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~ ~ : : : lx;::;: " ~ ~ ~ ~ : *" " -, " * " : " " : " SW ** ■-c;-'.r-'PS : 1 . tOUL'-H ■-Ki: ,-623-3303 26 Pages Wednesday, October 6,1993 . z r ; ZZZZ :: : -- - ~ Bowmanville, Ontario 139 th Year ~ ~ ■ ■ ■■ ~~ : ; - : 560 + 40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 40 ^ mmrn ■ Election Issues Debated At All Candidates Meeting by Laura J. Richards The deficit, the environment and the supremacy of God were hot topics topics at Wednesday night's all- candidates' forum at Bowmanville High School. The forum sponsored by the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce and The Canadian Statesman was attended attended by seven of the eight Durham Durham Riding candidates. Durk Bruinsma of. the Christian Heritage Party, William H. Pope of the National Party, Judy Hurvid of the Green Party, Ian Smyth of the Reform Party, Lucy Rybka-Beckcr of the New Democrat Party, Alex Shepherd of the Liberal Party and incumbent Ross Stevenson of the Progressive Conservative Party. Missing was Michael Larmand of the Natural Law Party. The deficit became the prime target target in the two-hour forum. Incumbent MP Ross Stevenson agreed with the general opinion that "deficits kill jobs." There were murmurs murmurs of agreement in the audience when he noted this. "There are no new ideas on how to deal with the deficit," Stevenson said. In fact, "both Premier Bob Rae and President Clinton have both attempted attempted to jump start their economics economics and both have failed." The PC's are looking at a "balanced "balanced approach" when it comes to financial matters, Stevenson noted. Liberal candidate Alex Shepherd told the group his party doesn't believe believe in the "slash and bum" attitude displayed by the Tories during their years in office. The Tories have tripled the deficit, deficit, he said. Now "it is time to turn the corner." Speaking for the NDP, Lucy Turn to page two THANKSGIVING - No doubt, most of you are looking forward to a big weekend, plenty of delicious food and a day away from work on Monday. Add to that some real thanksgiving thanksgiving messages at church on Sunday and it will have been a super occasion. The holiday presents a bit of a problem for us at James Publishing because we have to squeeze two days' work into one. So, we are asking you to remember that the deadline for Statesman classified advertising is set back to Friday, Oct. 8th at 4:30 p.m. Your help will be appreciated. •••••••••••• TOWN HELPS UNITED WAY - Staff members of the Municipality of Clarington will be manning barbecues rather than computers, this Friday from 12 to 2 at the Administration Administration Building at 40 Temperance St., in Bowmanville. They'll be cooking hot dogs and serving them with a drink for $2, with all proceeds going to the United Way fund campaign. It will be a great way to satisfy your taste buds and assist this worthy cause. GET OUT, STAY OUT - All Clarington fire fighters are hoping everyone in this municipality will help them observe Fire Prevention Week, from October 4th to 9th. We've devoted part of this newspaper to die subject, along with photos of some of the firemen who were on duty at die five stations in the community when we called. Stations 1 and 4 at Bowmanville and Courtice are holding an Open House daily Oct. 7, 8 & 9th from 8:30 to 4:30 and events are also planned for Bowmanville Mall, including an extrication and aerial display this Saturday from 10 to 3. DIFFERENT VIEWING - You don't have to be a skier to enjoy a spectacular event that's going on this weekend at the ski hill east of Kirby. You'll get a magnificent view of the fall colors as you've never seen them before while riding up and down the big hill on the chair lift. The $5 charge or $2 if you are 14 or under is quite reasonable and the nice part •is that the money goes to the SAGA organization to help them keep the. Ganaraska beautiful. Refreshments will be available. GREAT PICTURES - Wes Down's farm south of Courtice Courtice may never be the same, now that it has seen what goes on in rodeo circles. We extend congratulations to those who arranged the spectacular event and the members of the Bowmanville and Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen for their major role as sponsors. Reports indicate that almost the entire event was sold out although the weather wasn't that great. Check the great close up photos on the second front page. •••••••••••• TORCHMEN PERFORM - Enniskillen area's citizens are in for a musical treat on Sunday, October 17th at the Public School, 7:30 p.m. A St. Catharines gospel group call "The Torchmen" will be providing the entertainment For the past six years, this versatile group of singers has been voted the Favorite Male Group by the Canadian Gospel Music Association. For tickets, please call 263-8466 ot 263-8389.: Better hurry, they'll go fast. HERITAGE DANCE - Next Wednesday, Oct. 13th, the Heritage Olde Tyme Fiddle and Dance Society of Bowmanville is holding another session at Tyrone Community Hall and all are welcome for $2 each. Even the Deputy Mayor hopes to attend at 7 p.m. Call 436-2564. See Page 10 The Stork Market Report BORROWMAN-KHRGUSON - It's a Boy! BRAY - It's a Boy! " ' SACHDIiVA - It's a Girl! IlIiSSON - It's a Girl! STEPHENS - It's a Boy! LUXTON- It's a Girl! VANDKI'OL- It's aGirl! ROBSON-It's a Girl! Total This Year Boys 73 Girls 91 J ! Mud Flies at Ontario Rodeo Finals Last weekend's rodeo in Courtice was a big success, despite a smaller turnout than expected. A total of 5,000 made their way to Down's Road on Friday, Satur-. day and Sunday, intent on squeezing* into the grandstand to witness some, live action bronco stunts. i Everyone seemed eager ringside view of the dare-devil riders riders and ropers competing in the Ontario Ontario Rodeo Association Finals. Hosting the rodeo was a first for the Kinsmen Clubs of Bowmanville and Great Pine Ridge. They, agreed to be official sponsors after a local member of the Rodeo Association approached them, a "We saw it as a golden opportunity," opportunity," said Jeff Davis