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i The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, December 14, 1996 3 *76e (^owitice *Juctefie*tcle#t£ Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited P.O. Box 190,62 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 P.O. Box 2000,1712 Baseline West, Courtice, Ontario L1C 2S8 905-623-3303 Fax: 905-623-6161 Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Internet - statesman @ ocna.org For 142 Years, Our First Concern Has Been Our Community Publisher - John M. James Assoc. Publisher - Richard A. James Plant Manager - Rick Patterson Ad. Manager - Brian G. Purdy Editor - Peter Parrott Production Supervisor - Ralph Rozema, Suzanne Bennett, Sharon Cole, Laurens Kaldeway, Doug Lugtenburg, . Barb Patterson, Jim Snoek, Vance Sutherland, Jim Tuuramo Advertising Laveme Morrison Editorial Brad Kelly, Lorraine Manfredo, Laura J. Richards Office Supervisor-Angela Luscher, Junia Hodge, Grace McGregor, Nancy Pleasance-Sturman, Marilyn Rutherford, Sharilyn Carnegie THREE DIMENSIONS - Laura Gamsby and her children, children, Zachary and Olivia, take a 3-D look at things through an antique view scope while visiting the Bowmanville Bowmanville Museum during a recent Edwardian Christmas Open House. During the holiday season, the museum is featuring a collection of 15 quilts, some dating back to the 1840s, as well as a display of tin trains and mechanical mechanical animal toys from the 1930s to 60s. For information call the museum at 623-2734. '/&>>/ out' 6otUi<f : ue.„ SWIMWEAR BY TYR & JANTZEN MENS. LADIES 6 KIDS Style Shoppe Salon Kiddie Kuts Look for the Clowns! 108 King St. E. 623-5455 Bowmanville (Lots of Parking in Rear) ©j p Mayors Take Stand on Development Charges The Greater Toronto Area mayors held an emergency meeting Friday, Dec. 6, to discuss the newly- introduced development charges legislation. legislation. The new legislation brought in by the provincial government will not allow development charges to fund "soft services" like parks, museums and libraries. The charges are fees set by municipalities and levied against new residential units. The fees help pay for the municipal municipal services required by new development. Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre told Clarington councillors councillors on Monday night, Dec. 9 that the mayors have been asked to take a document to their councillors for endorsement. endorsement. Mayor Hamre noted the principles put together by the mayors' committee "is everything everything we asked for." A few of the nine principles principles are as follows: - new growth will continue continue to pay for itself; - municipalities will establish establish and defend reasonable, reasonable, sustainable and cost- effective levels of service and set appropriate development charges to pay for those services; services; and - any savings accrued as a result of reductions in development development charges should be passed on to the end users. Mayor Hamre noted there are sections within the new legislation that are inconsistent inconsistent with how municipalities operate. Not every municipality municipality applies the development charges in the same way. Councillor Ann Dreslinski told the councillors: "I feel that if the mayors voted unanimously unanimously for this, that's good enough for me. I have faith in our mayor." A Brighter Christmas Each year at this time, Courtice resident Tom McKee decorates his property on Living Living Court with several thousand thousand Christmas lights, a Nativity Nativity Scene, and a host of wooden elves. This spectacular sight, clearly visible from Hwy. 2, attracts attracts the attention of hundreds of passing motorists, many of whom drive by for a closer look. Last year, an estimated 4,000 cars came past. McKee urges anyone who is planning to come by this season season to remember to bring a toy or food item for the Durham Regional Police Food & Toy Drive. "Unfortunately, many of our visitors are unaware that we tie in with the Food & Toy Drive and so arrive empty- handed," he writes. If people know ahead of time, he adds, the majority are sure to be generous: The McKee home is located at 26 Living Court. D0GBERT'S r MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK I '.-LjB As told to SCOTT ADAMS author fit Th> [Whorl Prinriplr Cy4 JLjtuj? 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