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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, April 17, 1996 Section Two by Chris Rourke The Larry Bews Memorial Hockey Tournament celebrated celebrated its 10th anniversary last weekend in Newcastle. The tournament is held in the name of Larry Bews, an electrician fatally injured in an industrial accident . at General Motors in Oshawa. Each year, the event brings together skilled trades personnel personnel from GM and raises money for charities around Durham Region. This year's tournament also provided non-perishable food items to the Clarington Food Bank. (A total of 12 to 13 boxes of food was collected.) The Larry Bews Tournament has raised over $30,000 fora wide variety of charities. Tournament co-organizer, Larry Carroll, who has been involved for nine of the 10 years, said he is very proud to be part of such a great tournament. tournament. "The tournament is a lot of fun to be a part of," Carroll told The Statesman. "It started started in the .North Plant with four teams. Now it has 10, and we had 14 a few years ago. Past charities who have benefited from the generosity of the fund-raiser include: Durham College Bursary Fund, Oshawa. General Hospital, Wellesley Hospital Burn Unit Research, St. Vincent's Kitchen, Denise House, and Bowmanville Hospital. The Bews tournament tournament had raised over $30,000 prior to this year. "The average amount of money raised each year is about $5,000," explains co- organizer, A1 McPhee said. "That money is above all our Triple F Bowling David de Graaf 32, Peter Plonk 27, Harry Ehret 26, Gordon de Jager 25, Frances Mulder 22 1/2, Harm Prins 21 1/2, Melle Rozema 20 1/2, Don Vander Meer 17 1/2, Jake Dykstra 17, Ron Bpnsma 16. High Single Ladies - Sally Rozema 235. High Single Men - Peter Plonk 264. High Triple Ladies - Sally Rozema 606. High Triple Men - Harry Ehret. 644. High Average Ladies - Rose de Vries 174. High Average Men - Peter Plonk 195. expenses like ice time, referees, referees, timekeepers, food, drinks, and prizes." Carroll said the tournament tournament is a lot of fun for the players and families. "This is the biggest gathering gathering of skilled trades men and women from GM, and it doesn't matter to the players how they do. The charities are the number one thing," he explained. For Carroll, planning the tournament takes about four months, starting in January. There wasn't only hockey at Newcastle Arena. It was a family-oriented weekend, with face painting and clowns for the kids, a family skate on Sunday, a classic car show, a lucky draw for a trip to Las Vegas, and a barbecue on both Saturday and Sunday. Carroll will continue his efforts as a fund-raiser for charities when he hosts a golf tournament at the Newcastle Golf Course on June 21, with proceeds going to the Clarington Food Bank. For information on how you can be involved with the Bews tournament or the upcoming golf tournament, call Larry Carroll at 987- 4086, or A1 McPhee at 725- 4193. The Larry Bews Memorial Hockey Tournament celebrated its 10th anniversary on Saturday and Sunday at the Newcastle Village Arena with family events'and 10 teams made up of skilled tradesmen from General Motors. Pictured above are co-organizers co-organizers Larry Carroll, left, and Al McPhee. DURHAM REGION THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT REGIONAL FILE NO.: OPA 96-003 The Regional Municipality of Durham has received an application to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan from the Municipality of Clarington. The amendment proposes to: 1) delete Highway 407 east of the Highway 401-407 Interconnecting freeway: 2) identify a future GO station west of Courtice Road at the Canadian Pacific Railway; 3) redesignate Green Road as a Type B arterial road; and 4) redesignate arterial road alignments in the Courtice Employment Area. MUNICIPALITY O CLARINGTON--AA-,-- "-'-[fljte'omaÿW' -- PUBLIC MEETING The Durham Region Planning Committee will hold a public meeting to provide interested parties the opportunity to make comments, identify issues and provide additional information relative to the proposed Amendment. The public meeting will be held on: Tuesday, May 28,1996 at 10:00 a.m. Durham Region Planning Department, Main Boardroom Whitby Mall, Fourth Floor, Lang Tower COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? An information report outlining the details of the proposed Amendment may be obtained from the Durham Region Planning Department. If you have any questions or comments regarding the proposed Amendment, please contact: Jeff Brooks, Planner Tel: (905) 728-7731 (Whitby) Tel: (905)686-1651 (Toronto) Fax: (905)436-6612 If you wish to make a written submission or if you wish to be notified of subsequent meetings or the adoption of the proposed Amendment, please write to the Commissioner of Planning, Box 623, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3. Please include your address, telephone number and the Regional file number in your submission. REFERRAL REQUESTS If a person or public body that requests a referral of a proposed decision in respect to the proposed Amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or does not make written submissions before the proposed Amendment is adopted, then, (i) the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, as approval authority, may refuse the request to refer all or part of the proposed decision to the Ontario Municipal Board; and (ii) the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the referral of the proposed decision. Gerri-Lynn O'Connor Chair, Planning Committee A.L. Georgieff, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Commissioner of Planning ©j.p.