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✓ 905-623-3303 28 Pages Wednesday, November 17,1993 Bowmanville, Ontario 139th Year 560+40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 46 Flat Rate Mileage Claims Suggested for Councillors by Laura J. Richards Clarington Councillors will no longer be permitted to rack up the kilometers kilometers for pin money. That is if the motion regarding this issue passes council on Monday night, Nov. 22. Regional Councillor Ken Hooper has been harping on the mileage issue for a couple of years now, wanting to sec changes in how councillors were reimbursed for treking around the municipality. municipality. He will finally get part of his wish, this coming Monday night, if the council agrees to a flat rate of $100 per month to be given to councillors for mileage. The mayor of the municipality municipality will be given a $200 flat rate. However, as far as he is concerned, even that is too much. "We get one-third of our salary tax-free to off-set the dibs and dabs," he said on Tuesday, Nov. 16. As far as he is concerned there arc some legitimate claims made on the reimbursement sheets, however, there arc some he questions.. For the most part, he questions reimbursements reimbursements to places within the municipality. municipality. He doesn't think the Mayor and the two councillors making reimbursement reimbursement claims should be seeking reimbursement reimbursement to go to the office, to flag raisings or to events planned by the municipality like the breakfast meeting meeting for those on the Economic Task Force. He wants to see the reimbursements reimbursements stopped, except for legitimate expenses. One of the things he has noticed since he started lobbying for the changes to the reimbursement policy is "the amount of mileage has dropped." The flat rate the councillors are to vote on this coming Monday, will mean they will have no choice in the matter as they did have before. Prior to Councillor Hooper delving into the situation, councillors could decide between a flat rate'or filing for reimbursement. On Monday night, that will probably probably change. Getting Ready for Santa Santa's big parade rolls into town this Saturday, and these two painters wanted the Visual Arts Centre float to look spectacular. spectacular. Tara Rekker (left), co-op student at the VAC, teamed up with Melanie Arsenault, age 9, to create a huge crayon. The VAC entry will be among two dozen floats and 11 bands leading leading the way for Santa on November 20th. WATCH FOR POSTIES - When your children head for the Santa Claus Parade here this Saturday, make certain they have their Letters to Santa with them. Jim Clarke of the Postal Office staff tells us they will be on the parade route; picking up those letters to send them on to the North Pole. Make certain the youngster includes his or her full name and address, so Santa can reply. If your child's letter is missed the letter can still be mailed to Santa at North Pole, Ho-Ho-HO! This is the 32nd annual parade and it's shaping up to be a great one! AN INVITATION - Following the parade, there will be quite a few spots to visit to complete your visit to this fair community and you'll probably want some hot food and a place to rest a while. One of these is the Salvation Army Citadel at 75 Liberty St. South, where their Beaver colony is inviting you to have lunch with them from 11 to 3 p.m. There will be hearty, homemade soup, chili, dessert and a beverage. Doesn't that sound good, especially if it's a cold day? You might check other stories to discover more spots to visit, such as the Museum, Visual Arts Centre, etc. And don't forget to buy one of those lucky buttons that help to pay for the show. You could win a valuable prize if you are fortunate. CHANGE PAYING PROGRAM - To cut costs and improve efficiency, Ontario Hydro is streamlining its bill payment program and will eliminate this function at its Bowmanville office, effective January 1,1994. Next year, their customers can pay their bills, one of four ways: through the mail, through any chartered bank, at a drop box at the Ontario Hydro office on Scugog Road in Bowmanville, or through the Automatic Payment Option. Customers with questions about their bills can call toll-free 1-800-263-2070, and are asked to have their account number ready. Best news is that Ontario Hydro is committed to keeping future increases at or below the level of inflation for the balance of the decade and won't increase rates next year. We haven't heard of any changes in billing or paying by customers of the Clarington Hydro-Electric Commission. HOMECOMING - No doubt his many friends here will be looking forward to seeing Johannus Boots, the popular artist, now of Peterborough, who is returning to this neck of the woods on Saturday, Nov. 27th. He's planning an exhibit of his most