SERVING PICKERING SINCE 1965 News Advertiser PRESSRUN 48,600 ✦ 44 PAGES ✦ FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2004 ✦ durhamregion.com ✦ OPTIONAL DELIVERY $6/$1 NEWSSTAND A FLOOD OF ACTION BUTT BAN DIVIDE New day in theatres Smoking bylaw begins Tuesday Entertainment, 32 Feature, 29 Growth Debate Study getting sets off more fireworks review Councillors unload chestrate this,” Mr. Anderson Additional said, demanding an apology. “I’m over move to elect not kidding.” time allows for Durham chairman “I know you’re not. That’s the more feedback arrogance of the post,” Mayor By Carly Foster Parish quipped. By Danielle Milley Staff Writer “I could have called this vote Staff Writer DURHAM – The latest debate on last time and it would have won,” PICKERING – Jim Thompson whether to directly elect the re- yelled Mayor Parish later, ac- wants to see Pickering’s growth gional chairman had all the knowledging that it was he who management study referred in drama of a soap opera, complete deferred the vote until today, but perpetuity. with suspense: There’s still no only because Scugog Township The Whitevale resident was final decision. needed more time to vote. one of 15 speakers at the City’s Wednesday’s regional council Mr. Anderson eventually executive committee Tuesday meeting had love, hate, passion turned off Mayor Parish’s micro- night to make sure the mayor and fear, and the session twice phone, saying “No one can hear and councillors knew how they dissolved into a yelling match be- you,” and refused to let him talk felt about the study for pro- tween old rivals Regional Chair- until he apologized. posed development in central man Roger Anderson and Ajax Several councillors groaned Pickering. Mayor Steve Parish. and yelled for the pair to stop “My view is that this issue is Mayor Parish accused Mr. An- and “get on with it,” while Whitby too divisive for a firm decision derson of orchestrating a defeat- Mayor Marcel Brunelle launched to be made in the next month,” ing vote, as several councillors into a eulogy-like speech about he said. “My feeling is that we who supported a directly elected what a great job Mr. Anderson should add the words ‘in perpe- chair - including Clarington has done for the Region. tuity’ to the referral motion Mayor John Mutton, who, along “I take it as a personal affront, brought forward by Coun. with Mayor Parish, brought the as should everyone else in here,” Brenner.” original motion forward - were he said. “I hope he (Mayor At the beginning of the meet- not in attendance. Parish) understands that every- ing, Ward 1 Regional Councillor “You are not going to suggest Maurice Brenner brought for- that I or anyone else would or- ✦ See Tension page 9 ward a motion recommending a staff report on Phase 2 of the ® City’s growth management Introducing study be referred to a meeting the next month. The move would Touareg allow additional time for those Celia Klemenz/ News Advertiser photo What a Weekend interested to review the report, particularly First Nations rep- Pick a road. Any road. June 5 & 6 SERVICE NOW OPEN SATURDAYS 9-4 resentatives. Bronte bound • SALES • SERVICE • LEASING Artfest & Frenchman’s Bay Festival The motion passed but Ward • RENTALS • BODY SHOP Alex Robertson Park & Millennium Square 3 City Councillor David Pickles, PICKERING –– Don McLeod worked this week on assembling the mast for his PICKERING VOLKSWAGEN INC. 40-foot Catalina 400 sailboat. 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Former Pick- ing the election. want him to stay adding he normally devotes 60 ering mayor Wayne Arthurs, “I had a conversation with on, will cut hours hours a week to his council du- who was elected as the provin- everyone of them and they were ties. He said he will collect his cial representative for Picker- supportive,” he said. “I’m not By Danielle Milley full paycheque during the cam- ing-Ajax-Uxbridge last October, the head of council so it is dif- Staff Writer paign. returned $100 each day from his ferent.” Oshawa Riding federal candi- mayoral salary during the cam- In order to fit in an anticipat- PICKERING – Mark Holland has date Louise Parkes is continu- paign. ed 50 hours of campaigning a decided not to take a break “I talked with a number of ing in her role as a councillor in Coun. Holland said he has week, Coun. Holland said he is from local politics while he constituents about it and... I that city. spoken with his council col- putting aside some contract campaigns for a seat on Parlia- heard pretty clearly it is impor- However, she is not collecting leagues about his decision to public policy work. ment Hill. tant that I stay on,” he said. “If The Ward 2 regional council- I took a leave of absence it lor was at the Pickering execu- would mean one less vote at re- tive committee meeting Tues- gional council (for Pickering).” day and Durham council Coun. Holland has no doubts Wednesday, saying he will fulfil that he will still be able to do MALL WIDE his duties as a councillor during his job as a councillor while try- his run for a federal seat in the ing to become the member of June 28 election. Parliament for Ajax-Pickering. 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