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j I PAGE A2 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, April 23, 2003 www.durhamregion.com Leading the Way What's on this • Public Nq&ies || • Reigning Catçén&ti toit* -lvS?»SKM JSk* *&'.**'.{* PRE-TEEN DANCE Retro Disco Blast Party (Blast from the Past) Grades: 5 - 8 Where: Courtice Community Complex April 25th, 2003 (Change of date from Community Guide) 7pm - 9pm $5 per ticket When: Time: Cost: Tickets on sale now at the Courtice Community Center. Don't be disappointed get your tickets early. Participants will not be allowed to leave the building without adult accompaniment. Please pick up your child in the Community Center after the dance. REIGNING CATS AND DOGS Hughie is a young male hound mix with big expressive eyes. He enjoys being with people. Hughie is a mid sized dog of approx. 40 lbs. Cats are required to be licensed and kept on their owner's property. property. They are NOT permitted to roam the neighbourhood. This time of year we hear complaints from many gardeners who do not like having to clean up after their neighbours cats. We also hear from parents, who can not leave their children's sandboxes uncovered. We also get calls from bird watchers and drivers who narrowly narrowly missed or hit a cat running across the road. BE A RESPONSIBLE OWNER AND KEEP YOUR CAT SAFELY AT HOME! Our pets that are currently looking for homes can be viewed at www.petfinder.com or www.petpostings.com (for a small fee). For information on this and other animals please call 905-623-7651 or visit us at 33 Lake Rd., Bowmanville. PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT STUDENT PLANNER Please quote File No. #21-03 The Municipality of Clarington is a dynamic, rapidly growing municipality east of Toronto in the Regional Municipality of Durham. Clarington is one of the fastest growing communities in Canada, and encompasses the urban areas of Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle Village and Orono. The Municipality's Planning Services Department will be undertaking initiatives, which offer a Student Planner a variety of valuable work experience. This includes: • Conducting project research including the Oak Ridges Moraine. • Development of planning databases. The Planning Intern position will be available for 18 weeks from May, 2003 through to August 29, 2003. Qualifications: • Preferably completed at least three (3) years within a Planning Program at a university. • Sound writing and communication skills. • A thorough knowledge of Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and database programs. • Sound research and analytical skills including survey design and administration skills. • Familiarity with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). • Land use planning and urban design skills. The successful candidate will work under the supervision supervision of the Manager of the Special Projects and the Manager of Community Planning and Design. Students will be required to attend interviews at the Municipal Administrative Centre in Bowmanville. Gross Salary: $15.45 per hour (35 hour work week) Only those applicants selected for an Interview will be contacted. These positions will be subject to verbal and written tests and a managerial style assessment to assist in the determination of the successful applicant. Applications will be received in confidence until 5:00 PM on Friday, April 25,2003. Human Resources Manager Municipality of Clarington AO Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3A6 Personal information is collected pursuant to tho Municipal Freedom ol Information and Protection ol Privacy Act and will bo used only lo ovalualo tho suitability suitability ol applicants lor employment • Upcoming . s ! , •RoadCIdsuiBilB» info@iriu Library on the Move T he new Main Branch - Bowmanville of Clarington Public Library is completed and the only thing missing are the items that will sit on the shelves, all 85,000 of them. Library service in Bowmanville is currently suspended suspended while staff moves contents from 62 Temperance Street into 163 Church Street. The drop-box at the new Main Branch - Bowmanville on Church Street is open during the move, allowing the public to drop off material. The public is reminded that library service is available at the other three Clarington Public Library branches. The Courtice, Newcastle Village and Clarke Branches are open their regular hours. The library's website and catalogue at www.clarington-library.on.ca is also operational during the move. Monday, May 5th will mark the first day of operations in the new Main Branch of Clarington Public Library, with