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"We're very, very proud of you," Durham Regional Councillors Mayor Hamre said, and Chairman Gary Herrema "I'm sorry you had to go through watched the "Rescue 911" episode it," Mr. Herrema told Ms Nicholas, which documents the horror of what In recalling the days when Re- Ms Nicholas has lived through. gional Council was considering the During the 20-minute segment, start-up of the 911 system, Chair- the council chambers were quiet man Herrema said: "There were a while everyone watched and lis- lot of debates at the time." tened to the re-enactment of the in- The enhanced system tells the cident dispatcher taking the call the loca- Afterwards, Derek Denson, who tion of the caller so that responding is affiliated with the 911 system, vehicles can be sent to the scene told regional councillors: "The first while information is being obtained time I heard the actual call, (the about the nature of the emergency. Oshawa Councillor Margaret Shaw asked how many calls the 911 system gets. Mr. Denson replied that the 911 system would receive up to 12,000 tape) I couldn't understand what was being said." The 911 dispatcher taking the call has to establish some semblance of calm for the person calling. This helps to get important information calls per month, from people needing help. "It's worth every dollar spent," With the enhanced 911 system in Councillor Shaw said in summing Durham Region, police, fire and am- up the discussion of the 911 service. GO Train Arrives It's a go for GO Train service between between Uxbridge and Stouffville, said the Chair of Durham Regional Council on Wednesday morning, March 17. However, a GO train connection to Bowmanville won't be here until the turn of the century. A piece of land totalling 104 acres has been bought at a cost of $1.6 million by the provincially- owned GO transportation system. The land purchased in Uxbridge/ Stouffville does not allow for a station station to be built, it only includes the tracks once owned by CN Rail. These tracks are ones which were "officially abandoned" and would need to be upgraded for usage. In talking about this latest development development in trying to provide better transportation links for northern Durham Region residents, Mr. Herrema Herrema let it be known that eastern residents have not been forgotten. "It is estimated that the GO Train will be in Bowmanville by 2001," Mr. Herrema said. Town of Newcastle Mayor Diane Hamre told the chairman: "Don't worry about Bowmanville, just get it to Oshawa. We'll be happy with that!" Graham's IGA* Oshawa Tool Box (Indicates partial distribution) For information about inserting flyers in 1U TVuAoUc*, please contact our office at 623-3303 - •Blind Skiers at Kirby Anna Ostapa (seated) of Toronto, and Fraser Lee, of Kirby, prepare to load up on the chair lift during a recent outing at the Kirby Ski Hill. Excellent conditions at the Ski Hill made for a wonderful wonderful week of skiing for those lucky enough to be enjoying the March Break. ' 7 : 5; : Solina Rd. Drug Raid A major dent into the Durham Regional and area drug trade was made with a drug raid at a Solina Road property on Tuesday, March 16, said an official with Durham Regional Regional Police on Thursday. Two large greenhouses located at 3930 Solina Road contained approximately approximately 2000 marijuana plants between three to six feet in height. The members of the Durham Regional Regional Police Drug Unit also found 12 bags of dried marijuana. The estimated street value is $500,000, states a media release hibited weapon; the possession of from Staff Sgt. Sandy Ryrie, of the restricted weapons; the careless stor- Oshawa Detachment of the Durham age of firearms; possession of dan- Regional Police. >. gcrous weapons; and possession of Also located in the raid were two stolen property over $1,000. Arrest- shotguns, three rifles, three automat- ed were 64-year-old Scigfreid Ul- ic C7 military rifles and one Uzi ma- rich and his sons, 22-year-old Aaron chine gun plus a large quantity of Ulrich and 32-year-old Brandon Ul- ammunition. rich. During the raid, three people Also arrested was 57-year-old were arrested and charged with the Lilo Ulrich, who was charged with cultivation of marijuana; the posses- the cultivation of marijuana and the sion of a narcotic for the purpose of possession of a narcotic for die purtrafficking; purtrafficking; the possession of a pro- pose of trafficking.