Whitby Free Press, Wecfnesday. August 24, 1994 , Page 9 Ifrastructure ftrnding is approved By Mike Kowalski Nearly $30 million will be s pnt on improving Durham Rgion's infrastructure system over the next two years. Nine projects totalling $29.6 million were announiced Friday b y Treasury Board president Art Egl~,the federal minister responsible for the Canada/ Ontario Infrastructure Works program. In addition, another 14 local projècts worth almost $5 million have been approved for Ajax, Clarington and Uxbridge, Eggle- ton informed a delighted goup of area politicians assembled7in the Durham Region council cham- bers. The 23 projects, totalling $34.5 million, are expected to croate 512 construction jobs- across the regon during the next year. "is is an important day in Durham Region," exclaimed regioal chair Gary Herrema. "Tis will ensure that we have the infrastructure in ,Place well into the next century, said Her- rem a. Heading the list of regional projets is almost $11 million in road, sewer and water works te service existing and new develop- ment in north Whitby and Osh- awa. There will aise be a 64 million expansion of the 25-year- old Durham Regional Police headquarters in Oshawa and $7.7-million worth of trunk sani- tary sewers at Carruthers Creek in Ajax. Politicians from ail levels of government and party affiliation took part in Friday's announce- ment. Local Liberai. MPs Dan MeTeaue (Ontario riding) and Alex Shepherd (Durham) joined Eggleton in representing the federal government. Durham Centre MPP Drum- mond White assisted Municipal Affairs Minister Ed Plip and Oshawa MPP Allan Piikey, minister without portflio, on behaîf of Ontario's NDP govern- ment. As Eggleton explained, the in- frastructure prorarn had its oni- gins in the 1980s when munici- p a leaders fromn across Canada :an demanding improvements te the country's deteiorating network of roads, bridges, sewer and water plants. Your town wa.nts you Members of the public who are aged 18 or older are invited te, apply for positions as election officiais for the municipal elections- te be held in Whitby on Monday, Nov. 14. .Remuneration wiil be $150 for deputy returning officers, $125 for poil clerks and $125 for election assistants. Duties will include attendance at an instructienal lecture prier to, election day and pick-up and return of election materials. Application forms can be obtained by calling the clerk's office at 668-5803. But net until Prime Minister Jean Chrétien made it a major pank o the Liberal partys elec- tien camPaign platform last year did Ottawa give it serious con- sidération, said Eggleton, a for- mer Toronto mayer. "In nine short months we'vo reached thep oint where $3.8 billion of the $6-billion program has been allocated," said Eggle- ton, udirectly putting 90,000 Canadians back te work.» Approximatelý 70 per cent of the projects wi 1i be the "tradi- tional roads, sewers and side- walks," Eggleton noted. "But a il wiil improve the qua- lity of life and attract additional investment dollars,," ho said. 'That was the cornerstone of what the municipalities wanted.» Eggieton conceded that the 90,000 construction jobs created by the pregram are of a short duration. But this is only the «begin- ng,» ho stressed. "There will be a lot of spin-oifs for years te como,» in business investment and permanent jobs, Eggleten promised. 1ilip was among those shar- ing Egpleton's optimism. "Werecoming eut of the worst recession sinco the thirties and this ia helping us in our program of putting ?eople back to work,» ho said, 'te get people off of welfare and social assistance and inte meaningful private enterpr- ise jobs.» Improving the infrastructure system makes «good sense» and both Ottawa and Queon's Park were "putting money where our mouths are,» said Philip. 0f Ontario's $2.1-billion por- tien of the shared cost*prog ramp $1 billion has already been aP r:; hlip said. Méanwfleapplications from municipalities, school boards colleges and universities are stili coming forward, ho said. (Erier this year the Town of Whitby reeived approval for $5.8 million in projecta. Tepping the list were a new fire hall on Taunton Road and expansion of the senior citizens' centre.) «We're able te do it where it's most ineaningful. We want it inunicipaliy-driven," said Philip. Herrema could not step prais- ing the pro am which is funded by the feleral, , provincial and municipal governiments. "It's the first timp in my 20 years cf politics that we've had three levels of gov#rnment ce- operating in this fabhion," said the former Uxbridge councillor and mayer. "Wé intend on ensuring that the taxjtayers get value fer their dollars, he .said. Shepherd said the program i5 an example of the way govern- ment ushouid *be *v--r-,ing," by g vng bak te, Canadians in time of'neod. White admitted that co-ope- ration between the varieus loveél9 of government is «net always this easy." HoweVer, a "common concern for our eommunities7 made the program a roality, he said. Work is schodulod te, begin immediately and should bo cer- pleted b Se tomber 1996 on the Llice hoadquarters' and by vecember 1D99 on the other pro- jects. 4- HOPI.J.[.S.Il Should 1 Wax My No Wax Floors? The otheda a customer was telling us that her No Wax Floor was lossing isusre. 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