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GREENWOOD — Kimberly
Bird and Warren Ellis received
special awards for the most
improved students, at the
graduating exercises of Valley
View Public School last week.
The awards were presented
by teacher, Jim Olson. They are
made possible through the
Brougham Women's Institute.
An extra award, also
presen1ed-b3-F-1Wr: son, was
given to-stgent Wendy Carson.
She was_ nkme_ . wQr_d's
greatest secretaryl'_for helping
the regular secretary -11U& J.
Phipps, throughout the -year.
Olson was also the recipient
of a gift, himself.
On behalf of the school,
students Kirtsen Snowdon and
Joanne Smith, presented him
with a digital watch.
Receiving certificates,
commemora-Mij their
graduatio--� dPatricia
Baun,KimreyBrCynthia
Bisschop, Bonnie Burne, )veuudy
Caxsen-, Martha Cirtwell,
Patricia onduit, Paola Da Re,
Wad Deacon, Emilv Duncan,
Warren Ellis, RobeEt—Ekick,
Kenneth Foster, Richard
Gilmour, Brian Harley, Heather
Kelso, Robert Lawrence, John
Loney, Heather McGregor,
Anna Pantaleo, Scott Powell,
Deanne Puder, Michelle
Raymond, Joanne Smith,
Kirsten Snowdon, Sherry
Thirteen year old Wendy uarson, n. n. c, uiai-emuut, waa
honored for her secretarial assistance at Valley View School's Grade
8 graduation ceremony, Thursday.
h
Townsend, Leonard Waltham,
Terry ._Fisher, Jacqueline
Harbert, Julianne Murray and
Alan Stell.
"Set your
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own goals-,
GREENWOOD — Members
of the grade eight graduating
class at Valley View Public
School, were told to "be
themselves" and not to "follow
their peers," by_uest speaker
George Martin, in a ceremony
at the school last week.
"You must be your own man
or woman," Martin, a local
businessman, said.
The students must act in-
dependently and set goals, in
order to make their way in the
world, Martin said. They were
seeing a change from a rural to
an urban society. Women were
playing a bigger role than ever,
and the world of telecom-
munications was opening up
"vistas of opportunity."
These things created
problems as well. People failed
because they lacked "people
skill. You must learn to manage
people," the speaker said.
Martin also urged the
students to "maintain an
inquiring mind. Don't be afraid
to admit something you don't
know."
He told them to think of
their family, but also their
community, or "the community
will die," he said, quoting from
Alastair Cooke.
Prior to the graduation
exercises, a dinner was
held at Greenwood United
Church. Heading the program
were: master of ceremonies,
Wendy Carson; grace, Heather
McGregor; toast to the queen,
Ken Foster; greeting from
Durham Board of Education,
Trustee Carder;
acknowledgements, Deanne
— Jim T omas. 1'uder.
An air irnitde
By Rosemary Timms
CLAREMONT — It
will be up, up and away in
their beautiful balloon for
a Toronto couple at a
unique wedding
ceremony this Saturday
at 4 p.m. in Mount Zion
United Church, Con-
cession 8, near Balsam.
Mind you, the service
itself won't be that
unique, Rev. Arthur
Melvin Butler, who will
be performing it, points
out; it's what will happen
afterwards. On leaving
the church, the two
principals, television
personality, Gregory
Bruce Stott, and Susan
Caroline Kyle will head to
a nearby field, where a
hot-air balloon will be
waiting to take them for a
little ride, before they
settle down to receptions
and other amenities of
life. They've invited Rev.
Butler to accompany
them and deliver the
prayer and benediction
but he hasn't made his
mind up. "I'm half in-
clined to o," he says. He
said the couple is getting
married at Mount Zion,
because they liked the
church and countryside,
after visiting the com-
munity recently.
Sympathy is ex-
tended to Jean Drake on
the loss of her husband,
Keith, who died in Cen-
tennary Hospital,
Scarborough, Sept. 8. He
is also survived by three
sons, John, Bruce and
Donald; a daughter,
Mary, (Mrs. Dennis
Bradley); one grand-
daughter, Lisa Drake;
one grandson, Andrew
Bradley; three brothers,
Everette, Roy and Louis;
and a sister, Velma,
(Mrs. Payne). Interment
was in Claremont Union
Cemetery. A memorial
service was held Sept. 14
at Claremont First
Baptist Church, with
Revs. Blair Clark and
Raymond LeDrew, of-
ficiating.
Rev. Blair Clark will
be inducted as pastor of
the First Baptist Church,
Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.
Everyone is welcome. A
reception will follow.
Claremont Sports
Association is planning a
theatre night at
Herongate Barn Theatre,
Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m., to see
the comedy, Table
Manners. Tickets
available from Mary
Borland, Sandra Red-
shaw and Rene Rennie.
Claremont United
Church Women are
sponsoring a craft fair,
Oct. 8, 2 to 9 p.m. at the
church. There will be
craft demonstrations, 42
displays and a pick-up
supper.Atotal of 27 people
attended the meeting at
Claremont Golden Age
Club. Sept. 18. Euchre
winners last week were:
Gladys and Ralph Jones,
Doris Norton, J. Potts,
Rita and Art Parratt,
Lloyd Wilson, Mildred
Quant and Margaret
Benson. Draw winners
were: Mrs. Benson, Doris
Devlin and Gladys
Burgin. Next meeting is
Oct. 2 at 1:30 p.m.
Athletes
do well
MILDRED% 1
yt McTAGGART '
GREENWOOD --
Jennifer Spratley topped
Valleyview students who
journeyed to Oshawa
recently for sports
competition at Civic
Field. Jennifer scored_a
first in the long jump.
Other Valleyview com-
petitors were: Tammy
Fornier, 3rd. in high
jump; Beth Bendle,,4th in
800-metre dash; Greg
Butler, 5th in 200 - metr+
Tina Luciano, 6th in shot
put.
It was reunion time
June 15 for two well-
known families of the
district, the McLean and
the Peggs. The former
met at Solina Park, with
approximately 100
members on hand. Mr.
and Mrs. Dan McLean of
Wolverine, Mich., are
visiting with Mrs. Mary
McLean and Beatrice for
two days.
Some 122 members of
the Pegg family held their
get-to-gether in the
Christian Education
building of the church.
Congratulations to Mrs.
Lloyd Pegg of Orillia,
whose 58th wedding
anniversary was the
same day. Additional
congratulation to their
daughter, Doreen Turner,
who receives her BA
degree this year.
Congratulation to
Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Mason who celebrated
their loth wedding an-
niversary June 6. Mr. and
Mrs. Mason were
recently in England,
where they attended a
family wedding.
Mrs. Maude Stell, a
patient in Toronto
General Vospital, is
improving.
Pioneer loom
on loan to guild
By Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
The spirit of pioneer
women is very much alive
in the community centre
at Greenwood. A 1o0-inch
loom is on loan for a year
from the Ontario Hand
Weavers and Spinners;
members of the Shut-
tlebug Weavers Guild are
creating coverlets on the
loom, using patterns from
the 18th and 19th cen-
turies. Each coverlet has
2,000 threads and requires
eight people to beam it
and two weavers. To
complete a coverlet,
requires two weavers
working 48 hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Brooks and family, Mrs.
Pearl Brooks, Mrs.
William Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Pegg, Mr.
and Mrs. Don Pegg and
Susan, Mrs. Mildred
McTaggart, Mr. and Mrs.
Ken McTaggart and Mr.
and Mrs. E. Pascoe at-
tended the 80th birthday
celebration in honor of
William Pegg, at his
home in Stouffville last
Sunday.
Visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Ken Talbot this
summer, are Mrs.
Dorothy Hownsom, Mrs.
Talbot's mother; and her
aunt, Mrs. Charlotte
Ringrose, both from
England.
The Adult Club and
families enjoyed a picnic
supper and swim at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
McTaggart. Mrs. Ross
Disney was released from
hospital last week and is
convalescing at home.
Dale Pascoe and Lisa
McTaggart are spending
a few days at Pigeon Lake
with Dale's grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Rod Oxford.
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By Jiid Thomas
CLAREMONT — Betty
Pegg stands back and admires a
beautiful painting by renowned
artist, Robert Bateman, and
expresses grateful appreciation.
The life -like picture of three
evening grosebeaks perched in a
tree, is a treasured gift from the
staff and students at Claremont
Public School, Betty's "second
home" for the past eleven years.
Now retired, Betty says she
Mans to do many of the things
:or which she never had time
)efore. Photography is one. She
specializes in `shooting' birds
with hundreds of colorful photos
is proof of her skill.
Mrs. Edgerton Pegg, RR 2,
Claremont, entered the teaching
profession back in 1958. Her first
position was a Grade 6 class at
Dewson Street School, Toronto.
The starting salary for women
back then was $1,000. The men,
however, received a $500
`bonus', she recalls with a smile.
Following marriage, she
taught music in such rural areas
as Cedar Creek, Audley and
Balsam.
On her return to full-time
teaching, she went to West
Rouge, then Bayview Heights
and finally, Claremont. She had
kindergarten classes at each
location. "They were my
favorites," she says of the
hundreds of boys and girls who
passed through her hands.
She has nothing but praise
for her principals and vice -
principals all the way down the
line; the "cream of the crop",
she calls them. At a farewell
40
ciency appreciated
gathering in her honor, last
June, four were in attendance -
Bob Weaver, West Rouge; Jim
Fox, Bayview Heights; Al
Ward, formerly of Claremont
and Stan Todd, the current
Claremont principal. Mr. Todd
made the presentation.
For Betty, the Claremont
School was ideal; close to home
Betty Pegg, a public school teacher 22 years,
eleven of which were spent at Claremont, holds
the beautiful Robert Bateman painting she
yet outside her community. She
admits she'll miss the
associations and likewise, she'll
be missed by those associated
with her.
received at a farewell gathering last month. Betty
announced earlier her decision to retire at the end
of June. Jim Thomas.
WALTER DOC
PASCOE
PASCOE, Walter Doc
entered into rest at
the Community Hos-
pital, Port Perry, Tue.
Aug. 5, 1980; in his
72nd year. • Walter
Doc Pascoe, a mem-
ber of the Beethoven
Lodge, 100F Brooklin
and Warner Lodge,
100F Port Perry;
beloved husband of
Margaret Bayles of
Port Perry, loving
father of Alice (Mrs.
Simon Mollema) of
Whitby, Gerald of
Marmora; loving
grandfather of David
and Mary Mollema,
Stephen and Shawn
Pascoe, dear brother
of Edward of Green-
wood, Ont. Pre-
deceased by Pearl,
Percy, Cecil, Clinton,
Luther and Herman.
Mr. Pascoe rested at
the McEachnie Fun-
eral Home, 28
Kingston Rd. W.,
Pickering Village
(Ajax) from Thursday
until time of service in
Chapel at 2pm. Friday
August 8, 1980. Inter-
ment Salem Cemetry.
A memorial service
was held at the fu—r- sponsored by the fin-
al home on Thursday ternational Rotarians.
evening by Beethoven Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Lodge 165, Brooklin. Hicks escaped serious
In lieu of flowers, injury when the car in
please send donations which they were riding
to the Canadian was in a collision with
Cancer Society. another vehicle on High-
way 7 near their home,
last week. The accident
occurred when the other
car attempted to pass
them. The Hicks' car was
destroyed.
THE TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1980 7
Return from holiday
By MILDRED
MCTAGGART
GREENWOOD —
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Webb, Greenwood, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Webb,
Toronto, have returned
from three week's holiday
in England. While there,
they visited with relatives
and saw many places of
interest.
. Congratulations to
Anne Mowbray and
Oliver Bremer on 'their
marriage, August 23 at
the Mowbray home,
Kinsvale.
Stuart Smith and
Derek Martin are on a
hitchhiking tour through
Europe.
The Pegg families got
together on Saturday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Pegg, with Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Pegg, and
family, Oshawa, Mr, and
Mrs. Lambert Pegg,
Michigan, and Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Pegg,
Greenwood.
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The Mary and
Martha unit of the United
Church Women will meet
Sept. 4 at 2 p.m., at the
home of Mrs. Pearl
Brooks, with Mrs. S.
Nicholson in charge of the
program. Unit 2 will meet
at the home of Mrs.
Douglas Morden, Sept. 8
at 8 p.m., with Sheila
Brooks in charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Smith, Joanne and
Caroline were with
friends at Sparrow Lake
on the weekend.
Miss Beatrice
McLean has been ap-
pointed by Oshawa
Presbytery to be one of
five lay representatives
on the General Council of
the United Church of
Canada to be held at
Halifax, Aug. 16-23.
The Good Neighbors'
Club is chartering a bus to
the Canadian National
Exhibition, Aug. 15.
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et z-�'el
By Midred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
Mrs. Raye Griffin en-
joyed a visit with two of
her nieces, Mrs. Janet
Benz and Helen Merkt,
from Oklahoma, at her
home last week.
The Adult Club and
members of their family
had a picnic outing,
complete with water
skiing and swimming at
Canal Lake, Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug
Morden attended the
wedding of Shirley
Hooker, Kinsale, and
John Hoiownia, Toronto,
Aug. 16, in Brooklin
United Church.
Mrs. Olive Robertson
was pleased to have two
granddaughters, Darlene
and Michelle Robertson,
Ajax, visit for a week.
Mrs. Mary McLean.
and Mrs. Gerald Henning
attended- the 13artlett
family picnic at Dundurn
Park near Hamilton,
Sunday. Mrs. McLean
stayed over with relatives
at Stoney Creek and
returned home, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George
McCusker and daughter
Beth, and Mrs. Antoinette
Massar of Cape Coral,
Fla., have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Murray
3artell.
14 THE TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1980
jaeesors cam
e from far
and wi e o r reu n
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"I don't know the This variation of an
Face, but the name is old greeting just might
Familiar." have been used more than
f
PICKERING — Two
Claremont residents, Ronald
McMullen, RR 1, and Keith
Tapscott, RR 2, are among 30
Ontario Scholars, to be honored
at Pickering Dist. High School
Commencement Exercises,
Friday night.
Ron McMullen gained an
average of 84.3 per cent while
Tapscott had an 82.3 per cent
average.
Walter Bentley, RR 1,
Locust Hill, with 87 per cent, and
Mary Mowbray, RR 1, Brooklin,
with 86 per cent, are also among
those named.
Mary Mowbray is one of
three winners of the Pro Meritis :J
Awards. The latter are given to
students who have made an
outstanding contribution to the
school in one or several areas.
Other winners are -
'-a;-+^rian. Glyn Morgan and
once at the Markham
Fairgrounds, Saturday.
For, that's when 2,000
members of the Men-
nonite Reesor family —
read Risser, Reiser,
Reisser and others — and
their various offshoots
through the years met to
renew old relatives, new
relatives and distant
relatives from as near as
Markham and as far
away as Holland and
Cyprus.
And, while the sun
didn't shine outside, it
was all brightness and
light indoors. There, the
various branches of the
far-flung clan, ate,
talked, sang, reminisced
and heard how it all
began back in Berne,
Switzerland, so many
years ago.
John F. Reesor, of
Hamilton, past president
of the clan, and main
speaker of the day,
reviewed the Reesor
history. And, from the
attentiveness of those on
hand, he obviously picked
the right topic.
The latter, at least
where the records are
concerned, began in
Berne in 1713, when Peter
Risser was born. In 1739,
forced to flee because of
religious persecution, he
came to Philadelphia,
taking up Quaker William
Penn's call to take refuge
in the States.
Peter stayed on to
marry Fanny Reiff and
have eight children. He
died at the age of 91. One
of his children, Christian,
came to Canada. A son,
Peter, moved to
Markham in 1804, where
he and his wife, Fanny
Detweiler, raised six
children. One of
Christian's daughters, Liz
Reesor, married Abe
Stouffer, founder of
Stouffville.
The Reesors came to
North America to
"escape persecution and
to start anew in a new
country," the speaker
said. Because of their
austere dress and foreign
tongue, they were often
the victims of prejudice.
"No Reesor should
ever be guilty of looking
down on or speaking a
disparaging word against
any immigrant," Reesor
said. "For, we surely
were very different and
strange."
He said they "might
ask if we are worthy of
our pioneer ancestors? I
like to think their virtues
remain with us. I hope
this (day) reminds us of
our heritage, against
which we will all be
measured," the speaker
said.
The Reesor re -unions
began in 1901, and have
been held every 10 years
since. One of the
highlights of the day was
a hardbound book, The
Reesor Family in Canada
- A Trail Through the
Centuries, on sale to the
gathering. The book, an
update of the 1970 version,
contained 1,415 family
names, and a total of
17,000 names altogether.
Grants from New
Horizons and Wintario
subsidized the publishing
costs.
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Ninety -seven -year -old Elizabeth Byer, acquaintance of the most recent addition to
formerly Elizabeth Reesor, made the trip the Reesor clan, three -week-old Ryan Carr,
from Wroxeter to attend the Reesor family and his mother Margaret, Pavilion Street,
reunion, Saturday. She was the oldest Unionville. photo by Ed Schroeter
member in attendance. She made the
TORRANCE, John S. (Jack) a.
At Scarborough General Hospi-
tal, on Friday, August 8, 1980,
Jack, beloved husband of
Isabelle (Belle) Yearley, broth-
er of the late James Torrance
and Anne Scott. Resting at the
Dixon -Garland Funeral Home,
166 Main St. (Hwy. 48) Mark-
ham, Ontario after 7 p.m.
Saturday. Service in our chapel
on Monday afternoon at 1.30
p.m. Interment St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers donations to the
Canadian Cancer Society would
be appreciated.
STOUFFVILLE — Close to
400 people viewed the Van -Art
Show at the Whitchurch-
Stouffville Public Library,
Sunday. Seventeen vehicles
were on display including "The
People's Choice", an im-
maculate 1977 Chevrolet called
"Brown Bear".
Owner Scott Shewan of
Greenwood feels he has $15,000
invested in his compact "house
on wheels". However, if time is
included, the project is
priceless.
Scott started with a basic
$5,000 van, like hundreds seen on
the road every day. He then set
out to change it, resulting in a
show piece that turns heads
wherever he goes.
From the chain -type
steering wheel "dipped in gold",
to the solid oak running boards,
"Brown Bear,' is a thing of
beauty.
But the van's not all for
show. It's dependable trans-
portation too as indicated by
the close to 30,000 miles on the
speedometer. Scott admits,
however, that he baby's it in the
winter, protecting the finish
from harmful salt and sand.
L,_:Th e exterior art work was
completed by David Woolston of
Richmond Hill, better known to
`professional' van men as "The
Blue Raven". Scott claims he's
one of the best in the business.
In addition to "The People's
Choice" award, Scott's entry
was selected "Best G.M. or
Chev" and "Best In Show". In
even tougher competition, it was
named "Best Chevrolet" in the
Van -Sport Show as well as red
ribbon awards at The Nationals
in Hamilton and a competition
at Bowmanville.
Other trophy recipients
Sunday were - Mike Wil-^^
Scarborough; Dan Alle
Newmarket; Ismo Partianen,
Willowdale; Larry McLean,
Toronto and Don Pearce,
Stouffville. The show's sponsor
was John Richmond of the
Latcham Gallery, Stouffville.
While the vans on the out-
side attracted considerable
attention, many °`_tors enjoyed
the demonstrations and displays
inside including a skill called
Airbrush Technique practiced
by David Ward, a Grade 11
student at Uxbridge Secondary
School and Robert Andrews of
Port Perry.
._;Chevy van
- poople s choice'
This 1977 Chevy van, dubbed `Brown Bear", won three awards, Latcham tianery, ,tounvuie. 'rne proua owner is acott nnewan, cu,
Sunday, including "The People's Choice", in a Van -Art Show at of Greenwood. —Jim Thomas.
° WITH TODAY'S
VACCINE
THERE'S JUST -NO
EXCUSE FOR GETTING
MEASLES
Recently, there's been it serious increase in the
number of cases of measles in Ontario. At a time
when modern vaccines are so readily available,
it simply doesn't make sense for you or your talnlIN-
to contract such diseilses. Keep in mind that
measles can lead to serious complications such
as pneumonia or encephalitis, which is
inflammation of the brain.
Women of a childbearing age ShOUld also he
sure they are llllnitlnlzed against Gennan measles
—a disease that can cause serious birth defects.
Of course, you want the peace of mind all
year round of knowing you and your family are
protected against disease. But what better time to
take some positive action than during November,
Immunization Awareness Month, by making sure
you're ilillnunized.
While you're at it, ask your doctor or local
health unit for your copy of the new Ontario
immunization record card.
Let's keep Ontario healthy
Dennis Timbrell,
Minister of
Health
William Davis, Premier
Ontario
1817 hotel coming back to life
By Lynne Ainsworth
PICKERING — After years of aban-
donment, the 103-year-old Liverpool
Arms Hotel will once again welcome
travel -weary patrons into its bar and din-
ing rooms.
Ajax Restaurant owner James Skent-
zos is pumping $1 million worth of reno-
vations into the historic two -storey brick
hotel to transform it into what he hopes
will become one of the most elegant din-
ingrooms in Ontario.
Who
t__
$34,000 to move
The fate of the eight -room hotel at
- Liverpool Rd. and Highway 2 has been up
in the air since 1964, when the building
,.was expropriated for the widening of
Highway 2. Demolition of the Liverpool
Arms was prevented by owner Harriet
Jatiouk, who paid $34,000 to have the
building moved back from the road.
Skentzos has hired architects and in-
terior designers to recreate the Georgian
simplicity of a 19th-century hotel. The
hotel's wooden bar will be replaced and
kept in its original location.
"We're trying to preserve as much of
the original design as we can, even
though it's fairly Fun down," said Skent-
zos.
Built from 1877 to 1879 by a local
architect, the Liverpool Arms was one of
an estimated 150 inns and taverns that
dotted the stagecoach and railway lines
between Toronto and Cobourg.
"It was never what you'd call an ele-
gant hotel, but it did have its heyday,"
says Morley Black of Pickering, who re-
called visiting the hotel as a young boy at
the turn of the century.
During the hotel's heyday, when Lake
Ontario schooners moored in French-
man's Bay waited for the shipment of
barley and wheat, every table of the din-
ingroom would be taken. Farmers from
Uxbridge and Claremont lined up in their
wagons along Liverpool Rd. waiting to
unload the grains bound for breweries in
the United States.
The port at Frenchman's Bay also
boasted its own hotel, bank and telegraph
office.
By 1910, the lake schooners were gone,
railways came to the port, and the Liver-
pool Arms began to suffer financially.
But it remained a hotel through prohibi-
tion, and some say the hotel keeper serv-
ed bootleg whiskey.
Back to original
The Liverpool Arms has been a room-
ing house, post office, grocery store and
apartments and now it will go back to
offering meals and a place to relax.
As Pickering grows in leaps and
bounds, the township's original buildings
are disappearing. The Pickering Arms is
one of 150 historic homes and businesses
still standing. However; without the
protection of Heritage designation, the
fate of Pickering's past lies in the hands
of the landowners.
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REPORT
Deputy Mayor from August 1 to November
Chairman Pickering Condominium Committee
Chairman Rouge/Duff ins/Highland Creek
Valley Systems
Executive Member Conservation Authority
Director Recycling Council of Ontario
Member Pickering Museum Board
Member Pickering Promotional Committee
Member Pickering Development Committee
Member Pickering,Ajax, Whitby Animal
Control Committee
Member Metro Toronto Conservation Authority
Member Ajax, Pickering, Whitby Association
for Mentally Retarded
Member Handicapped Transportation Committee
Member Pickering Cemetery Board
Member Community Centres Board
Dear Residents:
It's summer - kids are out of school and vacation time is here at last.
These newsletters are part of an ongoing effort to ensure that you are
-t up to date on items of interest being dealt with by Council. This
i� my last newsletter before the election in November. This coming term
will be 3 years instead of 2. 1 am pleased to have the extra year which
allows projects to be initiated and completed by the same individuals. I
will be running for election again in the fall and I hope to see many of
you personally as I go door-to-door.
My television shows and columns in 4 newspapers help to keep the lines of
communication open. If there are issues concerning you, please don't
hesitate to call me at the office - 683-2760, or my home - 683-3589•
Norah Stoner
Councillor, Ward 3
Town of Pickering
`'�
George Lambton, the Earl of Durham.
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'he Canadians will
T
one day do justice to
my memory' ' - Lord
Durham
by Steve Salmaniw
WHITBY — With the new Earl of Durham
Dining Lounge opening up
we thought it would be interesting to look
into the history of the man the building is
named after.
The Earl of Durham, perhaps better
known to history buffs as Lord Durham (his
real name was George Lambton, thus the
George Lambton Room at the dining
Lounge), came to Canada on May 29, 1838
at the age of 46. Previous to his appoint-
ment here he had been a special ambassador
to Russia and Belgium. What were his ideas
about Canada (Upper and Lower Canada
then), then a British colony? He believed
colonies were useful as markets and as
outlets for surplus population. He thought
that if colonists were treated as British
subjects and granted freedom, they'd
remain loyal to Britain.
Lord Durham was sent out to Canada
by Lord Melbourne, the British prime min-
ister of the time, to find out the causes
of discontent and to suggest a remedy.
One year before, in 1837, rebellions had
rocked both Canadas. He was also appointed
the governor general of both Canadas.
He didn't last long in Canada. He spent
five months in Lower Canada (Quebec)
and five days in Upper Canada (Ontario)
and was then recalled because he exceeded
his authority by banishing to Bermuda
eight Lower Canada rebels.
In his famous Durham Report he recom-
mended six minor and three major changes
for the colony. He recommended strongly
the union of the two Canadas, responsible
government, and the separation of local
and imperial authority. His six minor
recommendations included the institution
of municipal governments, the change of
legislative councils then in operation,
changes in the land system for quicker
development, more immigration, the organ-
ization of public finances and the need to
improve canals and to build a unifying
intercolonial railway.
The immediate effects of his recommend-
ations were limited. The Canadas were
united in 1840. Responsible government
was not granted until much later and the
division of powers was never made at all.
His Durham Report was a landmark
in the evolution of Canadian self-govern-
ment. The report was later a model when
1867 came along.
In his report Durham wrote: "I expected
to find a contest between a government
and a people; I found two nations warring
in the bosom of a single state; I found a
struggle not of principles but of races; and
I perceived that it would be idle to attempt
any amelioration of laws or institutions, until
we could first succeed in terminating the
deadly animosity that now separates the
inhabitants of Lower Canada into hostile
divisions of French and English."
On his death bed at Cowes in July, 1840
he wrote: "I would fain hope I have not
lived altogether in vain. Whatever the
Tories may say, the Canadians will one day
do justice to my memory."
They did. Thus the Durham Region, the
Earl of Durham dining lounge and the
George Lambton Room!
By NORAH STONER
Seriously
injured `
GREENWOOD — A 65-year-
old Peterborough woman is in
critical condition in Sunnybrook
Hospital, Toronto, after being
involved in a car -truck collision,
Jan. 12, at Westney Road and
Concession 6, Greenwood.
According to Durham
Regional Police, Mrs. Nora
Welsh, 65, suffered a fractured
skull, a broken jaw and broken
ribs, when the car she was
driving was in collision with a
truck driven by Tony Van-
denberg, 47, of Agincourt. The
truck had a snow scoop attached
to the front.
Police said Mrs. Welsh had
entered a through highway from
a stop street.
The victim was taken to
Ajax -Pickering Hospital by
ambulance, then flown by
helicopter to Sunnvbrook.
Councillor, Town of Pickering +
There's no shortage of heroes ( in
Pickering. The special people who get
involved in other people's lives when it's
necessary.
People like P.C. Archie McKinnon of
the Durham Police takes a special interest
in some of the seniors in our Town. His
vigilance enables them to stay in their own
homes living the independent lifestyle that
is so important to them.
People like off -duty Pickering Fireman
Jack Drinkwater who made a valiant effort
to save the life of a car crash victim.
A recent accident involving a member
of my family brought me a sharper
awareness of heroes and heroines. My
aunt's life was saved by the combined
efforts of the Durham Regional Police and
two residents of Greenwood. Evelyn
Disney and Douglas McKean, an off -duty
Metropolitan Toronto Policeman,
prevented my aunt from drowning in her
own blood until the police arrived. Swift
repsonse on their part and the speedy
arrangements for a helicopter ambulance
made sure that she received medical help
as soon as possible.
Other heroes of our community are
those who man the P.A.R.U. (Pickering
Ajax Rescue Unit) cutter. Their rescue
work resulted in four lives being saved in
1980. They assisted seven boats and torbed
another twenty. These 60 volunteers logged
522 hours and completed 94 patrols under
the guidance of Commadore G. Keith
Warner and Searchmaster, Captain John
Hanbidge.
We all owe a great debt to these people
and the many other heroes and heroines of
our community. Thank you.
,0 Still eat better for less
While it may be true that as Canadians we
are paying some ten per cent more for food
this year than last, we suggest that it's a long
way from indigestion time yet. Looking
around the world it's easy to see that our
normal food basket is still far below the price
being paid in most other countries.
For a shocking example we see that steak
which could sell here for $4 will set one back
$40 in Tokyo and pork chops sell for $10 a
pound in Stockholm. Likewise our $1.50 bacon
will cost you $9 in Paris.
Out of fifteen world capitals, food prices
in Ottawa are third from the bottom of the list
and Ottawa prices can be reasonably com-
pared to our local situation. The normal $60
food basket in Canada, is $85 in England, $109
in France, $115 in Switzerland, $135 in Sweden
and $151 in Japan.
In addition, to buy this food, the Canadian
worker contributes much fewer hours; eight
hours here compared to 18 in France, 30 in
Brazil, and 13 in England.
Iron Curtain countries can get such an
item as potatoes cheaper but will line up for
hours to get meat, fruit and dairy products
and even then may come away empty-
handed.
Food prices here are constantly on the
rise but, it is easily seen that we still have a
lone. long wav to go to even come close to
other countries. It would still appear that we
eat better for less than practically everybody
else in the world.
George
Ashe
at
Queen's -
Park
As we enter a new year,
many of us can be thank-
ful that we continue to
enjoy good health, free
from physical or mental
impairment.
More than two million
of our fellow Canadians,
however, are not as
fortunate. It is sobering to
realize that some 10
percent of our population
lives with some kind of
disability. In Ontario,
there are 800,000 disabled
citizens with an ad-
ditional 15 percent
directly affected as
family members. This
means that a total of 1.8
million people in Ontario
are personally involved.
The United Nations
General Assembly has
proclaimed 1981 the
International Year for
Disabled Persons. Of
course, the Ontario
government whole-
heartedly endorses
the Year and supports its
goal of ensuring disabled
persons full and equal
participation in com-
munity life.
During the next 12
months, we will be un-
dertaking a variety of
related projects and
programs. The Provincial
sum is in addition to
local communities.The
e
monies already allocated
difficulties disabled
by various ministries for
people experience in
.,
special projects and will
attempting to make a
be used to initiate
meaningful contribution
M
programs during the year
to the community's
which have been iden-
by
social, economic and
is
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tified as high priority
political development
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disabled people in the
largely the result of
community.
misconceptions and lack
An interministerial
of awareness on the part
committee under the
of the public.
Social Development
As a result, our
Secretary for Social
Secretariat will ensure
government will be un-
Development, Margaret
the co-ordination of ac-
dertaking a public
Birch, recently an-
tivities in government
awareness program to
nounced the allocation of
ministries and provide
bring about a change in
$12 million to fund these
liaison with consumer
society's attitude. We
various activities. This
groups, agencies and
believe this lack of public
THE NEWS ADVERTISER, JANUARY 14,1981—PAGE 13-F
awareness is one of the
main barriers for
disabled people.
Attention will be
focussed on the dif-
ficulties encountered by
the disabled in obtaining
access to services the
able-bodied take for
granted.
Finding a job, using
public transport, locating
accessible ac-
commodation and places
of work, as well as
making use of community
facilities, health and
social services, all
present significant
problems for the
disabled.
The Government of
Ontario has already
established policies and
programs to help the
handicapped in the areas
of transportation,
housing, education,
vocational rehabilitation
services and leisure
services. Our plans for
this year will be simply a
continuation of com-
mitments made in the
past.
But the government
cannot and should not do
it all. A joint effort is
required. We need the
assistance of municipal
governments, churches,
fraternal organizations,
and individuals if this
special year for the
disabled is to be a suc-
cess
Only with everyone's
help can we achieve the
goal of enabling disabled
persons to enjoy the same
rights and opportunities
which are available to
other persons in society, a
reality.
George Ashe is the
MPP for Durham West
Riding.
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disabled adults,
especially those with
severe handicaps or the
need for constant medical
attention.
These camps were first
held in 1972 at Blue
Mountain near
Collingwood. At this first
camp, 12 people with a
variety of disabilities
stayed where they were
able to enjoy an outdoor
vacation while receiving
any personal or medical
care needed.
By 1980, over 200
disabled persons stayed
at March of Dimes camps
held at Claremont,
Longlake (near Sudbury)
and Port Burwell (near
London) .
For many this camp
was the only break they
had from the nursing
homes and hospitals
where they live.
Roat has attended two
of these camps — in 1977 at
Port Burwell and last
year at Claremont.
While on her vacation
she was able to meet new
friends, swim, take part
in a craft program and
visit the Metro Zoo.
She looks forward to
her vacations at the
camps, as having always
lived in the cities, she
says, "I never see
bluejays at home. The
countryside was really
beautiful and relaxing."
In addition to camps,
the agency provides
support services to the
handicapped including
everything from
wheelchairs to technical
aids, training and em-
ployment opportunities
and community
development.
The International Year
of Disabled Persons
marks the 30th an-
niversary of the Ontario
March of Dimes.
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to participate recently in activities
unusual to her daily routine and meet new
friends. Vacations at summer and winter
camps are offered to physically disabled
adults from throughout Ontario by the
organization.
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what George Ashe (page F15)) and Blake Purdy (page 8) have to say about the year.
STOUFFVILLE — A
beautiful snowy owl, common
to the polar regions but rare
in these parts, was seen,
Saturday, perched atop a
hydro pole at the laneway
entrance to Busato's
Greenhouses, Tenth Line
South.
The bird, white with dark
spots, had a wing span
estimated at five feet.
Although unwilling to pose for
pictures, it showed no fear of
traffic.
Edgerton Pegg of
Greenwood, an authority on
birds of all kinds, said three
such owls had been seen in
the area this month. One of
these, reported on 19th
Avenue, Markham, could
have been the same one seen,
Saturday, he suggested.
"No one knows what
brings them so far south," he
said, "but it's presumed it's
due to a scarcity of food."
Their main diet are lem-
mings, mouse -like rodents
with short tails and fur -
covered feet.
Home
destroyed
CLAREMONT —
Firefighters were able to
save a house the first time
around, but a second blaze
destroyed the residence.
Pickering Chief Don
Lynde said units from
Claremont, Brougham and
Pickering answered a call to
the home of Clause Ruttelt,
Paddock Road, R.R. 2,
Claremont, Jan. 13 at 10:50
a.m.
The initial fire, he said,
started in a north bedroom.
This was brought under
control with the men
remaining on location until
2:30 p.m. A faulty electric
heater was blamed.
Chief Lynde said firemen
checked the property again
between 5 and 6 p.m. that
day, and a neighbor went
over and closed some win-
dows around midnight.
However, about 2 a.m.,
the department received
another call. This time, the
blaze was in the south half of
the dwelling. Chief Lynde
described the house as being
in two parts, connected by a
central hallway.
It was occupied by three
men and a married couple.
The entire structure was
destroyed but all occupants
escaped without injury.
Cause of the second
outbreak isn't known.
Soilimprovement
DURHAM REGION — Ellis
Britton, R.R. 3, Claremont, has
been elected ist vice-president
of the Ontario Soil and Crop
Improvement Association. The
annual meeting was held Dec.
19.
Heading up the organization
in 1981 is George Hewitt, R.R. 3,
Beaverton. The 2nd vice-
president is Grant Hill, R.R. 1,
Zephyr and the secretary -
treasurer is Ivan Bell of Ux-
bridge.
Eleven directors named to
the board are: Pickering - Ellis
Britton, Claremont; Jim Mc -
William, Pickering. Uxbridge -
Don St. John, Uxbridge, Ivan
Norton, Goodwood. Whitby -
Maurice O'Connor, Pickering;
Bill Robinson, Brooklin. Scott -
Grant Mustard, Uxbridge;
Grant Hill, Zephyr. East Whitby
- Hubert Schilling, Oshawa; Alf
Jackson, Oshawa. Scugog - Cliff
Redman, Port Perry. Brock -
Ted Smith, Sunderland; Ken
Graham, Sunderland. Thorah -
George Hewitt; Beaverton;
Leonard Davis, Beaverton.
Mara - John Warren, Brechin;
Bruce McKinnon, Orillia. Rama
- Alvin Johnston, Orillia;
Russell Cooper, Washago.
Residentialbuild- �
Durham's chief task
DURHAM — The major
job of regional government
this year will be to attract
residential development,
says Durham's new chair-
man, Gary Herrema.
"We're not getting our
share of development here,"
the former Uxbridge mayor
said.
He said there's a
reluctance on the part of
some finance people "to
front-end fund develop-
ment.." possibly due to the
unclear status of the
province's plans for Seaton,
the planned community in
North Pickering that was to
have 70,000 people.
Developers may fear
they won't be able to sell
homes in Ajax and Pickering
if the government goes ahead
with Seaton, Herrema said.
The latter's status should be
known early in the year, he
added.
One of the reasons the
region wants development, is
because it has invested so
much money in providing
services for new housing
that's still to come. Officials
say Durham has enough
serviced land to ac-
commodate another 114,000
people. The services were to
be paid through development
charges and user rates but,
instead will have to be paid
for by those already living
there.
Herrema said Durham
will also be seeking ad-
ditional industry in an effort
to keep workers `at home'
and improve the Region's tax
base.
Hydro rates Farm
safety
DURHAM REGION
to �a c ease — Ellis Britton, RR 3,
PICKERING — With ap- Claremont is the 1981
chairman of the Ontario
proval of Ontario Hydro, rates
County Farm Safety
in Pickering will increase on an Association.
average of 5.1 per cent, a The annual meeting
Commission spokesman said was held earlier this
last week. month in the Ministry of
The increase will be retro- Agriculture and Food
active to Jan. 1. Board Room, Uxbridge.
The cost of wholesale power Guest speaker was
purchased from the `parent Keith White, Agricultural
firm' has gone up by ten per Specialist with Ontario
Hydro.
cent. According to the Pickering Marilyn Sewell,
Utility, the cost of wholesale Farm Safety Consultant
power represents 76 per cent of reported a slight increase
the average bill. in farm fatalities in 1980
The hike here is con- over 1979. A total of 42
siderably less than in some farm deaths occurred last
neighboring municipalities year across the Province
where increases on an average with 52 per cent of these
are expected to range from related to accidents in -
are t to ten volving tractors.
eight per cent. Larry Swinn, Public
Relations Director,
Ontario Farm Safety
Association, presented a
report on research into
silo gas detection. Since
1962, nine persons have
died by this means, he
said, three of these at the
same location in 1977.
Other officers on the
local association include:
Neil McLeod, RR 5,
Sunderland, vice-
chairman; Ivan Bell,
Uxbridge, secretary;
Gordon Ewen, RR 1,
Uxbridge, treasurer;
Grant Hill, RR 1, Zephyr,
Art Catton, RR 2, Port
Perry and Don St. John,
RR 3, Uxbridge, direc-
tors. __
In
My
Opinion
By NORAH STONER
Councillor, Town of Pickering
The first week of January - a time for
reviewing the past and looking to the future - a
time of resolution and new beginnings. This
column is both of those.
One of my resolutions is to endeavour to
become the best municipal representative ever
for the people of Ward 3. To that end, I am
starting a bi-weekly column and a cable
television programme on the alternate weeks.
The purpose of both is to comment on and
review some of the items of interest being dealt
with in Council. It will also be an opportunity to
showcase individuals and organizations and
what they are doing within the community.
One such item was dealt with by the Town's
Executive Committee on December 22. A
proposal by J.H. Neil and E.R. Broughton to
create an Aquaculture Centre in the old Fren-
chman's Bay Water Pollution Control Plant was
given approval in principal.
The Centre would turn the old plant at the
bottom of Liverpool Road into a fish hatchery
and would produce 300,000 rainbow trout an-
nually for food and stocking purposes. There
would be facilities for recreational fishing,
educational programmes and ongoing research.
The fish would live in water drawn from the
lake which would be heated by the waste hot
water from the Nuclear Generating Station. This
same water would supply the pond to be used for
year round recreational fishing.
The research component intends to look at
new sources of feed including the products of the
waste treatment lagoons of the York Durham
Sewer and fish drawn in to the Nuclear
Generating Station.
Concern about the traffic volumes and
parking were expressed by Mayor Anderson. My
concerns deal with the quality of the fish
themselves. The unhappy "Tritium Tomatoes"
episode causes me to have reservations. You'll
recall that the tomatoes were grown in green-
houses using the waste heat from the Nuclear
Station and resulted in a radioactive vegetable
which was unsuitable for human consumption.
My fear is that the fish, which tend to con-
centrate the elements in their environment will
be contaminated by radioactive materials or
elements found in the effluent of the York
Durham Sewer. I want and will continue to press
for assurances these fish will be of a standard
that you and I want to serve to our families.
The idea of using the now obsolete Fren-
chman's Bay Waste Treatment Plant is a good
one. The idea of putting the waste hot water from
the Nuclear Station to use is also good. Taking
advantage of a facility and its processes to
educate children and to further research is also
commendable.
The decision of the Committee to approve
the Aquaculture Centre in principle also refers
the proposal to staff to study the feasibility, the
traffic problem.s that may be created, the impact
on the marshland and the financial impact on the
Town. We will undoubtedly be hearing more
about this project in the future.
In
My
Opinion
By NORAH STONER
Councillor, Town of Pickering
A proposal for a year-round multiple -
use centre for Culture and Recreation has
been prepared by the Residents of
Whitevale for the Town of Pickering.
The Hamlet of Whitevale is an out-
standing example of a 19th cerntury village
situated in the middle of the proposed
North Pickering Project. Considerable
social upheaval has resulted from this
proposed new city. Expropriations,
evictions, compulsory sales and neglect
caused many residents to leave.
Those who stayed and the new people
who moved in were determined to rebuild
their community from the shambles that
had been created. The first step was to
persuade the Province of Ontario to
abandon expropriation. It's very difficult
(usually impossible) to get a government
to admit it made a mistake.
Once this was done, the arduous task of
rebuilding began. Many derelict and
uninhabitable houses have been restored.
The Whiteval Craftworks was created from
a building which had been boarded up for
years. The General Store was revitalized.
Much of the work was done by the
villagers in "work bees" similar to the old-
fashioned "barn raising" and just as much
fun. A community was rebuilt.
Some of the restorations involved co-
operation between the residents, the Town
of Pickering and representatives of the
North Pickering Project in order to ensure
that the architectural heritage was
preserved.
The next step in rebuilding is the
creation of a community centre. The
villagers have decided to restore the
"Miller House" which was built in 1825.
The building was identified by an eminent
panel of restoration architects as worthy of
preservation. The house is situated in the
valley next to the neighbourhood park,
Duffin's Creek and the entrance to the
lovely North Pickering Hiking Trail.
The project is planned in phases. Phase
One is to rehabilitate the original house and
rebuild the tail section. It is anticipated
that the facility would serve not only the
village and its surrounding area but also
the many visitors to the Hiking Trail. It
also has great possibilities as an
educational centre.
The funding is proposed to come from a
Community Centre Grant, Wintario and the
Greenwood Area
Observe flock
rare waxwings
By Mildred McTaggart
Road, injured in a car
ditions at the community
GREENWOOD — A
accident, Christmas Eve,
park.
flock of more than 200
are recuperating in
Greenwood Racing
Bohemian Waxwings
Scarborough Centenary
Association will hold its
were observed during
Hospital.
annual meeting at the
Christmas week by
The general meeting
Community Centre, Jan.
Pickering naturalists.
of the United Church
S0 at 8 p.m.
The birds were feeding on
Women, will be held at
multiflora hedge on the
the church, Jan. 19 at 8
The Kinsale Women's
west side of Claremont
P.M.
Institute will meet at the
the
Conservation, opposite
The Adult Club is
home
home of Mildred
e Me -
the home of Gordon
holding a pot luck supper
art Jan. 21 2 m.
Duncan. This is the first
at the home of Evelyn and
Taggorl,call is A Current
time these birds have
Murray Jones, Jan. 17 at
Event.
been recorded in the
7:15 p.m.
A spring fashion
Pickering Boxing Day
The a n n u a 1
show, sponsored by the
count, although they
congregational meeting
UCW, will be presented
were seen here two years
for Greenwood, will be
by Anne Gifford of the
ago.
held Sunday evening,
Welsh Dresser and
Former Toronto
Jan.25.
