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i g ; - ; -'>• 4mm iliiiii p»eii '£•: fr'.-' : :."-< x : 0 b\ ' -" :■' ; •:•> : -.- : : - : ::;.:;' : -;;r:: ; . V: -■ wa* liiiii! ' • . • ■■'•' . ■ Delivered i Free of Charge to 18,000 Homes in Clarington from The Publishers of S&t Canadian &tatesmati i ■111 Pip 'Z , /yyy/}y/y/Æ^L Wmm M&ÊmÊ Him 11111* iKnl WÊÊÊMÊ Newtonville Blaze by Laura J. Richards The explosion of three 100- pound propane tanks during a house fire on Reid Road Wednesday night could be felt in neighbouring homes as far away as Newtonville. The blasts were heard at approximately approximately 8:40 p.m. That was about the same time the Clarington firefighters firefighters came on the scene, said Deputy Fire Chief Bill Hesson on Thursday morning at the site on Reid Road. Seven trucks, three from Bow- manville, two from Newcastle, and two others from Orono and Courtice were on the scene. Four of the trucks were tankers which were needed to shuttle water to the blaze. At the height of the fire, there were 25 firefighters on the site. There were no injuries to the firefighters firefighters or the people living in the house. However, the young couple who had just moved into die home lost their bouvier dog in the fire. The house was insured for "between "between $75,000 to $80,000," Deputy Chief Hesson said. The call for the fire was received at 8:33 on Wednesday night. Deputy Chief Hesson believes the fire began at the rear of the structure which housed the mud- room and kitchen. This was also the area where the propane tanks were stored. On Thursday morning, all that was left of the building were the charred remains, some colorful tins that were unscathed and a few bed- springs on top of some of the debris. However, the white picket fence, a wood pile just behind the house and the bams further behind the house did not suffer any damage. The cause is unknown. Deputy Chief Hesson said the fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshal's office. by Laura J. Richards The Municipality of Clarington's Economic Development Officer has been chosen. Todd Letts, a consultant from Toronto, will begin his contract with Clarington on Jan. 4,1994. "He has experience with the Ontario Ontario Downtowns Association and has worked with business improvement improvement areas," said Acting Chief Administrative Administrative Officer Marie Marano. "He will be an asset to our community," community," she added. Letts is "keen to work with the members of the Mayor's Task Force on Economic Development, " Mara- 1 no added, t Letts has a strategic marketing plan for the municipality and will be seeking input from council during the first quarter of his one-year contract. contract. From there, he will combine the goals and go further, she noted. Correspondence from Marano to The Statesman, indicates Letts was recently chosen to be the first EDO for the municipality. He was offered the position after the council meeting which took place on Monday, Nov. 8. At that time, Ward Three Councillor Councillor David Scott stated that every one of the councillors was "quite happy" with the person they had selected selected for the position. The process of hiring an EDO hit some rough spots in September when the decision to appoint a development development officer was delayed. At that time, the majority of councillors wanted the opportunity to interview more candidates. So, thé decision was made to defer defer an offer until other people were interviewed. The need for an EDO was expressed expressed by the Mayor's Task Force on Economic Development earlier this year. The same recommendation recommendation also came from consultant, Stephen Stephen Chait, in the Chait Report. Among the suggestions in the Chait Report are: the establishment of a physical space within the municipal municipal administration building for the EDO: and the development of a five to seven-minute video on the municipality's competitive attributes attributes as a business location. The video video could then be dubbed in other languages if necessary. In the area of tourism, the Chait Turn to Page 3 Durham East's MPP says it is time to give Durham College the status of a university. In a speech to the legislature last month, Gord Mills recalled that the skills development centre in Whitby (an affiliate of Durham College) has officially opened. While he spoke favorably of the Fire Destroys Reid Rd. Home Losses have been estimated at over $75,000 following this fire on Wednesday evening at a home northwest of Newtonville. Approximately 25 firefighters responded to the blaze on Reid Road. The Fire Marshal's.Office is investigating investigating the cause. . 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