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.Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 14th, 1976 Taiwanese athletes are equally to blame for their stand over the unfurling of a flag.,pver the past couple of years we have been showered with news reports on the negative side to the point that one would well imagine there was nothing oggd about the games. • It is true they are becoming too costly and too political. This Will not change over night but there certainly should be. every hope that inroads can be made into these negative features. If the games are good, and we suspect they are . . they will survivie for years to come. LETTER TO EDITOR new community - and the New Town of Newcastle is a new community - are bound to be perplexing ones. However, the writer supported by other members of the Newcastle Council, are of the opinion that the first 30 months of life of the New Town of. Newcastle Regional' Planning Committee Committee and othèr Regional Committees Committees along with other outside Town official functions, functions, the . Town of Newcastle would have been better served. served. : , II was all a matter of priorities and Mayor Rickard lack office of of IT MUST BE RESOLVED / Bilingualism in the air came to a head a couple of weeks ago ending with the disruption of air traffic in Canada before the government was" able to abide for more time through a study concerning safety. The ploy may well be a political move by the federal government with the sole reason to allow a period of time to cool out matters. If it succeeds it is a success. It is almost impossible to believe that either side of the controversary would in the course of their duties as pilots or controllers allow the safety of passengers to be jeopardized over their feelings on bilingualism. The issue of safety is nothing more than a red herring and about the only thing,that certain sides have to cling to. There is a great similarity between bilingual talk some 15 years ago to the present incident in the air. In the early sixties the only argument was cost, not what such a system could do for Canada. Two languages, English and the national language, are used in the majority of western country airports including such as Paris, Rome, Lisbon, Madrid and other centres where Air Canada and CP Air pilots land regularly. What is „,e difference between these countries and that of Canada where by law we have approved two official languages. • Never have ,we read reports of air mishaps related to language problems. The fact remains today that Cnada is a bilingual nation and its greatness will depend to a large degree on the fact that all Canadians can live within this framework. To overcome the obstacle of bilinualism itself will be a great accomplishment and a maturing of the nation. There is no reason why English and French cannot live in harmony if but We forget our pettinesses and our racism. It is easy to say let Quebec pull out of Canada. But this may well open the door to other similar actions from the Maritimes who along with Quebec could well prove problems for the rest of the nation.. Water transportation into Ontario could be affected along with many other factors. It takes no effort to live in isolation. It does take people with character, understanding and compassion to live together for a common goal. Bilingualism will need these attributes from each and every Canadian. CAME OFF SECOND BEST The Town of Newcastle'council appears to have come off second best last Wednesday at a meeting of Regional councillors discussing the planning elements within the Town itself. Uncomplimentary remarks were expressed by othërs from other Durham centrés. These remarks have been expressed at other times regarding the action of the Newcastle council in their planning. , Council has been divided which is not something new. It was quite apparent when an effort was made to establish a< solid front towards planning in the Town at a special meeting some two weeks ago. The idea feel apart within a couple of hours. • It is time however that this council began to make decisive decisions. These have been lacking in the past and no doubt cause the present problem with planning in the Town It is not the planning advisory committee that has been lacking but council itself . . At the special meeting a couple of weeks ago Counc. Kirk Entwisle appeared on the mov'e.to have council amkeV decision over the institution of a shopping mall in the west end of the Town. Certainly the town need^only one such mall, not two. Through a motion Counc. Entwisle make his choice backing his decision on what appeared a sound basis. He did not receive a seconder. Council did however approve the designation of lands for two such shopping mall in the west which only left the final decision up to someone else . . . more than likely the regional planning committee and Regional council. It was a grand opportunity for council to take action and come up with a positive decision. They failed. Some basic decisions have to bq made and when these > are made the framework within which to work is established and the course become less cumbersome. Also the word "No" appears to be a word uriheardof by the Coundil of the Town of Newcastle. TIME TO GET ON WITH THE GAMES The people of Cnada have heard enough about the problems of promoting the Olympics in Montreal whether it be the cost of the development or the right of the Taiwan athletes to compete under the flag of their choice. Thank heavens it will soon be the athletes themselves that will become the centre of attraction with their endeavours. Their competitions should now take the headlines and the news coverage to change the climate