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REPORT
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION MEETING
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MAY 12, 200S
Date:
Report #: OPD.OOS..()S
File#:
By-Law #:
Subject:
BOWMANVILLE CENOTAPH
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended to General Purpose and Administration Committee
the following:
1. THAT Report OPD-005-08 be received;
2. THAT the recommendations contained in this report be approved;
3. THAT a road occupancy permit be approved for the closure of Temperance
Street on May 29, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm; and
4. THAT Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 Bowmanville, be advised of
Council's direction.
Submitted by:
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Reviewed by: ~ ~
Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
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REPORT NO. OPD-005-08
PAGE 2
1.0 BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
1.1 Staff, in Report OPD-002-08 (Attachment 1), recommended that the word
"Peacekeepers" be inscribed along the west face of the monument and
that the name of Trooper D. Caswell be inserted underneath this heading.
Council, at their meeting, referred the issue of the inscription back to the
Legion in order to clarify the actual role of the Canadian Armed Forces in
Afghanistan.
1.2 Staff has met with Branch 178 Legion President Steve Oke and Third Vice
President John Johnson to review the wording and submit
recommendations back to Council. As a result, it is recommended that
Afghanistan is the most appropriate inscription since this incorporates the
mandate and overall sense of the operations.
1.3 The following is recommended for inscription:
West Face
Addition of Afghanistan
Under this heading the name D. Caswell be inserted.
North Face
Addition of Afghanistan
The years of this war will be added at a later date.
As previously mentioned in Report OPD-002-08, the dedication will take
place Thursday, May 29, 2008 starting at 6:00 pm. The Legion is
requesting a street closing on Temperance Street from 6:00 pm to 8:00
pm.
REPORT NO. OPD-005-08
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2.0 NAMES OF FALLEN SOLDIERS NOT RECOGNIZED ON ANY PUBLIC
CENOTAPH
2.1 It has come to our attention that there are several Clarington residents
who gave their lives for freedom and are not recognized on any cenotaph
in the Municipality. The following have not been recognized:
World War I
Bowmanville -
Abernethy, A.
Davies, R.
Nicholson, W.
Sanders, L.
Enniskillen -
Adams, R.
Ferguson, C.
Ormiston, H.
Sharp, J.
Wotton, C.
Haydon -
Wright, A.
Solina -
Dewall, M.
Knight, G.
World War II
Enniskillen -
Bradley, E.
Virtue, R.
Wearn, A.
Oke, C.
Burketon -
Breck, D.
Carter, R.
Mahaffey, H.
Johnson, A.
Solina -
Murray, D.
Hampton -
Stainton, A.
Mills, J.
Hogarth, J.
Winters, G.
Robinson, A.
REPORT NO. OPD-005-08
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2.2 Staff will consider possible locations for these names to be recognized in
consultation with the Bowmanville Legion and report back to Council
Attachment:
Attachment #1 - OPD-002-08 Bowmanville Cenotaph
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1C 3A6 T (905) 263-2292 F (905) 263-4433
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ATTACHMENT NO.: 1
REPORT NO.: OPD-005-08
REPORT
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date:
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
Report #: OPD-002-08
File#:
By-Law #:
Subject:
BOWMANVILLE CENOTAPH
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report OPD-002-08 be received; and
2. THAT Staff be authorized to inscribe the word "Peacekeepers" along the west
face of the monument; and
3. THAT Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 Bowmanville, be advised of
Council's decision.
Submitted by:
Reviewed by:
Franklin Wu.
Chief Administrative Officer
Fred Horvath
BA. RD.M.R, R.RFA
Director of Operations
FHlwc
REPORT NO. OPD-002-08
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1.0 BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
Council forwarded the letter (Attachment #1) from John Johnson, Poppy
Chairman of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 to the Operations
Department regarding the addition of the word "peacekeepers" to the
Bowmanville Cenotaph. Staff has met with President Steve Oke of
Branch 178 Bowmanville and Mr. Johnson to review the request and to
make appropriate recommendations to Council.
The existing cenotaph can accommodate the word "peacekeepers" and it
is suggested that it be inscribed on the front face of the monument. At the
same time, it is recommended that the names along the west face of the
monument be cleaned up. The cost of doing this is minimal.
International Dav of United Peacekeepers
May 29, 2008 will mark the International Day of United Nation
Peacekeepers, commemorated annually to honour those whose service in
UN peacekeeping operations, helps to prevent conflicts from breaking out,
end wars, alleviate humanitarian crises and restore stability and security in
regions emerging from conflicts around the globe.
It is important to note that over 100,000 UN military, police and civilian
peacekeepers are serving 15 peacekeeper operations ranging from Haiti
and Timor to the Middle East and Africa.
As Trooper Daryl Caswell was on a peacekeeping mission with the Royal
Canadian Dragoons when he was tragically killed, it is recommended that
his name be inserted underneath the "Peacekeepers" Heading.
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1 C 3A6 T (905) 263-2292 F (905) 263-4433
REPORT NO. OPD-002-08
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If Council is in agreement with the recommendations contained in this
report, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 Bowmanville will
coordinate a dedication on May 29, 2008.
Attachment:
Attachment #1 - Letter from John Johnson, Poppy Chairman - August 2007
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOW MANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1 C 3A6 T (905) 263-2292 F (905) 263-4433