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Page 16 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. July 2, 1997 Rotary Park Concert Series Welcomes Pineridge Brass Band on Thurs., July 3 The next outdoor band concert at the Rotary Park in Bowmanville will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 3rd. The sounds of trumpets and trombones will fill the air with music by The Pineridge Brass Band. This concert is sponsored by Roy Nichols Motors and The Canadian Statesman. Admission is free. Listeners are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs to enjoy the performance comfortably. comfortably. And, since the concerts concerts will be held rain or shine, an umbrella is recommended. recommended. Rotary Park is located at Mayor for a Day Reed Collis, the son of Maureen Reed and Ron Collis of Bowmanville won the esteemed honour to be "Mayor for the Day" in Clarington. Reed will be joining Mayor Diane Hamre in her activities on Monday,- July 7 during the General Purpose and Administration meeting to find out what it is like to sit on the other side of the horse-shoe shaped table. Reed received a number of Clarington promotional items including this cap held by Mayor Hamre. Reed won his "Mayor for the Day" opportunity by loading up the selection on the penny-auction table at a fundraiser at Dr. Ross Tilley Public School. Reed also took away two other prizes including "M.P.P. for the Day" and "Principal for the Day." . Temperance and Queen St., in downtown Bowmanville The following is a list of the remaining concerts scheduled scheduled for the.summer and the sponsors of each concert. July 10th: Clarington Concert Band, sponsored by the Bowmanville Business Centre and Rekker Gardens Ltd. July 17th: The Jazz Cats Dixieland Band co-sponsored by Strike, Salmers and Furlong, Barristers and Solicitors and Price's Country Market. July 24th: Herb Knox and the "Big Winds" Big Band sponsored by Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home and Rice & Co. (Distributor for Richmond Carpets.) July 31st: Children's entertaincr/aulhor Ted Staunton and "Late for Dinner," sponsored by Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc. August 7th: Bowmanville Legion Pipe Band, Sponsored by Morris Funeral Chapel Ltd. and Harrison (Esso) Fuels. August 14th: Concert Band of Cobourg, sponsored by Goodyear Canada's Bowmanville plant. August 21st: Country rock band, Chaser, sponsored by St. Marys Cement Co. August 28th: Wilmot Creek Chorus, sponsored by Martin Gerrits and Sons and The Kaitlin Group. FIDDLIN'AROUND - Fiddle music lovers were treated to a night of great entertainment on Thursday, June 26, at Rotary Park in Bowmanville. About 250 people enjoyed the concert concert performed by Bowmanville's Mark Sullivan & Friends. The concert was sponsored by Canada Trust. The Canadian Statesman and Roy Nichols Motors Ltd. will co-sponsor the next attraction in the summer concert series: The Pineridge Brass performs at Rotary Park on Thursday, July 3, beginning at 7:00 p.m. îeaional Council to Debate Drawbacks of Amalaamation by Laura J. Richards Stall Writer Today, Wednesday, July 2, Durham Regional councillors will be debating a report on the Greater Toronto Services Board (GTSB) compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer and the commissioners commissioners of Planning, Finance, Works and Economic Development on the Milt Farrow report called "Getting Together." Farrow, a special advisor to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, was appointed in December of 1996 to make recommendations recommendations on the proposed GTSB. The report from the commissioners commissioners advises councillors councillors not to support Farrow's report because it would be "in essence, functioning as a form of government." Also, this same report noted any changes in the Agriculture Sector to be Given Greater Protection GTSB's mandate should go through due process rather than be simply legislated without public consultation. In the beginning, according according to Milt Farrow's report the GTSB would be responsible responsible for: • developing a comprehensive, comprehensive, long term infrastructure strategy; • ' providing a forum for discussion and liaising with all levels of government; • resolving inter-regional servicing issues, doling out costs; and, • operating GO Transit and developing a long-term waste management strategy. The report to be discussed at today's meeting states that in some cases where the roles are discussed in Farrow's report, "the wording of specific specific recommendations is unclear, potentially contradictory contradictory and open to various interpretations." interpretations." The board would have an Executive Committee comprised comprised of 28 representatives. Toronto would have the most representativesiwith 13 councillors councillors plus the mayor of Toronto for 14. Durham would have two mayors plus the regional chair for a total of three representatives. representatives. Halton would get two representatives representatives one being the regional chair and one mayor, while York would have three mayors and