HomeMy WebLinkAboutP-42-81 CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT D.N.SMITH,M.C.I.P.,Director
HAMPTON,ONTARIO LOB UO TEL. (416)263-2231
REPORT TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING OF MARCH
2, 1981
REPORT NO. : P-42-81
SUBJECT: Correspondence from Intercity Tourism Service
Ltd. - Regarding Signs File: 8.1.9
BACKGROUND:
The attached correspondence was referred to the Planning and
Development Committee for a report to Council.
Planning Staff have circulated the information from Intercity
Tourism Services Ltd. and note that the signs do not meet the require-
ments of the Municipal Sign By-law.
Staff note that this item was referred to the Department for
possible consideration as part of a "Scenic Routes" system for promotion
of tourism in the Town. A possible "Scenic Routes" system was prepared
by the L.A.C.A.C. Committee in the summer of 1980. The proposed system
did not deal with possible signage, nor was it felt to be appropriate
to consider signs that would not comply with municipal requirements.
A copy of the possible "Scenic Routes" system has been forwarded
to the Region of Durham for consideration.
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It is the feeling of staff that the attached correspondence
from Intercity Tourism Services Ltd. should be received and filed.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that:
1. The attached correspondence from "Intercity Tourism
Services Ltd." be received and filed.
Respectfully submitted,
DNS:lb D. /. Smith, M.C.I.P.
February 12, 1981 Director of Planning
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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE V 0
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
40 TEMPERANCE STREET TELEPHONE 623-3379
BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO
LIC3A6
June 5 1980
Mr. Gerald Kendall
Vice President
Canadian Intercity Tourism Service
124 O'Connor Street, Suite 308
Ottawa., Ontario K1P 5M9
Dear Mr. Kendall:
Thank you for'Iyour letter dated April 7 1980 addressed to
Mayor Garnet Richard.
Your letter was considered by Council on June 2 1980 and referred to
the Planning and Development Cormiittee for reconmendation to Council.
We shall advise you of any future action in due course.
Yours very truly,
JA4M:nof Jos h M. M roy, -A�C.T.
'PP Clerk
cc: Mr. D. Slnith,M.C.I.P.
Director of Planning
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CANADIAN INTERCITY TOURISM SERVICE
1240'Cnnn01SI St III":'(W { tt,iti1 Oniln(lK1PY0'1
April 7th, 1980 .
His Worship Mayor G.B. Rickard,
Town of Newcastle,
40 Temperance Street,
Bowmanville, Ontario.
Your Worship,
Our company seeks an appointment, at your convenience, to
discuss authorization to install , on private property,
visitors ' Information Centre s z_n_-_Y_o-u r-_m.u-n-i-c-i-pa-14 t y-wh-i e-h—w i
provide visitors with information on a year-round basis .
Our company has provided this visitors ' service to numerous
municipalities and to the Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games .
This service consists of large outdoor illuminated colour
maps of the municipality designed by our cartographers which
include legends describing all the civic and recreational
facilities . When located in high traffic areas , they serve
as self-contained 24-hour-a-day visitors ' Information Centres .
All costs for this service such as : site, electricity ,
maintenance , public liability insurance and the Information
Centre itself are met through advertisings which surround
the map area .
To insure proper maintenance of the Information Centres, all
maintenance is by contract with a local sign company.
Our company recognizes that some municipalities may have a
negative attitude towards outdoor signs and advertising;
however, carefully selected advertising serves to inform the
visitor of the commercial facilities available in the
municipality and when enclosed in an aesthetic display unit
constructed of bronze-anodized aluminum combined with a
colour map and legend , it creates an accurate and complete
picture of the municipality . Moreover , when contacted by our
representatives, local businessmen are quick to recognize the
benefits that such advertisements will provide them at
extremely reasonable cost .
C K C M
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To insure that the map, legend and advertisements conform
to the needs and decorum of Your municipality, all these
are submitted for review prior to installation .
Your Worship, if such a visitors ' service would benefit
Your municipality , I will visit you at your convenience
to provide further -details of these and other benefits
which our company offers and discuss authorization for
this service .
Thanking you for your reply,
Very truly yours ,
CANADIAN INTERCITY TOURISM SERVICE;
C. K.C .M. HOLDINGS CANADA LTD. ,
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Gerald Kendall ,
Vice-President .
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CORNWALL—,ONTARIO, ,DECEMBER 1,1977fr vl.
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By SULTAN JESSA ¢ne, ^ )
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Tourism in Ontario has not had the profile it
should have and also the attention it deserves, {1'
John Eakins, NIPP for Victoria-Haliburton, said `
in Cornwall NVednesday night.
