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) Rotary Park Gets Rave Review The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, June 5, 1996 5 Outlook Laura J. Richards Statesman Staff About 600 people showed up for the opening of Rotary Park and the dedication ceremony ceremony of the Colville Memorial Clock Tower on Sunday afternoon. afternoon. The sun was shining down on a perfect day that was ripe for the afternoon's festivities. We were there to give recognition to all of those who served their country in war time. Some people say, that without without Canada's participation in the two World Wars, our country country would have a different political political face these days. I must admit, I am quite naive about war. I have never fought in one, nor do I really want to. I am sure, many people feel exactly the same way. On Sunday, during the ceremonies, ceremonies, as I walked around the crowd, listening to comments, and listening to the actual ceremony, ceremony, everyone seemed impressed by the park and the clock tower. In one ease, I heard a mother mother telling her child that the three sons of this family had been killed -- lost to the family forever forever -- because of war. She noted that war was not what children arc taught by watching television...that people do not get up and walk away. Her child seemed quite puzzled puzzled by the thought that in war, once one is dead, one is dead...not coming back. It was an interesting conversation conversation to listen to, because I got the impression that her child could not imagine real war. The only war the child has witnessed witnessed has probably been depicted in cartoons, or in movies, where you see your favourite star in one movie, and later again in another. It was an interesting line the mother was drawing for her child. Count (he Ducks! Wednesday, June 12th ®be Cattabtatt Statesman "Your Community Newspaper Since 1854" | 62 King St. W., Bowmanvillc (905) 623-3303 t GM GOODWRENCH SERVICE PLUS Don't Let Off Steam COOLING SYSTEM SERVICE ONLY 74 95 Includes: • Pressure testing engine cooling system for leakage/damaged hoses. • Power flush. • Refill with GM antifreeze. • Check belts, hoses, water pump. Ilff Goodwrench Service/C^^ PONTIAC--BUICK LTD. BOWMANVILLE -- O NT. 1 166 King St. East (905) 623-3396 ©j.p. I found the ceremony quite moving, being the sentimental person I am. My throat constricted constricted on a number of occasions, occasions, including the unveiling of the Colville plaque...and I am not even a member of the family. However, as I interviewed several people over the month of May about Bill, Alex and Sandy, I got to know them quite well in some ways. It was an interesting afternoon. afternoon. It was great to see so many people out who probably never heard of the Colville Brothers before. And it is great to have such, a great looking park in Bowmanville's downtown. downtown. I must admit to having selfish selfish thoughts about the park. It will be a great place to go cat portable lunches in the summer time. Back home, when I worked in Fredericton, I used to go to one of several downtown downtown parks to cat lunch, and have missed doing the same here. The grounds of the Bowmanvillc Museum arc wonderful, but somehow a park with benches, washrooms and within a hop, skip and jump of the creek just seems so appealing. appealing. "Out of Touch" Former MRP is "Outta Here" Dear Sir: For over four years, the people people of this province were subjected subjected to the policies of Bob Rac's despotic N.D.P. government, government, a member of which was the representative of this riding, Gord Mills. During that time, the readers of The Canadian Statesman were subjected to the siege mentality of his weekly weekly column. Invariably, Mr. Mills greeted his critics and opponents with such comments as, "You are out of step", or "You arc out of touch" (his favourite expressions). Last year, Mills and his party returned to the electorate to seek approval of their term in office and another mandate. To. be tactful, they were defeated in their first attempt at re-election. re-election. To be completely honest, they were annihilated. They were turfed from office by a margin of many thousands of votes by the people of this riding. riding. The results were not close; the voters had experienced enough. Accordingly, Mills and others of his ilk were consigned consigned to the political dust bin. Hopefully, for good. Now we find Mr. Mills' letters letters of criticism, directed at the Common Sense Revolution policies of our Progressive Conservative Government almost weekly in The Canadian Statesman. They arc nothing but sour grapes. You don't seem to get it, Gord. The election is over. You lost, big time! Deal with it and get on with your life. As far as being out of step or out of touch is concerned, one thing is certain. You arc, "Outta here!" Yours truly, Larry Wood, Bowmanville