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<www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://globalnews.ca/news/450593 4/former-bowmanville-zoo-public-park/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ2ODc2NzE1NzMyNTQ0O TczMzEyGjIwNjUwZjIzNGRmYjE0NmI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNErqRZLCpN6XT71D9mAn80N hItV1g> Former Bowmanville Zoo to become public park
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It was a staple in Bowmanville for almost a century. The Bowmanville Zoo has been closed now for a couple of years with the vast majority of the land …

There has been a plan in the works now for the past year, with the municipally working on a deal to purchase the former Bowmanville Zoo.

Residents of Bowmanville have been wondering what changes Bowmanville Zoo has been undergoing and what the future plans are for the zoo.

The former Bowmanville Zoo property will open to the public again as a new green space parkland in the east-end of Bowmanville. At no cost, Clarington will acquire nearly 34 acres of land along the Soper Creek Valley while plans are underway for new housing on 1.5 acres of the former zoo property.

“This is a legacy item,” said Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster. “We’ve got a significant park, which in the not-too-distant future is — I’m not going to say in the middle of town, but it’s going to be right smack in town … What a great benefit to the municipality.”

Under the new agreement, Savannah Land Corporation (the owners of the Bowmanville Zoo land) will transfer the land to Clarington without any buildings, and the property will be cleaned up in accordance with regulations set out by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks. The redevelopment potential of the zoo lands is “extremely limited” because of its location in the floodplain, according to the Clarington staff report.

So the land will be given to Clarington to open up a public green space for the community. The parkland will stretch from King Street along Mearns Avenue and north (behind the existing subdivision) up to Concession Street. There will be an extra three kilometres of trails, connecting to already existing trails that stretch from the Visual Arts Centre to the south, through the Soper Creek Valley, all the way north of Sprucewood Avenue.

“It was top secret. Because it was so quiet, people thought that developments were going in here, condos going in, which makes it that much sweeter. Houses aren’t being built on the zoo lands. Condos aren’t being built. It’s green space,” said Foster.

That means the property will once again be open to the public.

“Fast forward 50 years to when more development is here and we’re going to have an amazing green swath of land that is going to be, I’m not going to say in the middle of Bowmanville but pretty much in the middle,” said Foster.

While turning the 34-acre former zoo into a public park is in the early stages, the hope is that it will be open late next year.

“There will be pathways because we’re connecting with Soper Creek to the south, we’re connecting to Camp 30 on the north but we’re going to have some public consultation to get some vision as to what we can do with it,” said Foster.

People who live in Bowmanville are excited to see the vast green-space stay that way.

<www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://globalnews.ca/news/449028 0/oshawa-university-student-aims-to-bring-drinkable-water-to-east-africa/&ct =ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjk5MjE3ODEyODYzMzcxNzMwNDIZZGViYzNlZGI4ZWZhMTRhYzpjYTplbjpDQ Q&usg=AFQjCNFOTWycsRq9kmhmNyEAL1HX5kik0A> Oshawa university student aims to bring drinkable water to East Africa
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After witnessing the issue first-hand, the 23-year-old student and two friends are determined to make a difference. Jasmine Pazzano has more.

New developments are underway at the very eastern edge of Durham Region, 28 luxury homes are being built with a futuristic new process. These massive, modern homes are built with steel pieces manufactured off-site.

“It allows us to assemble homes, not build homes,” said Marc A. Bovet, CEO of Bone Structure.

The home frames are made of all-Canadian steel, 89 per cent of which is recycled steel. No wood cutting on-site, means no wood scrap. That’s estimated to save approximately 10 dumpsters of waste per home during the construction process, according to Bovet.

“There’s no garbage, no garbage containers here,” said Bovet. “It’s like if you get kids to play with playdough, there’s a mess. You get them playing with Lego and they’re all little Einsteins.”

The Newtonville neighbourhood, on Jones Avenue close to the Highway 401 on-ramp, is being built by local developer Fourteen Estates (headquartered in Scugog) and uses the steel construction design of Bone Structure, a Quebec company.

Homebuyers can choose one of the six possible Bone Structure models, ranging from 1,800 square foot to 3,500 square feet. Prices start at $1.3 million. Five of the models are two storeys and one is a bungalow.