The Liberal member was speaking to fewer
than 30 persons at the annual general meeting of
the
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Cornwall and Township Provincial Liberal •;�`��' i1,
Riding Association. � f� {
Tourism,explained Mr Eakins,who is also the critic for in-
1^�{ dustry and tourism,Is province's second largest industry.
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n la •`-.•, "1'imc h;u come to give p cry serious and definite thought to
tourism." he said, adding ontano's Industry and Tourism
Minister Claude Bennett has been spending more time on in-
dustries �e yrtt# ! .•a
lie said rather than tourism, CORNWALL ¢ ),AxJ.,�{'' ` v
Nc said up until 197'tourism was a big business in Ontario. ., •�i'1
But since then things have changed drastically.
Mr.Eakins,first eletid to Ontario legislature In 1975,said
file Provincial Liberal caucus Involved in tourism has[wet)
holding a series of meetings across the province. Cornwall
was their seventh stop. ,p;
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.From our meetings will emerge very strong and definite
recommendations on tourism,"he told the party faithfuls at v
the New Parkway Inn."It is my view that tourism has not had +. ..-,.,..,.r .,_•4,
the profile it should have" ) if x' ` r f. "
The former mayor of Lindsay told the annual meeting, '.
nhcrs m the picture•art which started 25 minu(es later than scheduled,several things +'r+•ti' 1 7 ,;,',, $•
Jet" IJts.�rStafll are wrong with the tourism industry. 1 ;K !
ACCOMMODATION COSTS ,
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He said high costs of accommodation,high costs of food and - " � [)a' y�;'•,��;;e>;Ia;.•�.
gasoline prevent tourists from coming into the province and
country. .»t Y .'�1'•. "add+.1p ', � �..
,use Tourism is a Job providing uwdslry, he said. Mr. Eakins
said until 1974 Ontario had surplus of tourism dollars.Since
then the slluanon has reversal -
"There are more people going out of Canada than coming '
cep It open for years fit,"he stressed "Tourism is considerably down and we have
to examine ways in"hlch to encourage Canadians to enjoy
of f hr emergcnry (heir holidays In their own country"
Iht,y arc comalcd The MPP said the governmcnl must start paying more at.
greal "t•d fm such a ti•Iltlnll to small bus-u•sses Ile said at tilt- moment lilt.
In1,e n 111 the.,uea government Is only paying hp srrp Ice to small busines,es
y -eerily tunos pNlhcr Turning to pwhtics.the Liberal nuvnber said!here is an ex- r,
x,rple Milo have no eellent climate to the country now for the Liberals to lake
go 'They sald there over the running of the governmcnl.
l-, families don't "Our spirits"ere never higher,"he said. "Dr Smith(file
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nn'nilx•rs hen(hey provincial leader)has be•n doing great work Everything Is h� .! �' s` .fi ,•"',t;,e ,.
tk a(Irl sot p u1h ut just going groat right nou
lie said file t.lteral party will do very well indeed in the
"kills stud people uho next general election a_-,��". , ;.!' • �''w 4 �
rue tentpaary relief Another speaker at (he meeting "as Remo Mancini, a �„' r• �,. a-t
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It le told to seek memller for Essex South
h"y cannot bee 0111" \It. 1LIn"uu,uho ra rnll)nonducel the private mrnilN•r's ^
(n•sulcnls, ollu•ials bell fur Incre.islng the drnlkin Age from IN to 19,told(ht,par
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•p cannot silty al (he 6'
hsan gathering he lox) was concerned about the tourist m- }t:
1n'Ihonix)da!s" dmstry-
'f r NFORi,,l r10N nnTA CENTRE I\t F;IS NOW rV
Earl won, rao Addington, urge t
ga tlo start making preparations no fr the next
general elections ® riNs
dcata centre
PI break-ins "Don't call until lilt,last month,''he Bald."You can't will
•s of 6rrak 111, dI elections like tills"
pig" .t.lho11s 11,11" 11e said they should pick;I gad candidate—a candidate Carly Chr'stmacif
pvhn wanes to out
Iprrnight 'falking W The Slandani Freeholder later,ale.Eakins,who
,'r F r`, sea,el It had earlier In the afternrwn chaired a tourism seminar,said a
r,dt !voile" Ilrp.lrf big shake up IS n"alod-t the lourisnl and industry'ministry Cormvall ha, rrrrlp,rl d gift I lon
I break Ins le 11 nI Ile surd he Is nol kit favor of sphullig(tie present ministry kit. ul the farm of ;I Iola real d.oa 'I h"in.1p n Inhngual and kilt ,1 cam>anp
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Intl 11 her t,.0 H.11 lourisnl ministry conlbmeNl with ministry of culture ,rill ronydrx In Cw nwnll to sound public opt.
