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/ Page 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 25, 1998 JOIN OUR TOY DRIVE -- Each year, The Canadian Statesman invites readers to contribute to our Christmas Toy Drive. If you bring in a new, unwrapped toy, we'll give you a one-month free subscription subscription to The Statesman. You may add it to your existing subscription, start a new subscription or subscribe subscribe lor a month. The choice is yours! The important thing is that gifts will be collected and Santa will be able to include everybody this Christmas. Toys will be donated to the Salvation Army for this community. TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY -- The Bowmanville BIA will be lighting the ceremonial downtown Christmas tree on Friday night, December 4th. The evening will include public carol-singing, a visit from Santa, and lots more. It's all part of the annual Moonlight Magic Christmas event which helps to celebrate the season and gives shoppers some extra hours to enjoy the downtown stores. OFFICIAL OPENING FOR NEW RINK -- The official opening of the new addition to the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex takes place Sunday, Dec. 13th, at one p.m. The ceremonies will be under way from one p.m. to four p.m. on that date. Of course, the second ice pad has already been in use for several months. And, it would scent that the finishing touches on the arena are completed. ENROLLMENT UPDATE -- The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board has announced its official enrollment figures for the Ministry of Education and Training funding. There arc a total of 44,324 students enrolled. That's a full-time equivalent of 41,370. The numbers break down as elementary schools: 29,202 and Secondary: 13,738. CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY -- We understand that the display of lights on Old Scugog Rd. is taking shape. And, this year, there will again be an opportunity opportunity for passers-by to make donations of food, toys and even cash. A box will be set up around December 1st, on Andelwood Court, where donations can be left. It's an opportunity for the thousands of people who enjoy the lights to also make a donation for people in need this Christmas. Cameras Curb Crime? Front page 1 of such a project. The public works department is currently investigating investigating ways to lighten security at a number of its yards which have been hit by vandalism. "We're already looking at security for the works yards. So, why not expand what we're looking at to include cameras in the downtown?" he said. "It may not be something we would do, but it's worth considering." As far as the public works yards go, the town is looking looking to installing laser eye beams for the fences so that a person could not enter the yard unannounced. THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C3A6 1998 FINAL TAX NOTICE SECOND INSTALMENT .of the 1998 FINAL PROPERTY TAX NOTICE is due for REALTY TAX SECOND INSTALMENT PAYABLE NOVEMBER 27,1998 If you have not received your Final Tax Notice, please telephone the Municipal Office at (905) 623-6520. 1998 Realty Taxes are PAYABLE at the locations detailed on the front of the Tax Notice. Failure to receive a Tax Notice does not eliminate the responsibility for the payment of taxes and penalty. . MUNICIPALITY OF y\larinqton CS-Ind. 7388 R.L. Swan Tax Collector 1 N N s 1 F A S T s 1 M E R V R O O K O M A H A E R 1 E A S T 1 R O P E D D 1 C E S H E L T E R S D R 1 N K S L O S •E F L E A 1 N T E N T G R 1 N S A N S O 0 T Y B O 0 N E U S A L O T S C L 1 N G B R 1 M A S A G R A N T S U E D E M E L L O N G T A R R E D H U S K L A 1 D D E F 1 E S D E P L E T E D E T O N 1 1 L 0 V E 1 N O V A S T A G N E w E R E G A D K A L E G E N E S D 0 N S Answers to Saturday's Clarinaton/Courtice Independent Crossword Puzzle Don't Miss a Single Issue Catch all the news, sports and advertising that make up our community. Category 1 Sub. G.S.T. Total Subscribers who wish tu pick up their own subscription ut our offices after per year 11 a.m. Wednesday. You will lie given a card to present each week when you pick up your Statesman. $20 $1.75 $20.70 Category 2 $2.10 $32.10 Subscribers within Canada $.10 Category 3 $7.00 $107.00 Subscribers outside of Canada $100 i I Nairn 1 :- I I Subscription Order- Form Addrviiii: „ New Q or Ilenownl LI Postal Code: Telephone No.:. Please pay liy cltocpiu, VISA, MasterCard, or money order. I VISA/MC Number: tixpiry Ditto:. ®ljc Cdiuibinu ê>tate<)iMit P.O. Box 190,62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3K9 Second Class Mail Permit No. 1501 Pay Increases for Clarington Councillors and Mayor From page 1 municipalities. "It was clear that in the mayor's area we were falling way way behind," he said. "As far as the councillors' raises go, I felt that they were unnecessary. Money was not the objective objective for me - I was quite content with what I was elected on. When you look at the amount of time and work involved with the position, I don't think anyone anyone is in it for the money." ■As part of the package approved Monday night, councillors' salaries have been tied to the mayor's salary, so that when the mayor gets a raise council lors do as well. By the year 2000, the mayor will be making $50,000 and councillors councillors $20,000. Clarington Council is also working on a plan to handle increases after 2000. Councillor Young said lie supported making the change effective right away to prevent salaries Yuletide At The Mill The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington held its annual "Yuletide At The Mill" celebration last weekend. The event featured pottery, weaving, jewellery, a silent auction, and craft workshops for kids. Concentrating on making her Christmas craft is Olivia Lyon, 6, of Bowmanville. from becoming an election issue. "In order to settle the issue for further councils, we decided to set a standard standard salary of 40 per cent of the mayor's salary," lie said. "Council will never have to deal with it again." Councillor John Mutton opposed the increases, saying saying that any change in salary should have waited until the next municipal council comes in. "Not one person ran for council