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Wsm bsbssbb Serving More Than 18,000 Homes in The Town of Newcastle Saturday, February 6,1993 Volume Three, Issue 5 IIF : || § ■ I ■ ' : ■ SI" to : . I ■ WMm % to,'" H ililiei v:< , . 'y.'»,*"'/'/" "' . / . : : i tfi! li 'T>yjtoisll : /II SR r MR 1&W fe ;//?// ,W ' rto- V--V.-V A /• . ■ d#«9fZ*r?' V*'i ;> ;>1 V : ' ■ • - - ; . , x '" v Orono Fiddlers Entertain at Hospital Auxiliary variety Nignt by Laura J. Richards The Municipality of Clarington is one step closer to becoming a reality. reality. On Wednesday, Feb. 3, Durham Region councillors voted to change the Town of Newcastle's name to the Municipality of Clarington. This means the newly-appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs, Ed Philip, will be dealing with the name change soon. : v Although there will be a change in designation from "town" to "municipality," "municipality," Clarington is to have "the same rights, powers, and duties as a town municipality under the law," states a recommendation to regional regional council. The Durham Region solicitor will now consult with the Town of Newcastle's solicitor and appropriate appropriate staff within the Ministry of Municipal Municipal Affairs to prepare the wording wording for draft legislation which will re-name the town. The final stage of the name change process will be an amendment to the Regional Municipality Municipality of Durham Act, which must , be. approved by the Ontario legislature. legislature. tototo ftoto Town of Newcastle Mayor Diane Hamre thanked her fellow councillors councillors for supporting the change. "A sincere thank-you to each and every one of you," Mayor Hamre said before telling the councillors about the public process that led up to the change in name. She said it had occurred without any political interference. "We followed through without having an elected member on the Name Change Committee. "They were told to. come to us with one name, not a short list, and that is what they did," said the mayor. mayor. : "toto" : to- Mayor Hamre also said that Newcastle's director of public works has assured Newcastle Council Council that changes to signs will be phased in as they need replacing so that the financial impacts will be "stretched over a long period of time." : v Whitby Councillor Joe Drumm gave Mayor Hamre his enthusiastic support for the name change and the way in which the council handled the process, to "I liked the method and the hands-off attitude the town took," Councillor Drumm said. "I appreciate appreciate that." Chairman Gary Herrema said he was glad the town carried through with what it set out to do after the referendum decided the fate of the town's name. The next slop is approval from the province of Ontario. by Laura J. Richards Whether residents of the Town of Newcastle want it or not -- the 407 is on its way. However, the shovels won't be breaking ground for another 20 or 30 years. On Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, Durham Regional Councillors approved approved the two north/south arterial roads which will link Highway 407 and Highway 401 in the Durham Region.'The technically preferred route for the Pickering/Ajax/Whitby free way link was accepted after a two -hour debate. This link would run parallel to Lake Ridge Road from the 401 to the proposed 407. Council also approved the technically-preferred technically-preferred route for the Newcastle Newcastle link. Approval of the Newcastle Newcastle route was accepted without debate or questions from the Town of Newcastle mayor or councillors. The technically-preferred route .is Continued on Page 2 Bowmanville High School auditorium were treated to a number of country favorites played by members of the Orono & District Fiddle Club. Posing with their instmments after the show are Fiddle Club President Wendell Trineer and ten-year-old Mark Sullivan, one of the youngest musicians musicians in the club. -- Photo by Lorraine Manfredo A Q .... 1 * ; . Graham's Canadian Tire' Community Services Activity Guide (Indicates partial distribution) For information about inserting flyers in 7TVeetende*. please contact our office at 623-3303 by Laura J. Richards Celebrate Durham '94 is a yearlong yearlong birthday party planned for Durham Durham Region's 20th anniversary. "We're looking forward to an exciting exciting year," said Norm Leigh, Chairman of the Celebrate Durham '94 Steering Committee. • "We think it will create a different different image for the Region" for residents residents and tourists alike, Mr. Leigh said during a media conference held on Wednesday, Feb. 3. to kick off the event. "This is good news," said Dur ham Regional Chairman Gary Herrema, Herrema, Honorary Chairman of Celebrate Celebrate '94. "This will help people cross boundaries, mix and feel good about the community," the Honorary Chairman added. The whole idea, though, is the brain-child of Oshawa Regional Councillor Dave Conway, Pat Olive of the region's Economic Development Development Department said. Mr. Conway went to the Regional Regional Chairman to talk about the idea and things have since mushroomed. "It's been talked about and discussed discussed for over a year," Mr. Olive told media representatives. The idea was taken to the Mayor's Mayor's Special Standing Committee and then to the Economic Development Development Department. As Mr. Olive tells it, "a number of mayors are on board and their enthusiasm enthusiasm is bubbling over for 1994." The idea is to combine the many annual events that take place in the region and use 1994 celebrations as a marketing tool for the organizers. Continued on Page 2