EDITOR'S NOTE - But now he's commenting as a citizen, not an MPP. Parliamentary Notebook Alex Shepherd Durham MR KlI mkm |V||H John O'Toole Durham East MPP May 30, 1996, marked the start of a significant change process for Ontario. As I have been advising in my recent articles, changes to assessment and governance for both municipalities and boards of education, have begun. The Hon. A1 Leach, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, made the announcement last Thursday. A 12-member panel headed by David Crombie has been selected selected to look into this issue. It includes Hazel McCallion, William Bell, Gordon Chong, Morley Daitcr, Grant Hoperoft, Steve Lowden, Tom McCormack, Peter Mayboom, Marian Millman, Enid Slack and Gisele Lalonde. The panel will sort out "Who docs What," among the province, the municipalities municipalities and the regions. Everything will be on the table, from policing to how welfare is funded antjrflclivercd and whether property tax is an appropriate way to fund and deliver education. The minister said: "There will be no final report to sit on the shelf along with the 100 pounds (of reports) that have been generated generated over the past several years". As many issues as possible will be addressed and implemented before the next municipal election election in November 1997 in time for the new councils on January 1998. y BOATLAND CANADA i'Johnson ' Sm/ITOS GRUMMAN HYDRA-SPORTS niiTftnaaas N Visit us at our new larger showroom • We are proud to be the largest OMC • COBRA • VOLVO • STERNDRIVE Dealer in Durham Region. • Great selection of OMC accessories. Expanded service area with mechanics on duty 6 days a week. Boat storage facilities. Fishing Tackle. We.appreciate your business! Sales • New and Used • Rentals Parts and Service Call 983-FISH Only 4 km. north of Taunton Rd. LY\/ (3474) OPEN DAILY YEAR ROUND • SUNDAYS 12 Noon to 5 p.m. Corner of Hwy, 115 and 8th Cone, at the turnaround This is the most important initiative undertaken in Ontario since the 1970's. In the next year and a half, we will carefully carefully evaluate every level of government government for waste and duplication. duplication. The first item to be addressed will be the assessment assessment system which everyone agrees is broken. We want a less expensive government focused on its core business and services. I encourage everyone to keep informed, as this challenge challenge and future vision unfolds. My duty will be to work hard to represent my diverse riding of Durham East from the rural and farm communities to the high- growth urban areas in the south. Please call 697-1501 or 1-800-661-2433, if you are interested in getting on my mailing list. Amendments to the Employment Standards Act will be debated in the Legislature this week. This act establishes such things as minimum minimum standards for wages, hours of work, overtime pay, vacation pay, statutory holiday pay, termination notice and pregnancy and parental leave. The thrust of the changes is to recognize that many workplaces workplaces arc already governed by a collective agreement. These changes will allow management management and the unions to negotiate negotiate to suit their workers and the demands of their workplace. All contracts must include benefits benefits which are, 'no less than', those in the Employment Standards Act. I will be taking part in the debate this week in the house. Road safety is a very important important issue. The Hon. A1 Palladini, Minister of Transportation, introduced Bill 55 this past week. This is, "An Act to promote road safely by implementing commercial trucking reforms, drinking and driving countermeasures and other aspects of Ontario's comprehensive comprehensive road safety plan." This measure will help to reduce the number of impaired drivers on our roads. The administrative licenses suspension suspension (ALS), will occur at the roadside. A roadside test of over 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres millilitres (.08) will result in your immediate license suspension for 90 days. Impaired driving is the leading cause of accidents and deaths on our roads. You think smoking kills, think about the damage drinking and driving driving causes! This is just one important part of the road safety safety bill. Have a great week and stay in touch. Lucky Winner Receives Helmet at Bike Rodeo The Optimist Club of Bowmanville held a bike rodeo at Waverlcy Public School on Saturday, June 1. James Dillon won a new bicycle helmet during a prize draw. Here he is with Optimist members Jeff Pierce, Clare Howse and Ron Landry. All those who went to the rodeo were able to register their bikes with the Durham Regional Police 'Bike Back' program, and get a tune-up by mechanics from Canadian Tire. reports the economy has created created more jobs than were lost. Please understand. I am not trivializing the fact that downsizing downsizing causes people