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orono Weekly Times. Wednesday, February 25, 1998 - 9 • Janie Dodds from the Local Archetectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) reported to council that the organization has been actively pursuing public awareness. One of the ways this has been accomplished is through their annual house tours. At present LACAC has ten members and Dodds asked that four more members be appointed to the Committee. • A letter from the Clarington Public Library asking council to declare February 22 to March 1 as "Freedom to Read Week" sparked a discussion on censorship. Freedom to Read Week, is an annual event sponsored by the Canadian book and maga- zine industry, which focuses public attention on the issue of intellectual freedom. Across Canada schools, bookstores and libraries will be promoting displays of censored materials in an attempt to increase public awareness of censorship and its effect on a democratic society. The Clarington Public Library will host displays of materials in their collection which had previously been banned, chal- lenged or removed from schools, libraries and book- stores. Councillor Trim stated he had difficulty accepting this letter from Rick Morrison, Library Board Chair, asking for council's support of this week. Councillor Mutton stated he was 100% behind Councillor Trim. Councillor Young stated that as a rule he was not in favour of censorship, but, he said, "there may be works displayed that should be banned. If we endorse this, we endorse a dis- play of things we may not want to see." The motion was defeated in a recorded vote. Councillor Rowe, who chaired the meeting in the Mayors absence, said that she believed the Mayor herself opened last year's display of banned materials at the Library. • Councillor Mutton spoke on a piece of correspondence from Mike Shields, President, CAW Local 222, where they asked the Federal Government to reverse their recent decision on auto parts tariffs. The CAW asked that the Federal Government cease any action, legislative or otherwise, that would lead to the elimination of auto tariffs on vehicle assembly. Councillor Mutton said, "I don't think we can endorse this too strongly," The Region Of Durham will be crippled," stated Mutton "with the loss of GM." • Council approved a motion that the fine for illegally stop- ping and parking in a handi- capped parking spot be increased from $100 to $200. • Councillor Mutton dis- played a T-Shirt given to him by Orono residents Mabel Ubsdell and Murray Taylor. The T-shirt states that "Orono needs sewers," and pictures an out-house on the front and a flooded home on the back. It is hoped that the T-shirts will bring attention to Orono's lack of sewers at the Regional level. The Mayor was also given the same T-shirt. One must decide whether to sleep in or have a shower Letter from Bosnia While recently much of our focus is on the military ten- sions in the Middle East, we are reminded of the Canadians performing peace keeping duties in Bosnia. Two Durham Region Police Officers, Tom Cameron and Don Arscott, have been in Bosnia - Herzegovina since November, as part of the International Police Task Force (IPTF) performing United Nations Civilian Police Duties. From time to time Tom Cameron puts his thoughts on paper and sends a letter home. Here is his latest letter dated February 19, 1998. Greetings to all: My move to Tuzla has gone smoothly and I have com- menced my duties as the Special Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs in Tuzla- Podrinje Canton. I am living in an apartment in the centre of the city. Compared to many places in the country there is minimal war damage in Tuzla, but my building is the most shot-up place I've lived in so far. The Serbs fired artillery into the city centre on May 25th, 1995 and there are sever- al holes through the windows and one through the kitchen cupboard in my apartment. On that Sunday evening, a single shell killed 71 people and injured more that 200 - mainly young people strolling on the street. Municipal services have been pretty consistent, but the water is turned on for only five hours a day, from 0600-0800 hrs and again from 1500-1800 hrs. One must decide whether to sleep in or have a shower. You can't do both. Tuzla is a small city with a big pollution problem. The smog on some days makes it hard to see more than a few hundred metres. I suppose there must be urban areas in the world with similar problems, but I have never COUNCIL NOTES FCC donates $25,000 to Ontario rural relief fund experienced anything close to this. There are a number of heavy industries and several chemical plants in the area and they all spew out clouds of noxious fumes. Combined with household garbage burn- ing in bins on the street cor- ners, wet wood and low-grade coal used for home heating, and diesel-powered automo- biles, the air here is so bad it is sometimes barely breathable. Poisonous air is only one of the numerous examples in the former Yugoslavia of the results of government domina- tion, rather than the system of free enterprise that has made countries like Canada great places to live. During the past week I trav- elled by car to Italy, Slovenia, Austria and Croatia. It is impossible to make the 3 or 4 