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V.- m 7 ' ' * ' -4 ■ 1 ■ * fla ■. I A , . h I isaliSSsi Delivered j Free of Charge to 18,000 Homes in Clarington from The Publishers of Efit Canadian Statesman \ mWm. mMM'W- I «■ mÆÊmÆm lEES ■■■■Me ■B ■ Hü liÉli R#:#* tes r j «*Sl . * Mlpi 1111; Saturday, September 25,1993 Hfith V/kar leci 10 OQ * 16m Year, Issue 38 mmm mÊÈm mm Announced This Fall Optimist Club Sponsors Self-Defense Course in Newcastle Village Ju-Jutsu student Cindy Seetal (left) demonstrates on instruc- sion of a six-week series in self defense. Classes are still open tor Ken Louie an effective, two-finger method of repelling a to anyone over age 14 who would like to attend. To register, would-be attacker. She picked up the manoeuvre Tuesday eve- call 987-5653. The course is sponsored by the Newcastle Opti- ning at the Newcastle Community Centre during the first ses- mist Club. Landfill Site by Laura J. Richards Newtonville and area residents concerned over the possibility that their community will be chosen as a Durham Region landfill site will have to wait a little longer for an announcement announcement from the Interim. Waste Authority. It's been 10 months since the IWA announced a short list of the five sites it was considering for a Durham Region landfill operation. Since May, an announcement on the IWA's preferred landfill site has been eagerly awaited. The IWA Communications Coordinator Coordinator John Steele told The Independent Independent on Thursday morning, he "can't put a date on the announcement." announcement." However, he said it would occur this fall. When put on the spot as to whether the announcement would be early or later in the fall, he would not comment. The information that has to be reviewed reviewed at this time is within the social social criteria, Steele said. Since there are 11 other criteria, the process has been a long one. "This is the second most important important area group" now being completed completed by the IWA consultants. The other study area is that of hydrogeology. hydrogeology. The IWA's potential garbage dump in the municipality of Clarington Clarington is situated on Stapleton Road, near Newtonville. by Laura J. Richards Municipal business ground to a halt on Monday afternoon when four of seven councillors didn't return return to a closed-door committee meeting after the noon lunch break. It is unclear whether à heated argument argument which occurred in the closed-door session had anything to do with the fact that the committee couldn't carry on business in the afternoon. afternoon. One of the four absent councillors councillors said he decided not to return to the meeting of the general purpose and administration committee because because the debate had become too personal. Larry Hannah said he - based his decision on tire fact dial he thought things had deteriorated to a personal level. "The atmosphere was not conducive conducive to making good decisions," he said. When asked if he knew that the other three councillors would not be returning after lunch, he stated, "Everyone was concerned about the state of affairs." Councillor Hooper told The Independent Independent on Thursday morning, he would use a section in the Robert's Rules of Order to hold "a vote of non-confidence if things don't come into line soon." Deputy Clerk Marie Knight said on Tuesday that she is "not familiar" familiar" with such as action within the municipality's procedure by-laws. However, Councillor Hooper said he would call for the vote because because he feels that no one should be National Party in Durham Race Wtutefcevicteett 0 pCye'i& Graham's IGA* Maxi Drug A Sc R Miraole Mart Dickson Flooring Durham Environmental* (*lndlontoo partial distribution) For Information about Ineortlno flyors In Tho Independent, please contract our office at 623-3303 verbally abused within a council meeting whether one is behind A retired economics professor closed doors or in front of the pub- from Uxbridge announced this week lie. that he will run as the National Party He said he has heard derogatory candidate for Durham Riding in the language in closed-door sessions be- October 25th federal election, fore. _ William Henry Pope, 70, is the On Monday morning, as council- author of numerous textbooks and lors headed into a meeting from papers on Economic concepts. He which the public was excluded, a was employed for 20 years as a full- Statesman/Indcpcndcnt reporter time lecturer at Ryerson Polytcchni- hcard one councillor call another cal Institute and now continues to councillor a derogatory name. publish articles in various journals. Then, as the meeting took place Mr. Pope joined the National in a room adjoining the council Party in February, chambers, shouting could be clearly He expects there will be approxi- hcard when the door opened and matcly 150 National Party candi- closcd. It was not possible, howev- dates campaigning in ridings across cr, to hear exactly what was said. the country . Seventy-five of those When the in-camcra meeting re- will be in Ontario, convened after lunch, Ward One "The major issue in this election Councillors Mary Novak and L<yry is getting Canada back to full cm- Hannah were among the missing, ployment and getting the deficit They sent their regrets to Larry Kot- down," he says. "And the two arc seff, the municipality's Chief Ad- notât opposite poles." ministrativc Officer. However, the I-Ic calls the current 11.5% level Ward Two Councillors Ken Hooper of unemployment "disgraceful", and John O'Toole were absent with- The National Party, led by entre- otil notifying the chief administra- preneur and publisher Mel Hurtig, is tor. aiming to trim down that statistic to The in-camcra session, was around the 3% or 4% mark before called to deal with a verbal report to the year 2000. be given by Community Services Mr. Pope says this country's Director Joe Caruana. Comments "ruinously high unemployment" is a were also to be made by the Chief result of high real interest rates and Turn to page two a consequently over-valued dollar. "But I believe we can get out of the mess we're in by lowering interest interest rates and letting the dollar find its true value." He remains confident that the National Party commitment to reduce reduce the deficit will benefit Canadians. Canadians. "Economic chaos" is what we can look forward to in this country if we don't change the direction we arc going in, he said Although the National Party supports supports the concept of free trade, the party strongly rejects the Canada/ U.S. Free Trade Agreement adopted in 1989 and the more recent North Turn to page two William H. Pope