the doors opening at 10 a. m. TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PRESTONVALE ROAD, COURTICE P restonvale Road will be closed to through traffic from Bloor Street (Region Road 22), northerly to Glenabbey Drive commencing approximately May 1, 2003 for a period of approximately 12 weeks for reconstruction. Through traffic will be detoured via Glenabbey Drive to Townline Road South to the west and Trulls Road to the east of the closure following D-2 signs. Access to Dr. G.J.MacGillivray Public School will be maintained via Meadowglade Road and northerly on Prestonvale Road until mid June 2003. After mid June the school can be accessed from a new southern extension of Robert Adams Drive. Prestonvale Road south of Bloor Street to 500m south of Southfield Avenue will be open to traffic but delays should be expected due to road •works until mid May 2003. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Cobourg Development Services Limited 905-372-4848 Clarington contract CL-2002-34 905-372-4849 905-372-4850 •InformationCentres ||$. • Jtbb Postings §||$; ^Tenders v ; \ : Please be sure to fill out an ITER postcard at the Municipal Administrative Office to show your support for 'Cleaner Energy for our Planet.' All signed postcards will be submitted submitted to the Honourable Herb Dhaliwal, Minister of Natural Resources in Ottawa. The Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee Invites You To Join In: An EARTH DAY Celebration O n Saturday April 26th 2003 starting at 10:00 a.m. we will be celebrating celebrating Earth Day at the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area. This year's events will begin on the east side of the wetland in the new parking parking lot at the end of Toronto Street. As part of the celebrations a hike through the east side of Nature Area will take place. The day's events will also include the opening of our new parking lot, the unveiling of our new Snake Hibernaculum, a presentation and exhibit of live native snakes by the Indian River Reptile Zoo, and volunteer shrub planting. This is an opportunity to come out and enjoy one of the nicest natural areas that our community has to offer and to celebrate Earth Day. Events will begin in the east parking lot of the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area. To get there take Highway 2 or 401 to Mill Street. Just south of the 401 on the west side of Mill Street is Toronto Street. Follow Toronto Street all the way to the end. Hope to see you there! Yours truly, Allan D. Hewitt Chair of the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Committee IsWMWfiaWi î&Li&À-jfyèiA DURHAM REGION Sorting it all out... Please bundle and tie boxboard and cardboard together. Boxboard includes the following material: Cereal Boxes Shoe Boxes Detergent Boxes Toilet A Paper Towel Roll Cores Kraft Paper Bags Gift Boxes DO NOT mix Boxboard with your household papers) For more information contact Durham Region Works Department 1-800-667-5671 or 905-579-5264 www. region. durham. on.ca H 2003 Interim Tax Bills SECOND INSTALLMENT FOR ALL CLASSES ARE DUE: Thursday, APRIL 24,2003 To avoid line-ups please choose one of the various payment options listed on the back of the tax bill that is convenient for you. If you have not received your Tax Bill, please contact the Municipal Tax Office. Failure to receive a Tax Notice DOES NOT eliminate the responsibility for the payment of taxes and penalty. Tax Department (905) 623-3379 ■BOTr^n-frF-rryy7*?.Ty~T.*i Clarington Backyard Festival Community Heroes Mosport International Raceway KX96 New Country FM Chex TV Durham Dorn's Auto Parts Syvan Developments Henderson Auto Steve's Diesel Inc. Holburn Biomedical Newcastle Block Ltd Halminen Homes TD Canada Trust Detox Environmental Masood Vatandoust Realtor @ Sutton Pineridge Automotive Supply Ltd. Sciore & Associates Inc. c/o The Cooperators Newcastle Guardian Drugs Dufferin Aggregates J & J Locksmith Rekker Gardens Ltd. Archibald Orchard & Estate Winery Valiant Property Management Ontario Power Generation Facilities Matrix Group Inc. Jack Burgess Plumbing & Heating Martin Gerrits & Sons Ltd. All Green Sod Growers Ltd. Totten Sims Hubicki Associates Darlington Steel D.M. Robichaud Associates Ltd. Ayren Links Golf Club RBC Royal Bank - Bowmanville & Courtice Branch Conveyer Splicing Specialties Inc. ACSYS Technologies Courtice Funeral Chapel Ltd. Hooper's Jewellers Ltd. Hepcoe Credit Union Ltd. Potts and Pans Roadside Diner Lakerldge Health GENERATION CHEX ======= TV DURHAM KX96 New Country FM Thank you to all our Community Heroes Call 905-623-3379 to become a Community Hero d EVERGREEN m FAKM at OAKnr.N I.TIX «B