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■4 Guilty as Charged Woolner Will Undergo Treatment for Substance Abuse The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, January 14, 1998 Page 3 From page 1 her," Turner noted. At that time, the owner of the property came out of his house and asked what was going on, and was told by Duncan "to call 9-1-1 to let the police know the girl had been found." Apprehended Woolner had already picked up his cigarettes and taken off through neighbouring backyards, until lie reached Morgandalc Crescent where he was apprehended by a civilian and the police. The suspect was arrested arrested at 9:08 a.m. The youngster was taken to Memorial Hospital Bowmanvillc, and then to the Whitby Sexual Assault Centre and was subjected to the collecting collecting of forensic evidence, evidence, Turner said. Turner noted some of the evidence showed there was semen on the youngster's youngster's t-shirt and it is "highly likely anal penetration penetration had taken place within the previous 24 hours." As the result of biological biological samples taken from Woollier and sent to the Centre of Forensic Science, it was discovered that the DNA from the semen on the shirt, matched Woolner's DNA from his blood sample. Turner noted that there is a one in 9,400 chance of that happening. Kimball told the court "Woolner has a limited knowledge of the evening" due to his substance abuse. Kimball noted the semen on the shirt could have been transferred to the little girl's body through other actions. He reminded the court that his client had no prior sexual assault charges laid against him. Turner remarked that Woolner was basically "caught in the act" which robbed the youngster of her "innocence and carefree carefree life." Power Rates Frozen From: page 1 mechanical problems. The cost of that project will be carried over into '99. The 1998 operating budget budget of $1.3 million was also approved at Thursday's meeting. meeting. Clark says the CHEC is doing exceptionally well in keeping operating costs down. "On an expcnse-per-cus- tomcr basis, we are the 14th lowest utility in the province," he says. Five years ago, the local utility was the 65th highest of 102 studied across Ontario. Final Clearance Trisha Romance Christmas Figurines and assorted Cherished Teddies Figurines ooper's Jewellers Ltd. "Your Family Jewellers Since 1945" 39 King St. W., Bowmanville Tel. 623-5747 You will come for the price ... and stay for the service! 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Powers noted the Emergency Measures Organization based in Toronto can be contacted at (416)-314-0538, and cash donations can be given to the Red Cross at 1-800-850- 5090. Being collected in the boxes were comforters, blankets, and wax candles. Along the floor, heaters and generators were being stowed. He mentioned last year's floods in Manitoba, and noted this call for help is completely different. New School Headquarters From page 1 "It would save money for the former Northumberland and Clarington Board because we paid rent," explained Clarington Trustee Nancy Coffin. The Board currently pays $265,000 annually to lease sites, including the former Northumberland and Clarington headquarters headquarters building in Cobourg. In addition to the purchase purchase cost, the Peterborough headquarters will require an estimated $1.175 million in renovations, renovations, including the expansion expansion of office space. This-; r .brings' the total*cost to just'.', under $3 million, i The multi-use facility will house a majority of school-based services for 99 schools and 45,000 pupils in the new District 14 Board. Renovations are set to begin in March. Teacher Dismissed A Bowmanville High School teacher was dismissed dismissed from his employment employment as the result of a decision decision last Friday, January 9th, by District School Board Number 14. Following a meeting of the Committee of the Whole, the school board issued a statement which said the permanent teacher's contract between John Schmidt and the District School Board would be terminated effective effective January 9th, 1998. The board stated that the dismissal was due to "conduct "conduct inconsistent and incompatible with the trust placed in its teachers by the board and with the duties of a teacher pursuant to The Education Act." Local school trustee Nancy Coffin said she could not elaborate further on the reasons for the dismissal. dismissal. A spokesman for the local unit of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation said the reasons for the termination termination were not related to any criminal charges, The termination is open to the grievance process, but as of Tuesday, there had . been no announcement over what course of action may be followed. "We're still looking into the matter, as to what path we'll pursue," said Lanny Cooper, President of District 49 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation. "Here, people have lost power, (not everything they own) and need things like extra blankets." He likened the exercise to "planning for two weeks without power." A soldier who stopped at the Fifth Wheel described to staff members the devastation devastation caused by last week's winter ice storms. "It's just like Bosnia, except there's no bullets," he said. Ivan Porter, the franchise's franchise's Site Supervisor, was at Tim's Fifth Wheel in Bowmanville on Monday morning, Jan. 12, getting together the next batch of much-needed items for the Cornwall area. "What isn't needed there will be passed on to other areas," he added. People loaning heaters and generators and want them back are advised to label them, and to let Powers know. Also needed are the screw-on fuel canisters for stoves, lanterns and heaters, One man, Ted Boricic, from Orono, donated four cords of wood to the cause. A big push is on for volunteers volunteers to help with clearing the roads so that supplies can reach those in need. Porter told The Statesman when he arrived in Cornwall with the first batch of supplies, people were lining up for them and asking for more than they were given. However, he noted, "they were told, that if we gave them all that they needed, there wouldn't be enough for the rest in the line-up." 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