rex•reation and natural resuurces,"hr said. 'I'hr Bala cru111• deal;n"d h� I reel I.t tulle ('un1wa11 rein "N'e hop o tI.knnu I(tills
till Head dada>,1I k l'han)b"r n( l'umnterce rrnr"p(uill IN•,enable fill the
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KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUEISDAY, MARCH 28, 1978 (See Page 3)
20 CENTS 32 PA,
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"hove bending regulations occasionally. Flying in kites or was like training forever . . would
d just stand and look at
,airplanes is also definitely out_ Says Budd: Club me ibers the chin-up bar," he said.
are convinced "if I flew the way I play soccer, I' kill The superstar competitions started some years ago as fun
myself". and games, he says, but now that they are held on a world � R
Soccer is one of the best sports for developing all-round level,pride and money make t iem as tense as the Olympics.
physical fitness but if proved a mixed blessing for B dd's "I had nerves. I can be best Arith nerves in my stomach... -
superstar push. I really enjoyed it," he said.
A Surinam piaver broke Brian's lee in October with a He won the swimming event, gymnastics, which are straight
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( r By DOUG YONSON
t Staff Writer ject of royalties on the sign design because he is guaranteed
A Kingston Township sign manufacturing firm h s scored the contracts to manufacture all signs sold in Cana a.
' The same basic Eskerod sign bearing all types of messages
a c up on the world market, but so far, the company's
- rew rd has mostly been prestige. is in prime tourist locations across Canada to inform visitors
F p _'—"`"--; Gary Eskerod, the owner of Eskerod Signs, has designed of the attractions and facilities of the surrounding
the rime for a tourist information board that will e install municipality. Three will be installed in Kingston Township
ed i all later this week.
parts of the world to publicize the 1980 Win er Olym-
pics The signs,called planimeters, measure eight feet b rever,
9�' "1?"''sY` `•r> in Lake Placid, N.Y.
feet, have a transparent plastic face on each side and are il-
luminated.N A international tourism marketing firm, K.C.b1. The three going
u . in Kingston Township, a
Holdings Ltd., will erect about 400 of the Eskerod- esigned g g—p g t
boards across the United States and in selected key.ocations LaSalle Park plaza, the Sentry plaza and the intersec ion of
in Canada and the rest of the world. H?ghkaY 2 and Sydenham roadLwwil_l contain map; f the
Although Mr. Eskerod's plant on Highway 38 orth of township showing points of interest. -
High •ay 401 will manufacture the 14 or so signs des fined for In each case the map is surrounded by paid advertising
Cana a on a contract worth $35,000, the manufactu e of the identifyin�services of interest to tourists.
F-0SKEItOD COMPANY'S OLYMPIC SIGNS Sete 1 hundred other signs may be done by a S. firm C.K.C.M. buys the signs from Eskerod, designs the r)
because of lower labor costs, duties and taxes. sells the advertising and negotiates for sites. The Ki gston_�
Will be erected around the world hIr. Eskerod's agreement with C.K.C.M. ignores the sub- (See Olympics,page 2) J
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A ba day for
News
Man murdd
e re Israeli front line.
m E The PLO accused Israel of
i r i � f� l violating the ceasefire in south
Lebanon with a tank assault today
on the Khardali Bridge across the
OTTAWA (CP) — Police are iaoking for two men who Litani River. Israel said its troops
(foffi� szn Via` f were clearing mines on the
t and killed 23-Year-old James Ashe Monday in his west- approaches to the bridge when
:id apartment. ownship administration has been seeking such signs for
The two men, wearing stocking masks, burst into the everal months as part of a strategy to develop as litinctive guerrillas on the heights above
apartment and shot Ashe once in the head as his wife ownship_tourism iderifi opened fire on them.
The Olympic signs will contain maps ono a side locating Unconfirmed reports from the
Dianne looked a police spokesman said. ake Placid within the United States and o the other side area said two guerrillas were killed
itiits- Ashe, the e only other person in the apartment, was showing the various Olympic facilities in ti e Lake Placid and one Israeli was wounded.
led from the building with blood dripping from her face.
Police later confirmed she was unharmed but had been rea.
splattered with her husband's blood after the shooting. Su�h signs are not new. to the tourism industry, but
She was treated e hospital for shock. g' .K.C.M. President Gerald Kendall said he h d been looking
Police have not yet identified the weapon and have or one that didn't leak in the rain and whic bugs couldn't '
penetrate. ' '� r ,.ed
released no further information about their investigation. Mr. Eskerod had the exclusive rights to a frame of extrud-
Ashe's mother said her son was laid off by the City of ed aluminum that met the standards and agreed to supply tCaatiffned€root I}
Ottawa six weeks ago .K.C.M. for its Canadian business, about eight to 10 a
at $1.800 each.
