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i WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1984, PAGE'7 BrooklinM'an offers region access to water supl Tbe Durhami Region works committee is in- vestigating the offer of a Brooklin man to help supply water to the hamiet. At its meeting last week, the committee received a letter. fromn J Scott Rutherford of Way Rd. wbo has offeredto r, conneet bis artesian well into the reservior on Conlins Rd. This would allow water to be stored in case of a fire and if pressure in the hamiet was low. Whitby Reg. Coun. Gerry Emm, chairman of the works committee, was pleased- that a citizen would make such an offer but before he is taken up on it, tests will have to be doue. "He feels that bis water supply, fed into the reservoir, might be used as a back-up to the one welI, one pumnp system in Brooklin," he said, "Obviously, be feels that be bas a solution 50 we'll look at it and go from there."' Tbe committee refered- the letter to regional works staff and asked to meet witb Rutberford and conduct the necessary tests. Emm said tbat before the region would even consider booking up to the weIl, tbey would bave to know its capacity, the quality of CEC reports 15,430 now unemployed Tbe number of clients unemployed and registered for work at the Canada Emn ployment Centres in Ajax, Witby anc Oshawa for the montb of September totallec 15,430. Placements in the three offices totalled 1,014 for tbe month, wbicb compares to a total of 436 placements during August. The majority of clients were registerd in material bandling and related; transport equipment operating; construction trades; ,product fabricating, assembling and repairing; sales; service; clerical and related.* During September, tbe greatest em- ploymnent opportunities existed in manufacture of motor vehicles; trade contracting; - retail trade; food and beverage. In September, 14 new trainees started in in- dustrial training programs; nine on the job training and five ap- prentices,- at a cost of $54,800. These 'people will benefit fromn botb training and em- ployment in the, Region of Durbam. The Career Access program bhas, since April 1, been instrumen- tal* in placing 240 unemployed people in the Durham Region. 0f tbis number, 80 were young welfare recipien- ts. It is anticipated an additional 80 young welfare recipients will be placed by the end of Marcbh, 1985. The Career Access program fun- ding bas averaged $3,000 per placement spread over ap- proximately 26 weeks. At the end of Septem- ber, there were 142 students in the skill s courses sponsored by d the Canada Em- t ployment Centre and 57 i- people receiving n academic upgrading at 1 Durham College. 1Student 1body grows By JIM KIRKCONNELL OSHAWA - Durham College post-secondary en rolîment iS Up again this faîl. Total students attending Durham is 2,361 for the four post- seconidary divisions of applied arts, business, health sciences and technology. Tbis com- pares to 2,328 at this time last year. Enrolîment in first- year classes numbers 1,392, compared to 1,248 students last year. There is a slight decrease in second-year registrations, witb 671 students compared to 701 last year. The decrease reflects the freeze on first-year enrolîment last year because of limited ac- commodation. There is an increase in third- year enrolîment, witb 298 students compared to a 1983 total of 279. Breaking down, the number of students by division, this faîl there are 376 in applied arts, 1,005 in business, 361 in bealth sciences and 619 in technology. Mel Garland, Durbiam's president, said that larger first- year classes can again become a reality as tbe college's building program is completed. EDITOR'S NOTE: Jim Kfrkconnell is the com- munity relations officer for Durham College. water it provides and work out, the well's life span. Tbe councillor points out that Brooklin bas severe water supply problems. He notes that as recently as a montbm ago, water pressure dropped to practically nothing and it was three or four bours before it was restored. In the case of fire, tbis could prove an extreme hazard especially if it was needed during one of the low pressure in- cidents. Emm recalled that a lack of water pressure was the contributing factor in the loss of tbe old Ashburn Presbyterian Cburcb in Feb., 1967. Firefighters couldn't pump enough water from nearby frozen creeks to figbt the blaze. The pumper trucks also could flot bring enougb water fast enough to fight it. He also noted that figbting the fire atthe Kurz Meat Processing Plant in Myrtle Station earlier this year was bampered by the lack of sufficient water. Tbat fire resulted in a loss of $800,000. Tbe situation gets worse during the winter montbs, Emm. says pointing out that when tbe creek is frozen it is much more difficuit to get a good flow. Wbile the fire depar- tmnent is prepared to deal with fires in Brooklin and tbe surrounding bamiets, tbe lack of water pressure is stili a real concern. "We just pray there are no fires when we're in that kind of situation," Emm said. "Without a supply of water, the firefighters are in a difficult position," he added. The recent decision by Durham Regional Council to cash the $2.15 million letters of credit given tbem by the developers of the now defunct Brooklin expan- sion seheme may be the only viable solution to Brooklin's problems. to remodel the present jirovement in Brooklin. Emm. said that the region will bave to spend at least $1.6 million to bring the hamlet's water supply system Up to acceptable standards. "There's an urgency water system,"' he said. 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