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i and Comments |lS|x$rt from, ■ fTT by Gord Mills, M.P.P., Durham East Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, October 27,1993 3 Letters to the Editor Vernon Army Cadet Camp Planning Reunion By the time my column appears r-thc people of Canada will have decided decided what type of government they •' want. I'm somewhat fearful, not i knowing the results, that we may be !..facing another election in the Spring. ' „Qnc thing seems sure, that the Prime ■ Minister will be facing a major oppo- ■ nent who will be using the taxpayers - jnoncy for the sole purpose of breaking breaking up the country. What a prospect . that is! Other countries will think us ■crazy, and possibly be right. Monday, October 18, marked the ..official start of Ontario's Grade 9 ' .Reading and Writing Test for English-language English-language students. The test involves involves two weeks of teaching and testing activities to rate Grade 9 students' students' work in reading and problemsolving. problemsolving. The Grade 9 Reading and .Writing Test is the first provincc- " wide test of all students at a particular particular grade level since the end of provincial provincial examinations in 1967. The .Grade 9 Reading and Writing Test " will show where we have to improve ' what we teach and how we teach it. ' in the end, students in all grades "will benefit. In the Legislature on Thursday morning, I had the opportunity to 'give my full support to a Private "/member's Bill that "would require that money that would be payable to , an accused, convicted or admitted criminal or a member or former member of that person's family for the sale of his or her recollections or for interviews or public appearances, instead be paid to the Criminal Inju- . ries Compensation Board. The Board ;, is required to use the funds received to satisfy any judgements obtained by victims of crime in Ontario." . In the aftermath of the murder of ' Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, we have now unfolding one of the 1 most horrific stories of criminal vic- ; timisation of our time. The Bill pre-- sented, would prohibit the sale of any story associated with that crime and any others that may follow asso- ' elated with other crimes. If you watched "Question Period" . last week, you would have heard ",'Tory Leader Mike Harris claim that an Ontario woman was forced to wait for three months for radiation treatment treatment at the London Regional Cancer Centre while during the same period an American patient received treatment treatment without waiting. Like most of "'Mr.- Harris',, allegations, this one ,, wasn't true -.either. There has never been a three month waiting list at the London Regional Cancer Centre, and none of Ontario's Regional Cancer Centres accept patients from outside 'of Canada. In 1991, then-Ministcr of Health Francis Lankin placed a moratorium "on the marketing of services to out of / country patients. That remains this government's policy. Mr. Harris' other outburst over forged birth certificates left me to wonder if those who forge documents . have only suddenly appeared along with the NDP government. Was Ontario free of forgers dur- by Laura J. Richards j From Page 2 : ■ How can one afford a house when one is continually paying rent and trying trying to make ends meet? Saving for a down payment on a ., house is one of the most excruciating vtasks anyone can ever do, It is also heartbreaking when you have to use your savings for something something else because it is the only emergency emergency money you have. I know plenty of folks who have been in that position more than once or twice. I even know about it. A friend and I were going to buy a townhousc this past spring. We loved it on first sight, and could sec a lot of potential for fixing it up. It was small, with small bedrooms, and bathroom upstairs, a living room on the main floor and a sunny kitchen with large windows. There was a sloop on the front and one on the back. There was also the back yard. I could see in my mind's eye a fairly big garden and a dog house with a caged doggie run. The fact that the townhouscs backed onto a park was another plus. The payments on the mortgage would have been better than the rent we now pay between us. However, it was getting that down payment that did us in, , Sometimes now I find myself wishing that we had been able to scrape together the bucks needed for that down payment. I find myself looking through the fix-it yourself magazines on store racks and thinking how the place could have been transformed transformed with a lot of elbow grease and not a lot of cash. ■ I really feel for my friends and people I meet who have lost their