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r r ~ t h 'Ij'It J, , !~Hh~U ~ J Il Musical notes from the quintette for LA CA C tour A noteable achievemettË Claringt£on workers pile up injy-free work to 600 days Those visiting the former John musicaily by thec above quintet of Stalker stone bouse now owncd Barry Hodgins, Bll Scott, Mark by the Climenhages, Lcskard Plummer, David Climenhage and Road, Saurday during the LACA Andrew Jourard, ahl members of Tour werc royally entertaincd the Clarington Concert Band. The last day the Ontario Legislature is in session, prior to the Christmas bfealCis usually a day with an air of good will about it. Members sit together, vcry often on their "wrong side" of the House, whilc passing along the messages of Christmas, mixed with jokes and more than the odd invitation to share a toast in some ba ck room. It's a tradition that 1 enjoyed and looked forward to eacb year. Alas, ahl good will ended abruptly on Thursday, the last day of this Christmas Session. The cuiprit or may I say thc "Grinch Who Spoiled Christmas" was Conservative Leader Mike Harris. During Question Period, Mr. Harris rose and indicated that lie was in possession of a message circulating on the Internet computer system, that was purported to bave been written by Premier Bob Rac. The message had Uic Premier making tasteless remarks about the Attorney General along with comments on the trial of Karla Homolka. Mr. Harris sent a copy of thc message to the Premier, and then directed a line of questioning to suggest that perhaps a scrious security lapse bad occurred in Uic Office of the Premier of Ontario. Pcrbaps even more despicable, Mr. harris had sent copies of Uic message up to Uic members in Uic -s Gallery prior to giving Uic 1ftemicr a copy or even asking 'a question. The Conservatives also glecfully issued a press release describing the Premier as "road- ifl on thc Information Highway", and exulted, "Internet Bob: the hacker is backcd." What transcribed from this chain of events was th~e ugliest scene possible. The Speaker suspended the House for ten- minutes, fearing as he said later, "That violence was about to erupt." What was s0 terribly awful about Uis wbole affair was the original message on the Internet had contained a notice that "this message is NOT from Uie person listed in ic front line." That notice had been removed from Uic copy whîch was handed to the Premier by a legislative page from the hands of Mr. Harris. It had aiso been removed from Uic copies distributed to Uic Press gallery. Ail of this is fresh on thc heels of the Tories dinner-time entertainment at their recent convention, when Uiey doctored a speech made by the Premier to give him a speech impediment. Is this a foretaste of the type of "dirty politic" we can expect in Uic next provincial election? So much for Christmas goodwil, and Peace to all men. It ail vanished so suddenly, and sadly, and wiUi it, Uic traditional bandsbakes and warm greetings Uiat I had gotten used to on the last day down at Qucen's Park. The Tories stopped the passage of legisiation at midnight on Thursday last Uiat would have given adopted cbildren the legai right to pursue the truc identity of Uieir birtb parents. Many in the public gallery, wbo bad been present ail day to sec the Bill pass, wept openly as this unfolded. It was indecd a very, very sad day. Ail day last Tuesday, I sat on the committee that drafted the legisiation to curb violence at after-hours clubs. TMis legisiation combined efforts from the Ministry of municipal Mffairs, Uic Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, and the Solicitor General. The Parliamentary Assistants from al three, ministries jointly "carricd" thc Bill through cOmmittee, and this was a first. The Bill was Thec above wiil also appear this Thursday with the concert band for their Christmas program in the Orono Town Hall. presented to the Legislature on the last sitting day, and it recceived lst, 2nd and 3rd Reading. Shortly after midnigbt on Tbursday, tbe Bill was given Royal Assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and became law. This quick passage of legisiation was welcomed by the Ontario Chief s of Police and the LCBO. It will give the required authority to police officers and LCBO Inspectors to shut down after bours clubs that have become problematic in some urban areas. Mucb legisiation was passed in the Session, and 1 will be commenting on some of this in my columns over the next few weeks. In paricular Long-Terni Care, and the reform of the WCB, along with some farma related legislation. You kinow, when you are getting old. Wben you are faced witb two temptations and you choose the one that gets you home by 9 p.m. -Until next week - bc kind to everyone - even tiiose people you don't really like! It bas been another year of safety accomplishments for the workers of the Public Works and Community Services departments in the Mumicipality ofClarington. These accomplishments along with those of other years were again recognized at a hot lunch event held in the Garnet Rickard Recreational Complex. In speaking with Bill Bickle, Orono, who is the safety co- ordinator and programs training courses in Clarington, points out that the two crews in the municipality have almost 600 days accident-free which he said is a great accomplishment for the workers. At the recent event Ontario Safety League diplomas were presented to some 36 employees having accident-free vehicle periods up to 45 years. Bll Bicle states this means no damage to the vehicle and he said this was accomplished under some real stormy conditions especîally in the winter. Gord Sellers tops the list with 45 years accident free and is followed by Ellwood Hawes, 38, John Gordon 33, Murray Flett 32, Ron Robinson 30, Leonard Sutcliffe, Ron Hancock and Ross Alldread 29 years, Howard Burgess 28, Harland Elliott 24, Bill Harris 23, Joe McGarvey 22, Dan Taylor 21, Nick Van- seggelen, Gary Cox, Tom Cox, Ray Brown, Phil Broome, 20 years each, Bill Bickle 18, Nick Turkocio 17,, Loren Rosamond 12, Brian Hughes, 9, Terry Beavis 6 years, Brian Aluin, John Hughes 5 years, Howard Anyan, Grant Ashton, Mike Bourke, Randy Forscy, Bill Jackson, and Mike William s 4 years. Other receivîng awards were Clint Peters, Ken Rivers, Chris Werry, Leonard Alldread. Certificates were presented by Mayor Hamre who con- gratulated the individuals and the departments for their achieve- ments over the years and the continuation of excellence in the matter of safety. The programn is a feature of the Ontario Safety League. Me mo0%rial in the spirit of Christmas 1Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville, is once again offering FREE PARKING Christmas Day and new Years' Day. We are waving the $2.00 charge as oufr annual "Thank You" to the community for supporting us through the year. Also ini the ,aews! 1Our annual Christmas closure of the operating room is effective December 19, 1994 to January 3, 1995 inclusive. The closure is for elective procedures only;, hospital officiais stress that surgeons, anaestbetists and nurses will be available for emergency cases and procedures such as Caesarean sections will take place as scheduled. SHOP AROUND, GET YOUR BEST PRUCE THEN CALL US FOR YOUR w,- *ER R Chr(stmas Music- Concert ORONO TOWN HALL Thursday, December l5th Commenclng 7:30 p.m. Selections celebrating the Christmnas Season Show Tunes, Marches, Big Band Sounds, Carols Two Christmas vocal selections with Concert Band Admission: Donations Refreshments served by the Orono Town Hall Board Give the Band a Boost BAND i 1 afJ'U.flU- - I --A.J *-*- - The Orono Downtown Business Association - Sponsors , LA R - * W W h W W ~