Iran, Mrs. Jack Brough and the license K15082. Bowman-; Mrs. Charles Wight. At thej Mrs. Allan B. Sylvester, ville Police ore investigating guest book Mrs. C. E. Rehder. Assisting In the kitchen This Is the second time his car! was in charge. Mrs. K V.'xverc Mrs. George A. McMul- has been stolen in the pastHoar acted as an assistant lm. Mrs. Garnet McCoy, Mrs. slx months. 'hostess, and Mrs, Ernest Pat- 1 G. Jones and Miss Ruby Lane. aid the occasion was not one ol farewell, but only to say "au revoir". He then called on Forbes Hcylanti, Chairman of the Duthr.ni County District High School Boaril Chairman Heyluiut said that spring is a lime of change, and High Schools must fare the problem of ic- signalions. "It is 0 particular I TURN to PAGE TWOI Honor Two B.H.S. Teachers as They Approach Retirement On Thursday afternoon, the auditorium of How- manvlllc High School was filled with students, teachers, teachers, relatives and friends of two teachers who havn Riven Ioiir nml faithful service lo Ihe school nml who are rctiritij! this year. There were many presentations, laudatory and reminiscing speeches durinu the core* mony. 1'holo show*, from left to rliiht, Hoard Chair* man J. F. Ilvylaml, Mrs. Gordon Elliott, Mr. Elliott nml Mrs, Ariios Lewis, the two rutirluj; tcncliei», ami Vrlndpal Leonard Lucas.