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Wheels/Insert Cadillac has style and power Sports/12 BHS, Holy Trinity set for kickoff Ek Canabtan durhamregion.com ♦ Pressrun 24,150 ♦ Founded 1854 ♦ NOVEMBER 5, 2004 ♦ 44 Pages ♦ Optional 3 Week Delivery $5/$1 Newsstand On the waterfront Clarington expropriates Bowmanville ■lands to build public park BY JENNIFER STONE Staff writer ' 1 BOWMANVILLE -- The ■Municipality has acquired land ,'and passed a conceptual master ,'plan to build a huge waterfront park in Port Darlington, near the mouth of the Bowmanville Creek. Construction on the park could begin, if Clarington council approves funding, in late 2005, says Peter Windolf, the Municipality's Municipality's manager of park development. development. The park will likely be in use by 2006. "I'm extremely happy we will not only have the land acquired, but will have the park by 2006," says Clarington Mayor John Mutton. So far, council has only approved the conceptual master plan, which calls for the eventual Chief won't at officer's Man says cop tampered with evidence BY JEFF MITCHELL : Staff writer WHITBY -- Durham Regional Regional Police Chief Kevin McAlp- ine has successfully contested a summons to appear at a tribunal examining allegations of misconduct misconduct against one of his officers. . A hearings officer ruled Tuesday Tuesday morning that the chief, who cleared Sergeant Jim Griepsma oP an allegation he'd tampered with evidence, has no new evi- • dence to present at the trial. "I cannot see„. where any-, thing Chief McAlpine would say would add to the evidence," said Greg Connelly, the retired OPP officer overseeing the tribunal. The ruling was an early setback for Donald Williams, who has accused Sgt. Griepsma of neglect of duty and deceit. He claims the veteran cop tampered with videotapes made when he took a polygraph test a decade ago. The complaint was investigated investigated internally and the chief ' ruled Mr. Williams's allegations were unsubstantiated, a finding . originally backed by the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (OCCOPS). But Mr.' construction of a large gathering gathering area. It could accommodate events -- such as fireworks displays -- a nautically themed children's playground, a water play area, a washroom building building and a concession stand on the east side of Bowmanville Creek. As well, under the plan, the existing road will be shifted to the north. Features of the park would reflect the Victorian era, during which that part of Bowmanville was a vibrant gathering area, says Mr. Windolf. "We tried to pick up on the architectural features of the 1890s, which were really the heyday of the area," he says. "We're trying to replicate the character of the area then, as well as create something more friendly for public use now." The proposal "also calls for parkland on the west side of the creek. The main attraction of that portion of the park would be a sand beach. As well, under the conceptual plan, there would be nature trails and areas where non-motorized boats and canoes could be launched into the open Williams challenged that finding in Divisional Court and won; OCCOPS ordered a hearing on the Police Services Act charges of neglect of duty and deceit last year. Sgt. Griepsma has pleaded not guilty to both charges. Mr. Williams and. his lawyer, Dragi Zekavica, subpoenaed the chief to appear as a witness at the hearing, which began yesterday in Whitby. But at the start of the hearing Staff Inspector Brian Fazackerely objected to the chief appearing. Staff-Insp. Fazackerely argued that the chief's findings on the allegations became irrelevant when OCCOPS ordered a hearing hearing on the charges. The chief's rôle in the complaints process is to find allegations are either valid or unsubstantiated, he told Mr. Connelly. The chief has ruled against the complaint twice -- the first time because it was filed more than six months after the alleged misconduct, and the second time after an internal probe uncovered no wrongdoing on Sgt. Griepsma's part. "Those two decisions have been removed from the radar screen," Staff-Insp. Fazackerely said, The first witness at the tribunal tribunal was Mr. Williams, who was See Police page 7 A.J. Groen/The Canadian Statesman Road less travelled ORONO -- Luke Gumming of Newcastle and Oshawa's Bruce Renouf took advantage of the crisp fall weather to take a ride over the rolling terrain surrounding Wilmot Creek water of the marsh. The west side also calls for a neighbourhood neighbourhood park, with a playground. A cost estimate for the development development of the design and the actual construction of the park is expected to be submitted for consideration consideration in Clarington's 2005 budget, says a report to council. In order to acquire land for the park, the Municipality has begun expopriation proceedings on five properties in the area in recent weeks. But, it was imperative imperative to do whatever necessary to 1 build such a park, contends Mayor Mutton. "As I said a year ago, if negotiations negotiations on a few key properties were not progressing, the Municipality Municipality would use all measures available under the Municipal Act to regain the waterfront," says the mayor. "The public has been waiting too long for a significant significant waterfront park. "The Municipality has had waterfront plans for a long time, and a lot of the expropriation has occurred where people have bought property where, sooner See Port page 5 Composting to be in place regionwide by 2006 But population growth means more space, will be needed by 2009 BY CARLY FOSTER Staff writer DURHAM -- Residents across the Region will soon be able to stop throwing" away costly and valuable valuable food waste after a deal was signed to build a compost facility facility in south Pickering. The Region will spend $39 million over 10 years to both construct construct the building on Squires Beach Road, and have Miller Waste Systems process up to 24,000 tonnes of food, leaf and yard waste into soil. "It's a big step forward for the Region," said a smiling Regional Regional Chairman Roger Anderson Wednesday, after the contract between Durham and Miller was unanimously approved at a joint works-finance meeting. The only issue surrounding the project is that Durham's projected projected population growth means that in 2009 the Region will have to find other facilities -- and possibly new technologies -- to handle the excess that Miller cannot cannot handle, said Mirka Janusz- kiewicz, Durham's director of waste. Not only will Region-wide composting help Durham'reach Roger Anderson its goal to divert 60 per cent of waste away from landfill, but it will save money, Mr. Anderson Anderson said. Less heavy food waste means fewer and lighter garbage trucks going over the border to Michigan. Miller has built similar facilities facilities on the east coast, said Blair McArthur, senior vice president for Miller, in a presentation to the committees. "It's simple, reliable and robust" he said of the technol- ogy. And wfj know it works." Picture a hockey rink 61 metres long by 30 metres wide, with 3.3 metres high concrete boards surrounding it, • Mr. McArthur said. High above the rink is a rail system, with a crane dangling from it. On the crane is a wheel that turns, moves across, the rink and picks up organics, constantly moving it around the bed.. The organics stay there for up to 28 days, and are 80 per cent composted into soil. The material material is taken to an outdoor curing site (not at thé Pickering site), where it will finish decomposing for another six to eight weeks, Mr. McArthur said. • . The process is called aerobic composting, he said. The Region will get a portion of the finished soil for its own use, but the balance balance will stay with Miller. The company is developing a third See 'This page 5 us*. Lj ONTARIO'S 8B$n • SERVICE • PARTS MON.j WED., FRI. 7:30 am - 6:00 pm TUES. & THURS. 7:30 am - 8 pm SAT. 9 am - 4 pm ACCREDITED TEST A REPAIR FACILITY WHITBY OSHAWA Honda 300 THICKSON RD. S. WHITBY É - ® 666-1772 Honda www.honda1.com Greenbelt bill spells change for Clarington Legislation would focus growth in urban areas BY JENNIFER STONE Staff writer, CLARINGTON --Residents of Clarington should expect to see population densities increase in the Municipality's existing urban areas under the Province's proposed Greenbelt Protection legislation, but there will be almost no growth, elsewhere. elsewhere. The draft legislation, introduced introduced by the Province last week, protects a 1.8 million-acre stretch of land in the Golden Golden Horseshoe, from Niagara Falls to Clarington. It sets strict limits on urbajv boundaries, in an effort to halt urban sprawl. About 80 per cent of Clarington falls within the greenbelt, Under the proposed legislation, virtually all future growth in Clarington will take place within the existing John Mutton urban boundaries, with almost no northern expansion, says Mayor John Mutton. "From my point of view, residents residents are going to have to understand the Province is very determined that our urban boundaries stay where they are, so population densities densities (in the urban areas) are going to climb," he says. The legislation legislation does not alter projections that Clarington will grow from its current population of 75,000 to 165,000 by 2026, says planning planning director David Crome. "This is basically the status quo in a lot of regards," says Mr. Crome. "Provincial policy policy already covers agricultural lands... The Greenbelt is more of a psychological thing than a real difference in the short, term," 1 The Province will hold public meetings on the draft legislation, legislation, including one at Oshawa's YWCA on Thursday, Nov. 25, from 7 to 10 p.m. A final plan is expected in mid-Dcccmbcr. The Municipality will be asking asking the Province to reconsider its classification of Orono, which is deemed a hamlet, a classification that does not allow for any real growth under the legislation. Instead, it should be considered considered a village, which would allow for modest growth, says Mr. Crome. "We will take that to the Province's Province's attention," says Mayor Mutton, • Overall, the Municipality is happy with the legislation, says the Mayor. "I think that Clarington came out a winner with this legislation legislation when you compare us to other municipalities," he says, COWAN m PONTIAC BUICK GMC ■166 King St. E. Bowmanville 905-623-3396 Price» are plu» taxe», license, administration fee * hi» Week» Feature»! Ask for the Co wen USED CAP BIRTH CBRTtnCATB!! 1999 PONTIAC SUNFIRE SEDAN Automatic, air, AM/FM cassette, ABS. 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