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Page 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc. March 4, 1998 Seniors Centre From page 1 toured it, the lack of high quality kitchen appliances has taken its toll. "1 don't want to see the standards lowered" or anything anything that could be considered considered "tacky-tacky," Mayor Hamre said. Councillors instructed staff to confer with Clarington's Community Care about to the space the service organization would be leasing. After the meeting, Welsh told The Statesman lie is pleased with the outcome. outcome. However, Sissons observed, "this is not a done deal until Monday." This is the "fifth set of architectural drawings in live years and it has been a learning experience," she said. Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre calls the' plan to revamp the Lion's Centre "one which all of the community can be proud of." This coming Monday, March councillors will have the final tally on all the components brought back into the project and will announce which company company will build the project. Trail System Needed To Link Waterfront From page 1 people attended the committee committee meeting to talk about the trail system, Larsh said. i Not only were these ideas discussed, but also, funding sources were considered. considered. Larsh cited possible possible sources: Friends of the Environment (Canada Trust), Action- 21 (Environment Canada) and Youth Employment Strategics (Human Resources Canada). The next meeting on this issue will take place on Thursday, April 2, at 7 p.m. in Meeting Room One at the Town Hall in Bowmanvillc. Anyone interested in the creation of a north- south trail system is asked to attend the meeting, and to call Larsh at 623-1595. Three Legion Life Awards On February 26, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 presented life membership membership awards to Clarence Okc, Oscar Pinglc and Sterling Mather (sitting, from left). On hand for the presentation were (standing at back, from left): Doug Walton, Past-Presid,ent; Steve Oke, First Vice-President; John Greenfield, President; Jim Connell, Zone Commander; and Lync Puddistcr, Past-President. Police Office From page 1 something this particular police division has been performing for some lime. Staff Sgt. "Some people think community polie- Ted Dionne ing means taking a softer approach to enforcement," he said. However, lie pointed out that is not true. "Community policing is stepped-up enforcement. It is problem-solving and getting to where officers try to solve problems and decrease the number of calls made," lie said. He gave the example of drivers who speed through a particular intersection all the time. "We would go in with radar or do a red-light blitz," lie said. Community Policing docs not mean ignoring a problem, but finding a way to solve the problem. Staff Sgt. Dionne started his police career with the Osliawa Police Force and then joined on the Regional force soon after the Durham Region was formed. He's a single parent, with live children ranging in ages from 15 to 24, and lives in Osliawa. The staff sergeant has spent time in Clarington as a youngster at his grandparents' farm in Kendal, then in their Orono home, and now socializes in this area. "I am thrilled to be here," he said. "I'm open to meeting with people, and open to suggestions suggestions to how to solve (policing) problems. I want to meet with a lot of people and to find out what's happening happening in the community," Staff Sgt. Dionne said. "It is my goal, that Clarington remains a safe place so people can freely enjoy living and working here," lie said. SAGA Discusses History of i Oak Ridges Moraine : The 7th SAGA (Save The Ganaraska Again) Annual Meeting is on Tuesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting takes place at Oshawa, Kirby Ski Club, West Club House/ Gate 1, Rd. 9, at 8 p.m.. A film entitled "Return Of The Trees" Fatal Rollover On Hwy. 35/115 An Osliawa man was killed in a rollover on Hwv. 35/115 February 27. 39-year-old Mark Alan Johnston was driving south on Friday night when his car veered off the road just south of the 4th Concession and rolled a number of times in the ditch. Johnston was the lone occupant of the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. will be shown. The public session will be a "look back in lime" to the beginning of the forest across the Oak Ridges Moraine in this particular area. The film "Return of the Trees" is in itself a look back to a time of sand dunes and incentives to plant trees. 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