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ER EDUCATION Mr. Walker and his math students at Bowmanville Senior Public School got quite a surprise Monday morning when they discovered their portable had mysteriously grown a second second storey over the weekend. A team of unidentified exterior exterior decorators went to a lot of trouble to hoist a pile of discarded discarded desks and chairs onto the roof and arrange them in orderly, classroom-style rows. No one has come forward to claim responsibility for the prank. Lr "lit. £ 4 w à Clarington's Community Newspaper Since 1854 A James Publishing Community Newspaper Wednesday, September 11, 1996 142nd Year Issue 37 700 + 5e G.S.T. = 750 Cameras Aimed at Red Light Cars Council Endorses High Tech Plan to Nab Offenders Clarington's councillors support support the idea of cameras at intersections intersections to nab drivers who run red lights. The initiative was proposed by Peel Region and the City of Mississauga. But it must still be approved by the same provincial government which cancelled photo radar shortly after winning last year's provincial election. A report from the Clarington Public Works Department brought forward on Monday, Sept. 9, at a meeting of Clarington's general purpose committee, examines the concept. Downtown Condos Sell Like Hotcakes It hasn't even been built yet, but there are plenty of people eager to move in. Half of the 52 condominium suites planned for 'The Town & Country on Wellington' in Bowmanville have already been snapped up. "We're scheduled to start construction this fall to be ready for occupancy by the summer of 1997." says Issy Jourdan, president of Jourdan Clarington developers Slated for construction at the corner of Temperance and Wellington is a three-storey, all-brick building featuring underground underground parking, two elevators, patios and balconies. Residences start at $84,990 for a 785 square foot, single-bedroom single-bedroom unit, to $131,500 for the larger 1,225 square foot, two-bedroom, two-bedroom, two-bath unit. Sales have been helped along by Jourdan's solid reputation earned over the past 15 years for building upscale homes in prestigious prestigious Toronto neighborhoods. Jourdan has designed and built quality estates in Rosedalc, Forest 1-Iill, Wychwood Park, Yorkville, the Bridal Path. Sixty families have just moved into homes at Jourdan's latest project, project, Waterdown Mill Estates, near Burlington. The Town & Country on Wellington will appeal to "empty nesters' says Issy Jourdan, With their children grown and moved away these older adults find their homes too big. They want something that's less expensive and easier to maintain. Continued on Page 3 The cameras would photograph photograph cars which run red lights, explains Stephen Yokes, the Director of Public Works. With the support of council, letters will be sent to Premier, the Minister of Transportation, and the Solicitor General to request that the government introduce a bill to allow the cameras. They are known as Automated Intersection Enforcement Technology. The Public Works Director said if the red light cameras were to be placed in Clarington, they would be installed on intersecting regional and municipal roads. That way, the cost would be a regional responsibility, Yokes said. Within the report to the committee, committee, it is noted that "there are 45 countries which presently use Red Light Camera Technology, including the United States." The technology is said to reduce accidents accidents and injuries. The system has two parts: • a portable unit consisting of a computer, a high-speed camera, flash, and digital loop signal processor which can be rotated among as many as 10 intersections. intersections. • a non-portable unit which would consist of a camera cabinet and detection loops installed in the pavement, The heavy debate on the issue came when the councillors asked about the provincial government's government's cut in the so-called "gen- Mosport Bails Out Edenfest Concert With Big Cheques by Laura J. Richards The Wednesday before the three-day EDENfest concert was to take place at Mosport Park, the concert promoter asked for financial help from Mosport Park. "They were short of funds," Mosport President Bernie Kamin explained to the Canadian Statesman, on Friday afternoon, Sept. 6. Bailing out EDENfest promoters with $1.5 million Canadian and paying $221,000 (U.S. dollars) for the band, The Cure, has made Mosport representatives a little more wary. "There won't be any promotion until we know it is real. I know if a deal is real when they (concert promoters) come to the table with money and show that they have ample resources," Kamin said. But Mosport sees the EDENfest event as an artistic success and more concerts are planned in the future. "I was shocked when approached,"Kamin said in describing concert promoter Mark Drost's predica ment a day before ticket holders were to descend upon the park. Kamin added the concert- goers would have "had a riot" if they began to arrive at Mosport to find out that the concert weekend had been cancelled. . He noted that with over 40,000 tickets sold, shutting the gates would not have been the way to do business. "We didn't need it (a riot) nor did the community," he said of the idea of closing down before the festival started. Now, through EDENfest, it has Continued on Page 3 Arrest Made After I hief Hits Church A 35-year-old Niagara-on-the- Lake resident was arrested Sunday following a break and enter at the Salvation Army Church on Liberty Street, Bowmanville. Police report noted that a man was arrested on Duke Street and was in possession of some audiovisual audiovisual equipment at the time of his arrest. crated recoveries." (These are also known as fines.) Councillor Dreslinski stated: "I don't know if the province will share anything with us. I honestly do not believe the province will give us one nickel of the fine money." The council committee approved the recommendations from the public works department to support the camera concept and recommend that the provincial government allow the devices. Council Places List of Conditions On Housing Plan Thirty-five conditions have been placed on the developer of an 80-acre parcel of land in Newcastle Village. The Victoria Woods property is located south of Hwy 2, east of Beaver Street, and north of Hwy. 401. Victoria Woods Development Corporation representative Nancy Shoenmakcr told the members of the Clarington General Purpose and Administration Committee, "we arc in support of the resolutions." resolutions." Some of the conditions for the developer are: • to retain an engineer to write and submit a Master Drainage and Lot Grading Plan to the Public Works Department; • transfer two blocks of land to Continued on Page 10 LIVE WIRES- Folks strolling by the Orono Town Hall last Thursday saw some unscheduled pyrotechnics. A small flame was burning at the point where hydro lines enter the building from the south. Periodically, the flames erupted into showers of sparks similar to what you might see from a Roman candle. Firefighters arrived and the situation was brought under control. But, the action outside did cut short the Clarington Concert Band's customary Thursday evening practice. So far as we know, there was no connection between the rousing march the band was playing and the sparks flying flying outside the hall. But, perhaps they'll want to include Fireworks Music in their repertoire. You can see the Clarington Concert Band (minus the electrical malfunction) at a concert of show tunes Friday, September 20th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bowmanville High School. RESULTS FROM RED CROSS CLINIC - Congratulations to all the blood donors who came through for the Red Cross last Wednesday, September 4th, at the Lions Centre in Bowmanville. A total of 276 attended the clinic and the Red Cross was able to accept donations from 250. FATHER GOOSE -- And, speaking of movies, we see that the movie based on the true-to-life story of Blackstock's Bill Lishman will be hitting the silver screen soon. Lishman (sometimes known as Father Goose) is the man who taught Canada geese to fly behind his ultralight aircraft. See the cinema advertisement in today's edition for further details. The movie is entitled "Fly Away Home." NURSERY SCHOOL REGISTRATION - Murphy's law has been working overtime for the Pine Ridge Nursery School's registration notice which was supposed to appear in a previous issue and didn't. So, we'll run the details here. The school, located in St. Paul's United Church, Bowmanville, has kindergarten and pre-school spaces available available in the morning classes (8:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.) and the afternoon classes from 12:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Fully trained ECE staff arc providing these exciting programs. For information, information, call Tracy at 623-0387. The Stork Market Report Bums - It's a Girl! Dehaas - It's a Boy! Dundas -- It's a Boy! Hoog-Thajer -- It's a Girl! Jamcs-Prcston - It's a Girl! Khouri- It's a Boy! Malda - It's a Boy! Snowden - It's a Girl! 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