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I « PAGE 2 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, November 27, 2002 www.durhamregion.com Ctowgtm Leading the Way ^ 905-623-3379 Clarington BOARD OF TRADE would like you to join us For Breakfast with the Durham Regional Chair, Mr. Roger Anderson on Tuesday December 3rd from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM at Ontario Power Generation Information Centre located at the Darlington site. Mr. Anderson will update us on the Proposed Region Headquarters and other Regional News. A Question and Answer Period will follow. 7:30 - 8:00 - Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 - Presentation 8:30 - 9:00 - Question & Answer Cost - $10.00 members - $15.00 non-members Advanced Registration Requested: 905-623-3106 orsheila@claringtonboardoftrade.com by November 29th. Appointments to Newcastle Village Community Hall Board T he Council of the Municipality of Clarington will be appointing three (3) members to the Newcastle Village Community Hall Board for a two- year term. If you are a resident of the Village of Newcastle and interested interested in seeking appointment to this Board, please submit your application to the undersigned by December 4, 2002. Application forms are available at the Municipal Administrative Centre. For further information regarding the Hall Board, please call Gabrielle Worsley at 905-987-3856. Marie P. Knight Stanley, C.M.O., CMM II Deputy Clerk Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6 Date of Publication: November 20 and 27, 2002 2003 Municipal Grant Program T he Municipal Grant process was initiated to assist organizations with funding for programs and services not provided by the Municipality. Applications for Municipal Grants are now available for local organizations organizations that provide social, recreational, civic, and hall board/community centres centres that directly benefit the Municipality of Clarington and its residents. Applications can be picked up at: Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex Community Services Department Administrative Office 2440 King Street East Bowmanville, Ontario Monday - Friday (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM) APPLICATIONS COMPLETED IN FULL WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR A 2003 GRANT IF RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2002 Forms available at: Clarington Fitness Centre & the Courtice Community Complex Your Input is Requested! ■ n our continuing effort to deliver quality customer service, the I Municipality of Clarington is working with an independent research I company to design and implement a confidential survey that covers a wide range of topics and provides you with an opportunity to express your views on this important issue. The survey is completely anonymous and you can participate in a couple of ways. Surveys (by Department and for the Corporation itself) are online at www.collls-ned.c6m as well, printed versions of these surveys are also available at the Municipal Administration Centre (town hall) at the Customer Service Desk. Completed surveys can be dropped off at the town hall and any of our recreation facilities. For more Information about the Customer Service Survey please contact the Communications & Tourism Office at 905-623-3379 or by email info@municipality.clarington.on.ca REIGNING CATS AND DOGS Mamie is a very sweet natured border border collie mix female, She is quiet and very affectionate once she gets to know you. Mamie would make an excellent companion to walk with, she is very good on a leash. There are kittens and cats, dogs and pups available now at the shelter. shelter. The holidays are usually busy for everyone, so it Is less then ideal lime for adopting a new pet. If you are looking to add a pet to your family come down to the shelter and see If there is someone special here for you now. The 2003 cat and dog licenses will be available December 2nd. For information on this and other animals please call 905-623-7651 or visit us at 33 Lake Rd„ Bowmanville. Check out www.potflnder.org lor other animals available at the Clarington Animal Shelter. V ' 1 'f Clmnslon I m Jin K Ihr Wo y ' info@municipality.clarington.on.ca Young Heritage Leaders Program 2002 T he Ontario Heritage Foundation's Young Heritage Leaders Program is designed to recognize the outstanding contri- . butions that young people are making making to local heritage preservation. Whether serving as volunteers for local heritage organizations or initiating initiating their own projects, these young people are demonstrating a commit ment to preserving and protecting the heritage of our communities. Any resident of Ontario 18 years old and younger who has made outstanding outstanding contributions to their local community in the area of built (heritage (heritage structures/research on heritage