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& 4/v V W W < /• V Total Market Coverage of Clarington from the Publishers of The Canadian Statesman • A Janies Publishing Community Newspaper Saturday, October 31, 1998 144th Year Circulation: 21,265 Body Found On Beach A body which washed up on a beach in Newcastle is believed to be that of a middle-aged woman. According to Durham Regional Police Sgt. Jim Grimley, the body was found at about 1:10 p.m. Thursday by a man walking walking along the Lake Ontario beach at the foot of Mill Street. The body was taken to the coroner's office in Toronto where an autopsy was being performed. It is unknown how. long the remains had been in the water. Results of the autopsy were not known at The Independent's press time. Drumming Up New Business Clarington Council Reviews Its Strategy by Michelle Wyton Staff Writer Economic development is always on the minds of Clarington councillors and this week was no exception. exception. A recent report to council from Clarington's Marketing and Tourism Officer, Jennifer Cooke, outlines how the municipality municipality tries to lure new business into the area as well as its efforts to attract tourists. The municipality advertises in a number of ways, including magazine advertisements, business- oriented trade shows and promotional activities such as its Clarington casual wear. "The important thing to i remember is that businesses businesses looking to expand or relocate don't do it in a year. It's a long process," Mayor Hamre said. "We may not see the results of this work in the next two or three years but it doesn't doesn't mean we aren't going to see results later." The municipality produces produces publications to provide provide information about the different aspects of Clarington. They include: the Community Guide, the Clarington Visitors' Guide, the Clarington Visitors' Map and the Clarington Community Profile. As for future plans, the Marketing and Tourism Office is pursuing a hotcl/confcrcnce/scminar facility to address what the department calls a lack of hotel space handicapping handicapping the tourism industry. For events and activities activities that span two or more days, available hotel space Continued on page 3 That's the Spirit! ■ Dick Dolphin, a member of the LCBO Board of num of Ontario champagne to declare Bowmanville's Directors, pours champagne for Clarington Mayor "new look" LCBO store officially open on Thursday. Diane Hamre and Durham East MPP John O'Toole. The store in the Clarington Centre boasts 4,475 square The LCBO board member popped the cork on a mag- feet of shopping area and offers about 1,600 products. Teen Faces 42 Charges oken <sh n t On in ism Mayor Says Developer Getting a "Great Deal" Agreement Would Cover Street and Overpass Near Newcastle Lakefront The Municipality of Clarington is doing its best to get the Port of Newcastle Development under way. On Monday, Clarington Council approved a securities securities arrangement for the subdivision that Mayor Hamre called a good deal for the developer. "We are not asking for 100 per cent of the cost of the reconstruction of Toronto Street or the cost of the bridge over the CN tracks," she said. "The developer has been given a great deal by this municipality." municipality." To start work on the subdivision, the developers, developers, The Kaitlin Group, will be required to present the municipality with a performance guarantee of $4.8 million to cover the cost of required services (storm sewers, sanitary sewers, sidewalks, roads etc.) and a performance guarantee of $750,000 for the first block of building permits. As the work is completed, the money will be rolled over to cover the cost of building the overpass overpass which is estimated at $4.2 million. Normally, developers are required to provide a performance guarantee for all road work required for the subdivision. subdivision. "They are getting a much better deal than any other developer gets because they get to do it on a letter of credit," said Mayor Hamre. "Council is being very fair. This deal is not extended to all developers." developers." The Port of Newcastle Development covers more than 140 acres of land and has been allocated a total of 1,006 dwelling units by Clarington's Official Plan. Phase one is 364 dwelling units in various types of structures and phase two is 57%dwelling units plus retail and office space, a 250 room hotel or motel, an assembly hall and a conference hall. A 13-year-old youth faces 42 charges stemming from a recent rash of car break-ins in Newcastle. The youth was arrested Sunday night following "an excellent piece of police work," says Durham Regional Police Inspector Ross Smith. Insp. Smith says two officers on regular patrol noticed a vehicle with the interior light on and the door open. They started checking the Newcastle neighbourhood and found several other vehicles which had been entered. A short while later, the officers apprehended a youth, who was in possession of a quantity of stolen material. All of the charges against the youth related to theft or attempted theft from a number of vehicles. Insp. Smith says items missing from cars included "change, tapes, compact discs - whatever happened to be handy." Stabbing Suspect Appears in Court A man accused of breaking into the Bowmanville RCMP detachment and stabbing a Mountie made a brief appearance in court Thursday. Daniel Edward Cayley, 30, of Oshawa, faces an assortment of criminal charges including aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, break and enter and theft, resisting arrest, and possession of property obtained by crime. The accused has been undergoing a psychiatric assessment at the Whitby Mental Health Centre. Doctors have asked for another 30 days in order to complete the assessment. Cayley was arrested August 11 after a man struggled with RCMP Inspector A1 Roney, Insp. Roney's son, and Clarington firefighters in the parking lot of the RCMP detachment on Baseline Road, where a break and enter had just taken place. Insp. Roney sustained a knife wound on his forehead while attempting to arrest the suspect. His wound required 11 stitches. The suspect also faces charges in an attempted carjacking carjacking and an incident where two men were approached- on Church Street in Bowmanville by a man with a knife. Both these incidents took place the same night as the RCMP break-in. Cayley will return to court Nov. 27. Minister Salutes Small Business Catholic Board Still Looking for Solution by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer It was a different kind of cabinet meeting for A1 Palladini when he visited Bowmanville last Tuesday. Palladini, provincial Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism, is currently making making a tour of the province during a two-week period dubbed "Salute To Small Business." His Clarington stop was at Durham Precision Cabinets on Baseline Road, where he presented manager Peter Van Hartingsveld with a certificate certificate of appreciation for the contribution made to Ontario's economy by small business. "Small business is our bread and butter," he said while presenting the certificate. certificate. "(Small businesses) haven't had the recognition, recognition, the pats on the back. Here's our way to pay them a tribute," explained the Minister. Owners of small busi- Continued on page 2 by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer Catholic high school students in the area still don't know how time lost during a recent teacher lock-out will be made up. The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board submitted submitted a plan to the provincial provincial Ministry of Education and Training earlier this Girl Guide chocolatey mint cookies will go on sale Nov. 1st. Among the girls who will be out selling the treats arc: (front, left to right) Laura Nelson of the 3rd Bowmanville Guides, Kelly Nelson of the 5th Bowmanville Sparks, Lauren Johnson of the 12th Bowmanville Brownies; and (back, left to right) Kandicc Peltier of the Lighthouse District Senior Branch, and Becky Townsend of the 3rd Bowmanville Pathfinders, If you're looking for a Girl Guide Cookie seller, call 263-2960. .. txwmtm IMSUM**».™ month to help deal with the 11 school days lost during the lock-out in early September. The plan asked that the Semester One turnaround date be moved from Feb. 1 to Feb. 11 to allow the time to be spread between the two semesters. It also cut exam days, which meant that mainly senior students would be assigned days for exams. Students in lower grades would have assessments based on assignments arid in-class tests. But the Ministry turned down the proposal, saying at least seven of the days must be made up. At least five of those days were to be chosen from Professional Activity Days and days scheduled for exams. A spokesperson for the union governing local Catholic high school teachers says she's not happy with the Ministry's plan. "Using exam days to make up the time is not a good option," says Ontario English Catholic School Teachers' Association Local President Patricia Bell. The local board has no P.A. Days remaining, because they were all used up in the days preceding September's lock-out. /instate* iâr w il RadloShack. 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