Council Highlights from the January 20, 2020 Meeting

Local Bowmanville street to be named after the Price family

Council voted to make an exception and name a local street after the Price Family. Generally, local streets within Clarington have a historical name or are named after local veterans to honour their sacrifices. The Price family settled in Bowmanville in 1931 on a local farm and began growing their produce. In 1964, the matriarch, Stella Price, began selling extra fruits and vegetables on her front lawn. Twenty-five years later, Stella’s son, Terry Price, built Price’s Country Market on the corner of their property on Lambs Road and Highway 2. The market has been providing local produce to the community for over 30 years. In recognition of the Price family’s contributions to the community, their donations and educational tours for school kids on the farm, Council approved the future naming of a local road with the family name.

For more information, read Memo to Council, Street Naming Request – Terry Price.

Clarington to investigate contracting out certain snowplow routes

Clarington Council has authorized staff to look into contracting out two snowplow routes within the Municipality for the 2020-2021 winter season. Staff will look into issuing a tender in the coming weeks to see potential interest among suitable contractors. Clarington will look at outsourcing additional routes in the future as Municipal equipment ages and needs replacement. The money to replace snowplows will then be dedicated to paying for contracted services.

Currently, Clarington has 31 snowplow routes. New routes are evaluated every year, looking at equipment availability and any additional streets added from new subdivisions and new growth. To help address this, Clarington will also be purchasing two new snowplows to help reduce route length.

Clarington has the largest geographic area to cover among the Durham Region municipalities. Our crews plow approximately 1,848 lane kilometres of roads including both mutli-lane roads and gravel roads on our rural routes. Our roads are split into 31 routes; our urban routes are approximately 25.4 kilometres while the rural routes are 39.1 kilometres in length. Clarington adjusts snowplow routes to meet the Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways as outlined in the Municipal Act. During a winter storm, crews will prioritize clearing main roads first before they head into subdivisions.

For more information, read staff report OPD-001-20.

Go Knights GO! Local Clarington football team recognized at Council

The 2019 OFL Champions Clarington Knights Bantam Football Team was recognized at Council Monday night. The Clarington Knights faced off against TNT Express from New Tecumseth. Noah James put the Knights on the scoreboard after a spectacular 109-yard run for a touchdown, while George Tzinis scored two touchdowns, bringing the Knights in the lead. The winning touchdown was scored once again by Noah James. The Knights took the Championship trophy with the final score 55-32. Congratulations, Knights on an amazing season and your ongoing success. Teamwork is what propels the Knights to new heights.

The following members of the Clarington Knights Bantam Football Team were recognized: Liam Loisel, Austin Hopmans, Noah James, Christiano Ciancone, Matt Seiffert, Luke Pennie, Aiden Mcmillan, Carter Hardy, George Tzinis, Jean-Sebastian Baril, Liam Anderson, Michael Dennis-Beamish, Ryland Thomson, Trentin Richardson, Owen Belfry, Oliver Sottile, Logan Woolsey, Ashley Lalonde, Sheri Stil, Team Manager; Shane James, Head Coach; Dale James, Coach; Scott Williamson, Coach; Noah Kowch, Junior Coach; and Connor Hume, Junior Coach. Mayor Foster also recognized Jean-Francois Baril, Coach, Aiden Taylor, Cody O’Hara, Junior Coach and Evan James, Junior Coach, who were not in attendance.

The next Council Meeting is February 10, 2020.