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■ ituj,-;. at » x '* 4i * • Total Market Coverage of Clarington from the Publishers of The Canadian Statesman • A James Publishing Community Newspaper Saturday, April 18, 1998 144th Year Circulation: 20,600 Purse Snatcher Gets Away On Two Wheels Police arc looking for a bicycle bandit who pushed a 74-ycar-old- bank customer customer and snatched her purse. The hit-and-run robbery robbery occurred Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of the TD bank on Temperance Street, in Bowmanvillc. According to Durham Regional Police, the victim victim had just made a $370 withdrawal and had returned to her car when the bandit rode up behind her, gave her a shove, and then reached into her car and made off with the purse. "It happened very fast," said Sergeant Jim G rim ley, but the woman was able to provide a description of the suspect. He is described as white, blond, in his early 20s with. a chubby face and wearing a grey Olympic team cap. The victim was not injured. "Her purse was found a short time later minus the cash," adds Grimley. Anyone with information information is asked to please call police or Crime Stoppers at 436-TIPS. Balloon Creations The Orono Library's lawns were the setting for an Easter Egg Hunt and other attractions on Saturday, April. 11. There was a visit from the-Easter Bunny, a chance to pet some real rabbits and a visit by this talented clown who wowed the crowd with many balloon creations. creations. Community Care service service providers in Durham • Region say they are ready and able to improve health care delivery in the province, as soon as the Ontario government decides to finish its hospital hospital restructuring process and re-invest the money saved into the community- based services. Speaking locally for the Alliance for Community Care (ACC), a provincial coalition representing the six principal care providers of community- based services, Elizabeth Fulford, executive director of Durham Region Community Care Association, stated that existing community providers have the core competence to deliver community services. "When it comes to community services, we have the infrastructure and the expertise," . says Fulford. "We're ready to deliver as soon as the government government decides." ACC members represent represent over 1,300 long-term care and community-based organizations which provide provide professional services to . over 400,000 clients annually and collectively employ close to 100,000 paid staff as well as 77,000 volunteers. Better community sup port and home-care funding funding will result in more service service immediately, the ACC says, and it will take pressure pressure off emergency rooms by reducing admissions to hospitals. Cost Effective "Community providers offer an available and more cost effective health care option for those who do not need acute care in a hospital," states a recent press release from the ACC. "From intravenous intravenous therapy, to help with personal care, from a long term care facility to Meals- on-Wheels, the community community service network network has the ability to care for people where they say they want to be cared for... in their homes and in their communities." Elizabeth Fulford points out that, in Durham, 493 people Councillors Pleased to See Video Lotteries Scrapped.. Don't Bet on Charity Casinos In Clarington Clarington's mayor is happy with a decision announced last week regarding a new provincial govern^ ment model for charity casinos. It would scrap video loVj tery terminals (VLTs) and ensure no charity casinos would go into residential neighbourhoods. >: But that doesn't mean councillors will rush into the next council session to change their position against charity casinos within Clarington boundaries. The Ontario government's new policy was announced last week by Management Board Chair Chris Hodgson.; He also noted the government would crack down on ille-' gal gambling. are waiting for placement in long-term care facilities, while home care and community community support services are working at their maximum. maximum. "The government needs to finish the job of creating the health care system we need for the twenty-first century," she says. Locally, the Alliance for Community Care includes: the Region of Durham Services for Seniors Branch, Durham Region Community Care Association, DHS Health Care Service, Ballycliffe Lodge, Sunnycrest Nursing Home, Versa Care Centre, St. Elizabeth Health Care and Victorian Order of Nurses-Durham Region. The mayor said, "it looks like the province has been listening to municipalities municipalities and has decided to take corrective action." Hamre says she's glad the province intends on ensuring charities wanting to benefit from casinos will be getting more of the money than the province was willing to give them before. "That's a positive development," development," Mayor Hamre observed. According to previous announcements, Durham Region has been slated for three charity casinos, she said. "How many do you need? We already have the Blue Heron in Scugog. And in the next region, is Casino Rama," Mayor Hamre remarked. Regional Councillor Mary Novak agrees, "I don't think this announcement announcement will change the decisions decisions made by any of the Durham Regional municipalities." municipalities." And the same goes for Councillor Troy Young who says "It won't change our stand." However, he would like to bring an amendment to council to ensure that slot machines would not be allowed in off-track betting facilities. As for Clarington, the councillors voted against allowing charity casinos in its neighbourhoods in March of 1998. In the announcement last week, Hodgson described the new model for charity casinos. It scraps video lottery terminals (VLTs), ensures there will be no charity casinos in neighbourhoods and provides provides dollars to charities while cracking down on illegal gambling. "We have listened to the concerns of communities about the proliferation of video lottery terminals and decided to cancel implementation implementation permanently. Only slot machines will be Continued on page 2 Few Principals Make Switch To Classroom Most school principals principals will keep their names stenciled on the principal's office door next year. Only a handful from both the public and Catholic systems have opted to return to the classroom as teachers for the 98-99 term. However, a larger number number of vice-principals will be returning to teaching posts. Under the provincial government's Education Quality Improvement Act, principals and viceprincipals viceprincipals had until April to choose between retaining their present administrative positions is management, or going back to teaching careers and continuing their membership in the union bargaining unit. Only two of the 99 principals with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District Public School board (District #14) have elected to resign as principals and make the switch to teaching in September. At the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board, only one of 34 principals principals has decided to go back. However, there were many vice-principals who opted to give up their administrative functions. The majority of V-Ps (16 out of 19) within the separate school system took the option to continue working with the PVNC Board in a teaching capacity, while at the public board, ten out of 59 will go back to the classroom. Independent Flyers Guest of Honour The bunny trail took a detour to Bowmanvillc last Easter weekend. The Bowmanvillc BIA invited the Easter Bunny to hop . through . the downtown on Saturday, April 11th, and greet all the shoppers. Easter eggs were also available. 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