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i ! BOWMANVILLE L >| 1.05 \ 163 Church Street - | Bowmanville, Ont. U1 V„ II umuvr ZX) $1.00 GST Included Wednesday June 30, 2004 Orono Town Hall Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 Bev Oda , J^^Sngton-Scugog-Uxbrid^^^^^^ong with her campaign team, in celebration following the outcome of Monday's Federal Election Conservative, New kennel restrictions Bev Oda going to the hill Local Federal Conser- "I feel honoured that the vative candidate Bev Oda people have chosen me, par- won Monday's federal elec- ticularly in my home town tion by a six percent margin stated Oda at her campaign for the dogs over Liberal candidate candidate Tim Lang. Oda received 20,712 votes against Lang's 19,508 votes. While the two candidates were very close in most of the areas in the new Clarington- Scugog- Uxbridge Electoral District. "I feel honoured the people have chosen me" -- Bev Oda, MP Clarington- Scugog- Uxbridge office late Monday Monday night. Voter turnout turnout in the riding was 64.4 per cent, seven per cent higher than the national average. Local N.D.P. Candidate Bruce Rogers got 7,672 votes, Virginia Ervine of the Green Party received 2,073 In Orono, Oda's home, she votes and Durk Bruinsma ol received 46 per cent of the the Christian Heritage Party vote over Lang's 29.9 per got 912 votes, cent. Opening a new commercial dog kennel in Claringtion's Agricultural reserve has just become more difficult. Without debate, Clarington council voted unanimously Monday night to restrict new commercial kennels in the areas that are zoned agricultural. agricultural. Any future commercial kennel operators will have to submit a Zoning By-law Amendment Application to Clarington's Planning Department. Department. Through this application application process, council will be able to review each proponent on a case by case basis, insuring insuring new operations meet the requirements of Clarington's Official Plan. Linda Brown of Solina Road, a long time kennel operator, spoke out against this clause at Monday's Council Meeting. "Individual evaluation leaves licences open to personal interpretation from the current council," she stated. "Council members change and so do alliances," she added. Municipal Planning Staff were directed to initiate the amendment deleting 'commercial 'commercial kennels' from the list of permitted uses within the agricultural area, at the April 5, 2004, council meeting. A number of Kendal area residents appeared as delegations delegations at that meeting voicing concern over a new 'dog camp' opening up in their area. Susan MacDonald of Camp LotsaDogs told councillors councillors Monday night, that the resolution introduced by Ward Four Councillor Gord Robinson Robinson at the April 5th council meeting "was a knee jerk reaction reaction to some Thompson Road residents suffering from 'not in my backyard' syndrome." At the time MacDonald was applying for her kennel license, a Thompson Road residents was also seeking a license to operate a dog kennel. kennel. KENNELS see page 4 What's Inside Mllltaiy Tattoo seepages