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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, March 16,1994 Section Two Letters to the Editor Flawed Process for Fire Station Tender Dear Peter, Rick and John: I must admit as a local councillor, I read the Canadian Statesman with more than just a passing interest. I enjoy the editorial page most of all. Your paper is an important link with the community we all serve. My comments arc intended as response response to issues as I view them and not as a member of the Municipality of Clarington Council. First, the issue of the new Fire Hall. From the beginning, I was not part of the process of deciding that the fire hall had to be constructed in a tight time frame. The decision to have a pre-tender process to screen the eligible tender applicants was a flawed process as your editorial of March 9, 1994 suggests. I agree there was a subjective process from the very start. There arc unquestionably qualified architects, and general contractors contractors locally. Finally, and most importantly, importantly, this is local money and, given all things being equal, it should have gone to a local contractor who would have employed local trades. I am convinced that, after a meeting, we did finally strongly encourage the access to this project for local trades. Second, the issue of Blue Box and recycling. I strongly support the ethics ethics of the 3 R's. I have a large family and we have learned to recycle as well as use our compostcrs. I would like to sec more provincial action on packaging, which is the source of much of our waste stream. However, I spoke with Laura Richards a couple of weeks ago on what I meant by encouraging encouraging die expansion of the Blue Igloo Process. She didn't print a word, I made a motion last year to Reader Upset by Town Response to Soccer Problems Dear Sirs: Re: Soccer Fields in Clarington After reading the article in your paper regarding the poor conditions and lack of soccer fields in Clarington Clarington I was really annoyed at the responses responses from our elected officials. Mr. Johnson requested that the fields be kept in good condition and spoke of the need for future fields in Clarington due to the noted , increase of registration. He was told by Mr. O'Toole and Mayor Harare that it is difficult to justify this because the fields arc not used on a seven-day basis, basis, like hockey and baseball. If these two people would only realize that this organization, like many, is strictly strictly run by volunteers and that these fields need time-to, relax. Just imagine: imagine: Grass run upon by 24 children, with soccer cleats, 7 days a week for approximately 4 months, what that field would be like at the end of a season. We cannot even get the grass cut and the fields outlined on a regular regular basis now, what would we do if we needed the fields drastically repaired, repaired, after being used 7 days a week? Also, soccer is a very affordable organized sport which allows many children the luxury of playing with a team. They learn many valuable skills which they will carry with them throughout their lives. It would be too bad. if a child is not allowed to play because the registration is so high and Clarington cannot see fit to add fields. Yours truly, Severely Ferguson Outlook From Page 3 crnlly step on you. "During ' suggest that_ the region examine the option of making Igloos part of any new rural estate development. My purpose was to try to cut down on the dependency of curbside pickup. The Provincial Government .with Bill 7, is requiring all Municipalities to offer curbside pickup for all residents who now receive this service for other garbage. Can you imagine all the expense expense of having a $400,000 truck running up and down our rural roads to have one or two operators pick up 3 or 4 cans and some newspapers and pop bottles? We think we are upset with all the school busses passing each other on our country roads now. Once you start a service, try and discontinue discontinue it. The Igloos would have to be strategically placed, maintained and emptied regularly. Together, with my children, we make the weekly weekly trip to the recycle Igloo. The Blue Box program is heavily subsidized provincially. Will this subsidy last? Like most provincial programs,' the subsidy will be down-loaded to the local tax payer. In this brief response, I cannot go into detail. However, we must all realize realize that we pay. All money, either federal, provincial or local, comes from our taxes. In Clarington, you will see the charge for garbage as $140.00 The real cost is more like $250.00. We are subsidized by both the province and the region. What might await us in the future is no subsidy. subsidy. We might consider offering a scale of charges. For example: If you want curbside pickup every week for everything, the charge would be say $500.00 per year. If you want it every 2 weeks for everything, the cost might be $250.00 per year. However, if you want pickup once per month, it would be free. I recognize that this may sound impossible, but I must add that we would have to devise methods and locations for convenient, convenient, clean drop-off or transfer