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VIEWPOINT It is a crime what people throw away these days. Earlier this year, members of the Port Perry Cadet Corps spent a day cleaning up along the Highway 7A causeway just east of Port Perry. In fact, the Cadets have "adopted" this half-mile stretch of highway and will carry out clean-ups twice a year--in the spring and again in the fall. B® 4 r Good for the Cadets. However, within a couple of weeks of the spring clean-up, the causeway was again littered with garbage. And obviously those doing.the littering are the hundreds of anglers who fish there each week. I recently took a walk along the causeway and spotted trash of just about every kind--from diapers to pop cans to empty beer cases to old tires, even a car battery. And there were dozens of empty worm containers--the styrofoam kind with plastic lids. Also in large number were the wrappers and packages for artificial lures. It just never ceases to amaze me that people who are using the natural resources of this province for their own pleasure insist. on spoiling it by leaving their trash behind. Serious anglers would no more leave their trash behind than they would take fish out of season. Yet the causeway and indéed the shoreline of lakes and streanis everywhere are by John B. McClelland containers. Even if the deposit was just a coupl® of pennies that might be incentive enough to force people to take them back to the stores rather than toss them away. And there are.enough "pickers" around who would collect them for any deposit. Having to handle returned pop s would be i and costly for store owners, but what is the alternative? Do we let our natural environment continue to be sfoiled? If we could cjean up the pop cans and the plastic worm containers, the shorelines of our lakes and streams would at least look better. Then, maybe we can do something about those disposable diapers. If you want to see for yourself the litter along the causeway, the Anglican Churches of Port Perry and Blackstock will be doing a clean-up om Sunday, June 26. And the more hands on board the better. The group is meeting first at Church of the Ascension, North Street Port Perry at 1:30 PM and then heading for the causeway. The Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic last week at the Masonic Lodge in Port Perry collected 162 units. Tl target had been 150. Nice to repdrt that people in our area continu to roll up their sleeves for this vital cause. IN CLOSING: That very ugly riot in V. er after the R s won littered. It's apparent the g just isn't getting through. How about a ban on styrofoam worm containers? Anglers would bring their own containers to the bait shop. For convenience, the worms could be counted -and placed in containers. When the angler asks for a dozen worms, they are simply dumped into the he brings into the store. Bait shop operators could then re-use the containers. Algo, the government must take a serious look at imposing a deposit on plastic and aluminum soft drink the Stanley Cup last week was the work of a few brain-deads looking for * any excuse to go on a rampage. It is a sad sign of the times we live in. Last year the same thing happened in Montreal when the Canadiens won the Cup. , Canada~used to pride itself on peace, order and good government. We long agoglost good government. Peace and order are now under attack by a few hoodlums who ought to be locked up as a threat to decent society. Have we lost the right to oppose and protest "To the Editor: The letter to the editor from Durham East MPP Gord Mills was short on information but long on "thou shalt nots." I did not spend over three yeas in the RCAF overseas to have someone like Mills tell me it's the bottom line, no ifs or buts, like it or lump it. Have you removed the right to oppose and protest? I think not. At this point let me state that I am strongly opposed to the gaming facility on Scugog Island regardless of who is Bronink it and where the profit is 5 pA think of gny endeavour that be more detrimental to the conditions on the Island. In one letter to the editor it iggoted that the First Nations pay muni ace. Should Brownie points be awarded for this? To the writer I would like to know: 1/what per cent of municjpal taxes do non-natives on the Island pay? 2/what other taxes do First Nations pay--GST, PST--gasoline, diesel, propane? Yet another "pro" letter (from First Nations Chief Gary Edgar, May 31) he Durham Region Police have provided policing for the past number of years without incident. Whether this isfact or not would depend en what one calls an 'incident.' y I am sure the Islanders still remember the open air, overnight camping Rockfest that the Island was subjected to --the boom, boom, boom--to well after 2:00 AM and then again on Sunday morning from , 6:00 AM. I am somewhat skeptical of the so-called policing. A In closing, I must remark on the letter from a Mr. Cooke (May 30) from Ajax yet, which stated "a few bingo players driving across the Island." I would say the above is a very deliberate attempt to misle people and insult their intelligence. application is for a 2,000 seat gaming facility plus a restaurant and living accommodation. , There is no question in my mind--it will have a detrimental impact on the value of residential property on Scugog Island. I would ask all residents of Durham to write or phone your MPP or MP because you could be next. T. Wilson An Islander. Big bucks for JK Two elementary schools in Scugog Township will receive money from the provincial government for- Junior Kindergarten. 