campaigning that they were going to increase their salaries," he said. "I ran for this position knowing knowing full well what the salary was and am very disappointed that this has passed because I think, as leaders, we must lead by example. There is a way to do things and a way not to do things." The past council started the process of adjusting pay for elected officials by hiring a consultant to look into the structure of management management salaries and remuneration. remuneration. The issue was not completed during that council's term as planned. So, the topic was carried over to the term of the current current council The suggestion to table the issue for the next council council was made, but did not find much support. "I would have preferred to see this tabled," said Councillor Mutton. "I ran for this office knowing what it paid. I could make a decision for next council but not for myself." "I would have liked to see a marginal increase," he added, "but do not support support this particular deal." Councillor Novak felt that putting the issue off wouldn't have helped anyone. anyone. "It's been a long, drawn-out process carried over from last term," she said. "It's always a touchy subject, but wc can't bury our heads in the sand. The consultant worked on it for three years and presented the report. It had to be dealt with. Wc dealt with it compassionately and the bottom line is that you can't keep ignoring the issue." Councillor Young agreed. "It would have been pointless for us to let this sit after the process was complete," lie said. "We're looking at the position not the individuals in the position position right now. It's not for us, whether wc think we need the money or not, it's for the position." Council will also be looking at lying the mayor's salary to the salary of the chief administrative officer so further increases would not have to handled by the council of the day. "As the market changes and the municipality grows, the CAO position will become more difficult and involved," predicts Councillor Young. "If that position is getting more involved, it follows that the mayor and councillors' (positions) are as well. The market dictates what we pay our CAO. So, why not let it determine what we pay our councillors?" Monday's bylaw was part of a larger discussion on staff salaries which is still be dealt with. Councillors Jim Schell and Mayor Diane Hamrc could not be reached for comment at The Statesman's deadline Tuesday. Councillor Jane Rowe said she did not wish to comment on the salary issue until she had confirmed confirmed what details she could divulge from an incarnera incarnera meeting. Christmas Vacation Shortened for by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer Some area students will experience a slightly shorter Christmas vacation this year. High school students with the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington District Catholic School Board, including those at St. Stephen's Secondary School in Bowmanville, will now attend classes the Monday and Tuesday before Christmas. The Board was required to add the instructional instructional days after an 11-day teacher lockout early in the school year. The Ministry of Education and Training asked that seven days be made up. Of those seven days, five had to come from days previously previously scheduled for exams or Professional Activity days. The first plan submitted to the government by the Board was turned down. But the most recent proposal, proposal, under which December 21 and 22 become instructional days, has been accepted. Five more make-up days will come from the scheduled exam period. "Wc arc pleased that this issue is resolved and wc can carry on with Board business," said Don Folz, Director ■ of Education, in a media release. "Our revised plan met the Ministry requirements and will provide students with ample time to complete complete their courses of study successfully," added Board Chair Gene Brahaney. While the Board seems pleased with the plan, local teachers may npt be as happy. "There are mixed feelings," feelings," said Patricia Bell, president of the local arm of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association. "The teachers want the opportunity to earn back the money they were denied (during the lock-out). But some teachers teachers already had plans" for the Christmas holidays. Bell feels adding time to the end of the school year would have been a better method of making up the time. Shortening the exam period is also an inappropriate way to deal with the make-up time, she said. "No matter what they do, it compromises it (the examination process) as an evaluation tool," she said, adding she thinks the entire plan doesn't make sense. "Two days don't equal 11," said Bell. Teens Charged in Vehicle Break-ins Two teens face numerous numerous charges relating to recent vehicle break-ins. The teens, aged 17 and 19, were arrested last Thursday by Durham \ n n lb Seniors ■Watch for the December program of activities schedule appearing in The Independent on Saturday, November 28, and in The Canadian Statesman on Wednesday, Dec. 2nd. Regional Police (DRP), Inspector Ross Smith, of DRP, says two suspects were seen going through a vehicle on Old Scugog Road in Bowmanville on Thursday. The suspects fled from the vehicle. Shortly thereafter, two suspects were apprehended. apprehended. The teens were also charged in relation to two oilier incidents in which vehicles were broken into, In those incidents, attempts were made to steal the vehicles. Both teens are from Bowmanville. SANTA SAYS... See you in HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BOWMANVILLE at the Santa Claus Parade on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 at the Tree-Lighting Ceremony on FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4 and With my Elves and Sleigh on SATURDAY, i DECEMBER 5,12 & 19 Hi r/iV/l : i mm ' A Job Well Don© W&M| \ ç ons j s t en | baking results 1 Quick and easy clean ; up 5 , • Extra large i oven window provides a clear view :e from $999 on b • ACCUCHILL™ System • Quiet operation • Easy loading and unloading Reg. price from $999 Stive $99.00 on $999 'c-ïXvn'7 1 V/j d ' ? 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