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I Page 2 The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanvillc, Saturday, February 7,1998 é ]*tdefce*uie4tt' &ountice *lttdefee4uCe*tt Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited P.O. Box 190,62 King St. W., Bowmanvillc, Ontario L1C 3K9 P.O. Box 2000,1712 Baseline West, Courtice, Ontario L1C 2S8 905-623-3303 Fax: 905-623-6161 Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. lnternet-statesman@ocna.org For 144 Years, Our First Concern Has Been Our Community Publisher - John M. James Assoc. Publisher - Rick James Plant Manager - Rick Patterson Ad. Manager - Brian G. Purdy Editor - Peter Parrott Production Supervisor -- Ralph Rozenm, Suzanne Bennett, Tim Bowers, Kevin Britton, Sharon Cole, Laurens Kaldcway, Barb Patterson, Tyler Sellick, Jim Snock, James Stephenson, Vance Sutherland, Jim Tuuramo Editorial Advertising Laverne Morrison, Wanda Partrick Brad Kelly, Lorraine Manfredo, Laura J. Richards Office Supervisor - Angela Luscher, Junia Hodge, Grace McGregor, Nancy Pleasance-Sturman, Marilyn Rutherford, Libby Smithson Changes Could Save Kids by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer If, only 80 per cent of the 126 recommendations from the inquest arc adopted, "it would be a diamond day" for children. That's the view of Bruce Rivers, the Executive Director of Metro's Children Aid Society. $15 Million Promised Rivers told reporters outside of the Whitby Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 4, there were "a number of competing interests" in regards to this case. The inquest into the deaths of Jennifer Koval's'kyj-England and Marion Johnston ran from Sept. 15, 1997 to Feb. 4. Rivers noted that the provincial provincial government has said it would give $15 million to child services. "Eleven million dollars have been divided up amongst the Children's Aid Societies in Ontario and is being used to address staff needs. Clearly this is just a Child Service Reforms From page 1 to let people know how these recommendations have been implemented. More money is needed from the government for the Children's Aid Societies to provide services which would "prevent the need for protection services," the jury concluded. That additional money would be spent on staffing, updating policies and standards with the guidance of front-line workers, and training programs. All of these arc to reflect standards provincially. The jurors also observed that "the media's role should not begin and end with the coverage of an inquest. "The public needs to be educated in order to protect our society's most vulnerable members." step," Rivers said. Sharon Dougan, one of the four jurors at the inquest, told reporters: "If this saves one child, it (the inquest) will have been worthwhile." Chief Coroner Peter Clark says he hopes the government government won't stall in accepting and acting on the recommendations. recommendations. But he adds: "We'll see what happens." happens." "Change takes time and we'll be here in a year's time to find out," the Chief Coroner said. Speaking on behalf of Jennifer's family was her grandfather, Maryan Koval's'kyj. He told reporters following following the reading of the jury's findings "it is my belief that the inquest fulfilled its role to the best." He noted, "if all recommendations are put into place...it will be a big step for a better future for our province, and maybe other provinces. "This is opening the gate of the future." Koval's'kyj said. DUCA CREDIT UNION Residential Mortgage Rates Owner Occupied 6 mo. 6.50% 1 year 6.60% 2 years 6.70% 3 years. 6.85% 4 years 7.00% 5 years 7.00% RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Call us for other deposit rates and services including FREE PERSONAL CHEQUING. Raies subject to change without notice. PAUL MULLER, Branch Manager 15 Charles St., Oshawa 728-4658 Office Hours: Monday to Wednesday 9:30 - 5:00 Thursday 9:30 - 7:00 • Friday 9:30 - 6:00 Classmates Write About Their Loss The following is a letter from Jennifer Koval's'kyj-England's classmates in Grade 1. "Our class was very sad when we heard the bad news about Jennifer. We could not believe that something so terrible could happen to someone we knew, to someone who was with us only the day before, to someone who was only six years old. We made paper flowers and put them together together in a vase as a remembrance. Jennifer loved to draw, paint pictures and cut and paste, so I think she would like our flowers. Although this was truly the worst thing that has ever happened to us, we were sad together and we remembered Jennifer together. Doing this made us feel better and helped us get used to the idea that Jennifer would not be with us at school ever again. We all have memories of working, playing, and being with Jennifer that will be with us forever." forever." This letter was read prior to the 126 recommendations recommendations announced at the end of ah inquest into the deaths of six-year-old Jennifer and her grandmother, Marion Johnston. Jennifer attended Central Public School in Bowinanville. J Local Leaders Meet Premier From page 1 the 1950's to becoming very open. Now, there was a need to bring back a simplified and standardized curriculum with measurable results, he said. Kevin Anyan, a Bowmanvillc restaurant owner, suggested student loans were too easy to come by and too easy to default on. 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FORTUNE FINANCIAL INFINITY MUTUAL lUNtl Fortune Financial Corporation is a member of the Montreal Exchange and C1PF Trade Talks Clarington Board of Bowmanvillc Rotary Club President Val Gardiner and Rotarian Paul Morris after delivering a speech to the club about the newly- formed business association. association. Membership has topped 100 since the Board of Trade was formed January 21. A $35,000 commitment from the municipality this year will help with start-up costs. Within a couple of years, Patrick says the group will be responsible for delivering economic development services in Clarington. Gray days got you down? G Call dOWMANVILLE Light Therapy Services f 93 King Street West, Suite 111 i 432-9393 ©jp. Trade President Michael Patrick (left) chats with r Help Save The Environment and SAVE PLASTIC NEWSPAPER SLEEVES Bring in 100 plastic Newspaper Sleeves from your Clarington/Courtice Independent, and you can place a classified advertisement for 1/2 Price Value up to $20.00. Limited to one coupon per customer. Hurry! Limited Time Offer „, ; The Bowmanvillc Canadian Statesman , 62 King St. West 623-3303 Bowmanville "People 18 and 19 are getting a loan just on the strength of their signature," Anyan said. "Maybe they should get their money on a monthly basis rather than a lump sum." Another area of interest was the justice system. Speaking from 37 years of experience, retired police superintendent Ron Stinson said the backlog in the courts was reaching a point where the government should be streaming more non-violent offenders through diversion programs. More police And, rather than opting for photo radar at intersections, intersections, Stinson said Ontario would be better served by having more uniformed police officers on the highways highways and streets. "We need police down where the rubber meets the road," he observed, adding that bandits drive vehicles too, and many big arrests are made by traffic patrols. Durham Region police officer Michael Cicnnic agreed. However, he figures police would be better able to tackle road rage, red light runners and other aggressive drivers if the fines for these offences were not so high. He said high fines actually act as, deterrent to police officers who have to slap a hefty fine on a motorist. Glennie would also favor a move to keep ticket revenue in the cities and towns where it comes from. "I'd like to sec some kind of a formula to get that revenue revenue back into the community community where it's generated," Premier Harris and MPPs arc encouraging Ontario residents residents to get talking about the issues that matter to them most. Harris hopes to do more town hall meetings across the province in the next couple of months. Comp By the year 2000, it's estimated f/iaf |SVj half the homes in North America will EmW be home based businesses. HERE YOU GO!!! Monitor! I : ', y Ihli: tJ:,/ Keyboard '>X% |W , W" r 'ë% ! 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