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me Canadian statesman, tiowmanvinc, Wednesday, July /, tyyy Tagc 2 How Far East And How Fast Will 407 Go? by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer If all goes well, Highway 407 will begin its slow creep cast in August. But Clarington commuters shouldn't get too excited. There's still no definite time frame to bring the highway all the way out to its proposed eastern boundary at Highway 115. Representatives from both the company which has leased the highway from the province, and the group which has been chosen to extend the road, visited Durham Regional headquarters last Wednesday to bring council up to date on plans for the road. "During the bidding process, the province had put out the full east extension to the 115, but the province removed it," said Albert Sweetnam, vice president of major projects for SLF Joint Venture. SLF Joint Venture has been awarded the contract to begin construction on both the eastern and western extension extension of the highway. The eastern segment will be extended from its current end, Highway 48, to Brock Road in Pickering, then east of Brock Road to Highway 7. The construction will get underway in mid-August, provided provided the federal government gives all necessary environmental environmental approvals. SLF Joint Venture has promised to have the new eastern segment of the highway complete by August, 2001. The western end of the highway is expected to be extended by about the same distance in the same time frame. As well, SLF has promised to do some work on the already-existing parts of the road. "We have a horrendous schedule ahead of us," admitted Sweetnam. Many regional councillors made it clear to the visitors that they would like to see the 407 extending even further east than current plans allow for. "The 401 did not open new lands, but 407 offers tremendous tremendous opportunities" for northern parts of the city, said Oshawa Mayor Nancy Diamond. Clarington Mayor Diane Harare said the need for the 407 across Durham and through Clarington became especially clear during a recent rush-hour trip she took on Taunton Road, a northern east-west artery through Durham which often serves as an alternate to Highway 401. "Both ways were solid all the way across," she says. "We've got our residents having to commute. It's our residents residents who are stuck in that (traffic)." Sweetnam said the toll road will eventually come out to the 115, but he couldn't say when or how that would happen. happen. "There are two things that could happen -- the province could talk to us about completing it, or they could put it out to bidding," he told council. Don't Miss a Single Issue Catch all the news, spoj'ts and advertising that make up our community. Category 1 Sub. G.S.T. Total Subscribers who wish to pick up their own subscription at our offices after 11 a.m. Wednesday. You will he given a card to present each week when you pick up your Statesman. $25 $1.75 per year $26.75 Category 2 Subscribers within Canada $30 $2.10 $32.10 Category 3 Subscribers outside of Canada $100 $7.00 $107.00 1 Subscription Order Form I Name: : New □ i or n ! Address: Renewal U * Postal Code: Telephone No.: 1 Please pay by cheque, VISA, MasterCard, or money order. I VISA/MC Number: Expjry Date^ Caitabiait Statesman P.0. Box 190,62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3K9 Second Class Mail Permit No. 1561 MUMCEPASJTY OF CLARINGTON CONTRACT NO. CL99-7 NOTICE OF TRAFFIC LANE REDUCTIONS WITHIN BOWMANVILLE Please be advised that Council of the Municipality of Clarington has awarded a tender to reconstruct various streets (including watermains and sewers) within Bowmanville, at locations summarized as follows: • Wellington Street (Temperance St. to Scugog St.) • Concession Street (Wellington St. to 60 metres northeasterly) • Elgin Street (Wellington St. to Horsey St.) • Silver Street (Church St. to Wellington St.) • Church Street (Temperance St. to Scugog St.) • High Street (Fourth St. to Meadowview Blvd.) I • Division Street (King St. to Queen St.) • Martin Road (Alonna St. to Prestonway Drive) The contract also includes the replacement of sanitary sewers and watermains (under the jurisdiction of the Region of Durham) at the majority of the aforesaid locations. The contract for the reconstruction project has been awarded to Hard-Co Construction Ltd., Whitby. The Contractor will bo mobilizing his forces on site the week of July 5, 1999 and commencing work on Wellington Street on Monday, July 12, 1999, Dependent on the presence of favourable weather conditions, the contract will bo completed In 1999. Surface pavement is not included in this tender. Rood closures shall bo in effect during construction with restricted access for local residents only. All motorists normally using the subject network of streets are respectfully requested to use alternative routes during construction activities. Mr, Barry Harding, President Hard-Co Construction Ltd. 1750 Harbour Street Whitby, Ontario Telephone: 905-GGB-2001 Fire Causes $100,000 Damage A Hampton home suffered $100,000 worth of damage when