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f Week in Review- The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, March 3,1993 3 Flag Raising Marks Beginning of Red Cross Month in Newcastle Mixed Reaction to Report Çv From Page One arc permitted. Many new businesses fall "through the cracks" when bylaws bylaws arc worded as they are now. ^Looking at the positive side of the report, Mr. Patrick said: "Of course, we weren't naive enough to brieve that everything we recommended recommended would be supported." ?;Mr. Patrick is pleased with the staff's support for council to reconsider reconsider its position regarding Highway 407. "The staff report is understanding that the 407 is an important part of ou'r economic future," Mr. Patrick remarked. ■-The recommendation from staff requests that council "endorse the technically-preferred routes for both Highway 407 and the connecting lirtk and advise all concerned parties accordingly." ■p It would take a two-thirds majority majority of votes to reconsider their present stand on the issue, jjj Other areas the report delves into are: to find a town slogan and use it within a marketing plan; to ask Ontario Ontario Hydro to create a floral garden and to install a welcoming sign on the south side of 401 on the hill at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. There are also suggestions that the town create floral gardens Town Budget to be Discussed Mar. 5th A special public meeting of the General Purpose and Administration committee will take place on Friday morning, March 5 at the town's, administrative administrative centre. 'The topic of discussion will be the 1993 Current Budget and the 1993 Capital Budget and four-year forecast. The meeting has also been called to examine requests from 52 community community groups looking for municipal grants totalling $390,709.60. There is $98,958 in the municipal grant coffers for these groups. ;This year, eight of the 52 applications applications for municipal grants are new. ' Mayor Diane Hamre told The Statesman the "special working meeting meeting is open to the public." This gathering of councillors is the kick-off budget meeting to look at a proposed mill rate increase of 0.99 per cent which is lower than the 1992 percentage percentage of 1.4. 'Information within the Treasury Department staff report states: the current current years's reduction in mill rate impact impact is primarily due to the assessment growth, of 4.1 per cent and overall attempts attempts by all departments to maintain the 1.5 per cent or less impact on operations." operations." and signs at the Liberty Street and the Mill Street intersections with the 401. In addition, the report suggests that the Chief Administration Officer Officer refine a five year operating plan and capital program as part of the annual budgeting exercise and that the town sponsor a kick-off reception reception for a Town of Newcastle Chamber Chamber of Commerce and allow the Tourist Information Centre to be used as a phone answering service for the Chamber for up to one year. Of the report's 18 recommendations recommendations the last two focus on the establishment establishment of a new position described as Economic Development Officer. The salary range would be between $35,689 and $47.357. The staff requested that council authorize the Director of Planning to spend 25 per cent of his time on Economic Economic Development tasks. However, However, the staff recommended against hiring a Senior Economic Development Development Officer and clerical staff until 1995. Within the conclusion of the staff report it is stated: "Through the Chait Report, the Mayor's Task Force Report and staff analysis of the whole issue of economic development, development, there is now a detailed road" map for Council to follow. "Economic development requires long term commitment and its success success cannot be measured for many years to come although several short term actions may provide some immediate immediate results. "There is no quick fix nor miracle miracle solutions to such a complex task except for a firm commitment and patience for results." - V General Purpose and Administration Administration Committee members have, received received the report for information while approving expenses "prebudget." "prebudget." The report is to be brought before the committee once again in April. As committee member David Scott put it, "A month to look over this will be well spent as this has a far-reaching impact. This could affect affect the economic health of the town for many years into the future." Elected officials joined Red Cross Society representatives in a flag-raising ceremony at the Town Hall on Monday to kick-off the March fund-raising