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i ELEvîNVlLLZ -AH" •n. _ ! BOm'VILLE. CNTARiO L1C3A8 BOWL IB 416-623-3303 24 Pages Wednesday, March 3,1993 Bowmanville, Ontario 139th Year 560 + 40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 9 T308:3i Council to Ask Province To Permanently Close Newtonville Landfill Site Newcastle's town councillors want the Minister of the Environment Environment to close the Laidlaw landfill site on Stapleton Rd., near Newtonville. Newtonville. The Town of Newcastle council is going to ask the Minister of the Environment not to allow Laidlaw Waste Systems Limited to continue accepting garbage at the Stapleton Road site. Councillors also will ask ministry officials to decommission the site and have Laidlaw cap it. Currently, the site is being "artificially "artificially kept open" by the operators, Councillor David Scott told The Statesman on Monday afternoon. The company is keeping the site open by "taking in a minimal amount of garbage each week," Councillor Scott said. The resolution passed unanimously unanimously by the council on Monday states the operators of the Newtonville Newtonville area landfill have retracted their application for infilling between between tiie two existing mounds on site. Continuing to put garbage into the dump "imposes unacceptable environmental environmental impacts on Graham Creek, the surrounding area and Laidlaw's neighbors," states the resolution resolution from Councillor Scott. IT'S IN THE AIR - Possibly, we are somewhat premature, but Spring was certainly in the air on Tuesday morning. By the time you read this, we should have lost a foot or two of the white stuff which is being converted to water by the warmer temperature. So far, we haven't encountered anyone who was complaining about the climate change; it's been a long winter. Please keep your children away from fast-flowing creeks and urge snowmobilers to be careful on area lakes; the machines can't swim. SURE SIGNS - The Public Relations folks at the Central Lake Ontario Ontario Conservation Authority must have been anticipating the recent change in the weather...and welcomed it with open arms and a batch of news releases, concerning maple syrup demonstrations, pancakes and tours of various types at the Purple Woods Conservation Area, north of Oshawa. There's also a wood carving exhibition there March 6 and 7,13 and 14. No doubt we'll 1» receiving news of more Spring- I like activities from other sources as time goes on. Check the news ; stories in this and later editions and the Coming Events columns for • details. ;HE'S RUNNING - For quite a change, most of the news media have I altered their tune in recent days and some of the harshest critics have ; had nice things to say about Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, now that ; he has announced his impending resignation. We should remind them • of that old story about the much hated minister who received so many accolades when he resigned that he changed his mind because of them and decided to stay. Locally, we have received almost a clear indication, indication, that the federal election is already under way ... and that the incumbent incumbent member Ross Stevenson will again be seeking the Progressive Progressive Conservative nomination. In this week's mail there was a letter and a new, up-dated photo of Mr. Stevenson for our files. Now, why would he send a picture if he wasn't planning to run? BATTLE LINES - Certainly the Stapleton family and their supporters supporters are doing their utmost to persuade the Interim Waste Authority that their 150-acre dairy farm in the Newtonville area is definitely not the place for Durham Region's largest landfill dumpsite. All interested citizens - and that's everyone - should be aware of a meeting between the I.W.A. and the Town of Newcastle to discuss all aspects of the situation. situation. It will take place at the Newcastle Village Community Hall, Tuesday, March 9th at 7 p.m. Come out and show the I.W.A. that you care what happens. Now is the time to act, NOT after a decision has been made; that will be too late. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - We don't believe there is any obvious connection between this item and the one above about the dump meeting, meeting, but oddly enough, Newtonville is in the forefront in both items. This one deals with the World Day of Prayer, this Friday, March 5th at 1:30 p.m. at Newtonville United Church, The gucSt speaker on this occasion is Audrey Gauthier from "The Crooked Creek School House." They arc planning for a large crowd to attend from all over our community, as well as from more distant points. Maybe they might be encouraged to offer up a prayer on behalf of their neighbors who arc trying to prevent their farm being taken over for a dumpsite. NEW WOMEN'S GROUP - An interesting meeting is coming up next Monday, March 8th at the Visual Arts Centre, off Simpson Avenue Avenue in Bowmanville. March 8th is International Women's Day and a local group concerning about women's issues, named FOCUS, has been formed and will get under way at 7 p.m. to spend a couple of hours watching videos and generally discussing a wide variety of topics topics of interest to the females of the species. If you'd care to join in the fun and contribute your ideas to the rap session, you would be welcome. welcome. After all, that's the way women's suffrage began 100 years ago. DOWNTOWN BUSINESS - While the gals arc getting together at the Visual Arts Centre, another mixed group will be holding forth at the St. John's Anglican Church. They arc the business folks from the DBIA, the Downtown Business Improvement Area, and this annual dinner meeting's advance publicity and rumor machine, give every indication indication of there being some rather exciting developments of a type that haven't been encountered in past years. Business in the past couple of years has not been all that great for many of the entrepreneurs entrepreneurs who operate outlets and services along Bowmanville downtown core. As a result, several arc looking for new ideas and more results from the amount of special taxes they |xiy to belong to this type of organization. organization. All of which should spark some rather pointed debate. If you arc a member of this group, you arc urged to attend and participate. participate. For tickets, please call The Stork Market Report CARY - It's a Cilrll KRUWIÎS - It's a Girll MOFFATT - It'» « Glill Seepage 12 Total This Year Boys 11 Girls 17 j ,wew «6 , 1 "A W ' ' 1 F 3 i ■ '> Minister Visits Riding The Hon. Paul Dick, the federal Minister of Supply and Services, Services, visited A VP Extrusion Limited in Newcastle Village Tuesday. Mr. Dick (left) was escorted through the plant by Robert Robert Crawford, the plant's Manager of Engineering (next to Mr. Dick), who is shown here explaining the numbers on the computer computer screen. Company president Craig Benson is in the background. background. A VP Extrusion manufactures plastic films used in paper envelopes and bags for the rubber industry. See story on page 2. by Laura J. Richards The chairman of the Town of Newcastle's economic task force says he has mixed views on an economic economic development program prepared prepared by the municipality's staff. Michael Patrick said he disagrees with some of the financial implications implications of the report. However, the task force chairman chairman is pleased that municipal staff arc supporting other ideas, including the construction of Highway 407 through this municipality. Mr. Patrick is the chairman,of a task force of local business people known as the Mayor'S Task Fdrce on Economic Development. The group was founded almost a year Town councillors will not be objecting objecting to a pair of giant "warehouse-style" "warehouse-style" stores which arc planned for Whitby. Members of the town's General Purpose and Administration Committee Committee voted Monday to support a Town Wants Bell To Include Village The Town of Newcastle is going to bat for business owners in Newcastle Newcastle Village who want to sec their community'included in Bell Canada's Canada's new Metro Toronto calling area. As it is, Bell Canada wants to expand expand its service area to include Bowmanville in the cast, Burlington in the west, and Uxbridge and Port Perry in the north. For area residents, this would mean being able to call Toronto without long distance charges. However, this change would not come without a price, Council member member Ann Drcslinski pointed out to her colleagues at a committee meeting meeting Monday. "This would raise service charges to $23 per resident," Councillor Drcsl inski warned. She asked councillors to think about those residents who live on fixed incomes when discussing the expanded area. An idea she suggested was to have Bell Canada make the offer to Newcastle Village businesses only. The discussion came as a result of letters received from two Newcastle Newcastle Village business owners who want the expanded phone services to include Newcastle Village. ago to provide input pertaining to the municipality's economic health. Based on suggestions from the business people, and recommendations recommendations of an independent consultant, municipal staff have now sketched a general economic development plan for the community. "There arc some areas where we don't think the staff has gone far enough and other areas where we are pleased," said Mr. Patrick. • His main area of concern is cost V Th'O task force does not believe, tor example, that last year's 1.4 per cent tax increase was insignificant. And business leaders believe that the town's tax, rate has a negative impact on the local economy. "Other municipalities had tax freezes last year," Mr. Patrick told The Statesman on Monday afternoon. afternoon. While other municipalities were taking the lead in capping tax increases, increases, the Town of Newcastle allowed allowed an increase, he noted. The town needs to be "cost effective," effective," he pointed out. "We believe the town's tax position position is a deterrent to economic development," development," Mr. Patrick stated. Mr. Patrick also. looked at the costs associated with the municipality municipality including an economic development development officer on its staff. The task force was hoping the town would be able to create the position at a minimal minimal cost. "They have made what we intended intended to be cost effective ... very expensive," he noted. "We thought the person entering the role would be someone with an existing office and furniture," Mr. Patrick said in response, to the fact that within the implementation program program budget there is $50,000 allocated allocated to the establishment of an Economic Economic Development office, complete with equipment and furniture. furniture. Another figure that Mr. Patrick questions is $10,000 for the preparation preparation of a "Welcome Wagon" style of package for new business.. Within the staff report, Mr. Patrick Patrick said there are a number of items that need to be examined. One of those areas, he mentioned is the idea of using exclusive wording wording in by-laws rather than inclusive words. The business persons on the task force suggested that the town look at using words which would say what is not allowed in the area rather rather than what is allowed. Current bylaws bylaws only specify which land uses Continued on Page 3 proposed regional Official Plan Amendment which would allow the development to proceed. The stores include a 116,000 square foot Price Club Warehouse rctail/wholcsalc outlet and an Ai- kenhead's Home Improvement Warehouse outlet containing 126,000 square feel. The two buildings buildings would also have 1,509 parking spaces between them. The 22.1 acre site is located on Victoria Street East at the southeast comer of Thickson Road and Highway Highway 401. The developer requesting permission permission to proceed with the project is INVAR Industrial Limited. According According to a Planning Department staff report, this location "provides good visibility and access." In a somewhat unusual move, the Durham region planning department is seeking the comments from its area municipalities because of the Continued on Pago 3 Parking Shortage To be Investigated The Town of Newcastle Community Community Services Department will be looking at a parking shortage at the Newcastle Fitness Centre at Bow- mtmvillc High School. Recent letters to Town Council from Town of Newcastle residents say those parking spaces available arc being used, not by people attending attending fitness classes at the centre, but by students. The Director of Community Services Services will review the matter and write a report to council regarding possible solutions to the problem. Workshop To Perform "Noises Off" Some of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Drama Workshop actors actors ham it up just before their "Noises Off dress rehearsal was scheduled to begin at the Bowmanville Bowmanville High School auditorium auditorium Monday night. The stars of the show get into plenty of hilarious predicaments predicaments with sardines, glue, jealous lovers and even an axe. Tickets arc still available to see this rollicking comedy nm- ning March 4, 5, and 6. Call 623-4224 or 623- 7596 for tickets. 'HHUWMjW I 1 if 1 "• ,Mj Lk /\t/> * mf tt( 4P | ïiîjSffiE v * ' ' Msg ;k v- MP [prestonJ We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Rotary Exchange Student Greeted By Snow Storm See Page I Section 2 Top Swimmer Qualifies for Competition at Edmonton Meet See Page 6 CARPET WAREH0UÎ