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Page 12 The Clarington/Courtice Independent. Bowmanvillc, Saturday, November 7, 1998 Cancer Socieiy Announces Its East Durham Team There is a mix of veterans and new faces on the Unit Council of East Durham Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. Returning to the Unit Council for the new term of October 1998 to September 1999 arc Garry Minnie. President; John Sproulc, Vice President and Chairman of Community Fundraising; Ron Wilson, Past President; Jonathan Baxter, Treasurer; Ken Ridge, Volunteer Development Chairman and Residential Canvass Chairman; Sylvia DeHart. Special Events Liaison and Lydia Francis, Health Promotions Chairman. Returning as Presidents of the Claringlon and Scugog Branches of the Unit arc Don Yeo and Lynda Kendry respectively respectively and returning as mcmbers-at-largc arc Pat Everson, Norm Gray and Art Lovell. Joining the Unit Council with the new term arc Judy Kellar, Information Outreach Chairman and Casey Dalcman, Community Services Chairman. "We've put together a strong team to lead the Canadian Cancer Society in East Durham To another year of fundraising to support our work in the fight against cancer," said Mr. Minnie. He added that not only is the Canadian Cancer Society the single largest provider of funds to cancer research, the Society also provides important information and outreach on various types of cancer, cancer treatment and prevention and community community services such as transporting cancer patients to and from cancer treatments. DURHAM REGION Notice to residents regarding a Waste Management Advisory Committee Meeting The next meeting of the Region of Durham's "Waste Management Advisory Committee" will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the main boardroom of the Region's Works Department Building, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby. The public is welcome to attend. QJP. Tourney Raises Funds For K-9 Unit Durham Regional Police Service's Canine Unit got a boost last week when the Durham Lodge of the Masons from Newcastle made a $1,000 donation to the cause. The money was raised at a golf tournament held by the Masons in June. Accepting the donation from Stephen Crozier (right) is P.C. Peter MacDonald with his Police Service dog, Lex. Grief Support Group Meets "Let's Talk", a support group for those in bereavement meets on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at Bowmanvillc Memorial Hospital in lecture room "C" at 10:30 a.m. This is an open group operating on a drop in basis. There's no need to register. Sponsored by the Claringlon Grief Support Association. Congratulations to the Recycling Council of Ontario for celebrating their 20th Anniversary of Leadership in the promotion of the 3 Rs of Waste Management Reduce, Reuse and Recycle! Claringlon Hydro Electric Commission 2849 Highway #2 at Lambs Rd. P.O. Box 130 Bowmanville Phone (905) 623-4625 Happy * Birthday * BRUCE! * Bet you can't ^ blow out all your candles this year! Love, your little sister Marilyn & Dave ^ Michele & Sean ^ Mark & Heather Mom & Jessica )|< )|o|o|c >♦< Newcastle Ratepayers jf* The regular meeting was held on Thursday October 22, 1998, in the Lions Room at the Newcastle Community Hall. Tire meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Willie Woo, who welcomed the 40 people in attendance. Regional Councillor John Mutton provided a memo originated by Len Creamer, Senior By-Law Enforcement Officer, Municipality of Claringlon, regarding" complaints complaints of excessive train whistles in the Village. Because of ongoing construction construction on the CNR rail line and because of a fatal accident, accident, the train operators are being sure that the contractors CROSSWORD - November 7 - S"" ACROSS 1. Hinder 4. Lennon's second bride 7. media 10. Diners' reading material 12. American, to a Bril 13. 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This will continue until the end of October at which time maintenance operations should cease. Any further complaints after this time will be given consideration. A copy of the letter sent to concerned Ratepayers from Regional Councillor Mutton was read for information outlining outlining a motion proposed by Councillor Mutton and seconded seconded by Local Councillor Trim and Carried, at August meeting of the Ganaraska Conservation Authority meeting meeting that. laid out the conditions conditions in extending the road (Mill St.) into the Kaitlin Development and that the inspectionsxDf the site were to be' frequent. Chairman Willie introduced introduced Tenzin Gyalstan. Tcnzin gave a brief history of the' family, from when his father, Norman, fled from his homeland of Tibet to India during the Communist Chinese takeover of Tibet. . ^During, this time in India, '(YNdcmanitaught Tibetan chil- #di|^llilj||Fwife to be" anrf 111 -wrtit^iâipi'é' books that were published and can presently be found in the John D. : Robarts library in the University of Toronto. The family came to Canada in 1973 and lived in Cobourg, Toronto, Stoney Creek and Scarborough, before settling inîNcwcastle in 1988 and taking over ownership ownership of the Newcastle IGA. For the last two years they have been looking for a place to expand and finally purchased purchased the former J. Anderson Smith property. Construction is finally underway underway and Tenzin, with, the aid of architect's drawing, gave a good outline of