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Durham East MPP Gord Mills will go to bat for Scugog Employment Services (SES) in an effort to keep thie agency open in Port Perry. . Mr. Mills, along with Scugog Mayor Howard and Scugog Bei ie Develop t Committee chairman Ken Gadsden, met with SES manager Vonne Haigh last afternoon Friday . He called BES a "worthwhile vgnture, very much so," for Scugog Township. He said that without public transportation in Scugog, it is difficult for residents on UIC or social assistance to travel to " Oshawa or elsewhere for employment or other services. SES provides job assistance, resume writing, group sessions and other services for those out of work. It has been operating since last "October on an $18,000 federal grant that is due to run out at the end of this month. Without some kind of on-going financial assistance, BES may have to shut down. Ms. Haigh was rejected recently in her application to become a jobsOntario sub-broker here in Port-Perry. : Mr. Mills said there are other provincial options that could be available to keep SES going. Both Mayor Hall, who arranged the meeting with Mr. Mills, and councillor Gadsden said SES is providing a useful and needed service to the unemployed in the Township. Since last fall, more than Ho 'for sevéral months, told the _ Citizen the group dbesions have been very helpful in his search for a job. "I have learned a great deal from Vonne about preparing a resume, how to make contacts twith employers) and the do's and don't of a job interview," he told the Citizen. ; * i 497 183568 'Dog-day! -ig weekend in Talk about a "dog.day" weekend in Port Perry. The town was literally taken over by the dogs Saturday and Bunday for the first. ever Kinsmen Cup Sled Dog Derby, an event that attracted large Spencer Thew of New: York State was one of 40 mushers competing last Saturday and Sunday In the first annual Kinsmen Sled Dog Derby. The event proved very popular with spectators who 1ined Queen Street for the start and finish of the four dog and six dog races. In this photo Thew Is guiding his six dog team along the Lake Scugog section of the course. See story right. Citizen photo John McClelland faces of local organizers and politicians. ABout 40 mushers and their teams of Siberian Huskies were in Port Perry for the derby that started and finished on Queen Street and followed four and six ) mile courses on Beugog. . Greg Best of Stroud, Ontario won the four mile event with a combined time for two days of 82.27. He had a time of 16:28 on Saturday and zipped over the - course in 15.50 on day two. Best, who has been racing competitively for three years took home $350 for his efforts and said he will be back for races next year. Tom Leblanc of Coldwater was winner of the six mile event with a combined time of 36:08 (17.57 and 18.51) Leblanc has been rating 14 years. He operates Show Mist Kennels and told the Citizen the Port Perry races were excellent with great potential for the future. Home town musher and Port Perry native Jamie McNab placed third in the four mile event with a combined time of 34.22, and he was 14th in the six mile course with a two day time of 47.58. t Crowds of spectators lined Queen Street to watch the start and finish of the races. In fact, it was estimated that more than 3000 people were in downtown Port Perry' on Saturday for the races and the other events of the Snow Flake ival. Scugog Mayor Howard Hall. was delighted with the Festival Turn to page 22 Council sticks to its policy Scugog Township council will stick to its policy of demanding underground hydro service in new residential developments. Mayor Howard Hall cast the deciding vote to break a 2-2 tie hydro might make the homes more attractive to p: Honey Harbour Heights was ~~ buyers. wr? Ward 2 rep Marilyn Pearce $101 iret proposed for residenti development several years ago by Willy and George Stone. said allowin, p now Yo mav® overhead hydro Monday afternoon on a request would set a "dangerous from the developer of Hone t* for the Township as Harbour Heights to street hydro Fe above ground. oo" "Rick Rondeau told | earlier in the meeting putting the hydro lines underground would add $4,000 to the price of each of the 21 lots in the up-scale project on in the future would demand the same thing. Ward 4 rep David Dietlein said Scugog should agree to the developer's wishes to cut the costs, He and area councillor Harvey Graham voted in favour of waiving the policy: Councillor Pearce and Ward 3 land north of the Castle rep Ken Gadsden voted against Harbour on. any changes in the policy Mr. Rondeau told cilhe C il also made it clear is trying to reduce Monday to Mr. Rondeau that development costs so the homes are more affordable. Noting that the h will the Township will not assume any parkland in the start at $360,000, Mayor Hall wondered if underground P of the cost of maintaining small parks across the Township. Mr d said after the meeting, he hopes to start building roads this spring and have up to six homes built this year. Most of the remaining 15 would be sold the following year, he said. Lots in the development start at $156,000, while homes start at $199,000 and range to $360,000 MoJacks cling _---- to second place and then host on Friday. -