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Wants stronger line for errant husbands Orono Weekly Times,, June 2, 1976 - 7 Moffatt to chair NDP Meeting The Regiori of Durham on Wednesday supported a recommendation recommendation from a Whitby councillor that the social servicés committee draft a report asking the provincial government to request the family courts to take a more positive attitude" to discourage discourage family heads from" neglecting their families, A previous brief from the social services committee had noted that 35 percent of the region's welfare caseload was made up of one parent families and dependent children. children. , A substantial percentage of this is made up of deserted or separated wives and children whbse family heads have failed to make maintenance payments as ordered by the family courts. The briefs suggests that "mandatory punishment" might be imposed imposed on husbands following two or three consecutive charges of failing to comply with the court order. Durham Region's general welfare assistance budget in 1976 is $6,885,000 of which $1814,000 comes from regional taxpayers.. DOUG MOFFATT, M.P.P., Durham East, will chair a portion of the N.D.P. Ontario biennial convention to be held in Kingston, June 10 - 13. Members of the Provincial Council, which is the governing governing body between conventions, conventions, M.P.P.s, and unions will be discussing policy resolutions submitted by the provincial council and by riding ' associations. There will also be elections for, the positions on the Provincial Executive, The delegates elected from Durham East to attend the convention are Ernie and Irene Konzelmann -Orono, Fran Moffatt - Kendal, Tina Olthof - Oshawa, Ron and Rose Cavaluce - Oshawa, and Dave Taylor - Bowmanville. First phase to cost $1.7 million Defers shopping centre decision Lawrence finds budget distressing Mr. Allan Lawrence, M.P. for Northumberland Durham has stated in a news release that he finds the recent federal budget distressing. distressing. The following has been submitted by Mr. Lawrence: Our particular area has xperienced some very : ecial problems over the last year and a half which directly concern the federal government. government. These pertain to the auto industry, which is having an up-and-down economy, and radioactivity and radon gas in the Port Hope area, removal of which undoubtedly undoubtedly will require some massive expenditures. As Member of Parliament for > Northumberland-Dur- ham, I was disappointed that the budget gave not even a hit of measures to rectify -«ese special problems. If I wanted to be facetious about this budget, which removes the tax on windmills and puts a new tax on automobile air-conditioners, I could call it a "hot air" budget. 'Generally speaking, I found the budget distressing, because there is no recognition recognition that productivity in 1 ' ida is falling while wage rates are rising. What ■ we really needed was something to provide encouragement and incentive for individuals to work more productively. As well, it is pure hypocrisy for the Trudeau government to preach restraint for everyone everyone else while not practising it themselves. That is borne out by the projected 15 percent increase in revenues - which means everyone is going to pay 15 percent more in taxes to the federal * government over the next < year. Federal spending keeps escalating at a time when most other governments in Canada are holding the line. In Ottawa we have a tired governmept that is devoid of -,any fresh ideas. We had a perfect example of this in Mr. MacDonald's budget speech itself, -which he delivered in such a desultory, droning manner that even his own supporters became ■ distracted. distracted. New solicitor being sought Newcastle council will attempt attempt to find a replacement for Edward McNeely, the town's solicitor who was recently appointed a county court judge, at the next meeting in two weeks. Mayor Garnet Rickard said he's sorry to see Mr. McNeely leave siflce the former Oshawa Oshawa mayor rendered such good municipal service. The Newcastle mayor said the municipality wished him •well in his new career. Mr. NcNeely who was appointed appointed solicitor for the town in 1974 when the area was regionalized will assume his new duties as judge for Wellington and Brant Counties Counties sometime after July 1. Council has not had a chance to 'discuss possible candidates for the position because the appointment was made only last week,said the mayor. Mr, McNeely, 48, has.served has.served as Oshawa solicitor from 1954 to 1965. He resumed private practice practice id f965 with the legal firrii of Marks and McNeely, After serving as an Oshawa alderman from 1969 to 1971, Mr. McNeely was elected mayor. Entwisle to meet with t Newcastle group The committee of the whole authorized Counc. Entwisle to meet with members of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce Commerce and the Newcastle Lions Club regarding a letter sent to council. The letter statedjfiat these two groups were interested in obtaining a senior citizens development 'inthe Village and noted that a site was available within the limits for such a development. A meeting last week in Bowmanville concerning three