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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, NOVEMBER 5,2003 PAGE 9 Mayoral candidate receives permission to enter town hall Special conditions on resident lifted, for short term CLARINGTON - Mayoral candidate Richard Ward can enter the Clarington administrative administrative building without written permission - for now. Mr. Ward, the only candidate candidate running against incumbent incumbent John Mutton for the Clarington Clarington mayor's job, will be allowed allowed in the municipal building building during the processing of the ballots and on Election Day, Nov. 10. Candidates are entitled to be present during the processing of ballots or have a scrutineer appointed, as well they are allowed allowed to be present when the ballots are counted. "Given that, we felt if would be prudent to amend the bylaw that requires requires Mr. Ward to have written approval approval before attending the municipal administrative administrative building," said Patti Barrie, municipal clerk. Friday, council amended that July 2001 bylaw that was Richard Ward passed because of allegations Mr. Ward has hurled verbal abuse at municipal employees. Mr. Ward was given the opportunity opportunity to speak at Friday's special council meeting. "Everything you have heard, there was no fact or substance substance to it... there were no witnesses, there were no reports," reports," he said. "What I would like is to see some evidence." After the election the original original bylaw will be in effect, which does allow for Mr. Ward to attend council or general purpose and administrative meetings, as well as other meetings if they are dealing with a matter that affects his property. Your input is needed DURHAM - Durham Region is asking rural stakeholders and the public to help with a rural economic strategic plan. Under the umbrella of the community strategic plan Durham Region embarked on last spring, the rural plan examines examines objectives toward a viable economy in north Durham. Stakeholders like the Durham Federation of Agriculture, the Durham Cattleman's Association Association and local chambers of commerce commerce will be invited to attend. The meeting are: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1 to 3 p.m. at Scucog council chambers, 181 Perry St.; Thursday, Nov. 13, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Orono Town Hall, 5315 Main St.; Monday, Nov. 17,7 to 8:30 p.m., Durham College - north campus, 2 Campbell Dr., Suite 201 in Uxbridge; and Wednesday, Nov. 19, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Pickering municipal office, 1 The Esplanade. Durham Region helping to put the brakes on road rage DURHAM - The Durham health department and police want residents to stop the madness madness of aggressive driving. The Stop the Madness campaign campaign teaches motorists how to respond to an aggressive driver and keep safe. More than half of the 1,251 drivers involved in fatal collisions collisions in 2001 demonstrated ' some form of aggressive or careless driving, said a Ministry of Transportation Ontario road safety annual report. the appropriate authorities instead instead of responding with anger," said Michael Gorgey, a public health nurse. The campaign runs from Nov. 2 to 15 with displays at area businesses and government offices. Residents can show their support by attaching blue ribbons to their cars. The program was developed by the Durham Region health department in partnership with the Durham Regional Police Service. For more information, call the health department at 905- 723-8521 or toll free 1-800- 841-2729 ext. 2545 or visit www.region.durham.on.ca. •The behaviour includesrfol-: Police need public's help in search for theft suspect ; lowing too clbse, speeding or failing to yield the right of way. If you're confronted by an aggressive driver, here are two tips to follow: • Make every attempt to get out of the way; and • Do not challenge them by speeding or by attempting to block their path. "Our message is for drivers to put their pride in the backseat and report aggressive driving to DURHAM'- Crime' Stoppers Stoppers and Durham Regional Police Police are asking for the public's help in solving a break, enter and theft that occurred in the Village of Burketon during the night of Aug. 22 this year. The unknown culprits entered entered an unattached residential garage on Sumac Road in Burketon, Burketon, north of Bowmanville. Eight dirt bikes were stolen worth $35,000. Among these St; ' bike's Were a red'Honda XR 80, a red Honda CR 85, an orange KTM 50 LC and an orange KTM.50 Pro. • Crime Stoppers will pay cash for any information that will lead to an arrest in any criminal matter. Callers never give their name or testify in court, and Crime Stoppers does not use call display. The numbers numbers are 905-436-8477 or 1- 800-222-TIPS. Statesman editor-in-chief elected to Ontario Press Council Statesman Editor-in-Chief Joanne Burghardt has been elected to the Ontario Press council for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2004. The Press Council, founded in 1972 by eight daily newspaper publishers, publishers, now has 219 member papers. It is mandated to defend the freedom of the press on behalf of the public and press alike and to consider specific, specific, unsatisfied complaints from readers about the conduct of newspapers. newspapers. Also elected to the council were Bernard Baskin, rabbi emeritus of Temple Anse Sholom, the oldest Reform Reform congregation in Canada; Tam Goossen, former chair of the Toronto Race Relations Committee currently working as a freelance consultant on community and media relations for the non-profit sector; and Caroline Andrews, group publisher of the Star, Journal East and Journal South in Orleans. Orleans. Mrs. Burghardt is editor-in-chief of the Mctroland Durham Region Media group which publishes This Week, the Ajax & Pickering News Advertiser, The Canadian Statesman, The Uxbridge Timcs-Journal and the Northumberland News. A journalism graduate of Durham College, she joined Mctroland as a reporter in 1981 and was community editor, city editor, news editor and managing editor editor before becoming editor-in-chief. She is a governor of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College, Mrs. Burghardt has been named a YWCA Woman of Distinction, Distinction, Durham College Alumni of Distinction and a Durham District School Board Volunteer of Distinction. Distinction. The „ Comfort Zone by Glenn Trider Other Types Of Heating Equipment & Fuels 1. Oil: Btu for Blu oil contains the highest amount of energy in a given amount than any .other heating medium eg: natural gas/propanc/electric. Unfortunately, oil is very difficult to get as clean a combustion as natural gas or propane because its molecular make up is high in carbon. As a heating fuel in rural areas oil is and has been a favourite for many years. Oil is really #2 fuel oil which is slightly less refined than #1 oil kerosene or stove oil. An oil furnace or boiler uses a burner that pressurizes the oil and injects it thru a nozzle at high pressure. The atomized droplets of oil mix with air and are ignited with a high voltage spark. The set up of a burner requires sophisticated test equipment to obtain proper combustion. Clean oil is important. Your lank filter needs to be changed on a regular basis and more sophisticated oil equipment need filters as fine as 10 micros to filter out contaminates & dirt. Modern oil furnaces can be side wall vented although there are distance limitations to these units. The burners must be set up properly otherwise nuisance lock outs and smiting & damage to the wall of your house will result. All oil fired systems in Ontario require inspection through T.S.S oil tanks and underground fuel tanks will require updating and change out. Oil lines encased in concrete are not acceptable unless coated. These will need to be changed as well as furnaces firing into unlined chimneys will need to be checked and in some cases a liner will need to be installed. If you require an expensive changeout to continue using your oil fired system you may want to examine cost comparative alternatives such as, propane & natural gas. They do not require periodic reinspections at this point in time. Propane offers a more varied variety of appliances such as stoves, ranges, pool heaters, lights, fireplaces water heaters, furnaces and more. It currently enjoys a price advantage over oil and is much cleaner burning. High efficiency propane is between 92 to 97% efficient. Propane vents through a wall using low cost plastic pine like ABS/PVC. A tank is placed on or near the house and a regulator or regulators are used to safely control the propane from the tank to your house. Give me a call if you would like more information dn switching to high efficiency propane. 2. Wood; Wood & wood combination furnaces have existed for some period of time. Wood has tremendous energy if the wood is dry, high density such as hardwood. Properly installed wood furnace or box can effectively heal your home. It still is not a convenient form of heat, because of the lack of technical controls to turn on and off the combustion process. It can control , an air damper but it does not automatically light then extinguish automatically itself like an oil fired system. Still for people in rural areas with ready access to wood on their own properly, you can't beat the cost of the fuel. It must be cut, split then seasoned at least 2 seasons to get the maximum heat content out of the wood. Using green wood will promote creosote buildup as well as giving you very little heat as the combustion of the wood uses up its energy just to boil off the water in the wood. 3. Pellets: are available in corn & wood. Both are good. They are compressed and dried into regular shapes. An auger can be used to deliver these into the combustion chamber as well as igniter systems have been developed to light these stoves. They can be vented out through the wall allowing no chimney to be used. They have the aesthetic look of a real wood lire. Some have a better back up if power goes out to allow heat, the same as natural gas & propane systems do. Pellet stones remain popular but mostly in rural areas & areas where pellets are fairly cheap to buy. Next week: Questions St Answers are commonly asked questions. ■ Special Incentives to switch from oil to gas. $200 gas rebate available. - Gas inserts from Majestic RHE Series all clearout priced. - Regency & Valor Gas Units qualify for $50 gas rebate. ■ Regency Gas units have free remote thermostats. Regency Wood Units have free blowers. i Until Nov. 9/03 oppe '(Elje OInmfnrt 160 Baseline Rd. _ Bowmanville ÀUweaqr (905) 623-2956 ^ Open Mon.-Frl. 8 a.m.- 6 p.m., Sat. 10-4, Sun. 12-4 webslteiwww.comtortihoppe.com email: comtotl8com(ortihopp«,com A.J. Groen/ Statesman photo Toying with a big donation BOWMANVILLE - Chuck Crossen, right, hands over the proceeds of a charity motorcycle motorcycle ride he organized to help the Salvation Army buy toys for children in need this Christmas season. The ride raised $3,123 and various toys donated by participants participants and businesses. Accepting the cheque is Isabelle Jones of the Salvation Army. 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