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Car Break-ins Continue Durham Regional Police continue to remind residents to be especially vigilant about vehicle security as a rash of car break-ins persists in Clarington. "Lock 'em," says Insp. Ross Smith, echoing sentiments from the past few weeks. Thieves made off with three vehicles from Bowmanvillc's Wavcrlcy Road neighbourhood neighbourhood last week. Attempts were made to steal vehicles from Simpson Avenue, Rhonda Boulevard, Nash Road, and Jackman Road in Bowmanvillc, as well as from Resnik Drive in Newcastle, Old Scugog Road in Hampton, and Abbcywood Drive in Courtice. In each of the attempts, ignitions were punched out of the vehicles. "Don't leave anything valuable visible in your vehicle," adds Insp. Smith. "Phones, a big box of CD's, a brief case -- they're just an invitation for people to break in." '98 Gift Guide *5) Ijn IS u u /x? tl { éi& • COURTICE BRANCH CLARINGTON PUBLI LIBRARY, 62 TEMPERANCE STREET BOWMANVILLE ONTARIO L1C3A8 i EXPIRY DATE: OCTOBER 8, 1999 ? CH S 4 (s v 1' d $ v » Clarington's Community Newspaper Since 1854 • A .lames Publishing Community Newspaper Wednesday, November 25, 1998 144th Year Issue 47 70? + 5? G.S.T. .? Mayor's Salary Up 5 ! 0,000; Councillors Receive $ 2,000 More More Pay For Council by Michelle Wyton Staff Writer Clarington councillors have voted to give themselves a raise. After a lengthy in-camera session Monday night, Council emerged to Councillor Suggests Cameras Would Deter Crime by Michelle Wyton Staff Writer Could crime-busting video cameras become a fixture in the downtown? Clarington Councillor Troy Young is suggesting that cameras in the downtown downtown areas of Newcastle and Bowmanvillc would decrease petty crime. And next week, lie plans on introducing a resolution asking the municipality to look into installing security security cameras. "It will probably end up being too cost-prohibitive cost-prohibitive for us to implement, but it's worth looking into," he said. "As long as we let people know that they are there and they are not used for red light running, running, it is fine." Such cameras are used in Sudbury where, Young said, they are very successful. successful. "Sudbury had a prob- -lem in their downtown core with crime and once they put the cameras up, it basically evaporated," he said. "It would give a little peace of mind to the downtown merchants and aid police in their investigations." investigations." Young said it was a resident resident who first brought the idea to his attention. Since then, he has spoken with the incoming chief administrative administrative officer, the public works department, the town solicitor and the police about the feasibility Continued on page 2 Teletubbie-Mania Three-year-old Esther Stephens of Bowmanvillc could be the envy of Clarington's toddler set.^ She got to spend a few minutes with the Teletubbies prior to last Saturday's Santa Claus parade. People lined the parade route, in some cases three-deep, to catch a glimpse of the floats and other attractions that took part in the 37th annual event. ., c . -Photo by Jennifer Stone approve a bylaw which increases the annual pay for each councillor by a little little over $2,000. The bylaw, which comes into effect immediately, immediately, raises a councillor's salary from $15,889 a year to $18,000 and the mayor's salary from $35,000 a year to $45,000. Councillor Troy Young supported the bylaw and says the raises were needed to bring salaries up to par with other municipalities. "We compared our municipality with all of the municipalities of our size and found we came up lacking," he said. "Setting salaries is a big problem for councils across Ontario. Too often, council salaries end up being part of the political process and get put aside." Councillor Mary Novak voted against the bylaw, but said she did support the increase in the mayor's salary. "The mayor's rate was way out of whack," she observed. "At $35,000, the mayor was only in the 14th percentile when compared to other municipalities similar in size. This raise brings the position up to the 75th percentile." Councillor Charlie Trim said he voted in favour of the increases, simply because the mayoral salary was not comparable to the nine other similar-sized Continued on page 2 Bailiff and Police Officer Assaulted A bailiff and a r Durham Regional Police officer suffered minor injuries during an attempt to repossess a vehicle in Courtice last week. Last'Friday, a bailiff went to an Oke Road home to repossess a vehicle. While attempting attempting to execute the repossession, repossession, he was stabbed in the hand with a pen. Const. Jim Rutherford of Durham Regional Policé Clarington was called to the scene.. In attempting to place the suspect under arrest, he received scratches to his cheek and throat. DRP Insp. Ross Smith says the injuries were not substantial. "They weren't life threatening, that's for sure," he says. The woman has been charged with assault with a weapon, assaulting assaulting a police officer obstructing a bailiff in the lawful execution of duty, and assault with intent to resist, arrest. High School Students Protest Lack of Progress we need', , v* Vtaava, . r ,..n-, PROTESTING -- Students at the two local public high schools staged protests earlier this week, frustrated over the lack of progress being made in talks between the Kuwait ha Pine Ridge District School Board and the OSS'l l\ Students took to the street Monday at Courtice Secondary School (shown above), A number ol students students at both Courtice and Bowmanvillc High School continued the protest Tuesday. by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer Students fed up with a lack of progress in contract negotiations between the school board and the teachers' union walked out of classes at two area high schools this week. Courtice Secondary School (CSS) virtually emptied early Monday morning as students staged a mass protest. And Tuesday, a group of students at Bowmanvillc High School (BHS) left classes to protest along Liberty Street. Some Courtice Secondary School students also remained out of school in protest on Tuesday, although classes were still in session. In a flyer distributed to students at CSS Monday, organizers explained why they were walking out. "Negotiations in our board have been stalled again and again. The parties do not seem to want to cooperate, cooperate, and time is wasting. We want it settled this year! The purpose of our strike is not to lay blame on cither side, but to urge both parties to sit down and work harder harder to reach an agreement," read the flyer. "I've just almost wasted a whole semester," said CSS Student Council Vice President Grant Stirton. Teachers with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board have been without a contract since the school year started, Talks between teachers, the school board and a provincially-appointcd mediator arc set to resume today (Wednesday). "I'm disappointed more than surprised," said BHS Vice-Principal Catherine Foy when a group of about 50 to 70 students walked out of the classrooms on Tuesday. The number taking part in the protest accounts for only a small percentage of BHS's student population, which numbers about 1,500, she said. "By protesting during school hours, their message isn't as effective as if they protested on their own time," she added, saying school administrative officials had offered a number of more appropriate suggestions, such as protesting after school or on lunch hour, to students. But BHS student Shannon Coe said there are number number of things students arc missing this year, including some sports and other extracurricular activities. Teachers with the public board have not been, for the most part, offering voluntary services, such as acting as coaches or in advisory roles, this semester. "We can't get help from teachers after school... it's not fair," she said, adding, "We're going to continue (protesting) until something is done." The president of the local teachers' union said he understands why the students chose to stage a protest. "They arc citizens, and I guess they're frustrated with the lack of pace of negotiations," said Dave Nicklc of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation. Local school board trustee Bob Willshcr said lie's not surprised students arc frustrated. "They arc the subject of the whole battle in the first place," he said, adding lie's not sure students have chosen chosen the right method to communicate their displeasure. But, according to students, something had to be done. "We've basically been cheated," said Stirton. gS) Shop the Rest Buy from the Best! 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