Last week, free at last from the Legislature, I was able to catch up with every outstanding piece of correspondence. correspondence. At the time of writing this column everyone looking for an answer to their letter should have received received one. If you have sent me a letter, letter, and haven't received an answer, please let my office know. On Tuesday, I will be going to Ottawa Ottawa with the rest of the government members until Friday. This retreat gives me the opportunity to discuss one-on-one with the Premier and Cabinet Ministers, the concerns you have spoken to me about over the last year. I will also be speaking to the Minister of Health about concerns the hospitals in the riding have, and also I will be lobbying hard for the radiation radiation treatment centre in Oshawa General General Hospital. I'm looking forward to the retreat, and the opportunity it affords affords for informal discussion not otherwise otherwise available . at Queen's Park, when Cabinet Ministers arc mostly surrounded with bureaucrats with little little time to talk. A couple of weeks ago, a rather nasty letter appeared in a local newspaper, newspaper, which suggested that the government government is not treating seniors in nursing homes with any degree of fairness. The letter writer went on to say that the government has taken away the seniors dignity and placed them in a "poorhouse situation." And all of these comments came about because because of a column I wrote for "Seniors" "Seniors" which I called "Age of Concern." Concern." Let me for a moment set the record straight. At the moment 40% of the health care budget is currently spent on the 12% of the population 65 and over, and the cost per capita is increasing. More money than ever before, and that includes the Liberal and Conservative governments be- fore us, is being spent to meet pressing pressing needs in longterm care. By 1996, the government will spend $647.6 million each year on longterm care, in addition to the $2.2 billion currently currently being spent. People who live in nursing homes and homes for the aged, arc responsible responsible for the cost of room and board. The same costs prevail if you arc a senior living in your own home - isn't that right? isn't that fair? is that notion somehow seen as being "off the wall?" or worse yet, is it seen as taking away the "dignity of a senior?" senior?" as the letter writer claimed. But even that basic charge will be adjusted according to the ability of the senior to pay. What could be fairer? fairer? No one who lives in a nursing home or a home for the aged, is charged for nursing care, drugs and Sorority Members Honored with '93 Order of the Rose By Gayle Stevenson A new year is beginning for Preceptor Preceptor Delta Eta Sorority. We served refreshments once again at the Blood Donor Clinic at the Lions Centre in August and consider this a very worthy worthy service to our community. Many other organizations arc aided by our chapter throughout the year. Our Executive for the 1993-94 year arc: President - Inge Munro Vice President - Roz. Yco Secretary - Marilyn Green Treasurer - Leona Wolilski Corresponding Secretary - Lynda Jackson. At our annual Founder's Day we honoured several of our members this year. We chose Susan Cookson as Our Woman of Honour and Sharon McMullen as our Woman of the Year. Joy Schrycr and Linda Hargcst were both honoured to receive our "Order of the Rose". This is a tradition tradition bestowed upon ladies who have been members of Beta Sigma Phi for 15 years. Wc arc very proud of all of you! For more information or inquiries re joining us, please call our Vice President Roz Yco at 623-4688. If you are new to Bowmanville... would like to call on you with Housewarming Gifts and Information about your now location. CalI Your Hi Neighbour Hostess Rhoda Holt at 623-7070 S, M.P.P., Durham East medicine prescribed under the drug benefit plan, nor are there any charges charges for personal support and qualily- of-life services. I would be pleased to provide anyone anyone interested with a copy of "Partnerships "Partnerships in Long-Term Care" if you care to write to me or call my constituency constituency office or the Queen's Park Office. Office. 697-1501 in Bowmanville, 325- 4934 in Toronto. This policy framework was the result result of consulting with 75,000 participants participants who made known their concerns concerns at more than 3,000 public meetings across Ontario. That process process of open government in action, of course found little coverage in the Toronto tabloid but is it any wonder? In tough times, the Ontario government government has made tough choices that protect good programs and real needs.