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. 6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 1, 1989 Durham Bowman ville Business & Professional women Bill Bramah's Ontario - Unpredicatble weather havoc for snowmobiling well as shared an insight. She attended attended the conference with her left leg in a cast and therefore in a reduced state of agility. It made her very much aware of the needs of disabled persons and the lack of accessibility, accessibility, particularly in Nairobi, but her disability also opened doors. People would create paths for her, give up their seats and go out of their way to be of help. To raise money for their bursary fund, the members of the Bowman- ville BPW are presenting a fashion show on Wednesday, March 8th, at the Bowmanville Lions Centre at 8:00 p.m. "Spring into March" with Catherine Lyons, fashion and image consultant, promises to be an exciting event with refreshments and door prizes.' Tickets are $12.00 and can be purchased through Roxy Barnes (623-5327) or Susan Bowers (623-9991) or at the Community Care Office at 80 King St. W., Bowmanville. Don't miss this opportunity opportunity to pick up fashion ideas while at the same time helping us to provide a graduating student at each of our local high schools with a bursary. greenhouses seem to go on and on. Inside the complex you see rows upon rows of roses in various stages of development -- Greys are the country's biggest producer. It takes 140 people to care for them, aside from the wholesale branch employees. There are hi- tech machines grading the roses. Thousands of them are in an adjacent adjacent cold storage room. There are 20 trucks to take them to the wholesalers in various cities. What's more, the business is still in the family. The last time I was there Don Howell was showing me the new floral and gift, shop the company had opened right beside the plant. Don is the great great grandson of the founders, and manager of the greenhouse division. division. "We converted an old woolen mill that was here when Thomas and Nancy bought the property," said Don. "It's our first and will be the only retail outlet." As I was leaving I took another long look at all the greenhouses thinking of how the pieces often fit into life's jigsaw puzzle. . If "Crazy Bell's" telephone business had grown faster, then Thomas likely would have stayed with him. And the succeeding Iveys, and the many Port Dover people who work there, would never have been able to grow those millions of beautiful roses every year. "Imagine a throng of about ten thousand women crowded together in a hall meant to hold three thousand thousand people and everyone getting along with each other!" Margaret Jackson, Past National President and a 25 year member of the BPW, described the International Conference Conference "Decade for Women" in Nairobi at the February 16th meeting of the Bowmanville Business and Professional Women's Club. Cultural and ethnic differences and political strife did not deter participants from discussing discussing the issues that women are facing worldwide. The recommendations in the Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women with respect to equality, development development and peace were one of the results of this conference. These areas are also of concern to Canadian Canadian women: constitutional and legal equality, affirmative action and, although Canada is at peace, we can contribute to making the world a more peaceful place. Mrs. Jackson showed colourful slides of Nairobi and surrounding area as Eighty-one years ago Thomas Ivey and his wife Nancy decided to go into business for themselves. They opened a fresh produce stand in Brantford with a small greenhouse on the side. It wasn't much of a business at first, but it seemed better than what Thomas had been doing. He had been working for a good friend of theirs named Alexander Graham Bell. Thomas was the first manager of Bell-Brantford, a tiny telephone company with only three telephones in service and little hope of it growing growing at more than a snail's pace. They know their friend Alexander Alexander had a good idea (even though the neighbours called him "Crazy Bell") but they just couldn't wait around for developments. Considering what happened as time went on it would appear the Iveys made a bad decision. But they didn't. As it turned out their small enterprise expanded to become Ivey's Limited, a huge floral outfit that now grows 3 'A million roses a year l The Iveys had parlayed their one greenhouse in Brantford into thousands of square feet of them on property on 25 acres in nearby Port Dover. They had found a property on Silver Lake just inland from Lake Erie that was ideal for their schemes and dreams. If you stand on the hill oh the east side of Silver Lake and look across to the other side, the Ivey Twenty snowmobilers have been killed in Ontario so far this winter -the same number killed during the entire 1987/88 season. By this time last year, 15 persons had lost their lives in snowmobile accidents. Unpredictable weather patterns have created havoc with snowmobiling conditions. Frequent' thawing and refreezing of lakes have resulted in unstable surfaces. Riders are advised to check with local residents about the thickness of the ice before