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- Orono Weekly Times Leading the Way Wednesday, August 30,2006 Clarington Farmers Market 2006 Every Sunday, June 25 - October 15, Newcastle Arena, 103 Caroline Street, South ■ Local, homegrown produce and value added products. • Freshness, Abundance and Quality • Championed and supported by the Clarington Board of Trade 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Bringing the Goodness of Clarington to your table! ïsifo@clarington. MAYOR'S CORNER BACK TO SCHOOL It's that time of year again when young children will be crossing streets on their way to and from school. Courtesy and safe driving practices are of the utmost importance in school zones. | ] Wr wish to remind motorists of the fol lowing safety tips: • slow down when pedestrians are present; • watch for Crossing Guards and be prepared to STOP; • when stopping for a Crossing Guard, keep 10 metres back of the crossing area. . Parents driving their children to school: ' • do not park unless it is absolutely necessary; • safe delivery with a "kiss and go" frees up space for the next parent; • park legally to ensure the safety of others; • consider car pooling with your neighbours or walking on nice days. Parents walkinn with their children: • set a good example for your children by crossing with the Crossing Guard if one is provided; . where no Crossing Guard is provided, have children look both ways and decide when it is safe .to cross the road. This will develop develop their judgment skills. Parents should remind théir children who are walking on their own _tg: • go to a crossing guard location, if one is provided; • obey the Crossing Guard at all times; • look both ways for safe gaps in the traffic where there is no Crossing Guard provided. SCHOOL LOCATION SIGNS: School Zone signs, with the pentagon shape (point on top), are advance signs to warn motorists to be alert to young pedestrians and drive With caution. Rectangular School Crossing signs, indicates a supervised crossing where motorists must obey the Adult Crossing Guard when they hold up the STOP paddle. At various school crossings, where student patrollers control the students by holding them back until safe gaps in traffic are present, motorists must be cautious cautious and courteous at all times. Children and parents should be reminded that when there is no Crossing Guard on duty at a posted crossing location, it offers no added protection, meaning that MOTORISTS ARE NOT LEGALLY LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO STOP and children must look both ways for ' safe gaps in traffic. A number of years ago the Municipality changed from the white on blue school signs to the black on fluorescent yellow colour to improve safety and increase awareness. We are now gradually adopting new stop paddles with a flashing red light to improve visibility visibility of the Crossing Guards. Our By-law Enforcement staff and Durham Regional Police visit school locations frequently to ensure compliance with traffic bylaws. bylaws. Our Planning Services Department administers the Adult Crossing Guard program while Engineering Services monitors safety and the need for new Adult Crossing Guards. With your co-operation and safety of everyone in mind, we can provide our children safe routes to school. Elector Qualifications - Who Can Vote? • A person is entitled to be an elector in the Municipality of Clarington if hé or she, on Voting Day, is: • A Canadian citizen. • At least 18 years old. • A resident of the Municipality of Clarington or the owner or tenant of land in the Municipality of Clarington, or the spouse of such an owner or tenant. • Not otherwise prohibited by law from voting. Persons prohibited from voting: The following are prohibited from voting: • a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution. • A corporation. • A person acting as executor or trustee or in any other representative representative capacity. ' • A person who was convicted of the corrupt practice described in Subsection 90(3) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, if Voting Day in the current election is less than four years after Voting Day in the election in respect of which he or she was convicted. NOTE: Qualified electors may vote ONLY ONCE in a local election within a given municipality. Electors who own or rent more than one property in the Municipality of Clarington may appear more than once on the Voters' List and may, therefore, receive more than one Vote- By-Mail Kit. The onus is on these electors to vote ONLY ONCE. The ballot must be cast for the Ward within which the elector maintains maintains his or her permanent residence. REVISION OF THE VOTERS' LIST Commencing September 5,2006 the Voters' List for the 2006 Municipal Election will be available for inspection at the Municipal • Clerk's Department, Municipal Administrative Centre. The Revision Period runs from Tuesday, September 5,2006 until the close of voting voting at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, November 13,2006. Electors are encouraged to examine the list as soon as possible after September 5,2006. If your name does not appear on the list and you feel you qualify as an elector or if any wrong information appears on the list, applications for additions, corrections or deletions to the list may be obtained from the Municipal Administrative Centre during regular office hours, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, November 13,2006. Information related to these requirements or any other issue related to the Municipal Election may be obtained from the Municipal Clerk's Department by calling 905-623-3379. • If you are aware of anyone who requires assistance with the election requirements, please refer them to the Municipal Clerk's office. Patti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. Municipal Clerk • Conseil scolaire de district catholique centre-sud (French- Language Separate School Board Trustee) The Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended, prescribes that each person who intends to be a candidate in the 2006 Municipal Elections must submit a nomination paper to the Municipal Clerk between January 3,2006 and September 29,2006. If you intend to be a candidate in the 2006 Municipal Elections, you must submit your nomination paper before you are allowed to raise or spend funds for your electoral campaign. If you have not submitted your nomination paper, your campaign organization cannot accumulate savings or incur expenses. Also, you cannot spend your own money or,that of your spouse prior to submitting your nomination form. Voting Day is November 13,2006. The