-1 don't see anything socialist about making Ontarians live only $10 billion beyond their tax revenues. The bitter criticism from our old union union friends doesn't surprise me either. either. In fact I was fully expecting it, and in spite of the unions pledge to get even with us it won't be easy for them to find good alternatives. When British workers rejected their Labour Government, they quickly found the alternative wasn't the good old days, it was Margaret Thatcher. Bill 111, was introduced last year to amend the Public Service Act, and expand the political activity rights of Crown employees for federal, provincial provincial and municipal elections. The Bill will not be in effect in time for the October 25 federal election. As an interim interim measure pending the passage of Bill 111, guidelines have been developed developed incorporating the provisions of the Bill that are compatible with the Public Service Act. Providing you are not a Deputy Minister, you now have the right to engage in public comments, you may canvass on behalf of a federal or provincial provincial candidate, you may solicit funds on behalf of a candidate, you may be a member of a political party and you may be a candidate in a federal federal or provincial election if on a leave of absence without pay. Until next week remember, some people think blame is safer than praise. Take care... Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, September 22,1993 3 Opinion and Comments MWM-I Failing Grade for Attempt at School Reform Dear Sir/Madam: Premier Bob Rae's recent attempt to reform Ontario's school system deserves deserves a failing grade. He announced that he was going to give parents a greater voice in the education education system by appointing six of them to a newly created council that would meet three or four times a year. You don't have to be a straight A student to realize that this plan is nothing nothing more than a PR sham that will do line to help either parents or their children. children. The plain fact is that Ontario's beleaguered beleaguered school system is not going to be helped with more bureaucratic councils or with stronger teacher unions unions or even with more tax dollars. What our schools need is actually quite simple. They need competition. Alter all, the school system right now is essentially a monopoly. Unless parents can afford to pay for an independent independent school, they have no choice . but to put their children into the public system. Monopolies, of course, mean a lack of accountability. However, if parents were allowed i to channel their tax dollars into the : public or independent school of their choice they could in a sense "shop around" and send their children to the school of their choice. This in turn would force public schools to improve their product or face losing students. It's a plan which has worked elsewhere elsewhere and it can work here too. Parents deserve a choice and our children deserve the best education possible. Let's give it to them! Yours truly, Colin Brown, President ■ Ontarians for Responsible Govt. by Laura J. Richards From Page 2 1 can still cat without being sick afterwards. afterwards. To help people like me, I wish grocery grocery stores would find it in their hearts to carry fresher supplies of tofu. During During a trip into China Town on Saturday, Saturday, I stocked up on freshly-made tofu, soy milk and that sort of thing. But I can't and won't do that every weekend -- that was a treat! While my digestive problems were fairly easy to relieve, people who are allergic to foods like wheat or oats must be extremely cautious. Think about your favorite foods and what is in them. What if you were allergic to the flour or even the sugars used in so many different foods? What about foods like tomatoes, or even potatoes? It is really hard to go into any grocery grocery store without finding salt, sugar or flour used in sauces, breads, and other products. I often wonder how much of one's allergies are related to the environment environment wc live in. A new friend and I talked about allergies allergies the other evening, and how much the polluting of the environment affects us. She wondered if one's allergies are caused by one's body finally saying, "That's it, I've had enough!" Stress at home or at work, eating habits, lack of exercise -- all these things can certainly affect the way your body works or