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4urtiamreglon.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ DECEMBER 28,2005 ♦ PAGE 5 Courthouse decision made to thunderous applause REGISTRATION IS ON NOW .Province announces Oshawa as location for new courthouse BYJILLIM FOLLERT Staff Writer. OSHAWA - No fewer than seven standing ovations ovations heralded the official announcement of Durham's new consolidated courthouse last week, as politicians of all stripes and eras gathered at the McLaughlin Gallery Gallery to celebrate the city's early Christmas Christmas present. The mood was exuberant . as Mayor John Gray took , to the podium podium to confirm that downtown Oshawa will be home to the 35,000 square foot building, bringing an end to 10 years of waiting and wondering. "Today's announcement did not come over- ,»ight. Three governments, governments, four jjfcparate and district district processes and 5ipany years of hard Sgork and determination determination register as j$e preamble to i^day's exciting "inouncement," Bid Mayor Gray, thunderous pplause. "It would ave been too easy to give up nd settle for a lower scale èvelopment on this site. We ilayed the course and we are jfbw reaping the fruits of our ^bour." , Sj The mayor made a point e£ acknowledging the dedi- his ; proyinpial antj. Roger Anderson John Gray made and the right location was chosen. This isn't a good day for Oshawa, it's a great day." The state-of-the-art facility will be located on a former brownfields site at Mary and Bond streets, and is set to house 33 courtrooms, five motion rooms and related justice services, employing about 350 people. Minister of Public Infrastructure Infrastructure Renewal David Caplan, who was also on hand at Thursday's event, emphasized emphasized that the courthouse will be built to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Environmental Design (LEED) standard, to manage and conserve energy. He also stressed that his government's decision to go with an Alternative Alternative Financing and Procurement ; (AFP) model, as opposed to the P3 strategy favoured by the previous government, will ensure accountability by making contracts public and demonstrating demonstrating value for money. "Over the next 20 years; the Region of Durham Durham is forecast to have one of the highest rates of population growth in Ontario," Mr. Caplan said. "The courthouse will meet the needs of the region's growing growing population." The Minister Minister was quick to add that Oshawa was not selected based on the City's ability' to provide free land, noting that availability of a brownfield site was a key factor. Regional Chairman Roger Anderson was among those • .politicians who appeared :A. M 1 , -■ i ■ ".vWv-. ; ~ . .Vf.. L. II ' -MWlt nifn/l . ■ km TZ-» "• li«1 ■ your word." Oshawa will work closely with the Province during the next phase, which includes the Request for Propos als process. Construction is expected to being in October October 2006 and wrap up in early 2009, with occupancy expected later that year. Courtice Rotary Joins with White Cliffe Terrace to Light Up the Night Local residents of Courtice joined with car- oilers from S.T. Worden School and Courtice Rotary Rotary members as Royal Bank employees "topped the tree" and handed out gingerbread cookies. White Cliffe Terrace supplied refreshments and Christmas cheer during the December Christmas tree lighting ceremony. 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Ill «ferai colleagues, as well "às" " visibly relieved " to have -an » n♦ «111/4 nrananl onPUIdt* AU tllfl loPQtlfUI fl 11 P C- 1st and present councillors jjd his mayoral predecessor ancy Diamond. £This was a long time corn- said Irv Harrell, who h on Oshawa council from #85 to 2000 and pushed rd for the courthouse. "The Sght decision was finally answer on the location question, question, and praised the Province for delivering the facility as; promised. "Politicians sometimes get a bit of a bum wrap for not keeping their word," Mr. Anderson said, addressing Minister Caplan. "You kept isiPp $ sail magination |arhs six students I free ticket to ride : " ...... " aSffiP' 1, e r ' - éLmmür mm - 1 1 -:.H .. * feW-- ■ ... ;. Elle Canaütatt statesman There's lots more news online at durhamregion.com HURRY! OFFER ENDS JANUARY 3, 2006 . Sr ■ > : 'W YEAR-END EVENT EVERYONE'S A WINNER! 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Participants were asked to create posters to show the benefits of public , transit or illustrate regional transit's connecting communities communities theme. The winning posters are featured on the website and inside all buses starting Jan. 1. iiil 111 F-ll BEST IN CLASS HALF-TON VB FUEL ECONOMY JUST BBT BETTER" IILKMDS. Mill DEPENBUli, LONGEST USING HLL SIZI PICKUPS II IHI MAT jfm the move again )URHAM - A section of ! health department is mov- out of the new regional fljadquarters, just four months ÿier it moved in. »ÿhe environmental health division will call 101 Con- Smers Drive, at Hopkins ®eet, its' new home as of 3. The site is owned by s Region .which also houses ! traffic department. j£lt was an interim move to come here," Ken Gorman, director of the department ifciid about moving into the qew regional headquarters in kugust. The plan all along yas for environmental health move to the building in auth Whitby. | The second floor of the Consumers building needed tb be renovated and wired before the department's 50 staff could move in, or they would have gone straight there from their old home in the Whitby Mall on Thickson Road, Mr. Gorman added. "It's just a really good fit for us to go (there)," he said. The Region spent $4.7 million million purchasing and upgrading upgrading the building, which used v to house Consumers Gas. . Health inspectors in the division division are in charge of regional programs including food safety, drinking water, animal bites, West Nile virus, body piercing and tattoos, day-care centres and smoke-free bylaw enforcement. 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