recent works at the Russet Ridge Gallery, north of Newcastle off the 3rd line from 4 to 8 p.m. Johannus was recently honored by being selected as the featured artist for this year's Christinas card campaign for the Sick Children's Hospital. FOR SPORTS FANS - There may well be some gliches in this week's Sports pages, so please hold off calling about any problems in that category for a few days until that department returns to what we call normal. There was plenty of excitement around here on Monday afternoon when a call came for the usually calm Sports Editor from his wife. And the entire editorial staff crowded around hollering, "It's Show Time." Brad wasn't at work Tuesday morning after being near the about to be mother most of the night, before producing the next Gretsky or a super referee. Maybe he'll describe the experience in his column next week. Also, Grandpa Leo may have to give up oldtimers goallending to get into training for some baby sitting. QUITE A PROJECT - This week's Statesman has a most interesting photo of the work and some of the finished improvements at the old Queen Street Arena site, down the steep creek bank, across the creek over a new bridge and eventually up the west bank; One of our reporters estimated it would save the Waverlcy area folks at least 15 minutes in walking time and it should be a boost for downtown businesses and locations. And, it is also making worthwhile use of the green space in the valley where the fishermen hold forth at various times of the year. Recently, it's been packed with salmon coming up to spawn and they say the rainbows are next in line. YOUTH CENTRES - Clarington Youth Committee is having a community meeting at Newcastle Community Hall on Monday, Nov. 22nd at 7 p.m. regarding organizing youth centres in Orono and Newcastle. For more information, phone 987-1266 or 6234599. by Lorraine Manfredo Santa Claus is coming to town this Saturday, November 20th. You might want to claim your spot on the curb early if you want a front row view of the jolly old gent and his eight trusty reindeer as they guide their sleigh into Bowmanville. Santa's big parade gets under way at 10:30 a.m. The theme for this year's Santa Claus Parade is Christmas Capers. „ It's'the 32nd Christmas parade; for Bowmanville. Eleven bands, two dozen floats, and a collection of clowns, horses and dancers will wind their way through the downtown core starting at Central Public School on Wellington Wellington St. The parade will travel south along Silver Street to Church St., then west to Scugog St. and south again to King Street. It continues east on King St. to Liberty St. where it turns south to Memorial Park. Parade Committee Chairman, Don Welsh figures the route should take about an hour to complete. Long-time Parade Committee member Edi Cole says this year's entries will be as wonderful as ever. "It's still the only noncommercial noncommercial parade I know of from Toronto all the way out to Kingston," Kingston," she says. What makes the parade so great are the tremendous efforts from all the volunteers who pitch in. i .■ i The Stork Market ^ Report AIIMA-VAN EEK- It's a Boy! KELLY - It's a Boy! KENNETT-PORTER - It'.aBoyl ScePagc 12 Total This Year Boys 83 Girls 100 jj by Laura J. Richards Crop spraying is a health issue those working on the Waterfront Trail need to look at, said the Chairman of the Waterfront Trail on Monday morning. However, it is one that did not seem to worry, Chairman David Crombie. Local speciality crop grower Alan Michael asked Crombie how he would be able to spray his crops when he never knew when people would be around. "If the trail is established I won't be able to spray," Michael noted. The sprays he uses, while biodegradable biodegradable over a couple of days, arc considered to be "extremely toxic to moderately toxic" during the first one to two days afterwards. Michael told the members of the General Purpose and Administration Committee, and consultants looking into the trail, during the spraying season season he tries to make sure he sprays his crops when there won't be people travelling on Lakcshorc Road. While there arc antidotes for the chemicals, Michael said he would rallier not expose people to the chemicals. chemicals. The directions on the chemicals specifically slate that no one be in the vicinity during and after the spraying, When asked if there is a schedule for spraying, Michael said, he has a weekly schedule. He answered in the affirmative, but not before lie said: "I would love to grow organically, but that's romantic. There is not a grower in the world that would love not to use chemicals." Micltacl said, the cost of chemicals makes up about 15 per cent of the growers total costs. The growing season for Michael begins as soon as the "ground warms up until it freezes." It is during this time span when the