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U y % A-) {y'-' /|z V V V I I A % & 11 V 11 Y JI %/ 4 w % ;ry ^Cy- J -tjL/ 4É&i? .IL Tota/ Market Coverage of Clarington from the Publishers of The Canadian Statesman • A James Publishing Community Newspaper Snow, Snow, And More Snow... That's Today's Forecast Don't put away that snow shovel! Winter's not through with us yet. Area residents woke up Wednesday morning to more of the fluffy white stuff. And long-range weather forecasts forecasts are calling for even more. As of The Independent's press .time, weather reports said the snow was to continue falling late into Friday. Clarington remained under a Winter storm watch. "It's a pretty big storm," relates Ela Ross of Environment Canada. "It may give up to 40 centimetres of snow in some areas." "There will be snow, and quite a bit of it," she says. Things arc looking a little better for Saturday, when Ross says the Clarington area can expect only a "weak disturbance moving through with clouds and some flurries." The good news is, Sunday looks clear, according to Environment Canada's long-range forecasts. In Toronto this week, a record was ibroken for the amount of snow on the ground. The record was originally set in 1955. Given all the precipitation the area has received in January, Ross says breaking the record isn't surprising. "We've just had big things coming one right after the other," says Ross. More Arrests In Pyramid Scheme Three more women have been charged in relation to pyramid- schemes which have been operating in Durham Region. Durham Regional Police made the arrests at the Clarington Community Police Office Tuesday. The women are "alleged to have been operating the schemes under the "Women Helping Women" group. The following women have been charged with conducting an illegal scheme: Tiffany Bailie, 30, of Foxhunt Trail in Courtice; Norma Beggs, 47, of Foxhunt Trail in Courtice; and Margaret Winacott, 46, of Labrador Drive in Oshawa. The accused are to appear in Oshawa Provincial Court next month. Saturday, January 16,1999 145th Year Circulation: 21,265 Durham Wins 2000 Summer Games Bid by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer School buses may have been cancelled across the municipality this week, but that doesn't mean everybody got a day off. School crossing guards like Linda Welch, at Waverley Public School, had to bundle up when they went to work. With the wind chill late in the week at -10 Celsius, temperatures felt more like -25 C. Photo by Michelle Wyton Pizza Store's Opening Delayed Store Owner Objects To Municipality's Ruling On Building Code by Michelle Wyton Staff Writer A Courtice businessman says he feels like he is being "played with" after having problems problems getting a new business opened. In a strongly-worded presentation to V--.S - Us», ■h ' % Winter Work and Play Two-and-a-half year old Bailey Bull and of Bowmanvillc doesn't seem to mind the wintcry weather a bit, as she plays on her sled in the front yard. But her neighbour, busy shovelling snow, might not have shared her sentiment. Clarington Council Monday, Peter Falconeri detailed the problem he is facing while trying to get a pizza restaurant up and running in Hampton. He has been unable to pass the final inspection by the municipality because he does not have a canopy, ventilation system and suppression system over the pizza ovens as required by the Ontario Building Code. The problem, he says, is that he is being treated treated unfairly because other restaurants in the municipality do not have the equipment. "Since I never operated a pizza place before, I needed to know some of the equipment equipment I would need. In order to determine this, I went around to all of the pizza places within our Municipality," he said. "I made notes and a list of things I saw that would make my business like theirs... I clearly received the impression that these systems were not needed needed in my business because numerous other eating establishments establishments in this same Municipality never had them installed." "By making me install these systems and others not, you arc telling me that you arc putting patrons at a great risk if they choose to cat at an establishment establishment that docs not house these systems," lie added. Clarington's director of public works, Stephen Yokes, says it's not up to the municipality municipality to decide what equipment is needed. "We told him the minute he came in that he would need all three units and the plans he submitted to us showed all three," said Mr. Yokes. "Since then, we have consulted the Building Code branch and they were very clear on their interpretation of the code and agreed with us that all three are needed." The Ontario Building Code, under section 6.2.2.6, requires that cooking equipment used "processes producing As many as 3,000 amateur athletes, coaches coaches and managers will converge on Durham next year, as the Region hosts the 2000 Ontario Summer Games. And Clarington will be right in the thick of things, hosting men's baseball and soccer events. "It's very encouraging encouraging to see Clarington getting two sports like baseball and soccer," said Clarington Regional Councillor John Mutton. The Region was chosen Wednesday to host the competition. competition. It's the first time in the Games' almost 30-year history a region has been picked as host. It's something of a home-coming for the Games. The first-ever Ontario Summer Games were hosted in Oshawa in 1973. A steering committee which prepared Durham's successful successful bid has been working together since November of 1997. Two other communities were also vying for hosting privileges. "It was a very close competition among ... Durham Region, St. Catharines, and Timmins for the Summer Games," Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation Continued on page 2 Trail System Seeks to Expand In Clarington by Michelle Wyton Staff Writer The Oak Ridges Trail Association (ORTA) is a step closer closer to establishing a Clarington Chapter of the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail. The new hiking trail would run 28 kilometres from the Long Sault Conservation Area through the Oak Ridges Moraine to the Ganaraska Forest Centre. In order to make the project a reality, Roy Forrester, chair of the ORTA Clarington Chapter, says it needs council's council's support. "An important part of the project is your concerns on using the road allowances," he told council. The proposed trail runs along unopened road allowances that are established snowmobile routes in the winter. After discussing the issue with local snowmobile clubs, Mr.Forrester says there is support for the establishment of the trail. As well, the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority will allow ORTA to sign the trail through the Ganaraska Forest. The issue has been referred to municipal staff for comment comment on any legal or liability concerns that would be Continued on page 2 Independent Flyers in smoke or grease laden vapors" have an exhaust system with a hood, grease removal devices, ventilation system and fire extinguishing equipment. equipment. Mr. Falconeri says lie has already taken precautions, precautions, including fire extinguishers, extinguishers, fire flaps and dampers and fire-rated dry wall, to make the unit a contained fire separation. separation. He feels the additional additional equipment is unnecessary. 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