homes duo to the recession, because I could almost see myself pottering in'a garden, taking an English Sheep Dog for a walk and stripping off carpets to put down hardwood floors. Oh well, maybe by the lime I'm ■ 40, my dream will come true! (1 had abettor get saving. That isn't too r "' away!) ing the 42 year reign of the Conservatives? Conservatives? Last week, while in Bowmanville Mall, I came across two women set up ata table selling tickets in support of raising money to provide access for persons with disabilities at their church. To my surprise they hadn't heard about the government access program. In case other organizations haven't heard about the program, I want to tell you that private, nonprofit nonprofit organizations which are incorporated incorporated at least one year prior to making an application are eligible to apply for funding up to $40,000 for approved projects. In addition, consumer consumer advocacy organizations of persons persons with disabilities and/or senior citizens are eligible to apply for grants of up to $10,000 to purchase special telecommunications equipment. equipment. The dead line for applications for this period closes on November 22nd. The application forms and help to complete them are available at my constituency office in Bowmanville. If you have any outstanding court- ordered fines you have not yet paid, call 1-800-387-8900 and arrange payment. payment. The next step will require employers employers to deduct the fines owing from wages and send them to court, or require a bank, trust company or credit union to deduct from personal bank accounts (including RRSP funds) the money owed and send it to the court. The overdue fines valued at over $300 million and the lost revenue revenue becomes a burden shared by all Ontario taxpayers. I have just finished work on my householder "The Durham East Report" Report" which will be sent out to everyone everyone in the riding. I have tried to make it interesting, I have included some pictures, and provided information about important things that you might have missed in the news. Expect the report at your household within the next two weeks. Sometimes I get letters addressed Dear Editor: We're writing to ask a small favour, favour, and we really hope you can help us out. Since 1949, at the rate of 1,500 each summer, well over 135,000 Canadian and 2,000 American American teenagers have attended the Vernon Vernon Army Cadet Camp in Vernon, British Columbia. The training they received has made them pretty good Canadian and American citizens. These boys and girls came from, and still do come from every small- village, town and city in Canada and to me with the designation M.L.A. and not M.P.P, Which is right? I have found that discussions about the proper designation of provincial legislatures legislatures and hence, members of provincial provincial legislative bodies, have persisted persisted since Confederation. In the period following Confederation the acronym M.L.A. was popular in usage. usage. During the 20th century, M.P.P. was the term members preferred. Despite Despite the attempts by some members to change the designation to M.L.A. in order to bring Ontario in line with other provinces, the designation of M.P.P.s, continues. I'm just as happy to be called 'Gord.' Our conscience is a mother-in-law ' whose visit never ends! Until next week - take care. Washington State. They're so spread out, we don't know where they are...and now, many of them arc in their twenties, thirties, forties and fifties. fifties. It would sure be appreciated if you would mention in your newspaper newspaper that the first-ever reunion of the Vernon Army Cadet Camp will be held 22, 23, 24th July, 1994 at Vernon, Vernon, B.C. Originally, the reunion was planned for the year 1999 (fiftieth year) but unfortunately, the powers that be are planning on closing the camp down after the summer of 1994. We're going to try to keep it open, but it's rough going. The Vernon Reunion Hot-line is (604) 268-9977, or they can write to the above address. With your help this could be one of the largest reunions reunions ever. Thank you ever so much for your assistance. If you'll send us your name, we'll send you a reunion pin with our thanks. Yours very sincerely and with much appreciation Jeffrey II. Aitken Chairman- Vernon Army Cadet Camp Reunion 1994 Car Owner Upset by Damage To Vehicle by Unknown Driver Dear SirlMadam: On Saturday, 16 October, 1993, between 4 p.m. and midnight, I had my car parked on the parking lot at Beckers on King St. Someone driving driving a truck and probably drank, backed into my car, causing severe damage to the rear end buckling the truck lid and breaking the rear lights. This person did not have the