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News/3 Freeze on hydro rates for business CLARINGTON'S AWARD Sports/l3 Eagles don't take bait against Muskies -WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 WHAT'S ON Saturday: The OPP Bear Hug Band is performing at Faith United Church, 1778 Nash Rd. E., in Courtice on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. This live show includes visual effects and musical entertainment entertainment for the whole family. Tickets for the show are $20 for adults, $10 for teenagers and $5 for children under 12 years of age.Call 905-433- 8953 to reserve your seat. Saturday: A pair of basketball basketball shoes autographed by a Raptor or a signed photograph by Darryl Sittler arc just two of the items to be picked up this weekend at an auction to raise money for the Clarington Community Care Association. This Saturday, Nov. 16 beginning beginning at 7 p.m., with a preview at 5 p.m., everything from sports memorabilia to 'Lion King' tickets and handicrafts goes on the auction block in aid of the organization that assists assists Clarington's elderly and frail. The auction takes place at Trinity United Church Hall, 116 Church St., Bowmanville. INSIDE Wheels: Murano is as famous for its handcrafted artistry as it is for its proximity to Venice.. Murano is s_t y 1 i s h , l memorable and remarkable. remarkable. Its blown-glass products are considered considered some of the Finest in cutting-edge design and technology. technology. The Nissan Murano, the automaker's newest five- passenger spoil-utility vehicle, wears the name well. 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I't(l5) * 666-1772 HONDA. www.homln1.com «still / Santa's coming to town ANDREW IWAN0WSKI/ Statesman photo St. Elizabeth Catholic School students Brittney Bath fieft) and Christabcl Hisey were making a wreath to put on the school's float that will be entered in Saturday's 41st annual Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade. 41st annual parade goes Saturday BY NATALIE MILLER Staff Writer CLARINGTON - It will begin to look a lot like Christmas Christmas in Clarington this weekend. Saturday, Nov. 16 is the 41st annual Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade. This year's theme is 'Kids are Christmas' and is intended to delight "the young and young at heart" and kick off the holiday holiday season, organizers say. The much-anticipated float contain ing the man of the hour, Santa Claus, is back with its updated new reindeer. Last year, eight brand new reindeer joined the refurbished float in time for the 40th edition of,the parade. The parade is put together by a committee of community volunteers volunteers and is supported by corporate corporate donors. The committee meets for six months prior to the parade to plan the event. The well-received parade at tracts an average of 10,000 people people to Bowmanville's downtown downtown core each year. It's a completely completely non-commercial affair. So far, spectators can expect approximately 50 floats and fillers and eight bands. Local organizations create floats, and bands from across thé Region will entertain the crowds. "Hopefully we'll have a wonderful day like last year," says committee member Greg Belanger. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at Church and Temperance streets. It continues along Church Street, heads south on Scugog Street and then east on King Street and finally south along Liberty Street to its finish in Memorial Park, Liberty and Park streets. Organizers recommend parade-goers parade-goers dress in warm clothing, clothing, take a portable chair and a blanket. Police investigate weekend robberies BY NATALIE MILLER Staff Writer CLARINGTON - Police are investigating following armed robberies in Newcastle and Courtice over the weekend. weekend. While officers don't believe the Clarington crimes are related, related, police are probing a possible possible link between an attempted heist at a Newcastle gas station and an Oshawa coffee shop hold-up. Around 6 a.m. Sunday, a white pickup truck pulled up to the gas pumps at the Petro Canada, 3005 Hwy. 35/115, Durham Regional Police report. report. A passenger got out of the truck and asked a male attendant, attendant, who had just started his shift, if the gas bar was open. After learning it was open, the passenger began pumping gas, police say. Meanwhile, an ambulance from the Lindsay area pulled in, also to fill up. At this point, the pickup truck passenger lifted lifted the hood on the truck and began checking the various components inside. "lie was stalling," says Constable John Payne of the Clarington Community Police Office. Immediately after the ambulance ambulance left the gas station, the man went into the store. He pulled out a small black handgun handgun and demanded the attendant attendant open the cash drawer, police police said. The employee said there was no money in the till and told the man to check it himself. The man left the store instead, instead, and got into the pickup truck, which had now pulled upfront. The man is described as See ARMED page 5 Arson investigation at Strathaven continues BOWMANVILLE - Police Police continue to investigate a reported arson at a Bow- manville nursing home. Durham Regional Police are conducting ongoing interviews interviews at Strathaven Lifecarc Centre following a small fire in a second-floor storage room Nov. 1. Clarington Emergency and Fire Services and police were called to the King Street East home around 10 p.m. Police said a cotton gown on a wooden shelf was deliberately set on fire. Flames travelled from the shell" along the concrete wall of the room and ignited drop- ceiling panels. Staff threw water on the blaze and extinguished extinguished il before firefighters arrived. No one was injured. "It's going to he a long investigation," investigation," says Detective- Sergeant Paul Hamilton of the Clarington Community Police Office. WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photo Time to remember NEWTONVILLE - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 member John Greenfield takes time to reflect during a Remembrance Day service in Newtonvillc. Truck stop declares parking lot idle-free 'That many trucks idling aren't good for the local community' BY NATALIE MILLER Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - On a typical night at the local truck stop, there arc up to 125 rigs idling for hours on end while their drivers catch a few z.zzs. That's pumping a lot of pollution into Clarington. In a measure to decrease carbon dioxide emissions at truck slops across, the country. Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency launched an idle-free campaign campaign at the Fifth Wheel Truck Stop Thursday morning. The Fifth Wheel is one of 18 rest stops in the country participating participating in a six-week pilot project to encourage truckers to shut off their engines in truck stop parking lots, The campaign's purpose is to raise awareness about unnecessary unnecessary engine idling in heavy vehicles and their harmful harmful effects on the environment. It also aims to reduce the amount of fuel wasted. "We want to do our part for the community," said Fifth Wheel owner Mark Allott. "Every night the place is packed. That many trucks idling aren't good for the local community." According to Natural Resources Resources Canada, in one hour of idling, a big truck burns four litres of diesel fuel, which creates carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas. Transportation produces the largest percentage of greenhouse greenhouse gases, with cars and personal vehicles generating 66 per cent of that and heavy vehicles, like trucks, creating 33 per cent. Too many greenhouse gases in the atmosphere create warmer than average temperatures temperatures and severe weather events like thunderstorms, See CLEAN page 5 Chev Olds & Chev Trucks HWY. «2 a / rj A' NICHOLS ' .101 ;jstanaa.;:,iira 2728 COURTICE RD,, HWY, 12, COURTICE 905-436-2222 TORONTO LINE 905-427-4444 royiilcholsmutors@gmcHmida.uom .EASE IT. 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