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23-3303 24 Pages Wednesday, February 9,1994 Bowmanville, Ontario 140th Year 560 + 4(2 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 6 Mounties Catch Cigarette Smugglers at Truck Stop , R . ' I ■ Contraband Cigarettes Valued Over $150,000 Contraband cigarettes with a street value of $154,000 were seized early Tuesday morning in Clarington by the RCMP. Five vehicles were also confiscated confiscated Officers from the Customs and Excise section of the Bowmanville RCMP detachment detachment were called to the 5th Wheel Truck Stop on Waverley Road in Bowmanville Bowmanville during the early morning hours on Tuesday,' February 8th. Durham Regional Regional Police conducting an unrelated investigation investigation had uncovered three vehicles containing contraband cigarettes. With the assistance of Durham Regional Regional Police, two vehicles were stopped on Hwy. 401, westbound, between Bowmanville Bowmanville and Courlice. The occupants were arrested and the vehicles and illegal cigarettes seized. Further investigation conducted by the Bowmanville RCMP resulted in the seizure seizure of three more vehicles from the parking lot of the 5th Wheel Truck Stop. In total, four cars and one truck were seized, along with approximately 70 cases cases of contraband cigarettes marked "Not For Sale In Canada." Four residents of Cornwall Island who had rooms at the 5th Wheel Truck Stop will be charged. The local RCMP detachment will be welcoming five new officers to the Customs Customs and Excise department following the federal government's announced initiatives initiatives to crack down on smuggling operations. operations. This brings to 14 the number of officers who will handle Customs and Excise cases from East Durham to Scarborough. Scarborough. New equipment and cars are also expected. WHERE THERE'S SMOKES... -- RCMP Constable Ian Rogers inspects a trunkload of contraband cigarettes uncovered yesterday by Durham Regional Regional Police at the 5th Wheel Truck Stop in Bowmanville. Five vehicles and 70 cases of illegal cigarettes were seized. Four residents of Cornwall Island Island face charges. The Customs and Excise section of the Bowmanville RCMP detachment will receive additional manpower and equipment to step- up the campaign against smuggling in Durham and Scarborough. Î PRE-TEEN DANCE - You grade 5 to 8 youngsters will have to be ; ■| reading this week's Statesman quite early to take advantage of this l item. It's about a disc jockey Pre-Teen dance being held early this fj | evening at Memorial Park Clubhouse, Liberty St. South, sponsored by The Electric Dance Kids. It starts at 6:00 p.m. and runs through until 8:30 p.m., featuring the top 100 hits. Tickets at $5 each include one | soft drink. Chips, pop, chocolate bars and candies will be for sale. LIMO RIDE WINNERS - Little Sister Rochelle C. of Bowmanville and her big Sister Cathy Wollny, were big winners of the Big and Little Little Sisters recent fund-raising contest. Last December, they sold $400 worth of Christmas ornaments to win the top prize which consisted of a limousine ride to and from Oshawa for dinner at Fazio's Restaurant, plus a movie. The Limo Lads provided the stretch limo for an enjoyable enjoyable outing. GRAND OPENING - Should you be looking for some excitement this Saturday at noon hour, drop over to the area just south of The .Flying Dutchman where the Grand Opening of the new Baskin Robbins store is taking place. They'll have lots of great ice cream specials to offer. You can try. their two scoop sundae for only $1.39, and with the purchase of any single cone you will receive an additional cone absolutely free. There's also a $2.00 discount on the purchase of any Valentine's ice cream cake, with a $10 minimum order. Choosing from all the delicious flavors is half the fun. C'mon down and help them celebrate. TALENT SEARCH - Apparently, a couple of hundred jobs are up for grabs by those who fancy themselves as dancers, singers, actors, variety performers, characters and technicians. Paramount Canada's Wonderland has already begun its annual search for staff at its great entertainment spectacular. Anyone interested should phone the audition hotline at 1-905-832-7454. Who knows what the future might hold? Give them a call. by Laura J. Richards Plans to establish a town-wide committee to advise Claringlon's elected officials on environmental matters hit a major road block Monday. Monday. Five different opinions from Clarington councillors concerning the purpose of the group meant that