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Orono Weekly Times* Wednesday* November 15, 2000 - 7 Ward sues Release municipality party He got his day in court, but Richard Ward was unsuccessful unsuccessful in his attempt to have the municipal election contravened. contravened. • Ward was disputing the fact that he was disqualified as a candidate in Monday's Municipal election. Honourable Justice MacDougall, of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held in Whitby, found on Thursday, November' 9, 2000, that Municipal Clerk Patti Barrie acted within her rights to qualify only those candidates entitled to vote. "Entitled to vote means 'registered,'" stated Justice MacDougall. "I am an entitled elector, not a registered elector," said Ward. Ward, who filed his nomination nomination papers on September 12th to run as a Regional Candidate in Wards 3 & 4, argued that he was qualified to vote when he filed his nomination papers. In so doing he declared himself a Canadian Citizen, over the age of 18, a resident of the Municipality of Clarington, and paid his $100. "Qualifying as an elector is a prerequisite of being a candidate," candidate," stated Ward in his defense. The Province entitles the Clerk to set out a procedure, said Justice MacDougall. "The Clerk did establish a procedure, it required that candidate's name appear on the voters list." 'If she [Barrie] was going to rely on my inclusion on the voters list," argued Ward, "she should have told me when I submitted my nomination nomination papers on September 12th." Though the judge ruled that Barrie did act within her powers to disqualify Ward, and that he was informed in" sufficient time to get his name on the list, Justice MacDougall did not award RECYCLE Clarington Fire Calls The Clarington Fire Department responded to the following calls during the period of November 3 to November 8: 7 property fires; 2 pre-fire conditions; 5 false fire calls; 7 public hazard calls; 6 rescues: 23 medi- cal/resuscitator calls and 2 other responses. any costs. "It is in the best interest of the democratic process for people to come forward. I don't want to deter that." he stated. He also felt it was not a complicated procedure for the Clerk to check the voters' list when prospective candidates submitted their nomination papers. Though he said Barrie was well within the allotted time frame in notifying Ward that he was not on the voters' list, Justice MacDougall felt she did leave it rather late. And upon - notification, Justice MacDougall said to Ward, "There was nothing to prevent you from going to the Municipal office to register." Ward, not satisfied with the outcome, will be assessing his options, and might appeal the judge's decisions. He sees this as a Charter issue, where every citizen is guaranteed the freedom to seek elected office. A party has been planned this Saturday for the release of Bernie Martin's new CD. The CD, entitled 'In His Own Voice' was mastered at the Armoury Recording Studio from tapes Bernie had made himself,' before his death in 1995. "Attempting to reduce his [Bemies] body of work to a single CD was a daunting task," says Mary Lofthouse on the CD's liner notes, "but I hope in the resulting selection, you catch a glimpse of his wit and style as a singer/songwriter. singer/songwriter. The release party will be held at the Armoury, 6 Park St. Orono, from 2 to 5 p.m., admission is free. 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This plan is offered to you FREE OF SERVICE CHARGES, and no penalty or interest will be charged provided you adhere to the terms of the plan. How do you enroll in the plan? 1. 2. •3. Ensure your property taxes are paid up-to-date. , Contact the Tax Department to obtain the necessary paperwork at 623-3379 or check our • website (as of November 1 st ) for the necessary form: http://www.municipalitv.clarington.on.ca Return completed form and void cheque to the Tax Department. You will receive a notice in November indicating your estimated tax levy from December to June and your monthly payments for those 7 months. In June, after the final taxes are set, you will receive a letter indicating your new payment amount for the remaining 5 months. You only need to sign up once and you are automatically enrolled fob subsequent years.