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.PAGE 16, WEITBY FREE PRESE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,1990 Onta anlo court sys tem reformed Attorney General Ian Scott recently qnnounced that the implementation of phase I of court reform will occur on Sept. 1. "The objective of court reform," said Ian Scott, "is te arrive at a simpler,. more convenient and more expeditious systemn of courts for the benefit of the people of Ontario." Under phase I, the Ontario Court of Justice will be created. It will have two . divisions. The Ontario Court (general division) wiIl bring tegether the District and Hligh Court,' along with the Small Claims Court and Surrogate Court. The Ontario Court (provincial division) will amalgamate the current provincial criminal and family courts. Phase I will also ensure that judges with superior court jurisdiction will be available in al provincial counities and districts. It will no longer be--necessary for people outside Toronte te wait for a judge te be sent from Toronto te their area te, hear certain kinds of cases. "This will allow Ontario citizens greater access te, the court systemn," said Scott.* Ano ther major change under phase I is the regionalization of the judiciary. Regional senior judges, representing the general division and the, provincial division,will manage judicial assigriments in each cf. eight judicial regions across the province. Each region will aiso have a regional courts management advisory committee. These comnuttees, compoeed Of members of the judiciaxy, the private bar, crown attorneysJ court administration and the public, will work co-operatively te help ensure the smooth operation of the court system. The increase of the Small Claime Court monetary limit te $5,00O provinoe-wide is another key initiative of court refcrm. Although this increase will net be implemented on September 1, it is anticipated to be in effect by 'the end of 1990. The ministry is currently making administrative arrange- ments in small dlaims courts in erder te handie an anticipated increase in cases. Th1e implementation cf phase I is part cf a series cf proposais for the structural reform of Ontario's courts te be completed in two phases. These proposais were announced by the attorney generai in May, 1989. Under phase II, the unification cf the, trial courts will be completed. The general and provincial divisions cf the Ontario Court of Justice will be combined inte a single triai court, consisting of three informal civil and flamily matters. Phase If appeal structure of the court divisions specializing in crimînaL. will aise incld- the reform of the svstem. THE SORICHETJ' frilhas, doua- are- executive Director JimMier ted $50,000 towards the Wbitby hospital board chairman - igh General Hospital's First Class Fund Swain, caMpaign co-president Reg Campaign to expand the physioth- Webster, Nick and Dorothy Son- erapy department. Shown (from left) chetti. ~ ht COR enters provinia election ASHBURN CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE INCO 780 Myrtie Road, West Ashburn, Ont. THANK YOU ta the supporters of ASHBURN CANADA DA Y PICNIC for donations of equipment, money, services and time Ashburn General Store Ashburn Moms and Tots Batten Business Group Bra-Ma-Rod Farms Brooklin & District Lions Club Brooklin Electric 0o. Brooklin Rentais Bunny Cox Canada Packers Inc. C&C Subaru Whitby Lt. D&B Carpet Cleaning Dowsons Water Edward A. Bassetts Ltd. First Ashburn Scouts Grant Jones Ice Cream Ltd. Green Brae Apple Orchards Humpty Dumpty Hy Hope Farms lrwir, Smith Music Port Perry Lakeridge Industries Lakeridge Links Oak Ridge Golf Club Re/max Canaan Ltd. ReidaîlFarms Ross Stevenson (Durham Riding MP) Sunny Side Farms The Drawing Room The Plant Manager Thun derbird Golf and Country Club Town of Whitby Uxbridge Nurseries White Feather Farms I Community Workers and Atendees Canada Day Committee 1990 g - By Mike KowalsI Voters in Durham East riding will have a fourth political party te choose from when they cast their ballots Sept. 6. Brooklin resident Harry Tun- bridge will contest the provincial election for the Confederation of Pegons (COR) party. Tunbridge,53, Who lista bis occuýpation as an "efflciency" engineer, is making bis firat attempt at political offce. Describing himself as an "awakened» member of the sulent majority, Tunbridge said he chose te mun because "I can't take it anmoe WTere's corruption at both levels of government, the more peole who take an interest in what's oing on the better off we'll be. Tunbridge said that while the small «c7 censervative COR is net perfect, he believes the party feunded six years agq hm western Canada offers the béat hope for the country's future. Tunbridge said that while the media has tried te disceurage peole from sup rting COR bea re or exampl, Of ita oppo sition te officiai biligualism, t he reere as occurred. "It's probably brought more people in than turned away,» said Tunbridge. Ini addition te epposing an officially bilinnal Ontario, «people ar faltby're becom- ing second-class citizensl,"lTun- bridge attacks the governxnent's record on the environmnent. He said money and manpow!er bas been wasted as successive gevernments.study how to, beçt, fight P'ollutiotï but then nothig is accomplied:.. . . f~f f f f f t A I ~ * 44 4 f f b 4)34> k à B * B Tunbridge advocates that <spe- cmal groupe" in each Ontario rid- ing be formed and given the task of cleaning up a local stream or park for example. While the government would fund these prograras, local resi- dents wouldhave centrol. «Instead ef sitting around and talking about the preblem, let's do it," said Tunbridge. Tunbridge expecta COR te field about 32 candidates in the elec- tien. He said nerthern Ontario is prebably COR's strongest area cf support right now but feels the party will grow during the cam- p a]n Perhaps surprisingly, l'un- bridge dlaims more former Liberals are joining.COR rather than disgruntled Tores. «People are unhaýppy with the system. I tbink there will be auite a ew eyes opened wben t e vote are cast.» Tanbridge joins Progressive Conservative candidate Kirk Kemp and Liberal hopeful Mari- lyn Pearce in- the race for former Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz' seat at Queen's Park. Although nominated earlier this year te contest bis fifth provincial election, Cureatz surprised bis constituenta last monith by deciding te retire from politice. Bath Kemp and Pearce will be acclaimed as the candidates for their respective parties but neither h as been officially nominated' Deadlines for nomination papers te be filed with bath pazrties passed with Kemp and '13:9ebW Lg the'only candidates. Kehi ill ffba offdIIùl., nomnàm a- ted tonight (Aug. 8) at the Bow- manville recreation complex. A political newcomer, Kemp operates 'an apple orchard north Of Bowmanvillé and with bis wife runs a travel aenc in Oshawa. Pearce, a Scgg Township councillor, will benominated for the Liberals Auq. 14 at the Blackstock recreation centre. Meanwhile, Durham East New Democrats were ill-prepared for last week's election caIl. Marg Wilbur, NDP candidate ini the 1987 election, said several people were approached te seek the nomination but ne one has yet agred to run. Wilb-îur, herseif, does lot in- tend te be a candidate. She was hoping the party would be in a better position te announce its plans after the holl- Duamast riding includes Whitby and Oshawa north of Taunton Rd., plus Scugg Town- spadthe Town oôf N*ate. THr"E CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY PROVIDING SERVICF.S TO TIIE DEAF AND HARD 0F IIEARING. For mooe iîilrrmation. rail us a, Or27 oritto us at 27 Sadinht l. R A1 6 t~Onilar'M R2 ' i r