the new committee's future is uncertain. uncertain. During a meeting of Council's general purpose committee on Monday Monday morning, many councillors were unsure if the local environmentalists knew exactly what an environmental environmental committee would do. And a majority majority of councillors didn't seem to want to know Leading the discussion against the idea of an environmental advisory advisory committee for Clarington was Ward One Councillor Larry Hannah. Hannah. He said a regional environmental environmental advisory committee would be all Clarington and the rest of the region would need. After listening to comments by Kathy Guselle of SAGA (Save the Ganaraska Again), environmental journalist Suzanne Elston, Judy Hur- vid, Helen MacDonald, and Mavis Carleton, Councillor Hannah was not impressed with the many ideas thrown out as potential roles for the committee. Committee's Future Uncertain Due to Number of Opinions Among the ideas were: to use the committee as a resource base and a second sober look at local issues from an environmental angle. The committee would be a group which drew on the expertise of many different different people. Councillor Hannah called the profusion of ideas "a scatter head approach," during the committee's discussion on the matter. His worry seemed to be that this environmental advisory committee would "pre-empt" the regional committee. committee. That was something that came through loud and clear during his repeated questions to the five delegations. However, Suzanne Elston told him and the rest of the GP&A members members this would not happen. "The two processes could be parallel," parallel," said Helen MacDonald, adding adding her voice in support of a local advisory committee. She told the group the regional committee should have a member of the Clarington committee on board. "I strongly feel that this group would not duplicate a regional committee. committee. That is like suggesting we need only a regional council not a Continued on Page 2 Double Fatality After Collision On Highway 57 On February 5, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Margaret Hall, age 27, of Williams Point Rd„ Caesarea, was operating a Dodge mini van southbound on Regional Rd. 57 south of the Town of Caesarea. As she approached the intersection of Proutt Rd., her vehicle collided head-on with a Ford Ranger pick-up truck that was northbound on Regional Regional Road 57. The northbound vehicle vehicle was operated by Paul Roy, age 35, of Summit Dr., Caesarea. Both parties were pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was attributed to severe head injuries; A passenger in the pick-up truck suffered minor; injuries and was released at the scene. This matter is presently under investigation investigation and the cause of the collision collision has yet to be determined. OMB Hearing Can't Warm Up to Chilly Council Chambers by Laura J. Richards Hearings into Bowmanville's proposed 200,000 square foot west end plaza had to be moved out of town due to bad weather. In this case, the bad weather was in the council chambers of the Clarington Clarington Municipal Administrative Centre in Bowmanville. Ontario Municipal Board officials officials decided it was too cold to continue continue the hearings in the municipal council chambers. Clarington's Planning Director, Frank Wu, told The Statesman late last week that no matter what they did, the town maintenace staff just could not get the temperature high enough. "They tried all night," said Wu (last Friday morning. But, when the jhearings resumed last "Wednesday, it I was decided that" a new site was 'needed. Wu said the town explored a number of different alternative locations, locations, but always came up empty handed. From the court room in the fire hall to the local hotels, the space was either unavailable or too costly. So, the lawyers and OMB members members were shuffled off to the Durham Durham Regional Council Chambers on Rossland Road in Whitby. MP Pushes to Retain $500,000 Exemption In his maiden speech to Parliament, Parliament, Durham MP Alex Shepherd pressed the government not to cut farmers'. $500,000 capital gains exemption. exemption. "Most farmers regard the farm as their retirement nest egg, so I believe believe it is very important to retain this deduction," Shepherd said. He told the Commons that doing away with the exemption would not significantly add to government revenues. revenues. t TAX WORKSHOP - Gradually, we're approaching that delightful | time of year, known as income tax time arid because we're