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'AA ■: ! j:- ni mi-' Xixïi»S:> V: ■: ■:■! y ' : x- ' ■' ':+ ■ : ■ . : : 1 ■ x : :■■■:■■■ -X -x.: : K : xx X ■ x x X:- xxy, x, x xx: ■ XX. x : : XXX i XX: XX. : :X: :X:^ rtf w scMSS lASiP SwS 1+ zw ÉÉEr 1 ^' / A/.i^/ *\; ' , ' s/XSi lly'V V V. 905-623-3303 36 Pages Wednesday, November 23,1994 Bowmanville, Ontario 140th Year 560+40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 47 \ \ am t'j \i\i i J \\ § o V" <n fr' \ n g - Jf cm i,fûç â âUD fis m r 'i, 6 }| n fr'n ! J V % U 0 : ! Biîennq vas? // ; by Laura J. Richards Clarington councillors will vote next Monday night on a new by-law that will give local police the authority authority to arrest and charge loiterers. One of the implications of the by-law is that it can be used to discourage discourage crowds of youths from assembling assembling in the downtown. The by-law was written with a number of recent disturbances in mind, said the Municipal Clerk Patti Barrie. Mayor Diane Hamrc noted to the members of the General Purpose and Administration Committee that, had this particular by-law been in place for Halloween, many of the incidents incidents that took place in downtown Bowmanville would not have been allowed to happen. At that time 150 to 200 youths gathered and threw eggs at pedestrians pedestrians and vehicles alike. There was a swarming of an individual as well as a scuffle with a woman who got out of her car to get the names of the culprits who egged her vehicle. Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre noted there had been many esti- vp v-y ■ jQ y ■ < mates of the number of youths in the downtown core that night. She noted noted people arc saying betweeq 100 to 200 youths gathered on Halloween. "Even the lowest number of youths would not have been allowed to gather under this new by-law," Mayor Hamre said. The new by-law states: "No group of three or more persons shall gather together and stand in a group or near each other on any highway, or on any pedestrian walkway, or in any other public place, in such a Continued on Page 3 Heavier Traffic Worries Residents Near Proposed Commercial Plaza by Laura J. Richards A 9,500 square foot commercial plaza has been proposed for part of the property now occupied by Bow- manville's Flying Dutchman Hotel. The project was the subject of a public meeting held Monday at a committee of Clarington's municipal municipal council. Citizens concerned with the amount of traffic flow along Baseline Baseline Rd., between Liberty St. and Duke Street St., questioned the idea of placing a plaza south of Baseline at the Flying Dutchman Hotel. Roger Ovcnden, who lives near the proposed plaza, wanted to know what types of commercial development development would be taking place. He also wanted to know where it would be going. Clarington's Planning Director, Frank Wu, told committee members and Ovenden the single-storey por- là - WHAT A PARADE ! - You have to hand the roses to veteran 1 . Santa parade organizer Edie Cole and her committee. They not ! ; only outdid themselves this year, they somehow, also arranged j ; for perfect weather on Saturday, squeezed in between some - nastiness on Friday and Monday. Result was the biggest crowd - in the parade's 33 year history. It was great. Considerable praise ' must also go to the button sellers who almost ran out of buttons as they collected more than $8,000 to help offset parade costs. f; SPECIAL GIFT GUIDE - This edition of the Canadian ji Statesman contains a combination Gift Guide and Carol section:; packed with valuable information from community merchants;; about the merchandise available to take care of all their gift !, needs. The section also includes other information relevant top Christmas which is now only about one month away. Later ini the week, die Clarington Independent will be distributed, containing containing the valuable large type updated phone book that was so popular last year. We hope you enjoy these publications and will find them useful. OPENING NIGHT - After many weeks of intense rehearsals, Opening Night for "The Odd Couple" - The Female Version has finally arrived. At 8 o'clock tonight, there will be butterflies at Bowmanville High School's theatre as nervous members ofjj the cast make their first appearances on stage, fearful that, they may stumble or forget their lines. There may still be some tickets tickets available at $7 for adults and $5 for seniors or students if you call 623-2059 or 623-4732 because the comedy runs until Saturday night. This is a Bowmanville Drama Workshop fall production, following many other hits during their lengthy history. history. TREE LIGHTING - This is an item about next week's Tree Lighting ceremony at the town square. Members of the public who would like to join the carollcrs, arc invited to come to St. Paul's United Church at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2nd. Plans call for everybody involved to walk from the church, to the town square area, arriving at the town hall area around 7 o'clock for the start of tire ceremony. We understand this is an earlier time than was previously arranged. . NEEDLE EXCHANGE - A public forum will be held on Friday, Friday, November 25th between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m.at the office of Clarington Community Addiction Services at 200 King Street East, 2nd Floor, suite #206, Bowmanville. The focus focus will be the current piloted needle-exchange program based in Oshawa and the proposed Region-wide program for injection . drug users. LOADS OF ACTIVITY AHEAD - The Coming Events columns columns in this Statesman give readers quite an interesting picture of entertaining affairs coming up between now and Christmas. There arc a number of bazaars and craft shows, a Lions turkey roll, a book signing by local author Shcr Lcctoozc, a tour of stone houses and a couple of food drives. There's just no shortage shortage of activity ahead to relieve stress or boredom, but don't take our word for it, read up on them yourself. RETURN VISIT - Area youngsters will be happy to learn