decency decency to find out who owned the car because as I said earlier was probably drank and should not have been on the road. I do not have comprehensive insurance insurance coverage because of the age of the car nor can I afford to have the damage repaired so it will have to stay as it is until someday I can afford afford to buy another car. I hope that when you sec my car around town and you see the damage that you caused you will be pleased with yourself. I hope the same thing doesn't happen to you someday because because if it does you will know how I feel. K. Armstrong Bowmanville Ontario L1C 2116 Local Twirlers Win Most of Awards be^anadiatt VOLUME 114 16 Page» BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, Nominations Will be Held Monday Nov. 18 Nomination Meetings for the new Northumberland Northumberland and Durham Board of Education will be held on Monday, November 18th in the afternoon for Darlington Township, Bowmanville, Clarke and Hope Townships, and Newcastle, and in the evening for Cartwright and Manvers Townships. The new board will be composed of 16 Trustees, 15 of whom will be elected by Public School supporters supporters and one by Separate School supporters. The board's work will encompass Grades I to XIII inclusive. inclusive. Nomination meetings will be held in the municipalities having the greatest equalized assessment assessment for school purposes. '* r-rdxPÀ oc ' r TrV/oi •• Three of the top trophies in the Motor City Twirling competition held in Eastdale Collegiate, Oshawa, on Saturday went to competitors from this district, with many other prizes being won by local groups and individuals. At left, Irene Rietmuller was chosen as Miss Motor City Sweetheart, Patsy Blake, centre, won the Miss Teen Twirler trophy and Janet Lovekin was selected for the Young Novice Talent trophy. Service al Cenotaph on Saturday Hold Remembrance Services As Tribute to War Victims In' Bowmanville the Remembrance Remembrance Day Service, sponsored sponsored by Town Council, the Bowmanville Ministerial Association, Association, and Branch 178 of •àe Royal Canadian Legion wv held on Saturday mom- ingr at the Cenotaph. Pulls Muscle Trying to Catch Legion Parade Russell C. Honey, M.F. for Northumberland • Durham, will be off hi* feet for two weeks as * result of pulling * muscle In his ley. Mr. Honey arrived at the Port Hope Legion headquarters headquarters Monday a little late to Join the parade to the cenotaph, cenotaph, He pulled the muscle while he was maklnr an attempt attempt to catch up.- The Liberal MP went straight to Port Hope Hospital Hospital for trratinrnt. Mrs. Hnnry said today, he would be house-bound for around two weeks and la taking the opportunity to ratch up on a backlog of work. --Port Hope Guide Led by members of Bow- manville Legion Pipe Band and headed by Legion President President Ab Mavin, veterans who arc members of Branch 178 paraded from the Legion Hall along King Street and up Temperance Street to the Cenotaph. President Rena Bathgate headed the Bowmanville Bowmanville Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion who also marched in the par- Accident-Round Up Prominent Lawyer Killed When His Car Collides With Truck The Color Party was form ed by Immediate Past President President Maurice Conway of Branch 178. Comrade Don Spencer, Comrade Dorothy Richards, a past president of the auxiliary, and Treasurer Audrey Bate, who is also past president of the auxiliary. auxiliary. Despite the chilly and damp «TURN TO PAGE TWO) A prominent Toronto lawyer, lawyer, Nathan Pivnlck, Q.C., age 54, 207 Rosemary Road, was killed in a truck-car collision on Thursday night on No. 115- 35 Highway at the south entrance entrance to Orono. The driver of the transport trailer, Wilbert Vincent, age 38, Kitchener, received received treatment In the outpatient outpatient department of Memorial Memorial Hospital for minor injuries. injuries. There was approximately approximately $1,000 damage to the truck and about $1,500 damage to Mr. Pivnlck's car. Constable John Legate, OPP, Investigated. Investigated. Mr. Pivnlck was a law partner partner of North York Alderman Murray Chusid and shared offices offices with Philip Givens, M.P.. former Toronto Mayor. Mr. Pivnlck had been in Peterborough Peterborough for the day on business and was enroute home to Toronto Toronto when the fatal accident happened on the rain slicked highway. An honors graduate of the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall, Mr. Pivnick was active in community affairs. He served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Signal Corps during World War II. He is survived by his wife, (TURN TO PAGE TWO) Parade Committee Appeals for Funds The committee in charge