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Orono Town Hall Volume 64, Number 27 RONO 75e Weekly Times WEDNESDAY July 5, 2000 M wÊmËÊÊBËÊfflmm The W.P. Cyclone's Magnificent High Wheel Band were quite a spectacle leading off this year 's Callithumpian Parade. The band from Carleton Michigan could be seen throughout the day, riding their high wheel bikes downtown arid the park, playing their instruments as they rode. Major portion of trail receives council approval A m ajor portion of the Oak Ridges Trail received council approval Monday. The Trail, when completed will traverse the Oak Ridges Moraine from Albion Hills in the west to the Northumberland Forest in the east. Work began on the Trail in 1992, and eight years later, only two of the nine sections have yet to be completed; Clarington, and Northumberland County. Roy Forrester, Chair for the Clarington Chapter, Oak Ridges Trail Association (ORTA) appeared before council in February 1999 and received approval 'in princi*- ple' to extend the trail system through Clarington, using unopened road allowances. Works Department were recommending Council give final approval for the trail route (except through the Ganaraska Forest) at Monday's General Purpose and Administration Committee Meeting. Several residents along the Mosport Park section of the route voiced' objections Monday to having the trail run alongside their property. One issue raised by two objectors was the $2 million liability insurance carried by ORTA Fran Harvey and David Gould did not think this was sufficient. "You can't put a value on old trees, and our homes" stated David Gould. "The history goes back 200 years, you can't put a price on that." Gould felt $20 million liability liability would be more appropriate. Ms. Harvey felt the $2 million million would be not be enough, if a few people fall and get injured. Robert Ellison, ORTA Chair explained that in the eight years the association has been active, they have not received a single insurance claim, "not even one that was turned down," he said. Residents had concerns about trespassers, motorized vehicles using 1 the trial, hikers going to the washroom outdoors, outdoors, garbage, fire, and vandalism. vandalism. Ellison said these concerns are not dissimilar to those heard on all the other trail sections. "It certainly is in our interest to have good relations with abutting property property owners," stated Ellison. "The Trail is an evolving thing over the y eats," he stated, stated, "our. objective js to keep as many people happy, within reason." "What this really is, is the fear of the unknown," stated Mayor Ham re, who said these same issued where raised by residents along the Waterfront Trail route, years ago. "ORTA has advised us, if a problem comes forward, they will deal with it right away," she stated. "It's all [the unopened road allowances] publically owned lands. To defer the whole thing is a slap in the face to those volunteers who have worked so hard to date, Hamre said. Councillors passed a motion made by Mayor Hamre, to approve the trail route, with the exception of (continued page 10)