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bowmanville library 163 Church Street Bowmanville, Ont. L1C 1r' 1.1.07 Volume 69, Number 13 $1.00 GST Included Wednesday March 29,2006 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville mïetÎÎW- yr * www@1 we since No public dollars for Ward 4 defibrillators Church, which was Blain Moffat flank Ms. Rutherford. L , % . ' . Museum Administrator, Martha circa 1868, and is probably the original organ from the Presbyterian in 1944. Devon Witheridge (L) and Clarington Mayor John Mutton was compensated . $174,954 in 2005 for his serv- • ice to the public. The compensation includes $44,000 for,being Mayor of Clarington, a $22,000 expense allowance, $ 16,900 for mileage allowance, and $6,500 for . the trip he took to China. Mayor Mutton and Councillor Jim Schell went to China last fall as part of a trade mission With, Ontario • Premier Dalton McGùinty. The pair went to promote Clarington as a site for future nuclear reactors. At the Regional level, Mayor John Mutton earned a total of $47,340, which Arthur, Pat Pingle and Gord included $635 for mileage. Robinson all made a total of Clarington's six council- $35,000 from their work for lors earned a basic pay of $17,000 each, with an expense allowance of $8,900. They OI ClaiingtOIl were all com- , r - pensated over- MayOf rCCClVCd extra $3,000 the Municipality Municipality of Clarington Clarington last year. Councillors Jim Schell and Charlie Trim were paid an $6,000 in; mileage mileage allowance and various amounts for conferences meals, parking,- $174,954 in 2005 each. as Regional Regional Councillors, Councillors, and Schell was compensated compensated an additional additional $6,492 and miscellaneous charges. for his trip to China with the The four local councillors: Mayor. Adrian Foster, Don Mac- Councillor Jim Schell earned $41,239 from the Region of Durham last year, and was compensated $513 for mileage. Councillor Charlie Charlie Trim received $1,222 for. mileage from the Region and earned a total of $43,471. ; ? ■ Councillor Shell was compensated compensated $3,167 for his position position as Chair of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, where Mayor John Mutton was compensated $2,945 as Chair of the Gana- raska Conservation Authority. Authority. Mayor Mutton was also paid $11,900 as Chairman of the Veridian Board, and DISCLOSURE see page'3 By the end of next year all the municipally owned and operated recreation facilities will have a public access defibrillator installed. Defibrillators Defibrillators deliver an electric shock that restarts the heart in cardiac arrest victims. Last week Mayor Mutton introduced a resolution to add two defibrillators to the 2007 budget forecast, to allow all the municipal facilities to have one. This resolution was adopted unanimously. Currently the Courtice Community Complex and the Indoor Soccer Facility have a public access defibrillator. The defibrillator at the Indoor Soccer Facility was a gift from a resident. Through this year's budget process, the Garnet Rickard Complex in Bowmanville, and the South Courtice Arena will be outfitted with the :, Units. . •- . : : ; ' -y ' ■ Provisions are now made to purchase two defibrillator s in next year's budget, one for ; the . Darlington Sports Complex in Hampton and the other for the Fitness Centre in Bowmanville; By the end of 2007, all the municipally owned and operated operated recreation facilities in Clarington will be outfitted with a public access defibrillator. defibrillator. There is no provision made for the two municipal arenas which are run by volunteer volunteer boards, Thé Newcastle and Orono Arenas. - Defibrillator units themselves themselves cost approximately $6,000 to purchase. Mr. Pete Marteense, Manager of the DEFIBRILLATORS see page 3 What's Newcastle Sesqui See Page 9