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An official plan amendment proposed proposed by Clarington's planning department department states development should occur according to principles ensuring ensuring that the waterfront remains "clean, green, connected, open, accessible, accessible, useable, diverse, affordable,and affordable,and attractive." The Fitness Centre pool in Bowmanville Bowmanville has altered its back-up filtration filtration system to ensure that it meets the latest safety requirements. The alterations were in compliance compliance with a coroner's request which came in the wake of an investigation into a tragic drowning at a Scarborough Scarborough pool. In order to ensure the safety of other swimmers in the province, Ontario's Ontario's chief coroner has asked community community pools to make changes in certain valves in the water filtration systems which may have contributed contributed to an 11-year-old girl's accidental accidental drowning at a Variety Village pool in Scarborough two weeks ago. Clarington Community Services Director Joe Caruana said the repairs repairs have been completed and have passed inspection by the Durham Region Health Unit. "We have been given a clean bill of health," he said, adding that there are no anticipated closures and there should be no effect on the clarity of the water. Bond Head resident Erskine Duncan told members of the committee committee that filling in part of the Lake Ontario shoreline could cause other lakeshoie residents headaches. The shoreline erosion which has taken large chunks of property from residents "has cost tens of thousands of dollars," he said. He noted shoreline residents are "concerned with any situation that could affect the erosion." With major lake infilling in the west, the drifting sands would be a factor. This is what Bond Head residents found but after the piers in Port of Newcastle had been built out. "Back then we weren't aware of the natural phenomena. Since the building of the piers, we don't get the drift anymore," Mr. Duncan said. Residents are afraid of making the situation worse, by future developments developments on the Lake Ontario shoreline. shoreline. A report by the Clarington Planning Planning Department gives support for the protection and enhancement of the cultural and physical environment environment of the waterfront including the Waterfront Trail and a Greenway. The proposed greenway is seen as a linked system of parks and open space lands which would "incorporate "incorporate those lands directly adjacent to the shoreline, including the Shoreline Shoreline Flooding and Erosion Setback." Within the planning report it is stated that other significant policies within the official plan amendment for the lakeffont should include: • the proposed Greenway being used mostly for passive and active recreational uses, compatible tourism tourism uses, along with conservation and agricultural uses; • developing tourism nodes at Darlington Provincial Park, Port Darlington, and Port of Newcastle; • establishing a new conservation area at the mouth of Wilmot Creek; • provision for the establishment of a public land acquisition program; program; a prohibition on new development, development, new lots and restricting ex-. The good news is that winter is on the wane. But, the bad news is that the spring has brought floods to many parts of Clarington. The banks of Bowmanville's Soper Creek are among the many areas to have been hit by high water. Here, Jim Forth views some of the ice-floes covering his lawn following the break-up of ice earlier in the week. The creek overflowed its banks and, before the water receded, had deposited chunks of ice over two and one-half feet thick. The flood and ice de- stroyed Mr. Forth's birdhouse and several young trees. Kendal Residents Face Flooding hy Laura J. Richards was flowing along his property, La- high water mark on his paved drive- The Clarington director of Public rocque said. wa y. Works is seeking a quick solution Larocque said he was worried on The mark, accentuated by chalk, for Kendal residents who have been Tuesday about the advancement of showed the water had been creeping hit by flooding. the water. He showed Evans the Turn to oaae 2 Homes of residents living on Turn to page 4 wctcCefee*tcie#tt A & R Canadian Tire* Canadian Tire Spring & Summer Catalogue* Durham T.V. & Antenna* Farm Tab Supplement Graham's IGA* Maxi Drug Miracle Food Mart (•Indicates partial distribution) For information about inserting flyers in The Independent, please contact our office at 623-3303 Monck St. and Church St face the danger of flooding during the spring run-off. On Wednesday afternoon, Walter Evans stopped at Dan Larocque's Monck Street home during a tour of different flood locations in Clarington. Clarington. Larocque watched his yard become become a flood zone on Tuesday and the water kept coming on Wednesday, Wednesday, March 23. "The rushing water yesterday (Tuesday, March 22) was so strong I had to really hang on not to be swept away," he recalled. He had ventured into the water when he was trying to gauge how much run-off A lucky Lotto 649 player from Mrs. Amey confesses that she Nestleton plans to use the and Franklin haven't always been $99,995.70 he won in last week- regular Lotto 649 players. In fact, it end's lottery to pay off his bills. was just the sheer size of the $10 Franklin Amey, a greenhouse million jackpot in Saturday's game employee, was a 2nd prize winner that caused Mr. Amey to purchase in the Saturday, March 19th, draw, three Quik Pik tickets at the Nestle- His wife, Lynn Amey, said the ton Country Store. When his num- win was "a blessing," coming as it bers came up, he couldn't believe it did after her husband was laid off at first, Mrs. Amey said. The most from work for three months. he had ever won before was $10. The 54-year-old hothouse The Ameys have every intention worker was just recently called to keep buying lottery tickets. They back to his job this month. He had have five children and three grand- been laid off in November. children.