C.K.C.M. then sold the Lake Placid Olym ics organizing million advertising campaign warning people
committee on a proposal to erect the same sig s in major air defrauding the s}stem.
Uarter on ur t rminals, train stations and diplomatic offices around the Tighter eligibility requirements went into e feet
world. cember. Persons now must work between 10 arid 14
The committee's deputy - director of marketing, Bernard out of a year, depending on regional unemplo} en
WASHINGTON (AP)—President Carter,beginning the Tremblay, told The Wnig-Standard from Lake Placid that his before they qualify for benefits, up from the p viou
first of at least three overseas trips planned this year, is s aff reviewed "hundreds and hundreds"of di ferentpubli— Week eligibility requirement.
leaving Washington for a week-long trip to Latin America t proposals before settling on the C.K.C.b4. Eskerod sub- There were 6,854 prosecutions for unempl ym
and Africa. ission. surance fraud in 1977, up from 4,%0 in 1976. Ad mini
Vice-President Walter Mondale, minding the store in, "It is extremely high quality and used a unique concept in Penalties, applied internally by the commission, ere
Carter's absence, was heading a delegation of presidential t at it would produce some revenue for us while at the same 62.104 in 1977 from 50,956 in 1976.
advisers at an early-morning White House departure cere There were 447,165 overpayments discover i
P ti e giving Lake Placid some international i entity." rpay
mony today. The financial angle was important: If the expected 400 Worth 867.8 million, up from 445,884 overpaym nti�
Accompanying the president on the trek to Venezuela, si ns are erected, the committee's 50 per c nt cut of the Sb2.8 million to 1976.
Brazil, Nigeria and Liberia are wife Hosalynn and State The commission received 2,806,000 claims in 1 t
Secre and lilts. } Y p ofits might amount to $375,000. The committee controls
Cyrus Vance.Ten-year-old Am Carter t. e sign content to ensure the quality is kept high. 2.678.000 in 19716.
also is in the travel party. Although Mr. Eskerod may miss out on the q1 million con-
On the first stop in Caracas, Venezuela, Carter will con- tr ct for the world-wide manufacture, he's sti 1 proud of his
sult with President Carlos Andres Perez on energy, accomplishment.
human rights, nuclear non-proliferation, economic Business has blossomed over the years, to he point that / YOUR ONE $ O��\
development and Latin American political issues, now, as he explains it, "this small local firm that's been TRAVEL CEN R r
On Wednesday, Carter flies to Brazil. cranking out signs since 1969 can do the prototype for a sign
Later in the week, he will cross the south Atlantic to
thilat will be used worldwide". He employs Ill at his firm.
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By USE BANG-JENSEN to supply the signs estimates the work will employ
upwards of 30 handicapped persons.
TROY —Leaving Albany, Schenectady and New A spokesman for the contractor, Urdted States
York City In a cloud of dust, Troy has darted ahead Intercity Tourism Service, said the Workshop will
of competitors to become the first city In the state to be awarded the exclusive contract for all the
agree to host Information centers to promote the company's international business.
1980 Olympics at Lake Placid. At a press conference Friday at Troy City Hall,
In reward for Troy's diligence, the six fl- Gerald Kendall, international vice president of the
luminated signs that will be placed in its downtown tourism service, said SO percent of the advertising
at no taxpayer expense will be the "deluxe" model revenues from the signs will go to the Lake Placid
complete with planters. Olympic Organizing Committee.
Advertising revenues from the signs, which will Advertising on the 4-by-8-foot signs must be
direct tourists to Lake Placid, will help finance a
small portion of the ۥ10 million cost of sponsoring approved by the City of Troy and the Olympic
p g Committee. Ater the Olympics, the signs will be
the winter games. altered to provide tourist information about Troy,
The contract for the 400 signs that will dot New said Mayor Steven Dworsky.
York State, Canada and Europe will be awarded to As for the latecomers — Albany, Schenectady
the Workshop, a nonprofit company that employs and other several other New York cities—they,too,
300 handicapped persons in Menands. will have Olympic information centers if the neces-
"It could be it r •tial contract," said Milton sary paperwork is approved by city officials, ac-
Goldstein, r +ctor of the Workshop. He cording to a spokesman for Intercity Tourism. The
V/i§Please u•rn Whlolt►tas ure Culm,4t,'t
Big Applealone is slated for at least 100 signs,