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'V ■ 2 The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, February 19,1994 Winter Storms Blast Traffic on Roads and Ski Hills by Lorraine Manfredo Just when you think we've weathered the worst of it, Old Man Winter may yet threaten to blow a fresh blast of frigid air down our backs. This bone-chilling winter of '93- '94 may go down in people's memories memories as one of the nastiest yet Even people who you'd normally expect to be big fans of the frosty weather are crying, "Enough is Enough!" Tow truck companies have been swamped with distress calls all winter, winter, with demand peaking during the big ice storm in January. Bob Hockney, of Bob's Towing in Courtice, has been on ready alert ever since, as the cold snap has only recently shown any sign of letting up. "It's been a straight four or five weeks where the calls haven't let up," Mr. Hockney says. He estimates his 14 tow tracks have rescued thousands of snowbound snowbound motorists in Oshawa and Clarington over the course of the winter who couldn't get their cars started in sub-zero temperatures. Towing crews worked round the clock, dragging hundreds of vehicles vehicles out of icy ditches on January 27th when roads across the region turned into rinks. Panicked commuters, anxious to get to work, often flood their engines engines on cold mornings, Hockney observes. In such cases he recommends recommends leaving the car alone for a short spell before trying the ignition again. And, when the weather turns fierce, don't use your car if you don't have to, he adds. Traffic on the ski slopes has been slower than usual this year due to the cold, although the good news is that there seems to be plenty of snow to last into April. > According to Dick Rutherford, Operations Manager at the Oshawa Ski Club, this "old-fashioned winter" winter" has cut into business. The skiers who do come out limit their time on the hill. "It's been so bitterly cold some Fun on the Ice This graceful duo gliding across Rotary Park rink on Queen Street seem to be attempting their version of an Olympic pairs skating program. program. Other avid skaters brought out their shovels as well as their blades last Sunday to clear the ice surface and take a spin. Almost $2.4 Million Poured Into Water Treatment Plant by Laura J. Richards The Ontario Clean Water Agency will be putting almost $2.4 million towards the construction to the Wil- mot Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Newcastle. Another $203,000 will be given to the region for the construction of a trunk sanitary sewer to service Whitby, Oshawa and Courtice. These are but two projects to come under the provincial government's government's capital investment in water and sewage infrastructure. Seven projects in Durham Region Region will receive a total of $9,658 million under Ontario's new Municipal Municipal Assistance Program (MAP). It is estimated that the new plant will cost the region $11,914 million to construct The region had placed the new plant on its wish list for the federal government infrastructure program. Since funds are available from an alternate source, the Wilmot Creek Water Pollution Control Plant will be removed from the list of possible projects funded by the federal infrastructure infrastructure program. The regional public works committee is going to "regroup" and consider other projects projects which would be eligible for federal funding said committee chair John Aker on Wednesday. No matter which way the committee committee looks at it, though, the programs programs are good news for the region, said Councillor Aker. "These projects will take Durham Region past 2010," he stated. "They will open up more areas of Durham Region for residential, commercial and industrial development," development," Councillor Aker noted. days you could only stand about 4 or 5 runs before you were back inside," inside," says Mr. Rutherford. Few attempt the descent without a ski mask this season, he notes. "You can't go downhill at that speed and not expect to get cold." But Rutherford still prefers the extreme cold to the scenario of widely fluctuating temperatures. "When temperatures suddenly go from very cold to mild with rain and back to cold again, it makes for snow that's especially hard to break up," he explained. As it is, groomers have had their work cut out for them this year. "We've already put in 1,000 hours of snow-making time so far this year and that's a record." TTie Clarington Public Works department department is always ready for long shifts as well. According to Walter Evans, Director Director of Public Works, winter's first huge ice storm last month was one of the most "hazardous" he could recall in more than 25 years in the business. Freezing rain was the villain in that storm, making roads so slippery it sent two of the town's sanding tracks into the ditch. "We needed a tow track to get them out," he said. Snow removal teams worked for nearly 36 solid hours during that paralyzing storm, with only an hour for lunch and a few hours sleep. To those who wonder why their residential streets aren't cleared as quickly as major arterial routes, Mr. Evans arid his team send out assurances assurances that they haven't been.overlooked. been.overlooked. With just 20 drivers to clear 530 miles of roads in Clarington, he says, results can't be instantaneous. Actually drivers cover nearly double that distance, since they can only sand one side of the road at a time. 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