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XJ <*> V Total Market Coverage of Clarington from the Publishers of The Canadian Statesman • A James Publishing Community Newspaper Friday, July 9, 1999 i 1 ;; 2."iV Eric O'Neill, 5, and Jeremy Snow, 4, spent Wednesday afternoon making rain sticks at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington. They are just two.of the campers in the VAÇ's "Young Uns" day camp program this week. There are day camps running at the VAC all summer for children ages seven to 12. For more information, information, call 623-5831. , - Photo by Michelle Wyton Mega-Board Looks at Mega-Growth by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer As long as the Greater Toronto Services Board (GTSB) sticks to its original mandate, it won't hear any complaints from Durham Regional Chair Roger Anderson. But the Board, which is supposed to look at coordination of infrastructure and transportation issues including GO Transit, will be looking a little further at today's Best Practices Working Group meeting. The group will hear from Tom -McCormack of Strategic Projections Inc. today. According to a news release, McCormack will "warn civic leaders that regional planning and coordination will be necessary to avoid congestion and urban sprawl that could threaten ... economic vitality and quality quality of life" as the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) grows. According to McCormack, the GTA is projected to grow from a population of just over five million to more than seven million over the next 30 years. The release said the study will touch on the implications of future growth on both traffic and housing. "If growth is properly accommodated accommodated and the GTA remains livable, then it will also remain competitive in the global .economy,", said McCormack in the news release. "Regional coordination coordination is necessary - even beyond the GTA, since up to 90 percent of provincial provincial growth will take place between Oshawa and Niagara Falls, which already contains more than' half of œls Have Perfect Season by Jennifer Stone Staff Writer The regular season turned out to be not only perfect, but record-setting, for Clarington's Ontario Junior B lacrosse team. The Green Gaels trounced Huntsville 20-3 Tuesday night to finish with a perfect 20-0 record heading heading into the playoffs. By keeping Huntsville to only three goals, the Green Gaels also hit another milestone. milestone. The team made history history with a 4.90 regular season goals- against average, knocking down a record set in 1952 by a Brampton Junior A team. The previous record was 5.13. Coach Dave Edgar was thrilled with the record. "There have been other teams that have had undefeated undefeated seasons, but we wanted a record that we could call our own," said Edgar. The team knew what they had to do going into Tuesday's game. "We weren't focusing on what we do offensively. We were just trying to keep the goals-againsl M I i Technicians Take Stock j j Of Bowmanville Creeks I by Michelle Wyton |Staff Writer; ; They may look a little like ghostbusters; jwhen they're out in the creek. But, they're not; /hunting the paranormal. \ What the group of people seen walking: ; through Soper Creek recently were doing was j fishing - but not in the usual way. As part of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation (Authority's (CLOCA) Bowmanvillc/Sopcr; jCrcek Watershed Aquatic Resources ;■ (Management Plan (ARMP), representatives; (from CLOCA and the Ministry of Natural (Resources were out investigating the local fish j 'Hint to page 9 Ulv/, ' -.Lu vil F, ïlll: .'dJ'lMi'llul h/-, 4-.4 ./.'.le . CATCH OF THE DAY - Central Lake Ontario Conservation» Authority (CLOCA) Aquatic Resource Technologist Jeff Andersen, ccn ire, leads a team of workers from CLOCA and the Ministry of Natural; (Resources on a hunt to find and catalogue the fish in Soper Creek. The, process involves sending an electric charge into the water to stun the fish and bring them to the surface. Pictured with Andersen arc Ian Kelsey,: Andrea Mousseau, Vivian Slien and Marie Garbcns. 145th Year Circulation: 21,265 Time to Glean Up Ontario's population." Planning is currently a municipal responsibility. "The GTSB has absolutely no power whatsoever, as long as Durham is part of it, to dictate how many houses houses we put up, where, and when," said Anderson when lie learned of Friday's meeting. "They have no say in our planning philosophy." "We know what the trends are, and if he (McCormack) wants to enlighten us on new trends, that's Fine," says Anderson. But the Regional Chair was also quick to point out Durham would not be interested in a coordination of planning, except to ensure proper transportation links between regions to accommodate new residents. T\irn to page 3 down," said the head coach. But the team managed to produce a great deal of offence as well. Bryan Power led the Gaels with five goals while Kurt Kirncr tallied four. Also notching points for Clarington were Joel Johnson, Brett Pakosta, Dave Stabile, Stephen Hoar, Matt Parro, Ryan Unwin, and Andrew Craig. The Green Gales now head into the play-offs with a homc-and-homc series with Scarborough and Mimico. Clarington faces Mimico tonight (Friday), at the Garnet B, Rickard Recreation Complex. Then the Gaels will travel to Scarborough Tuesday, 'Him to page 3 by Michelle Wyton Staff Writer The latest plans for cleaning up low level radioactive waste at Port Granby would cost an estimated $20 million and solve the problem for about 500 years. The municipality's Port Granby Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Advisory Committee has taken another step towards the eventual eventual clean-up of the Port Granby Waste .Management Facility (WMF). In a presentation to council by the citizens' committee and the consultants consultants hired to provide technical engineering engineering advice on the design of a engineered engineered storage facility (Colder Associates Ltd. and SENES Consultants), the committee outlined three design options for a permanent storage facility. "The committee's consistent refusal to consider a design which requires the digging of the waste has led us to these options," said Harvey Thompson, chair of the citizens' committee. He addressed Clarington Council Monday. One option involves no waste excavation, excavation, one involves some excavation and the third included the digging of an interceptor channel to take water away from the site. Although options one and two are the preferred concepts so far, any facility built Will be designed to last 500 years, minimize the contact of the radioactive waste with the groundwater and surface water and require minimal on-going maintenance. It is hoped the site would be used for recreation or tourism once completed. The waste was generated at the Eldorado Nuclear plant in Port Hope between 1932 and 1988 and the Port Granby site has been in operation for 33 years. The waste was transported out and placed in trenches as well as in the East and West Gorges. Since the mid 1970's there have been several attempts to clean up and consolidate the low-level radioactive waste, not only in Clarington but in Hope Township and Port Hope as well. To date, all efforts have failed. A report from the citizens' committee committee says the majority of the wastes at the Port Granby WMF are considered to be low-level radioactive materials. However, this facility was also used as a landfill site for Eldorado's industrial wastes, including those from the labo ratories, lunchrooms and maintenance shops. In addition, through leaching processes over the years, some of the underlying soils have become contaminated contaminated with low levels of uranium, radium and arsenic. The next stage in the process is for the municipality to meet with the other "Overall if we set our watch, in nine or ten years from now, we could be purling a lock on Port Granby and it would all be done." -- Consultant Glenn Case host communities (Hope Township and Port Hope) and the Ministry of Natural Resources Canada. Engineering designs and studies leading leading to environmental assessment and licensing would occur after the federal government has approved the proposal and public consultation has taken place. "Overall, if we set our watch, in nine or ten years from now we could be putting a lock on Port Granby and it would all be done," said consultant Glenn Case. The facility will cost between $19 and $22 million to build. That does not include the detailed engineering design and studies, an environmental assessment and the licensing process. Town staff will review the consultants consultants report and bring a recommendation recommendation to council. Æ. If you're concerned about how the year 2000 will hit services in the Region of Durham, answers are now just a phone call away. A toll-free line has been installed at Durham Region Headquarters to provide provide information to area residents who have questions concerning Regional Y2K issues. 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