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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15,1982, PAGE 3" Herrema says parochialism will hurt new council Last week's inaugural meeting of Durham re- gional council held few surprises, with all but two of the region's five key politicians being re- turned to office. Council members un- animously re-elected Gary Herrema to the of- fice of regional chair- man, a move that came as no surprise after Oshawa councillor John Aker suddenly withdrew from the race last Mon- day. Two of the four com- mittee chairmen retain- ed their positions during full-council .elections held at the inaugural meeting. Whitby's Gerry Emm defeated Lawrence Ca- hill of Pickering in a 17- 13 vote for chairman- ship of the works com- mittee, and Don Hadden was returned as plann- ing chairman in a 16-14 victory over John De- Hart of Oshawa. Diane Hamre of New- castle Was acclaimed chairman of the social services committee, taking over from John DeHart. A three-way race to head the finance com- mittee was won by Jim Witty, who defeated Ann Cowman and Ed Kolod- zie. Former finance chairman John Aker did not seek re-election for the job. Aker, who withdrew from the race for re- gional chairman after realizing he could fnot win a majority of votes, urged; council to show unanimous support for Herrema just prior to the voting. No other last-minute challengers entered the race. "I hope the vote will be unanimous because the next three years are going to require some very difficult deci- sions," Aker said in a speech to council. Aker's withdrawal from the race shocked many of his political col- leagues, after he ran a month-long campaign that at times bordered on political mud- slinging. He told reporters last week that to continue his bid for the region's top job would only cre- ate divisions among council members. Aker said he decided to withdraw after learn- ing he could not get sup- port from all 11 Oshawa councillors, something Aker vitally needed if he hoped to take 16of the 30 votes. He said he only learn- ed last Monday that councillors Ed Kolodzie and Doug Wilson plann- ed to support Herrema. In his remarks to council, Herrema said his. goal for the next three years is to create an attractive industrial, economic and commer- cial atmosphere in the region. "Our service to people must not stop because financing has become difficult," Herrema said. He told council the dif- ficult decisions ahead can only be made in a spirit of common pur- pose. "Parochialism is not what we need," Herrema said. "We need honesty." One specific project he hopes to address in the next three years is the development of Port Whitby. The region's re- sponsibility in the Port will be to provide an im- proved sewage disposal system to accommodate the planned develop- ment. Works chairman Gerry Emm said after the meeting he is confi- dent the region will come through with the new sewage system if Whitby can obtain finan- cial support for the pro- ject from the, federal and provincial govern- ments. Emm said the works and planning commit- tees will begin plans to tie in regional roads with the proposed GO rail line almost imme- diately. "We'll have to be pre- pared for the GO expan- Take a taxi to parties this Christmas As the festive season draws nearer and par- ties increase, so will be likelihood of tipsy driv- ers being pulled over by police. In an effort to reduce impaired driving, the Ontario Provincial Po- lice are urging local forces to use spot checks, portable breath- alyzers and temporary suspensions to keep drunk drivers off the roads. Durham Regional Police Inspector Doug Bulloch said Friday his force will use ail three methods during the holi- days to reduce impaired driving. "We use them all year long," said Bulloch, ad- ding that there will pro- bably be an increase in the number of checks over the holidays. "We have men out there doing it now, and they pull in 25 or 30 cars a night." Unlike Toronto police, Durham does not have teams of five or six of- ficers whose only job is to set up stationary spot checks, Bulloch said. Durham uses mostly mobile checks. "We have in the past year put bigger teams on, and possibly we will increase them over the holidays,"Bulloch said. The portable breath- alyzers, known as Alert devices, will be used by Durham police in outlying areas where there are fewer police stations. Bulloch said the force will issue temporary licence suspensions of 12 hours to drivers who are marginally impairea. In a recent press re- lease, Solicitor General George Taylor said the temporary suspension law enacted last year has proven to be one of the most effective in- struments in fighting the drinking-driving problem. Part of the OPP cam- paign to reduce impair- ed driving includes taped messages sent to radio stations by a volunteer group called P.R.I.D.E. (People to Reduce Impaired Driv- ing Everywhere). P.R.I.D.E. is dedicat- ed to promoting public education about . the damage impaired driv- ers cause. Many m em- bers have lost relatives who were killed in acci- dents involving drunk drivers. The safety campaign will continue through the holiday season. sion," Emm, said. "We don't want people gett- ing in bottle-neck jams just trying to get to the station.". Emm said he is heart- ened by what he sees is a spirit of unity in the new council. 'I got the message (at the meeting) that this is going to be a good coun- cil," Emm said. "No- body is out to slaughter anybody, right from the top on down." Claremont man critically injured A Claremont man was critically injured when he was shot by three men who broke into his brother's farmhouse about 9 a.m. Sunday mornung. Police say 71-year-old Duncan Spang was shot in the stomach with a 12 gauge shotgun when he walked in on three men who were robbing his brother's farmhouse on the eighth concession near Claremont. Police say the three men ran from the farm- house after the shooting, and Mr. Spang managed to drive to a nearby meat market. Police detectives were on their way to the farmhouse when they spotted a car with three men and gave chase. The three men were ap- prehended, and a loaded shotgun and stolen goods were found in the car. Charged with at- tempted murder, pos- session of a dangerous weapon, break and en- ter and theft, possession of a housebreaking weapon, and being ar- med while committing an indictable offense are: Ronald J. Per- reault, 21, of Seagrave, Wayne Charles Ken- nedy, 22, of Seagrave, and Randy William Kennedy, 20, also of Sea- grave. Mr. Spang is in critic- al condition in hospital. 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