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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 22 Oct 1994, p. 4

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! 4 The Clarington Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, October 22,1994 Siamese Twin Apples Born Video Gets "Two Thumbs Up" David Gibson of Twin Brand Orchards produced this Siamese Cortland apple "joined at the hip" at his orchard this fall. He presented'the presented'the rare find to amazed staff at the Statesman office last week. The unusual specimen has a single stem and two cores. Gibson suspects suspects frost damage is behind the twin fruit. From Page 1 the needs of industry and business, not our own needs," Letts noted. "They (potential investors) need to know that Clarington makes good business sense," he said. He also stated, business and industry industry owners need to know that Clarington provides for the community community through recreation facilities and housing. All these factors will bring new investment into the mùnicipali- ty. "It's for the recruiting of businesses businesses here. It's not meant to be a 'feel good video.' It's to bring investment investment into the municipality," Letts noted. The video shown on Wednesday evening wowed a number of people who were present at its premiere. While enjoying popcorn provided provided to add some fun to the event, guests watched the video for the first time. The next large viewing of the video will be during a Real Estate trade show in Toronto next month. After that, a copy of the marketing marketing video (including a brochure and business directory), will be sent to the provincial economic development development association for evaluation in competition with other municipalities' municipalities' marketing tools. While Letts wouldn't say how he thought Clarington's video would do, Pat Olive of the Durham Régional Régional Economic Development Department Department said on Wednesday evening, evening, it had a good chance of taking away an award or two. The Mayor of Clarington has also given the production her stamp of approval. "I think it captures the very essence essence of Clarington," Mayor Diane Hamre said on Thursday afternoon. "When I saw it the first time and last night, I thought that the video showed the Clarington I have come to know since moving here," Mayor Hamre said. Police Seek Robbery Suspects From page one wounded. A detective was hit after getting out of his vehicle and two constables were shot in their cruiser. Police said two suspects had entered entered the bank and forced Manager Alan Knight to open the vault. In the process, he was shot in the leg. A woman sitting in a real estate office office several hundred metres away was also shot. A substantial amount of cash was stolen. The suspects left the scene and a short time later police were called to a Major Street address in nearby Prince Albert. There, they learned that a man had been abducted from his residence by two men who had forced their way in. He was told to drive his vehicle to the area of Port Perry Hospital, near Paxton St.-, where the suspects let him go unharmed. unharmed. He then drove home and called police. The Durham Regional Police Service is presently looking for two ■men who should be considered armed and extremely dangerous. The following is a list of persons who have been shot, their conditions and other details: •Const. Mark McConkey, age 45, presently in St. Michael's Hospital in satisfactory condition with a head wound. •Const. Warren Ellis, age 28, presently in Sunnybrook Medical Centre in-satisfactory condition with a head wound. •Dei. Paul Mooy, age 45, presently presently in Oshawa General Hospital in stable condition with an arm wound. •Alan Knight, 45, Manager of the Bank _ of Montreal, presently in Oshawa General Hospital in satisfactory satisfactory condition with a leg wound. •Debbie Taylor, 41, a real estate agent, is in satisfactory condition in Sunnybrook Medical Centre with a chest wound. THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON NOTICE SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY WINDROW SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM The Municipality of Clarington is offering senior citizens 65 years of age and over and the physically disabled a snow clearing service on municipal sidewalks and for driveway windrows adjacent to single family dwellings, which includes semi-detached, link housing and row housing in the urban areas of Bowmanville, Courtice, Orono, Newcastle Village and in the Hamlets of Newtonville, Tyrone, Leskard, Haydon, Kendal, Solina, Hampton, Burketon, Enniskillen, Maple Grove, Enfield, Mitchells Corners and Kirby. To be eligible for this service, applicants must be 65 years of age or older or be physically disabled, occupy a single family dwelling which fronts onto a Town street in the specified urban areas or the urbanized areas of the specified hamlets, and have no able bodied persons under the age of 65 years residing on the property. Senior citizens must provide a copy of a birth certificate or Senior Citizen's Number; physically disabled applicants must provide a doctor's certificate. Application forms can be obtained from the Public Works Department, Municipal Administrative ' Centre at 40 Temperance Street in Bowmanville, or call 623-3379. If you wish to verify that you qualify for the service, please contact Jan O'Neill at extension 202. All applications must be completed and returned to the Municipality of Clarington, Public Works Department on or before November 19, 1994. CS-Ind. 4366 /7\ Ê MUNICIPALITY OF (clarington ONTARIO Fire Dog Spreads Safety Message Sparky the Fire Dog brought his safety messages to Bowmanville's Bowmanville's downtown apple festival on Saturday, October 15th; Here, he chats with some children outside the Clarington Fire Department's fire safety house which was set up outside the Town Hall. October 15th marked the conclusion of Fire Safety Week in the municipality. Durham M.P. Alex Shepherd will host a Social Security Review Forum, Sunday, October 23 between between 1 and 4 p.m. Rm Cl 13, Durham Durham College. Durham College president Gary Polonsky will chair the forum invited invited by Shepherd in the hope of making making the forum apolitical. "We are asking everyone, the public, panelists and facilitators to leave their self interests at home and bring constructive ideas to the forum that will benefit all Canadians Canadians and not just special interest groups," Shepherd said. Joan Gates, president of Local 331, Ontario Public Service Employees Employees Union, Pamela McLaughlin, McLaughlin, manager, Government Relations Relations General Motors Canada, Paul Cloutier, administrator Income Support, Durham Region and Bob Lothian, area director for East- Central Ontario, Human Resources Development Canada will take part in a panel discussion to help the public understand the intricacies of Lloyd Axworthy's Social Security Reforms. After the panelists speak, a ques- tion-and-answer session will take place followed by participants breaking into groups to prioritize initiatives the government should undertake to bring about reform. Participants will have the help of a workbook and facilitators to prioritize prioritize the issues. THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS NOTICE OF PASSING OF BY-LAWS IN THE MATTER of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.0.1990, C.0.18; AND IN THE MATTER of the lands and premises at the following municipal addresses in the Municipality of Clarington, in the Province of Ontario: TAKE NOTICE THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON has passed by-laws designating the following properties as being of architectural and/or historical value of interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.0.1990, C.0.18. By-law 94-147 240 Liberty Street, Bowmanville Reason for Designation This two storey brick home appears to have been constructed around 1865 for a Mr. Charles Young. The symmetric facade with its central doorway show it to be of the vernacular Georgian style and is a good example of mid-nineteenth century architecture. By-law 94-148 34 Wellington Street, Bowmanville Reason for Designation This nineteenth century brick town home was built in 1886. Numbers 36 and 38 Wellington Street were, also constructed by the same builder but, as he decided to reside in Number 34, it is the only half of the two townhomes which has all oak flooring. Dated at the Municipality of Clarington this 12th day of October 1994. Patti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. MUNICIPALITY OF larinqton ONTARIO First Date of Publication: October 12,1994 CS-5045 Clerk Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3A6

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