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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, APRIL 30,2003 PAGE 3 Clarington kids can be Champions of Change Big Brothers, Big Sisters camp offers leadership skills and fun activities CLARINGTON - Developing a child's leadership skills at a young age can really help later in life. The Champions of Change Leadership Leadership Development Camp will be operated operated by Big Brothers and Sisters of Clarington. The leadership camp will be for children ages nine to 13. Cour- tice Secondary School, 1717 Nash Rd., will host the camp which begins June 30 and runs for four weeks from 9 à.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $50 for a week. Each participant will have the opportunity opportunity to develop leadership skills and learn how to solve problems. During During the four weeks, the children will work on critical thinking skills and hear a variety of guest speakers. They will also have an opportunity to volunteer volunteer in the community. As well as learning important skills, participants will have the chance to get involved in sports and recreational activities, including wall climbing, swimming, volleyball, day trips, arts and crafts and drama. The camp will be directed by Dave Dobson, a Courtice Secondary School teacher with 28 years' experience. "Last year's camp was a tremendous tremendous success and this year's camp is filling up quickly," said Mr. Dobson. "We are pleased'to offer this worthwhile worthwhile program to the community for the seventh consecutive year." Registrations can be made at Big Brothers and Sisters of Clarington, 23 Scugog St., Bowmanville. For more information call Dave Dobson or Lisa McNee-Baker at 905- 623-0750. Lakeridge Health s Patients First The After-Hours Clinic at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville will re-open Monday April 28, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. The After-Hours Clinic located at 11 Lambert St., Bowmanville will be open Monday to Friday 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lakeridge Health would like to thank the community for your continued support and patience during the challenging SARS outbreak. Duo TRUNK SALE Thurs. May 1 till Sat., May 3 oo NARROW 6-12 MEDIUM 4-12 WIDE 5-12 WIDE/WIDE 5-12 MEDIUM 6-15 WIDE 6-15 WIDEA/VIDE 6-15 Men's or women's regular priced SAS SHOES Time Out KAMEKA FOOTWEAR Vj615DündasSlL,Wliitby Mall 728-4197V Durham Region seeks input on next phase of its strategic plan DURHAM - Residents are invited to continue continue to give the Region input as officials officials shape a Durham Community Community Strategic Strategic Plan. Information from previous community consultations has been ana-, i , lyzed , and a , ,. r draft vision and objectives have been developed. developed. Three more workshops workshops are planned to ensure ensure information information collected is accurate and to obtain input on developing broad strategic action. The workshops workshops are. hosted by a steering committee committee consisting consisting of regional councillors and senior staff. All workshops workshops will begin at 7 p.m. in the following following communities: communities: • Ajax, Pickering, Pickering, Whitby: May 13, Whitby Whitby Council Chambers, R o s s 1 a n d Road East. • Brock, Scu- g o g , Uxbridge: May 14, Community Community Reach Centre, Reach Street, Port Perry. • Clarington, Oshawa: May 15, Courtice Complex, 2950 Courtice Rd, Courtice. For more information call project director director Pauline Reid at 905- 668-7711 ext. 4277, or Pat Robinson at ext. 4204. I nr- AW* I7SR. It* about our children's future *lt's about economic growth * It* about our environment * It's about our economy ITER RESOLUTION Special Council Meeting - April 25,2003 Moved By: Councillor Jane Rowe Seconded By: Councillor Jim Schell WHEREAS the ITER project is an international collaborative effort to demonstrate the technological feasibility of fusion as an energy source for the planet; WHEREAS fusion technology is recognized as one key solution to the long term energy need of the planet to produce a commercial source of energy without hazardous fuel waste or greenhouse gas emissions; WHEREAS ITER will be the worldts largest research and development project after the International Space Station with a global investment of billions of dollars and providing many thousands of person years of employment over its 30 year life expectancy; WHEREAS Canada has offered to host the ITER project at a site in the Municipality of Clarington on the east side of the Greater Toronto Area; WHEREAS if Canada is selected to host ITER at its proposed Clarington site, it has the potential to bring $9.4 billion of foreign investment as well as additional economic spin-offs across the country and more particularly to the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding municipalities; ' WHEREAS ITER-will provide for a '-'brain-gain" attracting highly skilled scientists and researchers from around the