the regional chair sitting on the executive committee. committee. Toronto would have the most representatives with 14. Durham would have only three representatives Peel would have the regional chair, three mayors plus a councillor from Mississauga sitting. One of Clarington's regional councillors Ann Dreslinski says, "I'm not happy with the number or representatives. There is no equity here. Three representatives representatives for the size of this region?" The representatives would be selected from within the ranks of the regional council as the regional chair is currently currently selected, not through a region-wide public vote. As far as Councillor Dreslinski is concerned, "it seems to me that this is another another level of government." It is noted within the regional report that there would be the development of GTA-wide service standards ■for sewer and water, transit, inter-regional roads and waste management. "The establishment of GTA-wide standards is completely completely unnecessary and inappropriate...GTA-wide inappropriate...GTA-wide standards standards would likely result in migration to higher standards and increased costs. "Municipalities must not be constrained by these standards standards which may limit a municipality's ability to introduce introduce innovative and cdst saving saving standards," states the report from the region's CAO and four departmental com missioners. Among the areas the region has concerns about is that the GTSB could try to put its sticky fingers into the reserve funds which have been collected and committed. committed. "These reserve funds must remain available for those purposes, and not be used for capital construction elsewhere, elsewhere, nor stabilizing user rates in the GTA," the report to regional councillors states. In order to have money to go towards these types of projects, projects, Councillor Dreslinski says she can see a time when the GTSB could collect taxes. When asked if taxation could come from the proposed proposed GTSB, she noted, "I don't know how they will be able to direct money without taxation." Durham Regional Councillors will air their concerns concerns about Farrow's report and the recommendations submitted by the four commissioners commissioners and CAO today. The regional government has until July 31, 1997 to send its recommendations to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. by John O'Toole Durham East MPP John R. O'Toole accompanied the Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Noble Villeneuve to a dairy farm in Wellington County yesterday where the Minister announced new legislation that will balance balance the protection of farmers' ability to create jobs, attract investment and deliver a safe, reliable food supply with the interests of other residents of the rural community. "Ontario's rural areas are undergoing changes," stressed Mr. O'Toole. "More and more people are. choosing to live in a rural setting, often finding themselves located near a farm." The government's Task Force Report on Rural Economic Development promised to introduce stronger protection for farmers farmers using normal farming practices. The. proposed legislation legislation is the result of an extensive, extensive, province-wide consultation consultation process which included more than a thousand rural residents, including farmers and municipal leaders. Highlights of the proposed legislation include: • Development of an awareness campaign to educate educate potential rural property buyers of the normal farm practices which may occur in the area. • Expanding the definition of agricultural operations to include more agricultural activities, value-added operations operations and future innovative operations. • Expanding jurisdiction for the new Normal Farm Practices Protection Board to include complaints about light, vibration, flies and smoke resulting from agricultural agricultural activity. The Board would retain jurisdiction for noise, odour and dust complaints. complaints. • Taking necessary steps to ensure municipalities take normal farm practices into account when considering bylaws. bylaws. "The Act will protect farm practices that are considered normal and does not override provincial legislation that protects protects health, safety and the environment," noted Mr. O'Toole. "It also expands the definition of agricultural operations operations to include things like maple syrup and bee operations." operations." He added: "The Harris government clearly understands understands the importance of Ontario's $25 billion agrifood agrifood industry. The proposed changes will help assure it continues to be a major economic economic engine of the province." Duck Derby Money Received The Clarington Fire Department's Fire Prevention Officer is looking forward to purchasing a Hazard House to help teach children and adults about the many hazards in a typical house. However, the house costs $4,2(X). On Thursday, June 26, Randy Reinert received $3,000 to put towards the purchase from the co-sponsors of the second annual Clarington Rubber Duck Derby. 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