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2 The Canadian Statesman TVcctuUvt, Bowmanville, Saturday, March 6,1993 Region of Durham Appoints Durham College New Chief Executive Officer by Laura J. Richards Staff of the regional municipality of Durham have a new boss. He is Oshawa resident Gary Cu bitt, formerly the commissioner of social services for the Durham Region. Region. From 1974 to 1993, the new Dur- First Steps at Enniskillen ham Region Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) worked his way up through the ranks of the Social Services Services Department. On Wednesday, March 3, he was selected from among 72 other candidates candidates to succeed Don Evans, who is retiring from the CAO's position. Mr. Cubin's background with the. Durham Region started in 1974 when the i region was formed and it took over the City of Oshawa's department department of social services. Mr. Cu- bitt was employed as a case worker with the Oshawa social services department department at that time. Since then, he has moved up the ladder. In 1975 he became the Administrator Administrator of Family, Counselling and in 1977 the Director of Family Counselling: Mr. Cubitt was the director of welfare, family counselling and the daycare department at the region. In January of 1987, he- replaced Doug Johns as the Commissioner for Social Services. As the region's new Chief Administrative Administrative Officer, Mr. Cubitt brings a social work background and style into the office. As the Durham Region heads into the latter part of the century, Mr. Cubitt foresees municipalities facing numerous changes. Mr. Cubitt's management style leans towards the "team approach." Working, with teams and an effective effective staff makes for better management, management, he said. His educational background includes includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology Psychology from Trent University and a two-year master of arts degree from the University of Toronto. Since graduating from these universities, he has also kept in touch with developments developments in his field by taking other courses from a number of universities. universities. Durham Region Chair, Gary Her- rema, introduced the CAO to the media and council after a two-hour in-camera debate on procedures on Wednesday afternoon. From Page One to give away_any. secrets about the this community with "a dream that announcement will benefit all of us and our chil- When the college president was drcn." finished with his presentation to re- She told council and Mr. Polon- gional representatives, Whitby May- sky how happy she is with the steps or Tom Edwards asked him if the being taken to bring a full-time uni- new university would provide an adequate adequate library for students. Mayor Edwards explained to ' council that a resident has approached approached him with this concern. Mr. Polonsky promptly replied that adequate library facilities would be available. Oshawa Councillor Dave Conway, Conway, ever-concerned with the versity to Oshawa and the Durham Region. Also impressed was Gary Herre- ma the Regional Council's chairman. chairman. "The speed with which you moved was an almost instant reaction," reaction," Mr. Herrema said. After the meeting, Mr. Polonsky told reporters he went to regional council to show that the team work- amount of money being spent by the region, asked if Durham College ing on the educational project is ac- would be contributing to the cost of countable to the region, forming the university centre. On January 22, 1992, Mr. Polon- Mr. Polonsky answered that the sky approached council to supporta college would be doing so. proposal to bring a university pres- He also pointed out, "Once it ence into the Durham Region, At gets through the seed years -- four that'meeting councillors gave the to five years -- it will have to fly on proposal their unanimous support its own." and a $35,000 contribution towards Oshawa Mayor Nancy Diamond a $70,000 study being undertaken told council Mr. Polonsky came to by Durham College. Provincial Police Report Last week, coroner Dr. E.D. Hubbard ordered that there will be no inquest into the death of Dale Vilneff, of Peterborough, who was killed in a fatal motor vehicle accident accident on February 2 investigated by theOPP. GM Sales Down During February General Motors of Canada dealers delivered a total of 20,070 vehicles in February. Passenger care deliveries of 12,335 units were down 29.1 percent, while truck sales of 7,738 units were 17.8 percent below February 1992 totals. totals. Tom Mason, GM of Canada's vice president of marketing, said last month's results were "disappointing." Even though interest rates continue to fall, consumer confidence remains fragile, and that translates directly into reduced showroom traffic and" slower sales. Since February 21, the Newcastle Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Provincial Police has . investigated 13 motor motor vehicle accidents, seven of these attributed to the show storm which occurred February 21 and 22. All accidents were of a minor nature. nature. The detachment was kept busy removing vehicles from ditches and clearing the roadway for snow removal. removal. So far this year, there has been a total of 68 motor vehicle accidents, the majority of which were caused by drivers travelling too fast on slippery slippery roads. V; The Ontario Provincial Police ask all drivers to slow down and arrive arrive at their destination safely. During February, radar will be used extensively in the Newcastle Detachment area in order to slow traffic and decrease the severity of accidents. The RIDE program and seatbelt enforcement will also be utilized. The crowds were just starting to build at the Enniskillen Conservation Conservation Area on Saturday morning, Feb. 27, when our photographer, caught the antics of two-year old David Fisher. His mother, Debbie, was cheering him on as he would slide along on his "just-bought- them-on-Friday" skates. He was at the skating pond in the conservation conservation area. The Canadian Statesman Published by James Publishing Company Limited A Family Owned Business Serving Local Residents Since 1854 The KJeeAeMlvt is published 52 times per year and -.delivered free of charge to more than 17,000 homes and businesses in the Town of Newcastle. 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