of the Santa Caus Parade this week Is making an urgent pica for funds. Milk bottles have been placed in most of the town stores to receive donations, donations, but so far the returns have not been up to expectations. expectations. As bands, supplies for floats and costumes, etc. have increased In cost since last year, financial assistance Is sorely needed. To date several top bands have been booked including The Michael Power Knights, the York Italian Band, the Drake Sea Cadets and the Red Marines of Oshawa. and the Legion Pipe Band. Efforts arc still being made to obtain several others but their ap penrence has still to b« con In the meantime, work Ü proceeding on a number of floats and costumes on the "Story Book Fantasy" theme. So far they Include Hansel & Gretel, The Night Before Christmas, The Hare and the Tortoise, Snow White, Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Enter, Mother Goose and others. The parade starts at 10:30 on Saturday, Nov, 23rd, Motorist Helps Locate Missing Home Patient A kindly unidentified motorist motorist U credited with locating Swanlon Hajamakl, 68, who had been missing from Strat- haven Nursing Home here since Oct. 23rd. He gave a ride to the hitch-hiking elderly elderly man near Cobooonk and after coming to the conclusion conclusion that he should not be wandering around alone, took him to the OPP detach- ment In Lindsay where hli Identity was established. Mr. Rajamakl waa the subject of an Intensive search here when he disappeared. disappeared. Students from Bowmanville Bowmanville High School helped police acour the area near the nursing home for an entire day without aucceee. The missing man has been returned to the Psychiatric Hospital In Whitby where he wa* a patient before coming to Bowmanville, Clarke Clerk Submits His designation Clarke Township Council held a special meeting on Friday, Nov, 9th In the Council Chambers to deal with a letter of resignation from Township Clerk-Treasurer Clerk-Treasurer H. Ed. Million, who, It la understood, plans to enter the general Insurance field eariy next year. Council accepted the resignation resignation with regret on motion of W\ R. Carveth and H. E. Walkey. On motion of J. W. Stone and F. A. Gray, the Clerk waa Instructed to place advertisements advertisements In several publications publications for applicants for the position of Clerk, the successful applicant to commence commence duties on or before Jan. 2, 196», Kiwanians Present Film Projector to Library Board far * 0n Monday evening, mombcri ol Bowmanville Wiinle Club concluded their dinner meeting early Inin- purl In n preiontntlon nnil program In III» Library mulltoriuni. A fuir cmwd ol ipcctator» had turned out to see the Ontario govornntent'i award- wlnnlnu Expo film "A l'lnrc to Stand" that Imd boon obtained liv the tnwn'i Industrial Cnmmlnlon, The evening organ with the prommmiion 'iy 'In- Hiwanli Club of a nuw Ill'll and ilowvll 111 mm Him piojeclui- mid scrcun to tin- Library Ilonrd, TImtie tnklni In llilii ceremony wore Library Hoard Chairmen Cloorgo Vice, left, win» lx xliuwn thanking Klwanlx President Cordon Deceit, In the background, from left to right, Mlxx Marjorie Couch, a member of the Library Uonrdi Councillor l.cxlle Coombee, Chairman of the Imluxlrlal Commlixlon; Ills Worship Mayor Ivan Hobbs, l.lluary Hoard member», tlnry Tight- and Leu Luca», Wolf Cubs from the Bowmanville Legion sponsored sponsored Third Cub Pack have been spending their spare time lately in Jack Mcachin's cellar on Waverley Road where they are manufacturing animals that will participate participate in the Santa Claus Parade here on November 23rd. A young lady, Caroline Meachin. left, has been assisting.' The other members cl the workers arc, Irom left to right, Ronnie Haass, Reed Meachin, David Bragg and Wayne Mosher. Administrator Praises Hospital Auxiliary While Making Farewell Address Dies Suddenly Hospital Administrator Bernard Holden said that Memorial Memorial Hospital reached Its ultimate goal when word was received that It had been granted full accreditation. He spoke at the recent meeting of the Women's Hospital Aux- tllary held in the Board Room. TRAFFIC CLINIC A traffic Clinic under the auspices of Magistrate R. B. Baxter will be held In the new Court Building, Church Stre\t. on Tuesday evening. December December 3rd at 7:20 o'clock. Everyone Everyone Interested In attending this course of instruction Is requested requested to register for It by notifying the Bowmanville Police ahead of time. The Instructors Instructors will be Constable Ian Smith and Constable John Chalmers, O.P.P. rW^PIECES WINTER -- The first blast of winter hit yesterday but didn't build up quite as much steam here os ,was expected. There was some