in the Olympics. Rightfully it ' should be so for it for these people that 'the games are ■ promoted and for the competition it generates. Surely both the Federal government as well as the As the time draws near for the completion of the Official Plan for Region of Durham land use, it is very apparent that the Town of Newcastle is in a serious position with regard to, this very important document. The Town is just nowhere. This state of affairs is due to Council inaction and lack of direction from Mayor Garnet Rickard in the past crucial weeks when the members of Council should have been firming up its planning proposals proposals firstly for presentation to the Region of Durham's Planning Committee and secondly secondly and finally to the Region Council sitting as the Region Planning Board. I charge that the present state of nowhere is due to lack of leadership on the part of the man charged with the responsibility of leading Council Council - Mayor Garnet Rickard. The Durham Region Official Official Plan has been two years in the making and for four days at Whitby during the past two weeks the Town of Newcastle had its opportunity before the Regional Planning Committee and the Regional Planning Board to present its case as to what imput the Town of Newcastle should have in the Official Plan. ■ What happened during these four days? Nothing - or very little. Newcastle Council was unprepared unprepared and divided with the result that Council came in for some heavy criticism for its lack of methodology in its planning process. Regional Councillor Bill Ballinger (Uxbridge) a member member df the Regional Planning said "To call the entire planning process in Newcastle Newcastle insane would be an understatement." For the past many weeks the Newcastle Council has drifted along like a ship without a rudder during very important days leading up to the Region of Durham adoption adoption of its Official Plan. This ■Official Plan will govern land use in the Town of Newcastle as well as other Region communities for many years to come. Friday June 18th past was a key date for Newcastle in the Official Plan process. This was the date when the Town of Newcastle had its, opportunity opportunity to present its imput for Town requirements for inclusion inclusion to the OP to the Durham Region Planning Committee. Mayor Garnet Rickard must have realized the importance importance of this presentation date* but despite this he again evidenced lack of leadership by failing to call a Council meeting until Thursday, June 17 - the day before the main meeting - to allow his Council to discuss the draft Official Plan. Council required several days at least at its disposal to discuss Town planning needs vis a vis the Regional Official Plan but we, had one short meeting the day before the main meeting - and our meeting broke down in less than two hours owing to lack of agenda and lack of program. Council did not even complete Town Planner George Howden's comments on the draft Official Plan. The June 17th meeting was a fiasco and Mayor Garnet Rickard was toJolame for this result. This state of affairs contin- , ued through two Spe.cial Meetings of the Regional Council .acting as the Regional Regional Official Plan. Proof of the state of" confusion of the Town of Newcastle was contained in news stories printed in the local press. "Newcastle Council's Credibility Credibility Queried" was one headline from the Oshawa Times. "Newcastle Council Criticized" was another headline. headline. "Developer Attacks Newcastle Council Over Industrial Industrial Land Use" was yet another. The Town of Newcastle received a flaming great black eye over the action and lack of action of its council during this Official Plan process. The formative years of any Council were needlessly con- . listed his-priorities wrongly. Finally, the Town of Newcastle Newcastle is in one heck of a mess with regards to the Regional Official Plan. Sincerely, Kenneth E. Lyall, Councillor. fused owing to direction from the Mayor Rickard. It is a consensus of opinion that had Mayor Rickard put in the time at his Newcastle Office that he put in at the , Clarke Museum FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED FOLLOWING SUNDAY'S STORM Sunday following the electrical electrical storm the Orono fire This is the beginning of our articles on recent donations to the museuhi since the fall of department was called to a * 1975 when we announced our home owned by Mr. Bob Gibb on the Leskard road. Lightning Lightning had struck the TV antenna starting a fire in the lead-in to the basement. No damage was down to contents or the building. The storm on Sunday had gale winds toppling trees over a wide area. Some local residents have also reported hailstones coming with the rain. new policy to acknowledge all donations publicly. For the first, let's start with a very thoughtful gift by Mrs. W: N. Ross of many old photographs from the estate of Mrs. Cecil Robinson. We were very pleased to accept this collection. As with nearly everybody's family photos, some are named and some not. Several are identified as 1 Robinsohs, several are Free- borns and bemmills from ■ Manitoba and the rest haye • not been named. As I'm sure you're aware, - many charming and signifier ant photographs have been - and will be thrown out because they have no identification. identification. How about your photos? Do you have their names and places recorded? Don't wait for spring - summer - fall - winter - why not do it now! ■ Ron Dolson will have his ,1.539 Willys entered ' in the an tique car display and drive this Saturday. A tour of the area will include Orono with a" check point at the Durham garage north of Orono.