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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTR-89-91 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE REPORT Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File# CAA_ Date: October 7, 1991 Res. # Report#: TR-89-91- File#: By-Law# Subject: 1991 Grant - Heritage Week Committee Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend the following to Council: 1. THAT Report #TR-89-91 be received; 2 . THAT the Heritage Week Committee request for an interest- free loan be denied; 3. THAT a one time only additional grant in the amount of $3,210. 00 be approved to be drawn from Account # 7007-X- 0298 Unclassified Administration - Contingency; 4 . THAT Sher Leetooze, Chairman, Heritage Week Committee for the Town of Newcastle be advised of Council's decision. 5 . THAT a copy of report TR-89-91 be forwarded to the N.C.S.A.B. for information. 1.0 BACKGROUND 1. 1 At the Council meeting of September 16, 1991, Ms. Sher Leetooze, Chairman, Heritage Week Committee for the Town of Newcastle appeared as a delegation. Wherein she requested an interest free loan of $3,210 . 00 from Council. Subsequently Council passed Resolution #C-532-91: THAT the correspondence dated July 23, 1991, from Sher Leetooze, Chairman, Heritage Week Committee, requesting financial assistance for Heritage Week 191, be received; THAT the correspondence be referred to the Treasurer for the preparation of a report to be submitted to the General Purpose and Administration Committee; and THAT Sher Leetooze be advised of Council's decision. TR-89-91 Page 2 1 .2 Municipal Council has the authority to award grants including the power to guarantee a loan under section 113 of the Municipal Act R.S .O. 1980. However, when the term of the loan extends beyond the current term of Council, a loan application to the Ontario Municipal Board is required under Section 64 of the Ontario Municipal Board Act R.S.O. 1980 . 1.3 The Heritage Week is a program of special events which usually operate during the last week of May each year. The intention of the program is to highlight the heritage and uniqueness of the Municipality of the Town of Newcastle. During the 1991 rendition of this community-wide event, there was no less than 25 community events included in the Heritage Week agenda (Attachment I) . 1.4 The Heritage Week Committee works to develop a program that will interest and attract participation from all parts of this Municipality. This year, the Committee included a new initiative in the form of a Fireworks Display. The display was located at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex and was the closing event for the Week's activities. The display was professionally operated and was well received by the community residents that came out to see it. The additional grant request is equal to the cost that this display incurred. Based on the success and positive response of the community and the local media, it is recommended that the Heritage Week Committee be awarded the additional grant requested. 2.0 COMMENTS 2 . 1 The Heritage Week Celebrations 1991 has contributed to an increase in the positive image of this Municipality and of this event within the community. The recommended one-time only additional grant will provide the necessary funds for this Committee to finish out their commitments associated with the 1991 Heritage Week Activities . Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee K �.� Mar a A. Marano, H.BSc . ,A.M.C.T. Lawren Kotseff, Treasurer Chief A a inistrative Officer Respectfully submitted, Jos ph P. Caruana, Director of Community Services MAM/JR/JJC/ges Attachments ATTACHMENT I HERITAGE WEEK EVENTS TR-89-91 Pg. 1 EVENT SPONSOR DATE PLACE TIME COST Heritage Parade Heritage Week May 25 Downtown 11:00 am. 0 Committee Bowmanville opening Ceremonies Heritage Week May 25 Town Hall 10:00 am. 0 Committee Hire a Student Awareness Booth Student Employment May 25 Temperance St. all day 0 Centre Raffle Ticket Booth Town of Newcastle May 25 Temperance St. all day 0 Family Resource Centre Auction Bowmanville May 25 Temperance St. after parade 0 Business Centre Yard Sale/Sidewalk Sale Newcastle B.I.A. May 25 Newcastle Vil age 8:00 am.to 1:00 p.m. 0 Refreshment Booth lst Newcastle Scouts May 25 Community Hall 8:00 a L to 1:00 p.m. 0 Newcastle Village Teddy Bear Clinic Town of Newcastle May 25 Community Hall 8:00 am.to 1:00 P.M. 0 Family Resource Centre Newcastle Village Silk painting Visual Arts Centre May 25-26 Visual Arts Centre 10:00 am.