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Volume 73, Number 28 GST Included $1.25 Wednesday July 14, 2010 Publications Mail Registation No. 09301 Agreement No. 40012366 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 Council not ready to apologize If Jim Richards is going to get an apology, he will have to wait for it. At Monday's council meeting, the last meeting before the summer break, council asked their solicitor to take a look at Clarington's Procedural By-law and report back in the fall. Prior to the tabling motion, Councillor Adrian Foster requested that council apologize to Richards for cutting short his April 26th delegation and that he be invited back to council to finish it. Mayor Jim Abernethy cut Richards off at that meeting when Richards, who was speaking on the subject of election of the Regional Chair, said the current Regional Chair, Roger Anderson, was, "in his opinion, 'a bully'." The Mayor intervened at that point and told Richards to withdraw the comments or he would not be allowed to finish making his delegation. Richards refused to withdraw the comments and so was asked to sit down. According to the Mayor, Richards had contravened the section of Clarington's Procedural By-law which states that delegations and presenters, when addressing council, shall not speak disrespectfully of any person or use offensive words. Foster said on Monday night that while he understands the need for decorum in the council chambers, APOLOGY see page 4 photo by Margo Knapp A touching homecoming: Bryan Bickell is overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from the crowd gathered at the Orono Arena Thursday, following the Stanley Cup parade down Main Street. Thousands of people came out to celebrate "Bryan Bickell Day" with the Orono native, #29 of the 2010 Stanley Cup winning Chicago Blackhawks. For more photos of the Stanley Cup parade, see page 5. Orono Fair gets a break on fee for signs The ink is barely dry and already council has made an amendment to Clarington's new Sign By-law Monday night to allow for the installation of Orono Fair signs. Two weeks ago, Orono Fair Manager John Conrad asked Council for an exemption from the new Sign Bylaw to allow Fair organizers to erect their 18" x 24" coreplast signs, which Conrad says are an important piece of the Fair's advertising campaign. When applying for the proper sign permit this year, Fair organizers discovered they would have to pay the municipality $150 for each of their 100 signs, plus an additional sign permit fee of $1,000. Conrad asked for an amendment to the by-law for all Orono Fair signs from August 1 to September 20 every year. He also asked that there be no cost to the Fair for this amendment. Making an amendment to the Sign By-law involves a $1,000 fee. On Monday, council made an exception to the policy governing road occupancies for special events. Special events such as fairs, festivals, marathons, parades and church suppers, which are serving a public purpose and sponsored by not-for-profit organizations will not have to pay the permit when they apply for a Road Occupancy Permit. The maximum number of signs permitted under the Special Events permit is 100 18" x 24" signs. Municipal staff had recommended that these signs are not to be installed sooner than seven days before the event and must be removed no later than three days following the event. Councillors changed the policy Monday night to allow the Fair 30 days prior to the event to install their signs, and seven days after the Fair to take them down. Rather than waive the $1,000 fee to amend the Sign Bylaw, councillors gave the Fair a $1,000 grant to offset the fee. Staff had recommended the Fee not be waived. What's Inside see pg. 9