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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, February 16,1994 13 Farmers Take Part in Leadership Program February Observed as Big Sister Month in Clarington The third session of Class 5 of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program was held Januaty 17-19, 1994 in Belleville with the emphasis being "Decision-Making and Responsibility". Responsibility". Thirty men and women from across Ontario are participating in this leadership development program. program. All are actively involved in the agri-food industry - some in fanning, others in farm supply, food processing processing and retailing, government or other other agri-business sectors. Charles Stevens, Stevens, R.R. #8, Newcastle is a local participant. One of the objectives of this session session was to identify factors which contribute to a healthy rural community. community. Dr. Trevor Hancock, a public health consultant, took the participants participants through an imagery exercise where everyone tried to visualize the ideal community twenty years from now. Results of this exercise clearly showed that most often people visualize visualize a 19th century European market town setting with 21st century conveniences. conveniences. Dr. Hancock also indicated indicated that healthy communities are not based on the health care system but rather on the way a community interacts interacts together. A second objective of this session was to have the participants enhance their written and verbal communication communication skills. Several instructors from Loyalist College indicated how to best work with the media, be it radio, TV or the press. They emphasized the importance of keeping the news story very precise, have it put in bite size pieces and avoid jargon. An additional objective of this session involved observing several examples of responsible decisionmaking. decisionmaking. Keith Henry, President of Maple Dale Cheese .discussed some of the advantages he has realized since going into business on his own, compared to working for the "giants" in the dairy industry. He discussed the importance of maintaining longterm longterm friendships and working with good people. The participants toured Reid's Dairy Co. Ltd., a family- owned operation distributing a full line of dairy products through their network of Milky Way Dairy Stores. The participants also Visited the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Prince Edward County and subsequently subsequently toured the First Nations Technical Institute. The goal of the Institute is to provide "educational leadership" to First Nations' communities communities in order for their people to gain control over their future in the social, political, cultural and economics areas areas by providing the best possible educational educational services". The participants left the Territory with a much better understanding of native issues and an appreciation of the challenges before them. At the Canadian Forces Base, Trenton, Lieutenant Colonel Dcziel defined leadership in the Canadian Armed Forces as "the art of influencing influencing others to achieve the aim". He emphasized that "leadership is a matter matter of attitude - yours", and that it includes includes being firm, fair and consistent and showing humility. The partici pants were briefed on the Search and Rescue operations of CFB Trenton, as well as Canada's position in the worldwide communications network. The Advanced Agricultural Leadership Leadership Program was initiated by the Agricultural Leadership Trust, a unique partnership between the Foundation Foundation for Rural Living, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the Ontario Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and the University of Guelph. Funding Funding comes from the Trust, from the agri-business community and rural organizations and participant tuition fees. Letter Writer Predicts Growth Benefit Local Businesses Dear John: Did you know that your residential residential taxes have been increasing for the last ten years in Bowmanville because because of the lower percentage of Industrial, Industrial, Commercial assessment compared to Residential assessment In the 80's the Town of Newcastle had 25% of its tax base Commercial and Industrial, today it is only 15.3%. By comparison, Oshawa has 60% residential assessment and 40% Commercial Commercial and Industrial. This discrepancy discrepancy is due to the proliferation of low cost, residential development and almost almost no increase in commercial or industrial industrial development. One exception is the addition to the St. Mary's Cement Cement plant. For every new home built in Clarington, you have 2.5 children in school. School expenses are now 60% of our total tax bill. Commercial and industrial assessment does not require require all these support services. 1 write to you because I spent Tuesday afternoon in Whitby at the Regional Offices at the hearing to decide decide the fate of the West Bowmanville Bowmanville Mall Development. Located in Whitby, I understand, because there was no place warm enough in Clarington Clarington to hold the hearing. I hope measures will be taken by our local representatives to have the hearing moved back to our municipality when the weather warms. I arrived at 1:00 p.m. at the Regional Regional Council Chambers only to find that the hearing did not re-convene until 2:15 p.m. Why not business hours like the rest of the public works? I sat there for two hours and heard a very enlightened presentation Bold New Marketing Partnership Established Between Museums The Clarke Museum and Archives and the Bowmanville Museum are pleased to announce a bold new marketing marketing partnership for 1994. Both museums, owned by The Municipality Municipality of Clarington, have joined together for marketing and promotional purposes purposes in order to deliver a more effective, effective, coordinated package to both local residents and tourists. The first phase was the development development and publication of a standard, joint advertisement for newspapers and magazines under the new heading. heading. of "Clarington Museums". The second phase, which will be unveiled at a Heritage Day Showcase at Lang Pioneer Village in Peterborough Peterborough on February 20th is a joint brochure brochure for both museums. The new brochure, which will cut production costs in half while dramatically increasing increasing distribution, is designed to promote both museums and The Mu nicipality of Clarington. The cover page bears the Clarington Clarington Museums banner with the museums museums logos, locations, phone numbers numbers and hours. Inside, two panels outline each museum with services, special events and a joint map of Clarington showing the location of both sites. The