their plans for the new Newcastle IGA and the 'old box factory'. Willie thanked Tenzin for his presentation. presentation. Old Business. Willie announced delays in erecting the cairn commemorating the old Newcastle Public School. Port Hope Ready Mix has volunteered to supply concrete concrete for the base and the cap. Because of business commitments, commitments, Sonbon Homes, arc not able to build the Cairn at this time, so Bill Schmahl of Oxford Bricklayers and Stonemasons has volunteered to do the job. Willie displayed the bronze plaque that will be installed in the Cairn. Willie also announced that Mr. Ron Webb appeared at the October 13th Council meeting on behalf of his client, the Kaitlin Group, disputing disputing conditions pul on the Draft Plan Approval of the Port of Newcastle Development, which was providing providing the Municipality of Claringlon with a security deposit in the amount of $750,000 for future reconstruction reconstruction of Toronto St. as a condition for the approval of Phase One. In approving Phase Two of the Port of Newcastle development, a security deposit of 100% of the cost of reconstruction of Toronto St. estimated at approximately somewhere in file neighbourhood of $5.2 million be provided before Phase One begins. Kaitlin's solicitor said the rules have been changed. Mayor Ilamrc asked the Council to tabic the mailer until a full report could be made available for all councillors, The matter was tabled until the next council meeting. Assessment Update Chairman Willie introduced introduced Mr. Merv Bowen, Ministry of Finance Regional Assessment Commissioner for Durham, Mr. Bowen has been in Ihe assessment profession profession for 34 years, having served in Ottawa, Goderich, Scarborough and North York before coming to Durham 10 years ago. Prior to 1970, assessing was the responsibility of the municipalities. But as municipalities municipalities amalgamated, the sudden rise in construction of townhouscs and condominiums, condominiums, air rights could be bought and sold, assessing became much more complex and the province took this function over. Because assessments varied varied greatly from municipality to municipality, in order to move to a more equitable form of assessment and taxation, taxation, market value assessment was introduced. Over the last 27 years, only two thirds of over 800 plus municipalities were reassessed. Taking Durham as an example, Whitby in 1942: Oshawa in 1960: Ajax in 1978: and Claringlon in 1980. The recommendations of a "Who Does What" Committee chaired by David Crombie was that property assessment should be consis-. tent across the Province of QiitiirUj âtid biiketlW-regular? ly updated property values.] Key recommendations were the use of "current value" as the basis for assessment, being more understandable for the taxpayer; a common assessment date for all Ontario municipalities; a simplified simplified Appeal Process; tax rate replaces the mill rate; and safe guards to protect low income Seniors and Disabled. A total of 15,000 Assessment Notices were mailed to property owners in Durham Region in February with information meetings held in each of the Municipalities. These Environmental Tips Compiled by Veryfine Products THINGS TO DO . Here are some simple steps you can take right now to. help the environment. Please clip and post these steps on your refrigerator and share them with your neighbour. REDUCE WASTE 1. Buy products in bulk. 2. Borrow, share or rent products you don't use often (for example, tools and party supplies). REUSE 1. Carry canvas bags to the store. Don't use disposable bags. Return plastic bags to your market's recycle bin. 2. Use both sides of paper. 3. Buy econopack refills ^..for, hougeli ql jpd u c ts, . such as detergent and cleansers. RECYCLE 1. Compost food waste to help your gardens grow, or bring food waste to local farms for livestock. 2. Ship breakables in old newspaper or packaging pellets made from cornstarch instead of foam popcorn; use packaging made from recycled products. 3. Separate your waste materials - such as glass, plastic, and paper - and bring them to your collection center or lo the curbside for pick-up. CONSERVE 1. Energy: Use fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent. Install energy-efficient windows. Eat locally grown food to save on transportation costs. 2. Water: Put a brick in the tank of your toilet to use less water. Run the dishwasher only when it's completely full. Water your lawn when it's cool and dark. 3. Gas: to use less natural gas, cover a pot of water to bring it to a boil faster. To use less gasoline, ride a bicycle or walk when going a short distance. PREVENT POLLUTION 1. Donate old paints and thinners to schools for art supplies. Or call your local environmental agency or chamber of commerce to determine if there are any designated days in your area for collection of hazardous waste materials. 2. 11106 up your car regularly and change your oil frequently. 3. Don't burn leaves or trash. Leam to compost instead. NOVEMBER 9 TO NOVEMBER 14,1998 ONLY IT PAYS TO SHOP AT WITH ANY PURCHASE OF $100 OR MORE (INCLUDING LAYAWAY PURCHASES) YOU'LL RECEIVE A $10.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE YOU CAN USE ON YOUR NEXT PURCHASE ASK ABOUT OUR NO HASSLE, NO DEPOSIT LAYAWAY PLAN! WE WILL HOLD YOUR PURCHASE UP TO as DAYS AT NO EXTRA CHARGE. SAAN Ai nmmmM by beoble, wet you. 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