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Newcastle Village Community Hall May Receive Heritage Designation The Newcastle Village Community Hall is being recommended for designation designation as a heritage building by the Town of Newcastle. However, before the designation takes place, the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (L.A.C.A.C.) and Newcastle Village Hall Board are to be advised that the designation won't include the former Memorial Library, the former jail cell, •or the two flag poles outside. "Having reviewed the request, staff lis concerned that the designation of ; the flag poles, the jail cell, and the entire entire Memorial Library may be a hindrance hindrance to the adaptive reuse of the 1 property," states the Planning Depart- 'ment staff report. I A piece of notable architecture -within the library is the ornate brick- Iwork which has been added to the list lof interior features to be designated. ~ "It is staff's desire to support heritage heritage preservation within the munici- -pality, but staff also recognizes that heritage buildings must conform to the needs of today's society and must be able to evolve in order to be viable structures within their community," the report continues. The Newcastle Village Community Hall property is owned by the Town of Newcastle and was left to the village village by the Massey Family in the 1920's through Chester Massey, a native native of Newcastle and the grandson of Daniel Massey of the Massey Harris Company. The structure is a landmark and is "one of the most significant non- residential structures in the municipality," municipality," the report says. The reasons for the historical designation designation are based on exterior and interior interior structure elements. Some of the outside elements being being looked at in the designation process process : - the symmetry of the elevation and fine stone detail; - the facade with entablature and embrasure at entrance, including the heraldic stone carving and motto; - the main entrance doors and the arched east entrance; - the slate roof and dormers with their round nine-paned windows, the clock and clock tower with its slate spire; and, - the Great Hall windows, 16 over 16, topped with six-segment fanlights, stone mouldings and keystones. Inside the building are a number of interesting elements providing an interesting interesting interior: - the four Great War Memorial tablets in the entrance lobby; - the arched doorways, two on the main floor having fanlights and stone mouldings; - the stone staircases with their wide brick and stone balusters; - art deco lights throughout; - the box office cage; and, -the entrance doorway to the Great Hall with its decorated glazed panels and transom lights. The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. Wednesday, November 4,1992 3 Week in Review Patients Welcomed to Open House at Liberty Health Centre im |||S-teg|§ j< .:■#***: V.-N. • WmmA .=s» es* ■ ..... ,« t&m-m** * «* ï&z&rsr ' il:. Glenn Malcolm, a Nestleton farmer and former Scugog Township Township councillor, will be seeking the Liberal, nomination in the federal riding of Durham. Mr. Malcolm announced his plans at the April meeting of the Liberal Party. He has filed his nomination nomination papers and has been canvassing canvassing the riding during the past 10 .months as he builds support for his candidacy. "The referendum is over and I hope the Conservative government drops any attempts to work on the constitutional impasse left at the present time," said Mr. Malcolm in a statement last week. "Many issues are in need of being being addressed in the next few months because of dire urgency and the fact that an election must be held before November 1993," Mr. Malcolm cites the economy, unemployment, free trade, taxation, social policy- and environmental Concerns as some of the issues facing facing the federal electorate. "1 teel that my background and past experience, enthusiasm for politics politics and strong desire to strive for this position will suit me for the task ahead," he added. Liberty Health Centre personnel welcomed patients, neighbors and friends to an Open House last Friday Friday afternoon. The Liberty Health Centre was celebrating its first anniversary. Pictured outside the clinic's clinic's entrance at 60 Liberty Street S., are: Dr. Karl Vermeulen, dentist; Dr. James Stevenson, optometrist; Dr. Susan Finlay, family practice; Dr. Ron Van Hoof, family practice; and Dr. John Balenko, dentist. Newcastle Fire Report In the first three-quarters of the year, losses due to fires in the Town of Newcastle totalled $1.3 million, according according to a report from the Fire Department. Department. The Town of Newcastle Fire Department Department answered 230 calls during a three-month period between July 1 to Sept. 30,1992. Topping the breakdown list of the calls was that of "alarm activations" at 57, states a report from Fire Chief Michael Michael Creighton. ' Coming in at second place were burning complaints, numbering 38. During this time period, there were 34 miscellaneous calls, 22 medical assistance assistance calls, 20 vehicle fires, 15 structure fires, 14 motor vehicle accidents, accidents, and 10 fuel spills. Other incidents incidents included: propane and natural gas leaks and check calls (8); hydro wires down (2); and, chimney fires and grass fires (1). The total fire loss for the past three months was $50,201. Until the end of September 1992, the Fire Department has answered 709 calls. The majority of these were described described as alarm activations. Veteran Commissioner Honored for Service Glenn Malcolm The candidate sees a bright future future ahead for Canada if "our elected elected politicians each take leadership roles based on listening and then acting decisively." Mr. Malcolm served three years as a Scugog Township councillor and was a mayoralty candidate in the 1991 Scugog elections.. He has been açjjvc in the Liberal federal and provincial riding associations. associations. He is a past president ,of the Durham Pork Producers; a past director director of the Soil and Crop Improvement Improvement Association and a past member member of the Community Park Board. A graduate of Port Perry High school, he has completed farm and people management courses and is in his final year of a BA degree at Trent University. An application to amend the Durham Durham Region Official Plan to permit a 14-lot country residential subdivision has been denied by Regional Council. A report from the Durham Region's Region's Planning Department states the applicant would have the lots "serviced "serviced by individual wells and private sewage disposal systems." The piece of property owned by Joe Tomina is located on 17.3 acres on the east side of Holt Road, south of Nash Road, in Courtice. According to the report, the land has been designated as "Major Open Space" in the 1976 and 1991 Durham Region Official Plans. The land is also considered to be "Hazard Land" and an "Environmentally "Environmentally Sensitive Area." However, also in the report it is stated that "subject to a number of considerations, limited country residential residential development may be considered considered through the Official Plan Amendment Amendment process." The property is located "between an area of high groundwater levels to the west and a wetland to the southeast southeast as identified by the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority's Environmentally Environmentally Sensitive Areas Mapping Mapping Project." The land is flat to slightly sloping, with hedgerows crossing the site in a west-to-east direction. Surrounding land uses include: strip residential de velopment, agricultural operations and forests, farm fields, and mral residential residential properties. At a Town of Newcastle Council meeting on Sept. 14, councillors voted to deny permission to amend the. Town of Newcastle Official Plan. In a staff report, approval of the project was not recommended because of "the impact of the development on an area identified as environmentally sensitive, the loss of open space as an urban separator feature, and the anticipated anticipated demand for municipal services." Town of Newcastle Ward Two Regional Regional Councillor Ken Hooper told The Statesman the matter will probably probably be going to the Ontario Municipal Municipal Board for a hearing. - Harvey Partner, vice-chairman of the Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission, has been honored for 20 years of service as a hydro commissioner. Mr. Partner received a certificate recognizing this accomplishment accomplishment at a recent meeting of the District #1 Municipal Electric Electric Association Annual Meeting in Trenton. Harvey Pamter (left) is shown above as he receives his- award from Tony Jennings, of the Municipal Electric Association. Mr. Partner is a former member of the Orono PUC and is a past chairman of the Newcastle Hydro Commission. Commission. CORRECTION NOTICE Due to a printing error in today's. Shoppers Drug Mart flyer on page 2, .Studio Line Express 2 in 1, should read 300 ml not 350 ml. 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