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We Asked and You Said Page from the Past What's Happening Marathon Marchers Draw Attention to Childhood Hunqer bv Lorraine IVfnnfrprln npr-r-ee-irv imvp nnt anH „,:n to draw attenlion tn iHp- malnniri. y r by Lorraine Manfredo Band-aid solutions may work wonders for blistered feet. But, as one protest marcher en route to Ottawa Ottawa says, it's no way to cure the problem of childhood hunger. University of Ottawa professor, Sean Egan, lead a group of six rain- soaked and weary university students students through Bowmanville last Monday on a 300-mile trek from ■Toronto to Ottawa. The group was hoping to raise awareness about the rights of children. "Band-aid approaches, though necessary, have not and will not solve the problem," writes Egan in a letter presented to Town of Newcastle Newcastle officials. "We have to address the roots of these problems." Children should not be going hungry in a country that is considered considered to be the breadbasket of the world, he said. This points to a distribution distribution and wastage problem. As much as 25% of the food we prepare to eat in North America is wasted. Each day, one or more of the marchers will begin a 36-hour fast to draw attention to the-malnutrition, the-malnutrition, abuse and exploitation many children, even in North American society, experience. Mr. Egan will fast for the entire 12 days of the journey. As he walks, he will think of the 250,000 children who die. worldwide worldwide each week from preventable starvation and disease. He'll think about the scores of Canadian children children who live in worse than Third World conditions and of the hundreds hundreds of others who have to get their meals at food banks. In communities along the march, The Town of Newcastle honored 81 volunteers last Thursday evening, evening, April 22, in a ceremony at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex. The recipients were nominated for the awards by the organizations to which they belong. Those honored have served as volunteers for between five and 50 years. The evening began with an introduction introduction and welcome from Councillor Councillor Ann Dreslinski, chair of the volunteer volunteer . recognition committee. Mayor Diane Harare then added her words of welcome, after which awards were presented by Councillors Councillors John O'Toole, Mary Novak and David Scott as well as Mayor Diane Harare and Durham East MPP Gord Mills. The Town of Newcastle Concert band provided musical entertainment entertainment during the program. The following is a list of volunteers, volunteers, along with their years of service. service. Five Years: Carol Barrett, Edith Bcavis, Eric Bowman, Jennifer Bowman, Tim Bradley, Greta Brown, Doug Browning, Tom Col- liss, Karen Dair, May Ann Denard, Helen Dcvitt, Doug Fallow, Grace Fcddcma, Lorraine Filiatrault, Lynn Finlay, Larry Gcorgiou, Colleen Grocncveld, Wendy.Harris, Joanne Holmes, Todd Ivey, Kelvin Jones, Dan Jones, Linda Kocur, Bill Kraay- vanger, Sharon Lcbreton, Linda MacDuff, Kim McCluskey, Debbie Miller, Nancy Noel, James Osborne, Barbara Pokorski, Sophie Pridie, Glenn Prout, Barb Reid, Ernie Reid, Peter Ritzic, Joan Ritzie, Ernie Roberts, Roberts, David Shrives, Mary Ann Sneed, Brenda Stainton, Mark Thompson, David Watson, Maria Watson, Barbara Williams and Jim Wintonyk. 10 Years: Rac Abcmcthy, Bob Barrett, Ted Bumstead, Gcorgi Dal- rymplc, Pasqualc Docimo, Fred Ford, Thelma Gilbank, Herb Hollister, Hollister, Richard Horton, Robert McDo-' nald, James Noble, Alccn Turner, Elizabeth Vandcrluit, Jan Vandcr- luit, and Keith Yco. 15 Years: Margaret Bradley, Tillcock, John Veldhuis and Elaine Wcrheid. 20+ Years: Loma Atkins, Alfred Brown, Mavis Carlton, George Car- son, Betty Charland, Ernest Colliss, Fred Couch, Madeline Heard, Gordon Gordon Lowery, Joan Murphy, Brenton Rickard. 