8. A. Cawker will receive $113,000 for alterations and Greenbank/Epsom PS is to get $161,000 for an addition, the istry of educati d last week. The funds for the work atthe two Scugog schools are part of just over $3 million for work on 34 elementary schools throughout Durham Region for the Junior Kindergarten program. -- Durham Board of Education will be ible for an additional $1.1 million oy. capital spending for Junior Kindergarten, and the work will generate an "estimated 50 person/years of employment. The Durham Board has consistently pposed the impl tion of Junior Kindergarten at this time, citing the added costs. However, the provincial government Ta ruled that all boards in Ontario must bring in this program for September of this year. Some boards" will be allowed to phase in the program over two years. In total the provincial government will be spending $35 million over the next two years in capital funds for Junior Kindgergarten. An open letter to Ms. Marilyn Churley (Editor's Note) The following letter was sent to Marilyn Churley, Ontario minister of corporate and commercial relations whose department has the authority to issue a gaming licence for a proposed facility on Scugog Island First Nation land. Dear Ms. Churley: Last Thursday evening, I was pleased to attend the public meeting held by the Save Scugog Island Committee. The subject matter was the proposed "charitable gaming facility" on the Mi ga of Scugog Island reserve. I was proud to see so many people out on such a hot evening, as well as being the number one news broadcast on CHEX TV news that night. The resolution No. 94-300 from Local strawberries soak up the heat Last week's searing heat wave in this area helped move the strawberry crop forward. But it is still a bit behind other years, * said Tom Clarke, horticulture crop advisor with the ministry of agriculture and food" He predicted that berries may be ready this week (June 20-24) at farms where rowcovers are used, and at those that were "mulchless" over the winter months, as his ge tends to favour an earlier crop. If the heat continues through thfs week, early site farms should be open for business, he said. Pickers this year will find two new varieties from Nova Scotia, Annapolis and Cavendish, which g¢hould be available in substantial quantities. Annapolis is an early season cultivar with large berries, medium to glossy red in colour with a good flavour. The Cavendish is mid-season cultiyar with very large berries and bright medium r&d colour that darkens with maturity. There are reports of Cayendish berries as large as 25 grams. For up-to-date picking information call the Berry Hotline at 1-800-263-3262 seven days a-week. "e . the T hip of Seugog council was read and I'm sure you have a copy outlining the impact on the rural.residential area. One gentleman representing several bingo hall operators in the Oshawa area made us aware that a 750 person facility uses + 60,000 gallons of water each month. What would a 2,000 seat facility facility use, and what would this do to our wells? Is the soil capable of handling an adequate septic system. Traffic is a main issue as the Island Road is narrow, dark with many curves and without paved shoulders. How can this road handle increased traffic? Are we as taxpayers going to be responsible for the up-grades? I know I'm going to.dread travelling riorth on the Island "Road on a slippery winter night facing the %woushbound bing#gaming traffic. Ms. Churley, I have written and telephoned you before and have had no response. I also understand from the meeting that night that. you have not responded to other letters and phone calls. It was made very clear at the meeting that a gaming facility of this capacity is not welcomed and I believe it will cause problems that people in this + area should not have to contend with. I am asking you not issue the gaming licence and to respect Resolution No. 94-300 from the ° Township of Scugog council. One last comment and I quote from the Toronto Star, May 16, 1994, "Critical to winning provincial approval is community support. The 'government has said all along it will never suggest a casino in community that doesn't want one." Thank you for taking the time to read this. I would appreciate a responses Eleanor Edmiston, Scugog Island. taste for a community news Letters policy The Scugog Citizen welcomes letters to the Editor on just about any topic, local, national or international in scope. We will endeavour to print all letters except those that we consider to be outside the laws of libel and slander, We would also ask that letters stay reasonably within the bounds of good Our policy is to insist that the writer of the letter allow his or her name to appear | with the letter, however, we will make ions in certain ci Deadline for letters is Monday at noon. You can mail to 36 Water St., Port Perry, LOL 1J2, or fax to 985-1410. * ah bd \