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Your Voice in Scugog Vol. 4, No. 39 . Tuesday, May 2, 1995 Call (905) 985-6397 Balanced budgets, cutting taxes, job creation and saving essential services like health CIRC. 13,500 36 pages Election campaign 'underway xs: in Durham E. Voters in the riding of Durham East can expect to hear a lot of this until Ontario goes to the polls on June 8 in a provincial lecti Cadet Corps future may be" in doubt 'The Port Perty High School Cadet Corps held its 97th annual Review last Wednesday evening amid warnings that the future of the Corps may be in doubt. Corps commanding officer Major Pat Dooley used the occasion of the annual Review to say that if the community "is not prepared to support the Corps, thé Durham Board of Education and the Department of National Defense will not make too much , effort to keep it going." The Corps operates under contract between DND and the Durham Board of Education. DND ' provides funding, equipment and training, while the Board provides the high school facility and instructors. Last week's Inspection was the last for Major Dooley who is stepping down after 17 years with the Port Perry cadets. He said He hopes the community will sit up and take notice of the Cadet Corps in the years leading up to the Corps |, 100th birthday in 1998. "I hope the town will pick up the challenge in the Centenary year," he told the audience of cadets, parents, friends and special guests. Major Dooley noted that in the * last few weeks the Corps has received a substantial donation ($2,000) from the Royal Canadian Electrical/Mechanical Association (Branch 202) in Windsor, Ontario. 2 Efforts to attract sponsorship locally have not been successful. With cutbacks in federal funding to the Defense Depgrtment, Maj.-Dooley said it will everywhere in Canada to keep their cadet corps going. The inspection" 'was an impressive sWow under the watchful 8ye of inspecting officer Lieutenant-Colonel Robert J. " Chapman, commanding officer of the Ontario Regimens with Turn to page 15 TARY ARTFEST MAY 6 & 7 AT THE SCUGOG ARENA Looking sharp ...... up to local communities _,.¥ Lieutenant-Colonel Robert J. Chapman, Commander of the Ontario Regiment, was inspecting officer last week as the Port Perry High School Cadet Corps turned out for its 97th annual review. Members of the Corps were Impressive as they put on a display of drills, and plenty of "spit and polish" was evident. In his address Lt. Colonel Chapman reminded the audience that the purpose of cadets Is not ily to turn out soldiers but better citizens. Cadet Corps Commanding Officer Major Pat Dooley used the occasion of the annual review to Issue a warming that the future of Cadets may be In trouble, unless they get more support from the community In general. Port Perry Cadets was formed In 1898. See story at left. NDP Premier Bob Rae ended weeks of speculation last Friday when he set election day for Thursday, June 8. The three Durham East candidates--NDP incumbent Gord Mills, Conservative John O'Toole and Liberal Novak--all said over 'the weekend they are glad the waiting is over. Novak, a financial planner with London Life, a resident of Courtice and a member of the Clarington Town council, said job creation and balancing the budget are two crucial issues for the riding and the entire province. She said the Liberals are committed to a balanced budget and will bring in legislation to keep it balanced in future years: As for job creation, she said Turn to page 18 Seat belt use 'low in local survey Drivers in Port Perry are not buckling up as much as they should, according to a survey conducted in the community last ~ Saturday. Angel Adam and her ten year old niece Tiffany observed 408 vehicles in a two hour period at the intersection of Queen and Simeoe Streets. They found that 331 of the drivers were wearing seat belts and 77 were not. That's a compliance rate of just over 80 per cent--well below that 95 per cent national compliance rate safety officials and police forces are aiming for this year. In conducting the seat belt compliance survey, Angel and Tiffany were among 1500 volunteers dcross the province doing the same thing last Saturday afternoon. The one-day seat belt compliance survey was co- ordinated hy the provincial transportation ministry with assistance from the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Mary,