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Page 2 The Canadian Statesman, Boxvmanvillc, Wednesday, March 13, 1999 SKYWARD BOUND Durham Regional Police will be getting a heli copter for six months starting in June. Now, the question is, which chopper will they choose? The contract will go to tender soon, and Insp. Jim Lockwood (above) is already looking at pamphlets from helicopter companies. companies. The police will be looking for both a chopper and a pilot. Clarington Council Briefs Church Looking to Build The Newcastle Fellowship Baptist Church has put in a request to have 2.3 hectares of land on the west side of Regional Road 17 re-zoned to permit a place of worship. The lands are currently currently zoned as agricultural and environmental environmental protection. A public meeting was held on Monday and there was nobody to speak in opposition or support of the application. Both the Durham Region Official Plan and the Clarington Official Plan permit a place of worship in the area. Streamlining the Planning System The municipality has put its full support behind Durham Region's Planning System Review. The team of municipal planning directors has been working to find ways of improving the way planning services arc delivered in the Durham Region. Council has approved the first phase of the report which staff says Bits and Pieces HE'S ALL EARS -- And you can have a word with him this Saturday in downtown Bowmanville! We're referring, of course, to the Bowmanville Business Centre's Easter Bunny. He'll be hippity-hop- ping through the downtown between 10 a.m. and two p.ni. this Saturday, April 3rd. Each child will receive an Easter egg from the famous rabbit. Don't forget to bring your camera! HELP THE CANCER SOCIETY -- Starting tomorrow, volunteers front the Canadian Cancer society will begin knocking on doors in this municipality. Your support will help fund cancer research and services for cancer patients. Please give generously. generously. REMEMBER YOUR EASTER SEALS ENVELOPE -- The Bowmanville Rotary Club thanks all who contributed to the 1999 campaign. campaign. However, they wish .to remind the public that donations arc still far short of this .year's goal. Recently, donation envelopes were sent to all Clarington homes, along with a reply envelope. Please send in your contributions. You can also pick up envelopes at the Bowmanville branches of the Bank of Montreal and the Royal Bank where convenient drop-boxes arc also located, BLOOD DONOR CLINIC -- There's a laic aftcrnoon/cvcning blood donor clinic coming up on Wednesday, April 21st, at Rchobolh Christian Reformed Church, 130 Scugog St., Bowmanville. Hours are from four p.ni. to eight p.m. FREE MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE -- Everyone is welcome to attend an Open House at the Bowmanville Museum this Saturday, April 3rd, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Highlights include the teddy bear exhibition of 101 bears, raffles, musical entertainment and refreshments. refreshments. RIGHTS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY RESPONSIBILITY -- Durham East MPP John O'Toole will he joining other community leaders for a discussion of a new interpretation of the three Rs. These three include rights, respect and responsibility, A panel discussion will take place at Bowmanville Senior Publie School tonight (March 31) at 7 p.m. The discussion will include representatives representatives of the community and MPP Toni Skttricii, provincial Crime Control Commissioner, Good News for Local Community Services As Additional Funding Made Available An announcement from Long Terni Care Minister Cam Jackson last week could mean good news for Clarington, said a spokesperson for Durham Region Community Care. "Clarington is experiencing such rapid growth that we anticipate we'll be able to put extra staff there," said Director of Community Programming Roxy Barnes. Cam Jackson was in Port Perry last week to announce an additional $279,715 for Durham Regional Community Care Jackson was in Port Perry last week to announce an additional $279,715 for Durham Regional Community Care. The funding is to help provide Meals on Wheels, transportation, and security checks and reassurance service for seniors and adults with physical disabilities disabilities who live independently at home. Jackson said the funding announcement announcement should help Durham Region Community Care deal with increasing needs. "Past governments failed to increase home care funding in a way that would match the needs of the growing seniors population in expanding expanding regions like Durham. That's why we've made it a priority to expand home care funding in Durham Region," he said in a media release. "It's terrific that they're addressing this because there arc a lot of needs out there," said Barnes. Barnes said Community Care will now look at how the funding "will have the most benefits and impact the most clients." OPSEU Ratifies Three-Year Deal Front-line workers in the Ontario Public Service have ratified a three-year collective agreement with the Ontario government. In province-wide voting held March 24 through 26, members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) voted 82 percent in favour of accepting the central agreement signed March 18. Voter turn-out was 61 percent, percent, with over 29,500 employees voting. Vote results in the six wage categories were as follows: Administrative, 87 percent; Correctional, 63 percent; Institutional and Health Care, 82 percent; Office Administration, 86 percent; Operational and Maintenance, 83 percent; and Technical, 81 percent. "OPSEU members should take a great deal of pride in what has just happened," happened," said OPSEU president Leah Casselman. "Collective bargaining is very stressful at the best of times, but when the boss is as anti-worker as this government, government, it is even more so." THE THINGS THAT will lead to improved customer service and a less confusing planning approval process. The municipality has also expressed interest in taking control over the approval of new subdivisions some time in the future. In-house Apartments Not Up to Code Of the 82 apartment-in-house applications applications the municipality has received since April of 1997, 95 per cent required upgrades to meet the Fire or Building Codes. Under municipal bylaws, the apartments apartments must be registered and comply with the Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw, Fire Code, Building Code and Health Unit regulations. Owners of existing apartments were given one year to have them registered. In total. 82 applications were received, 32 of which have been approved so far. Any homeowner building a new apartment must register the unit as part of the building permit process. Fire Department Gets Y2K Ready The Municipality of Clarington is spending $161,922.65 to upgrade the Fire Department's dispatch software. The current system, which is about 10 years old, is not Year 2000 compatible compatible and must be replaced before the end of the year. The price tag from CriSys Ltd. in Markham includes Fire Dispatch, inspection, personnel training, training, equipment and roster modules. Fatal Collision In Pickering A motor vehicle collision in Pickering has claimed the life of an 18-year-old man. Police say the collision occurred Sunday morning at about 3:05 a.m. on Brock Road, south of the 9th Concession of Claremont. Russell David Johnson, of Pickering, was driving a 1989 Chcvolct pick-up truck south on Brock Road. The truck left the road and struck a hydro pole. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information on the collision is asked to call the Durham Regional Police Traffic Management Unit at 579-1520, extension 5267. C ET 1NTO 'tiY' Water and electricity don't mix. rT Kite flying near electrical wires can be a Benjamin Franklin experience. Use Electricity Safely Electricity is a very important part of our lives, but it is not one of the things you want your children to get into. ' //llfir't i MV As your local electric utility we are here to help ensure that your home is sdfe|or your children. Call us to find out about GFCI's (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters) and other safety measures you can take. Touching a tree limb that is in contact with an electrical wire can be fatal. Pad-mounted transformers are safe but they are not a play area for children. We're here to help you! if ELECTRICAL SAFETY AWARENESS ïtorinatim Clarington Hydro Electric Commission 2849 Hwy. #2 and Lambs Rd., Bowmanville (905) 623-4451 Toasters are for bread: not forks,knives, or fingers. 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