dislocation dislocation and economic hardship. Eighty-five per cent of jobs created arc in the 24-ycar-old and older category. These arc permanent long-term jobs. Youth employment is still befuddling policy planners. Those under 24 arc experiencing experiencing much too high rates of unemployment. The government government has instituted a number of youth employment programs to help those who have left school and the Canada Employment Centre can assist those who need help. The federal government has also doubled the amount of money set aside for summer job creation because it recognizes the need for youth to continue its education. Student employment employment centres arc now open and ready to serve the needs of summer job seekers. My personal focus has been the access of capital for businesses businesses to expand and get started so jobs will be created. In the area of international trade, I am working on getting a trade agreement between Pem and Canada signed. The agreement agreement will see truck bodies and other components produced here in Durham sent, to that country. This will.increase the employment level and have other positive impacts on the local economy. Jobs are being created nationally and right here in Durham. My wish is that the pessimists and media will take the time to look and report on them. I find it odd that some people argue there are no more jobs now than there were three years ago. This simply isn't true. Over 600,000 net-new jobs were created since 1993. Here in Durham, the economy created created 11,000 net-new jobs. When I say net I mean net of job losses. I don't believe government creates jobs. Yes, they create the environment where business business -- and in turn jobs -- can flourish. But governments, in and of themselves, arc poor job creators. The federal government has attacked the deficit through reduced spending. It has held the line on tax increases, resulting resulting in one of the lowest interest rates in the western world. Our rates are even lower than those of the U.S. This has created business formation, which has created jobs. People don't believe this is happening, first, because of what is known as labour force participation. This means that, while new jobs are being created, those who have long given up the search for work start looking again. This causes the unemploy ment rate to stabilize and appear not to be dropping. Even with stabilization, three, years ago, unemployment was into double digits and now it is at nine per cent. The reality is that 91 per cent of Canadians looking for work have found employment. We still have to create a climate where everyone who wants work can find a job. The second reason people don't believe jobs arc being created is that some jobs arc not readily seen. As we leave the era of the smoke-stack economy economy and head-toward the scr- vicc-scctor-drivcn economy, the type of businesses being created are very different. Large industrial plants like General Motors will not be built. Most businesses will be in neighbourhoods like yours and mine, as people build their home businesses. As you can see, work and the environment in which it is being carried out, is revolutionizing. The third reason the rise in employment isn't readily apparent is the media's fascination fascination with conflict. They report Bell Canada's and other corporate corporate lay-offs. Yet, no one NAME THE THEATRE CONTEST i}. a, GRAND PRIZE , j A Cineplex Odeon V.I.P. pass good for a full year of Qj unlimited movie admissions for up to four family members! y HO > 'JsüSLV K- Suggest a Permanent Name for Cineplex Odeon' s New 11 -Screen Cinema under construction at Highway #2 and Waverley rd. AND YOU COULD BE A WINNER!! I Your suggestion for the new cinema name could be based on the location, community, historical or theatrical perspective. Here are some of the features: • 11 SCREENS • FREE PARKING • OVER 2100 SEATS • PHONIC EAR DEVICES • COMPLETELY EQUIPPED • DOLBY STEREO SOUND FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED Print your suggested name for the theatre on the official ballot and mail to the given address. RUNNER-UP PRIZES: 25 Family-passes (up tc four members) valid for n single admission. - -^-i NAME THE THEATRE CONTEST I suggest the new theatre's name to be: Name: I Address:. .Age:. .Telephone:. w Mail or drop completed entry to (lïmmïmm jBtoiesnmn 62 King St. West, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 Your Community Newspaper Since 1854 CONTEST RULES , You must bo 18 years of ago or over to onlor. Employeos and immediate family members of The Canadian Statesman and other sponsors cannot cannot participate, Only official entry form or hand-drawn facsimile are eligible. Prizes must bo accepted as advotlisod and aro not negotiable for cash. Winners will bo contacted by phono The decision of contest judges will bo final. Contest Deadline: Friday, August 2, 1996