Kiddies' Gro' Clothes,
Maple Leaf Hockey star,
Much to the en-
Pickering, Feb. 6 at 7:30
Bob Baun, his wife, and
joyment of the children,
p.m., at Greenwood
their children, Jeff,
the recent cold weather
United Church. Tickets
Brian, Michelle and
has helped to rapidly
available from UCW
Patty, of Cherrywood,
improve skating con-
members.
were guests of Mr. and
---
Mrs. Gerald Hornov at a
--
family engagement
party. The gathering was
in honor of the bridal
couple to be, Anne Hornov
and Jeff Baun. Other
guests were Linda
Thomas, Janine Brovghto
of Bay Ridges, and Jean
Mahoney, Paddock Road, Two rarm boys who had nev-
Greenwood. er been far from home enlisted
The sympathy of the in the army and were on their
community is extended to way overseas. As their ship left
Mr. and Mrs. Frank harbor, they stared in amaze-
Koenen, in the loss of ment at a lighthouse.
their seven -year -old "I'll be darned. Tommy," said
grandson, Bert Busker of one finally, "isn't that one heck
Pickering, after a lengthy of a place to put a silo."
battle with leukemia. The ---
funeral service was Jan. -
12.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Howard, Old Greenwood
Painter's home: In the backyard of his house at
12t Centre St. in Thornhill, J.E.H. MacDon-
:y.
Star Photo by Sharon Godfrey
ald, a member of the Group of Seven, painted
his controversial The Tangled Garden.
MacDonald's `Tangled Garden'
i still surrounds Thornhill house.
I i920, J. E. H. MacDonald, the
--
leader of the Group of Seven, de-
cided he no longer had any choice
f GQNA1LQ
---and gave up his career as a painter
JONES
and got a job in Toronto.
The last 10 years had been among
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the happiest of his life. He had spent
iOrant®
the summers travelling with La -
wren Harris and A. Y. Jackson and
others into the Ontario northland,
young James became an apprentice
but the money he received for the
few paintings he was able to sell
in a lithography firm, later moving
li Ltd.phy
'Was barely enough to support his
to p of the best Cana
y;fp and son.
than firms of designers and engrav-
`_'' 'As the oldest member in the
Woup, he had become the official
et s.
He had few friends as a child and
"I
Spokesman and had only recently
,written angrily to the newspapers
once wrote, wasn't strong
enough to succeed in games, so I
in
about Canadian art collectors who
'would "salute every time a dealer
spent much time reading."
Burns, Whitman and Thoreau be -
exhibited a picture with a Dutch
came his favorite writers and he
would later name his only son Tho-
name on it" and pay $600 for it but ,
the fine works of
reau MacDonald after the author of
�gnore many
young Canadian artists being offer-
Walden. Away from his books, he
ed for $30 to $50.
spent his weekends painting and
High Park in the 1890s became his
Superb teacher
Walden.
He worked for almost 20 years at
Now with most of his savin s
arlin 0—
in Thornhill, MacDonald painted
his most controversial work. It was
a painting suffused with sunshine
and cluttered with lush blossoms.
He called it The Tangled Garden
and in 1978 Paul Duval used this
title for the first full-scale biogra-
phy of MacDonald.
When MacDonald exhibited the
painting, critics accused him of
"throwing paint pots in the face of
the public". MacDonald's famous
defence of it and of all the paintings
of his friends appeared in the Globe
on May 27, 1916, under the sarcas-
tic headline. of "Bouquets from a
Tangled Garden."
In it, he attacked all ill-informed
art critics "who are better ac-
quainted with footlights than sun-
light" but the sensation in the press
did nothing to help any of the group
to sell more of their paintings.
F"mancial pressures
The following year, MacDonald
reluctantly offered his home for
Greenwood
Dangerous
corner
By Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
Mrs. Nora Welsh,
Peterborough, who was
seriously injured in a car -
truck collision, Jan. 12 at
Wesley Rd. and Con-
cession 6, Greenwood, is
still in intensive care in
Sunnybrook Hospital.
First at the scene were
Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Disney, and Doug
McKean, Greenwood,
who assisted until police
and the ambulance
arrived. Pickering
Councillor Nora Stoner, a
niece of Mrs. Welsh, had
high praise for Durham
Regional Police, Ajax
Hospital and ambulance
for the speed in which her
aunt was taken to Ajax
and then to Sunnybrook.
This corner is a
dangerous one, especially
in winter when the snow is
piled high and cuts off
motorist's vision to the
north and south. Efforts
by local councillors to
have stop signs posted at
all four corners, have so
far failed. At present the
only signs are on the
concession roads.
Little Denise Swedlo,
who lost an arm in a farm
accident this summer, is
progressing favorably
after further surgery to
her left hand at Toronto
Sick Children's Hospital
last week.
A pot luck supper will
be held Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. at
Greenwood Church. It
will be followed at 7 by the
annual congregational
meeting.
The Good Neigh-
bours' Club will meet Jan.
27 at 1:30 p.m. at
Whitevale United Church.
Austin Metcalfe will show
group pictures.
The annual meeting
of Greenwood Recreation
Association will be held in
Greenwood Community
Centre, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m.
The official board of
the Greenwood charge
will meet in Mount Zion
Church, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m.
Longtime Greenwood
residents were saddened
to hear of the death of
Mrs. Zorah Holliday,
youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Gee, 7th
Line. Zorah attended
Greenwood School and
Church. Service was held
from the Carson Funeral
Home, Brooklin, Jan. 18.
WI TELL ABOUT HISTORY +-,--
KINSALE, W.I. ONTARIO SOUTH DISTRICT par-
ticipated in an interesting project by the special educa-
tion teacher from the Valley View school in Greenwood.
An enrichment program was arranged for the gifted
students of grades six to eight.
Nonagenarian May Brown, a WI member spoke on
the history of the local cemetery, another member Mary
McLean told the history of the local churches, while
Mildred McTaggart gave background history of the
schools before consolidation took effect. Janet Crawford
demonstrated weaving, and went on to say the Tweeds-
muir History book provided much of the background
information for the project.
Late Wm. Brown
Active life "
of service
GREENWOOD — William
A. (Bill) Brown, one of this
area's most active residents,
died suddenly, Jan. 20 in Ajax -
Pickering Hospital. He was
admitted there after suffering a
stroke.
Born on the family farm,
Salem Road, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Brown, he continued
to live there all his life.
He was active in every
phase of the community in-
cluding Greenwood School,
Greenwood United Church and
municipal politics.
He served on the board of
stewards; was superintendent
of the Sunday School and a
member of Oshawa Presbytery.
For seventy years, he served on
the Salem Cemetery Board.
Mr. Brown was keenly in-
terested in politics at every
level. For a number of years he
was vice-president of the On-
tario Riding Progressive
Conservative Association.
Besides his wife, the former
Gladys Pegg, he is survived by
two sons, Fred of Brooklin and
William at home; a sister, May
Brown in Greenwood; four
grandchildren and one great-
grandchild.
WILLIAM BROWN
NEW WORDING FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM
O Canada! Our Home and native land! �✓
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for
thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House
of Commons by the Queen's Printer for Canada.
DEATHS
BROWN, William A.
Entered into rest suddenly at
the Ajax -Pickering Hospital
on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1961,
William A. Brown of
Greenwood, Ont., beloved
husband of Gladys L. Pegg,
dear father of Fred N. of
Brooklin, William A. Jr. of
Greenwood, predeceased by
Mildred (Mrs. Glynn)
Eastwood, loving grand-
father of four grandchildren
and one great-grandson,
dear brother of May E.
Brown of Greenwood and
predeceased by brother Fred
R. (Vimy Ridge WWI). Mr.
Brown will rest at
McEachnie Funeral Home,
28 Kingston Rd. W.,
Pickering, Hwy. 2, Pickering
Village (Town of Ajax) after
2 p.m. Wednesday. Complete
funeral service in the chapel
on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 2
p.m. Interment Salem
Cemetery. The family will
receive friends at the funeral
home from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday. In lieu of
flowers, please send
donations to the Greenwood
United Church. J21
Paula Lishman is her own best model. The textile artist experimented for years before coming
up with her unique method of knitting fur. For more on the successful furrier, turn the
By Jane McDonald
WOMAN Editor
Perhaps it was because
Paula Lishman was
raised in Labrador, —
"I've been cold ever
since," she says -- that
she went on to develop
one of the most successful
businesses in the Durham
Region.
Mrs. Lishman, a textile
artist, few y ars ago
developed a method of
knitting fur and now,
fashionable winterers
throughout North
America as well as in
Europe are assured
warmth, style and
freedom of movement via
Paula Lishman Ltd.
garments.
Years of ex-
perimentation with
textiles as an art form as
well as for practical use
has led Mrs. Lishman to
become the accomplished
woman she is today.
"At 17, I went to Mexico
and studied weaving and
guitar", she relates.
"I'd always been in-
terested in textiles
because of my mother,
who has a self-sufficient
philosophy. She made her
own clothes, pottery and
bread; I grew up making
my own dolls' clothes
and, being so tall (Mrs.
Lishman stands a
statuesque six -foot -
three), I made many of
my own clothes."
Upon her return from
Mexico, she bought a
loom. While still working
to finish Grade 13, she'd
make one item at a time
here and there merely to
make enough money to
buy more materials. It
was then that she met an
Oshawa woman, Esther
Bryant, who taught her
spinning and vegetable
dyeing techniques.
"I was enthralled by
what I saw -- how she
blended colors..."
Sculptor -artist Bill Lish-
man was soon woven into
the scheme of things
when in 1968, the couple
married and settled in
Brougham, just north of
Pickering. Then along
came the government and
expropriation.
Actively opposed to the
building of the now -
shelved Pickering Air-
port, Mrs. Lishman
turned her talents to silk
screening and printed
3,000 T-shirts depicting
anti -airport sentiments
felt by area residents.
Once the airport furor
had died down, it was
time for something new.
leather, making sandals,
briefcases and portfolios.
"I began silk screening
on leather gloves and
briefcases," she recalls.
"Then I started making
sheepskin coats and
leather vests for which I
crocheted leather strips
for the buttons."
This working with
strips of leather and then
crocheting them was the
basic concept which led
Mrs. Lishman to her
present endeavor.
"I made a sheepskin
coat for my son one year
but the next year, found it
was too small for him,"
she explains. "I couldn't
be making these coats
every year for the boys
(Mrs. Lishman has two
sons), so I found an old
rabbit vest, cut it up, and
knit it into a coat. I'd done
a bit of this type of work
for gussets in the leather
vests because the process
makes the fur stretch. I
just started knitting and
realized that I was getting
fur on both sides."
And so it began. The
now -famous Paula Lish-
man drawstring hat,
which can be literally
molded into headband,
beret, collar or muff,
was soon to be born.
"The knitted fur was so
flexible and stretchy, I
just started playing with
it," she says. "At that
point, I hadn't seen
anyone else do it."
Soon after her discovery,
she attended a workshop
at the McLaughlin
Gallery where she saw
wearable art by Evelyn
Roth. "She knits
everything to show the
recycling of materials
and had a piece of knitted
fur in her exhibit," says
Mrs. Lishman. "This
reinforced what I'd been
developing."
Still only knitting enough
articles to keep herself in
materials, mostly family
and friends were the
wearers of the first Paula
Lishman furs. With two
small sons to care for, she
was lucky to get in two
hours of work a day and
admits that she wasn't
really trying to make a lot
of money.
But friends, particularly
one who suffered bron-
chial problems every
winter until she wore one
of Mrs. Lishman's hats as
a collar, wouldn't let a
good thing go unnoticed.
"I had no idea how to
market so I thought, Why
not go to the top?' I called
Creeds fur salon, told
could show them some of
my work," says Mrs.
Lishman.
The people at Creeds
were impressed. They
gave her coyote skins and
mink (Creeds does not
carry rabbit) and gave
rer a shot at the big time.
The hats were very big
sellers at this point. Mrs.
Lishman couldn't keep
up. She got a neighbor to
help her do the cutting
while she did all the
knitting, but soon ad-
vertised for others to help
her knit.
This not only helped
Mrs. Lishman to keep up
with the demand for her
product but to work on
other designs besides the
hats.
"It just mushroomed,"
recalls Mrs. Lishman. "I
didn't really know
anything about fur but my
mother, a teacher, knew a
furrier who was the
parent of one of her pupils
and asked if I could tour
their plant in an effort to
get some general
background knowledge.
"He (the furrier) saw
my work and liked it and
suggested taking a couple
of my things along with
him to Germany. Frank-
furt is THE big fur show,"
she says. "I figured, at
that point, if they were
going, I was. I knew I had
something unique --
something you could
move in, whereas
traditional fur coats are
stiff."
Having gained the en-
couragement to get
serious about her work,
Mrs. Lishman's fur
factory first grew out of
the basement of her home
to a shed outside, then to
the garage and finally, to
a renovated school house
in downtown Blackstock.
Her wares have been
shown now for three
years in Europe and as
the sincerest form of
flattery, she's been
copied. But it all took
time. Time just to be
accepted.
"I came along as a
textile artist who cut fur
into strips and knit it,"
she states with un-
derstanding. "When you
look at knitted fur, you're
looking into the fur rather
than along a smooth line.
The first reaction of many
was, `Ugh. What is it,
chicken feathers?'
"A lot of people were
flabbergasted," she
continues. "Here I was,
just a country
housewife."
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Paula Lishman will know that she's really made it
when she can once again become a homemaker -- a
couple of days a week anyway.
Believing that nutrition and health are all-
important aspects of life, Mrs. Lishman hopes that in
about two years she'll have time once again to bake
her own bread, put her feet up in front of the fire and
spend time with her family.
This may seem rather a turnabout, as most women
today work towards getting out of the house, but the
force behind Paula Lishman Ltd. of Blackstock has
never done the expected.
And with all false modesty aside, she says she
always knew she would make it.
`=My parents thought I married too young but 1
knew I had enough drive and brains," she says
candidly. "This (her knitted fur company) is just
getting off the ground. It'll take about five years."
Any success she has known thus far is due to the
people she works with, she says, and she credits them
at every opportunity with the quality of the goods that
come out of Paula Lishman Ltd.
"People are important. They make the product,"
She maintains. "You have to get a team behind you
that cares about their work and don't look at their job
as just straight knitting. They've got to look at the fur
and blend it..."
Mrs. Lishman figures that she's got another two or
three years to go before she can live the kind of
lifestyle she would like to live. That would mean
having two days out of the work week to stay at home.
"So, for fitive years I'll have to eat store-bought
bread, but takes that amount of time to establish a
clientele," she adds.
Paula Lishman furs are available in Oshawa at
Jane's Face Fashions on prince Street as well as at
the Paula Lishman Ltd. headquarters in Blackstock
and in major fashion centres throughout North
America and in Europe, specifically Germany.
"I believe that people are important and I wanted
not only to fit into the (fur) industry but into the
community," says Mrs. Lishman. "I'm fitting well
into the industry because I'm not using the best skins;
I'm not taking anything away from anyone else or
stepping on any toes. It took a while to be accepted,
though; I'm not Jewish, I'm not male and I'm
knitting fur."
"It's a bonus to know that she is providing the kind
of work which enables other women to be where they
want to be. To date, Paula Lishman Ltd. employs 55
full-time plus about another 25 part-time. Half of
these women are cutters, the other half are knitters.
The knitted fur garments for which she has become
known takes about 5o to 60 hours of labor to complete
and that's why, she says, the Paula Lishman label
has such a good name internationally.
"We're real flag-wavers when we're on the road,"
she says. "The Canadian image is important to us
and we use Canadian furs only."
�'�-� � ��� • � ' � 9'�Z Destroyed in weekend fire
Kinsale General Store: 140 years of history
By MARY UELANZ Y
Times staff
KINSALE — When the
general store burnt down in
a spectacular blaze last Sun-
day night, it left this tiny
hamlet with only two original
buildings and a lot of
memories.
"I felt terrible. Just terri-
ble," says George Curl, who
for 36 years owned and lived
in the historic building on the
corner of Highway 7 and
Audley Road.
He remembers it as a "real
good building, timbers solid
as anything. B.C. fir for the
beams."
Failing business and fail-
ing health caused him to
close the store about 1960
although he lived there until
last year. "I sure missed it.1
hated leaving. We were hap-
py there."
Curl, who now lives in
Whitby, says he bought the
store in 1946 from Grant
Wilson. But it had been own-
ed for years by the Mowbray
family.
"That was Mrs. R.S.
McLaughlin's stomping
grounds. She was a
Mowbray. But I can't
remember if it was her
parents or her brother than
ran the store," says Curl.
But the huge building, 50 x
It started as the first church in Pickering Township, back in huge old building is nothing more than a charred ruin as the
the early part of the last century. It was towed to its present result of a spectacular fire on January 24. With it gone, only
location at the corner of Audley Road and Highway 7 where it two original buildings remain in the tiny hamlet of Kinsale.
served for years as post office and general store. Now the
25 feet, did not start out as a
general store.
Curl estimates it is about
140 years old. It was built
originally as a Methodist
Church, about a mile and a
half from its present loca-
tion.
"It was the first church in
Pickering Township," says
Curl. "And it had the first
hydro. Wasn't very good
either."
They towed the church all
the way up the Audley Road
to the corner of Highway 7
early in the century when it
became the general store
and the centre of a thriving
community.
It was one of the last
original buildings. The old
hotel is gone, so is the church
and community hall.
The old school house at the
corner of regional road 23 is
now a community hall; the
school children are bused to
Greenwood or Ajax.
The old post office burned
down, so did the shoe
maker's shop.
Maude `Granny' Stell, who
lives just north of Highway 7
on Kinsale Road, says it's
sad to see the village die.
At 84 "I guess I'm just
about the longest living per-
son in Kinsale," she says.
Granny Stell remembers it
as a thriving community
when she moved there in
1921. Now everything's gone.
"All we've got now is a car
dealership," she laughs. Not
much of a downtown, that.
Preserving people with metal
SCRAPBOOK — From the Picker-
ing News of Friday, December 11,
1885.
OUT AROUND US — The barn
and its contents of the late Robert
Campbell (near Brooklin) was destroy-
ed by a fire that could be seen as far
away as Pickering Village. The News
reported that it was the work of an
incendiary.
OSHAWA — A cow belonging
to Mrs. Thos. Wigg was strangled
by getting its head caught between
the boards of a shed on the farm...
Mr. Jas. Butland's horse was kicked
by another horse while in a shed and
had to be destroyed because its leg
was broken.
UXBRIDGE — Scoundrels defaced
Rev.Father Allain's fence and he
was offering a $10 reward for their
conviction... The rural postmaster re-
fused to handle newspapers from
Montreal for fear of contracting
smallpox.
GREENWOOD — The storekeeper
and postmaster, a Mr. M.Gleeson,
was making great preparations to
supply his customers with Christmas
cheer, in the shape of new fruits
for puddings, confectionery for child-
ren and a choice of assorted general
groceries... Mr. Mitchell's teams
were busy drawing flour to Pickering
station ... The vaccination fever was
all the rage here in 1885. The whole
village had been vaccinated... Several
people in town were down with
typhoid fever.
WHITBY — A J.H.Long announced
his candidacy for mayor in 1886.
ROUGE HILL — Some fiend in
human form shot a dog and pet be-
longing to Mr. R:J.Black, leaving
him without a protector. It was ru-
moured the man would get married
to get over the incident ... The Port
Union Gun Club were getting ready
to have their annual shooting match...
One of the local sports was bringing
home a cow after winning a shooting
match in Brougham ... Tom Chester
L'rbD ok
Research done by Steve Salmaniw.
came from the Rifle Shooting Match
in Scarborough carrying a fine turkey
as first prize winner.
ODDS AND ENDS — Gabriel Du-
mont was reported visiting Montreal...
Sir John A.Macdonald was reported
on his way home from England...
The snow of the week befote delayed,
all trains ... J.D.Kerrison, the musical
Don Juan of the times, was accused
of having no less than three wives.
NOTES AND COMMENTS — The
city of Toronto expended the sum of
$10,000 in relieving the families of
her citizen soldiers during the late
Riel Rebellion ... A census of the hom-
ing pigeon in France was to be taken
that winter in order for the War
Department to know how many were
dependable in case of an emergency...
M.Kargovaty, a Frenchman, discover-
ed a method to preserve dead bodies.
He gave them a metal coating. People
wishing could become silver-plated,
nickel -plated, or galvinized with zinc
or copper. The process had been
tested on 11 human bodies and over
100 animals ... The Diocesan Synod
of Armagh discovered the practice
in various parts of northern Ireland
of ether drinking. It prevailed largely
and was said to lead to several cases
of insanity. Why ether? It was cheaper
'than real whiskey...
LOCALISMS — The country roads
were described as "in fearful condit-
ion ...... Farmers were still hard at
work ploughing in the fields ... A notice
reminded prospective politicians to
remember that "we have a number
of ladies' names on the voter's rolls"
this year... The skating rink (Pickering
Skating Rink) owned by Mr. Haney
was to be flooded that week.
Greenwood Girl
Lovelybride
GREENWOOD — Mary -Lou Morden,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Morden,
Greenwood and Timothy Jack Logeman,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Logeman,
Oshawa, exchanged vows, Saturday,
October 4 in Greenwood United Church.
Rev. A.M. Butler officiated, with
Mildred McTaggart providing the wedding
music.
The bride, given in marriage by her
father, was lovely in a chiffon gown of
carnation white with full bishop sleeves, a
Queen Anne neckline and empire waist.
The full skirt fell into a chapel -length train.
Crystal pleating and guipur lace
highlighted the neckline and sleeves. A
matching head -piece held her two -tiered
veil.
Debbie Chambers of Port Perry, a
friend of the bride was matron of honor.
Bridesmaids were Shirley Holownia of
Toronto and Teri Reardon of Illinois. The
flowergirls were Jennifer Morden and
Christy Logeman, nieces of the bride and
groom. Ryan Morden, nephew of the groom
was ringbearer. Bill Bell of Oshawa was
best man. The ushers were - Larry Morden,
Oshawa, brother of the bride and Dan
Logeman, brother of the groom. Diane
Hooker was the soloist, accftpanied by
Tim Morrow.
The wedding reception followed at the
Claremont Legion Hall.
The happy couple enjoyed a
honeymoon in the Bahamas and are now
residing in Oshawa.
rpppp,- I . !, 1 "10-
A.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Logeman cut the cake following their
marriage in Greenwood United Church. The bride is the former
Mary -Lou Morden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Morden,
Greenwood. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Logeman,
Oshawa.
Warp ots reunited
GREENWOOD — A time
period of more than sixty years,
cannot erase the memories
cherished by Milton Pegg of
Greenwood and Philip Town-
send of Knaresborough,
Yorkshire, England.
The two World War I pilots,
members of the Royal Flying
Corps, were reunited last
weekend. Adding to the en-
joyment of the occasion was the
fact Milton's observer, Dr.
Vernon Hoskins, now of
Newmarket, was able to be
present, Sunday.
For Mr. Pegg, the initial
training base was Leaside.
Later, he was transferred to a
training site in Texas. The
crafts used were JN-4 Curtis bi-
planes.
Prior to seeing action in the
war zones of France, a final
instructional period was spent
at Stamford, England. It was
there that Milton and Philip
Milton Pegg (left) of Greenwood and Philip Corps, stationed in France. The two were reunited
Townsend of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, last weekend along with Dr. Vernon Hoskins of
England, recall the days of World War I when they Newmarket, an observer in Mr. Pegg's RE-8 bi-
were pilots in No. 12 squadron of the Royal Flying plane.
---Jim Thomas.
met. They were then posted to
the same unit, No. 12 Squadron
Artillery and Infantry Co-
operation, it was called, a
division of the Royal Flying
Corps that, in 1918, became the
Royal Air Force.
Any close calls? they were
asked.
"Too numerous to men-
tion," said Philip. He was shot
down the very last day of the
war by enemy machine gun fire.
The RE-8's they handled,
were not a fast plane but quite
manoeuverable, Milton said.
They operated singly, searching
out German gun placements.
Because of low altitude flying,
they were easy targets.
At the conclusion of the
conflict, Milton was released
from the squadron in March.
Philip stayed on until July. Mr.
Townsend later enlisted in
World War II, being only
nineteen when the first War
ended.
Philip and wife Maisie
wanted to come to Canada to
attend the Wartime Pilots'
Reunion at Winnipeg last
month. Out of the more than
4,000 in attendance, only thir-
teen were veterans of World
War I. The event not only
marked the 40th anniversary of
the Battle of Britain but the 60th
anniversary of the R.A.F.
Previously, they were here
in 1944 and in 1976. They hope to
come back again in 1985.
Milton and Philip spent
several enjoyable hours talking
over old times and leafing
through photograph albums.
The memories they shared are
as vivid today as `yesterclRy'.
Women's Institute disbands,
By Alice Matravers
KETTLEBY — The Kettleby
branch of the Women's Institute
will disband tomorrow after 70
years of work "For Home and
Country" — the motto of the
organization founded by Adelaide
Hoodless on Feb. 19, 1897, in the
Village of Stoney Creek.
Now, changes in society have
made the institute redundant here
as other agencies take over its job
of helping women.
It was a personal tragedy — the
death of her 18-month-old son that motivated Hoodless to found
the institute. Her doctor told her
the child's death could have been
prevented had the baby's milk
been pasteurized.
This began her life-long crusade
to unite rural women in the pur-
suit of knowledge and mutual sup-
port for the benefit of society.
Safety -processed and packaged
milk was the institute's first
major victory. But it also achiev-
ed countless other improvements,
including hygienically wrapped
bread and bacon packaged with-
out deceiving stripes.
Lobbied for change
It was the Women's Institute
that first sought a distinct Cana-
dian flag and first lobbied for
elected school trustees.
Helen Rumble of the King
branch of the Women's Institute
said: "The institute has been
ahead of its time. We are still a lit-
tle bit like Adelaide Hoodless."
The Kettleby branch held its
organizational meeting on Jan.
23, 1911, when 21 women met in
the village temperance hall.
Eighteen of those present joined
and the February meeting was
held at the home of ArvilIa Ham-
bleton. Her niece Ruth Maginn
related the details, noting that
Mrs. Levi Watson was the first
president and Mary Elliott was
secretary -treasurer.
Kettleby history is the specialty
of Maginn, a life member of the
institute. For 25 years it has been
her responsibility to keep the
history of the Kettleby branch.
Identity threatened
Lady Susan Tweedsmuir, wife
of a former Governor-General,
suggested the keeping of histori-
cal records in each branch, as she
feared small villages and towns in
Canada were losing their identity.
Helen Rumble, former provin-
cial board member for the area,
said "I can still see her (Lady
Tweedsmuir) at our 1938 area
convention in Toronto Royal York
lintel. She walked in with her
party wearing a long wine velvet
dress and wine velvet hat — a
very gracious lady."
The Women's Institutes spread
from Canada to Britain and then
became an association of country
women throughout the world,
Rumble said.
Now she is the one who goes to
conferences as far off as Australia
and Nairobi. Recent projects in-
clude work to prevent infant
blindness caused by poor nutri-
tion.
Rumble has just returned from
Germany and will visit Vancou-
ver in 1983. There are 8,000
branches in the world, she said,
and it all started with Adelaide
Yoodless.
Maginn has been hard at work
aging the Kettleby history up
ate for display tomorrow at
nal meeting and 70th anni-
Kettleby historian: Ruth Maginn keeps the archives for the dis-
banding Kettleby branch of the Women's Institute. The photo-
graph below shows Kettleby as it was about 70 years ago.
versary celebration at York Pines
United Church.
The book — at least two inches
thick — will later be microfilmed
by the Department of Agricul-
ture, then turned over to the King
Township Historical Society.
Maginn recalled afternoon
meetings in years gone by when
rural women came with their
children and babies.
Rural youngsters grew up at-
tending Women's Institute meet-
ings, she said, and it's not uncom-
mon to find three generations of a
family all life members of a
branch.
Frances Hunt, current presi-
dent of the Kettleby branch, is the
granddaughter of one of the
founding members, Minnie Wal-
ton.
But society changes, lifestyles
evolve and, as former president
Barb Marrow noted, "This
branch, which used to serve a
really viable purpose, is not need-
ed."
"No one wants to take office,"
she explained. "Needs are being
met by other agencies today."
There are only about 12 or 14
members of the Kettleby Institute
now, but tomorrow's party — by
invitation only — will include all
former members and recall a
time when home, church and the
Women's Institute rounded out
rural life for women.
Whenever need existed in the
community, the institute was
there. It was the rural woman's
answer to loneliness and isolation
and the platform from which she
battled injustice and ignorance.
Ontario Heart Foundation
The Ontario Heart Foundation and the Heart Foundations of
Canada, combine their resources to bring all Ontario residents
the benefits of medical research. It is the Foundation's
responsibility to develop and sustain a continuing program of
medical research within the broad fields of cardiovascular and
cerebrovascular disease at University medical centres and
teaching hospitals. In Ontario, 272 research projects are being
supported. They are located in Windsor, London, Toronto,
Hamilton, Kingston and Ottawa. The Medical Committee of
the Foundation is responsible for screening research applicat-
ions, evaluating projects and funding.
Heart and stroke research must be translated into human
behaviour. In order to reduce risk factors and help people
alter their lifestyles, many educational methods are em-
ployed. Films, literature and speakers are available free of
charge. Valuable community programs are being developed to
support people through the process of lifestyle change.
It is hoped that pre -hospital deaths due to heart attacks will
be decreased by public awareness of their signals and actions
and knowledge in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Information about CPR is available throughout the Province
from Instructors listed with the Foundation.
Much of the research and education work of the Foundation
is supported by "In Memoriam" contributions. These gifts
pay thoughtful tribute to the memory of a relative, friend or
business associate and serve the living by aiding the scientific
crusade against heart disease and stroke.
Heart Research Anywhere
Helps Hearts Everywhere
Canadian Heart Fund
Pickering Chapter
Mrs. Margaret Pugh
Campaign Chairman
551/2 Cameron St.
PICKERING, Ontario
6 THE TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, NOV. 13, 1980
ION "reenwood girl bo
*I
By JIM IRVING
GREENWOOD —
The sheer resoluteness
and courage of the human
being has never been
better exemplified of late
than in the action of Terry
Fox, as he hopped,
skipped and ran across
the highways of Canada
on his Marathon of Hope.
With each step taken
by the one -legged cancer
victim, the word,
"handicap," became less
a frightening thing; the
acceptance of those so
afflicted as being just as
capable of fitting in with
the world around them as
the rest of us, that much
easier.
When a re -occurrence
of the disease caused Fox
to end his journey, just
half -way short of his goal,
so forceful had been his
performance the feeling
was that he would be back
before long; how could
you keep such a good man
down?
Closer to home, that
same indomitability of
spirit and refusal to look
upon her affliction as
anything more than part
of the awkwardness of
childhood, is being
displayed daily by Denise
Swedlo, two -and -a -half -
year -old daughter of
Brenda and Earl Swedlo,
of Greenwood. In fact, it
is probably being
presumptuous to say that
she even preceives
anything like awk-
wardness in her
movements, as she shows
a visitor how her newly -
fitted artificial right arm
works, or passes a plate
of cookies to him, the
plate cradled in her all -
but thumbless left hand.
For, earlier this
summer, Denise lost her
right arm, just below the
elbow, and part of her left
hand in an accident on the
farm. Attempts to sew the
arm back on at Hospital
for Sick Children in
Toronto, were un-
successful, and Denise is
now learning to live with
its loss, and subsequent
artificial replacement.
Both she is doing with
amazing matter of fact-
ness. Once apparently
when an aunt asked her
why she was taking so
long in doing something,
Denise replied: "Well, I
only have one hand."
She is just learning to
manipulate her new arm,
which whe wears with the
aid of a harness around
her neck and shoulders.
And, although it is
sometimes painful and
hot, she would rather be
with it, than without.
She even protested
one time that her grand-
mother, Mrs. Doreen
Middleton, wouldn't let
her wear it, her mother
Brenda, said, after Mrs.
Middleton had decided it
was best it shouldn't be
attached at that par-
ticular moment.
Although Denise is
inclined to use her left
hand first and foremost,
Mrs. Swedlo said they
encourage her to use her
new limb, which she does
"if we ask her. It's still
not a natural part of her."
Until that time the
new arm feels more a
natural part of her,
Denise is given constant
reminders by her mother
and grandmother, and
other members of the
family, the arm is to be
used and is to be relied on
with the same kind of
positiveness as her
natural one.
It is that practical
attitude, combined with
their innate compassion
that no doubt helps make
the transition all that less
the nightmare it could so
easily be for their pretty,
blue-eyed, blonde and
sprightly charge.
From the time she
was first carried in from
the fields, bleeding and
still conscious, to the time
she was finally released
from the hospital and
settled back home,
Denise's mother and/or
grandmother have been
by her side. And since
that time, they, along
with her father, grand-
father and four uncles -
although there to help
when she needs it - have
tried to see Denise goes
about her way, just as she
did before the accident.
As a result, she feeds
herself, helps with the
of courage
says, "makes everyone
else feel happy as well."
Self pity is something
she seems incapable of,
and one leaves, ironically
enough, feeling that much
better for having seen her
and partaking of the
warm and loving en-
vironment that surrounds
her.
The Marathon of
dishes, rides her tricycle,
draws on the blackboard,
plays with her doll house,
to say nothing of passing
out cookies to those
around tier. She even
worked away at her
mother's loom when it
was left unattended for a
few minutes one day.
"She's always been
independent," said Mrs.
Swedlo. She always wants
to do it all herself."
As if to back up her
mother's statement,
Denise says: "Let me do
it," as her grandmother
turns the handle on the
door of the kitchen stove.
However, she's also
been informed such areas
are taboo, where's she's
concerned, and she
doesn't insist.
Denise Swedlo is as
bright as she is brave;
she even exudes a hap-
piness that, as her, mother
Hope continues.
Only this time, it':
Denise Swedlo showint
the way.
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Show
popular
By Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
The Christian Education
building was filled to
capacity on Friday night
for the spring fashion
show, when Anne Gifford
of the Welsh Dresser
Shop, and Diane Dramaj
of the Kiddies Grow
Clothes, showed their
beatiful new styles for
women and children.
Greenwood adult models:
Nancy Hoar, Mary Lou
Logeman, Pat Pegg, Liz
Codling and Betty Pegg.
Greenwood children
models: Jocelyn
Snowdon, Jason Pascoe
and Heather Holmes.
The Adult Club will
meet at the home of
Alfred and Barbara Pegg,
Feb. 14 at 8 p.m., for a
Game Night.
The annual meeting
of the stewards will be
held Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m.,
in Greenwood United
Church.
The 4-H Homemaking
Club held its first meeting
of the year on Mon-
day night. The title of this
unit is: "Which Came
First, The Chicken Or The
Egg?" Leaders are:
Janet McTaggart and
Nancy Hoar.
George Martin
recently returned from a
business trip to Finland.
� Greenwood musician
Plays for star
By MILDRED
McTAGGART
GREENWOOD —
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Riccio
of the 5th Concession are
in Ottawa this week
where Pat and his band
will accompany singer
Anne Murray at a
reception in honor of
United States President
Ronald Reagan's visit to
the Capital.
On the occasion of her
birthday, Pat Beach was
honored by her family at
the Crock and Block
Restaurant, Oshawa,
March 5.
Congratulations to
Mrs. Rose Cole of Whitby
on the occasion of her 88th
birthday, March 5. Mrs.
Cole was the guest of
honor at a party hosted by
son Nelson and family,
Saturday, in Greenwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Hicks recently returned
from a two -week vacation
in Florida.
The Adult Club will
hold a Games Night,
March 14, at the home of
Bill and Mary Lennox.
Congratulations to
Tim Talbot on placing
third in public speaking
competitions, Town of
Pickering, held at
Claremont. Tim, a Grade
6 student at Valley View
School, spoke on the
subject of "Fishing".
Three-way stop signs
have been erected at the
intersection of Westney
Road and Conc. 6, making
it a much safer corner for
motorists.
Susan Shewan is
home from White Horse,
The Yukon.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Shewan have sold their
home on Old Greenwood
Road. They will be
moving to Siloam in May.
Kenn and Michael
Brooks attended a Scout
and Cub Training Course
on the weekend at
Woodland Trails in
Whitchurch - Stouffville.
Circle the date of
Sunday, April 5 for the
Oyster Supper at
Greenwood United
Church. Tickets at $5.50
adults and $2.50 children
are available from Doug
Morden (638-6217). Sit-
tings are at 4:15; 5:30 and
6:30 p.m.
Wray Pascoe
returned home Friday
from a winter holiday
with her parents in
Florida.
Stream becomes a river K 4
Unusually mild _weather during the flows west of Claremont. Because the snow
past couple of weeks h,as transformed has melted gradually, no severe flooding
trickling streams into raging torrents. An problems have been reported.
example is a branch of Duffin Creek that —Jim Holt.
Red-headed woodpecker keeps a luncheon date at backyard feeder
The adult red-headed woodpecker has several look-alikes but there's no variation between male and female. This picturqaO"''�'
knowledgeable bird -watchers will recognize this friendly fellow taken by Betty Pegg, R.R. 2, Claremont, at the r4.;ar of the ,W*Xos
(or is it a lady?) as "the real thing." As far as color's cor- -; ned, on Westney Road, Pickering. ti
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CFTO•TV LIMITED
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j�.IAI tf' A 2Mq P, Iq-2000
August 19, 1983
RESIDENTS OF GREENWOOD
Dear Residents,
On Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23, 1983, we will
be taping part of Episode #516 of THE LITTLEST HOBO, "Indian
Summer", in your area.
MONDAY: From 7 a.m, to approximately 10 a.m. we will be
using the road into Greenwood (near the bridge) and Greenwood
Road itself to do some travelling shots.
We do not want to inconvenience you, but taping a T.V. series
is not an easy task, so we are asking for your kind cooperation.
There will be times when we will need traffic control (aided
by the Durham Police Force), and this may cause you a two -
minute delay while travelling in the above areas.
For the duration of our taping, we will be in the
Pickering Museum Village.
Many thanks and our apologies for any delays that may be
yeFu�ey
Locas Manager
THE LITTLEST HOBO
so
Rare snowy owl makes winter home in Whitchurch-Stouffville
The snowy owl is not common to this area. These beautiful then west of Hwy. 48 near Ringwood. Betty Pegg Claremont, RR
birds, boasting a wingspread of over four feet, frequent the polar 2, a skilled wildlife photographer, took this picture, one of many
regions.�,n or"asions, lic wever, a few will travel south. in a treasured cmllection.
Recently, cane was seen near Stouffville, fh,st south of town and Y
The recent sightings of several snowy
owls in this area, especially on the new golf
course near Ringwood has again pro-
duced erroneous reports on the weights of
these Arctic visitors. And while these big
white owls are amongst the largest and most
powerful of the North American owls, like all
large birds of prey their weight can be
deceiving. To the average person seeing a
snowy owl drift overhead or observing it
perched on a low hummock midst the vast
acreage of winter landscape, a weight of 15 to
20 pounds or even more comes to mind.
However during a periodic invasion of these
ghostly predators in the winter of 1964-65, we
had a chance to find out for sure just how
much they did weigh.
At that time an almost pure white snowy
owl had been brought in with a broken wing.
After the initial operation during which the
bone was set and the wing immobilized, this
mature specimen was placed in a large warm
cage to facilitate recovery. During this period
and just prior to its release, we were able to
slip a set of bathroom scales in the cage
bottom. Later with a bit of patient
manoeuvering we succeeded in getting the
owl in a position atop the scales to take some
fairly accurate readings. Well much to our
surprise the beautiful round -headed creature
with the big yellow eyes weighed in at just
under 6 pounds. True he may have lost some
weight during the initial stages of its injury
but his appetite told us he was responding well
and would soon be an owl on the prowl again.
Armed with this new found data, we
began checking the records not only on snowy
owls but on the other large flying predators as
well. And while snowy owls measure over two
feet from beak to tail, their 4 foot wingspread
makes them appear much larger than this.
The fact is, that the biggest snowy owls yet
found with all their fluffiness weigh not much
more than 7 or 8 pounds.
Not wishing to detract anything from
stories about the feats of huge birds that have
SnOWYOWIS
no 1keavywei9,_____
circulated since the tale of Sinbad the Sailor,
here are a few more facts for thought on bird
weights and measures. Unlike the Sinbad
story, our modern day feathered creatures
fall far short of superhuman feats and in
reality can lift little more than the equivalent
of their own weight. The California Condor the
largest wing spanned North American bird
(10 ft) weighs in the neighbourhood of 20
pounds. The huge golden and bald eagles are
the next largest tipping the scales at only 12 to
14 pounds. And although they have been
known to take animals up to the size of a small
lamb (by lifting off into the wind) most of the
larger kill stories originate when eagles are
seen feeding on the carcasses of deer and
other big game which they discovered already
dead.
Closer to our own realm of observation
are the ospreys or fish hawks. These high
divers soar around on wings just under 6 feet,
yet incredible as it may seem, their total
weight is under 4 pounds. The big red-tailed
hawks we see in this area, have a wingspan of
4% feet, yet weigh only about three pounds.
And the great horned owl compares
somewhat with the snowy except that its ear
tufts give it an even larger look. So use these
figures as a guide when you see any of these
large birds about. Under certain light con-
ditions and surroundings they may appear
larger than they really are, but even fisher-
men have this trouble when describing the big
one that was seen but got away.
Size of the snowy owl is often deceiving
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Oyster
b.. On the Municipal Scene
by Norah Stoner -
No shortage of heroes
There's no shortage of heroes in Pickering. The special people
who get involved in other people's lives when it's necessary.
People like P.C.Archie McKinnon of the Durham Police takes a
special interest in some of the seniors in our Town. His vigilance enables
them to stay in their own homes living the independent lifestyle that is
so important to them.
People like off -duty Pickering Fireman Jack Drinkwater who made
a valiant effort to save the life of a car crash victim.
A recent accident involving a member of my family brought me a
sharper awareness of heroes and heroines. My aunt's life was saved
by the combined efforts of the Durham Regional Police and two resid-
ents of Greenwood. Evelyn Disney and Douglas McKean, an off -duty
Metropolitan Toronto Policeman, prevent my aunt from drowning in
her own blood until the police arrived. Swift response on their part
and the speedy arrangements for a helicopter ambulance made sure
that she received medical help as soon as possible.
Other heroes of our community are those who man the P.A.R.U.
(Pickering -Ajax Rescue Unit) cutter. Their rescue work resulted in four
lives being saved in 1980. They assisted seven boats and towed another
twenty. These 60 volunteers logged 522 hours and completed 94 patrols
under the guidance of Commadore G.Keith Warner and Searchmaster,
Captain John Hanbidge.
We all owe a great debt to these people and the many other heroes
and heroines of our community. Thank you.
supper
By Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
Greenwood United
Church has become
famous for its oyster
suppers. The date this
year is Sunday, April 5
with sittings at 4:15; 5:30
and 6:30 p.m. Tickets are
$5.50 adults and $2.50 for
children. They're
available by calling Doug
Morden at 683-6217.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Pegg and family of
Oshawa were guests on
Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Pegg.
Greenwood Scouts,
Cubs and Brownies,
accompanied by their
parents, enjoyed a pot-
luck supper at the church,
Sunday evening. Later, a
Baden-Powell film was
shown.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug
Morden recently returned
from a two -week trip to
Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Talbot were dinner
guests; Saturday, with
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Brooks, Michael and Ted,
and Mrs. Pearl Brooks,
travelled to London,
Sunday, to spend part of
the day with Rosalie, a
student at university
there. The occasion was
in honor of Rosalie's
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob
McTaggart, Karen and
Kristie of Markham; Mr.
and Mrs. Brian Mc -
Taggart and Adam of
Seagrave and Lisa Mc -
Taggart of Greenwood,
enjoyed dinner, Sunday
evening, with Mildred
McTaggart.
The general meeting
of the U.C.W. was held
March 16 with Mrs. Herb
Middleton in the chair.
Three new members were
in attendance - Margaret
Talbot, Ruth Petty and
Mrs. Tenant. Mrs. Pearl
Brooks led the worship
and program. An Irish
singsong followed.
The recent sightings of several snowy
owls in this area, especially on the new golf
course near Ringwood has again pro-
duced erroneous reports on the weights of
these Arctic visitors. And while these big
white owls are amongst the largest and most
powerful of the North American owls, like all
large birds of prey their weight can be
deceiving. To the average person seeing a
snowy owl drift overhead or observing it
perched on a low hummock midst the vast
acreage of winter landscape, a weight of 15 to
20 pounds or even more comes to mind.
However during a periodic invasion of these
ghostly predators in the winter of 1964-65, we -
had a chance to find out for sure just how
much they did weigh.
At that time an almost pure white snowy
owl had been brought in with a broken wing.
After the initial operation during which the
bone was set and the wing immobilized, this
mature specimen was placed in a large warm
cage to facilitate recovery. During this period
and just prior to its release, we were able to
slip a set of bathroom scales in the cage
bottom. Later with a bit of patient
manoeuvering we succeeded in getting the
owl in a position atop the scales to take some
fairly accurate readings. Well much to our
surprise the beautiful round -headed creature
with the big yellow eyes weighed in at just
under 6 pounds. True he may have lost some
weight during the initial stages of its injury
but his appetite told us he was responding well
and would soon be an owl on the prowl again.
Armed with this new found data, we
began checking the records not only on snowy
owls but on the other large flying predators as
well. And while snowy owls measure over two
feet from beak to tail, their 4 foot wingspread
makes them appear much larger than this.
The fact is, that the biggest snowy .owls yet
found with all their fluffiness weigh not much
more than 7 or 8 pounds.
Not wishing to detract anything from
stories about the feats of huge birds that have
Snowyowls
circulated since the tale of Sinbad the Sailor,
here are a few more facts for thought on bird
weights and measures. Unlike the Sinbad
story, our modern day feathered creatures
fall far short of superhuman feats and in
reality can lift little more than the equivalent
of their own weight. The California Condor the
largest wing spanned North American bird
(10 f0 weighs in the neighbourhood of 20
pounds. The huge golden and bald eagles are
the next largest tipping the scales at only 12 to
14 pounds. And although they have been
known to take animals up to the size of a small
lamb (by lifting off into the wind) most of the
larger kill stories originate when eagles are
seen feeding on the carcasses of deer and
other big game which they discovered already
dead.
Closer to our own realm of observation
are the ospreys or fish hawks. These high
divers soar around on wings just under 6 feet,
yet incredible as it may seem, their total
weight is under 4 pounds. The big red-tailed
hawks we see in this area, have a wingspan of
41/2 feet, yet weigh only about three pounds.
And the great horned owl compares
somewhat with the snowy except that its ear
tufts give it an even larger look. So use these
figures as a guide when you see any of these
large birds about. Under certain light con-
ditions and surroundings they may appear
larger than they really are, but even fisher-
men have this trouble when describing the big
one that was seen but got away.
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no heavywei_--
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.Sin of tale onow_owl is often deceiving
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Average human life 31 years len '8 6
SCRAPBOOK — From the Picker-
ing News of Friday, February 19,
1886.
CLAREMONT — Mr. Thomas
Gibbons opened out a flour and
feed store adjoining Mr. Dowswell's
carriage shop.
CHERRYWOOD — Mr. Casper
Stotts slipped on the ice and dis-
located his shoulder.
OSHAWA — Messrs. C.Law and
Reuben Hamlin left for British Col-
umbia ... The differences between
the Malleable Iron Co. and their
men were amicably settled, though
only a portion of the men would be
employed for any length of time...
Coulin's butcher shop was entered
by thieves and over 100 lbs. of meat
was stolen.
SCARBOROUGH — In a rifle shoot-
ing match at Leslie's hotel at the
Junction between a picked team of
fourteen men, Markham defeated
Scarborough by two points. The men
fired seven shots each on IUU ana
200 yard ranges.
G U EEN D — Ice jams in the
ricint y were called extraordinary.
Great cakes covered the road and
local pathways were under consider-
able amounts of water. Passage was
hazardous. Many basements were
flooded in what old-timers called the
worst flooding in memory.
DUNBARTON — The local Pres-
byterians decided to construct on new
church, in place of the old structure.
The start was scheduled for the first
breath of spring.
THE FLOOD — The planning mill
looked like an island in the sea. James
Shepherd's residence was almost
totally submerged. The family was
moved via rowboat to terra firma.
Uptown many cellars were damaged.
A Mr. Dale took out two tubs (one
foot in each)and attempted to get
"the lay of the land" in a flooded
area. He quit soon after, leavin¢ the
Research done by Steve 5almaniw
sailing to driftwood. People were
out trying to locate the roadways,
which looked like miniature lakes.
The bridge remained but just barely.
Men watched the dam at Spink's
Mill all night long in case of emerg-
ency. Many wooden sidewalks were
washed away.
SOLD — A Vermont man sold his
wife for $6. This, however, in no way
threw any light on the question of
woman's inferiority to man. It was
claimed that the woman probably
wouldn't have gotten 6 cents for the
man!
PICKERING COUNCIL — A
grand total of 108 men were named
as overseers of local highways in a
meeting of council in Brougham...
Twenty people were appointed Pound -
keepers and 21 were chosen to Fence -
Viewers.
SOME USEFUL FACTS — A
cubit is two feet ... A pace is three feet..
A span is 10 abd 7/8 inches ... A palm
is three inches ... There are 2,750
languages... Oats, 35 pounds per
bushel... Bran, 35 pounds per bushel...
A day's journey is 33 and 1/8 miles...
Barley, 48 pounds per bushel ... Two
persons die every second... Sound
moves 743 miles per hour ... A square
mile contains 640 acres ... A storm
blows 36 miles per hour... Buckwheat,
52 pounds per bushel... Coarse salt,
85 pounds per bushel ... A tub of
butter weighs 84 pounds ... The aver-
age human life is 31 years ... A barrel
of rice weighs 600 pounds ... A hand
(horse measure) is four inches...
A rifle ball moves 1,000 miles per
hour... corn, rye and flax, 26 pounds
per bushel ... My how times change!
-4,
Youth learning that
the disabled aren't strange
By ERIN HANRATTY
DURHAM - Disability
lies more in the mind of
the beholder than in the
disabled themselves. The
Ontario March of Dimes,
Durham region branch,
has initiated a new
program designed to
promote a more positive
attitude among young
people concerning the
disabled.
Disability Awareness
Project 1981 will be taken
into elementary and
secondary schools, both
public and separate,
throughout Durham
region, explains Carolyn
Lawson, community
development worker for
the area. The project,
which got underway in
February, will run until
June, break for the
summer, and continue
from September through
to December.
There's a common
misconception on the part
of children that to be
disabled means to be
confined to a wheelchair,
Lawson says. The term
disability of course,
encompasses far more
than that narrow
definition. Through a
variety of techniques
including the use of films,
role-playing and question-
1nd-answer sessions, the
)roject will attempt to
broaden stuents' horizons
about the disabled.
In role-playing, for
example, Lawson ex-
plains, a child might be
blindfolded, then asked to
find her way around an
obtacle course. The idea
behind a demonstration
such as this is to give the
child some sense of how it
feels to be blind, if only
temporarily.
But in order to get in-
formation across, "the
question and answer
sessions are what we're
focussing in on," Lawson
explains.
Some. of the presen-
tations, particularly those
in larger schools, will be
assembly -style while
others will be held for
individual classes.
Lawson says it's up to the
schools to decide on the
format, depending on the
time and space they have
available.
Four people with dif-
ferent disabilities are also
actively involved in
the project: a blind
woman, a post -polio
victim, a parapregic in a
wheelchair and a young
woman with cerebral
palsy.
To date, 35 schools have
participated in the March
of Dimes project. Student
reaction?
"Superb, really,"
Lawson comments. "It's
been exciting to see the
response of the children
to the disabled. They have
so many unanswered
gdestions, once they get
some general miscon-
ceptions out of the way.
`Do you sleep in your
wheelchair?' and `How do
you get dressed?'
children want to know.
They're eager to learn all
they can."
Lawson says her
organization is holding an
average of 20 to 25
presentations a week.
"We're trying to hit as
many schools as
possible." Disability
awareness programs are
already booked well into
April and May, Lawson
adds, so interested
schools should put in their
requests soon. For more
information, contact
Calvin Struthers, project
Co-ordinator, at 579-4173,
or write to him at the
Civic Auditorium, 141
Thornton Rd. South,
Oshawa_ L1J 5Y1.
March of Dimes
is appealing
to young people
DURHAM - The
Ontario March of Dimes
is asking Ontario schools
to take a walk, an
imaginary- walk across
the province.
The organization's goal
for "The Great Line of
Dimes" is 2,240,000
dimes, each dime
representing one metre of
the total distance from
Cornwall to Kenora. This
fund-raising technique is
one that was used during
the early days of the
organization, spokes-
woman Carolyn Lawson
says.
"The Great Line of
Dimes" will take the form
of a competition, one for
elementary schools and
one for high schools. The
Ontario March of Dimes
will be presenting awards
to the schools which
raise the greatest amount
of money and com-
mendations to all those
participating. The
competition closes at the
end of April.
"Kids are seeking a
tangible way to show
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WHITCHURCH—STOUFFVILLE, APRIL 2, 1981
Photographers hidden camera 'catches' shy fox
Few people ever see a red fox this close let alone have time to
take its picture. Betty Pegg of RR 2, Claremont, spotted 'Reddy' in
a field and promptly 'shot him' with her camera from the road. It's
only one of many wildlife photos Betty's taken over the years.
Students from Oshawa's Duke of Edinburgh School recently toured the ULUUA rurpie
Woods sugar bush, to witness first hand the production of maple syrup and sugar. They
answered questions posed by tour guide Donna Griffin, tasted the raw sap and examined
the iron kettles used by pioneers. photos by B.G. Nidd,ie
THE NEWS ADVERTISER, MARCH 25, 1981—PAGE 47
Time again for maple
sugar tours at
Purple Woods
BY CARLENE KIRBY
DURAHM - When the
weather warms for spring
and the sap begins to run
at Purple Woods Con-
servation Area near
Raglan, we can see how
far the production of
maple syrup has come
from its accidental
discovery by a young
Indian.
The story goes that a
brave threw his
tomahawk into a maple
tree and discovered a
sweet liquid running
down the trunk.
The tribe started to
collect this liquid by
forming a v-shaped
wound in the tree and
inserting a sumac spile,
which directed the liquid
into a birch container.
The sap was placed in a
Tree -tapping time
By Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
The maple syrup season
started earlier this year
for Alan Clark of
Greenwood. Alan tapped
400 trees in his hardwood
bush on Feb. 22. He
claims the yield has been
average. He was still
boiling down last
weekend, the sap coming
from the trees through a
network of pipes to his
modern stainless steel
evaporator. Although
modern equipment does
away with much of the
hard labor, a constant
watch must be main-
tained.
Guests with Mr. and
Mrs. Don McLean,
Saturday, were Mrs.
Cameron McLean and
Mr. and Mrs. Morrow of
Toronto. On Sunday, they
were pleased to visit with
their grandson, Brian
McLean of Scarborough.
Mr. and Mrs. W.L.
Wismer of Toronto, were
guests of Mildred Mc -
Taggart, on Saturday.
hollowed -out tree trunk,
which obviously could not
be placed over an open
flame, and hot rocks were
dropped into the sap.
The early pioneers
picked up on this idea and
-- because the tomahawk
marks were harmful to
.he trees -- drilled holes
using a brace and bit.
These settlers then
fashioned metal spiles
with hooks on which they
hung buckets to collect
the liquid. The sap was
boiled in open iron kettles
over large fires.
Today, an intricate
weaving of plastic tubing
winds through the trees,
carrying the sap from the
100-year-old maples to a
larger tubing which
carries it to the sugar
shack. This saves a lot of
time and energy, as
people do not have to walk
through the woods
gathering and emptying
the buckets of sap.
A maple tree must be 40
years old before one can
consider tapping it.
At the shack, the sap is
collected in storage tanks
and pumped to the
evaporator as needed. A
float tank keeps the level
of sap under control as
the concentration of
sugar builds up and the
water evaporates.
As the sap loses water
and becomes syrup, it
moves from one tank to
another until it reaches
the final, third pan.
Once the boiling has
finished, the sap has
changed color, smells
good, and is tasty when
cool. This is maple syrup.
The finished maple
syrup is strained through
a filter to remove any dirt
or grit and then bottled. A
government -supplied
colorimeter is used to
oade the svruU,
o----
This device holds four
bottles and has room for a
fifth. The bottles contain
different grades of syrup -
- No. 1 extra light, No. 1
light, No. 1 medium, and
No. 2 amber. By placing a
bottle of Purple Woods
syrup in the device bet-
ween any two bottles to
match the color, the
grade can be established.
Also produced at the
local conservation area is
maple butter, and maple
sugar is molded into
shapes.
Now that production
has begun, local groups
and school classes are
invited to tour the woods
and observe the
production of maple
syrup.
Tours are being con-
ducted at 11 a.m. and 1
p.m. throughout the
March break and for the
next three weekends,
winding up with a Pan-
cake Weekend on April 4
and 5.
For more information,
call the Central Lake
Ontario Conservation
Authority at 579-0411.
`�7
Durham Region
Health rules
unreasonable'
Dear Mr. Thomas:
Dr. Ted Watt of the
Durham Health Unit is in
the headlines again. One
has to wonder what he'll
do for encores once he's
through with
`motherhood' topics like
church dinners and fall
fairs.
Maybe he'll try to ban
breast-feeding!
I'm not saying all
food -handling projects at
country fairs are 100 per
cent sanitary but I've
never heard of anyone
dying from ptomaine
poisoning.
Rules and regulations
are fine but the ap-
plication and enforcing of
such must be reasonable.
In my opinion, Dr. Watt is
being very unreasonable.
Would you believe it,
but you can't buy a piece
of cream or pumpkin pie
at a country fair in
Durham Region any
more? Regulations you
know!
It would appear to me
that Dr. Watt enjoys
controversy. If `rubbing
people the wrong way'
boosts his ego, perhaps he
should first consider the
problems he's creating
and worse, the money
he's costing organizations
that can least afford it.
Rather than con-
centrate his efforts on
temporary food
distribution sites (Jr.
Farmer's booth etc.), let
him look a little closer at
restaurants and snack
bars that handle food on a
permanent basis. Some
are filthy by comparison.
Thanks for allowing
me to speak my piece.
Sincerely,
Wesley Tayor,
R.R. 1, Brooklin.
For Terry Fox
Vigil of Hope
STOUFFVILLE —
much is evil," he said.
Lighted candles
Rev. Ted Creen of St.
dissipated the darkness
James Presbyterian
as close to 200 attended a
Church, described as
vigil for Terry Fox in
"incredible", the ac-
Stouffville's Town
complishments of Terry
Square, Friday night.
Fox. "He' lifted us up
Adults, young people
beyond ourselves," he
and children stood in
said. Rev. Murray Steacy
silence as Rev. Philip
of Stouffville Pentecostal
Poole of Christ Anglican
Church also participated
Church recalled how
in the service.
Terry, in his Marathon of
The candle, said Rev.
Hope, had won over the
Poole, represents a light
hearts of Canadians coast
in the midst of darkness;
to coast. "Somehow," he
hope in a world filled with
said, "despite our
despair — a symbol of
political differences and
Warmth and love.
our geographical
distances, Terry Fox did
what only the great in the
history of mankind have
been able to do — unite
the people". "He
represented all that is
good in a world where
RejectDurham's
subsidy appeal
on police budget
DURHAM REGION — The
province has rejected an appeal
by Durham Region's chairman
Gary Herrema for a subsidy
payment to offset a $16.7 million
police budget.
Police costs for 1981 are $2.5
million over last year's figure
and $173,000 over council -
authorized limits.
Herrema's discussions were
with John Hilton, Ontario's
deputy solicitor -general. The
only recourse now, he said,
would be to appeal directly to
Inter -governmental Affairs
Minister Tom Wells and ask for
equalization for property
owners in the region.
Herrema pointed out that
regional council might be forced
to cut back on the police budget
to ensure that property owners
do not face a big increase in
taxes to cover this expense.
Queen's Park's stand on the
Durham request is the same
taken on an appeal by the
Region of Niagara.
Herrema indicated that
raises negotiated by the Com-
mission for its uniformed of-
ficers played a part in the
record budget. As of Jan. 1, 1982,
a first class constable will earn
$29,800.
Students display
By Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
Parents visited
Valleyview School,
Thursday, to see the
students' Science Fair
displays. Winners: Grade
8, Caroline Smith and
Alison Gilmour; Brenda
Watson; Susan Pegg and
Debby Waltham. Grade 7
- Irene Hirlehey Shawna
Foxton; Kevin Hicks and
Bill Aukland; Marty
Kirk; Hon. Mention,
Jennifer Alma and Cathy
Howie. Grade 6 - Michelle
Grainger and Beth
Bendle; Ted Brooks;
Liisa Christianson;
Grade 5 - David
Waltham; Andrew
Rothnie; Tanja Wolpert
and Joanne Milne.
Sixty members of the
Pickering Naturalists
enjoyed a walk through
THE TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1981 19
science exhl*bl*ts,-/
Claremont Conservation
area in search of wild
spring flowers, April 4.
After their hike, they
were treated to pancakes
and maple syrup at the
home of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgerton Pegg.
Sympathy of the
community is extended to
Mr. and Mrs. Lamers at
the Claremont Con-
servation area in the loss
of their son, Gary,
Saturday, April 4.
Funeral service was held
April 7 at St. Bernadette's
Church, Ajax.
The Shuttlebug
Weavers are presenting
an exhibit of hand-woven
colonial bed covers at a
sale of rugs and
tapestries, place mats
and wearables, April 23,
from 2-5 p.m., and 7-9
p.m., at Greenwood
Recreation Centre.
Easter worship
By Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
The Good Friday Service
for the charge will be held
at Mt. Zion Church, April
17 at 7:30 p.m. The
Greenwood choir will lead
the music. Easter ser-
vices will be held at
Greenwood, April 19 at
9:45 a.m. and at Mt. Zion,
11 a.m.
Mrs. Gloria Andrews
has returned home to
Vancouver after a short
visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Jones, Mt. Zion and her
sister Mrs. Ken Mc -
Taggart, Greenwood.
The Adult Club en-
joyed roller skating at
Ajax Saturday night.
We need
your help
The Multiple Scler-
osis Society of Canada
is trying to eradicate
one of this country's
major health pro-
blems. The annual
carnation day fund-
raising campaign
makes an important
contribution to find-
ing a cure. To find
the answers they
need your help.
Please help by volunt-
eering a little time for
carnation day May 8th
and 9th. Call 968-
0765.
Afterwards they met at
the home of Brian and
Kathy Beckett,
Pickering, for refresh-
ments.
Ted Brooks won 1st
for his photograph
album; Greg Butler,
second for his stamp
collection and Michael
McTaggart, 1st for his
cactus planter
arrangement at the
Owasco District Hobby
Show in Pickering,
Saturday.
Mrs. Pat Beach and
Beatrice McLean at-
tended the U.C.W. con-
ference at Peterboro on
April 7 and 8. Beatrice
McLean has been taking
the Sunday services at
Claremont and
Brougham.
Guests Friday
evening and Saturday
with Mildred McTaggart
and Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Pegg were Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Pegg of Orillia.
Mrs. May Tracy of
Manitoulin Island visited
with Marjorie Morden,
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs.
Edgerton Pegg held a
25th Wedding An-
niversary party at their
home Friday evening in
honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Probst, Toronto.
The forty guests were
from Toronto, Pittsburgh,
Cleveland, and Orillia.
Pickering's Bay News, Wednesday, May 6, 1981.15
I'll ? Knock o n Wood!I'll never forget that fars. S April morning
Navin envision
ed ned poor Mrs. Simms lying broke
There's something about the spring that just makes me smile in
general. I don't think the kitchen floor ever see's a mop so often.
People come out of hibernation. You see folk outside inspecting
the back forty, who for the past four months only scurried out hidden
beneath hastily donned hats and scarves.
Collars clutched at their throats, they snatch the morning paper
from under a snowy drift, or struggle with a couple of logs and some
kindling purposely avoiding any interest in the outdoors. Spring seems
so illusive in January.
And come March, most won't even mention it. Why, one morning
down at the general store 'round mid March a misinformed chap let
slip, "Well, looks like spring could finally be here". Suddenly faces
popped out of nowhere and heads whirled around carolling in unison,
"SHHHH! WHATCH WHAT YOU SAY I".
Yes the populace of southern Ontario was now doomed to another
month of raging blizzards. Poor fool.
Well, we've had the septic tank cleaned out, hauled 120 feet of pipe
up the suddenly dormant well, dug up the foot of the driveway to replace
a wandering drain pipe and I hung out the laundry without fleece
lined gloves on. Things are looking up.
But alas, Mrs. Simms has not gone on one of her gala soire's de
printemps yet. She, lover of bogs, worshiper of drain fields and de-
fender of anything in the final stages of rot, has yet to take off for three
By Cynthia L. Mackenzie of Greenwood
three years ago when
n and bleeding at the
side of some road, I foolishly opened the door without first checking
for her return.
On this, her third day of absence, I was prepared for the worst, when
SWOOSH! Then the most horrifying apparition to ever disgrace my
front porch shot right through my legs and up the stairs.
I whirled around scaling all four stairs in one athletic leap, flew
into the living room, glanced around in terror, and there, perched
triumphantly like Queen Victoria in all her regal splendor was Mrs.
Simms.
She was covered from her little black nose to the tip fo her tail in fish
scales and slime. She stunk. The whole living room stunk. She thought
it was great. This must become an annual event, thought she. - sigh -
Never the less, spring is a beautiful time of year. People should
take the time to get out in the spring as they do on summer picnics
and fall walks or winter toboggon rides. In the city, winter fades into
summer with spring being only a muddy interuption.
When we moved to the country I was amazed that spring really was
a season all of its own. Things come alive. Tiny flowers, native only to
spring, nose their way through freshly warmed earth. A beautiful
rare shade of green fleetingly takes hold of the country side and the
smells are gloriously invigorating. It makes one stretch out their arms
and take in a deep, long breath.
And of course, it's maple syrup time when the beautiful Canadian
maple trees are running with liquid gold so eaquisitly sweet. It's a
wonderful time of year.
You know, sitting here, gazing out the window across the farmer's
field out back, if I squint just the right way, I'm sure I can make out the
faint outline of one Mrs. Simms making her way down to the river...
-
, inr, ,nlnuNR, THURSI)AY, APRIL 23, 1981
eautifu.1as er ser"ce
By Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
Beautiful magenta
hydrangea and Easter
lilies decorated the
sanctuary for the Easter
service. Rev. A.M.
Butler's message was,
"Love is Stronger Than
Death." The Greenwood
choir sang, "Open the
Gates of the Temple."
Visitors included Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Huleatt and
Amy of Claremont; Mr.
and Mrs. David Henning
and family of Mont
Eagle; and Rosalie
Brooks and Bonnie
Mowat of Western
University.
Does U.S. President
Ronald Reagan know
about this? One of the
highlights of the annual
tea and bake sale put on
by the mothers of the
grade 8 students at
Valleyview School, May
2, from 24 p.m., will be a
jelly bean contest. The
president is known to be a
great fancier of the
candies. The sale will also
include a lucky draw cake
and a raffle for a $100
money tree.
Mr. and Mrs. Don
Goodwin and family; Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen
Goodwin, Toronto;
David; and Carol of
Toronto, and her fiance,
were home Friday to
celebrate Don's birthday.
A number of fine oil
paintings by members of
the Green and White
Crafts' painting class, are
now on display at the Old
Greenwood Schoolhouse
Library.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Henning and family,
Whitby; Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Henning, Oshawa;
Mr. and Mrs. David
Henning, and Mrs.
McLean and Beatrice
McLean, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Henning, Sunday.
Greg Butler was in
Niagara Falls, Saturday,
with the Ajax Baptist
Young People.
Guests for a few days
with Mrs. Margaret Frew
are daughter, Mrs.
Douglas Hitchcock, her
granddaughters of Cape
Elizabeth, Maine, and her
grandson, Mark, of
Toronto.
Guests with Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Pegg,
Sunday, were Mr. and
Mrs. George Pegg,
Stouffville.
Ken Brooks, Michelle
and Ted Brooks were
visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Ron Hoar at their cottage
near Bancroft, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Jones, Mount Zion, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Mc -
Taggart and family had
dinner, Sunday, with
Mildred McTaggart.
Guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Morden,
Thursday, were Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Morden and
Ryan of Oshawa; and Mr.
and Mrs. Doug Morden,
Greenwood.
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Few people ever see a red fox this close let alone have time to afield and promptly 'shot him' with her camera f m the road. It,
take its picture. Betty Pegg of RR 2, Claremont, spotted 'Reddy' in only one of many wildlife photos Betty's taken over�the years. "A
4 THE TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1981
In my
opinion
By NORAH STONER
Councillor, Ward 3
Town of Pickering
An airport
not needed
On the Regional Council agenda of
April 29, there was a Notice of Motion
moved by John DeHart of Oshawa and
seconded by Alex Robertson of Pickering
which requested that the Region of
Durham go on record as being in support of
the building of the Pickering Airport.
I am at a loss to explain why such a
motion exists at this time - the recent an-
nouncement from Jean Luc Pepin was
regarding Malton, not Pickering! IF there
is ever an annoucement of an airport at
Pickering then the Region should study the
proposal and respond.
Some people may have been misled by
an article in the Pickering Bay News or a
quote from Councillor Robertson in the
Oshawa Times in which he stated that
Pickering Council had gone on record in
support of the airport.
The exact opposite is true. Pickering
Council has twice opposed the airport with
unanimous recorded votes. Included in
those who voted against an airport are
Councillor Robertson, Mayor Anderson
and Provincial Member and Cabinet
Minister, George Ashe.
The Notice of Motion caused a great
stir among the citizens affected. Many of
them appeared at the Region on Wed-
nesday to speak in opposition to the motion
only to find that they would not deal with
the matter because Councillor Robertson
was away on holiday. Council did decide to
hear the delegations. Six of us spoke - Al
Graham of Claremont, Don Givens and
Isobel Thompson of Whitevale, Pam Head
representing the Greenwood Ratepayers,
Charles Godfrey, Chairman of People or
Planes and myself as the Municipal
representative for the area affected.
I
The most mportant fact of all is that
there is no plan for an airport at Pickering
so any motion now would be premature at
best because they would be voting for a
"pig in a poke" having no idea what the
impact or implications of such a motion
might be. To assume that an airport will
bring industry and create jobs to Durham
is to believe in Santa Claus. Both the
Federal and the Provincial governments
have amply displayed their inability to
create or move businesses.
There were many facts related to
growth, industry and jobs contained in the
briefs. It was pointed out that the second
Montreal airport, Mirabel, is now officially
called a "white elephant" and that on the
80,000 acres expropriated and serviced for
that airport, the Federal Government has
been unable to locate even one little in-
dustry! The Federal Government is now
looking at ways to return a geat deal of that
land to the farmers from whom they took it
_ n_the_ f. rlaep
The brief from George Martin of
Greenwood pointed out that Mirabel loses a
million dollars a week in operating costs.
Another brief pointed out that the Federal
Government has just written off $450
million dollars at Mirabel and $150 million
dollars at Pickering. These amounts are
now part of our $80 billion dollar national
debt. An airport at Pickering is estimated
at between $500 million to $2 billion dollars
depending upon the type of airport. A
further comment from George Martin was
that "there's no need for an airport ... it
would not attract industrial growth, it
would be extremely costly to the ultimate
payer, the taxpayer and it is totally un-
necessary in this era of escalating energy
costs and raises the spectre of another
Mirabel in North Pickering."
Al Graham pointed out that the new
Federal Land Use Policy is opposed to
building on farmland and that had the
policy been in place in 1972, the land would
never have been expropriated. The policy
now is to preserve food -producing lands,
such as the 18,000 acres of Class 1 land in
Pickering for food for the future.
Don Givens, a well known planner,
stated that any industrial growth is
highly unlikely and that if any did take
place, it would be in Scarborough and
Markham - not Durham Region!
Pam Head and Isobel Thompson
destroyed the myth that air traffic is
growing. The truth is that the airlines are
actually reducing the numbers of
scheduled flights.
Dr. Charles Godfrey applauded the
Region's intention of job creation and
suggested that there was great need for
Regional support for the agricultural base
of the area, that we need to get those 18,900
acres back in private hands and that there
is potential for such things as food
processing and other agriculturally related
industries.
Both Mayor Anderson and Regional
Councillor Gerry Fisher who also
represents the area directly concerned,
have assured me that they will not support
the motion when it comes up again. I hope
that the other members of Regional
Council will follow their lead. There is no
need for an airport, there is no plan for an
airport and we cannot afford another white
elephant.
'AGE 2, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1981, WFIITBY FREE PRESS
Edwards calls for Pickering airport land
to be retained fora ricultural r g p u poses
By MICHAEL KNELL
Free Press Staff
Whitby Regional Coun-
cillor Tom Edwards said
last week that he will urge
fellow members of Durham
Regional Council to vote
against a resolution suppor-
ting the construction of the
controversial Pickering
Airport.
At last week's meeting of
regional council, Councillor
John DeHart (Oshawa)
tabled a motion authored by
him and Pickering's Alex
Robertson that calls on
council to support the
project.
DeHart asked that the
resolution be tabled because
of Robertson's absence at
the meeting.
However, councillors
heard several different
delegations opposing
DeHart's motion.
Among those appearing
were former New
Democratic Durham West
MPP Dr. Charles Godfrey
and Pickering area coun-
cillor Nora Stoner.
"I'm outraged that coun-
cillors DeHart and Rober-
tson, who have every right in
the world to bring the matter
up, after publicizing it and
causing concern and
distress to those who live in
the area did not see fit to
proceed with it," Edwards
said indicating that Rober-
tson's absence may have
been deliberate.
(Under council's rules of
Vf" On the Municipal Scene
by Norah Stoner
The airport site question
At last the Town of
Pickering has an
opportunity to state
its desires regarding
the 18,000 acres of
the Airport Site.
There were two air-
port -related resolut-
ions on the Council
agenda last Tuesday.
The first was a
resolution from Coun-
cillor Cahill seconded
by Councillor Robert-
son calling for the
building of a cargo
airport. This resolut-
ion lost on a recorded
vote of 4 to 3 - Cahill -
Yes; Byers - No;
Coburn - Yes; Robert-
son - Yes; Fisher -
No; Stoner No;
and Anderson - No.
Councillor Byers
put her finger on the
crucial point that the
motion was premat-
ure at best because
there are no plans
for any airport. Lorne
Almack, who appear-
ed as a delegation,'
told Council that car-
go is only 3 % of the
Malton traffic, that
a new Cargo terminal
is being built at
Malton and that there
are no purely cargo
airports anywhere in
the world. George
Martin, representing
the Greenwood Rate-
payers, pointed out
the economic folly
of such a proposal
and cited the example
of the millions of
dollars lost at
Mirabel.
The second resol-
ution was put forward
by myself and second-
ed by Councillor
Fisher (we of course
represent the area
affected). Our motion
asked the Federal
government to return
the 18,000 acres it
expropriated in 1972
to private ownership
and to designate all
the land which is
suitable for farming
as permanent agri-
culture. This resolut-
ion was endorsed by
Council on the
following recorded
vote: Cahill - No;
Byers - Yes; Coburn -
Yes; Anderson
Yes; Robertson - Yes;
Fisher - Yes; and
Stoner - Yes.
This is the first
positive step that
anyone at any level
has taken since 1975
when the airport was
shelved. There was
great support from
the community and
the delegations for
this resolution. Many
suggestions for plan-
ning the area were
brought forward by
Lorne Almack and
Don Given. They
suggested that the
Town should set up
a committee of know-
ledgeable and con-
cerned individuals
to do a proposal
for the land to be
endorsed by Council
and then forwarded
to the Region, the
Province and the
Federal government.
Some of the sug-
gestions for the make-
up of the committee
were planners,
both staff and citizen;
farmers and repre-
sentatives of the
Durham branch of
the Ontario Federat-
ion of Agriculture;
others would include
residents of the
villages in and around
the site; archeolog-
ists to look at the
development potent-
ial of some of the
Indian sites; experts
in the field of food
again
processing and "agri-
business". The list
would hopefully be
even wider than what
I have outlined here.
We would obviously
require people with a
background in econ-
omics as well. An-
other area of expert-
ise could be heritage
restorations.
There is a great
deal of work to be
done but we are
finally at the point
of doing something
positive. It will take
a lot of work to re-
build the communities
and to revitalize the
farms. There are
many obstacles to
be overcome, but now
we have the opport-
unity to overturn
the devastation we've
seen taking place
since 1972.
I will be bringing
up the question of
this committee in
the near future so I
would appreciate
hearing your com-
ments about its
makeup and its
mandate. Please
call me either at the
office at 683-2760
or at home at 683-
358Q,
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NEWSFR S60ol Concert Band
or
ALLEYVIEW P=S.
B competition.
GREENWOOD
The Annual Sprifl"g
by Robina Davis
Tea which was held
2
Congratulations to
on Saturday May
successful.
the students who
were successful at the
was very
The tables were
Oshawa Kiwanis
decorated with spring
Music Festival. First
d teaguests
Wererserand
prize winners were
the grade eight
Cathie Howie - Flute
Solo, Jennifer
students. Once again
Sprately . Clarinet
the generosity of the
Solo, Cathie Howie,
parents and friends of
Alison Gilmour &
the school provided
Bake
Jennifer Alma - Wood
for a splendid
wind Trio. Other
Table.
prizes were won by -
St.George's Angli-
Jennifer Alma, Mark
can Church, Pickering
Calladine, Tina
Village's Spring
Luciano, Cathy Howie
Festival at Parish
Alison Gilmour,
Hall, Randall Street,
Shelly Snowdon,
Saturday May 91
Caroline Smith, Tim
1981. 11:00 a.m. to
Alma and Danny
Fisher. The School
4:00 p.m. Box Plant
Sale,
Band placed second in
Sale, Bake
Barbequed Hot Dogs,
the Elementary
Hot and Cold Drinks.
Special
Mother's lG
DayY�
By Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD
Mother's Day was an
occasion this mother
won't soon forget. On
Sunday, my sons,
daughters-in-law and
grandchildren visited my
home, rolled up their
sleeves and went to work.
They sliced several old
boards and posts into fire-
wood; tidied the storage
shed; removed and
cleaned the storm win-
dows and installed a new
tap in the bathroom. A
buffet supper then
followed that was enjoyed
by everyone.
Emma Butler,
mother of our pastor,
Rev. UM Bultler, is
recovering from surgery
in Ajax -Pickering
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Pegg, Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Pegg and Edward
Pegg, all of Greenwood,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Dallin of Whitby, enjoyed
dinner, Sunday, at the
home of.Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Pegg and family,
Oshawa.
"What Makes Love
Grow" was the theme of
Christian Family Sunday
service in Greenwood
United Church, presented
by the Sunday School.
Each lady in the
_congregation was
presented with a corsage.
Participants included —
Greg Butler, Tim and
Emma Talbot, Tammy
Lee, Jennifer Morden,
Lisa Michael, Tammy
McTaggart, Robert and
Bill Petty, Chris McKean,
Kelly and Robyn
Raeburn, Denise Swedlo
and Susan Pegg. Sunday
School leaders are —
Janet McTaggart and
Brenda Swedlo.
mrs. r:tnei Hallam of
Stoney Creek was a
weekend guest at he home
of Mr. and Mrs. Doug
Morden.
Don McLean is
feeling much better
following recent surgery.
He and his wife enjoyed
dinner, Sunday with their
son Jack and his wife in
Scarborough.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Pascoe were treated to
dinner, Sunday by their
son and daughter-in-law,
Lloyd and Helen Pascoe
of Port Perry.
Pickering
`safe place'
TORONTO — "The
safest place to work - or
not to work" - is the
Pickering nuclear plant,
Hugh Macaulay, chair-
man of Ontario Hydro,
said last week.
Macaulay was ad-
dressing a luncheon
meeting of Hydro officials
and area weekly
newspaper editors.
His reply followed
several queries
throughout the session, by
a Pickering editor, as to
the over-all safety of the
plant, and its ability to
handle an emergency.
In his first question,
the editor referred to a
recent incident at the
station where a steam
release valve stuck.
"If you couldn't
handle that, what are you
going to do in a serious
situation?" he asked.
"What if there was an
emergency in the Ajax-
PickeringOshawa area?"
He was informed by
one spokesman that steps
had since been taken to
correct an incident such
as the one with the valve,
occuring again. Also, a
simulated accident
exercise had been carried
out, in which the media
was immediately in-
formed, and bulletins
were issued of possible
pollution threats.
Instructions were
given to people as to what
measures to take, such as
staying indoors, and
others.
Chairman Macaulay
said that civil control was
the responsibility of the
solicitor -general's
department and
Department of Labor.
"Beyond that, it's the
responsibility of the
Ontario government.
Hydro's responsibilities
are operating the plant,
or stopping it, if there's
an emergency."
Macaulay said the
leakage in the nuclear
plant last year at Three -
Mile Island in Penn-
sylvania, which caused
considerable concern and
which is still a matter of
future concern, "was the
fault of the people there to
develop rapid com-
munication." and get
word to those in the area.
"Before Three -Mile
Island, there was a lot of
complacency," he said.
"If we have a world-wide
record of safety, we may
get complacent."
He said he hoped such
a condition wouldn't
arise, and that "great
precautions" were taken
by Hydro, "but people are
fallible."
Asked about the
$250,000,000 Wesleyville
oil -fired plant near
Cobourg, which was
closed after a few years of
operation in the '70s,
Macaulay said "it looked
good at the time."
Hydro was just
starting in the nuclear
energy business and was
concerned about sulphur -
dioxide in the air.
By using oil; you get a
cleaner environment, he
said. However, although
the plant was
"technically wonderful, it
has economically un-
feasible."
Protect
hamlet
corner
By MILDRED
McTAGGART
GREENWOOD The Greenwood
Ratepayers' Association
has requested that a 4-
way stop sign and
flashing lights be in-
stalled at the intersection
of Conc. 6 and the
Westney Road, at the top
of Greenwood hill. The 3-
way sign placed there
earlier was for a trial
period of six months.
Persons wishing an
opinion on this matter
should write to the
Durham Regional Road
Department with office
headquarters on
Ross and
Road.
Ken Brooks was
Ipresented with a 20-year
pin for Scout Leadership
at an OWASCO District
Leaders' Banquet in
Ajax, Saturday.
The Shuttlebug
Weavers Guild held their
May meeting at the home
of Fran Moore, Good -
I wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Munroe
Allan of North Battleford,
Saskatchewan, cal)(-d to
see Tammy McTaggart
and the McTaggart
family, last week. Mr.
and Mrs. Allan were
Tammy's foster parents.
The stewards of
Greenwood Church are
holding a clean-up bee,
June 3 at 7 p.m.
Mrs. Butler Sr., has
been released from
hospital and is con-
valescing at her apart-
ment in Ajax.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Pascoe visited with Mrs.
Walter Pascoe at Port
Perry, Sunday.
The Pickering
Museum re -opens for the
season, Saturday at 10
a.m.
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Last week in
Councillor De Hat Regional Council,
y was
subjected to a good deal of ridicule
because he brought forward a motion
supporting an airport in Pickering.
This motion was seconded by myself,
and 1 noticed that the Metro Span
newspapers made certain derogatory
remarks regarding this seconding, and
my being involved in the Pickering's
Bay News.
On Sunday and Monday of this week
there was a large fire on ten acres of
land owned by the federal government
which was used for an illegal dump. In
the early hours of Tuesday morning
there were two cases of arson, one in a
house and one in a barn. The house
has been standing vacant since it was
purchased by the federal government,
and the barn was in a state of disuse.
The dump was full of wood from des-
troyed properties.
These fires not only tied down the
local firemen and volunteers from all
over Pickering, but will cost the tax-
payers a vast sum of money in over-
time.
The lands around the Claremont •
area, owned by the federal govern-
ment and purchased to build an air-
port, lie arid and unused, except for
the renting of the houses, and a few
acres of the 1,150 acres, which are
cultivated.
Possibly Councillor De Hart's
motion was not worded to suit the
opponents of an airport. Possibly the
Pickering Airport is a dead issue, but
as long as those lands are left sitting in
a state that creates a rural slum in the
Town which I represent, the issue is
not dead. it is time that the federal
government either does something to
fulfill their obligation to the people,
not only of Pickering, but of the
Province or they do something about
the rural slum which they have created
Arson and destruction of property on
the airport land is a common occur-
rance; this week's incident only serves
to highlight a regular thing.
I seconded the motion of Councillor
De Hart and am seconding the motion
Of Councillor Cahill locally, to bring
forward some pertinent facts.
The Region can go three ways. They
can sit back and say that the issue is
dead, and hope the problems will go
away. They can attempt to bring in a
smaller facility such as a cargo airport,
or they can go after the big prize and
attempt to get the federal government
out of the agricultural lands of Picker-
ing.
'I he decriers of the motion are,
perhaps, comfortable with the status
quo, and will follow the time honoured
course of doing nothing.
Those with some imagination will
attempt the cargo airport course, and
those who are concerned about pre-
serving the agricultural lands of the
Region, and believe that farm owner-
ship is better than farm or house
rental, will demand that the lands be
returned to private ownership.
In the meantime, those who wish to
decry us who wish to keep the issues
alive, and poke ridicule, can live in
heir own small world. I will concern
myself with the larger issues of the
Town of Pickering, where I reside.
Regional councillor ward 2,
Alex Robertson
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The year of 1960 marked the centennial of the old Greenwood School-
house. This was the second school on this site, the original being a
small frame building.
In the late 1850's residents of the Greenwood school section realized
that they must have a larger school and so for a few years they levied
a tax in excess of the current needs.
At a special School Meeting held March 22, 1859 we find in the
minutes: "it was moved by Mr. William Sadler and seconded by John
G.Craig that it is expedient to build a new schoolhouse during the
present year in this School Section. Carried almost unanimous.
It was moved by Mr. Samuel Snell, seconded by William Sadler
that the Trustees of this School Section be authorized to purchase one-
fourth of an acre of land from Edward Jackson adjoining the present
school site, providing they can purchase the same for a reasonable
sum - for the purpose of erecting a new schoolhouse thereon. Carried.
Proposed size of School House 52 x 34".
Later excerpts from the School Records continue the story:
Jan.11, 1860 ".....Moved and seconded that the Trustees sell the
old School House by Public Auction as soon as the new House is finish-
ed. Carried....."
Dec.22, 1860 ........Received for Old School House by note Mr. Vere
McCann $37." (Mr. McCann moved the old school across the road to
his farm and used it as a dwelling for some years).
July 13, 1860 "Paid E.Jackson on Land for Site—$49.47. Paid R.T.
Mannel for Building — $1,039.00. Paid R.Hicks, Team & Scraper —
$1.25. Paid A.Fullarton for overseeing building — $39.72".
According to the school accounts this appears to be the full cost of
building the new brick School in 1860, which leads one to suppose that
there must have been considerable voluntary labour and possibly donat-
ed lumber. The bricks for this school were made in Samuel Adamson's
brickyard, a mile east of the school.
The School Section felt the importance of a large roof bell to toll out
the call to classes, and so, in 1860 there was a special levy to cover the
cost of a bell for the new School. The bell which weighed 175 pounds
came from Saint James Cathedral in Toronto and was transported from
Frenchman's Bay to Greenwood by ox team, having come from Toronto
by boat. It cost $99, plus transportation costs, plus costs for a frame to
support it. ---
The furniture consisted of two box stoves, one cupboard, a desk and
a chair and double seats for the pupils. There were no slate black-
boards, these being of wood, painted black.
The total population of the Greenwood School Section, in 1861, is
recorded at about 450, and the average attendance for the wint_ex'—
months was 55. When schooling facilities became available many of
the grown-up sons and daughters went to school during the winter
months. This made it necessary to have an assistant teacher for four
or five months of each year from about 1864 to 1884. In 1864 the average
school attendance was 64.
Consulting the list of teachers who taught in the brick schoolhouse
one realizes that few taught for more than 1 or 2 years. A few notable
names are recorded, among them William T.Diefenbaker in 1899,
famous because of his son John Diefenbaker Prime Minister of Canada,
and John Willison, later to become SIR John Willison listed as an as-
sistant teacher in 1874.
In 1929 a basement was added in order to install a central heating
system with a coal burning furnace. At the same time inside toilets
were installed, probably the most welcome of conveniences until 1946
when electric power and lighting was added. In 1952 the increase in
the school population made it necessary to hire two teachers and a
permanent partition was erected dividing the school into two class-
rooms. In 1960 an oil furnace and a water pressure system were added
to complete the list of amenities available to students and teachers.
On May 28th, 1957, John Diefenbaker, in the midst of his first federal
campaign and seeking to become Prime Minister, took time out to visit
the Greenwood Public School where he had been a student in 1899-
1903. His father W .T.Diefenbaker was the teacher during this period
and young John was a student in his fathers classroom.
The occassion was a red letter day for the pupils and 14 former
classmates who were on hand to greet their now famous school friend.
Mr. Diefenbaker first toured the grounds and noted with satisfaction
that two trees he had helped his father plant on Arbor Day in 1900
were still alive. He then entered the school and sat in his old seat two
desks from the front of the classroom where he remained, except for
a brief speech, for the entire programme which included a roll call of
the class of 1899.
Mr. Diefenbaker noted that schools such as this were representative
of something of our country's early pioneering spirit. He concluded
by stating that he and his father, who died in 1945, both agreed that
the years spent at Greenwood around the turn of the century represent-
ed some of the happiest days of their lives.
Six years after this visit the school was closed and the students began
classes in the large new four room school next door. At this time the
century old bell was relocated in a specially built tower on the new sch-
ool building. Thus, due to the pressures of increased enrollment and
increased efficiency through the amalgation of two school boards, an
era spanning over a century was brought to a close.
The Women's Institute Hall,(circa1838).
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Reunion
By MILDRED
MCTAGGART
GREENWOOD — An
attendance of 108 was
recorded at the annual
Pegg Family Reunion,
held Sunday afternoon at
the Claremont Con-
servation Area. One of the
most recent arrivals is a
son born to Ruth (Pegg)
and Ken Dallin of Whitby.
Beatrice McLean
conducted the service at
Salem Cemetery,
Saturday, for the late
Stanley Nicholson
following his passing at
home, June It. Surviving
besides his wife Lorraine
is a daughter, Nancy in
Oshawa and a son,
Michael, R.R. 1,
Pickering.
Congratulations to
Mrs. Edith Morgan on
receiving her Bachelor of
Education degree from
Toronto University, June
12.
The Greenwood
fastbail team, coached by
Les Wilson, won two
games at the local park
last week.
In the absence of Rev.