fire broke out Sunday night. The fire started in the electrical box in the home at 12 Simpson Avenue in Hampton at about 8 p.m. Sunday. When fire crews arrived on the scene about 10 minutes, later they found smoke coming from the eaves and gable ends. Crews ventilated the roof, cutting holes in it to allow smoke to escape, and managed to contain the fire to the upper area of the house. Although there was one person home at the time, there were no injuries reported. Damage is estimated at $75,000 for the building and $25,000 for the contents. Beaches are Safe for Swimming Continued from Page 1 here substantially safer. "There's always a risk, but it's substantially substantially reduced" by the low levels, says Mattes, adding the Ministry of Health has allowed for a safety factor in its determination pf acceptable levels. levels. In some areas of Europe and the U.S., says Mattes, the threshold is considerably considerably higher before beaches are closed. E. coli is a bacterial fecal coliform found in the intestine of warm blooded animals. Mattes says it's the same form of bacteria which causes hamburger disease. disease. If a person comes in contact with high levels of e. coli, symptoms symptoms can include eye, ear, nose, and throat irritations; irritations; skin rashes, nausea, diarrhea; and vomiting. The symptoms tend to develop very quickly, and can last up to nine days, says Mattes. "It's not a pleasant thing to have," he says, adding some external symptoms symptoms come simply simply from contact with the affected water, while "the majority of symptoms occur because you've ingested water which has been contaminated." "Kids tend to get more of the infections," lie says, Mattes says there are a number number of factors which lend to increased levels ofe. coli in water, including the temperature of the water, the number of people using the beaches, beaches, the existence of a large number of geese or other seabirds, and the amount of rainfall, rainfall, He says the numbers may change in this week's tests, due to the heavy rainfall rainfall over the past few days. "A lot of rainfall stirs up the sediment," sediment," increasing the amount of e. coli found in the tests, says Mattes, adding this year seems to be a bad one for the bacteria. Arrests Follow Collision Two men travelling in one car were charged by Durham Regional Police after a Canada Day collision in Bowmanville. According to Sgt. Jim Grimley, the collision took place at about 7:20 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Baseline and Waverlcy Roads, when a car rear-ended another vehicle. vehicle. Calvin Mather, 60, of East Beach Road in Bowmanville, was charged with careless driving as a result of the incident. A passenger in Mather's car, 39-year-old Danny McQuad, of no fixed addressed, was arrested at the scene, for outstanding warrants and obstructing police. No details of the outstanding warrants were released by police. Dollar$ & Sense with Deborah Kohlsmith Financial Consultant Life Cycle Investing Financial planning is a process. As we progress through various stages of our lives our financial objectives change. Sometimes your objectives change slightly and sometimes they change rather dramatically, this all depends upon your age and what phase of your life cycle you are presently in. There are four phases of money: Accumulation phase - the client in his/her mid 30s is at the beginning of the first phase of the money cycle. These individuals are in the process of accumulating money as they begin to pay down debts - and take advantage of the dollar cost averaging strategy of investing. An unusual RRSP contribution may be the extent of their investments at this stage while they continue to juggle other important priorities. Peak earnings phase - the client in this phase is between 45 and 60 years of age and these arc considered to be the peak earning years for most people. The client has made the transition from accumulator to depositor. At this stage a client has the opportunity to dramatically increase their net worth. Many now have decreased family responsibilities and have minimal debt at this stage in their lives. llcncfnctor phase - this is the stage where individuals may be considering concepts that will enable them to transfer their wealth to their families. At this point in time prudent estate planning is essential to take advantage of the opportunities that are available for wealth transfer, including joint ownership, inter vivos trusts, testamentary trusts and charitable remainder trusts. Recipient phase - this phase involves the next generation concerning inheritance laws and related lax matters. Strategics that their parents may or may not be familiar with. Although I have generalized, these phases may be different depending upon the individual and their specific circumstances. Remember everyone's path to financial independence may be different, but it is the outcome that matters most. OJ.I'. REGAL CAPITAL PLANNERS LTD. 708 King Street East, Bowmanville, Ont. L1C 7A/5 (905) 623-1936 Slo-Piich Tournament Helps Students in Search of Jobs Local businesses and clubs arc