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By Danielle Milley
Staff Writer
PICKERING — A shortage of
justices of the peace is costing the
City of Pickering staff time and lost
revenue.
City Clerk Debi Bentley said the
exact figures are being compiled in
advance of a report to go to council
Oct. 3. But, according to a report to
Clarington council, on one occa-
sion alone 104 City of Pickering
parking tickets had be withdrawn
because a justice of the peace (JP)
was not available for trials.
Ms. Bentley said several kinds of
tickets are affected.
“They could be bylaw, they
could be parking,” she said. “The
majority are parking.”
With the tickets being lost and
unable to be pursued further, it
also means a lot of staff hours are
being wasted.
“It is certainly time and effort
we’ve put in to prepare the in-
formation for the justice of the
peace,” Ms. Bentley said.
In areas of bylaw infractions,
such as failing to cut long grass or
to clear snow under the property
standards bylaw, staff is trying to
use other avenues so it doesn’t
have to come to a ticket.
“We try to work with the hom-
eowners before charging them.”
One alternative available to mu-
nicipalities under legislation is to
do the required work and bill the
owners.
Justice of the Peace shortage costs City
By Danielle Milley
Staff Writer
PICKERING — Those looking for
a breath of fresh air from the Con-
servatives on the Pickering airport
front have faced disappointment
after disappointment this month.
In response to a letter from
Transport Minister Lawrence Can-
non confirming there would be no
public input into the due diligence
review of the Greater To-
ronto Airports Authority’s
plan for an airport in
Pickering, Stephen Fred-
erick expressed his disap-
pointment.
“Previously I was en-
couraged because (Mr.
Cannon) has a back-
ground in transporta-
tion,” said the president
of Voters Organized to
Cancel the Airport Lands
(VOCAL), explaining he was opti-
mistic when Mr. Cannon was first
appointed to cabinet. He added Mr.
Cannon is handling the issue the
same way it has been for 30 years
and not listening to what voters
want.
“The Conservatives are not the
breath of fresh air everyone was
looking for,” Mr. Frederick said. “It’s
incumbent on the Conservatives to
consult with the community if they
want to show us they are different
and they represent us.”
The letter was sent to Ajax-
Pickering MP Mark Holland on Aug.
31 in response to a May 3 letter he
sent to the minister.
“Transport Canada is conduct-
ing a due diligence process, which
is a review of planning studies re-
lated to a potential future airport
at Pickering with technical
experts...Public repre-
sentatives with technical
expertise in each of these
three topics will also be
invited to participate...
Once the due diligence
review is complete, the
department will brief
stakeholders and the
interested public, and
Transport Canada will
make its findings public,”
read the letter.
Mr. Frederick was not pleased to
read that.
“I’m certainly disappointed in the
scope of Mr. Cannon’s review. First
and foremost, it’s a whitewash,” he
said, adding the letter references
the language that has been used
for years to talk about the lands and
JUST EXPERIMENTING
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PICKERING — Six-year-old Ryan Smyth and sisters Lauren Smyth, 4, and Julia Smyth, 8, perform science
experiments at the recent Pickering Recreation Complex Anniversary and Customer Appreciation Day. The
festivities included face painting, cookie decorating, nutritional seminars and free use of the health club.
No public input
on airport review
The Pickering
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By Erin Hatfield
Staff Writer
DURHAM — The City of
Oshawa wants a community
police station, but represen-
tatives from other areas in
the Region say they are also
in need of a stronger police
presence.
Through a resolution pre-
sented at the Sept. 13 meet-
ing of Durham Regional
Council, Oshawa councillors
urged the Region to take im-
mediate action to construct,
fund and staff a community
policing centre in north Os-
hawa.
“The north part of Oshawa
cannot be ignored any lon-
ger,” Oshawa councillor John
Neal said. “There should be
something done in the north
of Oshawa in regards to traffic
and all the stuff that goes on
in a growing community.”
North Oshawa has experi-
enced an increase in calls to
the police due to increasing
growth rates, higher residen-
tial and commercial densities
and the proximity to Durham
College and the University of
To ronto Institute of Technol-
ogy, according to the resolu-
tion.
Oshawa Mayor John Gray,
in an interview, said the need
for a community police sta-
tion in the north has been
on the city’s radar for some
time.
“A community police sta-
tion would have a very calm-
ing and stabilizing influence
there,” he said.
The City offered space
in the Legends Centre, the
Northview Library and at a
co-operative housing unit,
but the police refused them.
“These policing issues boil
down to finance committee
and the decision of council,”
Mayor Gray said. “Policing
issues are huge; budgetary
pressures are huge. We have
to weigh tax increases to safe-
ty.
“What we have to under-
stand about community po-
lice stations is they do offer a
police presence,” he said.
His preference is to have
more police on the street and
responding to calls, But, a
community police station in
the north would also be of
benefit.
“My hope is that next year
we can see an allocation of
more police officers,” Mayor
Gray said.
Regional chairman Roger
Anderson told council the
resolution took up a fair
amount of debate at the po-
lice services board on Sept.
11. He later explained that
storefront operations are
well-liked by the police and
the community but are ex-
pensive to run, so the police
need to plan where to place
them.
“You have to make sure
you have a plan and a vi-
sion to implement them,” Mr.
Anderson said. “But, just be-
cause you have a plan doesn’t
mean you have the money.”
Community policing has
been shown to reduce crime
and increase public safety.
Uxbridge Mayor Gerri
Lynn O’Connor said that to
say Uxbridge needs a stron-
ger police presence is an un-
derstatement.
“I know all of us could
use more policing,” Mayor
O’Connor said. “But, the re-
ality check of this is the cost
and I think people have to
understand that.”
Although Mayor O’Connor
said she has some concerns
about crime, petty or other-
wise, in Uxbridge, she said
the southern municipalities
might need the help more.
Pickering currently has a
storefront community police
office.
“As the community grows
we recognize the need for
another,” Mayor Dave Ryan
said. “And I am talking spe-
cifically about Seaton.”
The resolution was de-
ferred until the next meeting
so that police can attend to
answer any questions from
councillors.
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