-4:00 p.m. $ Member ember Lobsterfest Bowmanville Kinsmen Club May 25 Community Hall from 6:30 p.m. $24.00 each Newcastle Village Pancake Breakfast Brownsdale Community May 26 Brownsdale 9:30 am.-Noon 0 Community Hall Environment Fair Environment Canada May 26 Bowmanville Recreation 10:00 am.-5:00 pm. 0 Town of Newcastle Complex and Others Chicken B.B.Q. Newcastle Lions May 26 Newcastle Community 1st Setting-5:00 pm. Adults$8.00 Hall 2nd Setting-6:30 pm. Children$4.00 Preschoolers Free with Parent Open House/Demo Bowmanville Wood Chips May 27 Lions Centre 7:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M. 0 Try Your Hand Bowmanville Citizens Forum Bowmanville Toastmasters May 28 St.John's Parish Hall 7:30 pm. 0 Good Neighbours Award Program Community Care May 31 Bowmanville Museum 2:00 pm. 0 Walking Tour Bowmanville Museum May 31 Starts at Museum afternoon 0 Teen Timewarp Dance Heritage Week Committee May 31 Complex Bowmanville Recreation 8:00 pm.-Midnight 0 Yard Sale Courtice Community June 1 Courtice High School 10:00 am.-3:00 pm. 0 Association at the Tennis Courts Bike-A-Thon/Roadeo Great Pine Ridge June 1 Clarke High School 9:00 am.-4:00 pm. 0 Kinsmen Club Down Memory Lane Dance Heritage Week Committee June 1 Bowmanville Recreation 8:00 pm.-1:00 am. 0 Complex Painting Flowers Visual Arts Centre June 2 Visual Arts Centre 10:00 am.-4:00 pm. $20 Member ember Watercolour Workshop Historic Display and Port Darlington Community June 2 Port Darlington in area all afternoon 0 Coffee Booth Association of Marina Corporate Raft Race Heritage Week Committee June 2 Soper Creek from 2:00 pm. 0 VAC to Lake Fireworks Heritage Week Committee June 2 (1,4e Rd.Industrial Park Dusk 0 NOTE——`Heitt'eiWeek T;Slurt4 will lie do sale at most'.venfs Come fmd the FRANCIS PERSONNEL VAN at all events;We,wr11 be gl g ou and sa to when' ou bu our shut y .... �' Y YY ATTACHMENT 1 TR-89-91 Pg. 2 HERITAGE WEEK PARADE MAY 259 1991 1. .Heritage Week Mascot-McAppy 2. Fine Chief's Car 3. Parade Flags 4. Mayor Marie Hubbard 5. Gord Mills-M.P.P. 6. Community Flags 7. Sunshine Girls 8. Sher Leetooze-Heritage Week Committee Chairman 9. Miss Durham Central Fair-Nicole French 10. Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen and Car Rally 11. Big Brothers 12. Bowmanville Business Centre 13. Bowmanville Zoo 14. Ross Alldread-'47 Studebaker Truck 1-1/2 tons 15. Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band 16. Canadian Tire Major PeeWee Hockey Team 17. Wayne Cooper-'37 Chev Truck 18. Visual Arts Centre-Around the Maypole 19. Havelock Fife and Drum 20. Owasco Volkswagon-Batman 21. Lloyd Nichols-'60 Pontiac 22. Lovell Clowns 23. St.John's Ambulance 24. Woodview Royal Majorettes 25. 151st Lloyd Chadburn Marching Band 26. Big Sisters 27. Newcastle Family Resource Centre-Teddy Bear Rally 28. Crime Stoppers 29. Art and Tech Hairstyling-Pioneer Hairstyling Float 30. United Way-Antique Fire Engine 31. Gary Wardle-Miniature Fire Truck 32. Oshawa Folk Arts Council 33. Northwinds Drum Corps 34. West Durham District Boy Scouts/Ontario Hydro 35. 1933 Chev Fire Truck 36. 1940 Ford Fire Truck 37. 1950 G.M.C.Fire Truck 38. 1990 Ford Pumper 39. Russ Yeo-'67 Acadian 40. Bowmanville Kinsmen-E.T. 41. Whitby True Blues Flute Band 42. James Cunningham- 1889 Penny Farthing Bicycle 43. Fiesta Week 44. Canada Employment Centre 45. Durham Lung Association/Burrows Medical 46. Oshawa Harley Owners 47. Oshawa Shrine Club-Colour Guard,Band,Mini Bikes,Clowns and Oriental Band 48. Francis Personnel Service Van(look for it at all events) PLEASE TURN THIS PAGE OVER FOR A LIST OF HERITAGE WEEK EVENTS.THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT THE MANY INTERESTING CELEBRATIONS.