appropriate forms and information can be obtained from your Municipal Clerk. AVIS AUX CANDIDATS/CANDIDATES Etes-vous intéressé à vous présenter pour un Conseil scolaire de langue française? La Loi sur les élections municipales; modifiée en 1996, prescrit que chaque personne qui a l'intention de devenir candidat aux élections municipales 2006 pour un Conseil scolaire de langue française doit déposer une mise en candidature auprès du Secretaire Municipal entre 3 janvier 2006 et 29 septembre 2006. Si vous avez l'intention de vous presenter aux élections munich pales 2006, vous devez déposer une mise en candidature auprès du Secrétaire Municipal avant de dépenser ou de réunir des fonds pour des activités de campagne électorale. A moins que votre mise en candidature soit déposée, vôtre organisation d'une campagne campagne ne peut pas réunir des fonds ou engager des dépenses. De plus, vous ne pouvez pas dépenser votre propre argent, ou celui de votre époux/épouse, sur votre campagne' avant de déposer déposer votre mise en candidature. Les formulaires de mise en candidature et reseignements connexes connexes peuvent être obtenus du Secrétaire Municipal. , Patti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. Secrétaire Municipale The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington • 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3A6 Telephone: 905-623-3379 Vote-by-Mail Kit Coming Soon!!!! Electors within the Municipality of Clarington will be voting by mail again this election. Each eligible elector included on the Voters' List, as of September 29,2006, shall receive a Vote-by- Mail Kit in the mail. Electors may return their ballot to the Municipality of Clarington by the following means: BY MAIL Prepaid return envelopes will be provided in the Vote-By-Mail Kit. The last day to mail your ballot in order to ensure that it is received by the November 13 deadline is November 3,2006. BY BALLOT RETURN STATION Voters who choose not to use the mail may deposit their ballots at the Ballot Return Station located at the Municipal Administrative Centre during regular business hours or in the mail drop box located at the north entrance of the Municipal Administrative Centre. Ballots will be tabulated at the Municipal Administrative Centre immediately after the close of voting (8:00 p.m.) on Voting Day, November 13,2006. Unofficial results will be posted at the - Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario and on the Municipality's website, www.clarington.net. What if I don't receive a Vote-by-Mail Kit? If you have not received a Vote-By-Mail Kit by October 27,2006, and you are a qualified elector for the Municipality of Clarington, you are encouraged to visit the Municipal Slerk's Office to have your name added to the Voters' List and to receive a Kit, The Town of Ajax will play host to a Durham Region Candidates Information Session to be held: Date: Thursday, September 14,2006 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Location: HMS Banquet Hall, Ajax Community Centre 75 Centennial Road, Ajax, ON All Registered Candidates and those individuals thinking of running running in the 2006 Municipal Election on Monday, November 13, 2006 are cordially invited to attend. This information session will be provided by staff from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and will provide information to candidates and the public regarding the municipal election process, including rules and regulations regarding campaign finances. ' For further details related to the municipal election, see the Municipality's wphsite www.clarinaton.net click on the Clarington Votes 2006 icon or call the Municipal Clerk's office at 905-623- 3379. If you plan on attending the information session, please contact the Municipal Clerk's office by calling 905-623-3379 Are you interested in running for Municipal Council or School Board Trustee? Nominations are now being received for the following positions: • Mayor • Regional Councillor, Wards 1 and 2 • Regional Councillor, Wards 3 and 4 • Local Councillor, Ward 1 • Local Councillor, Ward 2 • Councillor, Ward 3 • Local Councillor, Ward 4 • Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (2 Members) • Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board (2 Members) • Conseil scolaire public de district du centre-sud-ouest (French-Language Public School Board Trustee) The Municipality of Clarington is offering senior citizens 65 years of age and over and the physically disabled a snow clearing service service on municipal sidewalks and for driveway windrows adjacent to single family dwellings, which includes semi-detached; link housing housing and row housing in the urban areas of Bowmanville, Courtice, Orono, Newcastle Village and in the Hamlets of Bond Head, Newtonville, Tyrone, Leskard, Haydon, Kendal, Solina, Hampton, Burketon, Enniskillen, Maple Grove, Enfield, Mitchell Corners and Kirby. The snow clearing service on municipal sidewalks will start after a snow fall ends and only when there is more than 1 inch of snow on sidewalks. The resident/homeowner must provide material (sand or salt) on the sidewalk as needed. The driveway windrow ■ snow clearing sen/ice will not be undertaken until .the snow ploughing on all Municipal streets has been completed and are not called out for 6 inches or less. If vou require access to your drive; wav nr sidewalks before our service is activated, it is the home ; owner's responsibility. To be eligible for this service, applicants must be 65 years of age or older or be physically disabled, occupy a single family dwelling which fronts onto a Town street in the specified urban areas of the specified hamlets, and have no able bodied persons under the ana of 65 years residing on the property. Senior citizens must provide provide a photo copy of a birth certificate or Senior Citizens Card; physically disabled applicants must provide a doctor's certificate each year. Application Forms can be obtained from the Operations' Department, 2320 Taunton Road or at the Municipal Administrative Centre, Customer Service Reception Desk at 40 Temperance Street In Bowmanville, or by calling 905-263-2291. If you wish to verify that you qualify for the service, please contact the Operations Department at the above phone number. All applicants who were approved last winter will receive a 20062007application In the mail. All applicants must reapply each winter season and provide the appropriate documentation. All applications should be completed and returned to the Municipality of Clarington, Operations Department on or before October 13,2006. Applications may not be accepted after that date.