centres. centres. This is not a particularly new idea. Think about how the milk man is now replaced by the local convenience convenience store. He no longer arrives at your doorstep. Also, Canada Post has recognized that you cannot afford to extend the door-to-door delivery of mail at $20 to $40.00 per hour and have postage remain at 10 cents. The group boxes are a little inconvienent, but less expensive on my annual tax bill. By the way, I also have a box in the group mail box. John O'Toole Bowmanville Many Thanks To Accountant For Help with Tax Returns by Alex Shepherd, M.P. ^ 1 would like to propose the information around the world. Our shoes are reasonably reasonably priced so everyone can afford them whether they arc rich or poor. And the shoes are made with the highest highest quality leathers." He noted that the Queen of England England wears Cluricaunc shoes when walking her dogs and Gandhi wore their premium sandals on occasion. . This year, Cluricaunc's finest selection selection includes hunters' orange hip waders for the practical fisherman, and, for teenagers, the cvcr-popular army-type boots in a wild spectrum of colors. O'Rourke admits to not being like all other leprechauns in the way he dresses or approaches life. "I had to go into therapy to find a way to become optimistic about life. I had to give up booze and turn my life around before I let my wicked sense of humor ruin the business I was working with. "It really is hard being a leprechaun. leprechaun. No one takes you seriously." Leprechauns arc noted as being con-artists and compulsive liars, he said. "It was difficult to come to terms with this, especially when it came to learning to tell the truth." But that was just the tip of the shamrock for O'Rourke. There were other issues he had to deal with. "Everyone thinks that because you arc vertically challenged they can lit- During the therapy I enrolled in Toastmasters International and took an assertiveness training course. Despite the odds, O'Rourke has overcome the stigma attached to being a leprechaun. His international business is a roaring roaring success. However, he admits his personal life is not the best, "How many women do you know who want to date a short, plump guy? "Not many," ho answered, with a distinct note of sadness. After taking a couple of questions .irfco from the group, O'Rourke was thanked for his presentation by the Rotiiry Club president. Dear Mr. James. . . On behalf of Clarington Comn' of a business network. For want of a nity Care, I would like to thank Pc better name I have calledit the Dur- Hobb, of Hobb, Bakker and Bcr ham Business Network, I suggest that for again providing a free income this organization meet once a month, clinic for seniors and the disabled, possibly on a Thursday night and On March 9, Peter along with if probably at Durham College. The colleagues, Wil Bakker and John I purpose would be to: a) provide a reto, volunteered their time and "bitch session" so that business peo- pertise to serve 25 clients. This is : pic and employees can vent their an- twelfth year that Peter has offc ger regarding current federal business this tax clinic and we are so thank practices: b) provide a forum to ex- to him and his colleagues. Lplain changing government policy Anyone who missed the clinic bl and to get input from the business still needs assistance with their • community regarding how they see come tax, can still get help. We ha these matters; c) to receive sugges- a number of trained volunteers wl lions regarding the need for changes are available. The service is geared : to government practices; and d) to those who have an income of und: provide me a forum to float some of $25,000 and no rental properties, limy initiatives in Ottawa by our em- We welcome calls at the Comm, ployment community. With regard to nity Care office at 623-2261 to bot; appointments or people can driL their papers (including property ta;, or rent totals) off at the office and we will call them when their income tax , sincc 1989| ^ Government of nada has sponsored an Anti- ism Campaign culminating 'nd March 21 - the International '(or the Elimination of Racial Donation. Donation. (any Canadians are active sup- jisçprs of the objective and ideals of the last point, I am working on a program program to provide better financing for small and medium-sized businesses. The fact that many of our small retailers have been hurt by the matching matching aspect of the announced reduction reduction jn the cigarette excise tax is a case in point. Quite frankly, I was unaware unaware of this inconsistency in the legislation. legislation. One of our business members members has brought this to my attention and I have discussed the matter with the Minister of Revenue. We are currently currently working to resolve this matter which has inadvertently affected a large number of our small business community. If you would like to be part of this group of informed business and employment employment community, please contact my office at 721-7570 or 1-800-565- 4105. The H Region (F about info that the P ducing ho province-' C Such cuts mu; quality of at elements of 1 . 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