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PAGE 8 ♦ THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ JANUARY 25,2006 durhamregion.com.'j CLOCA clocks a successful 2005 Chairman lists many highlights for growing authority BY ERIN HATFIELD Staff Writer DURHAM -- Land acquisitions, acquisitions, community outreach, growing attendance at events and high volunteer hours made 2005 a success for the Central Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. So said Jim Schell in his chairman's remarks at CLOCA's annual authority meeting on Jan. 17. The Clarington regional councillor councillor said CLOCA continued to be active in land acquisition acquisition around its core holdings on the Oak Ridges Moraine. Approximately 200 additional acres were purchased for the Enniskillen Conservation Area, bringing total holdings above 700 acres,. They continue to receive strong support for this initiative from the Region of Durham, Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation, Foundation, Nature Conservancy of Canada and the ministry of natural natural resources Ecological Land ions, community outreach, tion around its core holdings ural resources Ec Hwy. 407 meeting closed, but public will get its chance Plenty of opportunity will come, says ministry BY ERIN HATFIELD Staff Writer Although an DURHAM upcoming Hwy. 407 workshop will be closed to the public, the ministry of transportation'is assuring assuring Durham residents that they will be involved in the planning of an eastward extension. On Feb. 4, a Hwy. 407 workshop, workshop, put on by the 407 project team, is scheduled at the Totten Sims Hubicki office. Will MacK- enzie, a ministry spokesman, said the workshop is an extension of the community advisory committee committee and is not open to the public, "Part of it is so not too many people are there," Mr; MacKenzie said. "If there are it gets too big and it can become too unwieldy." But he. guaranteed the whole process of developing the eastward eastward extension of the toll , highway highway from Brock Road in Pickering Pickering is an open one. "It is to our benefit to be open," he said. "If we can deal with people's people's concerns up front it is much better for everyone concerned." Plans are currently underway to extend the highway farther east through Durham Region, eventually eventually ending at the junction of Hwy. 35/115 in Orono. During the workshop, Mr. MacKenzie said they will be looking for input and feedback on planning alternatives from the members of the community advisory advisory committee. "We have some ideas and we are looking for input from the committee," committee," Mr. MacKenzie said. "So when we do start things everyone understands where we are coming from, where we are going and how we are going to get there." . Our people will sit down and talk about planning alternatives and how we will evaluate different different aspects," Mr. MacKenzie said. "If we can deal with people's concerns up front it is much better for everyone concerned.' -- Will Mackenzie Those aspects include not only the natural environment but also i the social and economic environment. environment. "Will it help development, are we going to be .impacting people?" people?" he said. "Sometimes there is a fine balance when it comes to all the different aspects." Mr. MacKenzie said the ministry ministry will hold public information information centres in the spring to get feedback from the public as well. It is during these meetings that the public will be made aware of the findings from this workshop, according to Mr. MacKenzie. The committee is made up of people nominated by municipalities, municipalities, and according to Mr. MacK enzie it represents a good cross- section of the community, including including people with environmental backgrounds and from business. "They provide a bit of oversight to the process," he said. According to Linda Gasser, a member of the advisory committee, committee, members are permitted to invite one other person to the meeting, provided they are from within the Hwy. 407 analysis area. Also invited are the members of •the municipal technical advisory committee and the members of the regulatory advisory committee. committee. As well, the workshop has been opened up to individuals who last summer expressed an interest in being on the community community advisory committee. She said she has been told the meeting's purpose is to discuss identification and assessments- evaluation of planning alternatives. alternatives. "This is not just about a highway," highway," Ms. Gasser said. "This is the time we are looking at alternatives alternatives that may or may not include a highway." Alternatives, she said, that , would best address the transportation transportation problem statement. Ms. Gasser has long been associated associated with the Hwy 407 and has been pushing for a broader environmental environmental process than the one currently being done. "This is where the public has a real opportunity to identify any problems becausé 1 identifying that has a lot to do with the solu- ' tion," Ms. Gasser said. "It is really important for people to understand understand that the previous recommended recommended route has no status." LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Cl THURS. 