snow and it is still cold and slippery underfoot. It could have been much worse, t t t t t QUIET -- So far there has been almost no advxnce Information on who from this area lx planning to run for the new Counties school board. We shall have to wait until the nomination meetings on Monday In Hampton, Port Hope and Cotiourg. It Is the oddest amt quietest election tn history. In Darlington where council come up for election, the deep silence olso remains. If somebody doesn't get going pretty soon, there will either he occlnmnilmis or further nomination meetings will hove to he held, Incidentally, Incidentally, Darlington voters should note that the polling sub-division boundaries have been changed. changed. There's an advertisement In tills edition giving details, ' t ' t t t t OVERSEAS -- Bits of nows by way of press clippings clippings and postcards have kept his local friends posted on Joe O'Neill's activities In various former world War I battle zones In Europe. At Mens, Belgium, he was reunited with the Belgian In whose house he set up company headquarters four hours before the Armistice, When he returns home ho will be allocked to learn that his old 19th Bn. buddy Allck Lyle died on Monday, t t t t • t WINNERS -- Kin Investment winners picked last night were Don Wright and Betty Moss, They'll receive |25 caih to help with the Christ- mai shopping, t t t t t BUSINESS -- There's quite a bit of business news tills week, A new Action Discount House Is opening at 07 King St. W. on Friday with some Interesting special antes at s|H-clflc hours, Just cast of the town Macintosh Chrysler-Plymouth has established a lot where new ami used models arc on display, and In Hampton, Barron's iioputar (lift Shop advises that they have recently acquired many unusual antique» to be seen, while you are having a cup of coffee. Incidentally, chopper* ihoultl check the Christmas •tore hours on pigo^lvo,^ ^ ^ OLYMPICS -- Former Deputy-Reeve Wei Flee was probably the only llowmimvlllclle who wax In Mexico during Ihe Olympics. He returned recently after ipernllng 15 days there, helping tn distribute a million pieces of Gospel literature along with over 40 others from the U.S, and Camilla, II» saw all the stadiums and was present fur Ihe bicycle races, Wes feels flic fimlasllc summit of money lliey spent on the structures would have been pul la much belter use II II had been spent la help the pane peuple at Ilia country, Accreditation means that official official recognition has been given to the fact that the hospital hospital meets the requirements of the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation for high standards of efficiency In every department," Mr. Holden Holden stated. In his address Hospital Administrator Administrator Holden, who Is leaving this month to take up Allck Lyle office as Administrator of the- Trail. B.C.. General Hospital, said that all hospitals need the , assistance of an auxiliary. He spoke of the Importance of a I good relationship between the j 1 Hospital Board of Directors.. Hospital Auxiliary, and the! Hospital Administrator. A well known and popular "The Board of Director; of lo „| ma „. A lick Lyle, who Memorial Hospital, the Wo-.retired some years ago after (Turn to p*ge two) Iserving as Bowmanville Town Clerk for more titan 25 years, died suddenly early Monday morning. Ho mi receded his father a- Town Clerk on July 1st, 192fi. Mr Lyle was a World War I veteran having served overseas overseas with the 19th Battalion, The Drama Workshop, the.ous tasks such ns lighting, set £, ourt h Brigiric of the Second S?^y.C>ub_=nd the Rc_=ro„, bulldlne , makeup. elr Conner, Hounded Any persons Interested, 110,1914 anc j 3 « rV cd there until matter what their ages, sizes the end of the war. He went or shape, should come to Bow through Par.schacodnle, Vlmy manvlllo Town Holt auditorium RWgc and the Somme, and this Sunday Nov. 17 from 1 lolher fames halites but was to 4 p.m.. Monday, from 7 tnlncvcr wounted 10 p.m. and Tuesday nt the t same hours. I "Boy Friend" Casting Starts This Sunday tlon Department arc combining combining on the production of the musical "The Boy Friend" early in February and are now searching for talent. The musical has a cast of 20 or more and will also require a large number of bchind-the- scenes personnel for the varl- Sinrc hi: - » retirement. «TURN Tn PAGE TWO Mr. Participate in Remembrance Service On Saturday morning, on improsilvo Hcim-mlmimo ocrvlrc urn h-ld .it tin* cenotaph ^ wUh'Leiiiôn Dtnnch Ï7é"Prcïlclcni Ah. Mavin m rhume, assisted liv members of the Mlnlllerlnl Association I Town Coimi il I President Mavin nml In the bnckuiuiiml the liev, K Ok» and Alex Corrulheri, MIM'. fvt Umluinu .1 I" Thu picture Minivx IP i'v Anno-