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Segregation of northern and southern communities, the deterioration of a rural lifestyle and the potential loss of several several thousand acres of farmland are the reasons why the Committee of Concerned Citizens of Clarington doesn't want to see Highway 407 in this municipality. Prior to the grading of roads and laying of asphalt, Lynn Helpard is sure local residents will continue to oppose the freeway. freeway. Recently, Helpard and the committee members have been doing their part in telling the municipal and regional government government representatives they'd rather not see the 407 in northern Clarington. On Thursday morning, Helpard explained to The Independent, he and Jim Slyfield took the concerns of the citizens citizens to a public meeting of the regional planning committee on Tuesday, May 28. "We wanted to make certain the eight regional councillors were aware of the residents' and council's stand on the issue," Helpard said. He noted that if an Ontario Municipal Board hearing is called on this issue, by appearing at the committee meeting, then the concerned residents group will be able to know what is going on regarding the 407 in the region. Therefore, "we felt it was important to follow this along," Helpard stated. The statement read to the planning committee notes, Clarington Council is in favour of the 407, but only as far as Courtice. At that point, the municipality prefers to see the highway highway connected to Highway 401 by a north/south link. At the end of their presentation, Helpard noted: "We urge Durham's Planning Committee to recognize Clarington's position position on the 407. We urge this Planning Committee to recommend recommend to Durham regional Council that there is a better way to service Durham's transportation needs, and that those needs do not include a second major highway through precious farmland and the villages of Clarington." Council Gambling Clarington councillors may take a chance on raising money through a municipality-sponsored lottery. The lottery would be similar to one already under Way in Thunder Bay. At a council session Monday night, Councillor David Scott wanted to know how the municipality can cash-in on running a lottery. Municipal Clerk Patti Barrie was directed by Council on Monday to look into the idea and prepare a report for review by councillors. Councillor Scott explained: "This could help raise funds for eligible groups looking for municipal grants." The municipal grant fund was cut by $30,000 this year, leaving $70,000 available to community organizations seeking contributions from the municipality. municipality. Due to the cutbacks, many groups were left out in the cold. About 35 organizations requested more than double the amount of money actually in the municipal grant coffers. Mayor Diane Hamre called the lottery idea "creative and positive." * * (* Indicates partial distribution) For information about inserting flyers in The Independent, please contact our office at 623-3303. GRANDAD RIDES -- Jim Boate, seen here with his Happy Birthday bike and his two grandchildren, Jennifer Lynn Boate and Drew McArthur, was one of several cyclists to participate in the Waterfront Trail Relay Challenge on Saturday, May 25. Boate joined ex-Olympian Karen Stemmle at Newcastle Marina to lead off a group attempting Clarington's 30k portion of the trail. Covering that distance distance must have been a breeze for this physically-fit grand-dad who plans a cycling trek from Vancouver to Courtice this summer to raise funds for charity. Last year, he cycled a route from PEI to Courtice. The Waterfront Relay was one of many events marking the first year anniversary celebration for the 300-kilometre trail. At least 20 communities communities along tlie north shore of Lake Ontario participated. Musicfest Drums Up Srict Laws Over Tickets by Laura J. Richards Attendance at the upcoming Eden Musicfest at Mosport Park will be closely controlled through ticket sales, a spokesman for the festival said. No ticket automatically means no entry to the concert at Mosport Park from July 12 to 14, 1996. That edict comes from Mark Drost, President of ICONcert, the production company in charge of Mosport's first major music festival since the early 1980's. "People coming in won't be coming coming close to Mosport without a ticket," ticket," Drost told The Independent. "Tickets may be for sale off-site near the 401" during the weekend of the event, but there won't be any tickets sold at Mosport's gates. Nor will any be sold at the road blocks that are going to be set up off the 115/35 or nearer the park's gates. Drost noted the organization is promoting the use of the 115/35 highway to get to Mosport. "That will be where we will focus in our promotion as the main route to Mosport," he said. This way, the 115/35 highway can take the majority majority of the traffic, rather than the local roads. The goal is "we want to control the incoming traffic." "There will be security at the road blocks and they will be checking everybody for tickets," Drost said. Once at the gates, concert goers will hand over their ticket and be given a wrist band, along with their ticket stub. Everyone must wear the wrist band when on the grounds. Security is bound to be tight. There will be 750 people from security security firms, plus pay-for-duty police officers from the Durham Regional Police Services. As Drost put it, the 350 acres at Mosport "is a lot of area to secure." He wants to ensure that those who have paid for tickets stay with Turn to page 2