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The clerk's department is taking applications until Wednesday, January 13, and Chief Administrative Officer Frank Wu says Clarington Council will have the committee selected by the end of the month. "We need to deal with this quickly By this time next week, the Municipality of Clarington will have a new flag to fly outside municipal buildings. Twenty-four of the blue and yellow yellow flags have been ordered and they are expected to arrive on Friday. Marketing, Tourism and Economic Development Director Jennifer Cooke says the Hags will be well used. "I'm sure there will be a flag flying flying in a prominent position at any official function," she said. "There will also be a flag at each of the municipal facilities, including the recreation complexes and fire halls." "Quite often we get requests for Hags to fly at events happening so that the committee can get to work finding a consultant," he said. "It's not something that we want to sit on." The advisory committee will work with representatives from Ottawa to recommend a consultant to carry out a study examining the options for the development of a long-term low-level radioactive waste management facility within the municipality. They will also provide public input throughout the process. around the municipality and now we'll be able to provide one," she added. Design Councillor Troy Young was the mind behind the flag design which features the municipality's coat of arms. "We wanted to keep it simple and straightforward and to incorporate incorporate the municipality's colours and coat of arms," he explained. "It all started because the Region wanted one flag from each municipality to fly outside the Region Building as part of the Durham '99 celebration." Past councils have attempted to come up with a flag, but were unable to agree on a design. "The representatives from the Ministry of Natural Resources suggested suggested to us that the study should take three to four months to complete," said Mr. Wu. "It shouldn't take too long. There is already a lot of information available from past studies." Once all of the applications for the advisory committee are in, they will be reviewed by council and a committee will be formed. Although it has not yet been decided how big the committee will be, Mr. Wu said similar committees committees in Hope Township and Port Hope have six to eight members. "The group has to be large enough to get a good cross-section of knowledge knowledge and experience but still be man- Continuecl on page 2 Town Hall is Showcase for Local Artists by Michelle Wyton Staff Writer Two new artists arc displaying their handiwork in the hallways of the Clarington municipal building this week as part of the Visual Art Centre's program to display local talent. Orono resident Don Staples hung his watercolours at the foot of the stairs heading up to council chambers. Bowmanville resident Glenn Johnson is displaying his oil paintings in the main hallway. Although their media differ, both artists find inspiration in Mother Nature. "I live on a farm and am always looking at the surrounding country, so that's what I paint," said Staples. "I particularly like to paint clouds -- there's so many formations and colours. They're different every time." For Johnson, inspiration comes from his days growing up in the Georgian Bay area and from his cottage. cottage. "I used to work as a sign painter and was really happy if someone wanted a fish or deer on it," lie said. "After retirement, and with encouragement encouragement from my children, I started Continued on page 2 by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer Christmas 1998 was very merry for a number of Bowmanville businesses. "Christmas sales were better than last year," reports George Khouri of Landmark Furniture. December's mild temperatures and lack of snow may have played some part in the strong Christmas sales some businesses experienced. "The weather was good to us again this year," says Ron Hooper of Hooper's Jewellers, adding the municipality municipality played a large role in helping business by offering free parking in the downtown area. "It let people park and not worry about the meters as well," he says. Rapid growth in Clarington means more potential customers for Bowmanville businesses, say some owners. "The increase in population in the area has definitely had a positive impact on business," says Hooper, adding his business has worked hard "to let (new-comers) know we're Nuke Station's Report Card Shows Improvements by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer The Ontario Hydro November report card for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station is out, and the news is good, says a Hydro spokesper- - son. "Of the 14 measures, most are either meeting or better than the target," target," says Donna McFarland of Ontario Hydro. Each month since October of 1997, the Generating Station has been graded graded on indicators ranging from public safety to production performance. The most recent report isn't bad at all, says McFarland. "This is a fairly decent report card," she explains. Darlington did not meet targets in terms of public safety events, which McFarland says can range from "equipment failure to someone chewing chewing gum in the plant." "It's an area we need to improve in," McFarland admits. While the industrial safety accident rate did not meet targets, McFarland says the numbers are improving. By the time December's report is issued, she expects Darlington to be well within the targetted range. In terms of production, McFarland says the news is good. "We're pleased with our production performance. The number of outage days is better than target," says McFarland, adding the good news is at least partially due to better outage management. While the report is a good one, McFarland says there's always room for improvement. "We still have improvements to make. We're not going to get complacent complacent at all," she assures. there." As well as bringing in local customers, customers, some proprietors believe the town is attracting people from further afield. "The town seems to be pulling more people from the west," says Joanne Kennedy of Country Lane Furniture and Gifts. "We have a strong pulling from Pickering and Ajax. I think they like the quaintness of the town." "The increase in population in the area has definitely had a positive impact on business Ron Hooper Lots of shoppers downtown also meant a good Christmas season for Silks Café, says Tracy Sachdeva. "A lot of people who are looking for a unique gift shop downtown then drop in for lunch," says Sachdeva, who was very pleased with business over the season. "It was very busy here. We had a lovely Christmas," states Sachdeva, adding the restaurant was kept especially especially busy hosting company holiday parties. The shopping season was officially kicked off the first weekend in December by the Business Improvement Association's Moonlight Magic event. To celebrate the event, a number of businesses remained open until midnight, offering special prices and treatyfor shoppers. "It's always a pretty spectacular' night," says Kennedy. "The focus is always on fun." Khouri was one of a few merchants who opened his downtown store for business December 26, in time for Boxing Day sales. While he says sales were steady the day after Christmas, he thinks the town could have benefited benefited by everyone being open. "It cost Bowmanville businesses a Continued on page 2 When the pine needles start dropping dropping on the floor, it's time to get rid of the Christmas tree. And, for those planning on depositing the tree at the.. curb, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. Trees will be collected throughout throughout the municipality on Monday, January 11, and staff at the municipality's municipality's public works department say trees should be out by 7 a.m. Don't bother trying to put the tree in a bag. Just remove all decorations, wires, < nails and tinsel and set it at the curb. The trees will be collected and recycled. recycled. They will be ground into wood chips and used as mulch. In 1997 and 1998, the municipality municipality collected about 3,000 trees, saving about 35,000 kilograms from going into the landfill site. CLARINGTON EMBLEM -- This flag for Clarington should be flying atcr in the month. 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