50 Years: Robert Kent Councillor Dreslinski said the names of volunteers who achieved more than 20 years of service are to be permanently displayed at the Town Hall in Bowmanville. Mr. Egan is collecting the signatures of mayors on a large Declaration in favor of Children's Rights. Some of those rights include: •the right to adequate food, shelter shelter and medicine ■the right to say 'No' to abuse •the right to grow up in an environment environment of peace, liberty and equality equality •the right to be free from exploitation exploitation and slavery Town of Newcastle Mayor Diane Harare added her name to the Declaration Declaration Monday, April 19, when the walkers stopped at the Town Hall in Bowmanville. By the end of their journey, they expect more than a dozen mayors to sign the document. On Monday morning, Mr. Egan spoke to Local Ward One Councillor Councillor Mary Novak at the Administration Administration Building while his team warmed up with hot coffee. Wealthy countries spend billions of dollars stockpiling food every year in order to keep food prices high, he said. Meanwhile, millions of people in both developed and underdeveloped underdeveloped countries go hungry or starve to death. "We must learn to share our agricultural agricultural skills, store food properly, reduce waste, and eliminate destructive destructive industries," said Mr. Egan. Councillor Novak said that there are a number of ways the average person can help the cause. "There are always things individuals individuals can do and I believe everyone will participate in their own way," said Councillor Novak. In fact, charity charity on a neighborhood level is more commonplace than we realize. Those concerned about the problem problem can make donations,' they can lobby their MPPs, or plan on joining the Walk/Fast to Highlight the By tomorrow evening, this group of marchers will arrive in the nation's nation's capital, having walked 300 miles from Toronto in order to raise awareness about child hunger and abuse. Along the way the walkers will have fasted for a minimum of 36 hours and collected Rights of Children next year, said signatures of several mayors on a Declaration supporting Children's ° XT --Rights. University of Ottawa professor, Sean Egan (right), the leader to of the march is seen here with Ward One Local Councillor, Mary Novak holding the Declaration. Councillor Novak. The marchers are expected reach Ottawa on April 29th. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers volunteers will participate in Pitch-In Week, Canada's largest environmental environmental clean-up campaign which takes place May 3-9. Armed with brooms, shovels, rakes, specially imprinted garbage bags and, in some cases, heavy equipment to remove large debris, volunteers are cleaning up Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific Canada and areas areas in between. Among the local participants will be the 4th Bowmanville Beavers, the 9th Bowmanville Cubs and Beavers, Beavers, and Bowmanville High munity-wide environmental projects involving tens of thousands of people. people. Across Canada, volunteers will tackle 5,359 projects, of which 2,205 will take place in Ontario. They will be assisted by 2,827 volunteer volunteer local Pitch-in Week coordinators. coordinators. In Ontario, the projects will take place in 470 communities. "Canadians recognize that improving improving the environment starts at home and they've got to get involved involved in order to make a difference," difference," said Dr. Dave Ankncy, presi- "Pitch-in Week is an action program program which offers everyone an opportunity opportunity to get involved," notes Dr. Ankncy, adding that individual or group involvement can include pulling pulling old refrigerators and tires from streams and rivers, removing old car wrecks from wilderness areas and separating litter which is collected during a neighbourhood blitz into recyclable and non-rccyclable materials. materials. Pitch-in Week, whose 1993 theme is "Cleaning Up The World Starts at Home," is the largest single Bob Kent a volunteer in the community for the met 5f) vf'nrc wic School. Participants from Hampton dent of the Ontario Federation of environmental clean-up campaign in among th?ciShonomdlaHS ttlte Tbv^f i n( ? *«1 «*4 the First Hampton Anglers and Hunters, organizes of the world. Pilch-In t^nada, national Tony Clements, Hugh Coutts, Beth -u.