<www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.durhamregion.com/news -story/8762091-clarington-s-residential-construction-boom-2017-growth-report -released/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzkyMjQyNjE1NjQ3NjkyNjM0MDIaZjUzZTk1MGVmOWViYmIy MTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH9cLWkve2bIUuSAGB7KISpTp6-QQ> Clarington’s residential construction boom, 2017 growth report released
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In 2017, more than half of the residential growth was within the Clarington’s built boundary areas of Bowmanville, Courtice and Newcastle. Clarington …

<www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.durhamregion.com/news -story/8911516-library-lovers-can-have-a-say-in-bowmanville-branch-redesign/ &ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNDQxNDExOTEzMzk2MDczMTQ5OTIaMjA2NTBmMjM0ZGZiMTQ2Yjpjb206ZW 46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEkYqXld0cb6J4tqNJaD0Zo6WgS2A> Library lovers can have a say in Bowmanville branch redesign
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CLARINGTON – A future redesign of the Bowmanville library branch is being launched with a public brainstorming session on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 7 …

<www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.durhamregion.com/news -story/8915107-st-marys-cement-celebrates-50-years-in-clarington/&ct=ga&cd=C AEYASoTNjc0ODY5NDc5Mjk3MDkyMjI3ODIaMjA2NTBmMjM0ZGZiMTQ2Yjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=A FQjCNFN1nFAc2S74vPmws4lx8-dlMWDjA> St. Marys Cement celebrates 50 years in Clarington
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BOWMANVILLE – St. Marys Cement is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Clarington by giving to the community it has called home for the past …

<www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.durhamregion.com/comm unity-story/8909504-clarington-mayor-s-golf-tournament-supports-bowmanville- hospital/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDQxNDExOTEzMzk2MDczMTQ5OTIaMjA2NTBmMjM0ZGZiMTQ2Y jpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGP19Zm2AiodNsqhPEWiI1z2C8Iig> Clarington Mayor’s Golf Tournament supports Bowmanville Hospital
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CLARINGTON – The 2018 Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament raised $32,600 for the Bowmanville Hospital Foundation. “It is the most we have raised …

The Clarington Museum will be installing ClaringTown, an interactive play farm and town which offers kids the chance to play and learn about Clarington’s local history.

“It’s a way to have something permanent to tell the history of Clarington but in a fun, interactive way,” said Jennifer Steen curator of the Clarington Museums. “We’ve always had a children’s section and wanted to elevate it. It’s fun for the whole family but also tells the whole history of Clarington.”

The front of the Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre in Bowmanville will be transformed to become ClaringTown, a mini re-creation of a downtown streetscape and a rural landscape. The rural play area will have apple trees and corn stalks, with a creek leading to a mill, with a functional spinning wheel. The downtown streetscape will have a general store, a post office, drugstore and bank. There will be a town centre with a cenotaph and town-square.

“It’ll be free for families to come and it’s a fun way to tell the history of Clarington,” said Steen. “You’ll be able to pick your apples and take them to the general store.”

The total budget for the new exhibit is more than $80,000. It’s being funded by a Canada Cultural Spaces grant, the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario Power Generation, St. Marys Cement and a Veteran Affairs grant. The Veteran Affairs grant will fund the cenotaph, with four sides each representing peacekeeping, airforce, navy and armed forces.

The first phase of the exhibit (the rural area, mill and general store) will be installed in mid-October. Phase 2, the cenotaph and town square, will be installed before a family Remembrance Day ceremony in early November. The final phase of the children’s exhibit, the rest of the downtown, will be installed before the end of the year.

Visit www.claringtonmuseums.com or the Clarington Museums Facebook page for more information on ClaringTown and other museum programs and events.

What a relief to Durham Region, Go Train Service will now provide more routes starting Monday, Sept. 24. Now commuters will have more GO train options.

The provincial government announced there will be 220 new trips along the Lakeshore corridors, including from Oshawa to Union Station. It’s an increase of 18 per cent and according to the government, it’s the largest service increase in five years.

Along the Lakeshore East corridor, there will be 27 new train trips, which will double midday, weekday service between Oshawa and Union. This brings the line to 15-minute midday service frequency.

This additional routes will make provide more frequent trains  and increasing seat capacity — more than 400,000 additional train seats will be available every week

This will provide a much-needed addition to the region’s train service.