back cover contains a write up of the Municipality, Demographics, Demographics, and other recreation and tourist attractions that can be found here and the location and contact number for the Municipal Tourist Information Centre at the Flying Dutchman Hotel. The third phase, which will also be unveiled at Lang Pioneer Village on February 20, is a new joint promotional promotional travelling display that can be used in malls, trade shows, area libraries libraries etc. Other joint efforts arc also being explored for later use in 1994. % Install a high efficiency gas, oil or propane furnace and receive UP to $500 TRADE-IN on your old furnace when you purchase a CARRIER FURNACE I High-efficiency gas furnace can save you up àv" , to 65% on your heating blllsl mam s Heating & Air Conditioning Consumes'0u Bowmanville/Newcastle 436-3212 • Oshawa/Whitby 428-0333 Looking for a Christian Education for your children? Contact KNOX CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (est. 1957) KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION for the 1994-95 school year Wednesday, February 23,1994 Thursday, February 24,1994 Location: Knox Christian School, 410 Scugog St. North Bowmanville - 623-5871 Junior Kindergarten: two mornings per week Children must bo 4 years old on or before Dec. 31,1994 Senior Kindergarten: three full days per week Children must bo 5 years old on or before Dec. 31,1994 * Please bring written proof of health records indicating immunization dates * Proof of age (o.g. birth certificate) is required * Please call the school for an appointment time * Registration for all other grade levels (1 * 8) will bo accepted as well. Principal: Mr. W. M, Ilolmus from David Crome, Manager of Strategic Strategic Planning branch of the Clarington Clarington Planning Department. He reviewed reviewed a twenty-page brief on the population, growth, assessment and future proposed growth of Clarington and the whole Region of Durham. Very interesting, but couldn't the two chairmen take this written text and digest it without tieing up the time of twenty high-priced lawyers and planners. planners. And.to think that this is forecast to continue for another ten weeks. How inefficient our democracy has become! But, in retrospect how better could someone like my self be entertained? entertained? Just a few figures brought out at the hearing - Bowmanville population population has risen from 13,080 in 1981 to 18,300 in December 1993 or 40.7% increases. Town of Newcastle, now Clarington has gone from 32,229 in 1980 to 52,121 in 1993 or an increase of 61.7%. If you find that startling, in the latest latest regional forecasts they propose that by the year 2021 Clarington will have a population of 167,500. Bow-, manville alone, in that study under Future Urban Growth in Clarington under the Regional Official Plan, will increase from 18,300 today to 85,000 in 2021 or a 59.8% growth. Every figure alluded to by Mr. Crome pointed to the fact that Clarington Clarington is going to grow at a faster rate than any other municipality in the Durham Region. Clarington growth is forecasted to increase 26.3% while Oshawa is 17.3% and Ajax only 14.4%. In Clarington the greatest growth (60%) is forecasted to occur in Bowmanville because of the infrastructure in place and the approved approved lots available - 4,500 approved approved serviced lots in Bowmanville alone. Courtice is forecasted to increase increase 28.3% and Newcastle Village 11.7%. Sorry.to have rambled so long, but r I found this very encouraging for anyone with business interests in Bowmanville. Yours truly, Bob Stevens 33 Stevens Rd. Bowmanville, Ontario Amanda and her Big Sister Mary-Ann Kalotai of Bowmanville share a pizza before mixing up a batch of apple muffins. The pair were matched through Big Sisters nearly two years ago and both expect to be friends indefinitely. February is Big Sister month in Oshawa, Whitby and Clarington. by Lorraine Manfredo Thirteen-year-old Amanda does e not claim to be any angel. She's just a typical teenager, facing facing tough choices as she grows up. Helping her do exactly that is Big Sister Mary-Ann Kalotai of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Just being there as a steady and stimulating companion for her Little Sister makes all the difference in the world. Little Sister Amanda tends to agree. "I figure if I didn't have Mary- Ann as a Big Sister, I'd probably get into more trouble than I do," she says. "She's someone to do stuff with when I have nothing to do." The pair will celebrate two years together under the Big Sister program program on March 6th. When they first met, they drew up a long list of activities which they might enjoy doing together. First priority was a back-yard barbecue and next up was a game of mini-golf. Nothing on their list was terribly expensive. In fact, most activities were free. Mary-Ann and Amanda share a big laugh when they remember their exhausting, (but fun), 14-kilometer bike ride through the back roads of town. One summer, they went to a fireworks fireworks display but had" more'furi running running around in the dark with sparklers sparklers back at home. Together, they have fashioned earrings out of newspaper and glue, assembled giant puzzles, ventured off to the library and played board games. Through it all, they continue trying trying improve their muffin recipe. Mary-Ann points out that she is not a moral guide and she doesn't dwell on being the perfect role model. model. She is simply a loyal companion. If her Little Sister ever moves away, she will always have a Big Sister here in town, she promises. "I can't just say our contract is over." For both, it seems as though they will be friends forever. "Little Sisters are not looking exclusively exclusively for people who have their lives all together and have scads of money. It's just companionship that they're after." In fact, many Little Sisters are quite close to their parents and extended extended families, but need a close, trustworthy companion. "I don't try to be her mom. I don't judge her. I don't ever want to tell her she's a bad person for doing something," Mary-Ann notes. The only advice the 33-year-old Ontario Hydro worker ever gave her Little Sister was to invest young. She never tries to be her Little Sister's Sister's conscience. "Sometimes, having a Big Sister is like taking preventative measures. Especially when circumstances exist that can lead a girl astray." During her orientation training with Big Sisters, Mary-Ann learned the importance of listening skills and she learned not to be judgemental. judgemental. She finds her young pal's company company refreshing. "I think sometimes adults forget to have fun." Spending time with Amanda helps Mary-Ann set aside the serious serious side of life for a while. 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