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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JANUARY 21,2004 PAGE 5 Councillors say two days away BY CARLY FOSTER Anderson said. could have done," Conn. Cullen said, ject." i BY CARLY FOSTER Staff Writer DURHAM -- Two days and two nights at Orillia's Fern Resort: $14,500. Getting up to speed on budgets, strategic plans and provincial downloading: downloading: Priceless. For every regional issue, there's the annual retreat. So say regional councillors, who spent from Wednesday, to Friday afternoon afternoon tucked away up north getting the goods on Durham's priorities. "In the 16 years I've been attending attending these things, this has been the most progressive and the most amicable," amicable," said Whitby Mayor Marcel Brunelle. "It was very successful." Chairman Roger Anderson and every regional councillor - with the exception of Oshawa's Robert Lutczyk, who had other personal commitments, and Pickering's Mark Holland, who was in Florida - were at the retreat, where department heads gave presentations on everything from budgets to roads to the number of people people on council. "Now we have an idea of where we are and how much money we need to do things," Mr. Anderson said. Those things include rebuilding two of the Region's homes for the aged - Fairview Lodge and Lakeside Manor - as well as the new Courtice Water Pollution Control Plant, Mr. Anderson said. The retreat was also a session for new regional councillors to be brought up to speed, said newcomer April Cullen from Oshawa. "It was the most beneficial thing I could have done," Conn. Cullen said. "For some of those (councillors) who have been there a while, it was perhaps perhaps a bit repetitive. But for someone new, it was a wonderful way to get things brought together into one pro- Clarington Mayor John Mutton called the retreat "great." ' "In the past, I haven't always said that," he said of the annual event. "I'd be the first to tell you when things arc a waste of time." At the 2003 retreat in June, council hashed out the strategic plan. Fern Resort is nestled along Lake Couchiching in Orillia, just four minutes minutes from Casino Rama. Region looks at • if;--' breakdown REGION from page 1 the issue every term of council. . V "We need that as opposed to having having a gun-fight each time it comes tip," he said. "That kind of confrontational confrontational approach has to change...no ohe wants to disturb the amity from Oshawa." v Regional chairman Roger Ander- soh said he cajjifÿ visualize iticieasing the'size of council, and hopes à com- y mittee is formed to discuss the issue. He said late Friday the issue may be deferred to 2006, as was discussed at (he regional retreat which wrapped up that day. i; Compared to the other regions in the GTA; Durham has the most councillors councillors per capita. Halton is the closest closest to Durham with 1 councillor per 19.000 people, while Toronto has 1 per 57,000. In Peel Region, it's 1 councillor per 47,000 while in York thé ratio is 1 per 36,000. ' Any addition or reduction of councillors must be approved by the Province and would involve at least one public meeting, the Municipal Act: states. Â triple majority - or support from five of Durham's eight municipalities, municipalities, amounting to a representation representation of a minimum of 51 per cent of the Region's population - is needed to approve the move. •.Oshawa's motion will be discussed discussed at the Wednesday, Jan. 21 regional regional council meeting. How many people does your regional councillor represent? DURHAM -- Using 2001 Statistics Statistics Canada population numbers, Jiere is approximately how many people a regional councillor represents in each municipality (numbers rounded off): Ajax, 74,000, three councillors: 25.000 Clarington, 70,000, three councillors: councillors: 23,000 Pickering, 87,000, four councillors: 22.000 ' Whitby, 87,000, four councillors: 22,000 Oshawa, 140,000, eight councillors: 18,000 Scugog, 20,000, two councillors: 10,000 Uxbridge, 17,000, two councillors: 9,000 Brock, 12,000, two councillors: 6,000 Total: 28 councillors for 507,000 people people in Durham Region: 18,000 Durham Region compared to other regions regions in the GTA: • Toronto, 2.5 million, 44 councillors: 57.000 Peel Region, 990,000,21 councillors: 47.000 York. 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