-u.vu wuun. m uic iuwu ui viewuasue s r ubq th( . First Hnmnton finirW-mn Creighton, Pat Godsmark, Beverly volunteer recognition evening. Mr. Kent is a Bowmanville resident fhc^ sôlina Grose, Shcrrcll Lcetoozc, Roger and Life Member of the Bowmanville Lions Club. He is shown The Canada-wide Sects will Lcctoozc, Jack Munday, Lionel above with die recognition plaque he received from the Town of include the clcan-un of downtown Parker, June Sicbarth, Fred Sneed, Newcastle. About 80 citizens were nominated by their organizations rapid transit corridors, remote Marion Sneed, Dave Stainton, Mary to receive the awards for outstanding service. mountain trails and massive, com- the Pitch-in Week campaign which is sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, Burger King, NOVA Corporation and local governments in co-operation with Pitch-in Canada. Canada. sponsors of the campaign, is part of Clean World International, a secretariat secretariat of national organizations concerned concerned with promoting waste reduction, reduction, ' recycling and environmental clean-up. Rotarians Learns About Futuristic Car Designs from G.M. Engineer by Lorraine Manfredo The future looks bright for the North American auto industry and for General Motors in particular. Richard Colcomb, director of product engineering at GM in Oshawa, expressed this confident view at die Thursday, April 15th, meeting of the Bowmanville Rotary Club. Mis report was accompanied by a slide show giving Rotarians a glimpse at tomorrow's sleek new designs and a look back at the cars of yesteryear. "The winning designs will combine combine function with technology and outstanding appearance," Mr. Col- comb said. Designs that will succeed will create strong emotional appeal and will lend a feeling of elegance and grace. "If the vehicle doesn't grab the public, it's bound to fail, he said. "Technological advancements which have been made over the last 100 years are going to pale in comparison comparison with wlntt is coming in the next decade." Early motorcars offered little in the way of luxury or convenience, unlike today's cars which are designed designed on computers, tested in wind tunnels, built in high-tech assembly liants, and driven on roads designed for high speeds. GM is currently working on a number of innovations, including coded security entry systems, onboard onboard personal computers, as well as voice- command cellular phones. Drivers may soon be able to use voice-commands to activate air- conditioning, radio and other special cockpit features. Mechanics may also be able to summon diagnostics of engine controls with voice commands. commands. Further down the road, drivers may be able to access a satellite navigation navigation network using an on-board electronic mapping system for improved improved travel through urban traffic. A concept currently in development development right now at GM displays holographic holographic data on the windshield, so drivers can read their speedometers lor instance, just by using peripheral vision. "And electric 4-wheel steering is just a heartbeat away," Mr. Colcomb Colcomb said. It will offer improved handling and maneuverability, while •1-wheel steering will simplify parallel parallel parking and lane changing, among other things, Other features already on the market include integrated child scats, air bags, and anti-lock braking systems. The North American auto indus try is still going forward with research research and development on electric cars but not on as grand a scale as was earlier anticipated, Mr. Colcomb Colcomb told Rotarians, The buying public is not ready for it and Canada has unique concerns concerns regarding the cost of healing batteries in our cold climate, he explained. explained. "The internal combustion engine will lie around for a long time. Predominately, Predominately, we will use gasoline," he said. Mr. Colcomb doesn't anticipate a switch to alternative fuels in the foreseeable future due to the lack of any existing infrastructure -- such as service stations -- offering alternative alternative fuels. Specific-use vehicles, like the ultra-compact, ultra-compact, quiet, commuter ear, will be the order of the day. The commuter car will eliminate the wastefulness of hauling all that weight around just to carry one person. person. City-dwellers will ride smaller busses, business will rely on fleets of aerodynamically-improvcd trucks. "The possibilities are endless, ami the opportunities are tremendous," tremendous," sait! Mr. Colcomb. "The future future looks bright for General Motors." Motors." Richard Colcomb (left), Director of Engineering at General Motors in Oshawa, and Bowman- ville Rolarlan Jack Locke (right) admire Mr. Colcomb's bright red 1993 Firebird parked at The Flying Dutchman Motor Inn. Mr. Colcomb was the featured speaker at last Thursday's Rotary Club meeting.