A.M. Butler, Sunday's
service was taken by the
United Church Women
including Doreen Mid-
dleton, Betty Pegg and
Janet Crawford.
Mrs. Margaret Frew
attended an 80th birthday
,party in honor of her
sister, Mrs. May Batsford
of Woodstock, Sunday.
The annual
Decoration Day Service
at Salem Church is
Sunday, June 28 at 2:30
p.m.
Guests with Mr. and
Mrs. Don McLean, last
week, were Mr. and Mrs.
Lorne Cole of Ottawa.
Mary McLean and
Beatrice attended the
McLean Family Reunion
at Solina, Sunday.
Honored
By Mildred McTaggart conference of the Butler
GREENWOOD — Society of North America
Congratulations to Mr. at Wilkes-Barre, Penn -
and Mrs. Ralph Jones on sylvania. People from
the occasion of their 40th many parts of the world
wedding anniversary. were present. Rev.
More than 250 guests Butler, vice-president of
attended an `open house' the Canadian section, was
in their honor, June 13 at a key -note speaker.
the Mt. Zion Community
Centre. Among those
present for the occasion
were daughter and son-in-
law, Janice and Kenn
McTaggart of Green-
wood; son and daughter-
in-law, Allan and Deanna
Jones, Toronto; daughter
Gloria Andrews of
Vancouver and four
grandchildren, Lisa,
Michael and Tammy
McTaggart, Greenwood
and Russell Andrews of
Vancouver.
Rev. A.M. Butler and
Greg recently attended a
Valley View School
PRESENTS
A MUSICAL
The Canada (Goose
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1983
CURTAIN TIME 7:30 PM
ADMISSION $1.00
Advice to graduates
"Always be true1717
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CLAREMONT — A class of
3o students was told to "be ever
true to yourself," by a former
kindergarten teacher at
graduation exercises Thursday,
at Claremont Public .School.
Echoing the advice of one of
her own teachers, and that
Polonius to Hamlet, the
est
speaker Betty Pegg told
students the importance of
being honest with themselvest
as they are the ones they n
live with.
"Don't be afraid to say no
when you think something's not
right," Mrs. Pegg
said.
The speaker, who claimed
she taught half of them
al ed"please one -
and thank you,
time student, the late Brent
Ward, of whom two memorial
~trophies were presented.
il, he
Although a diligent pup
might never have won a
scholarship," Mrs. Pegg
"but he might have been citizen
of the year.
"I hope some of you win
scholarships, but I hope all of
you become good citizens," she
concluded.
Mrs. Pegg provided an
ourselves
extra treat for the graduates
and their parents, by showing
slides of many of the class when
they were in kindergarten.
Valedictorian, Shawn
Malcolm, said they were
"leaving with lasting
memories." It was time now to
"branch out a and Our chase talents
to use
anour
dreams."
Other speakers were,
Durham Board of Education
Trustee, Linda Carder; school
principal, Stan Todd; Earl
Pilkey and Carl Young of the
Claremont Lions Club; and
Debbie Uzzell of the Claremont
Lioness Club.
The valedictorian, received
the general academic
proficiency award, a $40
scholarship. He also won the
Lynne Lees Memorial Trophy
for French and another award
for Mathematics.
Chris Doyle, the master of
ceremonies, captured the
Ken
Ward Memorial Trophy for all-
round general proficiency;w
athletic prizes plus recogn'l
tion
for HistorY_
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CANADA��`-�r
Canada Day
Dominion Dayllk
a
To say that nationalism is rampant in the world today
may be considered trite. But a sense of pride in country is
not unimportant, for a person who has no pride in coun-
tPT try will probably tend to ignore her laws and is unlikely
to work for the betterment of her people.
Yet at atimewhen many nations are seeing an upsurge in national
pride we find many forces at work within Canada to divide the
country. True enough, the distance from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Ocean is great, but so are distances in Russia and Chile, the United
States and Australia.
What is most lacking is the realization of what a great country
Canada is, how fortunate we are in climate and resources, how
great the multicultured heritage we have, how tremendous the
potential and the opportunities.. With these, we need the will, the
courage, and the stamina to work with zeal for the development of
our potential and the betterment of all our people.
Nor need we forget our responsibilities for economically disadvan-
taged people in other parts of the world. Christian beliefs and
humanitarian concerns require our sharing and support for God's
children who are in need.
July 1st is a good time to renew our pride in ourcountry, to reaffirm
our determination to keep it one country, and to grow in the
,,,�, realization that we are citizens of one world. —
1981
ALAN OUNLOP/TORONTO STAR
Aims to please: Patty Baun, a student at Pickering High School, talks to senior
homeowner Rachel Griffm of Pickering before she starts cutting grass. Patty
works for the Summer Youth Services Program and is paid $2.50 an hour.
Teens work
for seniors
PICKERING — The Summer Youth
Services Program of Ajax -Pickering Com-
munity Care is matching up senior citizens
who need help in maintaining their homes
with teenagers who need a summer job.
Funded by the united Way and the
provincial government, the summer youth
program is five years old.
"We look for students who live close by
who can get there on their own," says Alli-
son Chatterton, program co-ordinator. "I
tell the teenagers everything I know about
the job, if I think the senior citizen might be
a bit critical or if he or she is a happy-go-
lucky sort. I give them all the hints and
clues and information concerning the job
that they might need."
Chatterton is also at the site to supervise
for at least part of the job.
The program also offers senior citizens
companionship.
The students are paid $2.50 an hour but if
a person can't afford that, the fees are ad-
justable.
Chatterton says there is definitely a need
in the area, particularly with seniors. "They
need a lot of help to stay in their homes
where they've lived for 40 years. I hear
them say over and over again that they
want to stay in their own home for as long
as they can."
Alan Syme, an Ajax High School student
who has worked in the program for the last
three summers, says he enjoys knowing
that he is helping someone.
"I met one man last summer who calls
me up to come back," he says. "He likes to
have students in to talk with him after the
job is over.
B4 THE TRIBUNE, SEPTEMBER 30, 1981
V of T graduate
Janice Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Les Wilson of Greenwood, recently
graduated from the University of Toronto
with a Master's of Business Administration
Degree. Previous to this, in 1979, she
received her Master's Degree in Chemistry.
Janice is now employed as an Investment
Assistant on the staff of Dupont of Canada
Ltd., Toronto. i
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Mildred Corbett
Teaching career
GREENWOOD — For
Greenwood's Mildred Corbett,
education has been her life.
She's been imparting
knowledge to children through
several generations over the
past 441/2 years, and she's not
about to stop.
Although officially retired,
Mildred will return to E.A.
Fairman Public School in
Whitby this fall as a library
volunteer, two days a week.
"After all this time, I can't
give it up completely," she
says.
Born in the lovely brick
house where she still resides
with sister Gertrude, Mildred
received her formal education
at Greenwood Public School
(now a library) and Whitby
High.
the past 38 years have
been spent in Whitby, first at
King Street School (now R.A.
Sennett) where she remained
15 years and then Hillcrest
School (now E.A. Fairman)
where she stayed 23 years until
her recent retirement.
Mildred retains many
wonderful memories of the past
441/2 years -- memories not only
of the children she's taught but
their parents too.
"There are more op-
portunities for learning today,"
she points out, "library
facilities are excellent". She
notes also that, for the most
part, today's children are
eager to learn.
As an indication of the high
esteem held for her, several
She remembers well the
daily trips to and from Whitby
in a made -over hearse owned
by Bruce Eston of Brougham.
f'We sat on boards and was it
rough," she recalls.
Following graduation from
Toronto Normal School, she
accepted a position in a one -
room school with eight grades
at S.S. No. 2, Seugog. The date
was Jan. 3, 1937. She remained
there four years and six
n )nths.
Her next school, Mount
Pleasant (S.S. No. 12,
Pickering) on the 7th Con-
cession brought her closer to
home. She boarded with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Madill, R.R. 2,
Claremont. Her salary at the
time was $50 a month.
receptions were arranged. At a
Board -sponsored dinner in
Durham College, Mildred was Teacher retires
presented with an engraved
silver tray also her choice of a (continued from Page 9)
painting that will hang in
p r i n c i p a l; T. H.
Fairman School.
The following evening, she
Houghton, former in -
was honored at a dinner in St.
spector; now retired;
former principal Bob
Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Martin; staff instructor
with former collegues in at-
3erry Stachow; K.D.
tendance. There, she was
Munro, director of the
presented with a water color
Durham Board of
painting from the staff. Later,
Education; Arthur
a public reception was enjoyed
Winter; Board chair -
at Fairman School with
man and staff teacher,
Ron Willerton. M.P.P.
representatives from all ad-
George Ashe, on behalf
ministrative levels present,
of Premier Wm. Davis,
including Area Superintendent
presented an engraved
D.J. Kettle; Dwight Swerd-
plaque, the first ever to
feger, Fairman principal; E.A.
be received by a
Fairman, former supervisory
Racher.
Mildred received a
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loyal Daulton figurine
—
rrom the children,
appropriately entitled
"The School M'am".
A lovely painting
called "Road Through
The Rockies" was
completed by Milton
Pegg and presented by
"friends of Green-
wood".
Well-wishers were
present from a distance.
Mildred admits
she'll miss the close
associations she's en-
joyed with members of
staff -- and the children.
However, she won't be
severing these con-
nections entirely and
that's good, for her and
for Fairman School.
Where it all began — the little red brick career that extended over 44 years. Although
schoolhouse (now a library) in the hamlet of now retire , she plans to provide volunteer in -
Greenwood. Mildred Corbett attended here as a struction at E.A. Fairman Public School,
girl and later entered the teaching profession, a Whitby. —Jim Thomas.
I ressive ceremony
GREENWOOD — Twenty-
three student graduates
received their diplomas,
Thursday evening, at an im-
pressive ceremony in Valley
View Public School, Greenwood.
Honored were - Tim Alma,
Greg Butler, Sharlene Carson,
Doug Cherry, Danny Fisher,
Tammy Fournier, Stephan
Geraghty, Alison Gilmour,
Andrew Head, Kim Hodgson,
Andrew Kinsman, Tammy Lee,
Danny Lok, David Marsland,
Jenny McCullough, Brian
Pascoe, Susan Pegg, JIm
Perrin, Lisa Raeburn, Norm
Slater, Todd Teklenberg,
Debbie Waltham and Brenda
Watson.
Selected as the boy showing
most improvement during the
past school year was 14 year old
Andrew Head of Greenwood.
Thirteen year old Tammy Lee,
also of Greenwood, won a
similar award as most im-
proved girl. The valedictorian
was Alison Gilmour, 14, of RR 2,
Claremont.
Several Greenwood area students were Awards were - Tammy Lee (left) and Andrew
honored, Thursday, when Valley View School held Head, both of Greenwood. The class valedictorian
its annual Grade 8 graduation ceremony. was Alison Gilmour, (right), R. R. 2, Claremont.
Recipients of The Most Improved Girl -Boy
--Jim Thomas.
Greenwood couple's
anniversary weekend
GREENWOOD — The past
weekend will be long
remembered by Verne and
Beatrice Hicks of Greenwood ---
the celebration of their Golden
Wedding Anniversary.
More than 200 friends and
relatives, including all
members of their family, at-
tended an "open house" held in
their home, Saturday evening
and Sunday afternoon. On
Sunday evening, they were
guests of honor at a dinner in
Oshawa.
Both are natives of
Tillsonburg, Mr. Hicks, the son
of Melbourne and Ellen Hicks
and Mrs. Hicks (the former
Beatrice Kent), the daughter of
John and Maude Kent.
They were married Aug. 1,
1931 at the Free Methodist
Church parsonage, Port
Rowan, Ont.
Following a honeymoon
trip to Orillia (in the groom's
1929 Chrysler), they returned to
the Tillsonburg area where
they remained until moving to
Greenwood in 1949.
Mr. and Mrs. Hicks, with
the help of their children,
operated The Paddock
Restaurant on Hwy. 7 for
eleven years, then retired to
their present home a short
distance away.
Verne is a tool and die
maker by profession, also an
excellent carpenter. His `first
love', however, is training
horses, a work he still con-
tinues.
Beatrice enjoys sewing,
quilting and crocheting. She's
an enthusiastic worker within
the U.C.W. of Greenwood
United Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Hicks speak
with pride of their family that
includes six daughters, Doreen
(Mrs. Milton Smith),
Tillsonburg; Marie (Mrs.
Floyd Malcolm, Guelph; Verna
(Mrs. Andy Appleton), Port
Perry; Margaret (Mrs. George
Lee), Greenwood; Greta (Mrs.
Jim Smith), Tillsonburg;
Barbara (Mrs. Gordon
LaCain), Oshawa and two sons,
Bob of Greenwood and Bill in
Mississauga. They have 17
grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren.
Mrs. Hicks has one brother
Harry Kent, living in Toronto
and a sister, Hazel Helsdon of
Tillsonburg. Mr. Hicks has one
sister, Pearl Scott, also of
Tillsonburg.
The honored couple were
presented with a beautiful
grandfather's clock, a gift from
their family, also a lovely tea
wagon from the community.
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Gathering of the clan
The gathering of the clan --- approximately long trip south. This site is popular with visitors,
150 Canada Geese stopped off at a spring -fed many of whom take pleasure in feeding the
pond on the Claremont Conservation Area last birds.
week, taking a breather before continuing their Greg Coates.
"Passive recreation"
Remclassification program
at Claremont Conservation
CLAREMONT — Re-class-
ification of Claremont Con-
servation Area to one of forest
and wildlife during the past
year, has also altered its
program into that of "passive
recreation."
And the reason? "We ran
out of dollars," says Jim
Agnew, superintendant of
operations for Metro Toronto
and Region Conservation
Authority, head of the six -
municipality organization.
That's why the Claremont
centre is no longer open the
year round, and when it is open
(last week in April to Thanks-
giving Day) it offers a reduced
program. There's no more
group picnicking, or group
camping, for example, and, as
the facilities for these "go out
of service, they won't be picked
up," Agnew said. Small picnics
can still be held.
The Claremont Area is also
without staff, except for
weekends when there is a gate
attendant on hand.
The education and field
centre, however, is still open
365 days a year.
The Area cpened in the late
'50s, but revenues have never
equalled taxes, Agnew said.
"There isn't one area that
pays its way", he added.
"Brute's Mills (Stouffville
Road) has more year-round
use, so attracts more," he said.
"Claremont, with its 400
acres, was never a high -use
area," he said. "It was never
designed to be."
As a forest and wildlife
area, the habitat is improved.
and more management is
provided on timber stands, he
said. One -quarter of the
original acreage has been
replanted.
In its summer operating
period, Claremont Con-
servation Area is open from 10
a.m. to sundown.
There is no charge.
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GREENWOOD
GENERALSTORE
Postal rates
will effect
taxes
Not only will
Pickering taxpayers
be paying more for
a first class letter
in 1982, they will also
be asked to help
foot the town's incr-
eased postal bill.
Town treasurer
Jlm Walls estimates
it will cost the town
140,000 to complete
its 1982 mailings,
and increase of
118,000 over 1981.
"We've been told
(first class)postal
rates are going
from 17 to 30 cents
a letter," Walls said.
He noted through
simple calculation
it con be. seen , that
will amount to a 76
percent increase
last year's 120,000
postal bill.
Walls said this incr-
eased coat will be
"Absorbed into the
mill rate" and the
taxpayers will have
tp pay for the increase
Walls said the town
does not enjoy
having to increase
taxes to pay its own
bills but there is no
other way to come
up with the nec-
essary funds.
All town mailing
is essential, says
Walls, and there are
no areas in which
cutbacks will be made
"Fortunately,"
says Walls, "It's
not I arge expenditure
item, the amount
isn't significant
really, and the incr-
ease can be absorbed
easily."
Greenwood Choir
Cantata
By Mildred
McTaggart
GREENWOOD— A
Christmas Cantata,
entitled "Immanuel
Forever," will be
presented by the choir
and young people of the
community, Dec. 20, at
7:30 p.m., in Greenwood
United Church. Guest
performers will be
Jamie Thompson,
flutist, and Pierre
LaCasse, pianist.
The Margaret
Butler Unit of the
United Church Women
held a Christmas
meeting at the home of
Margaret McTaggart,
last Monday evening.
Barbara Pegg prepared
a yuletide program and
games. Doreen Mid-
dleton wbe unit
leader forill 1112, with
Margaret Talbot,
assistant; Mildred
McTaggart, secretary;
Barbara Pegg,
treasurer; and Ruth
Petty, social functions.
A Christmas tree,
garlands and candles
decorated the church
I for the White Gift
service, Sunday. Greg
Butler was in charge of
the Sunday School
program, The pageant,
The Littlest Star," was
presented by Tim
Talbot, Kim and Steve
Hogan, Mike and
Tammy McTaggart,
Telly and Robyn
Raeburn, Jessica
Stoner, Amanda Tate,
Robert and Billy Petty,
and Chris and Michael
McKean.
"Little Children
Wake and Listen," a
French carol, and "Do
You Hear What I
Hear?" a modern one,
were sung by the
Sunday school choir. A
social hour followed the
service.
Mrs. Dorothy
Hownson, from
England, is visiting with
her daughter, Margaret
Talbot, Ken and the
grandchildren.
Mrs. Janet
Crawford is pleased to
have her daughter,
Susan Hodgins, and
little granddaughter,
Janet, of Vancouver,
with her this week.
Diane Tait recently
spent two weeks in
Newfoundland with the
Winnipeg Ballet.
Greenwood re-
sidents were pleased to
see Michael Butler on
Channel TV, Saturday
night. Michael and four
other artists had their
paintings shown at the
Gallery Eklektik,
Toronto, last week. The
theme was "Ex-
pressions." Michael
works with water
colors. The four were
interviewed by Glen
Cochrane.
Achievement Night -for Ontario South
'Girls model own
S hions
Beth Carson (centre) of Mt. Zion and Susan Ajax, Thursday night. The presentations were
Gammage (left) of Claremont, received their made by York -Durham Home Economist
Provincial and County Honors' Diplomas at Beverley Brook.
Ontario South's 4-H Achievement Program in ---Jim Thomas.
M
Skirt -vest projects
earn clubs praise
ONTARIO SOUTH — A
colorful and exciting fashion
review, highlighted Ontario
/� I, South's 4-H Achievement
Program, Thursday, at St.
Bernadette's Parish Centre,
Ajax.
The show included
-members from Oshawa, Mount
Zion, Greenwood, Claremont,
Brooklin and Ajax. Vests and
skirts were made by the girls
themselves in a project entitled
"Ready -Get Set -Sew".
Commentators from
Claremont were Susan
Gammage and Laura Vale.
Participants included - Susan
and Darlene Gammage, Laura
Vale, Courtney Graham, Patti
Evans, Karen Carson, Karen
Malcolm, Lorna Tapscott,
Wanda Townsend, Sherry
Carruthers and Annette Reid.
Representing Mt. Zion
were commentators Beth
Carson and Kerie Death
Wendy Carson, Dawn Marconi
Sandy Jamieson, Linda Jones,
Sharyn Fiss, Sharlene Carson,
Sharyn Jones, Barb Jamieson
and Ingrid Pyker.
Jennifer Guthrie served as
commentator for Greenwood.
Other participants were - Lisa
McTaggart, Becca Finlay,
Debbie Waltham and Susan
Pegg.
Three 4-H Homemakers
received diplomas, Beth
Carson of Mt. Zion and Debby
Noonan of Ajax, Provincial
Honors; Susan Gammage of
Claremont, County Honors.
Presentations were made by
York -Durham Home
Economist Beverley Brook.
Sixteen year old Karen Malcolm of Green River was a par-
ticipant in a fashion show at Ontario South's 4-H Achievement
Program at Ajax, Thursday night. Karen's a member of the
Claremont Club; ---Jim Thomas.
4-H Program
Fashion
show a hit
By Rosemary Timms
CLAREMONT —
Claremont's Zippy Zig-
Zags were prominent
participants in the 4-H
Achievement Program
at Ajax, Thursday night.
Susan Gammage
received her County
Honors Certificate and
emceed a fashion show
involving Darlene
Gammage, Courtney
Wallace, Patti Evans,
Karen Carson, Karen
Malcolm, Lorna Tap-
scott, Laura Vale,
Wanda Townsend,
Sherry Carruthers and
Annette Reid. Susan
was also a participant in
the fashion promenade.
B Carson of the Mt.
Zion Clubsieived _fur
Pinvmcial
Sh addressed the
audience, telling of her
experiences as- a
delegaie to the _4 H
Conference at __the
University of Guelph
last summer. Mt. Zion's
participants in the
fashion show included -
Wendy Carson, Dawn
Marconi, Sandy
Jamieson, Linda Jones,
Sharyn Fiss, Sharlene
Carson, Sharyn Jones,
Barbara Jamieson,
Ingrid Pyker, Kerri
Death and Beth Carson.
Congratulations to
Lorne Britton, winner of
the F. Stan Tyndall
Memorial Award at the
East York -King and
Vaughan, North York
Plowmen's Association
banquet in Victoria
Square last week.
Congratulations to
Thomas Paisley,
recipient of a $200
Scholarship courtesy
Comeo Industries Ltd.,
at a ceremony hosted by
Durham College last
month.
Remember the Olde
Tyme Christmas Dance
and Buffet in the Mt.
Zion Community Centre
this Saturday from 9 to
12 p.m. Music will be
provided by Frank
Barkey. Tickets ($12 per
couple) are available by
calling 649-3343.
The many friends of
Kay Hayward are
pleased to know she's
been released from
hospital and is con-
valescing at home.
Georgia's Studio
and Gallery is hosting a
Pre -Christmas Art
Show, Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 5 and 6
from 12 noon to 5 p.m.,
featuring watercolors
by Janet McGhee and
Janice Burgess and
wildlife photos by Betty
Pegg plus work com-
pleted by gallery
students as well as
Georgia herself. For
additional information
call 649-2996.
Congratulations to
Scotty and Ruth Murray
on the occasion of their
25th wedding an-
niversary. They were
honored at a gathering
in the Community Hall,
Nov. 28.
Variety Show
rehearsal is this Sunday
at 1 p.m. in the Com-
munity Hall. The Lions -
sponsored program is
Sunday, Dec. 13.
This Sunday is
White Gift Service in the
Claremont United
Church at 11:15 a.m.
Special music will be
provided by the choir.
The Women's In-
stitute will meet Dec. 9
in the home of Mrs.
Gordon Gauslin
beginning at 1:30 p.m.
The roll call will be
answered by
''Recollections of
Christmas".
Euchre winners at
the Clubhouse last week
were: Laura Reynolds,
Lena Ogden, Doris
Wilson, Art Parratt,
Alma Kennedy, Gladys
Burgin and Lenora
McKenzie. Lucky draw
winners were Doris
Wilson and Norma
Benson. The senior
citizens will meet
Thursday (today) at
1:30 p.m.
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14.
MAY BROWN
May Brown
Birthday milestone
By MILDRED
McTAGGART
GREENWOOD —
On Thursday, Nov. 5,
May Brown, a lifelong
community resident;
celebrated her 93rd
birthday. Although a
resident at Ballyclisse
Lodge in Ajax since
June, May still keeps in
touch with news of her
neighborhood. Only
recently, she attended
two pre -Christmas
bazaars, one in
Greenwood and another
at Mt. Zion. On Wed-
nesday evening last
week, Wm. Brown of
Greenwood; Fred and
Betty Brown, Patti and
Doug Scott of Brooklin
and Linda Eastwood of
Port Perry called at the
lodge with a birthday
cake and good wishes.
Allan Carson, Ken
Brooks, Ron Hoar and
Kenn McTaggart
returned on the weekend
from a deer hunting trip
at Whitestone Lake.
Bonnie Mowat was a
guest at the home of
Rosalie Brooks on the
weekend. Both girls are
attending the University
of Western Ontario at
London.
Congratulations to
Brian Jones, son of
Murray and Evelyn
Jones, the recipient of a
Pro Meritus Award at
Pickering High School's
Commencement Ex-
ercises, Friday night.
The prize goes to
students "who have
made an outstanding
contribution to the
school in one area or a
significant contribution
in several areas".
Congratulations also to
Diane Hooker, recipient
of The W. Percy Neale
Memorial Trophy as
captain of the school's
perfects. The George
Martin Citizenship
Award was shared by
Brian Jones and
Lorraine Warner.
There may still be
tickets available for the
turkey supper at Mt.
Zion United Church,
Sunday. Sittings are at 4
p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7
p.m.
Close to $1,000 was
raised at a very suc-
cessful bazaar held in
Greenwood United
Church last week.
The general
meeting of the U.C.W.
will be held Nov. 16 in
the church. The
Margaret Butler Unit is
in charge of the
program.
Between
You and Me
By RUTH COLES
Lady knew young
Diefenbaker
Forty is the old age of youth;
Fifty the youth of old age.
We spent a delightful afternoon this past week
with Miss May E. Brown who -is living at the retire-
ment lodge, Ballycliffe, in Ajax.
Miss. Brown was born in November, 18M at the
family farm in Greenwood about eight or nine miles
north west of Whitby. She has many memories of
our town of many years ago.
A very short distance these days but long ago
quite a way by horse and buggy. Whitby was the
centre, the largest town and by far the most impor-
tant, the County Town. Oshawa, a small place, did
not come into its own until the McLaughlin Carriage
business began and expanded.
I am sure an eternal optimist, Miss Brown is
bright, cheery, interested it seemed in any topic,
radiates energy and goodwill. Her appearance
belies her age; she looks years younger than she is. After our visit she took us on a tour of the lodge
and explained its operation, introduced us to some
staff members whose names she had on the tip of
her tongue. A damp, grey day she accompanied us
outside as we made our way to the car and insisted
as she pulled her sweater closer that she was quite
comfortable.
I hope she is in contact with children and young
People as her "joy" in living would do them all
good. No doom and gloom here and I'm sure if this
was mentioned she would say, "no time for that, I'm
much too occupied for that sort of thing."
The local school was two miles from the farm, the
church about two and a half. Walking was the order
of the day unless the weather was very bad and if
there was a heavy snow storm everyone stayed
home. The time was made up by opening the school
on the third Monday of August at the end of the
summer holidays.
We tend to forget these days that roads had to be
cleared out by people, not plows. To shop, visit or
attend to anything outside of the home horses were
used to pull a buggy or carraige in good weather and
.n fhP-„ interz_cutterorsleigh.
Although Greenwood had several stores, the
women shopped in Whitby for dress goods and the
men went to the tailor for suits or other articles of
clothing to be made up or bought off the rack. All
things pertaining to sewing, buttons and bows to
name two could be bought in this thriving County
Town. Whitby had mills to grind the wheat and to
sell flour as did Greenwood. I was amused to hear
her tell of the smoke billowing out of the Hatch
Buckle Factory, clouds of it, so pollution has been
an ongoing thing for 100 years or so.
At the public school in Greenwood, Miss Brown's
teacher for a time was William T. Diefenbaker,
father of the late Canadian Prime Minister, John
George Diefenbaker. A fine man and a good
teacher he had a shock of black curly hair and those
bright blue eyes; he too was tall and thin much like
his son as we knew him.
John Diefenbaker was a small boy at the time, too
youn gto go to school but on Friday afternoons some
of the children would take him to concerts at the
school. At other times he was allowed to sit in on
classes and this gave his mother a break for a few
hours as she had a younger son to care for too.
Miss Brown said the young John Diefenbaker was
a very fair minded boy and when the boys played
"war" he liked to see justice done. At this time, the
Boer War was being fought in South Africa and the
older boys spent many hours playing the war game
and as Miss Brown said it was a "game" to them
because it was so far away and communication was
slow and very poor, it seemed quite unreal until
later on. No doubt as the casualty lists went up and
the men returned home the reality set in.
Many of the children on "public school leaving"
were able to take two extra years rather than go to
Whitby for further learning. If the teacher could
manage to teach them they would enter high school
in Whitby in grade 10 or 11 rather than nine.
Commuting, of course, was out of the question for
these students so they had to live in Whitby with
very few visits home to Greenwood until the Christ-
mas holidays.
No doubt the school was a centre of activity then
and students were expected to produce. An exam
every Monday morning, probably a very hoed i,', i
for both student and teacher. At this time a salary
of $300 or $350 a year was the going rate and I might
add with no benefits!
Miss Brown spent her high school and model
years living in Whitby when school was in session.
Then on to Normal School in Toronto where she
graduated with a teacher's degree. For a time she
CONT'D ON PG. 12
A lesson in
life for us all
CONT'D FROM PG. 10
taught in Hayden, north of Bowmanville and at
Cedar Creek, a place long gone.
Newspapers were of great interest and politics
were often the topic of the day with many divergent
ideas and opinions. Heated discussions and I have
heard from others that many enemies were made at
election time but soon forgotten when the time was
over.
Apparently hay and straw were in great demand
for Toronto. The reason - so many horses to be fed
and bedded down. Miss Brown's father would load
up I think in all seasons for the city. Apples and
other produce were sold at the St. Lawrence
Market, still a great place to shop. The men left in
the afternoon and stayed near West Hill by the
Rouge Valley at a halfway house and then early in
the morning they started out for the city. Miss
Brown did not mention highway robbers in this area
but I have been told they lurked in the valley and
sprung out to rub unwary travellers!
A lesson in life for all of us. Our forebearers,
strong and staunch, standing on their own two feet
or falling by the wayside as some would do. They
must have been optimists with hope always in sight
because things were not always too easy and little
help standing by other than family and friends.
Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) said, "Life is a country
that the old have seen and lived in. Those who have
to travel through it can only learn from them."
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Greenwood hamlet
kf4 plan"ala reunion
GREENWOOD — This
community will "let its hair
down", May 22 and 23.
These weekend dates have
been selected for a giant
reunion that will focus on three
main locations ---the school, the
church and the Community
Centre.
Although still seven
months away, the wheels are
already in motion putting the
program together. The com-
mittee chairperson is Wanda
(Moore) Pitchforth now of
Oshawa. Other members in-
clude - John Paxton, Steve
Jackman, Bonnie Tapley, Kenn
McTaggart, Janet McTaggart,
Linda Eastwood, Rita Fisher
and Mildred McTaggart.
Although the welcome mat
is out for everyone, special
guests are those who attended
S.S. No. 9, Pickering
(Greenwood Public School)
from 1907 through to its closing
in 1962. The building is now a
library with a new school
(Valley View) next door.
Although the two-day
program is still tentative,
registration will take place on
the Saturday at Valley View
School from 1 to 3 p.m., with
opening ceremonies at two.
Dinner will be served at 6:30
p.m., in the Community Centre
with a dance to follow.
A community worship
service will be held in
Greenwood United Church on
the Sunday with lunch at its
conclusion.
While an attempt will be
made to contact as many as
possible, the committee is
counting on newspaper
publicity and word-of-mouth
communication to reach those
whose whereabouts are not
immediately known.
Picke
The hunt is over. Durham regional police
brought down this large moose in the
Brock Road, Bayly Road area. The police
originally conered the animal at the
Liverpool Road 60 station but it bounded
away. The police had no option but to shoot
M.
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Nature photos make beautiful gifts
Betty Pegg, R.R. 2, Claremont, recognized
for her beautiful wild -life photography, has
made some of her best pictures available as gifts
with each one mounted in a suitable frame.
These were on display last weekend at Georgia's
Studio -Gallery, Brock Road, Claremont.
----Jim Thomas.
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This new experimental solar home belongs to iv■r. ailu
Mrs. Christiann Van Helsdingen, R.R. 2, Claremont. In-
creasing in popularity, this may represent the long-term
collector windows gather the sun's rays for storageGreg Coates ,
tanks.
CLAREMONT — If you're
one of many concerned over the
high cost of heating a home,
then consider solar energy. Mr.
and Mrs. Christiann Van-
Helsdingen, of R.R. 2, Clare-
mont, own such a house and are
happy with it.
"We're very pleased", said
Mr. VanHelsdingen. "It's 95
per cent complete."
Worth over $160,000, the
house has an entire side of
collector windows which allow
the sun's heat to enter and be
stored in a special tank. It's
still too early to tell how much
they will save on heating costs,
having just moved in during
May. They have not, however,
used electric heaters yet this
year.
The house is also equipped
with a wood stove connected to
the storage tank. With this
container, the VanHelsdingen's
can, if necessary, heat their
house on yesterday's sun.
"We also have double the
standard of insulation," said
Mr. VanHelsdingen. This is to
ensure a minimal of heat loss.
The home was built by
Peter Zile of West Hill, along
with consulting engineer Jens
Sonderskov. Construction
started in June of last year.
Other features include an in-
door pool, a greenhouse and a
fall -out shelter.
What's for the future? l
"We'd like some day to instal a
windmill to produce some of
our own hydro," said Mr. Van-
Helsdingen.
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Busytime ec/
over holiday
By
husband, James
Mildred McTaggart
Mulock, Cannington.
GREENWOOD —
Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Rev. A.M. Butler, Mrs.
Keddel, Mr. Wiltshire,
Butler, Sr., Michael and
Toronto; and Mr.
Greg, celebrated
Stribling, Montreal,
Christmas with Mr. and
were guests of Mrs.
Mrs. Eric Butler and
Pearl Brooks, and Mr.
family, at Guelph. On
and Mrs. Don Pegg and
New Year's Day, they
family, Christmas day.
were guests of Mr. and--,
Mr. and Mrs. Doug
Mrs. Graesser, Toronto.Morden,
and Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Mrs. Lloyd Morden and
Pegg visited Mr. and
Dallin and
family, had dinner New
Mrs. Ken
Year's day with Mr. and
grandson, Matt, of
Whitby, Christmas day,
Mrs. Tim Logeman.
and Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Oshawa.
Pegg on New Year's
Congratulations to
Tim and Darlene
day'
Mrs. Doreen
Briscoe, on the arrival
Middleton, and Mr. and of their son.. Dec. 31.
e o 7 ate ` Mr. ana Mrs.Tfavifi
Earl S�"
Mrs.
Denise, visited Howard
Henning and family, of
and Pat Middleton and
Monteagle, visited Mr.
Alex, at Chesterville,
and Mrs. Gerald
south of Ottawa, on the
Henning for the holiday
New Year's weekend.
week. Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Henning and
The Middletons bought
a farm there, last year,
family, Whitby; Mrs.
and moved to it in
Mary McLean and
November. '
Breatrice McLean,
Mr. and Mrs. Ken
were also guests on
Brooks entertained Mr.
Christmas and New
and Mrs. Jan Carlson
Year's day of Mr. and
and family, Marr, Ont.;
Mrs. Gerald Henning.
Mr. and Mrs. David
Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Pascoe were guests of
Pegg and family,
Unionville; Mr. and
Tribune editor, Jim
Mrs. William Pegg, and
Thomas and his wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Jean, in Stouffville on
Pegg and family,
Christmas day; and
entertained Mr. and
Stouffville, Dec. 27.
Mrs. Maude . Stell
Mrs. Lloyd Stanley and
spent three days at
Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Pascoe on New Year's
Christmas with her
day.
daughter, Alice and her
Prodnetive-year
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By Norah Stoner
Pickering Town Council
1981 has been a most
productive year for the
Town of Pickering and
for me.
The town is growing
faster than most
municipalities in
southern Ontario. In the
Town Centre Area, nine
apartment buildings are
under construction. The
T. Eaton Company has
announced that they will
be opening a 120,000
square foot `full line'
department store in the
Spring of 1983. The store
will be part of the
Sheridan Mall.
The recreation
complex received $4
million dollars from the
Provincial Ministry of
Culture and Recreation.
Construction -will begin
in the spring. The
facilities as planned will
really be a terrific boom
to Pickering residents.
The recreation
master plan is awaiting
approval from the
Ministry of Culture and
Recreation of the draft
terms of reference.
These will then be
submitted to Council for
consideration.
In the fall, we saw a
major change in our
transportation system.
We outgrew the Dial -a -
Bus system and were
losing riders and so
switched to the fixed -
route theme. Many
more people are ex-
pected to use the system
now that they can count
on being certain places
at specific times. We
are now one step closer
to an interconnection
with the TTC,
something I believe
would be a great service
to Pickering residents.
The Ajax Pickering
Handi Trans, now has 85
handicapped in-
dividuals registered to
use the service. A
second van is being
fitted for service. We
travel to Scarborough
College, Scarborough
Centenary Hospital,
Oshawa General
Hospital and Durham
College, as well as in
and around Ajax and
Pickering.
Some of our buses
have been converted to
run on propane as an
energy conservations
measure. If you have
any questions regarding
transportation, call Les
Dickout at 683-2760.
Resolutions at both
Pickering Council and
Durham Regional
Council rejected the
idea of building an
airport in Pickering.
Both Councils stated
their deep concerns
about the degeneration
of the area and the need
for long leases and
revitalization. A report
from Regional Chair-
man, Gary Herrema, to
Jean -Luc Pepin, the
Federal Minister of
Transport, has
suggested that many
properties should be
released from ex-
propriation and sold to
private individuals.
The Region of
In my
opinion
By NORAH STONER
Councillor, Ward 3
Town of Pickering
Durham passed an
amendment to the
Official Plan giving
approval to the land
designations for the
North Pickering
Project. The head of the
Ontario Land Cor-
poration has told local
residents that con-
struction will probably
not take place for 20
years.
Pickering's drink-
ing water is no
longer drawn from Lake
Ontario between the
outfall of the York
Durham Sewer and the
Pickering Nuclear
Generating Station. We
now draw our water
from the Ajax _.water-
front and we will soon be
connected to Whitby for
our water supply. The
costs for this conversion
are being paid out of
money received from
Ontario Hydro.
Interest rates are
having a devastating
effect on our farm
economy. As deputy
m4yor, I was part of a
panel with MP Ed
Broadbent, MP Scott
Fennell, MPP George
Ashe, Ajax Mayor Bill
McLean and others
discussing the effects of
high rates on our
economy. It is ab-
solutely essential to
maintain strong
businesses and farms.
Council supported this
position in a resolution
sent to the Finance
Minister.
Council has
deferred making a
decision on two items
relevant to the next
election. The proposals
to change the ward
boundaries and to elect
Regional Councillors at
large rather than by
ward, have been put off
until January 11, 1982 to
allow for response from
individuals and
associations. If you wish
to see the maps for
boundary changes, call
the town clerk, Bruce
Taylor. Let us know
your views.
I hope you and
yours had a good
Christmas and I wish
you all the best in 1982.
Happy New Year, One and All
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On ilia Municipal Scene
One of the most enjoyable duties of a Pick-
ering Councillor is that of being Deputy
Mayor, representing Mayor Jack Anderson
when his schedule is overloaded or he's
away on business.
Recently, I represented the Town at the
Ajax/Pickering Senior Citizens Council's
annual meeting. It was a real pleasure to be
with such energetic and purposeful people.
Their chairman, Alex Bruce, made a stirring
speech about the involvement of seniors in
political action. Many individuals wanted
more information about the Recreation
Complex and its various components.
Many seniors would like to see bowling in-
cluded. Another matter of concern was the
implementation of the Pickering Transit
System which has replaced the Dial -a -Bus.
The keynote speaker at the luncheon was
Mr. Lee Evans of Whitby. Mr. Evans is
a member of a committee for the Promotion
be Norah Stoner
of Seniors' Education. There is so much that
seniors have to offer - their knowledge and
experience can enhance the education and
well being of other retirees in the com-
munity. The four main responsibilities of
the committee at this time are:
1. To assess the educational preferences of
seniors by means of a questionnaire. This
is being drafted now and will be circulated to
all seniors in the Region.
2 To assess the courses now available to the
seniors community through the high schools
colleges and municipalities and make re-
commendations to promote registration.
3 To organize satellite courses for seniors to
supplement existing programs. They would
take place in nursing homes, seniors clubs
and apartments. The committee, in con-
junction with area seniors, would develop
programs and recruit teachers (preferably)
retirees) to provide the courses. They in-
tend to develop and offer courses on pre -
retirement education which would be of-
fered to business and industry for the bene-
fit of their employees.
4. to lnvotve seniors in teacning or cu-
teaching. This would require attending
workshops and seminars in order to acquire
the necessary expertise. One suggested
course is the Gerentology Program at Dur-
ham College.
The committee has just received a New Hor-
izons Grant and they hope to have some
courses operating in the New Year.
The response to Mr. Evans' proposal was
quite positive with some suggestions of
courses and schedules that would suit older
people in Pickering and Ajax. The Ajax/
Pickering Seniors have offered to assist in
distributing the questionnaire to the mem-
bers of their individual clubs.
People wishing to be involved in any way
should call Mr. Evans at 668-3012. He and
the Ajax/Pickering Seniors Council deserve
to be congratulated for service to the com-
munity.
The ladies of the Pickering Village United
Church provided a lovely lunch after the
meeting. The only problem with being De-
puty Mayor is that is is fattening.
November
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Ann Gifford of The Welsh Dresser in Pickering Village assesees the
damage to her'150 sign. Her sign, along with other Pickering Village
merchants', was removed by the Ajax works department and dumped at
the Ajax works depot. TheVillage merchants are up in arms over the
action taken by Ajax and say their business will not succeed unless they
can erect their signs on Highway 2. -
village merchants angered
bv actions of Ajax councii
"They'reclosing the Village by not allowing
these signs, if we can't advertise on High-
way 2 the Village is dead, no one comes
down this side street (Kingston Road West)"
those were the angry words of Ben Bates,
the owner of Ben's Used Furniture and Col-
lectables in Pickering Village, after learning
the Ajax works department had removed his
roadside sign.
Bates sentiments were echoed by Ann Gif-
ford owner of the Welsh Dresser and Marg
Watson at the Village Store and the House
Next Door were stunned to discover their
s gns which had t�tb1�'p
than a year, were suddenly gone.
Gifford immediately contacted the police
but realized afterwards that this was not the
work of teenage vandals because the signs
from other stores along highway 2 were mis-
sing as well.
The store owners got together and soon con-
cluded this had been the work of the town of
Ajax and for one reason or another their
signs, often costing in excess of $100, were
in violation of some unannounced municipal
by-law.
However, Bill Schlatter, municipal law en-
forcement officer for Ajax sia this by-law has
been on the books since 1976 after concil re-
solved, "Any signs on town property are to
be removed by the works department."
Even if it was a standing by-law the Village
storekeepers felt they should have been in-
formed the town was preparing to remove
the signs.
To this Schlatter replies, "I attempted to
contact as many people as possible asking
them to comply," but he says he had no re-
ply from the owners, few complyed and the
work order was issued for the works depart-
ment to remove all signs on township pro-
perty.
Township property, is another area where
the store owners don't see eye to eye with
the town of Ajax. "They say because they
maintain the property they can rip down the
signs, they haven't cut the grass in five
years. They do absolutely nothing for us.
The people are pretty fed up eith the coun-
cil as is," said Bates.
Both Gifford and Watson agreed with Bates
noting they had cut the grass and main-
tained the so called municipal property for
as long as they've been in business.
The fact they were maintaining the proper-
ty makes little differnece to Ajax because as
Schlateer points out the land remains in
ownership of the municipality, and the by-
law still stands.
"In the Village unfortunately the road a
lowance often goeas right up to the walls,"
Schlatter says, also nothing any signs which
are erected must be 10 feet within the pro-
perty line.
Schlatter concludes, because the stores do
not have large lots, any sign which is not
affixed to the building is therefore in viola-
iga .Df the by-law.
The store owners could not see the logic of
this by-law their signs as far as the were
concerned were not offensive in any way,
says Gifford of the Welsh Dresser, "It
wasn't junk it looked nice, why are they an-
tagonizing people who are improving their
properties? "
Bates believed he knew the reason the
signs were outlawed. He says Ajax does not
want the Village to expand because they say
it is taking customers from store owners in
the Ajax business district. Bates says Ajax
would prefer to bulldoze the Village and just
start all over again. Without the roadside
ads he suggest they might as well begin the
process of destroying the Village immedi-
ately, "Everybody's spent a lot of money to
make a go of it, if we can't advertise on
Highway 2 they might just as well bury us."
"If Ajax doesn't want us we'd like to go
back to Pickering," Says Gifford, "Picker-
ing would like to have the Village."
Gifford says her business competes with no
other in Ajax, she sayd she offers the kind of
serivice no store in Ajas could match and also
half of her customers come from other then
Ajax.
Schlatter argues that the storeowners are
just as much to blame as they displayed "I
went to the Welsh Dresser I think twice, I
left my card for theowner to contact me and
nothing happened." He also said when the
by-law came into being it was circulated and
there was absolutely no public input.
"1'm personally willing to make except-
ions," says Schlatter, he admits the by-law
is somewhat controversial and not complete-
ly clear in certain cases," but to do that (al-
ter the by-law) the by-law would have to be
amended."
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Plan reunion
By Mildred
McTaggart
GREENWOOD —A
Greenwood School and
Community Reunion is
planned for May 2 and 3
of this year. In this
connection, the staff at
the Old Greenwood
Schoolhouse Library is
anxious to assist with
the planning of this
event. They are anxious
to receive copies of class
photos with student
names attached for a
permanent Library
collection. These will be
displayed at the
reunion. Anyone able to
assist with this project
is asked to come in on
any Thursday between 4
and 8 p.m., or Saturdays
between 10 a.m. and 12
noon.
The congregation of
Greenwood United
Church will hold its
annual meeting, Sun-
day, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m.,
with a pot -luck luncheon
at 12 noon.
