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• ; i im.jp <y v 905-623-3303 46 Pages Wednesday, June 15,1994 Bowmanville, Ontario 140th Year 560+40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 24 A m» New Schools For Clarington Province Announces Fumjjng Wgrth $219 Million by Lorraine Manfredo Gord Mills, MPP for Durham East, announced last Friday that the provincial government has approved $21.9 million for four new schools in Clarington. In addition to a replacement school for SL Stephen's Secondary School in Bowmanville, the Roman Group Seeking $50,000 to Start Fund-Raising The Courtice and Area Community Community Association is looking for $50,000 in "seed money" to help launch a fund-raising drive for the Courtice community centre. Muriel Krizanc told members of Clarington Council on Monday night that Courtice residents are willing to commit themselves to the raising of $800,000 between October October of 1994 and October of 1995. The money requested of Clarington Clarington Counicl would allow the fundraisers fundraisers to set up and staff a campaign campaign office. Krizanc also pressed elected officials officials to commission an artist's rendering rendering of the complex in order to provide a "visual idea" of the concept concept Turn to page 14 Catholic Separate School Board for Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, Northumberland, and Clarington received approval to construct a new elementary elementary school in Bowmanville. Provincial funding for these projects projects totals $14,194,138. This includes includes $350,000 for a child care centre at the elementary school. The Northumberland Clarington Board of Education received approval approval for the construction of a new elementary school in Bowmanville as well as for a replacement school for Newcastle elementary school. The province will provide $7,023,956 for the two projects, which includes $700,000 for two child care centres at the schools. This funding is part of $620 million million capital injection into Ontario school boards through jobsOntario for the 1996-97 and 1997-98 fiscal years. The money will build new facilities facilities and renovate existing schools. When Mills delivered the news to an assembly at St. Stephen's it was greeted with sustained applause. applause. Teachers commented that the petitions, petitions, letters and prayers of students students and parents had been answered. answered. Established nine years ago with Turn to page 3 SIDEWALK SPECIALS - With a bit of good luck, the rains will be over by Thursday and Downtwn merchants will be hauling hauling out their bargains to display them on the sidewalks. It's being being billed as the world's biggest Sidewalk Sale and loads of entertainment entertainment has been arranged to keep visitors busy. Check the details in an advertisement in this newspaper and come on downtown to join tire fun. It should be worthwhile. DEAR OLD PAPPY - After three days of collecting bargains downtown, you should have found something that looks expensive expensive but isn't for a glorious Father's Day gift this Sunday. No doubt he'll be overjoyed to find out that somebody has been thinking about what a great guy he really is under that miserable miserable exterior. Just make sure it will fit, please. WHY BE LONELY? Are you new to the Clarington area or feeling isolated, having difficulty adjusting to the community? Would you like to meet other women in your position, to learn about helpful services, to share experiences, concerns, and frustrations? frustrations? We are a women's support group. We meet weekly in Bowmanville. Join us for friendship and informed discussions over light refreshments. For information, call Janice Kroft at 623-4123 or Mary Ann at 987-3933. Sounds interesting. VOLUNTEERS WANTED - The Clarington Youth Commi- tee is looking for adult and youth volunteers for pick-up baseball baseball games in July and August. Volunteers are needed from Monday to Friday, noon to 3 o'clock each day. Any time that can be given would certainly be appreciated by the committee members. For more information please call Sandy Archibald at 263-2396. BIG WEEKEND -We'd like to draw your attention to a couple of special events taking place this weekend. The first is part of the Sidewalk Sale and is a Pancake Breakfest Saturday morning from 7 o'clock to 10 or when everybody has been fed. It's being staged by members of the Alert Fire Brigade and is being held on Temperance Street. Please support them. Then, while you are out and about, take a few minutes to head west to the Recreation Recreation Centre where there's a Fundraising Yard Sale also on Saturday, Saturday, with proceeds going to the proposed Seniors Centre. ••••••••••• LADIES BREAKTHROUGH - Betty Chisholm of St. Catharines Catharines will be ministering in song and the Word at Liberty Pentecostal Pentecostal Church, located on the comer of Hwys. 2 & 57, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, on Thursday, June 16th, at 7 p.m. An offering will be taken and refreshments provided. ANNUAL MEETING - This is a reminder that the Memorial Hospital Bowmanville Corporation is holding its Annual Meeting Meeting at the hospital cafeteria at 7:00 p.m, next Monday, June 20th. Special guest speaker will be Ronnie Heath from the Ministry Ministry of Health, who will be speaking on midwifery practices in community hospitals. M & M FUNDRAISER - Area citizens arc certainly going to be well fed this week. This Saturday, the Bowmanville M & M Meat Shop will be hosting a nation-wide fundraising barbecue for Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada. They hope to raise $400,000 at the various locations. For a minimum donation donation of $1.25, the public will receive a hamburger of hot dog and a drink. This is the 6th annual M&M charity BBQ Day event. To date these barbecues have raised over $1 million. • Mfi *;■ i vm ' Si Ip# . $É| r* : ; ; . ■V.V:- - J y ' in Enfield Rd. Collision Paramedics attend to the injuries of a two and one-half year- old girl who was taken to Toronto Sick Children's Hospital on Wednesday, June 8 following a motor vehicle crash. She was a passenger in a GMC van driven by her mother, Diane Werry of Ritson Road North, Oshawa. The van was east bound on Con cession Seven. A second vehicle involved in the collision was a Ford LTD which was southbound on Enfield Road, said Staff Sgt. Sandy Ryrie. On impact, the girl was ejected from her booster seat and thrown through the side window. Students Ask Councillors to Protect Marsh by Laura J. Richards "Save the Marsh." These were the last words the audience audience heard as a group of about 40 local students left a meeting of Clar ington Council .'held 1 'Monday evc$ ning in Solina. The protest by the Bowmanville High School students and Bowmanville Bowmanville beach-area residents took place after Cedar Crest Beach Road resident resident Leah Houston spoke to the Clarington Councillors. Houston, a student at Bowmanville Bowmanville High School, spoke with eloquence eloquence how the West Side Creek Marsh should be saved from the St. Marys Cement company's plans to open up a new quarry. "St. Marys Cement has put forth an application to divert the stream that feeds this marsh, drain, and quarry it 'as soon as possible,"' Houston told councillors. "The town's current plan states that "The main use of the area shall be for aggregate extraction,' and have placed this marsh under special designation to allow it. "We the youth, strongly believe that the current town plan must be changed! The section relating to the West Side Creek marsh must read 'Designation for new aggregate extraction extraction shall not be permitted' as is stated in the plan for the Oak Ridges Morraine. "West Side Creek Marsh must be removed from the special policy area," Houston vehemently stated to council members. She told councillors and the about 40 plus audience wetlands are ■ not the garbage areas people once ffàfoiight thenuo be. "Wetlands are a vital part of the cco-system. They act as a spawning and resting area for a great variety of fish and wildlife. "Marshes naturally filter the water, water, which means that because the West Side Creek Marsh opens up to Lake Ontario, it naturally helps clean this polluted lake." Houston pointed out the marsh has a number two rating and is the only second-class rated marsh between between Burlington to Trenton that is not protected. "Marshes are classed from one to seven with one being the best and seven the least important. They obtain obtain their distinction by the amount of life they support." St. Marys Cement won't consider an alternative site to quarry, Houston Houston said. A letter to another Cedar Crest resident from company president John Crawley says "there are no alternatives" alternatives" as far as (he company is concerned. When asked by Houston to show the support behind saving the West Side Creek Marsh almost all the people at the Solina Community Hall stood. Turn to page 2 Liberty Street Residents Request Sod, Not Pavement for Boulevard Sod, not asphalt, is preferred by residents facing sidewalk construction construction this year on Liberty Street North. A letter from Jenny and George Walhout, accompanied by a petition containing 30 names, was reviewed by Clarington Councillors on Monday Monday night. Residents gave "unanimous support" support" to the petition requesting that the proposed boulevard be finished in sod not in asphalt. It is felt by the residents that asphalt asphalt would mean that people would use the boulevard as a parking area. "Concern was expressed that a paved boulevard would possibly lead to motorists mounting the curb to park." Many people surveyed by the Walhouts stated that a grass boulevard boulevard is easy to maintain. "It was generally felt that the visual visual presence of asphalt would drastically drastically change the ambience of our street and that it would only promote promote more of a "highway psyche" for motorists travelling north," explained explained the Liberty St. residents in their correspondence with councillors. councillors. Attractions Include Concerts. Performs. Pancake Breakfast and Hoe-Down "World's Biggest Sidewalk Sale" Begins Tomorrow in Bowmanville A survey by the Walhouts showed many of the residents fear the construction will see the destruction destruction of many older frees along the street. "There was overwhelming concern concern over the possible loss of frees. We should be proud to live in a community that so values its natural habitat," states the Walhouts' letter. "This was expressed by all residents residents whether they had frees or not. Three elderly residents lamented the destruction of old growth maple frees when Liberty Street was origi- Turn to page 2 The 1994 edition of The World's Biggest Sidewalk Sale is coming your way Thursday, June 16, to Saturday, Saturday, June 18, in Bowmanville. Brought to shoppers by the Bowmanville Bowmanville Business Improvement Association, Association, (BIA) the sales and entertainment entertainment arc sure to bring smiles to everyone's face. The event begins early on Thursday Thursday morning at 9 o'clock with the storekeepers throwing their doors open to die buying public. BIA General Manager Garth Gilpin Gilpin told The Statesman everyone is fired up and ready to make this the best sidewalk sale ever. "Everyone knows the best bargains bargains can be theirs if they shop early," early," said Gilpin. With the theme the "World's Biggest Sidewalk Sale II" Gilpin says some of the businesses might be picking a country to emulate in dress during the weekend events. "We hope some of the businesses will pick a country and outfit them selves and employees in costumes. Perhaps they'll play traditional music music in their stores, and even serve samples of foods from their chosen country." Bowmanvillc's stores and restaurant restaurant owners come from many different different countries including Ireland, Holland, Holland, England, and Greece. 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