doesn't work. Food for thought, isn't it? Key Players.in Stephen's Victory New Industries Buy Land Here The biggest piece of news to hit Bowmanville in rome time came near the end of the town council meeting on Monday night when three bylaws bylaws were passed concerning parcels of land in the Base Line industrial area. P. R. Connolly Construction Construction Ltd., who have built most of the Holiday Inns in Canada, Canada, have purchased nearly 16 acres of land south of the Base Line where they expect to employ between 350 and 400 people. They make prefabricated prefabricated motel and hotel units Almax Ceramic Indus- tries of Lindsay have acquired acquired two acres of land on Meams Avc. where their new plant is expected to employ about 25 persons. Howard L. Wood Transport, who handle farm produce and milk are also taking over more land in that area. His Worship Mayor Hobhs said these moves mark a significant significant development forward that could involve up to 450 new employment opportunities opportunities in the municipality. As a result, the town now has very little land left of the original acreage purchased for industrial industrial development in the area. Tied in with the three bylaws bylaws was a transfer of proper- •ties to and from Burley Bus Lines to take care of the Connolly Connolly Construction require- More Housing in Sight Another piece of good no.» s for those in search of housing here came in a letter front the Bowmanville Planning Board. They recommendod the approval in principle of the general plan of the so. called Anderson Farm Suu- rinrifinr '.I'v-nfV' Hn-d. It IS rMim*»crl •il!)» heiwcto firm and tifiu humes ran he « «instructed r«n tin proper* . ('oimrd rom ut r i-'J ir. '!v* r rrtommrnri.Hiou Terror at Bowm im ille Br.», h Robert Millor** h nu 2IV *.o council's attention the deplm- able conduct of a number *f young men wlm 'vive hivn frequenting the hi-: Up (Camithan VOLUME 114 Last night at Memorial Park, the Men's Towri'League softball series closed for the year when in the last inning, with two out and the score tied, 3-3, Grant Wright hit one over second base to score Terry Black, giving Stephen Fuels' the championship over Kramp's.Fumiture. These two photos show Black jumping onto home plate with both feet to make sure of it arid Wright being congratu- lated for his timely hit. Women's Fashions on Display Pack Community Centre For Fall Fantasy 68 Show Sponsored by Rotary Club Rost Office Closed for Thanksgiving The following hours will .,bt In effect at the Post ,*40ff1ce on Monday, October "Mtth, Thanksgiving Day. . The Post Office will klowd all day. 1 There will be one street Idler box collection at 5:M P Mall will be despatched as follows: Weil, 6:00 p.m.i Kail, 7:00 p m. No mall will lie despatched despatched on Sunday, October 13th. Museum Open This Weekend If you are going to be In town or In thh nrea on Thanksgiving weekend. Bow- manvllie • Museum la open daily now up to and Including the entire holiday weekend, from 2 to 5 p.m. You and your holiday guests of all ages can ipend a fascinating hour or more seeing the rooms and displays. Alter Thanksgiving the Museum will be open Saturdays Saturdays and Sundava only to Oct, 27. when tt will close for the season except for groups or clasifi which may make appointments appointments to mid-November, Mrs M Wiseman. Curator, advises. The Bowmanville Rotary Club's presentation of Fall Fashion Fantasy 1968 through the courtesy of the Mary C Shoppe at the Hons Community Community Centre last Wednesday Wednesday evening, attracted a capacity capacity audience. The attractive attractive feminine apparel for dally wear and all special occasions was from the Mary C. Shoppe, Bowmanville. The General Convenor was Rotary Ann Jean Stevens, wife of Special Events Chair- man Bob Stevens who Is i past president of the club. Rotary Ann Helen Rudell. wife of another past president. Dr. W. M. Rudell, was the Fashion Co-ordlnator. Other convenors were: Decorations. Decorations. Rotary Anns Ada Van Belle and Georgina Dal- rymple, and Lunch, Rotary (TUMN TO l*AOE TWO) 16 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 19fi8 15* Per Copy' NUMBER 41 Whitby Mayor Details Many Advantages of Regional Government Youngsters Take Part in Tree Planting Ceremony .The importance of regional Government for this area was emphasized by Mayor Desmond Desmond Newman, Whitby In his address at the dinner meeting meeting of the Bowmanville Lions Club held in the Lions Community Community Centre orf Tuesday evening, Oct. 1st. President