world, it will employ Canadian scientists and-high "technology workers and it Will attract investment in related technologies and industries; WHEREAS during the construction phase of ITER, there will be over a thousand Canadian workers employed in a variety of jobs to build the research.facility; WHEREAS ITER will benefit many communities and industries in the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding region and is therefore supported by municipal leaders, businesses, educators and labour; WHEREAS since 2001, the Canadian Government has been participating'in formal negotiations on ITER with the European Union, Russia and Japan and such negotiations have recently expanded to include the United States and China; WHEREAS the initial Canadian bid for ITER was premised on public/private partnerships, a willingness by the Ontario Government to invest $300 million only if the Canadian site was selected; WHEREAS of the four sites competing to host the ITER project, the Final Site Assessment Report favours the Canadian site at Clarington with the only negative comments in the Final Site Assessment Report being the lack of support for fusion energy research by the Canadian governments and lack of direct federal government funding for ITER; WHEREAS the Canadian bid has been seriously eroded since its submission by more recent entries from Japan, France and particularly the one from Spain, which has shrunk the Canadian sitefs cost advantage, and the strong financial backing of these competing bids by their governments; WHEREAS the other countries have made known their view that Canada is not-seriously committed to fusion research and that its bid is opportunistic since there is no commitment to ITER if Canada is not the host country; WHEREAS regardless of the selection of the Canadian site, there are compelling reasons why Canada should be a non-host Party, including meeting Canada's science and technology priorities, moving to meet the Kyoto Climate Change Protocol, benefits to Canada's high-technology industries; access to Intellectual Properties Rights for fusion technology; opportunity for Canadian universities to collaborate in fusion research and being part of a global international cooperative program to develop a new energy source; WHEREAS all other G8 countries plus other European Union countries and China are ready to embark on ITER and it is critical that Canada amend its bid to host ITER now; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that "CANADA NEEDS ITER" and the Municipality of Clarington calls on the Federal Government and Province of Ontario to pursue vigorously and take all necessary steps to successfully attract ITER to Canada; THAT the Municipality of Clarington requests the Ontario and Federal Governments to: a) internally engage in substantive and cooperative negotiations to reach an equitable sharing of the costs for Canada's participation in ITER; b) join the rest of the G8 countries in committing to fusion as a future energy source and adopt a policy supporting fusion; c) commit to being a party to ITER whether Canada is host or not, by committing ongoing funding and participating in the ITER fusion research and development program; d) submit a new competitive offer to host ITER in Canada at Clarington with a commitment from both Ontario and the federal government to fund an appropriate share of the project costs; THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Right Honourable Jean Chretien, Prime Minister, THAT a copy of this resolution also be forwarded to the Honourable Herb Dhaliwal, Minister of Natural Resources; the Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance; the Honourable Alan Rock, Minister of Industry; the Honourable David Collenette, Minister of Transportation and Chair of the GTA Caucus; Alex Shepherd, MP for Durham; Paul Macklin, MP for Port Hope; Ivan Grose, MP for Oshawa; Judy Longfield, MP for Whitby-Ajax; Dan McTeague, MP for Pickering- Ajax-Uxbridge; John O'Reilly, MP for Haliburton-Victoria-Brock; Peter Adams, MP for Peterborough, the Honourable Paul Devillers, MP for Simcoe North; the Honourable Paul Martin, MP for LaSalle-...mard and the Honourable Sheila Copps, MP for Hamilton East; THAT a copy of this resolution also be forwarded to the Honourable Ernie Eves, Premier of Ontario; the Honourable Jim Flaherty, the Ontario Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation; the Honourable Janet Ecker, the Ontario Minister of Finance; the Honourable John Baird, the Ontario Minister of Energy; John OIToole, MPP for Durham; the Honourable Jerry Ouellette, MPP for Oshawa; and the Honourable Doug Galt, MPP for Northumberland; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to all municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area, the Municipality of Port Hope, the Town of Cobourg and the County of Northumberland, the Cily of Peterborough, the County of Peterborough and the Municipality of Kawartha Lakes for their endorsement. 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