l :| s ? LA>= 416-623-3303 28 Pages Wednesday, September 16,1992 Bowmanville, Ontario 138th Year 560 + 40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 37 % ! J Two Month Delay Before Final Sites Known for Dump by Laura J. Richards The Interim Waste Authority (IWA) has delayed an announcement announcement which will reveal which of the half-dozen sites are in the running to become the next Durham Region landfill facility. The IWA was expected to release a short-list of Durham dump sites by the end of the month. But now the sites won't be known for another two months. A news release from the IWA's chair, Walter Pitman, on Monday, Sept. 14, states: "The authority must defer the announcement to late November November to allow more time to evaluate evaluate the large volume of information received through the public consultation consultation process." The public consultation process is a "critical component of the site selection process," Mr. Pitman added, added, "because it allows for the two- way flow of important information about candidate sites." During the summer, hundreds of individuals and groups have provided provided valuable information and views to the IWA, states the news release. Much of the information came from the more than 1,000 letters, almost almost 2,000 telephone calls, and over 100 briefs at the Landfill Informa tion centres across Metro Toronto/ York, Durham and Peel regions. "We want to ensure the site search teams have adequate time to evaluate all of this information through field verifications and tests, and to incorporate it in the study conclusions," stated Erv McIntyre, the IWA General Manager. "Field verifications would not normally be carried out at this stage, however, the public considers them important. For that reason, the IWA is carrying out field verifications for all three site searches," Mr. McIntyre McIntyre said. "The IWA is expediting the technical technical studies to minimize the time that sites remain on the long list," says the news release from the IWA. Town of Newcastle Mayor Diane Hamre told The Statesman on Monday Monday evening that she disapproves of the move by the IWA. "I think it's awful," she said. "To put so many families and communities communities through two more months of not knowing what to do with their properties properties is terrible." The extension of the period of time needed to determine a short list is an unfortunate turn of events, . Mayor Hamre said. Continued on Page 2 A used car salesperson would have had a difficult time finding an interested buyer for this station wagon after the third heat of the demolition derby on Friday night at the Orono Fair. See front page of Section Two for more coverage coverage of the fair. --photo by Brad Kelly STORE OPENING - If you haven't already been trying to get into the new Canadian Tire store at the west end of Bowmanville, we would like to advise you that the doors will be open for business Thursday morning. Please check their advertisement in this issue and be ready for an enjoyable outing at the store on Thursday. It's an amazing addition to this community's shopping section. This week, the company is also marking its 70th anniversary. Obviously, they feel Bowmanville is,a great place, with an outstanding future. BINGO NEWS - Last week, an error occurred somehow in the popular popular Knights of Columbus advertisement for TV Bingo on Channel 10. It should have read 3 games - $100 each rather than 3 games - $75 each. No doubt, players will welcome the increased returns. POLITICS - Now that Orono Fair has again broken its attendance record, the directors may be able to join forces with the Kirby Senate and indulge in some pre-election politics. The Durham Progressive- Conservatives arc planning a day-long riding workshop this Saturday, Sept. 19th at Solina Community Hall. The special guest will be none other than their provincial leader, Mike Harris, who will address the group at 12:45. The news release says he will be commenting on, among other things, the Rae government's record over the first half of its mandate. Somehow, we doubt if he will complimenting Mr. Rae for doing a fine job. It doesn't work that way. HOUSE TOUR - St. Saviour's Anglican Church on Mill Street in Orono is holding its Fall House Tour this Saturday, Sept. 19th from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and they tell us there are a few tickets left. So, if you are looking for an interesting and educational outing, give Phyllis Dewell a call at 983-5339. Newcastle Village's ex-postmaster Charles Gray was the chap who let us know they weren't sold out. He's in Newcastle at 987-4551 but keeps promoting things at Orono's St. Saviour's. Saviour's. Now, it's up to you. A map will be available at the church so you won't