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/ e^V J fi* tgjV rl M. Total Market Coverage ofClarington from the Publishers of The Canadian Statesman • A James Publishing Community Newspaper Saturday, October 3,1998 144th Year Circulation: 21,265 r ROMP Seize Marijuana Crop Worth $170,000 by Jennifer Stone . Staff Writer RCMP officers from the Bowmanvillc detachment detachment put a crimp into the local pot supply this week. Seven officers were part of a seizure Wednesday south of Nestleton which netted between 550 and 600 marijuana plants with a street value of about $170,000. Swamp The plants were located located in a swampy area. Officers used all-terrain vehicles and canoes to get close to three plots where the marijuana was growing. growing. The RCMP received information on Monday front' the Canadian Armed Forces, who called the police after spotting the plot from a helicopter during a routine routine trek between Toronto and Trenton, Using a satellite setup called the Global Positioning System, the RCMP was concerned," said Const, early in the spring on the first frost, able to pinpoint where Richard Gladu of the Crown Land. He said Currently, no ai J c ^ s the drugs were growing. RCMP. whoever planted it would have been made, and the "I hope we can touch Const. Gladu believes most likely be returning RCMP do not have a sus- thc market as far as pot is the drugs were planted to harvest it soon, before pcct. **4 s. PILE OF POT - RCMP from the Bowmanvillc were growing, they used canoes and all-terrain vehi- detachmcnt seized almost 600 marijuana plants (pic- des. An RCMP spokesperson says the pot has a street lured above) from a swampy area south of Nestleton value of almost $170,000. Thursday. To get to the three areas where the drugs Regional Committee Approves Plan Lishman Proposal One Step Closer by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer A proposed fur garment manufacturing facility is one step closer to reality. Durham Region's planning committee discussed the proposed factory, to be built by Paula Lishman Inc. on land zoned agricultural near Orono, at a meeting Tuesday. There were several hours of presentations from Planning Department staff, area residents, and representatives representatives for the Lishmans. At the end of the meeting, Regional staff recommendations to allow the proposed building passed by a 4-2 vote. Oshawa councillors Nancy Diamond and Irv Harrell opposed the report. The facility, to house the Lishmans' fur knitting business, business, garnered a great deal of attention when an amendment amendment to Clarington's Official Plan to allow the building was passed by local council in July. Over 600 letters and delegations on the subject had been received aS Clarington reviewed the proposal. Concerns regarding traffic and possible environmental environmental impacts were heard during Tuesday's marathon meeting. meeting. "My overall impression is - why? Why locate indus-. Continued on page 3 Making Up Lost Time Questionnaire Seeks Views Of Students, Parents Learn About by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer n7mrtmenVs"AfaSi'""'«P of 60 percent. But, homes. But 80 percent of Life ' program " "&nly 22 percent of" thé "' fird fàtalitiès happen in the by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer Not bad, Clarington. That's how the municipality municipality ratedpm iGlaritigton Fire ~ for Life ' program Beginning this spring and ending in mid-September, fire fighters from Station 1 in Bowmanvillc and Station 4 in Couftice went door-to-door, checking for working smoke detectors. Fire Prevention Officer Randy Reincrtsays 84 percent percent of the 500 to 600 homes visited had working smoke alarms. He says that's well above the aver- of 60 Prevention Week. The theme this year is "Fire Drills: The Great Escape." "The irony is most people people feel fire safe in their homes visited had fire escape plans. Worse yet, only 41 percent of families in homes with a plan had practised the escape. "That's way too low," emphasizes Reinert. This week is Fire home," says Rcinert. The fire prevention officer officer says people should have two planned routes of escape in case of fire. As well, families should have a designated meeting place so they can ensure all members of the family are out of a burning building. Having a plan is very important, Reinert stresses. stresses. "It's a matter of life and death," he says. As part of Fire Prevention Week, families in Clarington are asked to draw up and practice an escape route at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7. During