that Santa is going to be visiting The Canadian Tire store in Bow- manvillc on Friday nights from 6 to 8, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 to 4 for the next three weeks. For a $5 donation they can have their pictures taken with Santa and for $6, they will receive a video with him. All donations go to United Way. lion of the hotel would be demolished demolished to make way for the plaza. Ovenden noted his concern with the traffic along the Baseline "flyway." "flyway." "That's what you might as well call it as drivers just fly along Baseline," Baseline," he told the committee. Also concerned with the amount of traffic already on Baseline, and looking towards the future, was Joe Ducsbury of Duke Street. "Sometimes, I can't get in or out of my driveway," Ducsbury said. 9,500 square foot plaza proposed for property occupied by the Flying Dutchman Hotel. He suggested a possible response by the municipality could be the installation installation of traffic signals at the intersection intersection of Baseline and Liberty Streets. However, he was also wondering about the kinds of people who would frequent the plaza. Ducsbury suggested the youth of the area would perhaps congregate in there. He also referred to the amount of Continued on Page 3 pH o,, m g a Aif§£ 'Sow ? \ 'f' /'f /yV:s' ■Record Crowd Welcomes Santa to Bowmanville Now that the Santa Claus Parade has come and gone and the first load of snow has arrived, the Christmas season in Bowmanville is officially underway. The weather for Saturday's parade was unseasonably warm which drew out record crowds. The parade is a non-commercial annual tradition in Bowmanville and this was its 33rd year. -photo by Lorraine Manfredo L IV ^norw y v f 4 f o fs n pt ff| n 0 biaiinüion ; Organizers of a needle exchange program started one year ago in Oshawa want to expand the service into Clarington. A public forum on the topic will be held from noon until 1 p.m. on Friday, November 25th at the Clarington Clarington Community Addiction Services Services office, 200 King Street East, suite 206, in Bowmanville. The aim of the Project X needle exchange program is to provide clean needles to those involved in high risk activities, in particular in travenous drug users. Getting clean needles, bleach kits and condoms into the hands of drug users should reduce the transmission of blood- borne infections, say the organizers. Accepting used needles in exchange for new ones means neighborhoods will be spared from the indiscriminate indiscriminate disposal of contaminated needles, needles, notes Felicity Nelson, substance substance abuse counsellor with the John Howard Society which currently currently runs the program out of its Sim- coc Succl location in Oshawa. Members of die needle exchange steering committee are expected to present a proposal to the Ministry of Health in the coming months requesting requesting funding for regional expansion. expansion. The proposal will request funds to purchase and staff a mobile unit. A public health nurse or similarly qualified medical officer would operate operate the van and accept used needles needles for disposal and distribute new ones. Other services offered would include HIV testing, Hepatitis B V vaccination, and counselling. Kenneth Lomp is the Addiction Services Director with the Pine- wood Centre, which is one of several several agencies participating in Project X. He hopes any residents who have concerns will attend Friday's forum. Some local residents may be concerned concerned about heal tit care dollars going going to the people involved in illegal activities, he says. The purpose of the program is to prevent needle sharing and the spread of infectious diseases. Treating the victims of infectious infectious diseases is a significant cost to the healtli care system. "This is a public health issue."- Continued on Page 2 The Edward Street extension in Newcastle Village has been the cause of concern for local pedestrians pedestrians and drivers. Clarington municipal staff arc recommending a four-way stop sign be placed at the intersection of Church St, and Edward St. to improve improve the safety for vehicles and pedestrians. pedestrians. A report from the Clarington Public Works Department notes the street which used to be a short local road became a collector road when it was reconstructed and extended over Foster Creek in 1991, It links the new subdivision with the older section of the village. Now there arc concerns that motorists motorists stopping at the comer of Edward Edward Street and Church St. have difficulty difficulty seeing approaching vehicles. According to the report, "an cast- bound motorist on Edward Street has a sign distance of only 48 metres metres when checking for southbound vehicles, due to the presence of an evergreen tree on the northwest corner. corner. "The sight distance of 48 metres is 17 metres less than the minimum stopping sight distance of 65 metres required to stop at 50 km/hr," the Works Dépannent report said. Such conditions are considered "hazardous." "hazardous." During a traffic and pedestrian count taken on Nov. 10, 1994, it was discovered that between 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. there were 124 vehicles crossing the intersection while 33 pedestrians crossed Church and 25 crossed Edward. "All of these counts fall well short of the Provincial Guidelines for an all-way stop at the intersection," intersection," the report states. However, with poor visibility at the four corners, the Public Works Department's director has requested the municipality place an all-way stop at the intersection. Clarington Councillors will vole on Monday night, Nov. 28, to take action on the matter. Citizens'Group Calls for Closing of Pickering Generating Station ... Page 3 Eagles' Record Reaches 13-1 ... Page 6 More Santa Parade Photos ... Page 1, Sect. 2 -The Stork Market Report AUSTIN - It's a Boy! SARG1NSON - It's « C.irll VANBEEK - It's a Boy! STUTT-GATES - It's » Girl! RUTHERFORD - It's a Boy | WALTERS - It's a Boy! 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