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4 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 10,2003 ITER Continued from front Generation site. Last April at a special Clarington council meeting, MPP Jim Flaherty, then Ontario's minister of enterprise, enterprise, opportunity and innovation innovation said his government would pay half of the $2.3 billion billion cost to host ITER if the . Federal Government would pay the other half. Despite an intensive lobby effort by Durham Region politicians, the Federal Government never did respond to the challenge. The Federal Government stopped funding fusion research in 1997 in a round of budgetary cuts. "I don't think the provincial provincial government With their deficit will support the project now," said Shepherd on Tuesday. I am very critical of the role Natural Resources Minister Dhaliwal took on ITER," said the Mayor on Monday. "It seems he was stringing us along, while not being veiy supportive behind the scenes. Last week at the Vienna round of ITER negotiation meetings Japan and France, the two remaining potential host countries for the project upped their bid for hosting the 30 year research facility from $2.3 billion to $5.3 billion. Mayor Mutton said that as they were having a hard enough time getting half of the $2.3 billion from the Federal government, he didn't see much hope for getting half of a $5.3 billion price tag from that level of government. . Clarington has been involved with ITER since 1991. As the Federal Government has not matched the Provinces' offer to pay half the $1 billion to be a participant participant in ITER research, Canada no longer has a role to play at any further negotiations negotiations and ITER Canada will cease to exist. "As far as I'm concerned, this is Chretian and Dhaliwal's Avro Aero," stated Mutton. Ofrett Daily 10 eun to- 5 fun until "ÏKakcA- f-s--j-; p -ri r , r ,r - p., ! ri , i . :■ , ■" * ■'.mi - ' " ■ »■- 3i'..b DECEMBER SPECIAL ^ )lb bags, Mixed Eating Apples (Fancy Grade): i 6lb bags, Macoun (Fancy Grade): $3 : liti&tou&HiU t : i Other varieties available: Mac, Empire, Red and Golden Delicious, . Golden Russett, Snow, Cortland, Royal Galas, Spartan, Mutsu, Toll nan Sweet, Ida Red, & Northern Spy Also Available: Fresh Apple Cider • Maple Syrup • Honey (liquid, creamed and buckwheat) 3 kinds of Potatoes • Hydroponic Tomatoes • Carrots " Onions • Apple Butter Ivanhoe Cheeses & Curds • Giftwarej& more... , Concession Road #3, just west of Hwy. 35/115, Newcastle, Ontario • 905-987-2295 The Natural Nut's Side Door Vitamin Store 6 Park St., Orono ~ 905-983-9550 (just behind the Orono Town Hall) Vitamins, Minerals, Herbal Supplements, Natural Body Care & Aromatherapy Products NATURAL sense® Canada's leading supplier of. Essential Oils and Aromatheraphy products. Supplying spas and therapists across North America. OPEN Wed: 12-4 pm Fri: 12-4 pm Sat: 9-12 noon We acceptDeblt Card, Visa & MasterCard " Minin www.naturalsense.com inBP \JHj^ ft L ilj j ; ; :r,;: w l i; /.ij; ;ij i|.i /' : j ■ t ;il- i.i |Ml Concert Band at their "Christmas Festival "in Newcastle on Sunday afternoon. The Traffic and Marine Section of the Ontario Provincial Police today released statistics for the first week of the Festive Season R.I.D.E. Program for all OPP jurisdiction in the province of Ontario. During the first week (Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2003) of the five week initiative which runs until Jan. 2, 2004, a total of 80,103 Vehicles were checked ! at roadside checkpoints. A total of 186 twelve hour sus pensions were issued and 87 persons were charged with alcohol related Criminal Code driving offenses, a decrease of one from the same period in 2002. The Ontario Provincial Police issued 85 Administrative Administrative Drivers License Suspensions Suspensions during week #1. Traffic collisions were down during the first week of the; R.ID.E. initiative with OPP personnel investigating 1,878 traffic collisions, down from 1,913 collisions in 2002. Initiative There were six fatal collisions investigated by OPP personnel personnel where twelve people were killed. The figure is down from last year. The Ontario Provincial Police remind motorists that tragedies caused by drunk drivers are preventable. This season, the OPP is asking you to join the campaign. A:RRT;VE; AiLiy E ! ! ! DON"T DRINK AND DRIVE!!! m * MULTI-MEDIA llil iiiipi i ■il