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A wp" § -- Scugog Citizen - Tuesday, June21, 1994 - published by Scugog Citizen Publishing Ltd. co-publishers : John B. McClelland, Valerie Ellis OCNA Member THE SCUGOG CITIZEN editor : john B. McClelland CCNA Member CG CEN advertising manager : Valerie Ellis @@©n cena. weekly community newspaper, advertising sales : Chris Hudson is distributed, free of charge, accounting : Sibylle Warren 1] to over 12,000 homes and businesses eternal optimist : Liz Drebit commerce in and around Scugog Township. 36 WATER ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. L9L1J2 feature writer : Heather McCrae cr SHAVaifd bscriptions sold outside Scugog Township Fax : (905) 985- "Proud Canadians, proud to call Scugog Township SS kd 898 : Phone : (905) 985-6397 1410 memento ---- ) EDITORIAL -- Turning three The Scugog Citizen is celebrating its third anniversary this week and to mark the occasion we are holding a bar-b-q this Saturday morning (June 26) from 11 AM to 2:00 PM in front of our office at 36 Water Street. Consider this your invitation to come by and enjoy a slice of birthday cake, a cold drink and a hot dog, on us. We will be taking a silver collection that morning for the Scugog Memorial Library. The Scugog Citizen has grown since that first edition came off the press three years ago this week. The growth has not been in giant leaps and bounds, but in slow and steady steps. Perhaps this is the best way for a venture like this to grow. There has been much hard work, many long nights and weekends. This was to be expected as it is the nature of Wliahi P ga paper. The publishers of the Citizen are grateful to many people who have contributed to our success over the last three years. 'Our staff, time and again show their talents and dedication, their willingness to "go that extra yard or mile." And our staff includes 35 young carriers who deliver your Citizen each week in Port Perry and Prince Albert. Since the Citizen is a controlled (free) circulation, we rely totally on ad revenues. To all those businesses and individuals who have shown confidence in the Citizen by taking out ads, we extend our deepest thanks. And finally, our readers, who, after three years continue to offer support and encouragement issue and issue. Without you, the readers, there would be no newspapers, anywhere. We appreciate the support and welcome the constructive criticism. We are satisfied with the progress this newspaper has made over the last three years. We look to the future with confidence. We know the community will continue to grow and prosper and we are very proud to be a part of it. How many more? A young Toronto police officer will be buried in uniform this week, the victim of a shooting Thursday night while on foot patrol outside an apartment in North York. Todd Baylis was 26, the son of a police officer. His partner that awful night was also struck by fire, but survived thanks to a bullet proof vest. The gunman accused in the death of Baylis tried to shoot the other officer at point-blank range, but apparently his weapon jammed. The death of any police officer in the line of duty is shocking and tragic enough. But in this case even more so as the man accused in the murder should never have been in this country, let alone Toronto last Thursday night. after convictions on nine ch and incredibly enough, even after the deportation order was handed down, he continued to go on a crime spree involving weapons and narcotics. Officials in the federal immigration department are scrambling to find out how a violent criminal could "slip through cracks" and avoid deportation, even after his appeal to remain in Canada was over-turned in June, 1992. No government system, especially one as complicated as immigration, is going to work perfectly all the time. But in the case of criminals who continue to break the laws, there should be absolutely no margin for error. This latest case, with such tragic consequences must be thoroughly investigated and the results made public. The Canadian people have a right to know just what went wrong in this case and just who is responsible. It is unthinkable that somebody with a violent criminal record as long as Clinton Gayle's could be walking the streets of Toronto armed to the teeth. What's even more scary is how many more like him "slipped through the cracks" of immigration and are on the streets of cities, towns and villages in Canada. Law abiding citi must d d better. nN HAPPY To HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO 'MOO 3) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOO BIRTHDAY TO THe SCuGOG CiTiZzeN HAPPY BIRTHDAY JRD MOO.. Clinton Gayle was ordered deported more than three years ago LETTER TO THE EDITOR Firefighter appalled at behaviour of motorists To the Editor: I have just returned home from work on this very hot day, this day that seemed like it would never end. After wakening to the devastating news that a police officer had been killed in the line of duty on the streets of Toronto, I didn't think the day could get any worse. Today, as a firefighter of 14 years with the Scarborough department, I realized for the first time what it must be like to be a cop on the streets of Toronto. To be called dedicated and committed to one's job is an understatement when referring to the police of this city. These men of honour and courage are forced to deal with all levels of society on an equal basis. Their hands are constantly being tied behind their backs when having to deal with hyper sensitive minorities and special interest groups. Before the blood spilled that night had even dried there were claims of racism being sounded across the city. No matter how hard they try to do a sound job and protect this sleeping giant of We followed procedures and went about our assigned tasks. There were three people trapped in two different vehicles. The rescue effort was very demanding as there was part of a compact car under the transport truck. These kinds of calls are always very demanding physically and emotionally. . After completing what I thought was a very courageous effort to free the trapped victims, we were waiting in the"95 degree heat for the police to complete their investigation of the accident when on three different occasions, obscenities were wanted to be. I am sorry that you may have had to sit in your air conditioned car for an hour longer than you planned as we removed the ramains of somebody's loved one--a father, Trothor, friend, companion, buddy or neighbour--from what was barely recognizable as a car. It was not so much what was said, but how it was said. If they had a gun, I would have feared for my life. You know who you are. I can only hope you are never involved in such a tragedy, as one of these in a lifetime is enough. yelled at us by frustrated Tyler 8. Briley, motorists who were Port Perry, Ont. i i d by the accident Firefighter, City Well, for your information, this of Scarborough. was the last place in the world I law-abiding citizens, they are criticized at every turn. From a firefighter's perspective, I was driving this day to a call where we were dispatched to a very serious accident on Hwy. 401 east of McCowan. Upon arrival we found five vehicles, four cars and a transport truck. We arrived on the scene about the same time as our rescue truck, Company to hire in near future Port Perry Metal Processing expects to start hiring in the near future and will advertise positions locally. The company is in the process of moving into the former Joh Controls building just south of Port Perry and expects to start production this September. At a news conf June 10, officials said initially there will be about 20 employees at the plant, but this number could increase to 75 over the next two years. The company will be making parts for the auto industry. A news story about the company's plans generated numerous phone calls to the Scugog Citizen last week from people interested in finding employment with Port Perry Metal They are advised to watch for ads locally in the next few weeks, said a company official.