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Delivered j Free of Charge to 18,000 Homes in Clarington from The Publishers of Catwftiatt gtattsmatt i Saturday, July 16,1994 17th Year, Issue 28 WimmiÊMîmêi M ■ ' P8 M&t MÉÊÊ-ÉÊè "iîlM ■®I:P Visual Arts Centre Plans for "Everything Under the Sun by Laura J. Richards Bubble blowing, kite making, chime ringing and story telling are just some of the activities at the Visual Visual Art's Centre (VAC) "Everything Under the Sun" Summer Arts Festival Festival in August. The event, which will have two hands-on workshops, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 9:45 to 4 p.m. A committee of six women has been working diligently since March to get this together, said Jane Marie McAvoy with the VAC. The day will kick off at 9:45 when an elephant from the Bow- manville Zoo will be cutting a ribbon ribbon to open the day. Two workshops will see families constructing kites and chimes. Sculptors Nat McHaffie from Toronto Toronto and W.B. Fraser from Brook- lin will be in charge of these activities. activities. For those who want to do some listening, rather than playing, the committee has booked some entertainment entertainment McAvoy noted there would probably probably be some people playing bagpipes bagpipes and the Clarington Flute Choir would be by. Local artist Judith Mason Kendrick Kendrick and Murray Kendrick will be providing some interesting stories and music for young and old alike. Magician Ron Leonard will be providing some mystical 'you won't Turn to Page 2 Hydro Commission Opposed To Bill That Forces Candidates To Reveal Assets and Liabilities bv Lorraine Manfredo bers, ot the Hydro Commission were that such disclosures were an mva- The Clarington Hydro Electric s ion of privacy. Commission has voted to oppose Commission member George proposed legislation that would re- VanDyk said forcing candidates un- quire all municipal candidates to re- der the microscope would discou- veal their source of income and fi- ra g e good people from running, nancial liabilities. . . , Financial information would be At the Hydro Commission's available to everyone, he said, in- Thursday, July 14th meeting, board c i u di ng competitors. Who would members agreed to send a letter de- want t0 expose themselves in this nouncing Bill 163 to the Municipal wa y as ^ s Electric Association. The MEA is jj e hopes that the opposition to the body that can lobby the province gjjl 163 will prevent its passage and on behalf of municipal utilities. suggests that a "watered-down" ver- According to David Clark, Clar- s j on ma y be useful, ington Hydro manager, the major *<j believe there should be con- concern regarding the bill was that üq]s » ^ sa j d> that conflicts of "it would keep good people from | nterest should be vigorously fol- running for office. lowed up The provincial Ministry of Mu- « But perception is that aU nicipal Affairs introduced the bill in politicians are dishonest, and that is May as a way to expose conflicts of J ust not case." interest and increase trust in local Commission "member Marie Hub- governments. bard, who introduced the motion to Under Bill 163, any member of a ^ commission, says: "the draft mu- municipal council, school board, po- n j c jpaj[ disclosure forms are more lice village, or public utilities com- menac i ng that what the provincial mission would have to disclose their j^p s h ave t 0 fji 0 uL" sources of income as well as any in- §he says the current process to terest in real property, businesses, i nvest igate conflicts of interest are stocks and bonds. They would also adeqiu J e have to report any liabilities relating t h ere j s a need f or f u n disclo- to these assets such as mortgages on sure f rom mun icipal politicians then their homes or farms. let's have full disclosure from every Other concerns raised by mem- bureaucraC she says . A & P Canadian Tire* Graham's IGA* Miracle Food Mart ("Indicates partial distribution) For information about inserting flyers in The Independent, please contact our office at 623-3303 Agricultural Oddity in the Cabbage Patch Bowmanville resident Phyllis Price found a big surprise in her cabbage patch last week and decided to show the agricultural oddity to The Statesman photographer. It seems one of her cabbages sprouted a brocolli flower! Ms Price figures the bees are responsible for creating the rare genetic cross. RS2Â33 by Laura J. Richards Children at the Newcastle Public School YMCA Summer Camp Program Program are having loads of fun this week and next. And more fun will be had for kids looking to join in for the rest of the summer. Bcv Mcszaros, Camp Director, has been working extra hard to ensure ensure this summer's programs fire child-learning friendly. This coming week finishes up the second two-week session called Water Water Works. The children have and will be further involved with a walk to the local creek to find out what kind of things live in the creek. They will watch a puppet show put on by the CLOCA theatre group on Monday, July 18. Next Friday, July 22, the children will be treated to a "Beach Party." The next three sessions will be Airborne, Dig In, and In a World of Plants. The sessions will look at birds, dinosaurs and archeology and finally finally at plants. During Airborne, Mcszaros has asked parents to come up with bird sayings. She's looking for ones like "naked as a jay bird," or "as the crow flies" and many others. During the current session, parents parents have been asked to come up with song titles using water, boats and that sort of thing. One to help folks -- "Moon River." "This is so we can get the parents involved in the learning," she said. Mcszaros told The Independent there is room for 10 day campers Turn to Page 2