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Delivered j Free of Charge to 18,000 Homes in Clarington from The Publishers of Œjt Canadian ètaUsmau < mm mmmMmttmMmMmm ÈmmMm&mMmmm wmmmm wMWmwm WmzÆÊmm m&m* WÈÈÊm Clarington Fights Overnight Parking With Enforcement The Municipality of Clarington is stepping up its efforts to stop overnight overnight parking on public streets. As ot next Monday, November 22, three public works department supervisors will be authorized to- serve as by-law enforcement officers. officers. And • those who park illegally may have to pay as much as $150 in penalties. Ellwood Hawes, Phillip Broome and Ron Robinson are the public works employees who will double as by-law enforcement officers. They will be on the lookout for vehicles vehicles interfering with the movement movement of traffic or the clearing of snow from municipal roads. A staff report from the Public Works Department to the General Purpose and Administration Committee Committee on Monday, stated that snow plow operators have the toughest time when vehicles are parked on roadways during and after snowstorms, snowstorms, e There are only three options left open to the operators: to go around the vehicle, to abandon operations at that location, leaving streets without services, and to call the police or by-law enforcement to ticket the vehicle vehicle and have it towed away. The third option would mean a large expense to the vehicle operator who left the car on the road. The owner would be required to pay the fine which would release the vehicle from the towing firm. Councillor John O'Toole asked Skills Centre Opened Musical fanfare and a visit from Ontario Premier Premier Bob Rae launched the opening of Durham College's Skills Training Centre in Whitby on November 18th. Located in the renovated Cadbury Cadbury plant on Champlain Ave„ the new campus is already home to 3,000 students learning trades in high-demand. Pictured at the podium above (from left): Isaac Koene, Duriiam College graduate graduate and business-owner, Gary Polonsky, President President of Durham College;and Premier Bob Rae. - by Lorraine Manfredo tling with 3,000 students learning agreed that the social contract pro- Premier Bob Rae visited Whitby high-demand trades. cess was key to controlling the defi- on Thursday to attend the official , Armed with a $20 million job- opening of the Durham College sOntario grant awarded last luly, Savings achieved through the so- chamc, carpentry, electrician, build- that the local media let people know Skills Training Centre. Durham College was able to pur- cal contract, combined with govern- ing maintenance, tool & die, mould- chanic, and welder-fitter. Apprenticeship programs include: include: industrial maintenance me- that going through these motions "will cost up to $150." He considered that a heavy price to pay for leaving one's vehicle on the street overnight. Within the Public Works Department Department report it is stated: "The appointment appointment of the Public Works Supervisors Supervisors as By-law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforc- The new campus is already bus- chase and renovate the empty Cadbury Cadbury factory on Champlain Ave., in Whitby, for the new Skills Centre. After congratulating Whitby and Durham College on the state-of-the- art campus, Premier Rae took the ment cutbacks and increased tax Talks Break off At Miracle Mart maker, plumber, steamfitter, and machinist. According to college president Gary Polonsky, Durham College is Turn to page three Negotiations between the United Food and Commercial Workers Inter- ing the Municipality's By-law 91-58 national Union (UFCW) Locals 175 during winter snow clearing opera-, lions will enable the Supervisors to have parked cars removed immediately. immediately. "The snow plow will then be able to clear the routes efficiently, without without delay; subsequently, the level of service will improve and the cost of providing the service will be reduc- and 633 and Miracle Food Mart and Miracle Ultra Mart Division of A&P Canada Ltd, broke off Thursday, Nov. 18, when the two parties were unable to reach a settlement. The 6,500 employees of Miracle Food Mart and Ultra Mart have been without a contract since June of this past summer. The issues that brought negotiations negotiations to a standstill were changes to training and will be available when the language of the collective agree- snow removal operations begin. ment and the closing of a substantial Councillor O'Toole also wanted number of stores over the next two to to let people know -- especially in diree years, the new subdivisions -- that they Among the stores affected by the can't expect to leave their vehicles strike is the Miracle Food Mart in the overnight on the streets. Bowmanville Mall. The new appointees will receive revenue will control the deficit so that more money can be spent on educational educational facilities such as the Skills Training Centre, Mills said. _ _ __ The Skills Centre is expected to opportunity to thank local public enhance Durham Region's reputa- n i ; D A urtnnA sector workers for their indirect con- tion as an area nch in highly-skilled rdlKIflQ rlll6 n6VenUe tribution. workers. "I'd like to thank the public sec- Building on that existing strength RaACIIBS $1 6 803 tor for holding back, to allow us to should attract more industry to Dur- Y ' get through a very tight squeeze, so ham, Mills adds. Municipal parking enforcement we could make an investment in the A special advisory committee at officers ticketed over 200 vehicles future," hecontinued. Durham College will regularly liaise in October, 1993. "It's through this kind of shared with local industry to meet changing Durham Regional Police Officers sacrifice that we are able to provide workforce needs. ticketed 25. more opportunities for youth and Pre-apprenticeship programs cur- The revenue from fines was more opportunity for business," he rently offered at the Whitby Campus $1,732. From parking permits, the said. include: tool and die, advanced ma- revenue was $321 and from meters "This Skills Training Centre is an chinist, carpentry, building mainte- $5,265. example of the pay-off, the advan- nance mechanic, computer courses, To date, in 1993, the municipali- tage that we reap, by making these golf course equipment, heating, ven- ty has collected $72,550 from park- sacrifices." tilation, and air conditioning, indus- ing meters, $3,531 from pennits and Durham East MPP Gord Mills trial mechanic, motor vehicle me- $16,803 from fines. Firefighters Honored for Bravery / 7(t6CefeecteCe#tt 0 pCyen& Graham's IGA* Maxi Drug A&P ("Indicates partial distribution) For information about inserting flyers in The Independent, please contact our office at 623-3303 Durham East's MPP paid tribute to the bravery of two Manvers Township volunteer firefighters when he spoke in the Ontario legislature legislature on Monday. Mr. Mills noted that Russell Snuddon and Jason Srigley were to be awarded the firefighters' medal for bravery from Ontario's lieutenant lieutenant governor on Wednesday, November November 17. On the evening of April 24, 1993, the two volunteers arrived at the scene of a welfadvanced house fire in Pontypool and were told that three people were trapped inside. The firefighters then entered the burning house through the garage, braving thick smoke and intense heat as they searched for the residents. residents. After carrying out a thorough and systematic search that turned up .nothing, they left the building confident confident that no one was inside. Once outside, they were told the family had escaped to a neighbour's house. Firefighter Srigley was treated for minor bums and released. Firefighter Firefighter Snuddon, whose face shield melted in the heat, spent some time in the hospital with various degrees of burns to his face and his body. "I ask the House to join with me in saying well done and congratulations," congratulations," Mr. Mills added in his remarks remarks to the Legislature.