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1~~11aII ff~ I ~I ki ~meiu# I ~IL -. Orrro Weklylme, WenesayDeceembýr 17,19è7 9 Bethesda House - shelter, MNR rPcovers nearly $30,000 support & ad vocacy services in fores-t firefighting cost Thtngs at Bethesda House are always busy, but tls lime of year, lt's even more so. The Women & Children's Shelter Is receivlng numerous cails from people wanting to add to their Chrstmas ham- pers. Bethesda House puts together hampers for current residents, as well as those who have lefi the shelter dur- tng the past year. Donations of new, unwrapped items can be left at W. Frank Real Estate. 234 Kng Street East, Bowmanvllle. Fund raislng projects con- tinue. A recent walk-a-thon brought in over $1,800. There was a good tumnout despite the rain. Tickets are on sale for a painting valued at $450. wbich was donated by The Country Gallery of the Bowmanville MaIl. The draw will be held January 2, 1998. Tickets are $2 each or3 for $5 and are available at the store and from shelter volunteers. The shelter recently dis- played the "Clothesline Project" at varlous Clarlngton locations. The decorated T- shirts were done by women survivors of abuse ti Durham Region. The Clothesllne Project serves as an aware- ness of the abuse problem to the community. It lets people know that Bethesda House is there to help if needed. The shelter has just received a $1,500. donation towards its Children's Program from the William F. Hayball Charitable Foundation of Oshawa. The Foundation was establlshed in 1983 for the express pur- pose of servlng the cultural, educational and social inter- ests of the people of the Regional Municipality of Durham. if you would like more information about the shelter or would like to help ti any way, please caîl their busi- ness line at (905) 623-6045. St. Stephen's Secondary Sehool by Elisha Ribeiro The Christmas spirit Is alive and well at St. Stephen's. For the last few weeks our students have been involved in collecttng non-perishable food items for needy families. The campaign was very successful as stu- dents were wihllng to give of themselves. The music program at St. Stephen's has also been involved ti spreading Chrstmias cheer. They haveý been travelling around to al the feeder schools demon- stratlng their talents for the local youth. Music students also performed ti Tuba Tuba, the horri festival held in Toronto. The LINKS group, the Music Mtntstry and the Band brought Christmas goodies and some festive music to the elderly at the Strathaven Life Care Centre. Thelrjolly spirits were warm- ly welcomed by the residents of Strathaven. The OAC Drama class le prepartng tô present their ai-muaI production whlch wil be held on December l8th at 7:30 ti the auditorium. It too has a Chrstmas theme to it and is called "Why Chrtstmas?" Tickets cari be bought through the office by calling 623-3990. 1A Coffee house will be held the week of December 15. This is a lunch time concert displaying the musical talents of our students. There is a varlety of music performed and lots of goodies to be sold. Student Council has many events planned for the Christmas season, they include showlng Christmas movies at lunch, getttng pic- tures done wth Santa, and decorating a Christmas tree of wishes. In other news, college applications have been dis- tributed and are due back ini to the guidance office on January 9, 1998. Christmas hollidays start on December 2lst and students return to school on January Sth. TIhe students of St. Stephen's would like to wish the com- munlty a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. The MinistrY of Natural Resources has recovered almost $30,000~ of the cost for fightlng forest fires as part of a mlnistiy effo-ft to reduce the number and costs of fightIng preventable fof est fires. "'raxpayers should flot be lefi plcklng up thue bill for the irresponsible use of fire," sald Natural Respurces John Snobelen. ,many forest fires are preventable, if people exer- cise more comPinOn sense." MNRwiIIl try to recover fire- flghtlng costs jpy laying more charges und@r the Forest Fires Prevenion Act and seeking court drders to recov- er the costs of fightlng.pre- ventable forest fires. Monles recovered will go into the provlnce's general revenues. The ministry'ý approach is consistent with the 1995 Provincial Aufhtor's Report whtch recomJnended that MNR focus moïfe attention on recovering the costs Of flght- lng preventabl?@ forest fires. On average, more than 700 forest ires a yaar tri Ontario, about 60 per cent of forest lire, are cause4 by humans, often through carelessness. Fires caused by! humans burn a relatively smffil area, about 13,000 hectares annually, but cost millloPls of dollars to put out. 'rwo tourt cases lni 1997 led to thie recovery of almost $30,000 in firefigiting costs. I each case, a fire on private land was left unat- tended. in one case, Russell Kalenberg tif Brainerd- Minnesota, was found guilLy on November 14 in court in Fort Frances of faillng to extinguish a lire. He was fined $155 and ordered to pay $5,000 i restiîtution to the province for ýîNRs costs to fight a fire caus1ýed by a smol- dering bru5--h pile on Kalenberg's propertY On Rainy To ail of our patrons, friends and ni2ighborirs, wishin-lg you LIthe b est of thle Holjiday Season! HOlid ay Gre",ie-tings from the New Dutch Oven 1 lv Choosefýrm the nmenu or enl"oy our BUFFET SPECIAL Ail you can eat $12.95 983-5001 Hw-y 35/115, Orono Lake that wasn't properly extingulshed. in the other case, Illinois resident William Novotny was fined $500 for a forest lire started by sparks flytng from an unattended lire bumning ti a barrel on his Rowan Lake property near Kenora trn May. The two-hectare fire threat- ened a cabin and surround- ing buildings. Ontario FireRanger crews put the ire out wth support from CL-215 heavy waterbombers and birddog alrcraft. After his conviction Novotny settled with MNR and agreed to pay more the $24,000 ln costs associated with puttlng his wildfire out. "These two fires were pre- ventable. We belleve the court order and the settlement willl send a strong message," Snobelen said. MNR has established guidelines for anyone consld- erlng an outdoor fire durlng the fire season. These guide- lunes, under the Forest Fires Prevention Act of Ontario, require people to follow miles to ensure fires are set under safe conditions and kept under control. "Although Ontarlo's fire organization dld a tremen- dous job this year, we need the co-operation of the public to reduce the threat of forest fires," said Mr. Snobelen. PUjB L1,CNOTI C E Regulations for 1997-98 Winter Season December 1, 1997 to April 5, 1998 Area residents are hereby advised of the Provincial and Municipal Regulations applicable to the 1997-98 Winter Season, December 1, 1997, to April 5, 1998, as follows: The Highway Traffic Act (R.S.O. 1990): Section 170 (12) prohibits the parking of vehicles on any, highway in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of traffic or the clearing of snow from the highway. Section 170 (15) provides the authority for the removal of any vehicles, at the, owner's expense, found to be causing an obstruction on a highway. Section 181 prohibits the depositing of snow or ice on a-pub- lic roadway, Municipallity of Clarington By-Iaw 91-58: Section 4-6 (i) prohibits the parking of vehicles on any high- way for a period of longer than three (3) hours, and is also applicable to overnight parking on any road under the juris- diction of the Municipality of Clarîngton. (,. MUNIiPu TY 0Fn ONTARIO Dates of Publication WNed., Deoember 17, 24, 1997 Don Patterson, c.E.T. Manager of Operations Municipaiity of cîarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanviiie, Ontario LIc C3A6 P.G. #6229 am,