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k UltAMtttnl îï/lASIZ-ti Page ! The Canadian Statesman, Boxvmanvillc, February 4,1998 Board of Trade Signs 100 Members by Lorraine Manfredo Staff Writer The newly-formed Clarington Board of Trade is gaining solid support in the business community after its first week in operation. operation. Board of Trade President Mike Patrick reports the total membership membership has climbed to 100 since the group held its inaugural meeting January 21 at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Bowmanvillc. "There is real strength in numbers," he said. "We are hoping to attract a broad and deep cross-section cross-section of the business community." community." Before this year, many Clarington business owners owners opted to join the Oshawa/Clarington Chamber of Commerce. While there were certainly certainly networking gains for Clarington members, Patrick said: "That partnership partnership did very little for Clarington in the way of economic development -- and by 'economic development', development', I mean business retention or attracting business." The Clarington Board of Trade essentially has been contracted by the municipality to fill the Economic Development Officer's function, Patrick explains A municipal grant of $35,000 is available for 1998 to help the group get started on letterheads, logo, bylaws, budget preparation and to tackle the big job of knocking on Lishmans Will Leave If Rezoning Denied doors and soliciting members. members. Future funding from the Municipality of Clarington includes $50,000 in '99 and $75,000 in 2000. This will allow the group hire an Economic Development officer -- likely by mid-1999 -- to work for the local business community. A steering committee, elected for a six-month term, includes representation representation from each of Clarington's three downtown downtown BIAs (Business Improvement Associations), namely Newcastle, Orono and Bowmanvillc. Michael Patrick Board of Trade President Nursery Kids Moved From page 1 safety of the children has never been compromised, writes Bowmanvillc Nursery School Chair Charles Stevens in the letter. "The Lions and the town have agreed that because of the health concerns and the risk of constmction that is going on we are going to move the kids out," says Stevens. A temporary location has been arranged at the old fire- hall building on Church Street in the upstairs court chamber. chamber. The dale for the move is February 16th. "We really expect to move back into the Older Adult Centre as of September, with the idea that it will be our permanent home," says Stevens. Fred Horvath, the town's properly manager, says asbestos is not a threat until disturbed. "It doesn't present a health hazard until we arc into construction and when we do that, nobody will be in the building." Asbestos was a common insulation material about 40 years ago but is no longer used. Workers hired to remove the asbestos must be specially specially trained and licenced by the Ministry of Environment Town staff are expected to review tenders on the Seniors' Centre and make recommendation to Clarington Council February 16th. From page 1 be used on site, along with the ultra-light planes Bill Lishman wants to fly from and store at the property. Roy Forrester noted this rezoning would be "a reverse in planning ethics," while Bill Woods called it a "callous assault on our natural environment environment through urbanization." urbanization." Another speaker asked why an environmental environmental impact study will not be done. In Favour On the flip side of the issue, six people spoke in favour of the proposal. Wolfgang Arnold of Newtonville, stated, "in Europe, suitable industries are settled all over the countryside to avoid unnecessary traffic by the workers and give the cash- strapped farmers the chance to work there full or part-time or take work from there home." Arnold also noted, in regards to putting the facility in an industrial park, "larger industrial parks also use up farmland and increase the general traffic because the workers have to drive from far away to their company." Murray Taylor, who owns Rolph's Hardware in Orono, noted four major businesses have shut their doors and left in the past decade, leaving many people people without jobs. Industries which have come in brought their workers with them and "created very few jobs. "We need jobs," Taylor said. He asked the councillors councillors to "use the facts, not the opinions or innuendos." innuendos." Kelly Adams called the property in question "junk property" and asked that the Lishmans ought to be given the chance to improve it. Wesley Hill observed that the facility would be "a valuable asset that doesn't present itself qv/p every day to the municipality." municipality." It was during questioning questioning by Mayor Diane Ham re that Lishman said lie has "no intention of being in the ultra-light (aircraft) business." As far as he is concerned, "it's not in the cards." Other facts that came out were that a small por- lion of the property would ' be used for the facility and the parking lot would not be paved. Kevin Tunney, the Lishmans' planner, added: "This is an ideal location for a proposal (like) this" and that the proponents "would have no problem with (the proposal) being restricted and excluding certain uses." 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