II. R. (Bud) Moses presided. Mayor Newman- first discussed discussed the social problems facing very large United Cities,' and the obvious Inability Inability of their local governments governments to deal with the problems problems of housing, welfare; employment, employment, and crime. "The reason for these problems problems Is that these cities have been allowed to sprawl and have become too large for reasonable solutions to their Ê roblems to be found at the ical level, he pointed" out. "The same thing may happen happen to Metro Toronto. Already Already there are Indications that this is beginning there. I suggest that we take steps to ensure that an alternative form of development Is available. available. For example the establishment establishment of other metropolitan metropolitan centres so that development development capital will have the opportunity to go in several directions and create some balance economically and soc- (TURN TO PACE TWO) Enjoy Tour Through Conservation Area by M. Bartlett Open House at the Long Sault Conservation Area Saturday, Saturday, October 5th on the former Hooey farm proved to be a very interesting and enjoyable enjoyable experience. John Tabb of Tyrone met us at the gate with his team of work-horses and hay-wagon to transport us through «the area. Mr. Tabb has had a farm near the Conservation Conservation Area for 43 years; his good-natured attitude to- (TURN TO PACE TWO) Conservatives Planning County Color Motorcade For Sunday October 20th Designed to acquaint cltl zens with the beauty and interesting interesting features of Durham County, a color motorcade tour of the area has been scheduled for Sunday. October October 20th, by the Durham County Progressive Conservative Conservative Association. The motorcade will atari from Orono Park at 1:30 pm. and, after a visit through the beautiful grounds of the Provincial Provincial Station, will follow an arrow-marked route which, on thla occasion, will be confined confined chiefly to the central and northern areas of the county. Following a wooded • route through the I.eskard vallev to Moiport, the tour will awing westward to Hampton and Sollna and follow a northerly northerly route through Enniskillen Enniskillen and Blackstock to Caesarea. Caesarea. Eastward from Caesarea the tour will follow the shoreline of Lake Scugog to the Janet- ville area and thence, by highway 35 and along the boundary road between Man- vers and Emily townships, to No. 7 highway. Turning tsmth at Omemee the motorcade wilt follow a beautifully wooded route to the village of Beth any. From Bethany the route will take an easterly and northerly northerly direction through the wooded, picturesque htlU of Cavan township to the village of Ida on County Hoad No. 10. (TURN TO PAOl TWO) Will Present Chandos Anthem The popular ExcUslor Choir has a treat In itore for area music lovera. It was announced thla week that they will perform In the Town Hall on Saturday, Saturday, October 10th, and later will be in Peterborough Peterborough on a date to be announced. announced. On October 10th they will be presenting, for the first time In this area and possibly possibly In Ontario, the aoundi of Handeitan chords from HandtVa Chandos Anthems. Attractive Rotary Models Display Latest Fashions Quite a few of the estimated 300 spectators who attended the Conservation Field Day on Saturday at LonR Sault took advantage of the opportunity to plant their own personal tree on the property. Here, Robin Dodds, 6, daughter of Oshawa Magistrate Donald Dodds, Is receiving Instruction from Gerry Ingram of I Jamboree Season Opens With Crowd of Nearly 300 h U,. I,nm* Community Centre. iMtrdvn MfMeclun. .Iran tilt-vein, Janet I,vim, Fran, ciiiii pu-riiini in animal (all Ice* Elfitk, Debbie ateveni and III MacLeod. The hall , i'ii, «in, h,, limin', supplied hv, was filled to capacity. | impiiv. ,'lutUli Ivuv, livm ltd to until, I 1 Pee Wee Girls Hold Tourney This Saturday Pee Wee girls will take part In a softball tournament on Saturday. October 12 at Memorial Memorial Park. The schedule will be as follows: 9:00 a m.--- Diamond 1 • Series "A" • Bell- ettes va. Phillies. 9:00 am.