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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, August 17,1994 Section Two fit tampan statesman Former Publishers • Rev. W. R. Climie, 1854 -1878 • M. A. James, 1878 -1935 • George W. James, 1935 -1957 Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited P.O. Box 190,62 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 905-623-3303 Fax 905-623-6161 For 140 Years, Our First Concern Has Been Our Community Publisher-John M. James Assoc. Publisher - Richard A. James Plant Manager - Donald J. Bishop Ad. Manager - Brian G . Purdy Editor - Peter Parrott Production Rick Patterson, Laurens Kaldeway, Doug Lugtenburg, Sharon McMullen, Barb Patterson, Ralph Rozema, Jim Snoek, Vance Sutherland, Jim Tuuramo Advertising Editorial Laverne Morrison Brad Kelly, Lorraine Manfredo, Laura J. Richards Office Angela Luscher, Junia Hodge, Grace McGregor, Nancy Pleasance-Sturman, Marilyn Rutherford What an Opportunity Probably, most citizens of this community don't realize that right now they have one of those rare opportunities facing them. Their future could be filled with glory plus immeasurable satisfactions and rewards, if only they were willing to give it some thought and action. You may be wondering, just what we are talking about Please drop everything else and pay attention while we tell you more. We're hoping you are one of our readers who is eager to know more about tins province's and this commmunity's prospects. You may already own a home or business here, or may be one of those many recent arrivals who every morning and evening during the work week overcomes the 401 syndrome as you head for Oshawa or Toronto for employment You may be one of those new home owners we heard about last week whose cellars are providing many worries and nobody seems available or willing to help cure the problem. This would be a perfect time for you to, let's say, gain a seat on town council, so you could get some positive action. No doubt in your spare time, you have been reading about Mayor Diane Harare and her council colleagues at the Municipality of Garington, who are now in charge of this municipality's affairs. Their term of office ends this year and replacements will be sought to take on the chores that have been their responsibility for the past three years. That's where you could come in, if you feel capable and interested in seeking such positions. There are also other posts up for grabs this November, on the Board of Education, the Hydro Commission, etc. You'll note that we haven't even mentioned anything about the hours you would be working or the remuneration involved. The pay is adequate but not outlandish and the time you spend on the job will be determined by how seriously you want to be involved. We warn you now that once you take that first step and take on one of these positions, you will run the risk of becoming addicted to the work and the intrigue. But, there's more. Not only are these municipal plums available this November, but if your ambitions for public life are looking for more involvement at a higher level, there will be a provincial election, probably next spring. So far, our hard-working Durham East NDP member, Gord Mills, has not said whether or not he'll be trying to win that seat again, so at the moment there are just two Liberals in the field after the job, which means your chances of winning are good, depending on which party you would be representing. All we're saying is that the opportunity is there if you would consider goling after it. We are assuming that you are an average citizen, interested in how much you pay in taxes at various levels, and have some opinions dealing with public affairs. If those assumptions fit your pattern of living, why haven't you decided to give up being a critic and become a participant? Surely, you have some great ideas concerning the projects and conduct of our elected personnel at provincial or local level. If you are like most of us, you probably have voiced praise or protests many times about the way things have been done over the years and feel you could have done them better had you been there instead of the present members. That's what this editorial is all about. Doesn't the prospect of fillfilling one of those important posts arouse some ambitions or desires that may have lain dormant within you for years. Right now, there are these glorious opportunities awaiting, that will only last so long. Go for it! The future or your community and your province could be in your hands. You can't do anything about it if you just stay at home and don't become involved. Safety Feature or Tax Grab Several conflicting stories have appeared recently in area papers concerning the photo radar traps that, we think, but are not sure, are going to guard our main highways, starting this week or next year. Nobody's quite certain. We have seen the signs posted along Highway 2 on the way to Port Hope and have been reading stories claiming the investment in the new cameras and Giev Astros has more to do with pouring money into provincial coffers than curtailing the efforts of speeding drivers. Their operations from a financial point of view were stated to be in the same fund raising category as the money-making casinos that are raising millions. Frankly, we can visualize a host of complaints coming into provincial members' offices and ministries when drivers begin receiving their photo summonses several weeks or months after the speeding incidents have taken place. There would be no way of knowing who had been driving the car at that time or if the camera had made an error. There's just no way of keeping up to the ingenious methods used by governments to extract money from us taxpayers, is there? So far, we have put up with gasoline stations jumping their prices every weekend, now we shall be getting ripped off while having our vehicle's picture taken from the rear. The danger with wearing a floral print to a flower show ... Michael and Jessica Lead Most Popular Baby Names in Ontario For the third consecutive year Michael Michael and Jessica have been the most popular baby names in Ontario, as reported reported by the Office of the Registrar General. There was also no change over three years in the second most popular popular names: Matthew for boys, and Sarah Sarah for girls. However, the third place, Ryan has overtaken Christopher, and Emily moved ahead of Samantha for the first time. The Office of the Registrar Gener al, a division of Ontario's consumei ministry, today released the 25 most popular boy and girl names in Ontario Ontario for 1993. "Parents looking for a name for their newborns like to know what is trendy," says Ted Kelly, Ontario's Deputy Registrar General. "They call and ask for a list of the top choices. Some want fashionable names while for some others it is more a matter of being original in avoiding too frequently frequently used names." As a general trend, Kelly says the boys' names chosen are more conservative conservative then those selected for girls. He says the majority of the Top 100 names for boys tend to be Anglo- Saxon and Gaelic and are frequently biblical. Also, parents tend to vary the spelling of boys' names less frequently frequently than girls' names. The Office of the Registrar General General is responsible for the registration of births, marriages, deaths, stillbirths, stillbirths, adoptions, divorces and changes of name in Ontario. a We Asked... Will you continue to drink coffee as the price soars? .. .And You Said Joan Hele Jean Brownlee Marie Mitchell Sharon Dart Bowmanville Bowmanville Bowmanville Newcastle "I don't think it will be that bad. If I don't spend money money on coffee it would be something something else." "I have one coffee in the morning, so it won't matter to me. I'll still have my one cup." "I hardly drink coffee, coffee, I only have it once in a while." "Yes, I will." Xvxt ui'uk's question: Do von think the baseball strike will continue much longer?