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t A 15-year-old Bowmanvillc youth was killed last night, Tuesday, Nov. 11, while attempting to cross King Street, in Courticc, near Varcoc Road. S/Sgl. Jim Grimlcy of the Durham Regional Police said Adam Hicks was struck hy a westbound '97 Chrysler Intrepid driven by an 18-ycar-old Bowmanvillc woman. Hicks was taken to Oshawa General Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The Traffic Management Unit of the Durham Regional Police Services is appealing to the public for witnesses. Tire accident occurred at 8:40 "This was close. I see how well he (Cecil Mackesey) did and it sends a message to me." --Mayor Diane Hamre QUOTE OF THE WEEK Santa's Helpers Prepare ror • Clarington's Community Newspaper Since 1854 • A James PI y Newspaper Wednesday, November 12,1997 143rd Year Issue 45 70£jf 5£Ci2S/P 75£ Hamre Wins Third Term by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer Diane Hamre was relumed to the mayor's office for her third term on Monday night. Her only opposition came from Cecil Mackcscy who received 5,315 votes to her 8,390. • At her victory celebration at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Bowmanvillc, Mayor Hamre said, "I'm very happy, very thankful and very tired." Over the next three years as this council takes Clarington into the year 2000, Hamre is looking towards building the new councillors into a team and then dealing with the provincial provincial downloading. X- She told reporters the council would "try to do what we can" as it tackles the known issues and the unknowns. First up for the new council will be next year's budget. "We will be dealing with this right away," she said. However, "it's difficult to predict what we will have to work with, since we still don't know what the.numbers from the province arc." One of the many challenges the'new council council will have to meet is growth, she said. "With growth there is always a demand for services," Hamre said. She hopes, the council will be able to "meet the needs of the residents." One issue that hasn't gone away during this election is the development of the Newcastle Marina and lands to the west of Graham Creek at a site known as the Kaillin Group property. Hamre pointed out that "council will try to address local residents' concerns through the planning process." She observed: "Development will come, but we can v/ork to make some of the changes more acceptable to residents." Looking back at the last few weeks, Hamre said she is always "frightened" about how she's doing on the campaign trail. "This was close," Hamre said about the Continued on page 2 VICTORY SMELLS SWEET - Clarington voters returned Diane Hamre (right) to the mayor's office in the Nov 10th municipal election. Hamre earned 61% of the ballots cast for mayor, beating out her only opponent, opponent, Cecil Maekescy, by a margin of 3,075 votes. Campaign Manager Marilyn Pearce presents the reelected reelected mayor with a bouquet of (lowers during a post- election victory celebration at the Legion Hall in Bowmanvillc. y New Faces on Council by Laura J. Richards ana Lorraine Manfredo Staff Writers Two new regional councillors and four new focal councillors will be joining Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre in the Council Chambers for an inaugural meeting in early December. The local councillors are: Jane Rowe, Ward One; Jim Schell, Ward Two; Troy Young, Ward Three and Chr.ilie Trim, Ward Four. Serving the residents in the combined combined Wards One and Two as regional regional councillor will be Mary Novak who was a local councillor for the former Ward One for two terms. She defeated Pat Pingle, the former local councillor for Ward Two (Bowmanvillc). The new regional councillor for the combined Wards Three and Four will be John Mutton. He defeated Ann Dreslinski, the regional councillor councillor for the former Ward Three (Clarke Township, Newcastle and Orono). The new councillors all faced fairly tight races. In Ward 1, Jane Rowe managed to out-distance her two opponents, Gary Majesky and Ian Smyth. Rowe attributes her win to her well-established well-established reputation for community involvement. She entered the campaign knowing knowing both her opponents were highly recognized because they had both run in elections before, but says voters voters were most concerned with each candidate's history in the local community. Rowe has volunteered volunteered in schools, been an active fundraiser fundraiser for the Build Courtice project, and \yas a founding member member of the Courtice and Area Community Association (CACA). Rowe looks forward forward to working with the other local councillors councillors to keep Clarington united. Other goals are implementing a 24-hour crew at the Courtice fire station station and including an ice pad for Courticc in the next budget. Long-time Bowmanvillc resident, Jim Schell, won the four-way race for the local council scat in Ward 2. His 1,292 votes were enough to edge Continued on page 2 Thanks a Million! by Lorraine Manfredo . Staff Writer The United Way of Oshawa Whitby and Clarington thanked General Motors and its employees with a "Thanks a Million" Award on Monday. GM is one of only 22 