bugs, fungi attack the vegetable crops he grows, Michael stated while he schedules his spraying for Mondays at this time, with a trail running along the waterfront, waterfront, he would be unable to risk spraying if he thought someone could be using the trail. "1 will not allow my family, children children or workers in the Fields after they've been sprayed." He said he felt the health issue had not been addressed addressed by the consultants. Wilmot Creek Community Association Association President Ruth Hinklcy also spoke during the public meeting held on Monday morning. She wanted to reiterate the community's concern with their own safety. She also wanted to make sure that people know that their facilities that they have paid for are not public facilities facilities for all to lake advantage of while on the trail. Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre advised Hinkley that the municipality has already determined that the trail will go north of the Wilmot Retire-' Turn to Page 2 Ms Cole gave us a hint of what to expect Saturday morning. Be prepared for two dozen decorated decorated floats. There'll be one from the Rotary Club featuring a well-intentioned elf doing her best to patch up a park- full of lovers' quarrels with a bough of mistletoe. The Lions Steel Band will be riding riding on a float surrounded by dozens of dancers. The Visual Arts Centre float will have some very cute, very animated crayons, paintbrushes and palettes on their float. The local Brownies have created a float entitled Santa's Workshop, and the Orange Lodge will be towing towing a trailer-load of trolls. Kids will be thrilled to see Barney Barney the dinosaur in the parade as well. Others floats feature a circus theme and German and French traditional traditional Christmas scenes. Ms Cole is 83 and has worked on- every one of the 32 Christmas parades parades held in Bowmanville. "I do it for the children. I look forward to doing it every year." Chairman Don Welsh would like to remind everyone who enjoys the annual parade that official 1993 Santa Parade buttons will be sold along the route. The buttons are the only authorized authorized fund-raising item for the Bowmanville Bowmanville Parade, he says. p for Year of Worry Ends for Farm Owners by Laura J. Richards After 51 weeks of worrying about the fate of their business and home, a local farming family breathed a collective sigh of relief when they found out the Interim Waste Authority was not interested in their farm, "We feel for Ihe people of Pickering." While the residents in the Whitcvalc area of Pickering gear- up for a fight, Glenn and Shirley Stapleton arc looking forward to spending some quality time in their new home atop the hill overlooking overlooking the farm, Glenn and his brother Ray share between them. Glenn and Shirley and their daughter Nadine, and son Marvin and his wife Kathy Stapleton took time out on Monday night to talk to The Statesman about the past year and what the future holds for them, The discussion also looked at the garbage situation and how that can be handled. "It's time to sit and enjoy the view," Shirley said on Monday night. She's looking forward to putting putting her house in order, do a little decorating and having a deck built onto the house next spring. It will overlook the Stapleton Daity Farm to the north. Kathy is looking forward to that as well, except she and her husband husband will be doing so in their home to the south west of Glenn and Shirley's new home. Everything, but their son's marriage marriage to Kathy, was put on hold from the time their farm and the surrounding properties were put on the long and short list by the Interim Interim Waste Authority in the spring of 1992. "The IWA had no business doing doing that," Glenn firmly stated. It is a thought that all of the family agrees upon. "We feel for the people in Pickering," Pickering," she said, as the conversa tion began to grow in intensity over the topics of garbage and the disposal of it. Garbage and garbage disposal is a topic which the group can get their teeth into. They all agree there is so much people can do to stop creating so much garbage. Composting, reusing and reducing reducing are a way of life for Shirley, she admitted, "It's time to sit and enjoy the view." Nadine said in talking with someone at work about cloth diapers diapers and single-use diapers, some women opt for single-use diapers because the mothers feel they don't have enough time to deal with them. Shirley interjected: "They could be doing a diaper wash as they're having dinner." Turn to Pago 3 We Move St! 623-4433 Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade Route See Page 18 «mi Traditional Dances Part of Unity in Diversity Week See Page 5 CARPET tJL WAREHOUSfiœ EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES Kino si. W . 728-4601 Oshawa