get lost and tea will be served there. by Laura J. Richards Two of three delegations concerned concerned with the location of a proposed proposed waste transfer station near Lake Ontario received an icy blast from the Town of Newcastle mayor Monday night. Mayor Diane Hamre told environmental environmental lawyer, Michael Izzard, that he should do his homework' before before addressing council. She had similar advice for local environmentalist, environmentalist, Helen MacDonald. Mayor Hamre, speaking at Monday Monday night's regular council meeting, told Mr. Izzard that the items hoi, alternate routes out of their community community in case of an emergency. Mr. Izzard wanted council to delay delay Detox's request for permission to establish a waste transfer station so he would have time to gather information information on the Detox application . "We need to get all the information information for a knowledgeable decision to be made," Mr. Izzard told council. Detox would be handling industrial industrial waste and it would be the residents' residents' quality of life which would be affected if something awry happened happened at the location, he stated. Tt-was an off-chance that a train be able to exit through a service road to Cobbledick Rd., he said. The road is narrow and there are ditches on both sides, making it impossible impossible to pass if a vehicle were to stall or be incapacitated in some way, Mr. Izzard said. "This is a serious concern which affects the health, safety, comfort, security and sanctity of home for the Wilmot Creek homeowners," he added. On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Izzard Izzard told The Statesman that he approached approached council to show them that they "could kill the application at the council level." Continued on Page 2 Petition Seeks Information oh in 1974 by Laura J. Richards A 92-name petition asking the raised pertaining, to health and safë-- woqld derail in Mississauga and ty are ones that were questioned prc-L.' chlorine gas escaped. It was a off- „ ,*- liaiuv ^ uro viously by town council. ' chaiœ&Mtan oil-tanker would tjpill Town of Newcastle council to find "I have no patience with alarm- 011 on Alaska. out the cost of the original Town of ists," Mayor Hamre said at the Mon- And there was a sum chance Newcastle name change in 1974 day night. Sept. 14, council session. | that an emergency could happen at a castle name change m U/4 During the meeting, Mr. Izzard,' battery plant in Oshawa. who represents a resident of'the',, "However, emergencies do hap- Wilmot Creek community, had ; P ea " / touched on the need for another ac- \ an emergency evacuation, cess road to the site: Wilmot Creek residents would only was on the council's agenda on Monday night, Sept. 14. The petition says: "My suggestion suggestion is that an estimated report based on some of the costs from the original original naming of the Town be made eeeeeeeeeeee SOCIAL SEASON OPENS - A flash from the composing room has just come in, advising us that there are three columns of Coming Events listed in this week's Statesman, which is quite a change from what we've had all summer. Probably most of them will also appear in the Newcastle Independent and the Weekender, so keep looking and be ready to participate in the many events that are coming up. There will be something for all ages. Just to mention a few, there's a Rotary Club Car Wash this Saturday at Miracle Mart. St. Paul's Church is holding a barbecued smoked pork chop dinner from 4 on this Saturday Saturday and Legion Week starts Sunday noon with free hot dogs, etc. on their parking lot, King Street East. But, don't expect this great weather to continue for the week-end. We've, just had a report that says it's going going to revert to that wet stuff we don't really need. Port Hope Fair won't be pleased to hear that. Their Fair is this week-end. «IMIIIIIIM LIBERALS STIRRING - If you are interested in the proposed changes to the Ontario Labour legislation, you should set aside a couple of hours for a meeting Wednesday, Sept. 30th at 8. It's sponsored sponsored by the Durham East Liberals and is being held at Bowmanville 'High School, Liberty St. North, with former Liberal Labour Minister Greg Sorbara, M.P.P. as the guest speaker. Admission is free and you'll be able to ask questions of the speaker, by Lorraine Manfredo Forget about good things coming in small packages. Shoppers who really care about the environment know that better things come in bigger packages. . Buying in bulk is one sure way to not only save money, but to save the environment as well, says Judy Hur- vid of the Town's Waste Reduction Week Committee. The volunteer co ordinator offered other waste- reduction tips to a group attending a Zero-Garbage Shopping Tour last Monday at Graham's IGA in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. The tour leads up to Waste Reduction Reduction Week which is scheduled to run September 30 to October 4. The tour was arranged in anticipation of the province-wide Zero-Garbage Day on Sept. 30th. * IMMHKtll GOOD LUCK, JOE - This Saturday, somewhere, the presidents of ; Rotary Clubs in this District will be charging out of the starting gate in an all out effort to walk 10 km. Before then, they will have lured friends into sponsoring them at so much a kilometre to raise funds for .