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Volume 73, Number 38 GST Included $1.25 Wednesday October 6, 2010 Orono Town Hall Publications Mail Registration No. 09301 Agreement No. 40012366 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 Trim thanked for service After 13 years in politics, Councillor Charlie Trim is quitting public life. Trim, who was first elected as a Local Councillor in 1997, and as Regional Councillor for Ward 3 & 4 in 2000, 2003 and 2006, is not seeking re-election on October 25th. Mayor Jim Abernethy, put his chain of office around Trim's neck and gave him the Chair at the end of Monday night's council meeting, the last council meeting of this term of office. "Thirteen years has come and gone very quickly," Trim said in his farewell speech to fellow councillors and municipal staff Monday night. The opportunity to sit on local and regional council has been a "great pleasure for sure," Trim said. He then launched into a halfhour long recitation of council's accomplishments over the past 13 years. Two weeks ago, at the second last council meeting of his career, Trim delivered an equally lengthy recitation of Durham Region's accomplishments over his political career. At the end of Trim's speech, Mayor Jim Abernethy thanked him for the synopsis of his 13 years. "We are richer for your 13 years," he told Trim. CHARLIE TRIM see page 3 Samantha (left) and Keira McCarthy participate in the pumpkin painting activity, sponsored by A Gift of Art, at Newcastle's Fall Festival held in downtown Newcastle on Saturday. Clean air by-law motion evaporates For the second time in as many months, Councillor Adrian Foster failed in his attempt to give municipalities some control over their own air shed. Foster introduced a motion at Monday night's council meeting, the same motion he presented at the September 13th General Purpose and Administration Committee Meeting, that Clarington be a party in Oakville's case defending their right to have an air quality by-law. In February 2010, Oakville passed a by-law "to assess and control the health effects of major emissions of fine particulate matter in the Town of Oakville." This by-law is being challenged by TransCanada Energy, who has a proposal to build a gas-fired power plant in Oakville, and have filed an application with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking to quash Oakville's fine particulate matter by-law. "The municipality of Clarington shares the concerns of the Town of Oakville with respect to the health effects of major emissions of fine particulate matter and the need for municipalities to regulate such emissions," Foster stated in his motion. "This does not bind our hands," Foster said at Monday's meeting. "All we are asking here is that our solicitor intervenes along with Oakville, to hear if in fact Oakville has the ability to pass such a by-law," he stated. At the September meeting, Municipal Solicitor Andy Allison told council members if Oakville's by-law withstands the challenge, Clarington will be free to make decisions whether or not to draft a clean air by-law of their own. He also said he would be able to seek the intervener status himself, so there would be minimal cost to the municipality. Councillor Charlie Trim asked Foster if this motion was directly related to the energy from waste facility proposed to be built in Courtice. "It could be related, but it relates to other things as well," Foster replied. "If in your heart of hearts you believe that the incinerator won't have an AIR QUALITY see page 3 Meet Your Local & Regional Candidates Wednesday, Oct. 6th 7 - 9:30 pm at The Pines Senior Public School