This community
was saddened when
word was received on
the death of Mr. Ralph
ion-s, Jan. 7 in Port
Perry Hospital. Sym-
pathy is extended to
wife Ruby; son and
daughter-in-law, Allan
and Deanna; daughter
and son-in-law, Janet
and Kenn McTaggart;
daughter Gloria An-
drews; brother Percy
and grandchildren Lis,
Michael, Tammy ar
Russell.
Late Ralph Jones
A rewarding life
MT. ZION — The hundreds
who visited the McEachnie
Funeral Home in Pickering and
attended the service, Sunday,
was a tribute to the respect
held for the late Ralph Jones,
R.R. 2, Claremont.
Mr. Jones, a life-long
resident of the community,
died Jan. 7 in Port Perry
Hospital following a brief
illness. Admitted to hospital in
December, his health improved
sufficiently to permit his
release just before Christmas.
On Thursday morning, his
condition worsened and he was
re -admitted to hospital where
he passed away that evening.
Ralph Jones was born on
the 7th Concession of
Pickering, the son of Alonzo
and Jane (Wilson) Jones. He
was actively involved in all
areas of community life. He
was a trustee on the board of
S.S. No. 13 (Mt. Zion); the first
president of the Men's Club and
on the Board of Stewards at Mt.
Zion United Church; the first
president of the Mt. Zion
Community Centre Board and
a member of the Salem
Cemetery Board.
His interests extended
beyond the local area and in-
cluded membership on the
board of the Claremont Co-
operative and the Pickering
Federation of Agriculture. He
was a member of the I.O.O.F.
Lodge (No. 165) at Brooklin and
enjoyed his association with the
Golden Age Club at Claremont
and the Seniors' Council, Town
of Pickering.
Ten years ago, Mr. Jones
was fitted with a pacemaker.
Because of this aid, he was
always supportive of the On-
tario Heart Fund. At the
family's request, many
donations were received to
assist in this work. The floral
tributes were beautiful
Rev. A.M. Butler of Mt.
Zion United Church conducted
the service. David O'Blenes
rendered two lovely solos. The
pall -bearers were - Grant
Carson, Les Harbron, Keith
Jones, Richard Annis, Reg.
Hoskins and Murray Jones.
The flower -bearers were -
Michael McTaggart, Allan
Carson and Frank McAvoy.
Besides his wife, the for-
mer Ruby Annis, Mr. Jones is
survived by two daughters,
Janet (Mrs. Kenn McTaggart)
of Greenwood; Gloria An-
drews, Vancouver, British
Columbia; one son, Allan of
Greenwood; a brother, Percy,
R.R. 2, Claremont and four
grandchildren, Lisa, Michael
and Tammy McTaggart and
Russell Andrews. He was
predeceased by a son Glen in
1977.
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evening,
blaze'
KINSALE — An
early - evening fire at
Kinsale Sunday, is still
under investigation by
the Ajax - Pickering
Fire Department.
The blaze, caused
an estimated $80,000
damage to a com-
bination store and house
owned by Guido Nac-
carato, Hwy. 7 and the
Audley Road.
No one was injured
but three firefighters
suffered frost -bite.
Friends
shocked
By Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
This community was
shocked, last week, to
learn of the tragic ac-
cident that took the lives
of two village residents,
John I:ornov, 18 and
Tony Conduit, 17. The
tw(; boys were killed
wren their car was in
(Allision with another on
the Brock Road, north of
Conc. 7. The second
driver was 39 year old
Henry Buma, Conc. 1,
Pickering. His
passenger was two year
old Jason Fievet of the
same address. Service
for John was held
Tuesday from St.
Francis de Sales
Church, Pickering with
interment Salem
Cemetery. Surviving
are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Hornov;
three brothers, Edward,
Peter and John and one
sister Anne. Service for
Tony was held Monday
from St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church,
Pickering. Surviving
are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Conduit; one
sister, Patricia and a
brother, Matthew; also
his grandmother, Mrs.
Helen Miller of
Peterborough.
Sherry Leah Gardiner, daughter of Anthony
Gardiner and the late Velma Gardiner of
Prince Albert was recently married to Stanley
Ivan Rowe, son of Earl and Cathy Rowe of
Goodwood. The wedding took place at Stouffvil-
le United Church.
Student
orators
By Mildred -
McTaggart' 1IC
GREENWOOD —
Public speaking com-
petitions were held
recently at Valley View
Public School. The
following students were
winners: Grades 4 to 6 -
Emma Talbot, Anne
Byberg, Wendy
Misener. Grades 7 to 8 -
Tim Talbot, Shawna
Foxton.
The mothers of
Valley View's Grade 8
students are sponsoring
a Valentine Dance at the
Community Centre,
Sat., Feb. 13 beginning
at 8 p.m. The proceeds
will assist in funding a
trip for the Grade 8 boys
and girls.
When the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Mac-
carato burned Jan. 17,
an old Kinsale land-
mark was destroyed.
The west section of the
building had once been
used as a church and
later a store and post
office. The last
storekeeper in Kinsale
was George Curl, now of
Whitby.
Four lambs in one year is rare but eight repeated the impossible, another family of four
lambs in two years is ---unbelievable; un- on the farm of Bill Wensink, 17th Avenue,
believable but true. This ewe, originally owned Stouffville, R.R. 1. Unfortunately, one of them
by Harvey Brown, Markham, R.R. 2 and later died, Jan. 28. Mr. Wensink and daughter Diane
purchased by Ken Prentice, gave birth to are shown here with the remaining three, "all
quadruplets in 1981. Now, ten months later, she doing beautifully". ----Greg Coates.
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BROUGHAM — It was
back on March 2, 1972 that the
federal and provincial
governments announced plans
to establish a major airport in
the Township of Pickering.
That was ten years ago.
In the months that
followed, Ottawa proceeded to
buy up thousands of acres of
land, even demolished several
barns and houses, but never
started construction.
The decision to at least
Postpone the project was due in
part to a bitter battle fought by
an organization calling itself
"People or Planes". The
chairman was Dr. Charles tend," said Claremont's Anne never was too sure where
Godfrey, R.R. 1, Goodwood. Howes, head of
Publicity ad- Pickering was in the first
The other reason was Queen's
ding somewhat cynically, "he place."
Parks' decision to withhold
services to the site.
On Sunday (Feb. 28),
P.O.P. members will hold a
tongue-in-cheek celebration on
the grounds of the Federal
Information Office in
Brougham. The event,
beginning at noon, will include
a "fly -in" and other activities.
Politicians from the
municipal, provincial and
federal levels have been invited
including Jean Marchand. "We
have no guarantee he'll at-
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Markville Plaza, Hwy. 7 and McCowan Road, Markham, of- (left to right) - Dave Smuschkowitz, Premier Wm. Davis, York-
ficially opens to -day. However, preceeding this ceremony, a gala Centre M.P.P., Don Cousens, Jack Israeli and Markham Mayor
party was held Tuesday night with close to 4,000 invited guests in Tony Roman.
attendance. A cake, designed in the shape of the mall, was sliced by ---Sjoerd Witteveen.
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STOUFFVILLE — Eaton's of CanaPe�toddI�td., Now the new Mark
The opening of Eaton's
108th store in Canada,
today (St. Patrick's
Day), March 17, at the
Markville Shopping
Centre, "adds a special
meaning to the oc-
casion," John Craig
Eaton, chairman of the
board and director,
told those attending the
opening ceremonies.
For it was from
Ireland that in 1854 his
great - grandfather,
Timothy Eaton, founder
of the chain, came to
Canada and started up
that first store on Queen
Street, Toronto, he said.
ville store, located at
the corner of McCowan
Road and Highway 7,
between Markham and
Unionville, was in-
corporating "many
innovative ideas, un
dreamed of in Timothy
Eaton's day."
.. As part of the
opening ceremony,
Eaton presented the
"first customer,"
selected from the
crowd, with a bouquet of
roses, plus another gift
for the mother and her
child.
He also presented
Margaret Connor, a 30-
year employee, with an
original watercolor by
Ontario artist, Ken
Hanson, for the staff
lounge.
The new store has
two shopping levels,
with wheel -chair ac-
cessibility, two mall
entrances, two parking
entrances on the main
level, and one on the
upper, and a 136-seat
deli -cafe.
Store services in-
clude: Eaton's Travel,
Glenby Beauty Salon,
alterations, customer
and medical services,
women's and men's
fashions, and Pepper -
tree, junior women's
fashion department.
The store is open
from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Monday to Friday, 9:30
a.m. to 6 p.m., Satur-
day.
Manager is Jerry
Barss.
Car rally
GREENWOOD — Sixty-
five participants and 24
automobiles joined in the
second annual Greenwood Car
Rally, May 16, sponsored by the
Greenwood Tennis Club. The
route, extending over 84
kilometers, was set out by John
Head and Bob Blackburn.
Prizes for the event were
donated by Paddock Shell
Service Station; Village Travel
Shoppe; The Red Stallion;
Balsam General Store;
Greenwood General Store;
Brooklin Esso Station; Brown's
Foodmaster and Atlas Polar
Company.
There was a tie for first
place between drivers Les
Fisher and Gerry Bates. Their
respective navigators were
Karen McGuire and Bob
Mason. Other placements
follow: Bill Smith (driver) and
Marjorie Bryant, second; Roy
Brown and Maggie Brown,
third; Jodi Arnts and Lisa
Arnts, fourth; Peter Robertson
and Scott Blackburn, Michael
Nicholson and Sandra Lyons,
tied for fifth; Rick Bleasdale
and Anita Day, sixth; Peter
Selby and Val Selby, seventh;
John Bryant and Jan Smith,
eighth; John Bleasdale and
Carol Smith, ninth.
I Talented musicians
Students of Valley View School, Greenwood, under the
direction of Caroline McGregor, presented their annual music
night, May 19, before an appreciative audience. Two of the
participants in the program were Jennifer Spratley (left),
clarinet and Jennifer Alma, flute. Both are students in Grade 8.
— Jim Thomas.
Giriswija.aehievement
Six area girls were the recipients of County Honors' diplomas K.ti. i, twoomin; Lu,11a .a�,�..,�,, _••--• --_ _______, _ _____
at a 4-H Achievement Program, Thursday, in St. Bernadette's Lessard, R.R. 1, Brooklin; Sus Claremont 21 Claremont and
Church Hall, Ajax. Presented with certificates were (left to Martha Cole, Whitby. ---- Jim Thomas.
right) - Karen Malcolm, R.R. 1, Locust Hill; Debbie Waltham,
Seventeen year old Dale Pascoe of Green- The presentation was made by Beverley Brook,
wood received her Provincial Honors diploma. Home Economist, York -Durham Regions.
---Jim Thomas.
BROOKLIN — Forty-five
years ---- a period of
organizational longevity that's
deserving of recognition.
For Brooklin Jr. Farmers,
this anniversary occasion was
celebrated Saturday with a
banquet and dance in the
Community Centre at Ux-
bridge. Members both past and
present attended.
There were a number of
past -presidents in the audience
including Bill Clark of Kinsale
who held the position in 1944.
Others holding this office in-
clude — John Knox (1937-39) ;
Ken Holliday (1940-41) ; John
Dryden (1942-43) ; Charles
Hamer (1945); Hugh Miller
(1946); James Armstrong
(1947); John Howden (1948);
Everson Norton (1949); Bill
Boyes (1950-51); Doug Coates
(1952); Francis Wilson (1953);
Vernon Barrett (1954) ; Bill
Werry (1955); Douglas Alves
(1956); Ron Werry (1957); Bob
Holliday (1958) ; Ron Neale
(1959); Fred Taber (1960;
Frank Barkey (1961);
Grant Carson (1962);
Aubrey Carson (1963) ;
Murrav Jones (1964); Murray
Brooklin Jr. Farmers
hold successful
reunion
tribute to John Knox, charter
president of the Brooklin Jr.
Farmers. She described Mr.
Knox as "a man with a vision"
and "the reason for our
existence". The family of John
and Jean Knox have all played
an active role in Jr. Farmers'
work, she said, with daughter
Pat and son Ken serving at the
Association's provincial level.
In 1967, it amalgamated with
the Junior Farmers.
Past - presidents of this
organization include :
Margaret (Hamer) Isngard,
Zarah (Gee) Holliday, Ruth
Dryden, Kay (Winter) Walker,
Reta (Parish) Mountjoy,
Helen (Jackson) Werry,
Mary (Boyes) Murdoch,
Wilma (Mountiov) Norton,
Mary Boyes, Anna
Phillips, Gloria (Cooper)
Frewes, Lois McMillan,
Jeanine (Werry) Carson, Anne
(Dryden) Mudge, Evelyn
Jones, Freda (Draper) Vernon,
Marilyn (Downey) Beatty,
Sharyn Jones and Doreen
(Jones) Stickwood.
Anne Sonley, a member of
the reunion committee, paid
t3
Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless,
Co -Founder
Mrs. E. D.
Smith, first
President
Mrs. Chas.
Macoun, first
F WIO
Secretary
Mr. Erland
Lee,
Co -Founder
Mrs. Wm.
Todd, first
F WIO
President
Women's Institutes Eightv-Five
Years Later
February 19, 1897 was a day that made history. One hundred and one women
and one man, Mr. Lee, were the newsmakers at the turn of the century.
February 19, 1982, will mark the 85th Anniversary of the founding of the first
Women's Institute in the world.
The family was the core -reason for founding Women's Institutes, and remains
so, to this day.
Women's Institute members for the last 85 years have stood by the concept of
strengthening the family unit and encouraged women to go beyond their homes
and farms to help one another think as individuals.
The formation of local branches quickly snow -balled in Ontario and it wasn't
long before the work spread into other Provinces in the Dominion. Men have
played an important role in the Women's Institute, especially, in the first thirty
years. Although it is questionable if any WI members would have enjoyed the
benefits of the organization over the last 85 years without the support of their
husbands.
In Ontario, back as far as 1896, Mr. Erland Lee heard Adelaide Hoodless
speak, and herein lies the key to the formation of Women's Institutes. Just as the
family unit, back at the turn of the century, depended on the mother and father
for guidance, the Women's Institute would not have been organized without a
woman (Adelaide Hoodless), who had a desire to tell the community about her
problem and concern, and a gentleman (Erland Lee), who recognized the
importance of the situation and encouraged a gathering of women, where she
would have a receptive audience.
In our 85th year, Ontario WI's are encouraging members of FWIC and the
Constituent Societies belonging to that group, to recognize and accept the fact,
that the first WI in the world had co-founders, Mrs. Hoodless and Erland Lee.
This will be on the agenda at the 1982 National Convention and Ontario
members are hopeful bias will not shade the decision.
With the formation of Branches throughout Canada, it was inevitable that the
Women's Institutes were destined for overseas. The Ontario born and educated
Madge Robertson, moved to British Columbia, married Alfred Watt, and be-
came a dedicated member of the Metchosin Wl. After his death, she and her
sons moved to England just before World War 1. After war was declared, Mrs.
Watt could see that rural women, if organized, could play an important part in
planting garden plots from which the vegetables could feed the local residents.
With the assistance of two influential men, a WI was organized in Flanfair,
Wales, in 1915.
The Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario have spear -headed projects,
such as, assuming ownership of the Erland Lee ( Museum) Home, where history
was made when the original Constitution was written. Thousands of dollars have
been invested in the educational projects for the youth, not only in Ontario, but
overseas, too. Assisting women in third -world countries has been beyond ques-
tion, an important facet of the WI work, where strong support was given, along
with other Constituent Societies, to the Associated Country Women of the World,
projects.
Now in 1982, where do we stand as an organization in our community?
History will record, in the beginning, the WI and the Church, were the organiza-
tional strengths in rural areas of Ontario. Today, we compete with a host of
other local organizations, as well as leisure -time activities, such as we've never
experienced before. Our role has become more difficult, so it becomes much
more important to define our goals and objectives.
We cherish the past, but we cannot live on previous accomplishments. All
those important roles we have played over the past 85 years were not in vain.
However, in the 1980's, our reasons ;,.• being, our objectives for existence, must
be motivated toward the needs of the present-day woman.
A re -thinking of direction and a re -defining of structure may be the answer.
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Hotel welcomes ladies
Two lovely young ladies entering the Brougham Central Hotel`.'
Such a practice would not have been thought proper at the turn of the
century. However, at "History in Action Day" on the grounds of the
Pickering Museum at Greenwood, last weekend, Lynn Bishop (left)
and Melinda Masters, both of Pickering, had no fears at the reception
awaiting them inside. Jim Holt.
When you eat at some restaurants
these days you need an after -dinner
mint — like the one in Ottawa.
EA46/ TORONTO STAR, TUE.SDAY, MAY 18, 1982
Historic Lishman farm
gets laving restoration
Century homestead passed through generations
By Jane McDonald
AJAX — While many people busily
spruce up their homes now that the
nice weather is here, the Lishman
farm on Westney Rd. is receiving
much more than a spring cleaning.
Designated a century farm by
Ajax's Local Architectural Conserva-
tion Advisory Committee, the field-
stone house has been receiving some
careful refurbishing.
"It's more than just a modern
patch -up job," said Bob Wright, one
of the half -dozen advisory committee
members who, under the Ontario
Heritage Act, identify, catalogue and
tryto conserve local architecture of
historic significance.
The farm has remained in the
same family since the mid-1800s. The
house was built with.stones gathered
from the fields of the surrounding
150 acres. Most of the land, except
for two acres, was sold to a develop-
er eight years ago, enabling Alan and
Myra Lishman to pay for repairs to
the stone work.
Original deed
Mrs. Lishman, 76, was born in the
house which has been passed down
through the female side of the Butts
family. The Lishmans still have the
original deed to the property, signed
with an X.
"Aaron Butts came to Canada
from New York state in 1847," said
Bill Lishman, son of Alan and Myra
and a member of the fifth generation
to grow up in the house. "They were
Quakers and came up with the
United Empire Loyalists. They were
passivists."
The Lishman home is one of three
buildings the conservation group has
had designated as historic sites. But,
Wright said, that in itself doesn't
carry much weight.
`Aware of history'
"It does provide an opportunity of
making people aware of the history,"
he said. "Our concern is block -bust-
ing — people who might knock down
older homes to make way for some-
thing new."
Two other properties the advisory
committee has been successful in
having designated are the Hermit-
age, the former Pickering College
and later summer estate of E. L.
Ruddy; and the Pickering Beach
Schoolhouse, a one -room reminder of
the past.
The future use of these two unoc-
cupied buildings is being considered
sd money can be raised for their res-
toration. The committee has a list of
200 more buildings it hopes to pre-
serve, most of them in the former
Pickering Village where the Lish-
man home is located.
Costs prohibitive
"Our biggest problem is finances,"
said Wright, who runs an advertising
agency in Ajax. "The cost of restor-
ing many of these buildings is
prohibitive. We do have some funds
which we receive from municipal
council, but that only provides a
sparse operating budget which bare-
ly covers our cateloguing."
Lishman was enthusiastic about
having his home designated by the
committee because, now, if it is sold,
the house cannot be altered in any
major way unless Ajax council ap-
proves. The council has six months to
make a decision.
"The idea is to'
so that it is not tranedn
detrimental way," Wright said. "Peo-
ple sometimes fear that this will af-
fect the resale value of their home
but some of the more successful
(architectural conservation) com-
mittees in the province have found
the opposite to be true.
`A prestigious thing'
"It's become, in places like Kingston,
Oakville and Thornhill, a prestigious
thing. People ask for designation."
The elderly Lishmans are happy
that they were able to make the
needed improvements to the home
their ancestors built with their own
hands almost 200 years ago. Their
children, one lives in British Colum-
bia and another in Blackstock, doubt
they will take over the homestead.
"You know," said Alan Lishman,
"the lock on the bathroom door was
manufactured by a blacksmith in
1847. It's been in use ever since and
works as well today."
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Fieldstone work: John Shaw-Rimmington a century Tarm L)y HJaA Z, L-� u, , " -- - -
pays careful attention to stone work
on Lish- Coned wit Authority. approval if it is sold it can't be
man farm. The farm has been designated as
GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL
REUNION
Saturday May 229 1982
and
Sunday May ?3, 1982
..VW a P-11l: 11urary, was and his former teacher, Edith (Stewart) Gambaretti. A banquet
revisited by former teachers and students on the weekend during and dance was enjoyed in the Community Centre, Saturday
a community reunion that brought together friends from a wide evening with a special service in the church, Sunday morning.
area. Reunited here are former student David Silcox of Toronto —Jim Thomas.
At Greenwood
School reunion
sparks memories
GREENWOOD —
Memories. Nothing recalls a
period from out of the past like
a school reunion. Former
Greenwood teachers and
students were afforded this
opportunity during a two-day
gathering that included the
school, the church and the
entire community.
While each person present
related to a particular period in
history, none could match the
recollections of 93 year old Mae
Brown, described by M.C. John
Paxton as "a stranger to no
one".
Mae, a platform guest at
Saturday's opening
ceremonies, astounded her
audience with tales dating back
to the turn of the century. She
recalled not only Canada's last
Prime Minister, The Hon. John
D. Diefenbaker (a one-time
pupil there), but also his father,
W. T. Diefenbaker, a teacher at
S.S. No. 9.
"He was tall and slim with
black wavy hair," she said,
"and eyes that would look right
through you". She recalled how
everyone was given a two-day
vacation while he moved into
his boarding house "down the
hill".
The school term started at
Easter, she said. Often, the
roads were so bad, there was no
school at all. She recalled
walking two miles "through a
swamp", then along the
Westney Road. A teacher's
salary of $400 per year was
common, she said, and out of
this, he or she had to pay rent.
Other speakers included
The Hon. George Ashe, M.P.P.
and Regional Councillor Gerry
Fisher.
Past teachers in at-
tendance included — Emily
(Petty) Pearse; Edith
(Stewart) Gamboretti; Isabel
Rutledge; Elva Stearman, and
Jerry Stachow.
Chairman Paxton praised
the ambitious reunion under-
taking headed by Wanda
(Moore) Pitchforth, now of
Oshawa. He introduced other
members on the committee. A
banquet and dance in the
Community Centre concluded
the day's activities.
Teachers - pupils
�.. 13 s _
together again
GREENWOOD — Months
of planning will reach a high
point here on the weekend as
hundreds gather for a reunion
that includes not only former
students and staff teachers of
Greenwood School (S.S. No. 9,
Pickering) but the entire
community.
The historic event will span
two days with a dinner and
dance at the Community
Centre, Saturday evening and a
service in Greenwood Church,
Sunday morning.
Visitors are expected from
as far distant as . Florida,
British Columbia and Alberta.
Guests will register be-
tween 1 and 2 p.m., Saturday
with opening ceremonies at
2:15. Displays, including
student photos, will be set up in
the new building (Valley View)
and at the old site, now a public
library.
The Pickering Museum,
now re -located in Greenwood,
will be open all afternoon.
A reunion dinner is
scheduled for 6:30 with a dance
to follow at nine.
Rev. T.H. Fleetham, a
former pastor, will bring the
message at a community
worship Sunday at eleven.
Participants in Saturday's
ceremonies will include M.P.
Scott Fennell; M.P.P. George
Ashe; Pickering Mayor Jack
Anderson; Regional Councillor
Gerald Fisher and Town
Councillor Nora Stoner. John
Paxton is Master of
Ceremonies.
"I'm really pleased with
the way everything has gone,"
Wanda (Moore) Pitchforth told
The Tribune, "we've been
working on it for a year and
now it's here". Others on the
organizing committee are —
Shirley (Gardiner) Kapuscin-
ski, Bonnie (Moore) Tapley,
Rita Fisher, Kenn McTaggart,
Steve Jackman and John
Paxton.
The former Greenwood
School, built in 1860, is known
across Canada due to its
association with the late John
Diefenbaker. Mr. Diefenbaker
was a pupil there when his
father, the late W. T. Diefan-
baker was a teacher. Mr.
Diefenbaker visited to the site
May 28, 1957.
Other teachers there in
more recent years have in-
cluded — Elva Stearman,
Audrey Hopkinson, Elizabeth
Johnston, Mildred Eastwood,
Jerry Stachow, Edna Green,
Eileen Puckrin, Helen Kean,
Edith Stewart, Emily Petty,
Gwen Lade, Robert Hunt, Wm.
Maffey, Pearl Hickson, Isabel
Rutledge, Marion Brandon,
Jean McWhirter, Lillian
Plewman, Marian Fraser and
Kathleen Webster.
The minutes of meetings
dated 1860, indicate that a
quarter acre of land was
purchased from Edward
Jackson for $49.47 and added to
the original site. The former
schoolhouse was sold for..$37
and moved from the property
to a location across the road.
The present building was
constructed at a price of
$1,039.00 with the overseer
(architect) receiving $29.72 for
his services.
Greenwood's famous
school bell, with a ring that
could be heard for miles, was
purchased by special levy from
St. James Cathedral in
Toronto. The price, including
transportation and framework
was $99. A basement was added
in 1929 and hydro installed in
1946.
Over a period of years, people change. However, these for- Shown here (left to right) are — Rosemary (Scriver) Pascoe of
mer classmates didn't require labels as a means of identification. Marmara; Bonnie (Moore) Tapley, West Hill and Karen
iItwas just that their married names were difficult to remember. (Clarke) Debrecen of Winnipeg, Manitoba. —Jim Thomas.
As long as lands sit unused
airport issue is not dead , ft.,J �'` �
- Councillor Alex Robertson
Last week in Regional Council,
Councillor De Hart apparently was
subjected to a good deal of ridicule
because he brought forward a motion
supporting an airport in Pickering.
This motion was seconded by myself,
and I noticed that the Metro Span
newspapers made certain derogatory
remarks regarding this seconding, and
my being involved in the Pickering's
Bay News.
On Sunday and Monday of this week
there was a large fire on ten acres of
land owned by the federal government
which was used for an illegal dump. In
the early hours of Tuesday morning
there were two cases of arson, one in a
house and one in a barn. The house
has been standing vacant since it was
purchased by the federal government,
and the barn was in a state of disuse.
The dump was full of wood from des-
troyed properties.
These fires not only tied down the
local firemen and volunteers from all
over Pickering, but will cost the tax-
payers a vast sum of money in over-
time.
The lands around the Claremont
area, owned by the federal govern-
ment and purchased to build an air-
port, lie arid and unused, except for
the renting of the houses, and a few
acres of the 1,150 acres, which are
cultivated.
Possibly Councillor. De Hart's
motion was not worded to suit the
opponents of an airport. Possibly the
Pickering Airport is a dead issue, but
as long as those lands are left sitting in
a state that creates a rural slum in the
Town which I represent, the issue is
not dead. It is time that the federal
government either does something to
fulfill their obligation to the people,
not only of Pickering, but of the
Province., or they do something about
the rural slum which they, have created
Arson and destruction of property on
the airport land is a common occur-
rance; this week's incident only serves
to highlight a regular thing.
I seconded the motion of Councillor
De Hart and am seconding the motion
of Councillor Cahill locally, to bring
forward some pertinent facts.
The Region can go three ways. They
can sit back and say that the issue is
dead, and hope the problems will go
away. They can attempt to bring in a
smaller facility such as a cargo airport,
or they can go after the big prize and
attempt to get the federal government
out of the agricultural lands of Picker-
ing.
The decriers of the motion are,
perhaps, comfortable with the status
quo, and will follow the time honoured
course of doing nothing.
Those with some imagination will
attempt the cargo airport course, and
those who are concerned about pre-
serving the agricultural lands of the
Region, and believe that farm owner-
ship is better than farm or house
rental, will demand that the lands be
returned to private ownership.
In the meantime, those who wish to
decry us who wish to keep the issues
alive, and poke ridicule, can live in
their own small world. I will concern
myself with the larger issues of the
Town of Pickering, where I reside.
Regional councillor ward 2
Alex Robertson
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4 terrcWa-_hg_e4,s
to open, 4
to close along
Highway 401
PICKERING — The Ontario transporta-
tion ministry will build at least four new
interchanges along Highway 401 in Dur-
ham Region in the next few years, a minis-
try planner says.
The ministry also plans to close as many
as four present interchanges between Scar-
borough and Oshawa, Cliff Lumley of the
ministry's planning and design branch said
in an interview.
The ministry hopes to begin construction
of a new interchange at Whites Rd., about
4.8 kilometres east of the Scarborough
boundary, by late this year. The inter-
change, expected to cost at least $4.5 mil-
lion, is due for completion two years later.
That's when the Liverpool Rd. inter-
change, which now carries traffic only to
and from the west, will be closed. Though
many property owners in the area opposed
the closing, they now appear to have ac-
cepted it, said Gary Smith, president of the
East Shore Ratepayers' Association. "It's
really not that much of an issue now."
The Ajax -Pickering Board of Trade, how-
ever, has objected to closing of the Liver-
pool interchange. Extension of GO train
service to Oshawa and opening of the
Whites Rd. interchange will reduce conges-
tion at Liverpool, said Heinz Raedisch, vice-
president of the board.
Closing of the Liverpool-401 connection
will be inconvenient for residents and could
hurt business at the nearby Sheridan Mall,
he added.
The ministry also plans new interchanges
at New Westney Rd. and New Pickering
Beach Rd., as well as the Ajax -Whitby
Townline Rd. An interchange may also be
built at Stevenson Rd. in Oshawa to replace
the existing one at Park Rd. which handles
General Motors traffic.
Older interchanges at Church St. and
Harwood Ave. in Ajax will be closed .be-
cause of outmoded design, Lumley said.
"They're just not built for taking heavy
volumes of traffic."
The rate of residential development in
the area will determine the timing of the
projects, he said. The ministry is planning
to extend the existing collector system on
Highway 401, east from Highway 48 to
Brock Rd. in Pickering, while the highway
will be widened to eight lanes east of Pick-
ering to Oshawa.
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Foe of school won't give up battle to save park
By Keith Bolender
PICKERING — Fred Beer may have
lost one battle, but he intends to continue
Fighting the war.
Beer, chairman of Preserve Our Park
committee, represented the losing side
at a recent meeting held on the question
of whether a school should be built in
Shady Brook Park.
At the general meeting of the Amber -
lea Homeowners Association, 162 votes
were cast in favor of building a separate
school in the park, part of the Amberlea
development. There were 146 votes
against the school.
Beer claims approximately 25 people
who wanted to vote against the school
didn't get the chance.
"They were turned away because they
were told the voting had closed," he says.
"The voting closed at 10 p.m., but I
understood the meeting wasn't to be
over until 10.30. They should have been
allowed to vote."
Brian Currie, president of the home-
owners association, says he wasn't aware
that many voters were turned away.
Came too late
"Everyone knew what time the meet-
ing was. By 9.15 p.m. everyone at the
meeting had voted. By 9.30, I said the
voting would be closed. We waited a few
more minutes, no one else came up to
vote, so it was closed."
Currie says one person approached
him after the voting was closed. "And
one more phoned me later that night to
say he didn't get the chance to vote. But
I'm not aware there were 25."
Kathy Fullion, secretary of the
Amberlea Homeowners Association,
says the general meeting was held to
give the executive some direction.
"We didn't know what the majority of
association members wanted, if they
were in favor of the school or not. Now,
we halve a majority favoring the school."
She said the executive will appear be-
fore council to tell it of the homeowners'
support for the school.
Beer says he also plans to go before
council to present his side of the argu-
ment.
Petition planned
"I plan to circulate a petition for those
against the school, and I'll present it to
council as soon as possible," he says.
Beer stresses he's not against separate
schools, but simply wants to retain the
parkland.
The Durham Separate School Board
has indicated in the past it would respect
whatever the residents decided.
Robert watched Fairview work begin
Story and photo
By NANCY FIGUEROA
Times staff
WHITBY — With his straw
hat firmly implanted on his
head, Robert Lindsey stood
tall and proud Wednesday as
he attended the sod turning
ceremonies for the renova-
tions to his home — Fairview
Lodge Home for the Aged.
"The improvements are
going to be alright," he said,
moments after the ceremony
was completed.
Lindsay, a three year resi-
dent at Fairview, was one of
about 50 residents who eager-
ly clapped as the sod was
turned.
Yes, it's going to be an
improvement," said Lind-
say.
Work on the long -waited
renovations begins Tuesday,
Doug Johns, commissioner
of social services, proudly
announced.
Johns, Murial Coates
Fairview Lodge's ad-
ministrator, and a number of
others have long pushed for.
improvements.
At times, however, the've
met with stiff objection from
regional councillors who said
the money being spend, $3
million, is excessive during
hard economic times.
Yet, in the end, the renova-
tions, which will include a
new wing, updated
washroom facilities, improv-
ed heating systems and up-
dated fire and safety
facilities, won council's ap-
proval.
Repairs to the 32-year-old
senior citizen's home were
first realized after a
salmonella outbreak there in
1979 was attributed to the
deaths of two residents.
In 1980 the repairs were
estimated to cost. $2.4
million, but, during the two
years the project has been
discussed, cost escalated to
$3 million.
Regional officials said
Wednesday they are glad
that, "at last" construction
will be started — before costs
have a chance to escalate
again.
Following the sod turning
— by Gary Herrema,
regional chairman; Chris
Mason, vice chairman of
social services and Counc.
Diane Hamre — Reg. J. A.
Roney, rector at All Saints
Anglican Church, Whitby,
led a prayer of dedication
and benediction.
Following that Lindsey, his
co -residents at Fairview and
regional officals concluded
the event with a celebration
lunch.
"Yes, it's going to be
nice," said Lindsey, as he
joined with the others for lun-
ch.
Overcrowded
hospital reaches
`CT1S1S' pO11lt
By Susan Noakes
Overcrowding at the Ajax -Pick-
ering Hospital has reached a
crisis, say hospital staff and
administrators, but the Ontario
Ministry of Health says there's no
money to expand the hospital.
Health care is being threatened
by delays of two to three a on s
for some kinds of surgery and
re-
peated cancellations of operations
as patients wait for beds, says Dr.
J. M. Atkinson, chief of staff.
The Ministry of Health recently
refused to pay for a three -storey
addition to the hospital, Nick
Peters, chairman of the Durham
Health Council,The
would have ddeda35 beds to Ian the
hospital by 1985.
The 127-bed hospital had 133 pa-
tients on Monday night and anoth-
er seven came in for day surgery
yesterday.
"If we had a major accident, we
could cope, but to the jeopardy of
patients already there," he says.
One to three-day waits in the
emergency department are hard
on seriously ill patients disturbed
by lights and the noise of people
coming and going, he says.
Some operations are cancelled
at short nonce when the hospital is
full, Atkinson says.
"People have arranged to get off
work, or got a babysitter. It's not
fair to them."
The hospital's intensive -care
unit has no beds and the pediatric
unit is filled with chronic -care and
post operative patients.
With the hospital overflowing in
September, staff are apprehensive
about January and February
when the number of people need-
ing hospital care rises.
On stretchers
The surplus patients are filling
stretchers in the resuscitation
rooms, which should be reserved
for heart -attack or accident vic-
tims needing urgent care, Atkin-
son says.
111 can no longer guarantee care
to the community," the harassed
chief of emergency, Dr. David
Hancock, said in an interview.
Staff are tense and overworked, he
says.
When someone comes in unex-
pectedly, staff must spend five to
ten minutes shuffling beds, Han-
coc sas>— -
Wednesday, OCTOBER 20, 1982
The 4-H Homemaking Clubs of Durham South held their fall Gammage (centre) of Claremont. In charge of the program was
Achievement Day, Oct. 16 at Latcham Community Centre, Port Beverley Brook, Home Economist, York and Durham.
Perry. The event included presentations of Provincial Honors'
Certificates to Lisa McTaggart (left) of Greenwood and Darlene
Achievement Night for Ontario South
Girls model own fashions
Gammage (left) of Claremont, received their
Provincial and County Honors' Diplomas at
Ontario South's 4-H Achievement Program in
AJ"A, lllui bUdy nigHL. me
made by York -Durham
Beverley Brook.
presentations were
Home Economist
---Jim Thomas.
Skirt -vest projects
earn clubs praise
ONTARIO SOUTH — A
colorful and exciting fashion
review, highlighted Ontario
South's 4-H Achievement
Program, Thursday, at St.
Bernadette's Parish Centre,
Ajax.
The show included
members from Oshawa, Mount
Zion, Greenwood, Claremont,
Brooklin and Ajax. Vests and
skirts were made by the girls
themselves in a project entitled
"Ready -Get Set -Sew".
Commentators from
Claremont were Susan
Gammage and Laura Vale.
Participants included - Susan
and Darlene Gammage, Laura
Vale, Courtney Graham, Patti
Evans, Karen Carson, Karen
Malcolm, Lorna Tapscott,
Wanda Townsend, Sherry
Carruthers and Annette Reid.
Representing Mt. Zion
were commentators Beth
Carson and Kerie Death
Wendy Carson, Dawn Marconi
Sandy Jamieson, Linda Jones,
Sharyn Fiss, Sharlene Carson,
Sharyn Jones, Barb Jamieson
and Ingrid Pyker.
Jennifer Guthrie served as
commentator for Greenwood.
Other participants were - Lisa
McTaggart, Becca Finlay,
Debaie Waltham and Susan
Pegg.
Three 4-H Homemakers
receiieu diplomas, Beth
Carson of Mt. Zion and Debby
Noonap of Ajax, Provincial
Honor:; Susan Gammage of
Claremont, County Honors.
Presentations were made by
York -Durham Home
Economist Beverlev Brook.
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MRS MARY E MCLEAN
R. R. 1
LOCUST HILL ONT.
LOH 1JO
OFA Food Basket
In the September Food Basket, the
retail price of beef was down 10c from
the August price to $2.93 per pound.
The farm -gate equivalent price was
down two cents to $1.89 per pound.
This is the fourth month of price
declines for beef at both the farm and
retail levels. Pork prices, on the other
hand, increased 14c per pound over
August at retail to reach $2.34 per
pound. Farm -gate equivalent prices
were up six cents to $1.40 per pound.
This resulted in an increase in the
farm -to -retail spread of eight cents to
94c per pound.
Retail chicken prices remained
constant at $1.38 per pound, while the
farm -gate equivalent increased one
cent to 69c per pound. "Specials" on
turkey reduced the retail price from
$1.38 per pound in August to $1.18 per
pound in September. Egg prices were
up one cent per dozen over last month
at both farm and retail levels.
However, prices for chicken, turkeys
and eggs are still below September
1981 prices at both levels. As a result
the poultry and eggs component of this
month's Food Basket was 27c lower at
retail and 10c lower at the farm -gate
level than in the September 1981 Food
Basket.
PRICE FOR MONTH
CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO
OFA FOOD BASKET
Farm
Farm
Farm
SEPTEMBER, 1982
Gate
Retail
Gate
Retail
Equiv.
Spread
Retail
Equiv.
RED MEATS
21.05
13.28
7.77
1.53
0.48
POULTRY AND EGGS
3.88
2.40
1.48
-0.27
-0.10
DAIRY PRODUCTS
12.63
6.98
5.65
1.05
0.46
GRAIN PRODUCTS
4.55
0.82
3.74
0.20
-0.08
PROCESSED VEGETABLES
2.28
0.34
1.94
0.34
0.02
PROCESSED FRUITS
1.27
0.28
0.99
0.13
0.07
TOTAL
45.67
24.10
21.57
2.97
0.84
CHANGE FROM MONTH AGO
0.12
0.15
-0.03
CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO
2.97
0.84
2.13
PRICES ON SOME ITEMS
Average
1980
Average
1981
SEPT.
1981
AUG.
1982
SEPT.
1982
PORK, per pound
$
Retail
1.51
1.85
2.02
2.20
2.34
Farm -Gate Equivalent
0.86
1.02
1.20
1.34
1.40
Farm Retail Spread
0.65
0.83
0.82
0.86
0.94
TURKEY, per pound
Retail
1.27
1.32
1.38
1.38
1.18
Farm -Gate Equivalent
0.74
0.85
0.86
0.83
0.83
Farm Retail Spread
0.53
0.47
0.52
0.55
0.35
MILK, 21%, 3 quart pouch
Retail
1.85
2.15
2.23
2.29
2.39
Farm -Gate Equivalent
1.11
1.28
1.27
1.31
1.31
Farm Retail Spread
0.74
0.87
0.96
0.98
1.08
WHITE FLOUR, 2.5 kg.
Retail
1.67
2.26
2.35
2.19
1.99
Farm -Gate Equivalent
0.68
0.83
0.78
0.72
0.72
Farm Retail Spread
0.99
1.43
1.57
1.47
1.27
PEAS, canned, 14 oz.
Retail
0.48
0.54
0.59
0.60
0.69
Farm -Gate Equivalent
0.09
0.10
0.10
0.11
0.11
Farm Retail Spread
0.39
0.44
0.49
0.49
0.58
The retail value of dairy products
increased 33c to $12.63; mainly due to
increases in retail fluid milk prices. The
farm -gate equivalent was up five cents
to $6.98, resulting from increases in the
farm price of milk used in the
production of specialty cheeses. The
farm price of milk used for fluid
consumption did not increase.
The grain products and processed
fruits and vegetables categories
showed little change over last month.
The retail value of the OFA Food
Basket was $45.67 for September, up
12c from last month and $2.97 or 7%
from a year ago. The farm -gate
equivalent was up 15c from August at
$24.10. This is up 84 cents or 3.6%
from September 1981. The farm -to -
retail spread was $21.57, down three
cents from August and up $2.13 or
11% from a year ago.
Gay Lea zone meetings
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative is
holding its Annual Zone Meetings in
the next few weeks and you are invited
to attend. The meetings begin with
registration of members and guests at
11:00 a.m. followed by the provision of
a hot meal at 11:30 a.m.
Members will elect 10 Delegates and
one Zone Director at both meetings.
The Board and Management will
present reports on their twenty-fourth
year of operations.
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative
meetings will be held at:
Elma Community Centre, Atwood
Monday, December 6.
Legion Hall, Owen Sound
Tuesday, December 7.
Congratulations, Bart
Bart Huisman, a 39-year old OFA
member from St. Catharines, was
crowned Grape King at the Niagara
Grape and Wine Festival this fall.
Huisman's 16-year old daughter
submitted his name to the Ontario
Grape Growers' Marketing Board for
the contest. It selects the best grape
grower in the Niagara Peninsula for
the annual festival.
Huisman has 11 different varieties
of grapes on 45 acres. According to the
judges, there weren't many weeds, and
Huisman's crop had the right ration of
wood to fruit on the vines.
to save Miller House
WHITEVALE — One of the old-
est homes in Durham Region has
been saved by a group of volun-
teers with a keen sense of history.
The Miller house in Whitevale,
estimated to have been built be-
tween 1820 and 1825, was dilapi-
dated after standing vacant for
many years.
Government suggested burning
the house.
That didn't happen, thanks to a
group of concerned citizens in the
small hamlet in north Pickering.
a. After a summer -long effort, the
Miller home is almost completely
estored on the outside, and plans
re well under way to turn the
ouse into a community centre.
Whitevale resident Gord Wilson,
one of the guiding forces behind
Oe restoration, says he wasn't sur-
rised at the success of the restora-
pon.
"I did expect things to be this far
Hong. Other homes in Whitevale
ave been restored so we knew
hat could be expected. It's been a
lot of work but it's gone well."
Linda Loth, president of the
,Whitevale and District Resident
ssociation, says the project is a
Warn effort.
Outside support
"It has been a great deal of
,ork, and I know there were times
didn't think we'd do it. But we
of a lot of co-operation from the
,sidents here, as well as a great
eal of outside support. Local
)mpanies donated material and
till, and we're very grateful to
iem."
Since work began in July, the ap-
roximately 60 volunteer workers
ave torn down two adjacent
uildings, carted out two bulk con-
iiners of garbage, put in a new
iundation, repaired the siding,
put up new windows and repaired
cracks and holes.
The home, located just west of
Duffin Creek on the south side of
Whitevale's main street, is an
example of French Canadian
architecture.
Built at the same time as the vil-
lage's saw mill, the Miller home
could have been erected by French
Canadians working in the Great
Pine Ridge.
"It is a very unusual construc-
tion for this area," Wilson says.
"The vertical boards are pegged
top and bottom, the way the
French did it."
The home was a private resi-
dence for more than 100 years,
until the provincial government
expropriated the property as part
of their airport plan, in the early
'70s.
Left vacant
"That's when the house was just
left vacant. No one has lived in it
since the government took it over.
It became badly damaged over the
years," Wilson says.
It was only until two years ago
that the residents banded together
and decided to do something about
the home. Convincing the different
government levels of the feasibil-
ity of turning the home into a
recreational centre was not easy.
"At first we were turned down
by Pickering Council, but eventu-
ally we convinced them it could be
done," Loth says.
Although the interior still needs
a great deal of work, and won't be
worked on until the spring, plans
are to use the building during the
winter.
Wilson says one possible use for
it could be as a canteen for hikers
and cross-country skiers in the
area.
The size of the centre — just 20
by 25 feet — will limit activities.
ALAN DUNLOP/TORONTO STAR.
New look: Workers spruce up the outside of the Miller house, estimated to have been built
around 1820, in Whitevale. After a lot of discussion with various levels of government, the
house will be a community centre. J
"For heaven's sake, Fred, learn to relax!"
I 3 0
IT'S TRADITIONAL to line up for Thus gar license
took
stickers at the end of February.
part in the annual affair at the StouButlthe' I using
bureau on Main Street East Friday.
eups
will be a thing of the past with motorists renewing
their licenses on their birthday from now on. If you
don't have your new sticker on the upper right
hand corner of your rear license plate yet, you risk
getting a $28 fine — that is if you haven't already
gotten one.
D24/TORONTO STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1& 1983
- MP defends his
handling of vast
family fortune
The man who presides over the company
that controls one of Canada's biggest family
fortunes, but which is now millions of dollars in
debt, says the complaints of another family
member are unjustified.
MP Scott Fennell (PC — Ontario), president
of Windsweep Corp., says the squabble over the
family inheritance is "a family situation and
should be kept private."
Windsweep manages much of the fortune
left by Col. W. Eric Phillips to his two children:
Timothy Phillips, 54, of Russell Hill Rd. and
Cecil Fennell, who is Fennell's wife.
Col. Phillips was a founder of the giant Argu:
Corp. Ltd., now controlled by Conrad Black.
He -left his children $8.4 million each in 1965,
and the two inherited millions more when their
mother, Doris, died in 1980.
Declare bankruptcy
But Timothy Phillips, an artist, has said he
may be forced to declare personal bankruptcy
within 30 days because Windsweep has piled up
huge debts since 1979, when Fennell took over
as president.
A report prepared by chartered accountants
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. and released
by Phillips showed that in 1979 Windsweep had
nearly $14 million in assets, with no debts.
Now, it's $5.7 million in debt and hasn't paid
dividend for the past year.
Phillips says Fennell has "stonewalled" him
in his efforts to find out about Windsweep's
position, even. though Phillips was a director
until last June and is still a major shareholder.
But in a telephone interview yesterday, Fen-
nell countered by accusing Phillips of being
uncommunicative.
Won't communicate
"He won't communicate with us, he won't
talk to us," Fennell said. "He's got other'prob-
lems of his own that have nothing to do with
anything we're doing.
"Timothy is the only loser in this thing by
bringing it to the attention of the press," he
said.
Fennell said Phillips was a director of Wind -
sweep and "he signed all the minutes of the
meetings" at which decisions were taken.
"Anything that happened, Timothy had them
carefully explained to him."
Fennell said he didn't want to comment on
specific items in the Peat, Marwick report
until he had studied them, but said Windsweep
isn't the only company to have problems in the
past few years.
Scott Fennell: MP
says squabble a pri-
vate matter.
f �r1y
Papa Smurf, otherwise
children. The famous television
character was at the Brookli
known as Lloyd Morden of n
Esso station on the weekend
Greenwood, pumps more gas
for the Easter Seal Society and as part of Imperial Oil's
Thankful Tankful project.
Iphysically -handicapped _Times photo
'Thankful
tankfull'
By JOHN GOODWIN station took part in the campaign under
Times staff which it donates two cents a litre to the
Papa Smurf was there, so were lots of society, an amount that is matched by Im-
motorists and kids, and at the end of the perial0il.-ross the
ear ac
day, the big winner was the Easter Seal The goclompared with the $50 00o raised
$80,000 , P
Society. last year.
It was the third annual Thankful But the big visitor of the day in Brooklin
Tankful campaign on Saturday for 500 was Papa Smurf, (otherwise known as son
Esso dealers across Ontario, and at Llo d Morden) wno was busy all day pum-
Brooklin Esso on Baldwin Street, it was my as and handing out candy suckers to
also a sort of "all in the family" day for thegkids who wanted to see the famous
the Morden family. television character "in the flesh."
First, owner Doug Morden was pleased Also busy at the pumps, was Doug
with the money they'd raised: "We MAlso s other son, Larry. The day in all
pumped just over 6,000 litres and when was, you might say, a Morden "family af-
Imperial matches what we raised from fair" om complete with Papa Smurf.
our station, the society will get about "We'll be looking forward to the cam-
$130." ai n next ear," promised Doug Morden.
He said the money raised this year is "a P And to Papa Smurf again he hopes.
bit more" than in 1982, the first year the
3-118 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1983
Drugs, alcohol, women's rights
To probe issues
Women's Insti-
tute (WI) members
across the province
are taking a look at
some controversial
issues this year.
Women's rights,
women's use and
misuse of drugs and
alcohol, and mic-
rotechnology's
effect on women in
the workplace and
in the home, are
only some of the
suggested topics.
These topics, pre-
pared by provincial
conveners and ex-
ecutive members,
are being sent to
branch conveners in
a factsheet to help
them plan 1983-84
meetings.
Each WI branch
can decide which
topics or sub -topics
it is interested in de-
veloping.
Co-ordinating this
effort is Joyce Can-
ning, former home
economics super-
visor for Ontario
Ministry of Agricul-
ture and Food
(OMAF).
Canning says her
new post as OMAF's
co-ordinator of ru-
ral women's groups
strengthens the
ministry's tie with
the 86-year-old WI.
"The ministry has
always held a close
tie with the
Women's Institute.
But this is the first
W Ir __*%
time the ministry
has been involved in
developing specific
programming."
The objectives of
the WI, founded in
1897 by Erland Lee
and Adelaide Hood -
less, remain un-
changed. The WI en-
courages sound
homemaking skills,
develops women's
leadership skills,
identifies problems
and needs in the
community, prom-
otes resource mate-
rial and develops
happier, more use-
ful citizens.
Canning says
stronger programs,
using these sug-
gested topics, rein-
forces these objec-
tives and may give
the WI a united
voice on some
issues.
The WI is one of
the largest women's
organizations in
Ontario, boasting a
membership of
more than 26,000.
Last year, 1,311 new
members joined the
group. But Canning
hopes stronger
programs focusing
on key women's
issues, will attract
many more new
members.
Women's institutes had
key farm role: speaker.
WHITBY — Women's in-
stitutes have played an in-
strumental role in shaping
Ontario's agriculture in-
dustry and rural life, an
authority on rural living told
the Whitby Historical Society
Tuesday.
Kay Moorcroft, a teacher
at Anderson Collegiate who
researched the history of
women's institutes as part of
her Masters of Educatior
studies, outlined the history
of women's institutes at Fair-
view Lodge.
Moorcroft traced the
history of the Whitby
women's institute, which
began as a rural women's
organization in 1899 — only
the second organization of its
kind in the world.
Eventually the movement
grew into an international
organization — the
Associated Country Women
of the World.
Moorcroft is a native of
Madoc, Ontario who began
her teaching career in a one -
room country schoolhouse.
A
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t
Pre -teen girls attend cooking school
L
The Claremont Youth Club, organized by the Pickering Parks and Recreation Depart-
ment, meets every Saturday morning in the Public School. Last week, classes in cooking
were conducted, with excellent results. Participants here are ---Samantha Creet (left) and
Kim Wood, both eleven. Total enrolment is now up to seventeen. ---Jim Thomas.
Goose bumps: A.:o'l nce at Village Retirement Centre
in Pickering thrilled when 74 pupils from Valley View
Public School presented the musical Canada Goose.
Cast included Joey Foote as the Motto of Canada,
Leong as the Wizard of Woe, Lynn Marie Benson
the Mayor and Kathy Calvert as the Canada Goose.
The
121
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OF
Scarhom�uoyh cou
p1e vvho b�ou ht
iree-storey mill in Brooklin
ieessgrain intoanimal feed
By Kilne
th Bolender
BROKLIN — Five years ago Jim
and Hughes took a trip out to
Brooin and happened to pass the vil-
lage flour mill.
One day later they were the proud
owners of that mill and they haven't
looked back.
The Scarborough couple still shake
their heads in wonder when they
remember how they came to buy the
oldest business in the quiet village just
north of Whitby.
"It seemed like a good idea at the
time. The mill was for sale and, I don't
know why, we both just felt it would
be good for us," Jim says.
The historic mill, built in 1848, is a
village landmark. When it was appar-
ent the new owners would continue in
the milling business, there was a huge
sigh of relief from the villagers.
"The previous owners were con-
cerned that maybe it wouldn't contin-
ue as a mill. But we wanted it for a
mill, even though we didn't know the
first thing about it," Jim says.
They've learned quickly and now
make a solid living from the mill.
The three -storey mill, originally
used for flour, is now used only to
process grain for feed.
The flour equipment is still at the
mil] but it can't be used as long as the
feed is being processed.
"It's more lucrative to do animal
feed. There's more call for it from a
mill like this. And for . obvious health
reasons we can't run the flour as well
as the feed, so I don't think this mill
will ever turn flour again."
There is, however, a quaint little
shop attached to the mill that sells
various flours, candies and sweets.
The mill is not the first one in
Brooklin. The first burned down in
1847, and this one replaced. it a year
later.
It was built, on Cassels Rd. E., on
swamp land. The foundation shifted in
the first year and a long, thin crack
resulted all along the back. The crack
is still visible and Jim is debating
whether to have it filled.
Inside the mill most of the equip-
ment and construction is original, in-
cluding the inch -thick maple floors
that look as if they were put in just
last week.
And some of the ever-present dust
has been in the mill since the first
year.
Jim admits he's still finding all sorts
of things as he builds up his business.
"There's a lot of the old weigh
scales, and the parts of the original
elevators are still here. I'm always
finding something."
Opp
Mu
Durham -York residents get grants
TORONTO— nearly $4 million for a Uxbridge arenas,
Durham -York residents sports complex in Beaverton curling club,
have received their fair Pickering which is Pefferlaw Lions Hall.
share of Wintario grants George A s h e ' s Many small capital
but not the $6 million provincial riding. grants for things like
mentioned in a Toronto He said Port Perry, equipment for house
Star story on Monday. Georgina and East league hockey teams, to
MPP R o s s Gwillimbury libraries create new baseball
Stevenson said the $6 had received funding as diamonds or to light
million figure includes well as Sunderland and existing diamonds.
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mes: Sarah White is dressed for the part as she
istrates the age-old art of spinning at Pickering Mu -
Village, situated off Highway 7 it) the village of
Pioneer days
open museum
By Heather Stewart
PICKERING — Pickering Museum
Village is holding a pioneer festival this
weekend to open the season.
The village is a restored 19th-century
collection of homes and shops, run by the
town of Pickering.
Visitors will see exhibits and demon-
strations of crafts such as carpentry by
Russell Loader, quilting by the Rouge
Hill Quilters, weaving by the Shuttlebug
Weavers and folk art painting.
There also will be demonstrations of
butter churning, spinning and a display
of steam and gas engines from 1870 to
1920.
On Sunday at 2 p.m., the Whitby Brass
Band will hold a concert.
After the pioneer weekend, tours will
begin Wednesdays through Sundays.
Other activities this summer include
an 01' Timers' Day, June 25, a Victorian
picnic and children's games day, July 17,
an exhibition of the horse's role in pio-
neer life, Aug. 14, and the Histoi,Y-In-Ac-
tion weekend, Sept. 17 and 18.
Admission is $1.50 for adults, $1 for
seniors and students and 50 cents for
children. There is no charge for pre-
schoolers.
Pickering Museum Village is. at I igh-
way 7 and the village of Greenwood.
For details call 683-2760 or 683-8401.
EF
Pick
,;;oy when she had Jeff Pegg trapped in the
antique seat outside of the Bible Christian
Opening of Pickering Museum - young
(iraig McQueen from Whitby found the
large steam whestle fascinating during
his visit to the museum in
Honor teacher
on retirement
By
Mildred McTaggart
GREENWOOD —
Mildred Corbett, a
teacher 441/s years, is
retiring at the end of the
June term. A reception in
her honor will be held
June 17 at E.A. Fairman
School, Whitby.
Mr. and Mrs. Les
Wilson attended
graduation ceremonies
this week at Convocation
Hall, University of
Toronto, when daughter
Janice received her M.A.
degree in business ad-
ministration. Janice is
employed as an in-
vestment assistant with
Dupont of Canada Inc.,
Toronto.
Linda and Peter
Holmes and daughter
Heather, have returned
from a month's vacation
in Australia and New
Zealand. Peter once lived
in Australia when but a
small boy. They spent
three weeks with his
parents near Perth and a
few days in New Zealand
where Peter renewed
acquaintances with
school friends. En route
home, they stopped off in
Hawaii and San Fran-
cisco.
Durham Region track
meet was held at Oshawa
Civic Field, June 4. Tim
Alma of Valleyview
School came first in the
high jump; Greg Butler,
third in the long jump;
Sharlene Carson, fourth
in the high jump; Jen-
nifer Spratley, fifth in the
standing long jump and
Beth Bendle, fifth in the
800 meters.
The U.C.W. will be in
charge of the service in
Greenwood Church, June
14.
Bay News Girls
Of The Week
Isabella AJdis, Mildred McTaggart and
Marion O'Brien taking advantage of the
Rink Time for Seniors at the Sports Complex
Pickering. Marion O'Brien who used to
skate at North York would like to see more.
60's plus come out and join them 9:30 a.m. -
11:30 a.m. She said keep active and skatingi,,
is one way to do it, and you'll never grow
old. So all you young 60's plus. Lets see you
at the rink.
JTM bW rM n W VM
THE TOWN OF PICKERING'S CHIEF LIBRARIAN Thea Driessch-
en's books are still as popular as ever, a trend which is bucking the trend
of libraries in other municipalities which are closing down due to lack
of funding and patronage. "We have never cut back on any library
hours," Thea explained Friday morning. "We have never cut back on
any library hours," Thea explained Friday morning. "We have increas-
ed our hours at Claremont. Next year we will probably increase the
hours in Greenwood. The demand is there."
Thea has been chief librarian for five years and in the Pickering
system for 13. How does a library stock up? "We order a lot of them
from the Midwestern Regional Processing Centre in Kitchener. The
ordering is done through the Ontario Regional Library System. We get
the publisher's catalogues and go to their meetings. Publishers will
send us their representatives with catalogues and new books." The
town's library system consists of the Bay Ridges, Claremont, Old
Greenwood School House, Rouge Hill and Whitevale branches. The
branch heads take turns going to Richmond Hill to make their selections
and recommendations. Then Thea makes the final decisions on how
much and what to order.
The most popular books in the 78,000 volume Pickering system
are those dealing with popular fiction. Thea says the librarians take
suggestions from their patrons and gear their stock to them.
"You mentioned that there are less people reading," continued
Thea. "Actually there has been a greater demand for a lot of material
from the authors seem on talk shows." Thea is in a position to have her
finger on the pulse of the community. She explains that the Fumber of
baby and child care books going out these days shows a younger gener-
ation of people coming into Pickering. Job resume books are also very
popular.
Thea's staff includes 10 full time people, 10 student pages, nine part
timers and one custodian and courier, Arthur Armstrong. Problems
include "the staff and material time in sending people overdue notices.
It's worth $7,000 a year or more. And that's not counting the books
that we never get back."
But overall "the council has been very good to us" and with Thea's
expertise, the Town of Pickering Public Library system continues to be
one of the exceptions in the field of book loaning.
A hamlet with history
Greenwood cherishes its pleasant lifestyle
By Keith Bolender
oF all the towns, villages and ham-
lets in Durham Region, probably
none has a better sense of its
history than Greenwood.
The hamlet, population 300, tucked
away in north Pickering and is dominat-
ed by the long steep hill running through
its main street.
At the top of that hill sits the old
schoolhouse, now used as the public li-
brary.
At the bottom of the hill lies the other
major historical site, the Pickering 'N'Iu-
seum Village, which was moved to
Greenwood four years ago.
And in between there are over a dozen
interesting old homes.
One of the best places to delve into
Greenwood's history is the library.
There librarian Mildred McTaggart
takes care of the records and photos of
the past.
One cherished photo is of an 1899
school class. In the third row, four stu-
dents in, sits a sullen -looking 4-year-old
boy with long curls.
"That's John Diefenbaker," 1lcTag-
gart points out. "He went to school here
for a couple of years. His father was the
teacher here."
The school, built in 1860, was turned
into office space when the new school
went up next.door in 1963.
It became a library three ,years ago,
when the Brougham library was shut
down. It's only open a few hours three
times a week, but the response has been
good, the librarian says.
. Another Greenwood landmark is the
corner store at the bottom of the hill.
Operated by 3largBleasdale, the store
has had its share of tough times and al-
most closed last year because of poor
business.
"It..hasn't been a success, there just
aren't enough people," Bleasdale says.
"And this year, with construction on the
Highway 7 bypass, we've had almost no
tourists."
The store was saved when shares were
sold to the people of Greenwood, who
have bought 60 per cent of the operation.
Although Greenwood, for the ' most
part, is a quiet community, one issue is
raising some emotions.
A plan to build a subdivision in the
PHOTOS:ANNE LEVENSTON
hamlet has met with opposition, chiefly
from resident Ann Gifford who fears her
well will be contaminated if the plan
goes ahead.
"I live at the bottom of the hill, and if
those homes are put in at the top, our
well could be affected," she says. "I don't
think we need the subdivision. It's prime
agriculture land they want to build on."
The plan, already passed at Pickering
Council, originally called for 17 homes.
It's been reduced to nine homes on one -
acre lots, but Gifford fears, "The devel-'
opens will simply ask for and get permis-
sion to build more."
However, ratepayers chairman
George Martin, favors the plan as a why
to control growth in Greenwood.
"'There won't be many homes, they
\a ill he large and conform to the style of
the village. I think allowing this project
is a good way to avoid that mass devel
opment that has affected other small
towns," Martin says.
Both sides consider themselves to be
fighting to preserve the quality of life in
Greenwood. Nearby all Greenwood's
residents are motivated by a strong de-
sire to preserve the hamlet's way of life.
The way it was: History buffs visit Greenwood to see Pickering Museum Vil-
lage, where costumed workers Sarah White, left, and Michelle Dinelle perform
pioneer chores. Village is setting for 13 historic buildings.
The old-fashioned way
The Pickering Museum, located at Greenwood, opened its doors
to the public, June 12, with activities continuing into the early fall.
Here Dana Biernacki of Pickering, operates an old-fashioned spin-
ning wheel in old-fashioned surroundings. The refurbished Cole
house, originally from 16th Avenue, Markham, dates back to
around 1875.
---Jim Thomas
(;H. SECTION
.
Fish story: Among the rural pleas-
ures Greenwood offers is fishing in
Duffins Creek, where, on occasion,
huge salmon have been hooked,
anglers say.The hamlet, population
300, has one corner store.
School: Pride of the Durham
hamlet of Greenwood is this
old schoolhouse which has
been a focal point of the area
for over a century and is now
the public library. Plaque on
school is shown at left.
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Day trip to another world doesn't cost much
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BYSMARY D)E LANEY
Times Staff
GREENWOOD — You set out from a large wooden
building, down wooden stairs cut into the hillside.
Below you lies the valley of Duffin's Creek, the waving
tree tops still cloaked in an early morning mist. Red -
winged blackbirds call from the tops of the spruce. A chip-
munk scolds as you make your descent.
Down the winding path, through a soft green forest of
ferns and cedars, down, down into another world, another
time. The 19th century.
This is the Pickering Museum Village, not to be confused
with Pickering Village, a real place down on Highway 2 in
the Town of Ajax.
Pickering Village Museum is in Greenwood, just off
Highway 7, east of Brougham. The museum used to be in
Brougham, in fact, but was moved in the late seventies
after the land was expropriated for the international air-
port that never was.
Both Brougham and Greenwood are in the Region
Municipality of Pickering, hence the name.
The village is as much a tribute to modern citizens as it
is to the early settlers of the area. Most of the artifacts, in-
cluding the buildings themselves, were donated by area
residents for the enjoyment of future generations.
With the future of Brougham itself up in the air, due to
the mothballed airport plans, it has ensured the village
will never be forgotten, even if it ceases to be.
The buildings and artifacts date from 1830 to 1900, rang-
ing from a primitive log home to a comfortable middle
class home of the later century, complete with piano.
The Pickering Museum Village is not on a par with Up-
per Canada Village or the Black Creek Pioneer Vilhoro if
Well, mom and dad, It's that time of the year a and near Durham where You can take your family for a
School is out and soon the kids wW be saying some= small break acM do It at little cost.
like: ""I'm so bored. What can I do today? , Our first Get Away on the Whitby Page is about Picker -
To way, we have Vrefl some
a feature wf that e started laIn an st yearn be little
mmVillauseum takes you into the he cost? earl pioneerinper g days
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Pickering Museum
Hi'ostory'* Action
GREENWOOD — There'll
be "History in Action" in more
ways than one this weekend at
Greenwood.
For it marks the return to
action of the former Pickering
Museum at Brougham after an
absence of three years when it
was all but rendered obsolete by
the federal government's ex-
propriation of its land for an
airport.
Since that time, 13 buildings
and 35,000 artifacts have been
removed to the new site where it
will all come to life again
Saturday and Sunday.
It, was a gigantic operation,
according to Pickering
recreation director, Tom Quinn.
"Just think of moving your
house, times 150."
He said every means
possible were used to relocate
the buildings and contents,
"except, airplanes."
Quinn said there were still
numerous artifacts stored at the
old site, which will eventually be
moved to Greenwood.
The museum is more than
just a museum. It is, in fact, a
village, in which antique cars,
steam engines, crafts, cutlery,
dinnerware, quilts, gowns and
other reminders of a less hectic
age, are on display.
The village, and museum
occupy 27 acres - compared to
six at the Brougham site - just
off Highway 7 in Greenwood.
There's a huge parking lot, just
outside, director Quinn said:
after that, it's a brisk hike over
the Duffin Creek bridge, where
the rest of the modern world
disappears and the old village
takes over.
History in Action weekend
begins with a parade through
Beerfest
`4
PICKERING —� Do beer
festivals and pioneer festivals
go hand -in -hand?
Pickering's pioneers might
,lave said no but the Town
fathers said yes at a special
meeting of Council, July 22.
A request from the
Greenwood Ratepayers'
kssociation for permission to
cold a Beerfest in connection
,vith History -in -Action
Festivities for the weekend of
Sept. 13 was approved.
Since a special occasion
permit is required, the `green
light' must also come from the
Liquor Licence Board of On-
tario.
Greenwood, Saturday morning
starting at 9:30 a.m. complete
with hands and antique cars. It
also co-incides with "Green-
wood Day," which features
games, exhibits, a beer tent and
a dance at night.
-ter..• - .. .
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1980
Ajax edges Greenwood in tournament
Despite a good pitching performance from nament in Claremont to Ajax, Saturday. Udora
Grant Pascoe, Greenwood lost the consolation beat the Goodwood Seniors to capture the title.
title of the Intermediate Men's Fastball tour- Ed Schroeter
Picker'g Museum
Upper Canada era
relived in Greenwood
By GARY ADAMACHE
A winding log staircase
descends a slope and enters a
scented cedar forest. A brook
trickles water from a sub-
merged spring onto the trail. A
rustic, reeled, swamp bares its
untouched, wild beauty from a
vantage point. Through the
crisp, cool, air of the forest,
along a bridge which ford's
Duffin's Creek and up over a
distant rise is the outline of a
log cabin.
The Pickering Museum in the
Village of Greenwood is a
nucleus of buildings which once
adorned the surrounding area
from a time when Ontario was
known as Upper Canada.
Each building has been
restored to its respective era
appearance by local restorers.
Along with the buildings there
is a menagerie of pioneer
implements, Victorian
MELINDA MASTERS (left) and Margaret Bleasdale
dress in period costumes at Pickering Museum in Goodin o
wood. Museum will hold History in Action weekend Sep-
tember 13 and 14.
machinery ana assurLeu uateu
artifacts including a collection
of gas and steam engines.
The dwellings include a log
barn, a hotel, a tailor's shop, a
harness shop, the Cole's house,
the Collin's house, a
blacksmith's shop, a log cabin,
the Bible Christian Chapel and
the Odd Fellows Hall from
Whitevale.
The antique machinery in-
cludes old metal -wheeled farm
implements with oxen har-
nesses, a sleigh, a sawmill, a
church bell, a bailing machine,
a, seed packer and a steam
locomotive. Old carts, sulkies,
wagons and buggies are on
display.
At one time the museum was
located at Brougham, just two,
miles from the present site
Greenwood. It was
propriated for the airport
cost of $600,000 and t
splanted to the secludes'
The museum is oper
10:00 a.m. to 5 P. �7
Wednesdays to Sun
September when it
for weekends. On
13th and 14, the
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will be rolling •
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weaving, c • .'
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Pickering Museum opening
by Stephen Salmaniw
GREENWOOD - For some miles as
you travel east on Hwy. 7 from Brock
Rd., the. purple and gold signs have
been telling you that the Town of
Pickering Museum is coming up. Then
suddenly there is a dip in the road and
you see a large Swiss Chalet Park sign
and a small arrow across the road from
it telling you a right hand turn is need-
ed to reach your destination. You have
arrived. But wait! Where is the
museum? All that can be seen from the
parking lot is one solitary wooden hall
where two young teens greet you with
a smile.
You walk into the building and are
handed several pamphlets on the
museum and others like it in Ontario.
Then you notice the brand new, pine -
log -hewn steps leading down into the
vallev behind the hall.
"Just follow the steps," says one of
the youngsters. You thank him and
start off down a winding, bush -covered
trail into a world that is not part of ours
A squirrel runs across your path pay-
ing little heed. The scent of freshly
stripped pine fills the air. You cross a
little stream and suddenly the pioneer
village unfolds before you.
"We built it this way with the path
to capture a mood and feelings," says
Wally Biernacki of South Pickering
and the chairman of the museum
committee. That it does.
Today is.a special day in the history
of the museum. After being forced out
of its original site in Brougham
because of the proposed airport, the
19th century village has finally opened
on its new site in Greenwood, north of
Pickering. The Pickering Museum site
was expropriated by the federal
government in 1972 from Brougham.
Last year it was moved, building by
building to Greenwood. it was official-
ly opened by Lieutenant -Governor
Pauline McGibbon last September, but
this is the day, May 31, that the
acreages have been open to the public
for the first time since the long move
and intervening years.
The new location is ideal. It is rustic
The Duffin's Creek and valley walls
form an enclosure reminiscent of the
first settlers struggles with nature.
You mosy around the dozen buildings
and time pulls you back 150 years - a
log cabin built prior to 1830, a log barn
MARY WAGG
At the Oshawa
General Hospital on
Sunday, June 6th, 1982,
Mary Jones (of
Brooklin), beloved wife
of Verle Wagg, dear
mother of Mrs. Ethel
Champagne, Mrs. S.
Gardner (Dawna), of
Whitby, Mrs. R. Butler
(Susan), of Oshawa,
Douglas, of Brooklin
and Raymond,
predeceased. Loved by
nine grandchildren.
Dear sister of Mrs. F.
Sponagle (Lillian), of
Mississauga, in her 58th
year. Rested at the W.C.
Town Funeral Chapel,
Whitby.
Home for
chronically
ill
WHIT BY, June 14--
Home care for the
chronically , ill is to
be introduced in
the Regional Muni-
cipality of Durham
September IS. The
announcement was
made today by Health
Minister Larry Gross-
man.
Mr. Grossman,
who was in Whitby
to meet with the
Durham Region
District Health Coun-
cil, said the Mini-
stry has set aside
$773,200 to cover
the costs of the pro-
gram up to March
31 next year. - It's
expected to serve
about 530 people
during that time,
providing nursing,
homemaking, speech,
occupational , and
physio-therapy.
1 hese services are
already offered on
a short-term basis,
in Durham and else-
where in the pro-
vince, under the Min-
istry's acute home
care program.
New scanner
at Oshawa General
l uronio, June 14 - - A
computerized axial
tomography (CAT)
scanner and $150,M0 in
annual Ministry funding
have been approved for
the Oshawa General Hos-
pital, Health Minister
Larry Grossman
announced today. This
installation was recom-
mended by the Durham
Region District Health
Council.
"My Ministry will pro-
vide annual operating
funds of $150,000 to the
hospital forthe scanner,"
said Mr. Grossman. "The
new equipment will be
considered as a regional
resource for the residents
The new chronic
program, which was
endorsed by the Dur-
ham Region Dis-
trict Health Council,
will be administered
by the Durham re-
gional Health Unit.
is placing - greater
emphasis on long-
term care to meet
changing health
care requirements
and the needs of the
growing number
of elderly residents
across the province,"
said Mr. Grossman.
'there are now
886,700 people 65
or older in Ontario,
but by the year 2002
this figure will in-
crease to 1,380,000.
Mr. Grossman said
the Ministry's aim
is to provide chronic
home care to all
areas of the pro-
vince by the end of
the fiscal year.
Twenty-two chronic
programs are al-
ready in operation
and an additional
program was an-
nounced for Peel
region on June 10.
The home care
program enables
people to be looked
after in the privacy
of their familiar sur-
roundings, providing
their dictors recom-
mend this care.
of the Durham area,"
Using a narrow x - ray
beam, radiation detec-
tors, computer print -
outs and a video screen, a
CAT scanner examines
cross - sections of the
body in minute detail.
Information obtained
through this sophisti-
cated procedure enables
doctors to make,a quick
diagnosis of tumors,
hemorrhageorchangesin
internal organs, with a
minimum of risk and dis-
comfort to patients.
Capital costs will be
funded by the Oshawa
General Hospital which
anticipates that the
scanner will be opera-
tional late this year.
it
During 1981/82,
more than 1,800 resi-
dents of the Durham
region received acute
home care services
at a total cost of al-
most $890,000.
The average length
of stay on the acute
programs is 30 days;
on the chronic home
care program the
average is 120 days.
Re -open
Museum
GREENWOOD — The
weekend of June 12 and 13
marks the re -opening for the
season of the Pickering
Museum. Activities are plan-
ned for young and old alike.
The site is a restored 19th cen-
tury village of homes and shops
nestled on the banks of Duffin
Creek in Greenwood.
Costumed participants will
add a personal touch in bring-
ing the project back to life.
The museum curator, Felic-
ity Nowell -Smith is planning
many craft demonstrations by
weavers, spinners, quilters and
rug -hookers. Guides will be
providing tours Wednesday
through Sunday all summer
long.
Restoration work will be con-
tinuing in the months ahead,
thanks to receipt of a grant. The
museum consultant is present-
ly studying the history of the
Brougham Hotel, geared to-
wards its interior refurbishing.
The exterior was restored last
year by students on a summer
grant program.
A museum gift shop will be
open. It will sell locally -
produced crafts. Refreshments
will be available at the nearby
Greenwood General Store or
box lunches can be ordered.
For additional information
call 683-2760 (Ext. 279).
"Steam up "
PICKERING — This
ordered in advance by formed. It includes all
week -end marks the
calling the Greenwood those who are now in -
official coming of sum-
General Store at 683- volved in a volunteer
mer in Pickering, with
6767, or by calling Joan capacity, and those who
the ''Opening and
Alfrey at 683-2760. would like to be more
Steam Up" celebration
This is the first year actively involved. For
at the Pickering
the museum has had a more information, call
Museum in Greenwood,
curator. We are very the curator at 683-2760,
just south of Highway 7,
pleased to have Felicity extension 279.
and two miles east of
Nowell -Smith on our The museum will be
Brock Rd.
staff. We have seen open throughout the
In the 12 buildings
great improvements summer, Wednesday
which make up the his-
wrought by her profes- through Sunday, from
toric village, there will
sionalism. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed.
be demonstrations of
A new group, Mondays and Tues-
ancient crafts, such as
—Friends of --the days, except on holi-
quilting, weaving and
Museum,'' is being days.)
caning.
At the Miller -Cole
— -
House, the Tap Roots
Horticultural Group
will be discussing the
historic garden and
orchard they have initi-
ated. The vegetable and
flower gardens contain
the plants that would
have been around a
home in 1870. This
spring, a young orchard
has been planted, and
will one day produce the
kind of apples your
great great grand-
mother made her
famous pies from.
A new service at the
museum this year is the
food, which includes
such delicacies as farm
fresh scones, and a tra-
ditional ploughman's
lunch. Lunches can be
McNeil Laboratories
0
040101041ddictive drub
STOUFFVILLE — A non-
addictive pain -killing drug,
developed over a 10-year period
by McNeil Laboratories, is now
on the market.
Announcement of the new
medication, zomepirac sodium
or ZOMAX as it's known
commercially, was made,
Thursday, at a press con-
ference, held at the Four
Seasons Hotel, Avenue Road,
Toronto. It's been approved both
in Canada and the United
States.
The oral tablet is non-
addictive and effective in
treating everything from
minimal to acute pain.
It's not, however, a "wonder
drug", Dr. Edward Sellers
stressed. Dr. Sellers is a
professor of pharmacology and
medicine at the University of
Toronto and head of medicine at
the Clinical Research Institute
of the Addiction Research
Foundation, Toronto.
"Whenever you say wonder
drug, it comes back to haunt
you," he stated.
The `wonder' in ZOMAX, he
continued, is that you wonder if
it will take another eighty years
to perfect one better. The
reference was to aspirin which,
the meeting was told, had been
in use since 1879.
No drug, Dr. Sellers ex-
plained, is without side effects.
However, unlike codeine, the
side effects are less. The big
plus with ZOMAX, he pointed
out, is that it's not assiciated
with addiction.
ASA is not addictive either,
the professor stated, but it is
used mainly for treatment of
mild pain. For something more
severe, narcotics are
prescribed. In between, he said,
is a combination of both, giving
rise to 222's and 292's.
"Now, we can use a single
agent," he said.
Among other advantages,
the drug is easily absorbed and
rapidly eliminated from the
body, he explained.
One media representative
wanted to know why ZOMAX is
listed as a prescription drug but
ASA isn't, when the former has
less side effects.
Dr. Sellers said such drugs
must abide by regulations as set
out in 1937, then they're
reviewed. He suggested that
ASA might also have been
licensed if it had been necessary
to meet the same requirements.
Dr. Walter Forgiel, Director
of Scientific Affairs and
Research Programs for Mc-
Neil's, described the firm as "a
highly conservative company
that wanted to make sure it had
a competent product". He said a
long-term safety evaluation had
been conducted. Patients suf-
fering chronic pain were treated
for one year, then two years, he
said.
Work on the drug first began
at McNeil's U.S. laboratory in
Spring House, Pennsylvania.
There, animals were used.
Later, clinical testing of
patients was carried out both al
Spring House and in Stouffville
Rose blooms
once more
DURHAM REGION —
Despite his retirement from
politics six months ago, former
Durham Regional Councillor
Reg Rose has announced his
intention to return.
Rev. Rose, an Anglican
church rector, who quit the
political ring after his church
demanded he choose between
the two, will try for the
Progressive Conservative
nomination in the Riding of
York -Durham.
An announced opponent 1s
Yvonne Christie, former
chairman of Durham Board of
Education.
The Riding's current
representative, M.P.P. Bill
Newman, plans to retire after
many years of service.
If elected, the pastor has
agreed to take a leave of ab-
sence from his ministry. The
nomination meeting is expected
early in 1981.
One of three portraits unveiled at the loth 1935), OI atoulrv,j►C. MLLUZAU .•r7 w•� �---� ---
annual meeting of the Canadian Agricultural Hall three generations of Robert Miller - his nephew,
of Fame, Toronto, was that of Robert Miller (1856- his grandson and his great grandson.
procedure, the mover of a
notice of motion may table it
if his seconder is not present
at the time it is to be
discussed.)
"I consider it to be an in-
tolerable abuse of a coun-
cillor's responsibilities,"
Edwards continued.
He added that in fairness
to the people who made the
presentation to council, the
matter should have "been
dealt with expediously."
The long-time municipal
politician said that when the
matter does come up for
discussion (probably next
week), he will vote and
speak against it.
"I think it would be
detrimental to the Town of
Whitby," Edwards says of
the airport project.
"We're in its flight path,"
he maintains adding that
"The Town of Whitby would
have all of the disadvan-
tages with none of the
benefits."
Tom Edwards
Among the disadvantages
to the project, Edwards
believes are the problems of
noise, pollution and in-
creased traffic.
If the airport was con-
structed, Edwards says that
a two mile wide strip of land
somewhere north of
Brooklin would be frozen for
development purposes
because of its use as an ap-
proach area.
Edwards also believes
that Whitby Town Council's
position has changed since
1968 where council voted 9 to
2 to endorse the project.
(The dissenters were Ed-
wards and the late coun-
cillor Heber Down.)
The old Ontario County
Council also took a similar
stand, he said.
"Thank goodness that the
residents of the area for-
tunately knew better than
the people they had elec-
ted."
The deputy mayor is con-
fident that "regional council
will not vote in favor of
DeHart's motion."
Edwards is of the opinion
that the airport in Pickering
is simply not needed and
points to the Mirabel Air-
port, just outside of Mon-
treal, as an example.
Mirabel, which has been
dubbed the "great white
elephant" at present carries
little in the way of commer-
cial air traffic and has not
produced the expected
amount of industrial
development.
"Mirabel doesn't produce
the wealth and the
prosperity that's the main
purpose in its being," he
said.
The land should be left for
agricultural purposes, a
purpose that Edwards
believes will be more
beneficial for the people of
the region.
"I'm not going to buy a
`pig -in -a -poke'," Edwards
said of the airport saying
that advancement of
technology has reduced the
need for more airports
because of the larger
passenger capacity and
lower noise levels of jets.
"I'm not anti -progress but
because of the disadvan-
tages that surround airports
I'm very dubious of the so-
called economic benefits,"
Edwards concluded.
Inmy
o ini
p on
By NORAH STONER
Councillor Ward 3
Town of Pickering
The last weekend in May saw the
opening of the Pickering Museum for the
1981 season. "Steam Up" reactivated the
old steam, gas and kerosene engines in the
barn. Two sawmill operations were in high
gear as was a log splitter and another
machine used for mashing turnips for
cattle feed.
At the Blacksmith Shop, the forge was
hot and small metal implements were
being created. Bert Guthrie explained how
the metal rims were made and fitted to the
old wooden wagon wheels. The sound of the
hammer on the anvile transports the
listener back 150 years.
In the Collins House, Isobel Annis and
Florence Lusted were working on their rug
hooking and across the path at the log
house, the ladies from "Shuttle Bugs" set
up the huge old community loom and
demonstrated the weaving of rag rugs.
Esther Pukrin was recaning a lovely
old chair in the church. Caning is rapidly
becoming a lost art and Esther is the only
person I know of in the area who does
caning on a commercial basis.
In the Cole House, Pat MacLennan
from "Tap Roots", our local horticultural
group, was explaining some of the research
that has gone into the garden around the
building inside its new picket fence. The
plants and shrubs are all ones that were
available in this part of Ontario in 1865.
Brad Johnson, a noted consultant in land-
scape architecture has made some very
good suggestions for planting various
sections of the whole museum site.
Doreen Biernacki and her
daughter-in-law were responsible for the
delicious cookies coming from the Cole
House kitchen. Cooking on a wood stove
requires a great deal of skill but the results
are well worth the effortt.
If you and your family didn't make it
up to the museum for the opening, I hope
you will in the near future. It's probably the
best deal in town for a family outing; $3.50
for a family, $1.50 for one adult and 50 cents
for students. Senior citizens are free.
Anyone with difficulty in walking long
distances, the gate in the village of
Greenwood opposite the general store is
available but we try to encourage most
people to use the main entrance just off
Highway 7 at Greenwood. Entering this
way, you can see the valley in its natural
state very much the same view that the
first pioneers to the area had. There is a
family seasons pass available for those
who would like to visit more than once a
year. We have lovely picnic areas set aside
and the Duffins Creek has wonderful
fishing. The museum site is large and
varied and has many attractions. To get a
snack at the Greenwood General Store, to
stroll around Greenwood Village or use the
park with its play equipment, just have
your hand stamped at the gate and you will
be able to re-enter the museum site when
you wish.
After visiting the museum, if you would
like to become actively involved as a
volunteer or would like to arrange for a
guided tour for an organization or class
group, call Joan Alfrey at the Town of
Pickering - 683-2760, and Joan will be very
happy to assist you.
The museum is open on weekends in
June for the general public (tours can be
arranged by calling Joan). In July and
August, we are open every day except
Monday and Tuesday. Do come out and
enjoy a stroll back in time.
No a. ort
On the Regional Council agenda of April 29 there was a Notice of
Motion moved by John DeHart of Oshawa and seconded by Alex Robert-
son of Pickering which requested that the Region of Durham go on
record as being in support of the building of the Pickering Airport.
I am at a loss to explain why such a motion exists at this time. The
recent announcement from Jean -Luc Pepin was regarding Malton not
Pickering. IF there is ever an announcement of an airport at Pickering
then the Region should study it and respond.
Some people may have been mis-led by an article in the Pickering's
Bay News or a quote from Councillor Robertson in the Oshawa Times in
which he stated that Pickering Council had gone on record in support of
the airport. The exact opposite is true. Pickering Council has twice
opposed the airport with unanimous recorded votes. Included in those
who voted against an airport are Councillor Robertson, Mayor Anderson
and Provincial Member and Cabinet Minister, George Ashe.
The Notice of Motion caused a great stir among the citizens affected.
Many of them appeared at the Region on Wednesday to speak in
opposition to the motion only to find that they would not deal with the
matter because Councillor Robertson was away on holiday. Council did
decide to hear the delegations. Six of us spoke - Al Graham of Claremont
Don Givens and Isobel Thompson of Whitevale, Pam Head representing
the Greenwood Ratepayers, Charles Godfrey, Chairman of People or
Planes and myself as the Municipal representative for the area affected.
The most important fact of all is that there is no plan for an airport at
Pickering so any motion now would be premature at best because they
would be voting for a "pig in a poke" having no idea what the impact or
implications of such a motion might be. To assume that an airport will
bring industry and create jobs to Durham is to believe in Santa Claus.
Both the Federal and the Provincial governments have amply displayed
their inability to create of move businesses.
There were many facts related to growth, industry and jobs contained
in the briefs. It was pointed out that the second Montreal airport,-
Mirabel, is now officially called a "white elephant" and that on the
80,000 acres expropriated and serviced for that airport, the Federal
Government has been unable to locate even one little industryl The
Federal Government is now looking at ways to return a great deal of that
land to the farmers from whom they took it in the first place.
The brief from George Martin of Greenwood pointed out that Mirabel
loses a million dollars a week in operating costs. Another brief pointed
out that the Federal Government has just written off 450 million dollars
at Mirabel and 150 million dollars at Pickering. These amounts are now
part of our 80 billion dollar national debt. An airport at Pickering is
estimated at between 500 million to 2 billion dollars depending upon the
type of airport. A further comment from George Martin was that
"there's no need for an airport... it would not attract industrial growth, it
would be extremely costly to the ultimate payer, the taxpayer and it is
totally unnecessary in this era of escalating energy costs and raises the
spectre of another Mirabel in North Pickering."
Al Graham pointed out that the new Federal Land Use Policy is
opposed to building on farmland and that had the policy been in place in
1972, the land would never have been expropriated. The policy now is to
preserve food -producing lands, such as the 18,000 acres of Class I land
in Pickering for food for the future.
Don Givens, a well known planner, stated that any industrial growth is
highly unlikely and that if any did take place, it would be in Scarborough
and Markham - not Durham Region!
Pam Head and Isobel Thompson destroyed the myth that air traffic is
growing. The truth is that the airlines are actually reducing the numbers
of scheduled flights.
Dr. Charles Godfrey applauded the Region's intention of job creation
and suggested that there was great need for Regional support for the
agricultural base of the area, that we need to get those 18,000 acres back
in private hands and that there is potential for such things as food pro-
cessing and other agriculturally related industries.
Both Mayor Anderson and Regional Councillor Gerry Fisher who also
represents the area directly concerned, have assured me that they will
not support the motion when it comes up again. I hope that the other
members of Regional Council will follow their lead. There is no need for
an airport, there is no plan for an airport and we cannot afford another
white elephant.
Official Opening of the
PICKERING RECREATION COMPLEX
September 9th, 1983
7:30 p.m.
1867 Valley Farm Road,
Pickering
Ontario
166
ONTARIO'S NEWEST ATTRACTION
KENNEDY RD. & STEELES AVE.
MILLIKEN, ONTARIO
The 4-H Homemaking Clubs of Durham South Honors Certificate after completing twelve pro -
held their spring Achievement Day at Good- jects. Barbara Dyszuk, Rural Organizations
wood, Saturday. A highlight of the program was Specialist, made the presentation.
the presentation of achievement awards. Linda Jim Thomas
Jones (left) of Mt. Zion received her Provincial L, �� ,� G
� Just like old times
It will be like turning back the clock when the
N.H.L. greats of yesteryears skate onto the ice
at the Stouffville Arena, March 31 for an exhibi-
tion game with the Stouffville Clippers Oldtim-
ers. Certain to see action is Bobby Bann, (left),
former blueline stalwart with the Toronto Ma-
N.H.L. Oldtimers here March 31
ple Leafs and Steve Upton, (centre), of the Clip-
pers. John Liman, (right), of Markham, is the
long-time trainer with the ex-N.H.L. boys. All
proceeds from the event will go to the Town
Rec. Centre Fund.
---Jim Thomas
Denise lost her own arm when she was caught in tractor -powered lawnmower.
ect rie ariagives
new freedom
By Sherri Barron Toronto Star
GREENWOOD — Denise Swedlo has
the kind of spunk that makes adults
blush.
"Look mommy, it has knuckles and
nails," the 5-year-old squealed excitedly
in July after being- fitted with a myo-
electric arm at the Ontario Crippled
Children's Centre on Rumsey Rd. in East
York. "I can even paint my fingernails."