companies across Canada which have donated over $ 1,000,000 to the United Way. The auto manufacturer is a cornerstone cornerstone of the annual United Way fund-raising effort, having pitched in over $1.2 million last year. This year's campaign al GM is still under way. The United Way of Oshawa Whitby Clarington is aiming to . raise $3 million this year. Funds are distributed locally to 40 member agencies which provide help to over 80,000 people. Continued on page 2 Remembrance Day World War Two veteran William Clarke looks on as Ncwtonville Public School student Sarah Frank reads a Remembrance Day poem during Tuesday's ceremony at the Ncwtonville Cenotaph. Services of Remembrance were also held on Nov. 11 in Bowmanvillc and Newcastle. A ceremony was held in Orono on Sunday. - photo by Lorraine Manfredo by Lorraine Manfredo Staff Writer Ontario teachers have returned to their classrooms, classrooms, but they haven't abandoned their battle over Bill 160. In the next couple of weeks, teachers plan to step up the pressure on government -- possibly through citizens' petitions and demonstrations. ■ Many say they won't rest until the Tories are turfed out of office. But students will not suffer any more disruptions disruptions to their school term, "We arc not undertaking undertaking any work to rule this year," says Lanny Cooper, President of Local 49 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation. Instead, teachers arc considering ongoing public public education campaigns and working with School Councils to bring about a halt to the legislation. Teacher unions are also contemplating launching a constitutional challenge against the bill they say grants too much power to government, and offers the public no chance at debate or appeal. Although lie concedes the province-wide walkout helped increase pubic awareness, Cooper wishes more gains had been made in getting the government to make changes to its proposed proposed legislation. He fears the Harris government may only make minor alterations before it pushes its bill through in the next couple of weeks. "I do not believe any of the changes can satisfy the areas where the teachers found the bill to be undemocratic undemocratic and limiting." Continued on page 3 r- ŒD Shop the Rest (iÆ] Buy from the Best! Your local General Motors dealer for the /last 25 years. f,251*11 166 King St. E. 1 QlmunJ Tolophono 623-3396 V U CORRECTION -- An article appearing in the Wednesday, November 5th, edition of The Canadian Statesman incorrectly stated that Father William Moloney was the parish priest at St. Francis of Assisi. In fact, Father Moloney lives within the parish but is not the parish priest. The Statesman regrets the error. SANTA PARADE THIS SATURDAY -- Bowmanville's annual Santa Claus Parade comes to town on Saturday, November 15th. The 36th annual parade winds its way through the downtown, commencing at 10:30 a.in. Come out and enjoy the largest noncommercial noncommercial Santa Claus Parade in Eastern Ontario. SANTA LETTERS WELCOME -- We understand that volunteers will be available to collect letters to Santa during the parade this Saturday. Youngsters arc invited to write their letters and hand them to the folks who will be, collecting them along the parade route. Malcolm, Brad Found and Ben and Elizabeth Millson. The coach is Tom Barrie. The competition competition tests the general knowledge of team members, based on the information they learn from the various 4-H projects that are offered. GOING FOR THE GOLD -- Congratulations to the Durham East "Go for the Gold" 4-H team who very nearly captured captured the gold medal at the Royal Winter Fair. The team was just 15 points short of the Ontario championship, finishing second in the competition. Team members arc: Heather BLOOD DONOR CLINIC -- Next Wednesday, November 19th, there's a Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic at the Lions Centre in Bowmanvillc. That's at 26 Beech Avc. Hours arc from 12:30 to 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Come out and give the gift of life. ACCLAMATIONS -- The forgotten folks in Monday night's election were the separate school trustees and Clarington Hydro Commissioners who had already been elected. elected. Nominees in both of these categories were acclaimed to their positions because there were not enough candidates to contest the available scats. Clarington's hydro commissioners commissioners arc: Suzanne Elston, Paul Reesor, Pauline Storks and George Van Dyk. They all served on the previous hydro commission, so there are no new faces there. The separate school trustees are incumbent Caroline Burke and newcomer Joe Neal. SCHOOL COUNCILS FIGHT BILL 160 -- There's a meeting this evening (Wednesday, November 12th) at the Newcastle Community Flail for parents and members of the community who want to learn more about Bill 160. The meeting, which begins at 7:00 p.m., is sponsored by School Councils across the municipality. municipality. Dick Malowncy, Director of Education for the Northumberland and Clarington Board, will be on hand to provide an overview of the bill. Parents and School Councils have vowed to continue the fight against Bill 160. 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