of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Kinsmen and chairman of the Rodeo. He had hoped the unique enter- itainment would draw a crowd Of 7,500 over the three days. Unfortunately. Unfortunately. cool, wet weather on Friday kept the crowds away. by Laura J. Richards The co-owners of the Vanstone Mill and surrounding property have overcome a hurdle that has blocked attempts in the past to build a five- storey, 57-unit apartment complex on land on the west side of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Creek Valley. But the plan is not without its opponents. opponents. Bob Stevens, of Stevens Road, told the General Purpose and Administration Administration Committee on Monday morning he was, opposed to the building for three reasons: noise levels, levels, the location and finally, economics. economics. Tim Coffey, owner and operator of Tim's Rental, told committee members his concerns focused on the entrance and exit on King Street. He would like to see the access problem, as it now exists, remedied. A spokesperson for the owners, Gerard Gcrvais, told the committee members the landowners would have no objection to making the proposed Scugog Street exit to the Vanstone Mill the only exit from the mill. That would make the entrance and exit that presently exists oneway oneway only. During this round of public meet- Dial 905 Clarington residents now have a new telephone area code. It's 905. The code went into effect on Monday, Oct. 4, when it split from the 416 code that encompassed the Greater Toronto Area. Customers whose postal code begins begins with any other letter besides M now have the new 905 area code. The change was needed because 416 was running out of telephone numbers- ings, Gervais said the owners have proposed a building with one and some two-bedroom apartments. They will be marketed to the senior population. Since the railway passes directly to the north of the property, it is intended intended that the apartments will have enclosed balconies. A report by G.M. Sernas and Associates Associates states about 12 freight trains travel along the CPR tracks daily. Also, about 1700 vehicles travel along Highway Two. However, committee member Ken Hooper asked why the number was so little. • "The works department just finished finished a traffic study on Simpson Avenue Avenue which shows that 3,000 vehicles vehicles travel it every day," Councillor Hooper said. Gervais told Councillor Hooper that the figures he has are from a study done by the municipality. Ollier features of the apartment complex arc as follows: The units will be smaller than apartments designed designed for families and there will be Continued on Page 3 Saturday was a different story. Many fans actually had to be turned away when the 2000-seal grandstand reached its capacity. That just proves the value of buying buying tickets in advance, Davis says. Rodeo events included bareback bronc riding, bull wrestling, bull riding, riding, junior steer riding, team roping ladies' barrel racing and a whole lot more. Before each event, the Cowboys' Prayer was recited by a local child from the Cystic Fibrosis foundation. A team of chiropractors was kept busy working on the riders between events. Bronc riding is certainly dangerous dangerous for the pros, says Davis, but it would be downright life-threatening for a novice. An accomplished cowboy is only expected to stay in the saddle for eight seconds. Bull riding is considered the most dangerous event in the world. The only injury over the three- day event was a broken ankle suffered suffered in the steer rustling competition. competition. "Sure, there arc injuries, but show me a sport that doesn't have any," says Davis, Turn to page two United Way organizers arc hoping hoping the pledges start pouring in soon. Two weeks into the annual fundraising fundraising drive, the $3,050,000 campaign campaign target still seems a long way off. So far, only $192,500 has been raised. "We're hopeful the numbers will begin to pick up as the campaign picks up momentum," says Bob Howard, Howard, campaign director. "The encouraging thing is that, despite dire economic times, there appears to have been no diminish- ment in people's desire to help out the United Way." The slogan this year is "Now, More than Ever." Already, the United Way has received received commitments from several local companies promising to match their last year's donations. Still, that may not be enough. "The challenge for us this year is to find more new money," says Howard. Howard. Last year, the United Way fell short of its goal. The result was that the majority of the 42 member agencies agencies had to sustain serious funding cutbacks. Desperately needed services could be strained even further next year if the target is missed again, "The reality is there is a corelation corelation between diminished service and a shortfall in goal," says Howard. Howard. The key to unlocking people generosity, generosity, he says, is getting everyone to acknowledge three basic truths: 1. United Way agencies arc vital to the social fabric of the community community 2. The annual campaign is a very effective way to raise funds 3. Society is responsible for looking looking after llic less fortunate He urges all residents of Newcastle, Newcastle, Whitby and Oshawa to seriously think about whether they can give. "All I want them to do is think about the 80,000 people in the area who arc in need." United Way dollars go to aid programs programs for the elderly, the sick, the disadvantaged and those experiencing experiencing a crisis in their lives. Eigluy-ninc cents out of every dollar goes directly to program funding^ Please Call the United Way at 436-7737 and make a pledge. Donations will also be accepted at the Community Care office at King St. & Scugog St. in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Telephone: 623-2261. IprestonJ We Move III 623-4433 Bowmanville Rotarians Told Free Trade Benefits Canada See Page 4 Ex Football Pro Now Teaching at Clarkel-I.S. " See Page 6 CARPET WAREHOUSE) EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES