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7 f • Total Market Coverage of Clarington from the Publishers of The Canadian Statesman • Palritk ©. deegan A complete denture seryijçe Telephone: 623-4473 5 George Street, Bewmenvilfd off wWi Hits ad j A Vf • \ A James Publishing Community Newspaper Saturday, February 22, 1997 143rd Year Circulation: 20,550 MP Reviews Budget Feds Will Focus on Jobs and Growth by Lorraine Manfredo Staff Writer Better-than-expected gains on the national deficit reported in Tuesday's federal federal budget send a message that the Liberals are on the right track and intend to hold the course, according to MP Alex Shepherd. The federal representative for Durham Riding recapped budget highlights at a post-budget breakfast in Bowmanville cohosted cohosted by the Oshawa/Clarington Chamber of Commerce. With the deficit now down to $19 billion, billion, "you can see we're almost five billion ahead of our own projections," noted Mr. Shepherd. He reminded the audience of about 70 that when the Liberals took office the deficit was around $45 billion. But, Shepherd says his party's record on deficit reduction won't be the thrust of the Liberal campaign ahead. "The agenda will be jobs and growth," he said. The MP chose to emphasize the government's government's latest initiatives to stimulate growth at Wednesday's breakfast meeting, pointing out positive news for employers, youth and farmers. New investments in science and technology technology should provide opportunities for young Canadians. "We need to train our young people better for today's science and technology revolution," he remarked. "Over 40,000 jobs go vacant in this country because we don't have the skill set to fill them. This budget addresses some of those issues and puts more money in the area of science and technology." To the benefit of small and mediumsized mediumsized businesses, Shepherd notes that the federal government continues to invest in loan guarantees for capital acquisitions and increased financial support to the Federal Business Development Bank for longer- term lending. The government has also put in $50 million million for the Farm Credit Corporation to assist starting up farms. Reaction among those who attended the breakfast was generally neutral. "It's a typical pre-election budget," said one businessman who judged its main merit to be "that it didn't hurt anybody." i Turn to page 2 Clear the Track Durham Regional Police and the Canadian Pacific Police want snow- mobilers to quit using railway tracks as trails. Riders who treat the tracks as a winter playground are risking serious serious injury or death, say police officers officers from both Durham Region and CP rail. "A snowmobile operator bundled up and wearing headgear will not hear much, other than the sound of his or her snowmobile engine," says Detective Sergeant Don Ross of the CP Police. "By the time the person on the ATV or snowmobile hears a train whistle, it may be too late." Sgt. Ross notes that a freight train travelling at 80 kph needs almost two kilometres to stop. In an effort to solve the problem, police are prepared to lay charges. "While education and public awareness campaigns to publicize the dangers and penalties of trespassing trespassing on railway property are preferable to prosecution, problem areas have been identified and trespassers trespassers will be taken to court," says Sgt. Ross. Trespassers face fines of up to $2,000 under the Property Trespass Act, or $1,000 under the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act. According to CP Rail, public safety is threatened if signal and inspection equipment located between or beside the rails is damaged damaged by snowmobilers. "And hard-packed ice created by the passage of snowmobile treads can cause a derailment," adds Sgt. Ross. Last year, there were 45 trespasser trespasser casualties across Canada -- 21 in Ontario -- reported by CP rail. Since 1990 in Ontario there were 23 accidents involving trains and snowmobiles. asinos Independent Flyers *A & P (Prices in effect from Sun., Feb. 23 to Sat., Mar. 1/97) Canadian Tire (Prices in effect from Sun., Feb. 23 to Sat., Mar. 1/97) ♦/«r 'Graham's IGA (Prices in effect from Sun., Feb. 23 to Sat., Mar. 1/97) 'National Trust -Roy's Variety ('Indicates partial distribution) For information about inserting flyers in Get ready for a permanent charity charity casino coming soon to Durham. Ontario's Gaming Control Commission (GCC) has announced it will be accepting proposals until April 25th from proponents willing to develop and operate the 44 new gaming clubs. The province opened the door for 36 full-time and eight seasonal facilities last spring. Two permanent full-time casinos have been designated designated for Durham. According to the GCC, the permanent permanent venues will generate higher profits for charities and be more efficient than the existing, roving three-day Monte Carlo events. The proposed charity casinos will be only one-tenth the size of commercial casinos such as Casino Rama, and Casino Windsor. The largest of the new facilities Turn to page 3 by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer The Tyrone Community Centre Board needs volunteers fast. Or else the Centre could be forced to fold. Gwen Woodcock, the Chair of the Tyrone Community Centre Board, told The Clarington/Courtice Independent, "there are six members members on the hall board." However, those members would like to see more people get involved. Potential volunteers are urged to attend a meeting at the Centre on March 11th. A meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 11, brought out 35 area residents. But, it didn't attract all the people people organizers had hoped for. "There are 200 kids registered ..to play sports at the centre's fields. We would have liked to have seen some of their parents at the meeting," the Chair of the Community Centre said. She added that about half of those kids are from outside of the Tyrone community, but live in nearby communities such as Burketon. Woodcock noted a number of the 35 who attended the meeting did sign up to be members of the sub-committees involved at the centre. . "We have committees for property maintenance, athletics, groundskeeping, kitchen and bar." Although she hasn't finalized an agenda for the next meeting on Tuesday night, March 11, at 7 p.m., it will be during this session session that they will determine "if those who have put their names down are serious" about the commitment. Woodcock is sure some of the parents of the kids taking part in the sports think the centre and fields are run by the municipali- "Unfortunately, there are people people who have just moved in from larger communities and don't realize it's not funded or run by the town," Woodcock told The Independent. "I know that a couple of new people at the meeting last week didn't realize how much it took to run a centre," Woodcock said. "People take the centre for granted." She would like to see a liaison person from each group which uses the facilities to be a part of the board. This way, there would be more than a couple of people on each committee, helping to carry the load. And there is a load, especially when there are a number of sports groups which use the facilities, and would like to see the sports areas expanded. Plans to enlarge the playing fields on the grounds of the centre will depend on the response from the community.