the Alarm for Life program, Clarington ruu riuvuiHiuii v/muui Prized Terrier is a National Champ by Lorraine Manfredo Staff Writer Russell terrier still takes her cues from owner Dave Being top dog hasn't Taylor, of Orono, despite rone to Heidi's head. bavm 8 a , wa11 °f nbbons t0 This 14-pound Jack - her and capturing the Canadian Go to Ground Championship last weekend in Burlington. The competition, hosted hosted for the seventh year by the Jack Russell Terrier Club of Canada, is the Xvll 1 .I; ; At V." ... -J , . ^ her proud 1998. UIZE PICT -- Dave Taylor of Orono is proud of his Jack Russell terrier, Heidi, who ot only earned a heap of ribbons this summer but also managed to capture the nntion- Go to Ground Championship last weekend. The championship trial in Burlington tracled hundreds of Jack Russell owners from across Canada and the United States. - photo by Lorraine Manfredo biggest contest for the breed. Winning was "unreal," confesses Dave, "I was surprised at the time," After all, his perky canine companion only attended her first trial, the Romney Trial in Fort Erie, this past June. Mind you, Heidi did fabulously well at that competition, scooping up a first place in hurdle racing, a second in obedience, as well a couple of fourth places. In August she competed in Goderich at the Natural Instinct Trial and went home with eight ribbons, including two firsts! And now, she's made master incredibly by becoming the Go to Ground Champion on Sept 27 at the national competition which drew literally hundreds hundreds of dogs. Go to Ground is a simulated simulated hunting exercise with the quarry being a rat protected by a strong cage. Dogs must track the scent down an 8-inch wide underground tunnel, 30 feet long, complete with three 90-dcgrcc turns. They must then alert their master with digging, whining, whining, and barks. I-Icidi managed the course in 5.39 seconds. For both Dave and the it was exhilarating. (We're not sure about the rat.) "It's a working trial," Dave says. "The whole object is to work your dog and have fun. It isn't just for breeders to show off their fancy breeding stock. That's just part of it." The Jack Russell terrier was developed in the 19th century in England and Continued on page 2 Fire Department donated 89 batteries and installed 43 smoke alarms. Five percent percent of smoke alarms in homes visited were over 10 years old, which reduces their effectiveness, says Reinert, Dust, insects and humidity all play a part in reducing the alarm's capability. He adds there's just no good reason not to have a smoke alarm. "If people are having a lot of false alarms, they (the alarms) are in the wrong place," states Reinert. He suggests bedrooms bedrooms as a prime location for smoke alarms. People who feel price is a prohibitive factor can call the Fire Department, which will go to the home and install an alarm. As well, members of the Fire Department are willing to change batteries in smoke Continued on page 2 Teachers, parents, students and the board of education will all have a hand in deciding how class time missed during the recent teachers lock-out will be made up. Catholic high school students took home a questionnaire questionnaire earlier this week, asking for parent and student input. The questionnaires were returned to schools Friday. The Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington District Catholic School Board and its teachers teachers are meeting this weekend to try to sort out a solution. "I don't know the best solution," says Patricia Bell, local president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association. But, she does say teachers will expect to be paid for any make-up time spent in the classroom. She adds she thinks Saturday classes, which have been proposed proposed in some areas, are not feasible. "I don't think the idea of having kids come in Saturday -- when they have part time jobs -- is workable," workable," she observed. A spokesperson for the Board says when teachers and the Board come up with a workable solution, it will be sent to the province's Ministry of Education for approval. Students from local Catholic high schools, including St. Stephen's in Bowmanvillc, missed 11 days this year while teachers were locked out of schools. Bell feels 11 days is "not a particularly onerous" amount of time to make up. Last year, when teachers walked out to protest the passage of Bill 160, the province's Education Improvement Bill, students lost 10 days of classes. Then, the two weeks were split between the two semesters.. 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