I i i } BOWMANVILIE LIBRA ^ ^ q4 62 Temperance ^- a8 Bowmanville, Ont. u $1.00 GST Included Wednesday February 12, 2003 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 Durham's future looking bright Regional Council dealt with some complex and sensitive sensitive topics in 2002, said Regional Chairman Roger Anderson in his annual address to Clarington council Monday night. "Public participation participation was at an all time high", he said. Anderson was referring to the non-smoking by-law which was passed this fall by Regional Council to take effect June 2004. Council's financial support for the new Regional Cancer Centre for $7.5 million was also arrived at after considerable considerable discussion, and after having having turned down a plea from Lakeridge Health for financial support for the Region's hospitals. hospitals. This week Wednesday Regional Councilors will vote on whether to build a new regional headquarters facility -to house 1000 regional and police administrative employees. employees. If the plan is adopted to build the $68 million consolidated consolidated building in Whitby, the Region will make a down payment payment from the reserves, and instead of paying rent for poor space, "We will pay a mortgage mortgage for decent up-to-date space," stated Anderson. A growing population , the rising costs related to new legislative legislative measures and provincial provincial standards for services delivered by the Region, "add to our fiscal pressures," said Anderson of the 2003 budget process, which should be concluded concluded by mid March. "Allocating $600 million dollars dollars in expenditures is a lengthy and complex annual task," said the Chairman. Regarding the Highway 407, Anderson said the Province is floating the idea of constructing the road in small segments. "Durham needs this road built, at least to Courtice," he said, "and we need it soon. A united front from all our councils on this issue is going to be essential," he said. Clarington is on record as being opposed to the completion of the new toll highway to the 115/35. Expansion of GO Train service to Bowmanville is not on GO's current 10 year capital capital plan, stated Anderson. Before service to the east can be increased, GO needs substantial substantial federal and provincial funding. Jeminah DeVries makes the most of winter at home in Leskard. Anita DeVries Photo The $136 million proposed Courtice Water Pollution Control Pant is the largest capital capital project the Region has ever undertaken, "and it's a vital investment in our future," stated Anderson. Regional Chairman, Roger Anderson "This new treatment capacity will service growth in Courtice, Oshawa and even Whitby," said Anderson. The Region is considering the possibility possibility of increasing the portion portion of development charges related to sewage treatment capacity to make 'growth to pay for growth'. New provin cial legislation requiring full cost recovery for expansion of water and sewage systems may require a increase in development charges, said Anderson. A new counselling office has just been opened at 234 King Street East in Bowmanville by the Region's Social Services Department. Two councillors located in that facility will provide individual individual and family counseling sessions in response to the needs of the growing population population in Clarington. "This year could be the most exciting the Region of Durham has seen yet," said Anderson. He cited the recent addition of the US to the international international nuclear fusion reactor project (ITER) for which Clarington is a potential host site, and the opening of Ontario's newest university in Oshawa this fall has reasons to be excited about the Region's future. He acknowledged acknowledged that, as this was an election election year, it could be the last time he addressed this particular particular configuration of Claring- Clarington's Mayor John project to develop fusion Mutton and Regional Chair energy which Clarington is Roger Anderson will be in interested in hosting. St. Petersburg, Russia next Monday's regularly week to attend the next round scheduled General Purpose of ITER negotiations. This and Administration Commit- will be the third time since tee meeting has been postlast postlast May . that the pair have poned till February 24, 9:30 gone overseas on ITER busi- a.m. followed by a full ness. Council meeting at 7:00 p.m ITER is the international that evening. Man charged in attempted B&E Police were alerted early Sunday morning of an attempted robbery at the Newcastle Drug Store. When police responded to the call at 5:45 they caught a male with a crow bar attempting to jimmy the front door of the store. Forty-nine year-old George Albert Baker of King Street West in Newcastle was apprehended apprehended and charged with attempt to break and enter and of being in possession of break and enter equipment.
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