venturing out on lakes, or better yet, to avoid riding on lakes altogether. Some riders are even attempting to jump open waters on their snow machines. "Those who do this are playing with their lives," said Provincial Constable Dennis Tappenden of Sudbury OPP. "If someone were to fall in the water, considering the present temperatures, that person would probably have about four minutes to live." The majority of accidents are due to alcohol consumption and excess speed. The speed limit on most trails is 50 km/h, and snowmobjlers should be careful not to overdrive their headlights. Riders should proceed into unknown areas with caution. Tree College prepares for future Durham CotilF- in conjunction with the Other 21 Ontario Colleges, is involved in VISION 2000, a project project to evaluate the mandate of the College system and project ideas and suggestions as to what it should look like at the end of this century. Hon. Lyn McLeod, The Minister of Colleges and Universities, asked the Council of Regents in 1988 to co-ordinate this review of Ontario's Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. Durham College has four staff members specifically involved. Nancy Forrester, a Business Division Division faculty member, is on the steering steering committee which provides overall direction for the policy review and consultation process which constitutes VISION 2000, Bev Turner, the College's chairperson chairperson for Women/Youth Programs is on study team 3 which is entitled "The College and Its Communtÿ," and refers to accessing the diverse groups which should be served in the future. Durham's President, Gary Poior.. is in study team 2 which concerns "Colleges and the Changing Economy". Bonnie GintCr-Brown, Health Sciences chairperson, is the College Coordinator Coordinator for VISION 2000. The entire College, as well as the outside community, is involved in providing input to the project. A special dinner and discussion with VISION 2000 representatives from the Council of Regents took place on February 27, and members of the College Council, student and union executives, and Administration Administration as well as community representatives representatives participated. Areas for discussion related to such areas as Foresighting - providing providing ideas as to what the ideal college college would look like in the year 2000, what is realistic, and what will probably exist; Problem Solving as ' to the present College system including including an action plan; Strategic Planning including the development of a mission statement for the college college in the year 2000; and Generalizing Generalizing from our "winners" - analyzing the reasons for the College's successes successes and how to build upon them. Durham College's President Gary Polonsky, states that VISION 2000 comes at an appropriate time, when the College is already engaged in developing its own three year strategic plan, with the process well underway. The work done in conjunction conjunction with current College planning planning will assist in developing a vision vision for the future,. Members of the community who would like to be on the mailing list for information about VISION 2000 should contact Bonnie Ginter- Brown at 576-0210, extension 249. CHEMICAL REFERRAL CENTRE 1-800-267-6666 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Eastern) A public service operated^ The Canadian Chemical Producers' Association stumps can be hidden by the snow, and side roads can be icy. Lastly, it is important to tell a responsible person where you are going, including any last-minute change of plans, and when to expect you back. • "Letting someone know when you plan to return' will avoid any unnecessary worry, and also allow us to find you if there is a problem," said Tappenden. Lady DPs Macramé Classes March 6th & 7th 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Chair Frames and Cord Available 1 MILL STREET, NEWCASTLE Telephone 987-1313 St. Patrick's Day MAYTAG SALE Quality and Dependibility at SUPER SALE PRICES Harvey Partner Ltd. . Plumbing, Heating, Electrical 983-5206 BOWMANVILLE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ; WOMEN'S CLUB Presents it SPRING INTO MARCH" An evening with Catherine Lyons Fashion and Image Consultant WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 at 8:00 p.m. at the Bowmanville Lions Centre Refreshments and Door Prizes Tickets $12.00 Phone Susan Bowers, 623-9991 Roxy Barnes, 623-5327 or stop by the Community Care Office at 80 King St, W., Bowmanville The Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS NOTICE OF PROPOSED PASSING OF BY-LAW In accordance with Section 217(19)of The Municipal Act, the Council of the Town of Newcastle proposes to pass a by-law to establish the maximum sum that tiouncil would approve In the annual estimatés submitted by the Orono Business Improvement Improvement Area at $20,000. , Any person who would be liable to a special charge levied in accordance with such by-law may object to the proposed bylaw bylaw by filing written notice with the Clerk of the municipality before March 22, 1989. Patti L. Barrie, A,M.C.T.(A) Town Clerk Town erf Newcastle 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario. L1C3A6 Dates of Publication: February 22, March 1, 8, 15, 1989 P.O. A2296