being asked to get their best ball players together for a slo-pitch tournament in support support of student employment. The Human Resources Centre for Students is organizing a charity slo-pitch tournament to not only raise awareness about the need for jobs for students in the community, but to raise money for the Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre. The tournament is taking place on July 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Southmead Park in Oshawa. The entrance fee is $150 per team and there will be a barbecue barbecue and prizes during the day. For more information or to register a team, call Janet Rivers at 725-6319. Bits and Pieces CONCERT IN THE PARK -- This Thursday evening, the Pine Ridge Brass will be the featured performers at the free concert in Bowmanvillc's Rotary Park. It begins at seven p.m. The evening's program will include classical, contemporary, Baroque and Broadway numbers as well as marches, opera and solo features. The group is a brass quintet comprised of two trumpets, French horn, trombone and tuba. Tins concert is sponsored by Martin Gcrrits and Sons and by Morris Funeral Chapel. NEWCASTLE GARDEN TOUR -- There will be a tour of some of Newcastle's most beautiful gardens Wednesday, July 14. It takes place from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon and in the evening from 6:30 to 8:30. The tour starts at 507 Mill St. S. For tickets and information, information, call 987-4238. All proceeds will go to the Newcastle Horticultural Society. MAC KEYBOARDS NEEDED -- Some of our old Macintosh computers arc in need of workable keyboards. The computers are working fine, but the keyboards sometimes sometimes won't type certain letters or else they get stuck on a letter. If anybody out there has an old Macintosh SE 30, Mac.classic or similar model, give us a call and we'll gladly gladly take it off your hands in exchange for a modest fee. Call The Statesman at 623-3303. 50TH ANNIVERSARY -- Hazel and Jack Crago, our faithful Newcastle correspondents, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this month. The celebration celebration is Sunday, July 25th, at the Newcastle Community Hall. TAG DAY RAISES $8,700 -- The results from the Community Care tag day are in. And they show a grand total of $8,700 being raised by the Community Care volunteers. volunteers. SEVEN MILLION TRUCKS -- The General Motors Oshawa Truck Assembly Centre rolled out its seven millionth millionth truck on Friday morning, July 2nd. The vehicle is a light pewter, metallic-colored, full-sized Chevy Silverado extended cab four-wheel drive pickup truck. Its owner is Jeannine Cordeau, from Saint Luc, Quebec. GM has been building trucks in Canada since 1919, which makes this the 80th year of truck production. A REAL SHOCKER -- Technicians are measuring the number and types of fish in the Bowmanville Creek as part of an aquatic resources study. Part of that process involves stunning the fish with mild electrical charges and then collecting collecting them for counting, weighing, etc. What'll they think of next? BLOOD DONORS TAKE NOTE -- The blood donor clinic in Bowmanville is Wednesday afternoon and evening, July 21, at the Clarington Beech Centre. Persons in good health, between the ages of 17 and 71 may give blood, although first-time donors must be younger than 60. -'3 j '.Ml, «-.id •< ri : >M /■Oil .mu LOCAL GIRL MAKES GOOD -- Word has it that local talent Sommer West has made the Team Canada soft- ball team which will take part in the PanAm Games this summer. Sommer, a Bowmanville native, is currently in British Columbia, practicing with her new team. Good luck to her! We invite you to see what's new at the Oshawa Zoo!! OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dshttwa '1mm $1.00 off [_ p er_person_coupon | We offer over 30 Species including Camels, Zebras, Monkeys, , Lemurs and Antelope Over200 Birds and Animals in large, dean, green habitats. Call (905) 655-5236 N + El J Columbus f d. ( jri -1 OSHAWA SlhConc. ZOO St S > c X Winchester Rd, ^ 7lh Cone. 5 I Durham R (Clarington Cone. Rd. 8, just west of Townline) 'ii : . ! -■■j rfi! ft) ..h! •■'■ih • !, i V'll THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40TEMPERANCE STREET BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C3A6 1999 FINAL TAX NOTICE Summer Office Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Installments for the 1999 FINAL PROPERTY TAX NOTICE are due for REALTY TAX (RESIDENTIAL, FARMLAND, MANAGED FORESTS AND PIPELINES ONLY) on FIRST INSTALLMENT: JULY 16,1999 SECOND INSTALLMENT: SEPTEMBER 24,1999 1999 Realty Taxes are PAYABLE at the locations detailed on the front of the Tax Notice. 1999 Tax Noticos for the Multi-Rosidontial, Commercial and Industrial classes and sub-classes are delayed as a result of the implementation of Bill 79 (Provincially Mandated 10-5-5 Cap). Tho tonlativo Installment dates for those bills aro August 27th, October 15th and November 19th, 1999. Failure to receive a Tax Notice docs N.QT. eliminate the responsibility for the payment of taxes and penalty. 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