•iRolary International Foundation Scholarships and Grants Programs. The local contestant is, of course, President E. Joe Pinto, who tells us :hc has been practising and it hasn't been easy, but he feels certain he'll go die distance, if only more sponsors will sign those pledge sheets. ........,,, v 1 .... Stork Market Report AVERY/DONADEL- It's Twin Hoys! 4- IIASTIEN - It's u Girll "*"* METCALF - It's nGirll Total This Year Boys 83 Girls 82 Vi Seepage 10 "When the developers of Wilmot Creek first came to the council, we wanted two access roads and Cobbledick Cobbledick as the service entrance," said Mayor Hamre. "However, the owners of the property said their homeowners couldn't afford that." Now that Detox Environmental Ltd. owners want a waste transfer station at their building on Bennett Road just west of the Wilmot Creek adult community, residents are concerned concerned that there really aren't any Week-end Thefts at Hospital and C.I.B.C. A Bowmanville bank and hospital hospital were robbed in separate incidents during the weekend. Durham Regional Police said a robbery at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in downtown Bowmanville netted unknown suspects suspects a haul of $70,000 to $80,000. Durham Regional Police 16th Division Division Staff Sgt. Edward Forgctte told The Statesman, Tuesday that the front door of the bank had bccn ; forced open. However, "a key was used to get into the Automatic Teller Machine," he said. The theft happened around 4 a.m. The second incident happened "sometime during the weekend" at Memorial Hospital Bowmanville, Staff Sgt. Forgctte said. A total of 22 vials holding Demerol, Demerol, Codeine, Morphine, Talwin and Epimorph were taken from the hospital's pharmacy. The raid on the pharmacy shelves took place between Sept. 11 at 5 During a zero-garbage shopping tour Monday at Graham's IGA p.m. and Sept. 14 at 10:30 a.m. in Bowmanville, Judy Hurvid of the Waste Reduction Week Com- Thc hospital will be putting in mittce makes her way to the bulk shopping bins. Ms Hurvid recom- new security measures shortly, Staff mends buying in bulk to cut down on the amount of packaging pur- Sgt. Forgctte said. chased. F known to the general public and then have another vote whether to change the name as the original (referendum (referendum question) was poorly worded." The council decided to accept the petition for information. Name Change Committee Chairman Chairman David Wing told The Statesman Statesman on Tuesday afternoon that he Continued on Page 2 inaa ta; ■ ■ ... .., On.that day, Ontario residents are all challenged to produce no garbage. "In order'to have no garbage on September 30th we have to shop ahead of time keeping that in mind," said Ms Hurvid before the tour started. started. Shopping with the 3 R's (reducing, re-using, and recycling) in mind means: -bulk buying -buying locally-grown goods -avoiding disposable, single-use products -avoiding highly packaged products products Ms Hurvid's first task was to bundle bundle up her rcfillable pop and milk jugs for return in her own cloth tote bags before heading to the store. "There are 55 million shopping bags given out in Canada each week," she said, "If everyone brought their own cloth bags, just think of the dent it would put in those 55 million bags." Buy as big as you can, Ms Hurvid urges shoppers. "It's cheaper, it has less packaging, so there's less waste." And, buying locally-grown fruits and vegetables whenever possible cuts down on the vast amount of energy wasted in transporting produce to a distant market. Buying imports serves to support the heavier use of pesticides pesticides in many foreign countries, she adds. Cello-wrapped tomatoes, celery and prc-sliccd salad ingredients get the cold shoulder from zero-garbage shoppers. Ms Hurvid condemns over- Continucd on Page 2 Til'!'. MMSHWe PRESTON ■ We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Highlights of 140th Annual Fair in Orono Sec Page One Section Two i v / WMWS Local Triathlete Thrilled with Strong Finish in • World Class Meet See Page 8 WÊf* ■ vT .. ><< I. . -a ' v> E ■ ' Iff*? ' -«4 CARPET WAREHOUSE i--i-- EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES SS KinJ si. w. 728-4601 Oshawa