Friday, September 1, 2023 5 Brooklin Town Crier Across 1 Hurried, musically 8 Low places 13 Shrubs or trees of the genus Rhus 14 Type of irrigation 15 A large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths 16 Leg of lamb 17 Boiling blood 18 Gawk at 20 Devoured 21 Physical condition associated with fear 24 Bit of business attire 25 Campaigned 26 Monkeys having doglike muzzles 28 In Turkey, a porter or burden bearer 31 Celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796) 32 Died down 34 Entirely 35 Seek a seat 36 Inflicted by a (venomous) serpent 41 It would contraction 42 Curbside call 43 Cut a swath 44 Grave marker 46 Picture 49 Type of shrub 50 A tool or machine used for wearing down, smoothing or polishing 51 "Wellaway!" 52 A long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade (pl.) Down 1 A measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water 2 A musical instrument made of a hollow gourd 3 Drive forward 4 Sylvester, to Tweety 5 Adept 6 Cast 7 ___ orange 8 Type of green groceries 9 Black cuckoo 10 A testator; one who bequeaths a legacy 11 Any strong feeling 12 Cotton fabrics with a satiny finish 19 Family dog, for short 22 "Darn!" 23 Promotion by means of an argument and demonstration 27 Gardener's purchase 28 Paste of olive oil, chilli, garlic and spices used in North African cooking 29 It's touching 30 South African president who was released from prison 33 Genetic stuff 34 Like some arms 37 Like some symmetry 38 Ammonia derivative 39 Contents of some cartridges 40 Pitchers 45 Resinous deposit 47 Sculptor Jean 48 Break Brooklin Baffler Crossword by Liz Lowe wage subsidy for homelessness support workers would help attract and retain staff in this critical sector. Additionally, partnership with the province is sought to modify and enhance income support programs. About 13,000 Durham residents receive Ontario Works support and another nearly 20,000 receive benefits through the Ontario Disability Support Program. OW rates were last increased in 2018. Earning exemptions, which allow people on OW to supplement their income, do not match the earning exemptions from ODSP. Changes to this program would have a meaningful impact on preventing and reducing homelessness. Delegation #3: To: Hon. Nina Tangri, Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing We presented a mixed-use redevelopment project opportunity on Rossland Road in Whitby. Infrastructure Ontario and Durham Region own adjacent lands that could be unlocked to build mixed-use housing, including commercial and mixed-income housing. The project would get us one step closer to 1.5 million homes and ensure mixed-income housing. We are facing an affordability crisis and this project could offer 855 units to help those priced out of the rental market find a decent place to live. The location is ideal, steps from a commercial plaza with a grocery store, a civic centre, government services, parks and transit. Service Ontario is important to the community and we would like to work with the province and the regional rationalization plans to find an alternate location as part of the process. The Region is moving ahead with our plans to develop our 2.8 acres. We understand the challenges related to relocating the Service Ontario site and are happy to support the province in exploring other potential sites. Delegation #4: Hon. Vic Fidelli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade We highlighted that Durham is the clean energy capital of Canada. With the imperative for additional clean electricity in the grid, we see the potential in Durham to not just host clean energy sites but to truly participate in the clean energy supply chain provincially and abroad. Durham Region currently produces about 30 per cent of all the electricity in Ontario. We have a strong cluster of more than 250 companies--some of the largest and most innovative--in electricity generation and transmission, energy management, smart mobility, manufacturing, and engineering services. Most recently, the expansion of the Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) at the Darlington site will increase the capacity to power 1.2 million homes. SMRs are the future of clean energy and we have become one of the first communities in the world to welcome it. Durham Region boasts the largest and most skilled talent pool for energy, environment and engineering in Ontario with over 10,000 highly skilled workers in the clean energy sector. Two of our post-secondary institutions, Durham College and Ontario Tech University, have been collaborating with OPG for over a decade now to build an enviable talent pool. Both of our post-secondary institutions provide industry-specific programming to support the next generation of energy solutions. Ontario Tech's Clean Energy Research Laboratory and ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel are keys in the progression of the Region's clean technology objectives. Over the next 30 years, Durham's workforce will lead Ontario in technical skills and trades training and in average university-level education attainment. So the ask to Minister Fidelli was to consider the Durham advantage when major clean energy investment like battery production or others are presented. Rhonda Mulcahy 905.706.0482 mulcahyr@whitby.ca Continued from page 4