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4 page 2 The Claringion/Courlice Independent, Bowmanvillc, Friday, June 4,1999 Safety First Ted Dionne, staff sergeant of the Durham Regional Police, Public Health Nurse Julia Lcchncr, and Bob Gowdy, a member of the Youth Services Committee, demonstrate the proper way to fit a bicycle helmet at a Rotary Club Meeting last month. Rotarians were told that police are placing extra emphasis on enforcing bicycle helmet laws. If you're riding a bike' and you're under 18, you must wear a helmet. Durham Regional Police will be issuing tickets to those who do not. Hang Onto Your Pic-i-nic Basket j0 5mmmm (p rmgtm if. by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer If you were driving on the 401 in the Clarington area Sunday, you may have been somewhat delayed. "Cottage Country" road reports from Toronto radio stations on the weekend indicated indicated a traffic snarl on Highway 401 near Newcastle due to a bear trying to cross the road. "I can't confirm it," says Ministry of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Bruce Ward. "But it is an area where we periodically periodically do get bear sightings." "It's certainly an area where there is enough habitat to support a bear," he adds. Ward says only last year, there was definitely definitely a bear nearby. "We moved a bear that had to be live trapped at the east end of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) last year," confirms Ward. The Conservation Officer says it's not uncommon for young bears to leave the family family home. "At about a year and a half, bears tend to get kicked out of the litter by their mother. The cubs will stay in the den with her through their first winter. Then they're chased out of her territory," explains Ward. Ward says it's very important to remember bears arc wild animals and should be treated as such. "Give it a wide berth," he suggests. And it's very important not to feed them. Ward says bears will put the location of the meal on their "mental map," and return there when hungry. The return could lead to contact with humans, and that's when bears get in trouble, advises Ward. "A fed bear is a dead bear, almost always," he says. Financial Information Causes Sparks To Fly by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer A report on money spent on consultants caused sparks to fly at Durham Regional Council Wednesday. Osliawa Mayor Nancy Diamond had originally requested the information several weeks ago. She wondered exactly how much money was being spent on consultants on an annual basis. The report was returned to council Wednesday, and it indicated about $7.4 million million had been spent on work done by outside companies. Of that, about $5.5 million came from consulting fees on capital projects. "I read in the newspaper that the mayor of Osliawa was out fishing, on a political political ride," said a clearly agitated agitated Diamond. "I have to say I'm shocked at that attitude attitude toward $7.5 million. To have that treated as such a paltry sum is a tremendous disservice to tax payers." Diamond went on To. say )-she was not concerned there was anything illegal or immoral going on. But, she did want answers as to where the money was being spent. And she was also a little concerned about staff indications it took 170 person hours to get the report together. Finance and Administration Chair Brian Nicholson referred to Diamond's request as . a "McCarthyist attack" on Regional staff. He was referring to American senator Joe McCarthy who, in the middle part of the century, was part of the House Un- American Activities Committee, which sought out Communists living in American society. Nicholson said the use of consultants on an as-needed basis was the most cost- effective way for the Region to do business. "We don't have staff hanging around, being paid a salary, waiting for projects to start," he said. Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt said he's glad Oshawa's mayor made the request. "The exercise was a good one ... I object to the attitude that says if you ask the question, you're somehow somehow Joe McCarthy," he said. "I commend Mayor Diamond for bringing this exercise before us," said Ajax Mayor Steve Parrish. "This is about the overseeing overseeing of the expenditure of a lot of money." Likewise, Whitby Mayor Marcel Brunclle thought it was well within the right of council -to request such information. "To ask a question is not unusual or improper," he said. "It's our job and our duty to understand." 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