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Whitby, Ontario, L1 N 6A3 Phone: 905-668-7711 Fax:905-666-6208 E-mail: deac@region.durham.on.ca Nomination forms are available at www.region.durham.on.ca or by contacting the above. Acquisition Program. Also, the minister of natural natural resources has approved the transfer of approximately 105 acres of provincial land to the authority as an addition to the Lynde Shores Conservation Conservation Area. "At this time it is not clear whether this will be a transfer of title or a long-term lease," Coun. Schell said. "A decision from the Ontario Realty Corporation Corporation is awaited." The year was a good ■ one for events held by CLOCA, Coun. Schell said. More than .9,000 people welcomed welcomed spring with a visit to Purple Purple Woods for the 30th annual Maple Syrup 1 Festival hosted by CLOCA. Then in late September the 8th annual Durham Children's Groundwater Festival was held Jim Schell at Camp Samac in Oshawa, with more than 5,000 Grade 4 students participating. This means the organizing committee reached a goal it had set in 1998 to have 5,000 students attend in one year. "On behalf of the conservation authority I would like to extend our appreciation appreciation to all of the organizing committee members that make this event a success and congratulate them on achieving their goal," Coun. Schell said. "It is also important to note that since 1998 more than 30,000 Grade 4 students and 3,200 secondary secondary students have attended the Groundwater Festival." • During July and August CLOCA reintroduced free public environmental events in the conservation areas for i ) watershed residents. Nineteen^ events were scheduled, including including nature hikes, bird watching, nature scavenger hunts, ecosystems ecosystems and more. [ The authority's biennial Watershed Awards ceremony H was hosted in early Decem- r -, her with a new format used"" that incorporated a community) j environmental fair along with a guest speaker. . "Everyone had a wonderful.^ evening and the organizations ' that participated in the environmental environmental fair also enjoyed the' networking opportunity," Coum.m Schell said. Also a highlight, according*, to Coun. Schell, is the fact that ),! more than 3,000 volunteer hoursK) were registered in 2005 to deliv-oi er programs. / • /v. "As this program develops: ii and grows, a strong volunteer.;.! base will be very important to ' the authority's community out-.:'! reach," Coun. Schell said. <Vj 0 V mm \ 2 0ff LAC^ TflifeCI!affi!agtoii)Mi!^3 % is holding the reglStragpj for the 2006 taJT Registrations Dates Dates Feb.4 lh and 5 th 2006 Dates Feb.ll Ul and 12 th 2006 Location Garnet R Rickard Location Garnet R Rickard Times 9am - 3pm Times 9am - 3pm New players must provide a copy of the birth certificate. Players must be register in the House program to be eligible for Rep and field try-outs. Fees payable by cheque only. Cash will not be accepted. mm, Junior Paperweight (Born 2002, 2001) $100 + $40* Senior Paperweight (Born 2000) 0 + 0 0 •ee- Tyke (Born 1999,1998) $155 + $40* Minor Novice (Born 1997) ' $155 + $40* Major Novice. (Bom 1996) $155 +,$40* Minor Péewee (Born 1995) $155 + $40* Major Peewee (Born 1994) $155 + $40*, Minor Bantam (Born 1993) . , $165 +. $40* . Major Bantam (Born 1992) : $165 + $40* : ' Midget (Born 1991,1990) $165+ $40* Girls Box Lacrosse 2006 Season Junior Girls (Born 1997,1996, 1995,1994) $155+ $40* Senior Girls (Born 1993,1992, 1991, 1990) ' $155 + $40* * Mandatory fundraiser will be required of each family (1 per family) **Divisions will be establishedfollowingregistration Çt Players not registered by Feb. 12,2006 will be subject to a late fee ^ of $25.00. All NSF cheques will be assessed a fee of $50.00 this payment will be required prior to placement on a team. For more information please visit www.daringtonlacrosse.ca. The club form will be available on the website for printing and pre-completion BevODA Standing up for Durham Thank You it/i www.bevoda.ca 1 am honoured that the people of Durham have again given me the privilege of representing them in the House of Commons. I pledge to continue working for the riding of Durham in Ottawa. I want to thank my volunteers and supporters, the people of Durham for participating in the democratic process, and to my fellow candidates for a good campaign." - Bev Oda (£ Conservative « r :! . * Tl i n , Ii I H • H : Y * v s j