hour drive from Austria to Bosnia-Herzegovina, for instance and not marvel at the huge differences between the two places. It will be many years before the country will be able to recover from fifty years of communist government fol- lowed by the war. The people in Bosnia are like people everywhere and they deserve a lot better than they've been getting. This makes the work here very meaningful for me. I find that I am able to help people who are in genuine need of help and I am able to learn from them at the same time. On the work front, I did attend one meeting that gave me an interesting insight into local politics. Much of the discussion cen- tered on the inauguration cere- mony held Saturday for the integrated multi-ethnic police service. The police restructuring program, led by the IPTF, includes selecting and training police officers. Selection is based on education/experience and ethnicity. Ethnicity, is the most controversial issue in that ethnic representation in the police service is supposed to be based on the ethnic composi- tion of the community (sound familiar?). What is more inter- esting however, is that the eth- nic composition of a particular not its current composition, is the determining factor in estab- lishing the ethnic composition of the police. The objective is to encourage the return of per- sons displaced by the war. In some areas police officers will lose their jobs and new oppor- tunities will be created for other people. More than three hundred of the nearly two--thousand police officers in Tuzla-Podrinje Canton paraded wearing their new uniforms. All have been vetted and trained by the IPTF. Their uniforms and equipment, including vehicles, have been donated by the international community. The main police station in Tuzla has a new coat of paint because one of my German colleagues scrounged 240 kilograms of white paint from a German company and the officers themselves did the work. In aIl, the police bere Farm Credit Corporation (FCC) donated $25,000 to the Ontario Rural Relief Fund to help farmers devastated by the recent Ice storms. The Ontario Rural Relief Fund was announced on January 19, 1998, by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and the Foundation for Rural Living, two organizations ded- icated to rural Canada. The fund will assist with the cost of items not covered by insur- ance policies or govemment assistance. John J. Ryan, FCC's President and CEO, present- ed the $25,000 cheque to Ed Segsworth. President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture and are a very impressive group. They are keen to learn and, in general, are professional in appearance and outlook. On the news side, Canada has received another feather in its cap with the appointment of RCMP Inspector Chris Bothe as Deputy Commissioner of the IPTF. Chris was the Regional Commander in Tuzla before his transfer to Banja Luka. He is one of the reasons that Canadians are so highly regard- ed in the mission and a day has yet to go by without someone telling me what a great Regional commander he was and how much he is missed. Of course, in the minds of the folks here, this positive impres- sion accrues to all Canadians, and I have been warmly wel- comed as a result. I will continue to keep you posted about the goings on here. Best Regards, Tom PUBLIC NOTICE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS March 2 to April 30, 1998 Weight Restriction Regulations will be in force on all roads under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Clarington from March 2 to April 30, 1998. Vehicle loads are restricted to FIVE (5) TONNES PER AXLE, in accordance with the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act R.S.O. 1990, cH8, s122. Stephen A. Vokes, P. Eng., Director of Public Works Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6 MUNICIPAL Y OF ONTARIO Dates of Publication: February 18 and 25, 1998 P.O. #6233 Eugene Lammerding, President of the Foundation for Rural Living, in a brief ceremony at FCC's Guelph, Ontario office on February 11. 1998. "It is only natural that FCC participate in this fund," said Ryan. "We have a history of supporting the agri- cultural community through the good times and bad. FCC is always willing to discuss flexible repayment terms for its customers affected by nat- ural disasters. Last spring, FCC contributed to the relief fund for the victims of the Manitoba flooding. We will also contribute to the relief fund for the people of Quebec affected by the recent ice storms." Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lyle Vanclief praised FCC for its donation to this fund in support of farmers affected by natural disasters. "FCC has always been responsive to the needs of farmers. I commend them for this donation and for their undertaking to immediately inform clients of their willing- ness to discuss flexible repay- ment terms." Farm Credit Corporation is a federal Crown corporation providing financing and relat- ed services to Canadian farm- ers. The Corporation has a loan portfolio of more than 65,000 accounts valued at over $5 billion. FCC provides service from more than 20 offices in Ontario, and over 100 offices from coast to coast. The Corporation is headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE