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Junior A Eagles To Announce Major Changes The Bowmanville Eagles have called a press conference for Friday afternoon to announce major changes concerning the future of the hockey club. The press conference will be held at Don Cherry's in Oshawa at 2:00 p.m. Last night, the Eagles lost to Kingston 6-2. J r y by Laura J. Richards Clarington's mayor is fuming over the proposals for government reform contained in the Golden Report. Report. The report is the blueprint for a new super-city consisting of Toronto Toronto and its surrounding regions. But, Mayor Hamrc says: "The task force members must be stupid to. think taxpayers will put up with this." Mayor Diane Hamrc told The Canadian Statesman, "The Task Force on the Greater Toronto Area lost sight of Metro's problems." She claims dial, of die 51 recommendations recommendations set out in what is called the Golden Report, there is "not one good diing for Clarington." From the lack of representation on what could be a Greater Toronto Area Council, to grabbing local residents' residents' taxes, this report will create a lot of angry voices, Mayor Hamre predicted. "And I know what it's like when people arc licked off at me. They stop me in the stores and call me up," she said. If a GTA government is put into place, local residents will not have the representation they now have at the regional level - four representatives representatives including the mayor. "Instead, there will be one councillor councillor for seven municipalities," she explained. Those municipalities would be Ajax, Brock, Clarington,. Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge and Whitby. "I can't believe the task force members think die public is not dial educated, or gullible or will pul up with this," Hamre said. She said the report's recommendations would introduce taxation without representation. representation. "That's what the Boston Tea Party was all about." With a new government replacing replacing the regional municipalities, tax assessments would use Toronto as the base component, she said. Mayor Hamrc believes this is not fair to either residents or businesses businesses in this municipality. "There's no denying Metro has a problem, but we don't," she said. Therefore, Clarington or other municipalities shouldn't have to bail out Toronto, she staled. As Mayor Hamrc put it, "all you hear about is how good diis will be for Metro, but nothing about how it will impact the rest of the areas." The Prosperity Package Nokia 2120 or Motorola TDMA Ultra Plus Digital portable • 36 months of unlimited evenings/weekends • 30 FREE peak minutes per month • 50 cents per minute 1 • $60 Activation Included * O.A.C. SÂQ95 All this for only /month On a Source Advantage Lease NORCOM CELLULAR Hell Mobility Centre 595 Kine St. Hast, Oshawa (905)432-0088 NORCOM CELLULAR Bell Mobility Centre Oshawa Centre (905) 571-0088 NORCOM CELLULAR 8 Slrathy Road, Unit #2 Cobourg (905) 373-4475 Internet - canai 5-623-3303 16 Pages Wednesday, January 17,1996 Bowmanville, Ontario 142nd Year 700 + 50 G.S.T. = 750 Issue 3 _ __ îÿî" ___ Firm Studies Proposal to Burn Scrap Tires at Cement Kilns Old Tires Considered As Fuel for St. Marys by Laura J. Richards The burning of tires as a partial substitute for fossil fuels is being considered for Bowmanvillc's St. Marys Cement plant. John Willan, the Employee Relations Relations Supervisor of St. Marys Cement, Cement, said while the substitution would not bring the price of Portland Portland Cement down. It would "allow the company to be more competitive." competitive." "We arc actively looking at a number of substitute fuels," he said. Willan noted that scrap tires arc just one of many possibilities. Tires are already being used as fuel by competitors outside of Ontario. The fuel is used to burn lime- Councillor Wins Planning Post Clarington Ward Three Regional Councillor, Ann Drcslinski, was voted the new Vice-Chair of the Durham Region's Planning Committee. Committee. ; -' Ward One Regional Councillor Larry Hannah congratulated the councillor on her new position on Monday night, Jan. 15, during the first council meeting of 1996. After the council meeting, Councillor Councillor Drcslinski said she had been asked previously .by the Chair of the Planning Committee, Uxbridge Mayor. Gcrri Lynn O'Connor, to think about the position. Last week, Regional Chair Jim Willy and Scugog Mayor Howard Hall nominated Drcslinski for the post. She was unopposed. "I was surprised, since this is mostly, a, -mayor!s- -committee;" Councillor Drcslinski said. "No one ran against me." NEW CHALLENGE - Over the weekend, one of the most interesting news items was the impending retirement from active politics of former Ontario Premier, Bob Rae. He leaves the New Democratic party helm as they are trying trying to recover from a disastrous defeat by Mike Harris and his Conservative supporters. And he leaves his post still respected by not only his own party members, but others in the Ontario Legislature and throughout the province. At the moment, his future is unclear, but he certainly has the qualifications, experience and reputation to head up Canada's Canada's Unity Committee, to counteract separtatist forces during during Quebec's next Referendum. DOGGIE JOKE - Tom Morawetz of Evergreen Farm & Garden Ltd., Orono saw this item in a farm paper, just after after reading the article about the dalmation being adopted by our Fire Department. Three youngsters watching a fire saw a pumper pull up with a dalmation aboard. They wondered wondered why and began a discussion. "He brings the firemen good luck," one lad commented. "No, he keeps people away, so the firemen can work," said the second boy. "You don't know anything," the third boy said, "He finds the fire hydrant." ******* FIRST SIGHTING - Staff members were quite surprised and excited on Tuesday morning to receive a call from an unidentified informant. He passed along the information that he had just come from Nash Road between Green Road and Maple Grove Road. The news he was sharing with us was that he had spotted a total of 16 robins on the roadside. Can Spring be far behind? Or is this January thaw weather we're experiencing, just kidding us for the moment? Maybe the robins know something we don't. Here's hoping! *****.%•* BURNS' NIGHT - Once again, the energetic members of Purple Hill Orange Lodge #399, led by tonsorial artist Gary Cole, will be paying their tribute to the late Scottish- bard, "Robbie" Burns. This will be the 8th time they have held the Burns Nile banquet at the Baseline Community Centre on Martin Road, Bowmanville. It all takes place on Saturday, January 27th, starting with a social time from 5:30- 6:30 p.m. with the piping in of the traditional haggis heralding the beginning of the delicious roast beef dinner. Later, there's a dance with music supplied by the well known DJ "Then and Now." Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band and Scottish dancers will also entertain. Tickets are $25 per person. Call 623-3251 Monday to Saturday inclusive inclusive 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. or 623-2405 after 4 p.m. any day. S»-#' The Stork Market Report stone, which is just one of the many steps of making Portland Cement. He added that, in fact, "some European companies use household refuse in the process." With die lifting of the provincial ban on incineration, the company is able to look further into the idea. Willan said currently coal from Pennsylvania is used to heat the rotary rotary kiln at the company's operation operation on Bowmanvillc's lakefront. The idea of burning scrap tires along with coal as a firing fuel means "a percentage of coal would be replaced by the substitute fuel," Willan said. No matter rite type of fuel used, the kiln needs to be able "to main- ' tain a high temperature," lie explained. explained. ■ St. Marys Cement's rotary kilns have , a constant temperature of 1,500 degrees Celsius. This temperature temperature if maintained on a daily basis, i "It is hotter than other refuse in-' cincration (plants)," he said. Willan believes the burning of the substitute fuel would not be just good for the company, but also for Ontario. "The build-up in the storage of tires would be reduced in this process," process," he said. The St. Marys spokesman said while some people might fear that lire incineration of scrap tires would significantly impact the recycling recycling of Ontario tires, this would . not happen. "This would not affect the availability," availability," he said. The company is only looking at using a small percentage of what is estimated to be between 25 to 30 tonnes of coal per hour to fuel the kiln at the operation. As Willan said, "the tires burned by our competitors come from Ontario, Ontario, and they arc not Canadian companies." Willan noted while the province has lifted the ban on incineration, the lifting of the ban is not the,same as giving companies permission to start incineration now. "We still don't have permission to go ahead with incineration," Willan Willan said. iiiiiiiililiil Three on a Ski Outdoor fun based on life in the Arctic was the order of the day on Saturday, January 13th, during the annual Winter Bcavcrcc. The event at Clarke High School attracted close to 400 Beavers and leaders from the West Durham District. This threesome is taking its turn balancing on a pair of planks in the challenging "Three on a Ski" event. Da IA l y n m AUSTIN - it's n Girl! * 4 ' + * * * KKLLY - It's ii (iirll V.i +44* + * MliGAIlY-It's a Girl! +»***♦ (HIGH-It's a Hoy! 4 4 4 4 < ♦ I'OOUi-It's alloy! *1**4* WOOD - It's u Boy! 4 * 4 4 4 4 See Page I I Total This Year Boys 8 Girls 7 ) by Laura J. Richards A number of the recommendations recommendations on reforming government in the Greater Toronto Area will be implemented in time for the 1997 municipal elections, says the MPP for Durham East. John O'Toole was commenting Tuesday on the recommendations contained in the Golden Report. The recommendations of the task force headed by Anne Golden are described as a blueprint for a new form of government in the Metro Metro Toronto area and surrounding regions. Prior the restructuring of municipal municipal government, "there will be a full round of discussion with the GTA caucus and then public meetings," meetings," Joint O'Toole told The Canadian Canadian Statesman. The government will be holding three months' worth of public meetings on the recommendations in the report released on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Along with the public meetings, O'Toole promised lo talk with local local elected officials. "I have already asked to have a meeting with die mayors in Durham East," lie said. His riding takes in the top part of Whitby and Oshawa, along with Clarington, and Scugog, All are member municipalities of Durham Region. Public meetings will take place through an implementation committee. committee. This spring, legislation will be brought forward for a new Municipal Municipal Act," the Durham East MPP said. While the provincial government government may be keen on implementing the recommendations as fast as it can, that doesn't mean this municipality municipality or the northern municipalities of Durham Region want to he a part of the new "City-Region." O'Toole said, "the vast majority of people don't want to be a part of GTA" especially those in the northern northern area of his riding. Those residents arc saying to him, "you can keep it" in regards to the GTA super city. He said, lie's written to the Minister Minister and to Anne Golden lo explain what the residents in his riding think about the sweeping reforms suggested by the GTA report. MPP O'Toole stated he's becoming becoming known as the GTA member who doesn't want lo be one. However, O'Toole pointed out that the document itself is "futuristic" "futuristic" and one "that we need lo work with." $2 Million Facelift For Intersection at Liberty St. & Hwy. 2 by Laura J. Richards Parking, traffic control and the function of the Liberty St. - King St. intersection were the main concerns concerns raised during a meeting held last week to discuss the reconstruction reconstruction of the intersection. The public meeting on Tuesday night, Jan. 9, was held at the Clnr- ington Municipal Administration Building. Tony Cannclla, Clarington's Manager of Engineering, two project project engineers from Totten Sims llubiicki, and a regional works rep resentative were present to discuss concerns with residents and business business owners near the intersection. In a nutshell, the project will: • replace the existing sanitary sewer from Ontario St, to Liberty St. including services; ■ install new sanitary sewer from 50 metres cast of Liberty St. to Lambert St. including services; • replace existing storm sewer from 70 metres cast of Ontario St; to Frank St, with services; • replace the existing wntermnin Turn lo pago 16