not all j! rocket scientists, many of us have a problem filling out the forms and making all the deductions, so Revenue Canada is providing help by way of an income tax workshop. This workshop is for people interesting in volunteering to help local seniors with their tax return. ; It's being held Thursday, Feb. 24th, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at St. Paul's United Church. The workshop is free, but you are asked to : register by phoning Community Care at 623-2261. FUN IN THE SUN - Tired of the winter blues? At the moment, this is being written, the sun is shining, while we wait for what they are predicting will be several centimeters of snow. But, that's another story. This one is about the Knox Christian School fund raisers who arc hosting a "Fun in the Sun" night with plenty of delicious food plus entertainment galore. It will be held on Saturday, February 12th at 7:00 p.m. in the Knox school gymnasium. Tickets arc available at $20 per person at the school office (623-5871). It's guaranteed to chase away the winter chills. COOKIE TIME - That knock on your door at the beginning of February can mean only one tiling. It's Girl Guide cookie time! This year, more than 120,000.girls and leaders, will be making the rounds in your community, continuing a Canadian Tradition. The campaign nms from Feb. 5th to May 1st and the girls will welcome your help in buying the special cookies because the funds will help finance their wide variety of programs. Besides, the cookies arc just about lltc tastiest ones you'll ever munch on. HEART SAVER COURSE - We'll wind up this week's column with an announcement concerning a CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) course being offered Saturday, Feb. 19th at Trinity United Church, Bowmanville, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. The $30 fee per person will include course manual. Advance registration 666-0995. M.-j- The Stork Market Report BUTTONS!! AW - It'i u Boyl HOWE-It's iiGIrll Seepage 11 CROZIER - It's « lloyl l.AKMEK - It's n Boyl Total This Year Boys 10 Girls 15 y Scholarship Fund Supports Farming Education by Laura J. Richards Clarington high school graduates graduates who want to study agriculture agriculture can apply for scholarships created by a Bowmanville area donor who, until now, has remained remained anonymous. The benefactor is Reginald Joseph Rucland who died in late January, 1994. The scholarship fund has been in operation for a couple of years, but the benefactor's name has not previously been released. released. "He didn't want it broadcasted broadcasted as to who started the scholarship," scholarship," said Newcastle Village lawyer Sam Curcatz, a friend of Rucland. Curcatz, the secretary/ treasurer of The Reginald Joseph Rucland Foundation, says Rue- land wanted to remain anonymous anonymous until his deadi. The fund is called the J.W.C. Fcgan Agricultural Scholarship, Reginald J. Rucland in memory of a man who was in charge of a home for boys in England. Rucland wanted to recognize recognize the impact the man had in ensuring Rucland went to Canada, Canada, said Curcatz. "He (Rucland) was one of the "homeboys" placed on rural farms," Curcatz explained. Many homeboys under Fe- gan's care were encouraged to be the best they could be and were known as hard workers. Rucland never married, but has one cousin in Edmonton and a brother-in-law in Denmark. In 1986, Rucland, with the help of Curcatz and other volunteers, volunteers, put together a foundation to sponsor post secondary students students in furthering their education. education. "He wanted to do something special for children who wanted to pursue an education in agriculture agriculture beyond high school, "Curcatz explained. The members of the foundation foundation rely on the information given given to them by die five high school guidance counsellors to make a decision as to who gets a scholarship. The schools invited to submit names arc Courticc Secondary, Durham Christian High School, St. Stephen's High School, Bowmanville High School, and Clarke High School. While many scholarship benefactors benefactors want to give money to die students with the highest marks, the Fcgan scholarships arc an exception. Continued on Page 2 We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Durham College Puts Warranty on Grads See Page 3 Local Gonltcndcr Off to National Championships See Page. 10 Clarington Seniors Move & Groove See Page 1, Section Two CARPET WAREHOUSE) EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES 30 KinJsaw. 728-4601 Oshawa