shopping centre proposals proposals for Bowmanville, was shelved for a least four days to Monday when the Planning Advisory Committee is to meet in regular session. Two shopping centre proposals were for the area in the west of Bowmanville and near 401 highway while the third was an expansion of the King- Simpson shopping centre which has approval for its first stage, and now ready to start, Different views were expressed expressed at the meeting with the developers for the western western shopping centres gaining support from the Bowmanville Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce and the Waverley Community Association. The Bowmanville Bowmanville Chamber in a brief supported the development of a shopping centre of some kind and felt that downtown merchants would benefit from such a development. They did however see need for improvement in the downtown downtown area. The Waverly Community Association also favoured the development in the west and gave to the meeting a report of their findings through a questionairre. It was pointed out of town. Fifty-five percent of the returned questionairres stated that food shopping was |done in Bowmanille. There was a general dissatisfaction with Bowmanville downtown core stores, it was stated. Representatives of Canadian Canadian Tire stated they could not expand in the downtown area and favoured a major shopping shopping centre. Mr. Dykstra also favoured such a new devlop- ment. ■ The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce in a brief called the development of a shopping shopping centre in Bowmanville premature and asked that any such development be held up. Mr. George Howden, Newcastle Newcastle planning director in a submission stated that there was at this'time no need for ' the development of a further shopping centre in Bowmanville; Bowmanville; It was his opinion that the downtown core along with the firpt stage of the King- Simpson development and other developments now approved approved gave sufficient space along King Street for commercial commercial development. He pointed out that when the Town of Bowmanville reached a size of 30,000 there would be a need for more commercial development and that in his opinion this could be undertaken in trie King-' Simpsong streets area. PORT GRANBY IDEAL DUMP+REFINERY SITE The Port Granby area where Eldorado has some 520 acres of land under their- control has been termed by Jon Jennekens, a licencing officer for the Atomic Energy Control Board, as an ideal site for either a waste disposal site or a site for a new refining plant. Mr. Jennekens expressed his view only as a licencing officer and said there werè other considerations such as public reaction. In speaking on the location for either a refinery or waste disposal area or both he pointed out that a 3000 foot, exclusion zone could be established established which is a desired condition for such operations. This zone would measure about three-quarters of a mile around the operation. 1 It has been considered that the Port Granby area is a primary consideration for expansion of the plant and its facilities now located in Port Hope. The expansion would allow the government of Canada to enter into new aspects of the nuclear energy market. The first phase of clean-up of radio-active contaminated waste in Port Hope has been estimated at a total of $1,706,200 by a Toronto consulting consulting firm hired by the Atomic Energy Control Board. Board. • A preliminary report by James F. MacLaren Ltd., released by AECB Wednesday Wednesday afternoon, emphasizes that work must be under way no later than July 1. MacLaren's preliminary investigation for the first stage of remedial 1 clean-up concludes that five months of total construction time will be , required. It would be unreasonable unreasonable to carry out the excavation and restoration work once- freezing weather begins', the report claims. NOT HALF The cost estimate presented presented to the AECB won't cover half the locations where remedial work is required. ■ The MacLaren company identified 110 locations which require work, but included only 47 in the estimate. Of the remaining 63, nine require more surveys and others are locations that are already being renovated, have been purchases by Eldorado Nuclear* Nuclear* Ltd., or require "discretionary "discretionary judgment". A total of 433 locations were surveyed by the firm. Of the 47 that are covered by the $1,7 million, 32 require exterior work only. RELAX durirlg those hot summer days on an Aluminum Chair $5.99 1 HURRY WHILE SUPPLY LASTS Rolph Dominion Hardware Phone 983-5207 The Visual Arts Centre of Newcastle invites you to get involved this summer in The Newcastle Game find out how at a PUBLIC MEETING 7:30 p.m. Wed;, June 9 BOWMANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY . • Temperance Street ' 1 Exploring the local environment of the Town of Newcastle through art and athletics, is what th'e Newcastle Game is all about. t 1 R is a Wintario project and part of a province wide cultural celebration of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal. 1 The Newcastle Game is co-ordinated by the • Visual Arts Centro of. Newcastle in co-operation with groups and individuals throughout the Town.