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Pressrun 21, • SINCE 1854 • AMALGAMATED 1999 WITI 22 Pages Wednesday, February 27, 2002 All sedans aren't built alike Wheels Pull out GTON THIS WEEK • 1 Optional 3 week delivery $5/$l newsstand On the short track to success Sports, page 8 Council on the ball for indoor soccer Co-operation with club could bring facility BY JACQUIE McINNES Staff Writer CLARINGTON - There could be a way to score an indoor indoor soccer facility for Clar- ington even though the South • Courticc Community Park will ; not include the venue, suggests ; the Darlington Soccer Club. "Working together we can 1 lead the way and provide a ; complex that meets the needs ; of the community and is based • on a sound financial footing," Iain Alexander of the Darling- ; ton Soccer Club told Claring- - ton council Monday. ! The presentation followed a " general purpose committee decision decision last week to proceed on the new South Courtieu facility (which will include two ice pads) without the indoor soccer soccer component in the first phase scheduled to open in fall, 2003. The indoor soccer component of the new complex complex was estimated at $3 million, million, more than the municipality municipality felt it could afford to include in phase one. The south Cour- tice facility will be financed primarily through future indoor indoor recreation development charges paid by new home builders. Treasurer Nancy Taylor Taylor said the project will be debentured over 15 years, but including the indoor soccer component into phase one would have necessitated debenturing over 20 years. "There are different types of indoor facilities much less expensive than the one proposed," proposed," said Mayor John Mutton. Mutton. "It seems to me one of these things can be built a lot cheaper than $3 million," he added, noting anticipated revenues revenues from the facility could help it to "pay for itself." The mayor noted the facility is a "Clarington-wide" project that could be located in Bovv- manvillc or Newcastle. The Darlington Soccer Club would be willing to participate participate by funding a "more detailed detailed study and information gathering to show our commitment commitment and willingness to participate participate to allow council to make the best possible decision," said Mr. Alexander. As well, the group would "raise funds from within our corporate and business sponsors as well as from within the club itself," he added. Mr. Alexander confirmed confirmed the club's membership spans the municipality and added whichever community hosts the project - providing it See SOCCER page 7 WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photo Walking in the rain BOWMANVILLE - Anita Nickerson and Marg Allen try to escape a light rain while on a shopping excursion in Bowntanville. OPP Staff Sgt. says he didn't steal BRAD DUNBAR Accused of stealing monéy from OPP cash box. CLARINGTON - Canada's bid to bring an international fusion fusion research and development centre to Durham will take the next step this spring during negotiations negotiations in Russia. Delegations from Canada, the European Union, Japan and the Russian Federation will meet April 23 and 24 to contin- Senior officer charged after internal investigation BY STEPHEN SHAW Staff Writer OSIIAWA - The former commanding officer of OPP's Whitby detachment denies stealing $4,315 from the station's station's cash box over the course of a year, but admits only he had "exclusive opportunity" to skim the funds. Staff Sergeant Brad Dunbar, 46, entered pleas of not guilty to charges of theft under $5,000 and breach of trust as his trial ue discussions on the development development of ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), a collaborative fusion research and development centre. centre. Last year Canada put forward forward a bid to host the $ 12-billion 12-billion project in Clarington. Other site offers arc under consideration consideration by the European began Monday in Ontario Court of Justice. The senior officer was charged in May 2000 following an OPP internal investigation into the disappearance of cash from public requests for criminal criminal background reference checks and copies of traffic accident accident reports. Prosecutor John Marsland is alleging Staff Sgt. Dunbar pocketed $4,315 from the Henry Street station house between between March 1999 and March 2000. Detective Constable Gerald Scherer, lead investigator from the Caledon detachment criminal criminal investigations branch, testified testified the probe included focusing focusing on 119 consent forms sub- Union and Japan. The meeting will be the third in a series expected to lead to an international agreement agreement on construction of the centre by the end of 2002. In Russia, discussions will centre on the criteria for site selection among competing offers and how the countries will go from mitted by citizens requesting a criminal-reference check, usually usually required when applying for a volunteer position. Del. Const. Scherer said members of the public pay $25 cash for the background checks, however, no receipts were found for any of the 119. Of those applicants, 39 were contacted and confirmed having having paid, he testified. Det. Const. Scherer said the investigation also revealed paperwork paperwork including receipts and authorizations were missing for another 123 background checks, and that receipts for 17 accident report requests could not be found. Court was told the cash and duplicate receipts from civilian current international arrangements arrangements to the agreements required required to proceed with the project. project. As well, the parties will decide decide on a criteria for selecting which participating country will supply each of the many required components for the project. requests were normally placed in sealed envelopes and kept in a locked cash box in the station, before being deposited each month by longtime clerk Patricia Patricia Garrard. It was Ms. Garrard and cadet Jeb Taylor who blew the whistle whistle on the alleged thefts in April 2000, sparking the probe, Judge See MISSING page 7 Inside lilt Statesman WHERE TO FIND IT Editorial Page 6 Sports 8 Classified 10 GIVE US A CALL General 579-4400 Distribution .. .579-4407 Death Notices .683-3005 Sincerely Yours 1-800-662-8423 Web site durhamregion.com General FAX .. .579-2238 Newsroom FAX .579-1809 Next step in ITER negotiations April 23 OPG named Mayor's Corporate Citizen of the Year BY JACQUIE McINNES Staff Writer CLARINGTON - Ontario Ontario Power Generation has been named the Mayor's Corporate Citizen of the Year for 2001 for its "prolific" "prolific" community service and financial commitment to organizations organizations within Clarington. Clarington. "It's my privilege this evening to announce the corporate corporate citizen for 2001," Mayor John Mutton told council Monday. "Ontario Power Generation Generation is one of the most prolific prolific donators this municipality municipality has ever seen... I can go on and on and on about this group but I think their actions speak for themselves," themselves," he added, after highlighting a few of many projects the company has contributed toward in the past year. Dominic Iafrate, vice president Darlington Nuclear Nuclear Ontario Power Generation Generation (OPG) told council the company funds "a number of sports teams, community events and school activities throughout the municipality. "Although our main business business is producing electricity, Darlington Nuclear and OPG are privileged to play a major role as a member of the Clarington community," he said. "Whether it's through the purchase of local supplies, assessment payments to the municipality or the simple fact so many of our employees employees reside in Clarington and enjoy its benefits, we take our role as corporate citizen very seriously. 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