That's the way Denise approaches life,
says her mother Brenda, 31, as
the
she
watches her only daughter play
warm fall sunshine. "She never com-
plains. She's a high-spirited, independent
little girl."
At the age of 2, the slight, blue-eyed
blonde was caught in the blades of a
moving tractor -powered lawnmower at
her Greenwood village home in Durham
Regibn=` tight'c m was severed at
the elbow and she also lost the thumb on
her left hand and the use of two fingers.
A desperate attempt by doctors at
Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children fail-
ed to save the limb in a 13-hour opera-
tion. Denise was eventually fitted with
an artificial limb and hook, which she
wore until receiving her new battery -
operated arm three months ago.
She's delighted with it.
Sitting on the veranda, she flexes th
muscles of her.. upper arm, and the flesh
colored hand closes over one of the mo
lasses cookies beside her.
The arm has electrodes that conduct
impulses. When Denise flexes her mus
cles, they press against the electrodes in
side the upper arm, sending an impuls
down a wire, which opens and closes th
hand.
"The electric arm has a superior gras
o
to the hook," says Bill Sauter, p g
co-ordinator for the centre's myo-el
trio department. "It's so much more a
pealing that many amputees go unn
t' ed and that's the name of the game
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p-
Denise's arm operates on a rechargeable
6-volt battery.
The centre has fitted about 400 arms
since 1964, Sauter says. In fact, the
centre fitted the first one in the world
that year.
Denise's arm cost a staggering 56,000.
OHIP's assisted devices program paid 75
per cent of the cost, and a program spon-
sored by war amputees picked up the
other 25 per cent.
Although children are far more resili-
ent than adults when it comes to losing a
limb, they still face cruel teasing at
school, Sauter says.
`'It's particularly load if they have a
hook ... little boys are called Captain
Hook and little girls, the Happy Hook-
er."
Fortunately, Denise has net eT19s.11�t-
such.pa4iful lluirle. In fact. silt; dia-
plays proudly the beaded friendship pins
that line the strap of her black, patent
leather shoes.
She now has a new thumb on her left
hand, which allows her to hold scissors,
paper, and other objects that once slip-
ped through her fingers.
Last October, one of her toes was suc-
cessfully transplanted as a new thumb
by Dr. Ronald Zuker at the Hospital for
Sick Children.
e Denise has never been self-conscious,
her mother says. She takes off her arm
without a moment's hesitation when
practising gymnastics.
Only recently, she rushed home to tell
her mother she was the only child in
gymnastics class who walked the bal-
ance beam without holding anyone's
e hand.
"I don't think her accident has really
p stopped her from doing anything she
m wanted to do," her mother says. "If she
ec• wants to do something, she just goes
ahead and tries it."
o- `'Sometimes, it just takes her a little
longer to learn, that's
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A STORY TELLER
Emma Talbot, narrator of the musical "The Runaway Snowman"
give, .her all to the audience. The school performance took place last
week ai Vallyview Public School. Besides Talbot, the play involved a
c, Est if 15 and the school choir.
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OCTOBER 5, 1983 VOL 22 NO 40
Bay News Girls
Of The Week
Isabella Anais, Mildred McTaggart and
Marion 'O'Brien taking advantage of the
Rink Time for Seniors at the Sports Complex
Pickering. Marion O'Brien who used to
skate at North York would like to see more.
60's plus come out and join them 9:30 a.m. -
11:30 a.m. She said keep active and skating,
is one way to do it, and you'll never grow
old. So all you young 60's plus. Lets see you
at the rink.
Resident
treated
badly
BY NORAH STONER
Regional Councillor, Ward 3,
Town of Pickering
A sad thing happened at the Execu-
tive Committee Monday night. Roy
Bamborough was on the agenda to
appear as a delegation, but a motion by
Councillor Laurie Cahill and Mayor
Jack Anderson recommended that he
not be heard.
This is the first occasion in the six
years I have sat on this council that an
individual who was slated to speak was
refused that right. Mr. Bamborough
was a resident in the Cherrywood area
of North Pickering whose home and
property were expropriated by the
Ontario government. A man who was
evicted by the sheriff to make way for a
development which never took place,
whose home is now rented to others.
The purpose of Roy's appearance be-
fore council was to give us a copy of the
Ombudsman's Report on the expropria-
tion of property in Pickering by the
Ontario government. A report which
directly affects Pickering residents and
the largest land acquisition project ever
undertaken in Ontario. Although there
is nothing the Pickering Council can
directly do about the Ombudsman's Re-
port, the matter should be of enough
concern of those who have the responsi-
bility for planning on those 25.000 acres
to at least listen for a few minutes. By
council's own rules, delegations can
only speak for a maximum of 10 mi-
nutes.
In my view, probably the most impor-
tant duty of a councillor is to listen to
what the public has to say. I believe it is
a democratic right for an individual to
be able to address decision -makers
apprising them of their concerns. In Mr.
Bamborough's case, those rights were
trampled by a council who in the words
of one member, "didn't come here to be
educated".
Mr. Bamborough is a man who has
been shabbily treated by many levels of
government and their bureaucracies
and I feel very sad that the municipal
government of the Town of Pickering
has now been added to that ignominious
list.
Discuss
dump
stench
I By Norah Stoner,
Regional Councillor, Ward 3,
Town of Pickering.
The occasion was the kick-off banquet
to raise money for the Ajax -Pickering
Hospital fund-raising campaign. Ele-
gantly gowned ladies and their hand-
some escorts attending a $50.00 a plate
dinner. You would expect opening con-
versations would be about the lovely
banquet hall in the new Recreation
Complex or perhaps the hospital's ser-
vice to the community, but no, the initial
comments of those arriving at the din-
ner were about the Metro dump.
"What's that dreadful smell?" "The
dump is certainly acting up tonight."
"The odour problems are getting
worse" and "When are they going to
stop dumping?" were among the state-
ments my husband and I heard as we
arrived for the dinner.
The operations of the Metropolitan
Toronto landfill site on the 3rd Conces-
sion at Liverpool Road have become a
source of embarrassment for the Town
of Pickering. The dump is detrimentally
affecting those who own property any-
where within 2 miles of the site. The no-
xious odours have become a planning
issue when dealing with residential de-
velopment in the Valley Farm Road
area. Councillor Robertson has argued
successfully against large lot develop-
ment on the grounds that the odours
would prevent the sales of such prop-
erties.
I have recently written to Metro out-
lining once again the difficulties we are
having and suggesting certain actions:
(1). Decrease the overall volume of
waste going to the site by diverting
waste to the Maple Site.
(2). Ensure that all waste is fully co-
vered by the end of the working day.
(3). Halt all night operations.
(4). Halt all sewage sludge dumping.
(5). Install a methane gas collection
system.
The dump is going to be part of our
community for some years in the future.
We must ensure that we can live with it.
The one method of documenting the
problem is to phone Metro Toronto on
their 24 hour Works Department num-
ber 947-8211 and also phone me at 683-
3589 when the odours are bad. Don't
hesitate every time you smell it again.
Metro will only deal with this problem if
we can prove to them beyond a shadow
of a doubt that many people are ex-
periencing the problem on a regular
basis.
By the way, the fund-raising dinner
was a great success in spite of the
odours and about $20,000 has been put
towards the 1 million dollar goal for our
community hospital.
New reactor starts uR a�
540-megawatt Unit 6 is the first of
By Bill Walker Toronto Star
The on -again, off -again story of
Ontario Hydro's nuclear reactors con-
tinued yesterday with the successful
start of a new reactor at the Pickering
station.
Everything went according to plan
with the start of Unit 6, part of the
new Pickering B complex, which will
eventually add four new reactors to
the station. The Pickering A complex
operates four 13-year-old reactors,
Units 1 to 4.
It was good news for the utility,
which has been plagued by a series of
unexplained nuclear accidents since
Aug. 1, causing some anti-nuclear
sentiment and casting a shadow over
the future of the Candu nuclear power
system.
The Unit 6 reactor was started
under the commissioning process set
forth by the Atomic Energy Control
Board, the federal government's regu-
latory agency for nuclear power.
Hydro spokesman Deborah Irvine
said the 540-megawatt Unit 6 reactor
will be shut down for normal "fine tun-
ing" before being brought to 100 per
cent capacity in early December. The
reactor will start bringing in commer-
cial revenue for hydro by next April,
she said.
Unit 6 has been under construction
since 1974. Work on Unit 7 is to be
completed next year, with Unit 8 to
follow.
The only other Pickering B reactor
to be started is Unit 5. That reactor
was restarted last week after its safety
systems caused a total shutdown. The
failure was caused by a power surge
during refuelling that wasn't account-
ed for by the reactor's normal detec-
tion system. ,
A unrelated leak in Unit 5 — which
spilled 41 litres (nine gallons) of slight-
4
Grain mill operator 66ted for
•
By Pauline Johnson noise
WHITEVALE — Tom Dey's insom-
nia is giving Orval Wilson a $100,000
headache.
Wilson, who operates the 139-year-
old community grain mill, has been
served with two environment violation
notices by the province because his
grain dryers keep De y ake at night.
Installing noise baffleaws and dust fil-
ters to solve the problem could cost
$100,000.
"And we don't own this place any
more, Wilson says. "We've had this
mill for 52 years, but have been leasing
the land since 1974 from the province,
which expropriated it for deve
airport." lopment
to go with the (proposed Pickering)
Wilson is in double jeopardy. A
condition of his lease with the Ontario
Land Corp. says the mill is not to be a
nuisance to neighbors.
Wilson says his equipment is obsolete
and needs replacing, but uncertainty
about the future prevents him from
doing that. the vital role the mill plays °account
Pickering's
town centre
for singles?
PICKERING — The town centre of Picker-
ing could become an eyesore instead of a focal
point unless development is carefully moni-
tored, says one of the town's councillors.
Wayne Arthurs also says that housing direct-
ly around the Sheridan Mall centre was origi-
nally slated for singles, not families, and he
wants to see it stay that way.
"Over the past year we have made piece-
meal changes which have significantly chang-
ed the concept of the area from the way it was
planned," Arthurs says.
,,We must sit down with developers and look
at the plans again," he says. "There is obvious-
ly a need for housing there, but that doesn't
justify slapping up anything at all."
He says he is concerned that two recent
plans submitted to the town by JDS Invest-
ments Ltd. are for family units.
"The area is not particularly desirable for a
family situation, it is too noisy and too
commerce -oriented," Arthurs says.
One plan submitted by JDS and tabled by
council called for semi-detached
oasesalls back-
ing 1 onto Highway 401. The other
houses to be built between Highway 2 and the
new recreation centre.
Council has requested more details about
that plan before it will proceed.
He has petitioned council to meet again with
JDS Investments Ltd. to study the situation,
saying, ,You only get one shot at building a
town centre, if you don't like it the first time
you can't tear it all down and do it over again."
The mill must operate 24 hours a
day every autumn to dry the grain to
make animal feed. If the grain is not
dried within a couple of days, it will
rot.
Because it is one of the few grain
mills left in Ontario, farmers from as
far away as Cobourg use it and it is
considered an essential service.
Pickering Council recently threw its
support behind Wilson and asked the
ministry, which issued the notices to
Wilson last fall to tak , t
Hospital badly
By Shelley Gillen
AJAX — Patients admitted to
the intensive -care unit at Ajax -
Pickering Hospital are lucky to get
out alive, says a senior doctor at
the over -crowded hospital.
Dr. Hans Weber, chief of medi-
cal staff, also says "overcrowding
in the emergency department is
"horrendous," and patients are
sometimes sent home "too early"
because there's eight or nine other
patients on stretchers in emergen-
cy waiting for beds.
"We have coped more than one
can reasonably expect, but there's
a limit and we're reaching the fine
line between efficiency and defi-
ciency," he says. Equipment at the
hospital is 20 years old and outdat-
ed, he adds.
"In the ICU, there are severe -
care accident cases lying beside
heart attack patients: The last
thing these car accident patients
need is a noisy oxygen machine be-
side them."
"If you ever went into our ICU,
you'd wonder how ... you got out
alive," Weber says.
Weber made the comments re-
cently at a special public meeting
at Durham District Health Council
to assess community support for
hospital expansion. Nearly 500
Ajax and Pickering residents lis-
tened while Weber and others ap-
pealed to the health ministry for
approval of an expansion.
The ministry has agreed with
the need for expansion but has said
no funds are available until 1990.
The hospital currently has 127
beds. The health council recom-
mended in 1981 that the hospital
be expanded by three floors — the
first floor by 1985 and the other
two as funds are available. The
project is estimated at between $4
and $5 million.
A campaign to raise $1 million
by 1988 was launched last month
by the hospital. Provincial gover-
nent grant regulations allowed up
to two-thirds funding.
Randy Reid, representing
Health Minister 6elih Morton,
angered residents by saying the
community will probably be ex-
pected to raise 50 per cent of the
capital costs of the expansion be-
cause the ministry doesn't have
the funds to provide two thirds.
In the past few months, the
ministry has approved a new
hospital for Scarborough at a cost
of $37 million, a new hospital for
Peel County, planning permission
for a new hospital in Markham
and two-thirds funding or $24 mil-
lion for a new hospital in North
Bay. The North Bay hospital was
originally scheduled for 1992 and
brought forward to this year.
Chris Stewart, an Ajax resident
and member of the hospital fund-
raising committee, set up a hotline
last spring to discover how the
overcrowding was affecting pa-
tients.
From the more than 50 calls she
received, Stewart says she learned
of terminally ill patients who had
spent days lying on stretchers in
the emergency department in "un-
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CITIZENSHIP AND WORLD AFFAIRS
Mrs. K. C. Angus, Convener
"The goal of citizenship is not to think alike but to think
together. "
Speakers played a key role at Branch meetings, providing
information about governments at all levels by MPs,
MLAs, Aldermen and Reeves. They discussed the Bill of
Rights, the Constitution, Unity and privilege of voting.
Other speakers told about Jury duty and the responsibilities
of a Juror, while a Page spoke about his experiences at
Queen's Park. The OPP spoke on the current wave of
vandalism in a particular community and enlarged on
Operation Identification.
Members also prepared papers on Charter of Human
Rights and compared rights in Canada with those of other
lands. The postal system as a Crown Corporation and
changes in the Family Law Reform, proved of interest to
many Branches.
Slides were enjoyed on Indian People in the North, the
mining industry in Canada, visits to other countries and the
experiences of a family's escape from Czechoslovakia.
Skits and debates formed part of many Branch programs.
Pen Pals and link visits were popular.
Many members have assisted in the English language
programs for new immigrants.
FAMILY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Mrs. Elgin Belrose, Convener
Under the topic of foods and nutrition, many meetings
included demonstrations of microwave cooking and the
various uses of the microwave oven.
Papers were presented on a number of topics, such as,
proper diet can control the aging process. Did you know,
salmonella can be found in all fowl and raw eggs, but can be
eliminated by cooking at a high temperature and proper
refrigeration. Food additives and metric cooking were dis-
cussed by many members at their monthly meetings.
One of the many mottos given was, "overeating is the
destiny that ends our shapes!"
Under the heading, clothing and textiles, the story of
quilting and its history provided much information. In-
cluded are a very few ideas: What is your opinion on the use
of a Credit Card? How do you encourage your child to
handle money wisely? How can we make our homes safer?
Are you aware of the dangers of silo gas?
AGRICULTURE AND CANADIAN INDUSTRIES
Mrs. Calvin Carmichael, Convener
Women's Institute Branches are strong supporters of the
4-H Homemaking Clubs throughout the province.
Production and Marketing were topics for many meet-
ings. There were programs on goat farming, mushroom
farming, raising mink, and the new peanut industry. `°A
sweet deal of Corn" pointed out the possibility that Ontario
farmers will eventually supply one half of the nation's
sugar.
The Soybean, was the subject of another meeting, this
amazing relative of peas and our beans has been known in
China for centuries.
Papers were given on the depletion of our forests in
northern Ontario and how reseeding of fire ravaged forests
is done by plane:
Several reports mentioned about Ultra High temperature
milk. "UHT milk" can be stored on the shelf for up to six
months, when it is sealed in airtight containers. Raw milk
has been subjected to high temperature to kill the micro-
organisms. The milk. is sterilized for three seconds at
145°C. It's food value is similar to that of pasteurized two
percent milk. Once opened, keep it refrigerated, as you
would any other fluid milk.
Gardening proved to be a popular topic and is also a good
way to lower the cost of food.
The film, "Black Magic" showing the past and present
of the Holland Marsh was obtained from the Muck Research
Station, Kettleby.
Bluegrass
group is
8
a winner
By SHARON YOUNG
Times staff
In just over two months,
four area musicians have
made a quick rise to the
top, taking a first place win
at a New York bluegrass
festival.
In fact, Common Ground
— a band including Jason
and Alynn Thomas (a
brother and sister team),
Don Cole and Glen Mac-
Donald — have competed
in seven bluegrass
festivals this past summer,
placing either first or se-
cond in all contests.
But the icing on the cake
was the win secured
recently in Hillsdale, New
York.
That was our biggest
win yet," Jason says.
"There is a high level of
competition there and it's
really something for a
Canadian Band to win —
but we played our best
yet."
more. Already the star
group is receiving invita-
tions to attend festivals
next year.
"We prefer to play
festivals and the non -bar
crowd," he said. "The
festivals are held outside
during the summer time
and you have a better
listening audience. The
crowd is more ap-
preciative because they
have traveled and camped
to hear the music."
Although Common
Ground is a young band,
the members have been in-
volved in music for a
number of years.
Glen, who plays the ban-
jo and harmonizes on
vocals, formerly was a
member of his father's
band, Devil's Little
Angels.
Guitarist and lead singer
Don previously played
with western and rock
bands.
C^�r1,11 ttupf and Jason Thomas make I
ommon Ground a common interest, P
musically speaking.
est e
All members of the Jason and Alyr ii have
Pineridge Bluegrass roots in music. The two
Folklore Society, the four- perform in their family
some has taken first place gospel group, The Thomas
/ positions at festivals in Family, which has a
f yl
Woodstock, Colborne, Can- record album to its credit.
nington, Trout Creek and Performing a bluegrass-
New York. gospel sound, The Thomas
W Second -place wins were Family consists of Jason's
'! earned in Renfrew and parents, his two sisters and
North Bay. brother.
Enjoying the sweet taste For Common Ground,
- of success has also had its Alynn —an
aspiring jour-
benefits in that the band nalist who has been doing
has picked up more than freelance writing for a
' $1,800 for its efforts — bluegrass publication —
money that has helped plays the acoustic bass.
finance travelling and ac-
commodationAlthough most of the
at the band members consider
various festivals. the music a part-time pro -
And in addition to the ject, to Jason — the
monetary gains, the band group's mandolin and fid-
has already put together a dle player, and harmony
collection of four trophies vocalist — it's a career.
.; and aplaque. Majoring in music
• But all this is an added education at Springfield,
z plus, says Jason. Missouri, he won the Cana -
We have all been than open mandolin cham-
friends and members of pionship last year.
the bluegrass club for a Although the festival
x long time. We had never season is over for this
f competed before or done year, the group is looking
anything else except have forward to next summer
fun." when they will be perform -
with Taken up the ing on a semi-professional
bluegrass festival at- basis — or, as Jason says,
ma's mosphere, Common
Ground will be back for getting paid f o r
something we all like to
do"
Glen MacDonald
I (top) provides the
M. banjo sounds for
Common Ground,
while Don Cole sits
and picks the guitar
r lines. The local group
has met great suc-
3 � F
ys c e s s on the
bluegrass festival cir-
cuit this summer.
®y —Times photos by
,L , Hank Kolodziejczak i
Farewell to a man of mystery _
He was always a star and will move
By Peter C. Newman
now to another quarter of the firma
-
11e appeared from nowhere, an ur- ment, but Canadian politics has never
bane Buddhist monk in mufti, been meant for stars.
and hypnotized us. He thought of himself as Charles de
That first election campaign of Pierre Gaulle on the Rideau and, like the
rrudeau's was a combination of corona- French general, believed that a man's
tion and Beatles tour. Clutches of teeny- grandeur grows in direct proportion to
boppers with manes of streaming hair his aloofness. But in partisan matters,
gripped their precious machine -auto- such as Senate appointments, he often
graphed photos of Pierre -baby to their behaved with the crudeness of a Huey
chests and shrieked whenever he Long. Too many times he has equated
deigned tkiss one of their swarming the slightest sign of dissent with stupid-
o
number. Bemused toddlers held on their
parents' shoulders were admonished to
"remember him" as excitement surged
across the country. I recall in particular
one landing in Dartmouth, N.S. We in
his 1968 media entourage trudged down
the plane's steps on May 29 into a cold,
drizzly night. That was wall-to-wall
Tory country, but along the route from
the airport, as if on a prearranged sig-
nal, people came out on their porches to
wave at the procession. Many had
backed their cars into driveways so that
they could flash their headlights in si-
lent salute to the great man.
Cry: Trudeau had the knack not so
much of capturing the people's hearts
or minds —he has always been too
stand-offish for that —but of connect-
ing subliminally with their nervous sys-
tems. Standing beside a Liberal matron
at a party function in the Chateau Lau-
rier in Ottawa during that first election
campaign, I noticed that just before
Trudeau was due to be ushered through
the door she stiffened, turned to her
huge block of a side -burned husband
and wailed, "What if I faint when he
comes in?" The husband smoothed
down his Brylcreemed locks and rolled
his eyes heavenward with a look of total
disgust. When Trudeau loped by and
happened to shake the man's hand, his
eyes glazed over and he quietly started
to cry.
It was not long afterward that a dif-
ferent reality began to set in. Trudeau
defined the office of prime minister in
his own image. Remote, austere and
hermetically self-contained, he eventu-
ally revealed himself as an emotional
cripple —a man whose blue -ice inner
core remained inviolate, no matter
what. Distracted by lesser mortals' dim
assaults, his face would harden, his eyes
tighten from having squinted into too
many klieg lights and flashbulbs. The
shrugs, the finger gestures, the bolts of
intuition and wit made him difficult to
follow. Yet he was as evocative and dis-
turbing as a Picasso abstract.
Trudeau: silent tribute to a great man
this country has ever seen. But in his
tendency to stifle dissent, even in his
own ranks, there was a tragic fallacy.
Tolerating dissent is the essential
means by which Canadian society has
always come to terms with change. Tru-
deau and his inner court believed that
they could impose logic on events; that
they could govern the country through
legalisms and reshape what was hap-
pening to fit those leggyisms. But the
events themselves —hi Tory, in other
words —were not logical and never
could be. They were born out of harsh
-ealities and even harsher emotions,
which could not be cut to fit any leader's
wishes or good intentions.
Careless: He faced the insoluble di-
lemma of every professor who dares to
enter the political arena: the intellec-
tual seeks truth, the politician power,
and the twin quests operate in separate
orbits.
Still, his bravura style put us on the
map. London's Daily Sketch chose him
as "the world's seventh -sexiest man";
he brought home our Constitution; his
regime outlasted virtually every other
contemporary world leader; and he cru-
saded valiantly for peace. He passed
much worthy legislation. To a whole
generation he became our first exis-
tential political hero, the guy with the
rose in his buttonhole.
He never changed —but we did.
What brought Trudeau to heel was
that he couldn't extend his reach to the
whole of the country he was governing.
Canadian prime ministers have been
successful only by sharing their au-
thority with senior colleagues from the
other founding culture. Trudeau
couldn't or wouldn't field a credible
non -French lieutenant, and the 12 mil-
lion Canadians who live west of Toron-
to's Humber River never felt at ease in
his world. An administration that was
to have been as exquisitely programmed
as a fifth -generation computer grad-
ually evolved into a troupe of careless
- pranksters behaving with self-indul-
ity or disloyalty or both, so that in the gent abandon.
end no one —with the possible excep- Canada's 15th prime minister leaves
tion of Senator Keith Davey —could office still in command of his personal
mollify him. worth and not very different from the
It was true that all of us burdened mysterious stranger he was when we
Trudeau with too much hope for any welcomed him —in that hopeful spring
leader to fulfil, but ultimately it was not of '68. The difference between the Can -
what Trudeau did or didn't do that left ada that greeted Pierre Trudeau and
us so disillusioned. It was what he the Canada that overwhelmed him 16
might have done. years later is poignantly marked by the
As prime minister, Trudeau projected contrast between the warm adulation
a shimmering intellect. He was by long that created him and the cold fury that
odds the most resolute political leader now bids him adieu.
DURHAM REGION —
Society must come to grips
with reality before
advances in modern science
like those which produce
ast-tube babies destroy
estern morality, Durham
Catholic teachers were
warned recently.
hest tube babies
pose a threw
Father Steven Connors of
Toronto told a professional
activity day workshop in
Oshawa that our view of
ourselves and our society
may be drastically altered
by such technology.
"If man was made in the
image of God, then in those
image are we remaking
him,'' Father Connors
asked the teachers.
He noted that part of the
`reality' is the rapid growth
of in -vitro fertilization
clinics in which test-tube
babies are conceived.
However, the speaker
cautioned that this
technology is "caveman
stuff" compared to what the
future holds.
Genetic surgery, for
instance, removes certain
genes from a chromosome
in the human body and
replaces it with another
gene.
Father Connors stressed
that doctors and scientists
have to be careful they don't
overstep the boundary
between healing - the object
of medicine.
t
Early stoves too small
to cook full meals on
Cast-iron or sheet -iron stoves were avail-
able early in the 19th Century.
They were advertised as "newfangled
cooking machines". These first stoves
were expensive, too low for comfort and
often too small to cook a whole meal on.
Therefore, most people preferred to cook
their meals at the hearth.
By mid-century cooking stoves were
cheaper and larger. They had ovens for
baking and shelves on which pots and pans
or plates could be kept warm.
They could be bought assembled or in
pieces to be put together at home. The price
was 10 Pounds or 12 Pounds and included
all necessary kettles, steamers, pots and
boilers.
Women were proud of their stoves and
Seeds with the weeds
Although flower gardens as we know
them were not a part of pioneer homes,
seeds for hundreds of flowers and veget-
ables were available before 1840.
Among them were some of today's favo-
rites - Geraniums, Marigolds, Pansies and
Petunias.
The tomato was called "Love Apple"
and came in red or yellow varieties.
A few old cookbooks gave recipes for
their use, mainly stewed with a little salt
and butter.
Most people of the time thought of them
as a decorative plant - not fit to be eaten.
Lawns were not the finely trimmed
squares of green we prize today. They were
roughly scythed, only when they became
overgrown and unruly.
Clumps of flowers or shrubs were
planted at the gate or throughout the
fenced yard.
No thought was given to weeding as most
of our weeds are wild flowers or herbs and
all had a place.
Susan Casella
Buttoneville
looked after them well. They were brushed
with a turkey or goose wing and wiped
quickly with a ball of waxed paper, daily.
When they were cool they were given a
coat of blacking to make them shine.
Several times a year the stovepipes had to
be taken down and scraped clean.
This was done as far away from the
house as possible to prevent the soot from
blowing back in.
Because stoves had to be used every day
throughout the year for cooking they were
usually moved to the summer or back
kitchen during the summer months to help
keep the heat and dust away from the rest
of the house.
Susan Casella
Buttonville
"Mixed
undies'
In the early days of Upper Canada (prior
to 1867) there were many laws which are so
dated they can only bring a smile to our
faces to -day.
One such law stated it was illegal to hang
a "mixed company" of ladies' and men's
underclothes on a clothesline.
Susan Casella
Buttonville
Regional Council
Endorses Traffic
Light Proposal
Regional Councillor
Jim Witty reported to
the Ajax Council at its
March meeting that
"the Region endorsed a
Town of Aja proposal
regarding the pro-
posed traffic signals at
Highway No. 2 and
Westney Road." The
Regional Council also
gave approval to the
Town's Traffic By-law
with regard to "parking
at the Ajax Plaza."
The Ajax Council
expressed approval
when they heard that
the Regional Council
has endorsed the prop-
osal for traffic signals
at Highway No. 2 and
Westney Road. There
was a reference made
to a delegation and
petition that the Coun-
cil had received earlier
this year. George Mar-
tin, president of the
Greenwood and Area
Ratepayers Associa-
tion had pointed out
although the petition
was of 126 signatures
more could have been
obtained. The point
was made that "there is
no question that the
perception about this
intersection is quite
clear and that it is dan-
gerous particularly at
night." It was also
pointed out that the
volume of traffic both
east and west also
north and south is
increasing year by
year... this particular
intersection is danger-
ous. As many acci-
dents occur at that
intersection, which is
located just east of
Pickering Village, that
are not reported to the
enforcement author-
ities.
It was also pointed
out that Kingston Road
and Westney Road
should not be referred
to as rural roads. (King-
ston Road, Highway
No. 2 forms part of the
Provincial Road net-
work system).
Mr. Martin pointed
out in his arguments to
Council that there
should be some identi-
fication of the intersec-
tion for east -west
motorists to slow down
so the people proceed-
ing north would also
have some identifica-
tion of the intersection,
which is a main inter-
section. Since the
Westney Road Junc-
tion into Highway 2 has
been moved further
west to conform with a
better access to the
Westney Heights sub-
division on the north
side of Kingston Road,
it has been confusing
for motorists who have
driven in that area for
years. In his submis-
sion to the Ajax Coun-
cil Mr. Martin pointed
out that there was a
fatal accident at the
intersection early this
year. Asa result the res-
idents in the area defi-
nitely feel that "there
should be some form of
illumination at the
intersection."
Pamphlet Outlines
Contingency Plans
When Pickering
residents get their tax
bills this spring, they
will also receive a
pamphlet outline
contingency plans
incase of a nuclear
emergency.
Pickering Mayor
Jack Anderson asked
Ontario Hydro to
come up with the
pamphlet.
Jack Muir, a spoke-
sman for Ontario
Hydro, said what is in
the pamphlet is the
same as Durham
Region's contingency
plan.
"Putting the pamp-
hlet together was an
exercise in picking the
clearest wording to
inform the public," he
said.
Muir hoped the
pamphlet won't upset
the public.
"We're trying to
keep emergency plan-
ning before the pub-
lic," he said.
In the pamphlet are
protective action pro-
cedures, responsibili-
ties in case of an
emergency and react-
or safety.
Muir said a contin-
gency plan has to be
in place before a lic-
ence can be granted
to a nuclear station.
No other community
has asked for a pamp-
hlet of this sort to be
done.
Alex Robertson
Regional Councillor,
Ward 2
Town of Pickering.
The changing
scenes of Municipal
Government brings
many additional pro-
blems to Councillors.
For instance, in pre -
Regional times, when
anyone wanted
sewers or water on a
street, a petition of
the residents was
taken and if almost
one hundred per cent
were in agreement,
the improvement
went in. Today,
improvements are put
in by Durham Region.
The resident petitions
the Region and the
improvement is put
into the budget. The
Region then distrib-
utes the charges.
They fill the trench to
pavement level, and
their charges are
shared between the
Region and the
Changing Scenes in Muni
recipients. The finish-
ing, such as paving, is
paid for by the local
municipality and they
have either to charge
the home owner
separately or on a
shared basis. Either
way, the home owner
is going to have an
added expense to his
taxes.
The problem that
faces Councillors is
what is the fairest way
to charge; everyone
pay or by local
improvement?.
Each year the
Council has to pass a
resolution to meet the
Highway Improve-
ment Act and request
a supplementary
allocation of subsidies
for work on roads and
bridges. As many of
you know, a few years
ago, at my instiga-
tion, Pickering intro-
duced an on -going
improvement pro-
gram. This work is
entitled to govern-
ment subsidies. The
work contemplated
for this year is Park
Crescent -West Shore
Boulevard to Hill -
view, Brixton Lane,
Bern Avenue, Morden
Lane, Regan Place,'
Reytan Boulevard,
sogth of Drava,!
Concession 3-White's'
Road to Dixie Road,
Dixie Road -Maple
Gate to Maple Ridge
Road.
The reasons for the
on -going road pro-
gram is to ensure that
the residents of
Pickering will never
have to face a sudden
demand for road
improvement because
of neglecting the
needs over a long
period of time, as has
happened elsewhere.
There is much
happening in the
Town these days,
mostly concerning the
developing of the
lands east of Brock
Road to the Town
boundary at Notion
Road. The lands that
belong to Cadillac -
Fairview Develop-
ments Co. Ltd. have
been purchased by
JDS Investments.
This has expanded
the total land holdings
of JDS right across
the Town Centre.
Needless to say, the
Regional Concillor-
From page 6
The Council
decided that the wood
will go to the home in
Brooklin. While 1 did
not support the
motion to do so, it is
a very simple solution
to a small problem
and should not be
blown out of propor-
tion. This may sound
strange coming from
a person who opposed
the motion but if
there is one thing I
have discovered over
the years, it is that
usually the majority
decision is reason-
able, and I accept this
one as just that.
Congratulations to
Councillor Cahill on
his survey regarding
but as an observer
and participant over
the years, on the
whole, JDS's associa-
tion with Pickering
and its residents has
been a good one.
I noticed that there
was a letter in this
copy of the paper
regarding delivery of
wood to Oshawa and
the closing of the
ramps at Liverpool
Road. The survey
which has been sent
to the Honourable
James Snow, Minister
of Transportation and
Communications,
confirms that the
residents of Pickering
want the ramps kept
open. lncidently,
there has never been
a time when the
Council of the Town
has supported any-
thing other than keep-
ing the ramps open,
contrary to what was
reported in another
newspaper. Council
wants F tiRoato the �as
not closgood
-red to
he only
that the
vwucia uu not live on
the property involved
but in Whitby and
Oshawa. The decision
to deliver was taken
literally and the wood
was going to the
homes of the people
concerned.
Cont page 7
22 Pickering's Ba. Nei%s, March 28, 1984
George Martin, pres-
ident of the Green-
wood and Area
Ratepayers Associa-
tion, appeared as a
delegation to the Ajax
Council to present a
petition of 126 names.
Area Residents Petition For Better
illumination Of Intersection
The petition requests
better illumination of
the Westney-Taunton
Road intersection as "it
is a dangerous inter-
section " particularly
so at night. He pointed
out that the view of
oncoming cars is
obstructed by a bank
and at night time a
motorist needs to use
the high beams of the
headlights to know
where the intersection
is when turning north -
either from the east or
west onto Westney
Road.
Mr. Martin, an insu-
rance investigator.
said, he has investi-
gated many accidents
and this particular
intersection is a dan-
gerous one. It is nearly
as heavily travelled as
the Regional Road 23
(the Ajax -Whitby
Boundary Road) and
the Taunton Road
intersection. Many
accidents do occur at
that (Westney -
Taunton Road) inter-
section that are not
reported to the
enforcement authori-
ties. Mr. Martin pointed
out, he has driven for
more years than he
cares to remember and
he finds "this intersec-
tion difficult to identify
at night when turning
north either from the
east or west, and also
when people are pro-
ceeding north there
should be some identi-
fication of the intersec-
tion for east -west
motorists to slow down
because that, in effect,
is a main intersection."
Mr. Martin also
pointed out thata great
majority of the resi-
dents who use thatarea
roads (Westney-
Concession 4 Taun-
ton) in either direction
live outside of Ajax.
"Many of them live out-
side the Town of Ajax
and of Pickering ... As
for the residents who
live in the area they
primarily do their busi-
ness in Ajax. When one
is southbound on the
Westney Road the
motorist has difficulty
looking west and east."
Mr. Martin con-
cluded his presenta-
tion by stating "there
was a fatality at that
intersection fairly
recently ... A large
number of residents in
this area clearly feel
that intersection needs
some form of illumina-
tion. I think you should
respect that, whether
they live in the munici-
pality of Ajax or not,
and make some recom-
mendation with
respect to cost sharing,
because it will only get
worse as the area of
growth increasestothe
south."
Mayor Bill McLean
told Mr. Martin and the
Council that the
Regional Staff sur-
veyed the intersection
in 1984. The Region
suggested that it (the
intersection) does not
meet Regional Policy
for lighting. He also
pointed out that of the
126 names on the peti-
tion the majority were
residents of Pickering
with only four sig-
natues of Ajax resi-
dents. Mayor McLean
said, it has been sug-
gested to the Region
that posts be installed
at ech of the cour
corners of the intersec-
tion and the posts be
equipped at each of the
four corners of the
intersection and the
posts be equipped with
reflecting material.
Councillor Rene
Soetens said, he would
like to defer the matter
for at least a week as he
felt the cost would be
S750 to have some-
thing done at that par-
ticular intersection.
Councillor Soetens
also said, he "would
like to look at the situa-
tion" himself.
Regional Councillor
for Ajax, Jim Witty
asked for a report from
the staff regarding the
possibility of solving
the situation at the
Westney-Taunton
Road intersection.
Mr. Martin replied,
that the area residents
wanted atleastonesin-
gle light at that inter-
section and that it
would satisfy most of
the people. He felt that
the ratepayers would
be happy to help in the
cost sharing as he rep-
lied to Councillor Soet-
ens question regarding
the sharing of the costs
to have something
done at that particular
intersection.
The matter has been
put over by the Ajax
Council for further
study. Mr. Martin
expects to be present at
the Ajax Council when
the request for some
type of illumination for
the Westney-Taunton
Roads intersection is
discussed by the
Council at a future
date.
Brooklin Profile, Wednesday, April 11, 1984 — page 7
T T-� --- —
Wins
silver
in
Mexico
James Spratley, of Audley Road, Kinsale, walked
away from the Benito Juarez international shooting
competition last week in Mexico with the silver medal
in the prone event. Spratley's team mate on the Cana-
dian team, Des Van Plew took the gold and Sweden
walked away with the bronze.
The Canadian team is currently in Los Angeles,
competing in the pre-olympic games and have qual-
ified for the European Tour which starts just after Eas-
ter.
The tour will encompass most western European
countries, including West Germany, where there will
be several competitions.
Our Canadian team locked up five medals in
Mexico and is hopeful to add to that number in com-
petition prior to the Olympic Games this July.
"Look out Olympics,
here I come."
Students pass
The culmination of any
musical year is the recital
and for the students of
piano teacher Patti Scott,
last Wednesday was the big
day.
There were two awards
given this year for the most
improved student through-
out the year which were
won by Leanne Cole and
Elaine Kivell.
Congratulations to
Brian Jones and Doug Gil-
mour who passed their
grade one theory, Anne
Byberg, Cheryl Carnegie
and Leanne Cole who
Born and raised in Kinsale, James Spratley is deter-
mined to win at the forthcoming Olympic Trials and -�
earn a spot at the Los Angeles Olympics this summer.w
(See story on page 8).
passed their grade two.
Also congratulations to
Andrew Rothnie, who
passed his grade four piano
exam and to Bev Houston
and Leanne Cole who
passed their grade 6. Doug
Gilmour passed grade 7
piano and Alison Gilmour
passed her grade 8.
Good luck to Rosanne
MacLeod, Simon Head,
Jennifer Lively, Jennifer
Carney, Jody Batty, Jen-
nifer Guthrie and Cheryl
Carnegie who will be trying
their piano exams this
month at the Royal Conser-
vatory.
Aiming at Olympics: Small -bore sharpshooter James Sprately of Pickering is in serious
training for the Canadian Olympic trials, thanks to the establishment of a trust fund by Cen-
tennial College and J.D.S. Investments of Toronto.
Olympics are in sight
Corporate sponsorship lets shooter train
By Jeff Conn
Inside a new Pickering Place condominium,
James Spratley looks like any other Centennial
College student.
But put a small -bore rifle in his hands and
this 21-year-old becomes a sharpshooter ex-
traordinaire.
Olympics were out of the question," he says.
But at the special prone event in Mexico City
in March, the small bore prone specialist fin-
ished second. He also recorded his best person-
al international score, registering 592 of a
possible 600 points.
Last month, at the pre-Olyympic competi-
Now, with the 1984 Olympics less than three I on in Los Angeles, Spratley finished 14th. And
months away, Spratley's "remote" chance of again set a personal best international score
landing a spot on the national Olympic squad with 593 of 600.
has been upgraded to "very good." You want to be in the top 20 just before the
It's mainly due to two sponsors — Centennial Olympics, and that's where I am right now," he
College and J.D.S. Investments of Toronto. says. "I'm where I should be and the training is
Through the establishment of a trust' fund, just on schedule. Anybody in the top 20, at any
which includes the use of the Pickering con- given time, could win the gold medal.
dominium, the three-year veteran of the na- Spratley leaves for a European tour later
tional team can actively pursue his dream of this month.
becoming the world's best -prone ti --
shooter.
Without the help of corporate sponsors, the
1984 Olympics would be nothing more than
wistful thinking, he says.
"I can now get down to some serious train-
ing, practicing almost every day from now
until the Canadian Olympic trials in July."
And after turning in encouraging perform-
ances at international competitions in recent
months, Spratley anticipates the signing of
more sponsors.
Six years ago, he began shooting with the
Pickering High School cadet corps.
"I really got my start at Pickering, Spratley
says. "This year I helped coach the cadet teams
and was very pleased by their performances."
In a stunning upset, Pickering B-squad beat
the more experienced A -team to win the
provincial and national titles.
In 1981, he made the Canadian cadet and,
later the senior Bisley teams, which annually
competes in England.
"That's when I first de ' fhis summer's
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BROOKS, sinto rest dd Pearinly theEntered
t red
July 28, 1984. Ivy Hospitaon
Keddel,
Brooks. beloved
wife
Loving the
late John
J.
motherof
Kenneth, Patricia (Mrs. Donald
Pegge), Barbara (Mrs. Alfred
Pegge) all of Greenwood.
Loving grandmother of Ruth,
Rosalie, Michael, Jeffrey,
Kevin, Susan and Ted. Great-
grandmother of Matthew. Dear
brolher of Kenneth Keddel < 1
Don Mills. Mrs. Brooks will rest
at McEachnie Funeral Home,
28 Kingston Rd. W., Pickering,
No. 2 Hwy. Pickering Village
(Town of Aiax) after 2 p.m.
Monday. Funeral service in the
chapel on Tuesday, July 31 at
3:15 p.m. Interment Salem
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers
Greenwoodplease send donations to he
eenwood United Church.
PASCOE, Edward Alonzo — En-
tered into rest at the Dr. J. 0.
Ruddy Hospital, Whitby on
Mondav, September 10, 1984, in
his 83rd Year. Dearly beloved
husband of Susie Stanley of
Greenwood. Loving father of
Lloyd and Helen of Port Perry,
Jean and Jim Thomas and Allan
of Stouffville, Neil and Sharon,
Grant and Rave of Greenwood.
Dear grandpa to IS grandchil-
dren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Pascoe was born in East
Whitby Township, March 19,
1902. The sun of the late Oliver
and Bettie Pascoe. He is Prede-
ceased by sisters Pearl and
Lily, brothers Cecil, Percy,
Clinton, Luther, Herman and
Walter. Mr. Pascoe will rest at
McEachnie Funeral Home, 28
Kingston Rd. W. Pickering, No.
2 Highway Pickering Village
(Town of Aiax) after 2 p.m.
Wednesday. Funeral service in
the chapel Thursday September
13 at 1:30 p.m. Interment Mount
Lawn Cemetery. The family will
receive visitorsat the funeral
home from 2 to 4:30 and 7 to 9
P.m. Wednesday. In lieu of flow-
ers, please send donations to
Greenwood United Church.
P IMROSE, Bessie — At 1
eensway General Hos ' at,
on onday September 1 984,
Bess Mitchell, late o Alder -
wood, arly loved a of the
late Willi Primr e. Loving
mother of eat (Mrs. D.
Stewart), On ' dear grand-
mother of Kell olleen Stewart.
She will also e s ly missed by
4 sisters, b rofhers nd several
nieces d nephews. esting at
the Rid y Funeral H e, 3080
Lake ore Blvd. W. (al th Si).
Fun at service will be !d in
th chapel on Thursday t 1
Interment Springc ek
emetery, Clarkson.
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Pickeringfirms may get
1 on fire
p
By Stan Josey Toronto Star
The federal government is
reconsidering its policy on fire
insurance businessmen must
carry for property they lease on
land expropriated for the moth-
balled Pickering airport.
Current policy requires them to
Provide replacement -cost i n s u r-
insurance
ance on these properties but some
businessmen say the insurance is
not available.
The review comes in the wake of
eviction notices served on the
owners of two of Pickering's old-
est businesses after they were un-
able to obtain the insurance.
"It's the silliest thing I have ever
heard," said Jack Mairs, whose
family has operated a hardware
store at the intersection of Brock
Rd. and Highway 7 in the hamlet
of Brougham for 45 years.
Every insurance company
Mairs tried turned him down be-
cause his building — a converted
temperance hall built in 1880 —
was "irreplaceable."
Howard Burton, who has oper-
ated a heavy construction machin-
ery business in the hamlet for 40
years, ran into the same problem
as Mairs when both their one-year
leases ran out last March.
Their properties were expropri-
ated as part of the 7,200-hectare
(18,000-acre) Pickering Airport
project in 1972 and have been leas-
ed back to them on an annual basis
since then.
Fire insurance
William McKay, Toronto region
property manager for the federal
public works department, said it is
government policy that commer-
cial tenants occupying federal
properties provide their own fire
insurance.
However, he said this probably
would not apply if someone could-
n't get insurance.
McKay said the government
does not require those who rent
private homes and farms on the
airport lands to have fire insur-
ance because they can't get it.
