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Orono Town Hall bowmanville library 163 Church Street 1 -1 05ac Bowmanville, Ont. L1C 1P7 $1.00 GST Included Wednesday April 27, 2005 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 Beach planned for Port of Newcastle Clarington's committee of council unanimously. approved approved a conceptual plan for the waterfront park at the Port ofNewcastle. , Mayor John Mutton said he "would rather leave a legacy legacy than a band-aid for future generations. We don't have as much beach as we would like to have," he stated, even though the municipality has 25 linear miles of waterfront, Through the development of the Port ofNewcastle subdivision, subdivision, Clarington will acquire acquire a strip of lake front property stretching from the water treatment plant at the mouth of Wilmot Creek, eastward eastward to the mouth of Graham Creek. Most of this park land is on top of a steep bluff, which ranges from 9 to to 13 meters above the lake level. A conceptual plan for future development of a park on the north shore of Lake Ontario, was originally drawn up in 2000. A key component to that plan was to improve the safety of the area by regrading regrading the bluffs. As the bluffs pose a significant significant constraint to providing a safe and accessible park, the conceptual waterfront propos al includes reducing the bluff by re-grading it to a 2:1 slope. The shoreline in this location location continues to erode, stated Mr. Mike Kolberg of .Baird and Associates, Coastal Engineers, in his presentation to the General Purpose and Administration Committee. "Between 1955 and 2000, the shore line has retreated from 9 to 20 metres," he stated. stated. The average annual rate of erosion is 8 to 18 inches per year. "If we do, nothing, ongoing erosion will continually reduce the width of the park," he stated. Along with the ownership of the land, comes the responsibility responsibility for controlling the erosion erosion of the bluff. At existing rates of erosion, Kolberg estimates estimates the bluff would retreat 20 to 40 metres over a period of the next 100 years. If remedial remedial action is not taken the waterfront' access and parkland parkland will eventually be lost. The high steep bluff poses a personal safety risk to those using the parkland. . As part of the development of the Port ofNewcastle subdivision, subdivision, the developer, Kaitlin Group, have offered to regrade BEACH see page 4 Orono girlguides, Carly Prescott and Kirsten Morrison prepare themselves for an upcoming outdoor camping excursion. Oda to seek re-election Province sets new planning guidelines r* --n rp. nlfln for the Greater Gol DURHAM - Bev" Oda, Member of Parliament from Durham is pleased to mnounce today that she has ;hosen to run for re-election in the next campaign. "It has been a privilege and honour to represent the people of Durham for the past year," said Oda. "There is much more that can be accomplished accomplished - with a government who has respect and accountability accountability for your tax dollars - our Country's true potential can be realized." Oda has a clear understanding understanding of local issues and continues to use her role in the House of Commons to positively positively impact the people in Durham. She has also gained a national profile for her knowl edge and work as Heritage Critic in the Shadow Cabinet of the Official Opposition. "Bev is one of the most exceptional, honest, hard Member of Parliament from Durham, Bev Oda working and dedicated people 1 have met in -my time, she works first and toremost for the people of Durham," said Peter MacKay, the Conservative Party's Deputy Leader. "Bev will be one of the best cabinet ministers in the new Conservative government government that I can imagine". * "It is time this country gets the government it deserves, a government who will be responsible with their tax dollars, dollars, who will create a positive economic environment and who will offer leadership and solutions that this Liberal government government no longer does, in the issues important to your family family and all Canadians; child care, agriculture, trade, the environment and finally getting getting tough on crime. Only Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada ODA see page 3 Councillors received reports reports on two provincial planning planning initiatives at Monday's General Purpose and Administration Administration Committee meeting. Planning Committee provided provided their comments on the two parallel initiatives--the Greenbelt Protection Plan and the draft growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe called Places to Grow. "The Greenbelt Plan is where not to grow, and the Growth Plan is where and how to grow," stated David Crome, Clarington's Director of Planning. Both initiatives reflect principles of Smart Growth, which deals with intensification intensification of growth within existing urban boundaries. The Places to Grow discus- cinn miner nronoses a growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. It complements the Greenbelt Plan by identifying identifying where growth should GUIDELINES see page 4 What's inside • • • Dancers win at Niagara" See page 9