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/ Reunion at Clarke commencement ! : Graduates from grades' 12 and 13 returned to Clarke last Friday evening for the annual commencement exercises and the granting of awards and cer tificates. As usual it was a matter of reunion for a number of students who are in pursuit of their future other than through the doors, of Clarke High School. The above group was but one of many catching up on the news' Published Every Wednesday P rono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 26, 1988 Marie Hubbard Ann Cowman Hal McKnight Three mayorality candidates for the Town of Newcastle, Marie Hubbard, Hubbard, Ann Cowman and Hal McKnight addressed some 60 citizens at an All-Candiates meeting last Wednesday in Newcastle. The meeting was sponsored by the Port Granby Monitoring Group, Citizens for a Safe Environement and the Committee of Clarke Constituents. Constituents. All candidates expressed views negative to Metro Toronto developing developing a dump in the Town of Newcastle Newcastle as well as being opposed to any expansion of the Laidlaw landfill site in Newcastle. , Marie Hubbard in addressing the gathering stated she had been a regional councillor for eight years entering local politics wanting to be part of change in the Town. She said she would bring experience,to the Mayor's* position and a knowledge of how to deal with the . process. She said she was concerned over the economics of the Town as well as the environment and the growth of the smaller communities but still maintaining their rural character. She said industry had created 1300 new jobs in the Town and that new industrial land was coming on stream. She spoke of tourisim and recreation and the facilities existing in Newcastle. Hubbard said there had been an improvement in the GO bus service and spole of waste management, , "1 would appreciate a positive support of my candidacy," she said. Ann Cowman, in addressing the audience, said she had become gware of the views of the citizens of the Town and had over the years listened to these views. Happenings . . . PM TO VISIT BOWMANVILLE SATURDAY *' Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, wife Mila and five children will visit the,PC Committee rooms at 85 King Street West, Bowmanville, this Saturday morning at 11 a m. according according to word from the Stevenson cùmmittçe room on Tuesday. Tuesday. He is expected lo remain for some fifteen minutes. The cavalcade is then expected to arrive in Port Hope at noon giving a brief address in the Sherwin Room ol the Greenwood Towers and will then meet with as many people as possible. 1 . "You may ask why Cowman?" and then pointed to twelve years experience, experience, capable leadership, holding every constituent of equal importance and one who had been both a local and regional councillor. councillor. She said "1 care about this town and as- Mayor will give fair and equal treatment to all." Cowman said change will come but that it must be made on our terms. She said the town must develop industry to establish a sound financial base. She spoke of proper enforcement of the Town by-law as a necessity and must fight against Metro intrusion into the community for a dump site. 1 give you honesty and sincerity, she said. Hal McKnight said November 14th was an important date when a new council will be elected including including a new mayor. He said he had been a mémber of the school board for six years, and a member of council for three. "I make one election promise - that 1 will provide the leadership as your Mayor to address the serious issues that face us", he said: McKnight said he believed in team work and that that had been his business and pro fession'al background. He said (here would be no fence sitting or waiting for the ' political wave to motivate. McKnight said one of the major issues was the implementation of an (Continued page 5) Regional garbage plan rested in limbo Last Wednesday .a decision by Regional council to go it alone in garbage disposal became stalled on the tracks in the afternoon when a quorum was not .present to pass a confirming by-law of the actions of council. The meeting was adjourned to Tuesday of this week with all matters matters dealt with held in limbo. Council had passed a resolution in that they would severe relationships relationships with Metro in search of a landfill site. The resolution would have Durham go-it-alone with the vote carrying 19 to 9. Earlier in the week Metro council were also in the fray when they stated they would drop any plans to locate a dump in Newcastle if the Region could, within 30 days, come up with an alternative site. The action action of Metro council was called blackmail at the Durham meeting held a day later. Metro has investigated a number of sites in the Town of Newcastle being between Ontario Hydro and the Provincial Park, in south-east (Continued page 3) Wilmot Creek proposal remains denied David Rice of Wilmot Creek made a plea to council on Monday night to table a rezoning application which would allow the firm to construct construct an additional seven lots rather that deny the request. He said it appeared that the Lovekin issue had influenced council council to deny the application when in fact it was a simple planning proposal. proposal. He said they could not speak on the Lovekjn issue as it was before the courtsi Rice said they expected to have the matter settled in the near future and at which time they could present a complete understanding understanding of the issue. Rice pointed out that they had worked well with council over the past fifteen years and had lived up to all their committments. He said' if the proposal was to be turned down it should be turned down only on a planning principle. Later in the meeting Counc. Hdm re supported by Counc. Cowman spoke in favour of the request request but the remainder of council supported the denial. Parkette noise found to be unbearable . Residents in Foster Creek ^subdivision ^subdivision in Newcastle wi-th neighbours are ready to swap playground equipment from a parkette to Sunset Park. Debbie Engles on Monday night addressed council stating that a parkette complete with playground equipment some fifty feet from their property is - creating a- noiSe nuisance and asked that the play equipment which was provided by the Lions' club be removed. She said the noise was unbearable day-in,and day-out. "It has robbed us of our privacy," she said. Karen Troost of Sunset Boulevard suggested the play equipment equipment be moved to the Sunset park where the larger area was more suited for play. She said although Sunset was next to 401 highway children were well guarded, from the highway by a high chain-link fence. The issue was sent to staff for a .report. Mayoralty candidates at Newcastle meeting National Block Parent Week Pam Werry, (right) coordinator coordinator for the Newcastle Block Parent «organization in Orono .presents Chris^Faulkner with her Block Parent sign which is to be used in the participation participation of the local program. October 23 to '29 has been declared National Block Parent Week. Anyone interested in taking part in the program are asked to contact Pam Werry.