campaign. Red Cross volunteers will be selling bouquets bouquets of flowers at participating shopping malls this weekend to raise money for international relief efforts efforts and other projects. Pictured in the back are (1-r): Local Councillor John O'Toole, Gordon Buchanan of the Oshawa Red Cross, Regional Councillor Larry Hannah, Regional Councillor Ann Dreslinski, and Local Councillor Mary Novak. In the front are: Georgina Dalrymple of the Bowmanville Red Cross, Local Local Councillor David Scott, Town of Newcastle Mayor Diane Hamre, Marjorie Buchanan of the Oshawa Red Cross, and June Siebarth of the Bowmanville Red Cross. A truck driver and a second mo torist came to the rescue of a .driver who lost consciousness behind the wheel of his car on Highway 401 last month. Ontario Provincial Police at Newcastle said a 32-year-old Wark- worth man was eastbound at Holt Rd. when, for unknown reasons, he became unconscious. His vehicle continued eastbound along the barrier barrier wall. Hubert Coveyduck, a truck driver, driver, observed this incident and saw the driver slumped over the front seat. He accelerated his tractor trailer unit ahead of the vehicle, pulled his rig to the south shoulder, and ran across the highway, jumping the cement cement barrier. As the unconscious driver and vehicle came even with Mr. Coveyduck, he smashed the driver's window with his hands and pulled the gear shift into the park position. Mr. Coveyduck received severe gashes to his arms in the rescue rescue attempt.' 1 " 1 ' ;|v; At the same tinic, Mr. John George Smith, 73, of Scarborough, pulled alongside the stricken vehicle and ensured that it would not come PARA . PAINTS & COATINGS CENTRAL PAINT & W ALLPAPER 295 kitson Rd. S„ Oshava 434-3939 , PARA J p R F-M-I-U;M 66 "(Judlitv l\iinr (a C 'nnipclitivc l'i ii i'.\ " NISSAN NISSAN mm, SALES PROMOTION 1993 NISSAN SHORT BOX PICKUPS tAAAA NOW ONLY *9390 1993 SENTRA 4 door with air Now FROM ONLY 1993 MAXIMA SUPPUESARE LIMITED £23,690' , ;° m0nly _ BEST VALUE IN ITS CLASS. Call or Visit Today! "Freight t PDE ($500). 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Y u;,> The stores' concepts are based on - similar enterprises found in the United States which "offer a limited selection of merchandise in a 'nofrills' 'nofrills' environment, thereby appealing appealing to price-conscious consumers." The Price Club functions on a membership basis and goods offered by the outlet include food, tobacco, sundries, automotive products, hardware, hardware, housewares, appliances, film, jewelry and books. Currently, the Price Club has locations in Vaughan and Mississauga. The Aikenhead's Home Improvement Improvement Warehouse sells hardware, plumbing supplies, building materials, materials, lumber and garden products. It offers a "high degree of customer service and knowledgeable tradespeople tradespeople in every section of the store. There arc Aikenhead's Home Improvement Improvement Warehouses in Scarborough, Scarborough, Mississauga and Vaughan. Currently, the lands in Whitby where the company would like to place these two buildings arc zoned for industrial development and the proposed buildings do not fit the designation. The Town of Newcastle staff report report state?: "Development of this proposal may help to stem the outflow outflow of expenditures which might otherwise be captured by similar locations locations outside of Durham Region." However, the consultants working working on the markcLs impacted by the development did not include the Town of Newcastle in their study. "Additional information is required required regarding the impact of the facility on die Town of Newcastle," states staff's report. The members of die General Purpose Purpose and Administration committee agreed with staff's recommendation to not object to the proposed Official Official Plan Amendment. Drilling Tests Begin At Stapleton Farm by Laura J.'Richards For the first time in almost five days, the sun wasn't shining at Sun- nyrise Acres on Stapleton Road when a truck with drilling equipment showed up mid-morning on Tuesday, March 2. The boring to take place has been ordered by the Interim Waste Authority Authority (IWA) in its efforts to locate a Durham Durham Region only landfill site in cither the Town of Newcastle or in Pickering. Pickering. "They're up on the hill to drill the first of six holes," Marvin Stapleton told The Statesman, Tuesday after- ' noon. Mr. Stapleton is concerned the people doing the drilling will only be boring at the top of the hill, not anywhere anywhere else on the Stapleton property being eyeballcd by the IWA.. . - L .; r I i i i I i i i I I i i i I Betty ^8 Rite DRY CLEANERS Independently owned and operated. 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