-- Diamond 2 - Sortes "B" » Crackers vs. Queens; 10:15 a.nv-- Diamond 1 • Series "C"- Royallcttes vs. Jets; 10:15 a m. --Diamond 2 - Series "D" . Winner of Series "A" vs. Winner Winner of Series "B"; 1:30 p.m -- Diamond 2 • Series "E" - Wlh- ner of Series "C" vs. Winner of Series "D". BITS m PIECES | 1IKCT1C -- Things nroimd The Stateiman office have been a bit upset tills week, but It we're fortunate, we'll still be publishing nt the usual hour. One linotype heating system that melts Hie metal we use went on the frill on Friday and mi entire new cnnlrol setup boil lo be In- stalled, After many Imtirs of slugging, It was completed and except for a few minor kinks appears lo be working satisfactorily. Hut, It has held up production considerably so some items that should have appeared limy be delayed In appearing. To make things worse ono-of-our reporting sloff Is In hospitnl for some tests, so llio Editor bail lo go to work ... and that's bad at any lime. l t t t t HOCKEY -- The Recreation Dept, advised tlicro will be no Juvenile Hockey League tills season. Anyone Interested In playing Junior Men's League instead should contact 623-2.M0 immediately. t t t 1 t LOCATION - Habit !v n dlllleull thing lo break, mi we repeal the word that the lleereallnn Depl, 1s no longer located In lhe Lions Com. niunlty Centre on llceth Avenue. They have new olllees In the Town Hall where the Vollce Depl. used lo be loealed before imnlog lo the Church Street Cmirl llulldlng, l-leave don't In- trying In bang the dour down trying to find them at the I,Ians Centre. They've left the premises, i i i i i TOOI, -- An unusual hut must uselul gadget, 100 ycara old. was brought in to Tlie Statesman nflice ilils week liv Don Main. It belongs to Edgar Urdlord. Lambert Si, «ml wee Ills grandfather's. It Is n combination combination hammer, lack ami nail puller strew ilrlvei and ruler. They don't make them like that any mate. i i i i t Hill: -- Please mile that the Town Cnimill In its wiiilnm lias cMemlfil Fire I'ravrntlon Week so ll will lie applicable here lar the balanc* id Oi tidier, Till, Iv a reminder lo ilran up auv pulrnllal lire haiardi iirmmil the Inline. Tills mill,I lie addl'd la lin- allier juin In prmprit (nr Hie liidlduy weekend, i , t - s TOUR -- The Statesman was pleased lo welcome Scants from the 1st Kendal Troop reeently far a laur of tin- plant Vnlailtmalelv, lltev sniililisT make it dining tin- daytime, so Hu- mnhims weie imt In opetallim, hut we tin Impe they learned something flluiut the business during Urn tenir they «tient here, i - i i i NIAV ('.Ml -- II dining (lie turning Sink, bank msnsgers ami tredilnii see ilia IMiim ilrivlng a spans nets (leneril Malnrv tar ariamil lawn, tlim'l lie alarmed, '(lie I'nldle Itelallims Dipt at (i>l bate rripintiil us in 1rs une id them mil lar a week ll mas lie a new 1-4-1 Cullsss Our main Inlnesl is Imw many papers it will curt), but il should lie lull, the Dept, of Lands and Forests, Elizabcthville, while in the background other children wait their turn. Resources Manager John Wuite is at the rear and CLOCA staff member Ted Clarke of Bowmanville is at right. Another Industry? ll was reported from x usually reliable source that another new Industry. In addition In those announced at council on Monday, may. The Bowmanville Depart-1 Ted Hallman, Joe Bothwcll. ment of Recreation's Country Fay Adams, Doreen Black and and Western Jamborees got Ivan Wannamaker rang a rolling last Sunday evening at number of varied Country,, ee the Town Hill Auditorium Weitern sad Dlu, Greis song, b , Bawmifllle with a line ihow of hoedown that kept the mow nt a Iris', ... .,,, .... , lltur . amt western inline before I level ot entertainment, close lo 300 people. nichant Harper Hole the Gerald Klllolt and hi, Hoc-I'how. os he made hli appear- downers ot lltlly Vole on Ha,», once ns ■ ilnser and came Ted Hallman amt Herb Was. back later to play • ew Initru- aon on lead guitar thrilled the mental! on the electric guitar, audience with a number oil* 1 ® will appear this Sunday hoedown and Instrumental afternoon on Channel 11. Tele, tunes. 1 (turn io i-age taoi While no detail* are available for publication, thh onr h supposed lo b* In the electronics field. If H H true, the Indications Indications cl rapid iroitih for thh community will ha even better than expected. Three Vehicles Involved in Collision m . ■ ■ 'ks'» There were no scrums miurie* but oxteniivc damage In three vchielcs involved involved in * colliilon west ni Maple Urove on Highway J nn Tamil iv evening, Tint picture show» one of the cats that untamed nn cstimitrd Sl.ikvt damage and rime to a Hop in the north ditch, It was driven hv Nunli, Him,mi, 19, of lilt, 3, A second car.driven hv tilenn Ellsworth Kiniu-v 3E A : ,-ti, w*. scraped,slang the left side far «haul UHU d,image amt a i- luailed with crated cirroti had about MU0 damage, It wa, tlni", i, tv„ ■«< lluvey Uctkett, y, It It. tf, Uowmaiiville, •"*