The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 26, 1997 Page 3 Amalgamation Fight In Brief From page one city has made to cutbacks are down and discuss it,” says the City of Oshawa fewer departments, reduced Councillor Hannah said. Hobbs School Turns 30 would not be able to survive senior management, Ward Three Local This year marks the 30th anniversary of M. J. Hobbs on its own. Therefore, it needs improved customer service, Councillor David Scott Senior Public School in Hampton. The School Council is the present and future resi­ significant public/private warned Clarington Council to looking for former students and teachers to help celebrate dential assessments in partnerships, and a zero per proceed slowly on this issue. the memories. If interested, please contact M.J. Hobbs Courtice along with the newly cent tax increase for the sixth "I don’t think we should Senior Public School at (905) 263-2204 by April 4th. opened industrial areas. year in a row. get too bent out of shape, but Mayor Hamrc said it’s an “We’re all doing these keep this in context,” MRP Speaks Out Councillor Scott advised. unabashed tax grab, because things,” Mayor Hamre said. Durham East MPP John O’Toole plans to introduce a Councillor Ann Dreslinski, Oshawa really couldn’t make The mayor would like to private member ’s resolution at Queen’s Park next week urg­ see things even leaner, from Ward Three, added that it on its own. Regional ing the government to review the rights of non-teaching this was the first she Chairman Jim Witty school staff in the event they are out-sourced under Bill 104. had really heard of last echoed her thoughts “My constituents in Durham East have expressed their week’s meeting of on Monday afternoon. “I don’t believe anyone in concern to me with this section of Bill 104 and for this rea­ Oshawa Council or of “The city can’t do it Courtice would want to help son I am introducing my resolution to the Legislature,” said on its own without what was discussed. Mr. O’Toole. out Oshawa.” However, she said increasing its taxes O’Toole will also ask that the proposed Education “this is no surprise that dramatically, ” Improvement Commission give non-instmctional school ----Councillor Mary Novak this is what Oshawa Chairman Witty told employees the right to compete or bid on any position being wants to do. ” She said The Statesman. considered for out-sourcing. through the formation of a number of Oshawa council­ In a letter to Oshawa He will seek the all-party support for his resolution on Mayor Nancy Diamond and tighter alliances with Durham lors make no bones about the April 3rd. also sent to the media, Witty Region. idea of annexation during stated, “I thought it was made At the municipal council regional council meetings. School Board Opposes Bill 104 Painting Shows Unique Steamboatquite clear by the mayors of meeting held on Monday While it appeared that Whitby and Clarington that, night, Mayor Hamre told the Mayor Hamre was itching to Trustees with the Northumberland and Clarington Public This antique painting depicting Frederick Knapp’s roller- while they are prepared to dis ­ councillors about the report send Oshawa Council and School Board endorsed a resolution from the Metro Toronto boat on Lake Ontario will make the upper floor of the cuss and work towards mutu­ and Chairman Witty’s Mayor Nancy Diamond a let­ School Board to oppose Bill 104 (the Fewer School Boards Bowmanville Museum “grander,” says Curator Charles Taws. al delivery of some programs, response. She said it is time ter of retort, Clarington Act). Trustees are demanding the province withdraw Bill The artwork dates back to 1899 and is on a two-year loan from they are not prepared to enter­ Clarington responded to Councillors decided not to go 104 until it can present a detailed funding plan for future Parks Canada, Department of Heritage. Admiring the work at tain a process that would Oshawa’s remarks about that route. education and an outline of such concerns as student sup­ the top of the staircase arc Mr. Taws and visitors Eileen result in Oshawa taking over annexation. Instead, the Clarington port services, class size, maintenance services, and extra Richards and Joe Coombes. Knapp’s tubular boat failed to rev­ any or all of their municipali­ Ward One Local Chief Administrative Officer, curricular programs. olutionized the shipping industry because it was difficult to ties. Councillor Mary Novak stat­ municipal staff and the mayor Local Poet in Anthology steer and used more fuel than predicted. The boat ran aground “The point was made very ed, "I am very concerned. I will work on a report to be near the current site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating strongly at a Regional don’t believe anyone in sent to Milt Farrow, the Wilmot Creek resident Rita Taylor has just had her poem Station and eventually sank offshore from Toronto. Council meeting a couple of Courtice would want to help provincial official who is published in “Daybreak on the Land,” a treasury of con­ months ago,” he added. out Oshawa.” reviewing municipal restruc­ temporary verse compiled by the National Library of Speaking about the infor­ Ward One Regional turing in Ontario. Poetry. Her poem is entitled ‘Procrastination’ and the main More Fluoride Foes mation within the document Councillor Larry Hannah said “This report will not be a theme is “do or say it now!” Taylor has been writing for 20 about the changes Oshawa he spoke recently with response to Oshawa Council’s years and her favorite subjects are people and nature. Clarington councillors oride added to the municipal has made in its government, Oshawa Mayor Nancy decision” but in response to a received three more letters — water supply. Mayor Hamre noted that all Diamond. “I told her that I report written by Farrow to Store Banned from Selling Smokes one via the Internet — from Roslyn Campbell states' in the municipalities have made totally disagree with what the province, Bill Stockwell, A Whitby store has been prohibited from selling or stor ­ local residents not wanting flu- her letter, “as a resident of this changes to some degree. she’s doing. I told her if Clarington’s Chief ing tobacco for six months after being convicted of selling town for 15 years, I have been Among the responses the you’ve got a problem, let’s sit Administrator, stated. tobacco to a person under 19. Young Buck very thankful for the lack of This was an automatic prohibition under the Tobacco fluoride in our water.” Control Sales Act. Cheryl Reynolds writes, Automatic prohibitions occur after a vendor has been Is Nifty Fifty “there is a growing number of convicted a second time for a tobacco sales offence. households out there filtering In this case, the vendor was convicted on two separate their water, installing expen­ occasions for selling tobacco to a person under 19 years of sive water purification systems age. and buying distilled water. In The prohibition also requires the vendor to post signs fact, it’s a burgeoning business. which state: “We cannot sell tobacco because we were con­ What does that say to you? victed of tobacco sales offences. Smoking is a major health “Your constituents do not hazard. ” want to put more chemicals in their bodies, ” Reynolds says. .The final letter is from Bill and Betty Ryckman and among their comments is this observa ­ from Mother tion: “For the few people who Announcement and Family. desire fluoride, this can be done at your dentist’s office. ” Michael Sullivan vation Special Continues,.. 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