Greenwood a bridge to past
By Michael Brown
Pickering Museum Village
will give hordes of students a
glimpse of pioneer life during
the next six weeks.
"We get really a lot of stu-
dents (as many as 3,000)," says
curator Carol Priamo.
The village is open from late
May to October at Greenwood,
north of Pickering Village on
Highway 7 at Greenwood Rd.
It includes nine restored pio-
neer buildings which were
moved to the site from Broug-
ham when that hamlet was
designated part of the Picker-
ing airport site.
They are furnished with au-
thentic artifacts donated to
the museum since it opened in
1979.
Regular weekend pioneer
activities are supplemented
once a month by special events
like the bicentennial celebra-
tion June 9 and 10 when visi-
tors will be able to help with
tree planting.
It is the fifth season the vil-
lage has been operated by the
town of Pickering. This year it
has financial help from the
province's citizenship and cul-
ture ministry and from feder-
al make-work pr,)grams.
More inf.NrTr.: on is avail-
able . )ugh the
town offices.
Nee histor in action this week
y 1 On Sunday, (Sept. 16)
at f p.m. the museum
will be honored wit)-
visit from Ontul to
Minister of Citizenship
and Culture Susan Fish.
The minister will be
touring the buildings
and grounds and will
have the opportunity to
participate in the many
activities which will be
taking place.
HISTORY • IN -ACTION 84
Pickering Museum Village
September 15 & 16, 10am-5pm
Join the excitement!
f„i
Urn east of Brock Rd. on hwy. 7 at the Vfllage of Greenwood (418)083.2760
Pickering Museum
The grounds are idea
Village, a unique
for a family picnic, with
restored historical
a number of picnic
museum is hosting its
tables scattered
annual "History -in-
throughout the grounds,
Action" weekend this
o, take a luncheon to the
weekend (Sept. 15 and
grassy banks of the Duf-
16).
fins Creek which winds
The museum is
itself around the proper -
located three km. east
ty, and enjoy a lazy af-
of Brock Rd. on Hwy. 7
ternoon in this idyllic
in the village of Green-
setting. Refreshments
wood and can be
are available to the
reached by a pleasant
drive through rolling
and picturesque coun-
tryside.
History -in -Action" is
a "portrait of pioneer
life" filled with heritage
activities such as but-
termaking, open hearth
baking, weaving, wool
dyeing, candle dipping,
chair caning, rug
hooking, quilting,
sausage making,
blacksmithing and
numerous other pioneer
crafts.
Children visiting the
museum will par-
ticipate in old fashioned
games, burr sculptures,
apple peeling, help with
the corn grinding, try
balancing on stilts, and
take home a balloon to
remember their day at
the museum.
Visitors are able to
tour the historic
buildings where guides
and craft demonstrators
in costume are on hand
to answer questions and
give visitors a glimpse
of pioneer life, watch a
blacksmith at his forge,
marvel at the
technology of the
working gas and steam
engines, see the log
splitter and old
fashioned shingle mill in
operation and view the
collection of model
steam engines in the
Gas and Steam Barn
area.
visitor and the country
general store is a
pleas;::, to browse
through offering a num-
ber of unusual and
unique gift items. An in-
teresting and unusual
craft being demon-
strated is the 19th cen-
tury toy reproduction
which the children are
fascinated with.
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A relieved and smiling Gary Herrema has his hand raised in victory by
Gwen Mowbray, his only competition at the recent Ontario Riding
Liberal party nomination. 1_,C4 f ( q �-+I photo b•MariAnneKamer
Herrema aa. ts Grit nod
By RICHARD BEALES race earlier in the day. One ballot was
DURHAM - Durham regional chair- spoiled.
man Gary Herrema rode an emotional, Herrema, a self -described "tough
issue -packed speech to nomination as the Liberal", plans to draw on the high
federal Liberal candidate for Ontario profile he's achieved during his four
riding. years as regional chairman.
Herrema, 46, edged Whitby bookstore "I know the main streets, I knew
owner Gwen Mowbray, 57, in what party the back streets and I even know a few
insiders describe as a "close vote", at the alleys," the Uxbridge dairy farmer told
nomination meeting July 25 in the an estimated 700 party faithful in his pre -
Pickering High School auditorium. vote speech.
The two shared 562 votes, after Whitby "I see major issues in each area that
lawyer Brian Evans withdrew from the See Herrema ... Page N3
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Ontario. Asa member of our Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, Denise
has now been fitted with a special myo-electric arm. Your donations to the
Key Tag Service covered those costs for Denise's arm not covered by the
government medical plan. With your continued support, The War Amps
will make sure that Denise will grow up with all the advantages she '
deserves.
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de la prothese qu'utilise Denise. 11 faut dire qu'en Ontario, les regimes
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s'assureront que Denise puisse jouir de tous les avantages qu'elle merite
d'emblee.
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MP urges Ottawa to sell Pickering land
By Jim Byers Toronto Star
Ottawa should sell the land it
expropriated or bought in three
Durham Region towns for the
cancelled Pickering Airport,
area MP Scott Fennell says.
The rest of the 7,200 hectares
(18,000 acres) owned by the
federal government should be
placed on long-term leases to
keep the area from deteriorating
any further, he said.
"You can't leave the area the
way it is now," the Progressive
Conservative member for Ontar-
io riding said in an interview.
"The lands are a disaster.
Properties are run down and
businesses are in trouble."
Fennell said he had written to
federal Transport Minister Don
Mazankowski, proposing that
some 20-25 hectares (50-62 acres)
of government land in the com-
munities of Brougham, Green
River and Altona be offered to
the original owners at market
value.
The land was taken over by
Ottawa,in 1972 for the Pickering
Airport. The airport was cancel-
led three years later.
"I've gone through three elec-
tions saying we've got to do
something with that land," he
said. "Now that we're in power,
we have to."
Fennell said he hoped to meet
with Mazankowski to discuss the
issue in the next few weeks. A
spokesman for the minister said
he was not aware of any new
plans for the airport land.
Fennell stopped short of call-
ing for all the government land
to be sold, saying an airport
might someday be needed. "But I
think leasing it long-term in 160-
to 240-hectare (400- to 600-acre)
lots would give some young
farmers a chance to create a
community again. There's no
stability now when the govern-
ment has 30-day cancellation
clauses in one- and two-year
leases."
The short-term leases nog; -
offered mean the land is being
damaged by year after year of
cash crops, which is all that's
practical with short-term leases,
he said.
Pickering Councillor Norah
Stoner said she was hopeful the
new government would take ac-
tion. "Mazankowski was opposed
to the airport when he was trans-
port critic and the government
is selling its excess land at Mira-
bel Airport (outside Montreal),"
she said.
Hobby Once A Necessity
by Keith Gilligan
In these throw away
times, working hard on
something that will
only be walked on,
seems bizarre.
But the ladies of the
Pickering Rug Hook-
ing Guild enjoy spend-
ing hours pouring their
creative energies into
making the best possi-
ble floor covering.
Once an essential
craft in pioneer Can-
ada. rug hooking now
is enjoyed by only the
few. Isabel Annis, a rug
hooking teacher and a
member of Pickering
Rug Hooking Guild,
said there are 45
members. Every
Thursday morning the
group meets in the
Pickering Village Uni-
ted Church Hall for a
few hours of hooking
and talking.
"There are all levels
there. Most have taken
lessons and gone on to
do various patterns.
Some have taken pic-
tures of horses or an-
imals and hooked rugs
in that pattern."
Mrs. Annis said rug
hooking is a relaxing
pastime, one that can
be used as a therapy.
"It's used as therapy
for those who have had
operations on their
hands or for those with
rheumatism."
Mrs. Annis has been
teaching for four or five
years but has been rug
hooking more than 30
years. She said she still
has a rug she hooked
35 years ago on the
floor inside her back
door.
While Mrs. Annis
said the mechanics of
the craft are relatively
simple, the artwork can
become quite involved.
"I went to a seminar
on landscapes and it
got into as much theory
as it would for an artist.
Some call this'painting
with wool."
To help the rug
hooker out. Mrs. Annis
said patterns can be
bought, much like a
paint -by -number kit
but the hooker decides
on the colours.
Isabel Annis (left) and Doreen Randell display some of the
rugs done by the Pickering Rug Hooking Guild. Some of the
guild's rugs are on display at the Liverpool Library.
One of the advan-
tages of belonging to a
group is the advice
offered from others.
Mrs. Annis said the
guild is a self-help
group where a member
can turn to others for
advice.
A problem the guild
faces, as do other rug
hooking groups, is get-
ting supplies. The
nearest place to Pick-
ering is in King City.
Mrs. Annis said some of
the guild members use
mail order products to
get around the dis-
tance problem.
The preferred mate-
rial to hook with is old,
used wool. However
this is in short supply
now because of
recycling.
The cost to make a
small rug is between
S30 and S50 but it could
sell for more than S100.
Mrs. Annis said.
She added that some
of the more larger intri-
cate rugs sell for much
more and would proba-
bly never be used on
the floor.
Some of the guild's
rugs are hanging for
the month at the Liver-
pool Library at Liver-
pool and Bushmill.
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Ajax
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC)
has announced that a new interchange will be built on the
1 at estney oad in
--Transport and Communications Minister James Snow
stated MTC has accepted a low bid of $7,888,954 from
Armbro Ltd. of Brampton for the project, which should be
completed by this time next year.
Plans call for the new Westney interchange to link up''
with Bayley Street (Baseline) through a four -lane arterial
road over the GO ALRT extension.
1
As soon as the new interchange is completed, the on/off -o
ramps at Church Street, Pickering and the 401 will be closed
permanently. The Church Street underpass, however, will
remain intact.
The Westney Road interchange is the latest in a series
of projects either announced this year by MTC or already
under construction in preparation for the extension of the
GO ALRT (Government of Ontario Advanced Light Rapid
Transit) from Pickering to Oshawa, running parallel to the
CN right-of-way in the area and due to open in 1988.
Construction costs along route so far this summer have
surpassed $20 million with projections of $400 million when
(comple
ted.
Kee in communitv alive
w1A � v� ,qg� ,4 ter, s �,�
PICKERING George Martin's concerns
as a ratepayer don't end at his own {'
back yard fence.
The former deputy reeve of Pickering
Village, now a major force behind the
Greenwood Area Ratepayers' Association,
believes groups should act for the best in-
terests of the community at large.
It's this sense of fair play, combined with,y
his determination, which put Martin in the s "'
running for a Bicentennial Medal.
"If you think only of your family, the
community would die," he says.
Martin and his associates have made the
taxpayers' voice heard on such varied
issues as the dumping of garbage in Duffins£
Creek (they won that battle), the preser-
vation of hamlets (they were active in for-
ming an official hamlet plan for George Martin
Greenwood), the establishment of a waste directors of Durham Dale, a halfway house
disposal plant in Ajax ( they were in favor of which serves as an alternative to jail for
it and, though a minority, they won) and the younger prisoners.
beautification of buildings in downtown During his. time in public office, Martin
Pickering. was the municipal representative for the
Martin's community involvement doesn't Ajax -Pickering Social Planning Council, an
end with that association, however. organization that helps people deal with
The retired vice-president of Etna intra-family and parent -child problems.
Insurance is also involved in the Community Pickering councillor Wayne Arthurs says
Care program and sits on Pickering's he nominated Martin because of "the long -
committee of adjustment. term commitment he has made. Often,
He's now the vice-president of the board of ratepayers just come and go."
12 Pickering's Bay News, November 7, 1984
Bicentennial
Medal Winners
For Ajax And Pickering
Gwen Mowbray served for
14 years as chairman of
the Pickering Library
Board and then moved on
to be a founding member
and chairman of the Asso-
ciation of Library Boards
of Ontario.
Brenda Davies has been
involved with the Ajax -
Pickering Red Cross for
30 years, since the days
she helped found it.
Leona Fortey has given
more than 5,000 hours of
volunteer service to Ajax
as a member of the St.
John Ambulance Brigade.
Owen Ashley worked with
the Ajax Senior Citizen's
Friendship Club to build a
permanent meeting hall
for the group and he has
also canvassed for the
local hospital.
George Armenis has sports in Ajax through his
served 15 years with the volunteer work as presi-
Adult Scouting Service dent, coach and fund
and was awarded the long raiser for the Ajax
service medal and 15-year Ringette and Minor
service pin. Hockey Associations.
Monica Cook began
working with the Red
Cross in 1940 and now
works with handicapped
children.
Jill Mason's main contri-
bution is her volunteer
work with the Ajax and
Pickering Hospital Auxil-
iary. She convenes fund-
raising projects to
I \.
t
Alf Williams has given a
great deal of service to the
Boy Scouts and Venturers
and is involved with the
Rotary Club. Kinsmen and
Lions.
Henry Westney's contri-
bution to Ajax includes his
volunteer work for the
Ajax Historical Society,
Red Cross, Pickering Vil-
lage Heritage Society and
the United Way.
Michael Burns is a long-
time member of the St.
Vincent de Paul Society
and has served as presi-
dent for the last four years.
Daniel Roach has raised
thousands of dollars for
minor softball and
hockey, as well as coach-
ing both sports.
James Clark was a found-
ing member of the Rouge
Hills Lion Club and has
served as president and
treasurer/secretary.
George Martin is a major
force behind the Green-
wood Area Ratepayers
Association. He is work -
Bob Pearson has been
active with the United
Way, minor baseball, the
Bay News Personality
�0
Of The WeekBy Cindy Lister
Twelve times a week
Anne Dean donsa furry
hand puppet named
Bird and becomes the'
Pied Piper of the Pick-
ering Library system to
groups of area pre-
schoolers. The antics
of Bird are eagerly
anticipated by children
as a prelude to the
libraries' half-hour sto-
rytimes which Anne
has been leading for
eleven years.
"I started as a part-
time library assistant at
the Bay Ridges Library
in August of 1973," she
"and therefore, I think
the children have fun."
The enthusiastic
response which Mrs.
Dean's storytimes gen-
erate is the result of a
long-term interest in
reading and children.
Anne always read to
her own two children
and herjob as an assist-
ant supervisor in a pri-
vate nursery school in
England provided her
with excellent training
for the career which
she would eventually
develop here in Can-
ada. Before the Deans
Region alone reveal a
staggering number of
people whose stand-
ards of living havebeen
severely limited by
inaccessibility to the
basic principles of
reading and writing.
Anne's interest in the
program is perhaps
stimulated by the
importance of reading
in her own personal
life. Outside of work
she is an avid reader
who consumes up to
twelve books per week
while still maintaining a
household and fitting
Storyteller Anne Dean entertains an appreciative audience.
recalls. "At that time,
there was only one sto-
rytime per week, and I
took it over when the
lady who had been
conducting the ses-
sions decided to
leave."
The storytime began
to attract an increas-
ingly large audience.
When attendance rose
to thirty children,
another timing was
scheduled and further
sessions have since
been arranged to
accommodate the
expanding library
membership. Anne
now serves the Picker-
ing Library branches as
a full-time employee in
charge of childrens'
services and her posi-
tion entails responsi-
bilities which incude
the consultation of
reviews and promo-
tional material for the
purpose of making
order recornmenda-
tions to the chief librar-
ian. The storytimes are
a part of the job which
Anne continues to
enjoy. "I have fun when
I'm reading the sto-
ries." she remarks,
emigrated to Canada,
Anne's community
concern had prompted
her involvement with
Brownies, and she
revived that commit-
ment when she and her
husband settled in
West Shore sixteen
years ago.
Over the years Anne
has assumed addi-
tional voluntary func-
tions. She is currently
the Chairperson of the
Literacy Council of
Durham Region. This
organization consists
of a group of volunteers
who are trained to
become tutors for
functionally illiterate
teens and adults.
Volunteers attend a
weekend workshop
where they are
instructed in the Laub-
ach method of teach-
ing, a training theory
whose motto "each
one, teach one" pro-
motes the concept
whereby the student
eventually becomes a
teacher. The council
now has forty tutors in
the field and many
more are needed. Sta-
tistics for the Durham
in time for needlework.
Mrs. Dean also acts
as the co-ordinator for
the "visiting library," a
service which the Pick-
ering Library system
provides for shut-ins
and seniors. Those
who require the service
can call the library and
request reading mate-
rial which is then
picked up and deli-
vered by courier.
Somehow Anne
manages to systemati-
cally organize all of her
activities. Her small
office at the Bay Ridges
Library reflects the
character of a dedi-
cated worker. The
books which line the
office shelves are pre-
dominantly titles per-
taining to children and
the selection of reading
material for children. It
is obvious where Anne
Deans main interests
lie. After all, it takes a
special kind of magic to
create a devoted fol-
lowing of over 150 pre-
schoolers, even if you
are the Pied Piper!
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DURHAM
Dear Friends:
Ward 3 Report
NORAH
STONER
Regional Councillor
I hope that during this busy Holiday Season you will be
able to spend a few minutes browsing through this news-
letter, catching up on the latest doings in the Town and
around the neighbourhoods of Ward 3.
Communication is probably a Councillor's most important
responsibility - ensuring that you are well informed about
issues and that I hear from you about your concerns.
Please don't hesitate to call me at the office - 683-2760
or at home - 683-3589. My job is to make Ward 3's concerns
heard at Pickering and Durham. Your job is to make sure I
know your views.
I sincerely hope that you and yours have a joyous holiday
season and health, happiness and good fortune in 1985.
Best Wishes to you all!
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Norah Stoner
Regional Councillor, Ward 3
Town of Pickering
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Wage increase urged for Durham teachers -
Heather
Durham Region school teachers should
get wage increases ranging from 3.8 per
cent to 4.5 per cent, say two provincial
reports on contract negotiations.
The reports of fact -finder Harold
Jakes, appointed to help speed up negoti-
ations between the Durham Board of
Education and the elementary and sec-
ondary teacher federations, says Dur-
ham is "not a poor board" in comparison
with other Ontario boards and is able to
pay more than it has offered.
The Durham Elementary Teachers'
Association is asking for a 7 per cent in-
crease and the Durham branch of the
Ontario Secondary School Teachers'
Federation wants 7.5 per cent.
The board is offering 2 per cent to sec-
ondary teachers and 2.6 per cent to
teachers at the top end with 11 years of
experience or more (to compensate
those who could not get increases under
the 5 per cent provincial wage re-
straints). Elementary teachers are being
offered 1.5 per cent..
High school teachers with the highest
qualifications make $24,063 in their first
year and $42,575 with 11 years, while
elementary teachers at the same level
make $20,295 in their first year and $41,-
186 with 11 years or more.
Elementary teachers' spokesman John
Flinch says the report mostly favors the
Rachers' side of negotiations and that
.he negotiating team was "very pleased"
with the report.
The two sides have met since the re-
port was issued but Hinch says they're
"not close" to an agreement and as a re-
sult have requested the province send a
mediator to bring them closer.
But the main issue for elementary
teachers is classroom size. The Durham
elementary system has the second high-
est pupil/teacher ratio in the province,
resulting in maximum class sizes of 28 in
kindergarten, 30 at the primary level
(grades 1, 2 and 3), 32 in junior (grades 4,
5 and 6) and 35 in intermediate (grades 7
and 8).
Hinch says classes, especially at the
primary level, should be reduced to
about 23 and the elementary teachers as-
sociation is asking the board to hire 25 to
30 more teachers next year.
Tom Reed, chief negotiator for Durham
secondary school teachers.
Reed says the federation was going to
request a .mediator before the report
was issued but now it's "hopeful" a set-
tlement will be reached.
Board chairman Ruth Lafarga says
the wage increases being offered work
out to close to 5 per cent taking yearly
seniority increases into account.
The province has recommended 5 per
cent increases for public employees and
is "hinting" at 3 to 4 per cent grants to
school boards. Raises higher than that
would have to come from local taxpay-
ers, Lafarga says.
"We're continuing to negotiate and
we're very optimistic we will reach a
settlement," she says.
24-hour crisis intervention cen
tre to
By Malcolm Johnson Toronto Star
Mental health services in Durham Re-
gion will recOve a big boost early in the
new year with the opening of a 24-hour
crisis intervention centre at Oshawa
General Hospital.
The Ontario Ministry of Health has ap-
proved $178,878 in start-up and opera-
tional costs for the centre. It will accom-
modate individuals who show up at the
hospital's emergency department in
need of help for emotional distress.
A crisis intervention team including
"Teacher morale is low and programs
are suffering," he says. "We are not pre-'
pared to settle an agreement until the
staffing thing gets settled."
Teachers are not asking that the staff-
ing issue be part of the collective agree-
ment, but that the board draw up new
guidelines.
In his report, Jakes says elementary
teachers should be given "significantly
higher" increases than secondary teach-
ers since they make less and have more
students per class.
He recommends 3.8 to 4.2 per cent in-
creases for secondary teachers and 4 to
4.5 for elementary.
"Durham is in a growth period and I
don't see why we should take less (than
some other Ontario school boards)," says
public health nurses, social workers and
psychologists under the direction of a
psychiatrist will be available on a 24-
hour basis.
Following short-term treatment, pa-
tients will be referred to appropriate
services in the community. The crisis
intervention team will also provide
follow-up care. -
The Durham Region District Health
Council had recommended the crisis
intervention centre be set up as part of a
comprehensive review of mental health
services in the region.
sm
"The establishment of this program
will go far in responding to regional
mental health priorities identified by the
District Health Council," chairman Tom
Cowan says.
He notes that one concern has been
that help for peopleindistress should be
available quickly and as close to an indi-
vidual's community as possible.
Jean Achmatowicz, chairman of the
council's standing committee on adult
mental health services, says the new
centre should help reduce .psychiatric
admissions to hospitals.
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Lifeguards must be ready
for poolside emergencies
By Warren Potter Toronto Star
Many people who see lifeguards watching
over swimmers at Pickering's new 25-metre
swimming pool may think the job is easy.
But the lifeguards at the town's recreation
centre at Valley Farm Rd. and Highway 2
say it isn't so.
Kathy Gerroir, 25,. one of 40 full- and part-
time lifeguards says the job is a specialized
one.
Before she became a lifeguard a year ago,
Gerroir, who has three children, worked in
an office. She prefers pool work because she
meets different people every day.
Minimum qualifications for the job involve
at least 60 hoer§ of study. To qualify.for the
Royal Life Saving Society's bronze medal,
lifeguards hSve to swim 22 pool lengths in 14
minutes and learn basic lifesaving skills.
The guards are trained in artificial respi-
ration, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and
first aid skills.
Most of the lifeguards possess not only the
bronze- medal but the National Lifeguard
Service certificate, which requires about 100
hours of training.
Handy skills
Gerroir and other guards, including Sandi
Smith, 23, and Jacquie Bartlett, 19, not only
watch over the pool, they also teach children
and mentally and physically handicapped
people how to swim.
Their skills come in handy both at poolside
and elsewhere.
Bartlett and another lifeguard, Jan
McLuckie, were shopping in Sheridan Mall
once when a man went into a diabetic coma.
"Most of the public just stood around and I
had to push my -way through them," Bartlett
says.
They held the man's head and stuck a
comb in his mouth to prevent him from bit-
ing his tongue:
"This (training) makes you much more
aware of people outside," she says.
Although there have not been any inci-
dents at the pool, guards went to a dressing
room at the centre recently when a man suf-
fered a stroke and are called to other areas
when first aid is necessary.
Verbally abused
Their function at poolside is to see that
swimmers obey the rules.
"A lot of people don't realize the problems
they can get into at a swimming pool," Smith
says. "Some dive in at the shallow end. A
man in Ajax did that in his backyard pool
and is now a paraplegic."
Guards also discourage people from run-
ning on the deck or clowning around on the
diving boards.
They are sometimes verbally abused by
people, usually older swimmers who cannot
accept that the young lifeguards are trained
in their work, Smith says.
Other people think that the lifeguards are
a babysitting service and send a 2-year-old
child to the tots pool accompanied by a 12-
year-old brother or sister. The 12-year-old
usually leaves the tot in the wading pool
while he swims in the big pool.
But, Smith says, the guards don't allow any
small child in the pool area unless accompa-
nied by someone over 16.
Life can get hectic for the guards when the
pool is full. The limit is 365 people and up to
six guards are necessary at peak times.
The pool is cleared every 15 minutes when
it is crowded so lifeguards can make inspec-
tions.
The guards — 26 female and 14 male —
are required to take refresher courses every
two years. If they don't pass, they lose their
jobs.
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RVING PICKERING, AJAX, WHITBY, WEST HILL CIRCULATION 21,500
Is It Fight Town Employees And
Equipment Used Outside Town?
Asks Fisher
During my term of office, it was agreed
upon by council members that any wood cut-
ting that took place on the road allowances
in rural areas that the adjacent landowner
could have first option for his/her own use at
no cost to the landowner.
If the landowner declined the offer the
wood was then to be returned to the Town
Works Dept. Yard and used for such events
as History in Action Day to run the steam
boilers.
It has come to my attention that wood cut
in the 7th concession on a road allowance
that council or a member of council has
instructed staff that half of the said wood be
delivered to Brooklin, Municipality of
Whitby and the remaining half of the wood
to a resident in the City of Oshawa. The
The Pickering Bay News recieved the above
letter from former councillor Gerry Fisher and
upon making inquiries into this complaint, we
were informed that the councillor who directed
the H rks department to cut the wood into
stove lengths, load it and deliver it to the resi-
dents in Oshawa and Brooklin was councillor
Stoner. The questions that arise are: if the
people in Brooklin and Oshawa were the
owners of the land and wanted the wood why
they did not remove it at their own expense
instead of the taxpayers of Pickering.Second
Oshawa resident is on vacation and staff has
now been instructed to bring his/her half of
the wood back to the Town Works Dept.
yard in Pickering and be kept under lock and
key until the recipient returns. At this time
the wood will then be delivered by our Pick-
ering employee and piled at the back of the
recipients home.
Instructions were also given that the wood
be cut into stove length size.
Is is right that Town Employees of Picker-
ing should be using. Town Equipment and
Trucks not to mention skilled labour at the
taxpayers expense.
Can council or a council member not find a
better use of our money than to have wood
delivered to residents in other Municipali-
ties. Gerry Fisher.
question: Aren't our councillors elected to try
and keep our taxes down and make sure that
our monies are not frettered away on pet pro-
jects. Third question: Is councillor Stoner a
power to herself or did council sanction this
transaction. Last question: If this is a practice
can a taxpayer of Pickering request the use of a
Township vehicle and staff to deliver goods for
them. At least the taxpayer would be more
entitled to such a service than a resident of
another municipality. We await a reply.
"Woodcutting
Caper"
Attention: Bay News
Much like sawdust in
cheap hamburger the
great "Woodcutting
Caper" has been used
to fill the front page of
the Bay News. May I
request equal front
page visibility as the
letter of Mr. Fisher and
contribute some filler
of my own. It was we --
the Jones' --to whom
restitution in the form
of wood was offered.
Trees were removed by
a Town crew from
within the boundaries
which have defined the
limits of the property
owned and maintained
by our family for close
to 150 years. These
trees were cut in con-
travention of the policy
that cutting crews con-
sult with the lan-
downers before cutting
near or inside property
boundaries. I have no
doubt that all lan-
downers support this
practice since it was
designed to ensure that
they were aware of cut-
ting activities. Permis-
sion was not asked of
us. This wrong was rec-
ognized by Mrs. Stoner
and the council and, to
their credit, a policy
was implemented that
should ensure that tree
cutting powers of the
Town are not open to
abuse by any party.
Restitution was offered
in the form of wood
equal in quantity to that
removed. New trees
will be planted. The key
issue appears to be
resolved. The court,
and considerable
expense has been
avoided. A very eco-
nomical and humane
restitution has been
made. I commend Mrs.
Stoner and the council
in general for recogniz-
ing the rights and con-
t r i b u t i o n s o f
individuals who strive
to ensure that the inter-
ests and efforts of lan-
downers in the Town
are protected. I do not;
however, applaud
those individuals who
must use the press as
the mount, galloping
around in the guise of
cowboy heros but leav-
ing nothing but steam-
ing piles of dung! The
belated questions
raised by Mr. Fisher
and the editor clearly
demonstrate that their
ten gallon hats have
fallen over their eyes.
All in all; however, you
the readers may find it
quite entertaining to
watch the rodeo.
Sincerely,
Keith Jones
Editors Note:
The whole principle
of Mr. Fisher's com-
plaint has been
ignored. The matter in
question is Should
Town vehicles and staff
be utilized to deliver
wood, cut to stove
length, to residents of
Brooklin and Oshawa,
at Pickering Taxpay-
er's expense?
Reader Says Full
Report Should Be
Made
Dear Sir:
I am concernd about
the charges contained
on the front page of
your March 21/84
issue. Apparently town
vehicles and personnel
have been used to cut
and deliver firewood to
private residences.
Pickering on balance
has been well governed
over the past dozen
years. I would hate to
see a black mark
appear on the record.
In my view the Coun-
cil should investigate
the allegations
promptly. I would hope
there is some explana-
tion which will indicate
no wrongdoing.
On the other hand if
there is substance to
the charges a full report
should be made to the
taxpayers, those
responsible should be
identified and every
effort should be made
to see that it does not
happen again.
Yours truly.
Ken Spratley
Readers Says
Public Must Be
Appraised Of Facts
Dear Sir:
I read with interest
and concern your front
page story about wood
being cut on a town
road allowance, stored
in a town facility, then
delivered by town vehi-
cles and staff to private
individuals in our
municipalities, all,
allegedly at the direc-
tion of a member of
Council. These allega-
tions deserve a full
inquiry by Council, and
the public must be
appraised of the facts
As a former Picker-
ing Township resident
and Councillor. and
currently as a property
owner, taxpayer and
local businessman, I
am horrified to read
allegations that an indi-
vidual member of
Council has stepped
far outside of her
responsibilities as a
Councillor, and am
equally concerned that
Public Works Depart-
ment staff would act on
such instructions with-
out apparently ques-
tioning the propriety of
their actions. It is
totally unethical for a
member of Council to
act unilaterally and
particularly in matters
which involve use of
municipal staff and
equipment with benef-
its to individuals, and
worse, non-residents
of the Town.
Should Council
investigate this matter
and find that the allega-
tions are proven, and
that an individual
Councillor violated
acceptable municipal
ethical practises, that
Councillor must resign
from Council. Thepub-
lic cannot have confi-
dence in the integrity of
the municipal govern-
ment, when such fla-
grant abuses of
municipal power
occur.
Further, if staff have
been actively involved
in such events, Council
should consider disci-
plinary action against
the staff members
concerned.
Yours very truly,
Bob Mason.
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People and industry are flocking in
but not everything's coming up roses
By David Miller Toronto Star
I TO some, it's a' succession
of exits on the 401 be-
tween Metro and Osha-
wa. To others, it's a nu-
clear plant, a marina or a
place to buy flowers. But
to 300,000 people, it's
home.
Durham may be the
Id
t-kept secret of all the regions
rounding Metro because it's
den and trisected by Highways
, 2 and 7. But look beyond the
r of traffic or the welter of
mmercial strips and you'll find
t the sun does indeed rise on
usands of single-family roofs in
east.
irst, the population of Durham
s risen 20 per cent in eight
rs, beginning as a gradual slop-
, ver from Scarborough but quick-
ly developing an identity of its
qwn in Pickering, the old war
town of Ajax, newly rich Whitby
qnd the industrial base of General
Motors in Oshawa.
Nearly 90 per cent of the people
Ui the area live along Highway 2
or the 401, flowing north from the
g1ghways into hundreds of housing
evelopments and south to t h e
Eke where one can buy an $80,000
house with a panoramic view of
the water.
' And people are now finding they
Can work- livo and nlav within thn
mute for many (50 per cent of the
region's workers commute and in
Whitby it's 40 per cent) because
good jobs can be found in Durham
today.
That's why housing starts in-
creased 46.7 per cent last year;
that's why non-residential building
permits were up 74 per cent, and
that's why total floor space dou-
bled 1983 figures.
Durham, of all the regions ring-
ing Metro, still offers new homes
at the lower end of the scale. Drive
along Highway 2 and you'll see
development after development,
flags snapping in the breeze, invit-
ing you to buy at $59,900 and up,
low down payment, ree room in
the basement and a walkout to a
yard of your own.
All that looks pretty good to the
Metro families jammed into a
high-rise, and the GO Transit line
from Pickering (with an extension
to Oshawa opening in 1987) means
there's transit for commuters.
Durham hasn't grown as quick-
ly as the other regions, but Region-
al Chairman Gary Herrema, a big
friendly dairy farmer, likes it that
way.
"Before you know it, they (York
and Peel) will be filled and we'll
still be here, just waiting for new
industry. We have the land for
expansion and we have the transit.
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growth has brought problems,
both in planning and development.
Ajax, for example, is growing at
the edges, but still doesn't have a
downtown core.
Pickering, with the nuclear
plant and the acres of industrial
land south of the town, doesn't yet
have a centre, although the expan-
sion of the Sheridan Mall plus a
fancy new recreation centre have
given it a "sense of being."
Whitby, which has taken special
pains to create an executive
image, a "Markham East", still
lacks a major commercial centre
to go with the fancy new housing
and high-tech industry.
And there's competition. Each
of the centres along Highway 2 is
fighting tooth and nail for indus-
try, wooing the Japanese, wining
and dining the car support and
high-tech firms.
"Yes, there's parochialism,"
Herrema says. "Everyone is out
for all the marbles because the
councillors are elected at home —
they want the big one. But why
not? The action is here. We've got
the lands, the homes, the develop-
ers and the sewers (the Durham -
York trunk line). We can move."
Other contentious issues: The
Pickering nuclear station and its
effect on house prices, and the
Pickering airport lands, 7,200 bec-
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This is the second of a four-part series examining the
rapidly growing regions — York, Durham and Peel —
that surround Metro Toronto. The series was compiled
and written by David Miller of The Sunday Star; Dave
Steen, The Star's West Bureau deputy chief; Vicki
Stevens, North Bureau, deputy chief; Warren Potter, East
Bureau chief, and Brian Dexter, North Bureau chief.
Warren Potter Brian Dexter Vicki Stevens Dave Steen David Miller
hurt, but now lying idle.
A new report on the nuclear
plant last week warned that little
;has been done to prepare the 100,-
p00 nearby residents for a serious
iuclear accident. The report criti-
1•izes Durliam for failing to imple-
fient nuclear training programs
;for its own staff, regional police
land the staff of the eight munici-
r,alities.
As for the airport, Tory MP
Scott Fennell (who coincidentally
defeated Herrema, a Liberal, in
the last election) says the land
should be placed on long-term
leases to ensure it won't deterio-
t•ate.
Herrema stoutly maintains the
nuclear plant is not a factor in
housing prices, but is a major em-
ployer in the region. And, he says
the airport land should be kept as
airport land because Metro will
someday need a freight port to
If there's a crying need in Dur-
ham, it's inter -municipal transit
along Highway 2. Pickering and
Ajax have dial -a -buses servicing
the GO line and Whitby has a small
transit service of its own, but for
the housewife stuck in Pickering
who wants to go to neighboring
Ajax, the only option is a car.
"Traffic is jammed along High-
way 2 and it's getting worse along
the 401," says Herrema. "Regional
transit must come."
So must new schools.
Ruth Lafarga, the chairman of
the Durham public board, has sub-
mitted a five-year capital spend-
ing plan to the provincial govern-
ment calling for $61 million for
new schools, expansion of existing
ones, maintenance and portable
classrooms.
The board, now with 47,000 kids
in its system, is growing at 5 per
cent a year and over -crowding is a
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AI. AN LAIN. OP i WRONTO S, All
Growing subdivisions, such as
Westney Heights, above, on
the eastern fringe of
Pickering, are eating up
farmland in Durham Region.
and now has 153 within the sys-
tem.
"We're about the only public
board that's really growing," says
Lafarga, who is trying to prepare
Durham for the explosion ahead
(population, now just under 300,-
000, is expected to top 400,000 by
the 1990s).
Tom Simmons, chairman of .the
sbparate school board, is also in
the same bus. He has a system
that's growing 5 per cent a year
and now tops 11,000, mainly be-
cause of the growth in Ajax and
Pickering.
"We can cope now, but we're_
gearing up for the future. Look at
the forecasts for Ajax and Picker-
ing and you'll see what we face.
We need more schools. Even when
we open a new one, we have to acid
portable classrooms immediately.
We now have 70."
If there's a real success story in
the region, it's feisty Whitby,
which now has a population of 40,-
000, strongly following a middle-
class path forged by Mayor Bob
Attersley, an unabashed booster of
industry and executive housing.
"We, as a council, promote this
town," says Attersley, a million-
aire and a man who knows how to
sell. "We chase industry. We pre-
pare a list of what we've got and
what we need and then we go out
and get it. We believe in comnlee.
[residents love small-town atmosphere
By Warren Potter Toronto Star
Dave McCracken thinks Pickering is
erfect and Larry Donnelly is wild about
llhitby.
McCracken and Donnelly are two of the
eew breed of pioneers who have forsaken
he big city for a more relaxed lifestyle in
inaller communities east of Metro.
And they're so happy about their small-
bwn existence they're prepared to put up
with the hassle of commuting long dis-
ances to work each day.
For McCracken, a 41-year-old lithogra-
)her who emigrated from Edinburgh on a
whim in 1967 — because he wanted to see
P_xpo '67 — living in Pickering is the an-
swer to his dreams.
His wife, Cheryl, and three young sons
san walk from their Woolaston Court
some in the Glendale subdivision to the
iheridan shopping mall, which will be the
Focal point for the burgeoning town
4entre on Liverpool Rd.
w The family — there were only two chil-
ren then — moved into a new three -bed-
room, detached home 41/2 years ago.
Until then they lived in a Willowdale
condominium and, McCracken says, the
choice to move east was mainly economic.
"We came out originally because the
(dousing was affordable. Once we got here
eve couldn't believe the difference," he
.aid. "There is a small-town atmosphere.
You go into a government office and they
treat you like human beings. In Toronto
they treat you like you shouldn't be there,
like an animal. They always talk down to
you — but not here."
McCracken is prepared to pay for his
love affair with Pickering. He drives
daily to his job near Pearson Internation-
al Airport, a round trip of about 100 kilo-
metres (60 miles) and is prepared to do it
indefinitely.
"I am here to stay. Our taxes are pretty
well the same as they were in Willowdale.
Tt is a growing area and there is only one
way for property values to go — and
.that's up."
'McCracken Is right. lie paid $60,000 for
his home and now similar ones in the sub-
division are selling for more than $80,000.
Donnelly is a longer term resident of
:Durham region. He, his wife, Yvonne, and
three children originally lived in `a small
rural subdivision on the Ajax -Whitby
town line bu t have recently purchased a
newer home in Whitby's east end.
Donnelly, 38, works as a salesman for a
p6mputer company, and until last May
ovelled daily to his office at Victoria
ark and Highway 401, a round-trip dis-
a
rove
of 83 kilometres (46 miles). Since
;then he's had to travel to his firm's head
f ffice at Highway 401 and Meadowvale
�Rd. in Mississauga, more than double the
distance.
-;It's supposed to be a temporary move.
" "I wouldn't want to do it over the win-
ter time," he says. "It takes me an hour
and a quarter to an hour and a half each
way but on a bad day it has taken me up
to two hours to get to work. The traffic
situation is really getting bad. All the
advantages of widening the 401 have been
gobbled up with increased traffic."
But Donnelly dismisses any thoughts of
moving into Metro to be nearer his em-
ployment.
"I really enjoy the small-town atmos-
phere (of Whitby) although the population
has more than doubled here," he says. "I
enjoy the facilities Whitby has, all the liv-
ing standards and eating facilities."
Before they moved to Whitby the Don-
nellys lived in a rented Don Mills home
and, like the McCrackens, originally
moved out because housing was cheaper.
Although thousands of Durham region's
300,000 people commute to Metro every
day, many have found jobs in the region's
industries, including the area's biggest
company, General Motors in Oshawa:
Mike Fitzpatrick of Billingsgate Cres-
cent in Ajax drives a couple of kilometres
to his work as night supervisor in a plant
which makes electrical components.
While he could earn more money doing a
comparable job in Metro, the stocky,
bearded father of six says Metro has no
attractions for him.
"The main problem is travelling," he
said. "It could be an inconvenience in the
winter if you are using your own trans-
portation."
A wise -cracking Cape Bretoner, who
constantly refers to himself as a Down
Homer, Fitzpatrick has lived in his semi-
detached home for 20 years and has paid
off his mortgage.
"Durham region reminds me of the
area I came from in Nova Scotia," he
says. `The people are friendly — not that
they are not friendly in the city but unfor-
tunately they never hove time to social-
ize."
"It is a big plus when you live in this
community. The sch ols are close by.
Having six children (n w grown) it made
a big difference not tq.have to travel far
to school."
Ajax is such a homed place that Fitzpat-
rick was a familiar fi ure on weekends,
toiling away in his i unicipally owned
allotment garden, a s ne's throw away
from the town's mai street, Harwood
Ave.
But Fitzpatrick the victim of
progress. Two years go. Ajax council
built low-cost housing 'and a senior citi-
zens' apartment buiI ing on the field
where he grew cabbag . and tomatoes.
"A townhouse stand, above my garden
and I can't very well ig up the founda-
tions," he said.
That development a the many other
residential subdivision going up in Ajax
and surrounding corn ities are viewed
with mixed feelings b Fitzpatrick, who
sr
Dave McCracken: Pickering man commutes to his job nea[Y."
earson Interna-
tional
Airport, a round trip of about 100 kilometres, but would dream of mov-
ing. He loves the friendly atmosphere and says: "I am here to st
has lived in Durham region since 1953.
IIe doesn't like the idea of Ajax losing
its small-town atmosphere where every-
body knows everybody else.
"But buildings go up and they have to
go up some place," he said."You have to
look toward the future for the children."
While the smaller towns in Durham,
such as Uxbridge and Port Perry, are not
being affected to any great degree, Pick-
ering, Whitby and Ajax are finding that
the .building surge is putting a 'severe
strain on their resources.
Until three or four years ago, these
communities were clearly identifiable
with green belts separating them. There
is still a green belt — the Rouge Valley —
between Metro's eastern boundary and
Pickering, but farther east the divisions
blur as the open space is eaten up with
residential developments hugging the
main arteries of highway 2 and Highq-
way 401.
Subdivisions are springing up around
the village, dominated to the east by the
giant Westney Heights subdivision, where
1,200 homes have already been completed
and another 500 are expected to be built
in the next three years by one of the re-
gion's largest developers, JDS Invest-
ments Ltd.
Already one school has been built in the
subdivision and another is planned. A
small shopping plaza is under construc-
tion.
Milton Mowbray, a Toronto -based law-
yer who lives in Kinsale, north of high-
way 7, between Brooklin and Brougham,
is unhappy that some of the region's bet-
ter farming land is being lost to the devel-
oper's bulldozer.
The Mowbray family has lived in the
same farmhouse for 110 years and still
cultivates cash crops.
Mowbray has lived there all his life,
apart from a few years in Toronto, and
calls the increasing urbanization "inevita-
ble." It is unfortunate that quite a bit of
the developed area contains good, agricul-
tural land, he says.
Loss of valuable agricultural land is not
the only concern among many long-time
residents.
Some are alarmed at the lack of balance
between residential and commercial -
industrial development in south Durham.
A long-time critic of the way the region
— and particularly Ajax — is being plan-
ned is Bill Jones, a feisty, 69-year-old na-
tive Yorkshireman who came to the town
35 years ago when the population was
only 2,000. Now it is 28,000.
Jones, a retired electronics engineer,
frequently writes letters to the local news-
paper castigating Ajax council for not at-
tracting industrial and commercial devel-
opment.
He also thinks it is "pretty useless" rely-
ing on the region to bring in industry to
the town.
Before regional government, the indi-
vidual communities had their own indus-
trial commissions and Jones was chair-.
man of the Ajax commission for five'
years until it was disbanded in favor of a
region -wide industrial commission.
"We did a lot of promotion and we were
very successful," he says. "Since the com-
mission was disbanded, only one industry
has been brought into Ajax."
Jones backs up his claims up with a
sheaf of statistics and warns that with in-
creasing taxes it may be impossible to live
in Ajax.
Lot levies do not cover costs and more
services are needed. Ajax has only two po-
lice cruisers to cover the town and they,
cannot enforce the bylaws.
Schools are overcrowded. Many have'.
portable classrooms and there is exten-
sive busing.
For example, at Elizabeth P. Phin pub-
lic school on Pickering's Altona Rd., 85
per cent of the students arrive by bus
each day.
Rita Dufresne, who lives in Pickering's'
Glendale subdivision, puts her children on
school buses every day. Sons David, 6, and
Mark, 4, attend St. Isaac Jogues separate
school about four kilometres away.
Dufresne doesn't have any complaints
about the system, but says there could be
a problem when the children reach Grade
8. The nearest Catholic secondary school,
Dennis O'Connor has just moved to Ajax
from Whitby. Unless a separate high
school is built in Pickering, her children
will have to travel to Ajax.
The city of Oshawa, which likes to be
considered the capital of Durham, is still a
little too far away for most Metro resi-
dents who have moved to the region.
But this will all change in 1987, says
Mayor Allan Pilkey, when the GO -train
service is extended to Oshawa via the new
GO-ALRT system which will link it with
the present terminal at Pickering.
When that happens, "people will con-
sciously place their development here.
They relate to the GO -train," he says.
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