buildings, etc.), cultural (museums, research, etc.) or natural heritage (conservation area, wetland, etc.) preservation is eligible for nomination. nomination. If you wish to submit nominations for this award, please contact the Municipal Clerk's Department, Municipality of Clarington, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, L1C 3A6, by Friday, December 13, 2002. Drop in for a Demonstration of E azyReg online registration is being introduced as the newest registration method in the Municipality of Clarington for recreation programs for our Winter 2003 session. Registration for Aquatics programs begins Saturday, December 7, 2002 at 12:01am using EazyReg touchtone & online registration. registration. For a demonstration of EazyReg online registration, drop in to the Courtice Community Complex on Tuesday, December 3, 2002 between 5 and 7pm. Bring your questions and we'll provide the answers! www.claringtoneazyreg.ca For more information, please call 905-404-1525 (Courtice Community Complex) from 8:30am to 7:30pm 7 days a week! Give the gift of fitness this holiday season! Show your loved ones that you have their best interests at heart with a fitness fitness membership to the Courtice Fitness Training Facility! Memberships are offered in convenient one month, 3 month and annual terms. Every membership includes an orientation, an initial fitness assessment, access to aerobics classes, public, adult, & lane swims as well as state of the art fitness training equipment and luxurious m „ .... members' only change facilities. FitllCSS Training Facility Call 905-404-1525 for more information, or come in for a tour! Clarington I rndtiii; llir Hm V_J Property Assessment Notices are in the Mail 1+2 T he assessment of your property is the sole responsibility responsibility of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) NOT the Municipality of Clarington. Contact MPAC 1-800-296- MPAC(6722) to discuss your assessment assessment or verify details about your property. A Property Assessment Notice is now an annual notification sent to all property owners to advise them of their property's current value assessment assessment (CVA). HOW WILL THIS NOTICE AFFECT YOU? Next spring budgets will be established established for Durham Region, the Provincial Education and the Municipality of Clarington. When the budgets are finalized the tax rates will be set and applied to your new current value assessment (CVA) to determine your tax responsibility. You can NOT appeal the tax rate. You do have the right to appeal your Property Assessment Notice. WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU DISAGREE DISAGREE WITH YOUR NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT? The Municipality of Clarington can not change your property assessment. assessment. Refer to the brochure "Understanding Your Property Assessment Notice" that was included with your Notice of Assessment for more details. If you still have concerns, you may ask MPAC for a reconsideration of your assessment. Another option is to file a formal appeal with the Assessment Review Board. (ARB). The ARB appeal deadline is March 31,2003. For your convenience MPAC has extended their Toll Free Enquiry Line 1-800-296-6722, for November 11 to December 20, 2002, 8 am to 7 pm, Monday through Friday, and from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturdays. 1 T ■u 'H 1 pKjpr ATTENTION CLARINGTON RESIDENTS f * T'hP'* v The Municipality of Clarington has in effect By-law 93-144 as amended, a By-law which regulates the clearing away and removal of snow and ice from roofs of buildings and from sidewalks within the Municipality. SfoL By-law 93-144 states: \0si' • EVERY OWNER/OCCUPANT IS TO ENSURE SIDEWALKS ABUTTING THEIR iV ^'n PROPERTY ARE CLEARED OF SNOW/ICE WITHIN 12 HOURS AFTER A FALL OF SNOW, RAIN OR HAIL. • IN THE EVENT A FALL OF SNOW HAS AN ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF 20CM, THE 12 HOUR TIME FRAME FOR CLEARING AWAY SNOW WILL BE EXTENDED TO 36 HOURS. WXjTfW" w xV f.xVtU- !«((<•• <>x 1 , IF THE SIDEWALK REMAINS SLIPPERY, SUITABLE MATERIAL MUST BE SPREAD TO ALLEVIATE THE HAZARD. • SIDEWALKS MUST BE KEPT FREE OF SLIPPERY SURFACES, SNOW, SLUSH OR ICE, BETWEEN FALLS OF SNOW, RAIN OR HAIL. ■ THE MUNICIPALITY MAY HAVE THE WORK DONE AND THE RESULTING COST ASSESSED AGAINST THE OWNER. « NO NOTICE NEED BE GIVEN PRIOR TO ANY WORK BEING CARRIED OUT. WITH EVERYONE'S ADHERENCE TO THESE REQUIREMENTS AND EVERYONE'S EVERYONE'S DILIGENCE IN CARRYING OUT THE NECESSARY WORK, OUR SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN ACCESSIBLE AND SAFE FOR CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, THE HANDICAPPED AND ANYONE WHO HAS OCCASION TO USE THEM DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION AT 905-623-3379, EXT. 239 vv^vi: An extra yard waste pick up is scheduled / ? for Monday December 2, 2002. * • < www.munlclpallty.clarlngton.on.ca