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Your Voice in Scugog Vol. 4, No. 47 Tuesday, Uune 27, 1995 (or: | NCI RRR R Cr CIRC. 13,500 32 pages Durham MP: says no to pension plan Durham MP Alex Shepherd has decided to opt out of the. pension plan available to MPs. "The people in the federal riding of Durham will not have to foot the bill to furnish this member of Parliament with 'a lavish pension plan. I'm not taking it," the freshmen MP said in a statement Monday, The Commons passed revisions to the pension plan last week which raises the age of eligibility Veterans to parade as part of July 1 festivities Canadian veterans who saw action in Europe during World War 2 will have a prominent role in Canada Day celebration coming up this Saturday, July. 1 in Port Perry. . A contingent of up to 40 veterans has been invited by the Scugog Chamber of Commerce to parade from the Scugog murficipal building, down Queen Street and into Palmer Park where Canada Day opening .ceremonies will be held at 8:00 PM on July 1. Each of the veterans will be presented with certificates of appreciation from Durham MP Alex Shepherd and by Mayor Howard Hall from the people of Scugog Township. Rick McCoshen, one of the Canada" organizers for the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, said the idea to invite the veterans to be part of the festivities is in keeping with the theme this year "proud to be Canadian," and to let the community recognize the veterans for their role in the war ii Europe that ended 50 years ago this spring. Bob Douglas, CD of Port Perry, National Executive Director of the Koreans Veterans Assoc. has been working with the Chamber of Commerce in organizing the veterans participation in Canada Day. Marching with the veterags will be colour parties from Branch 419 and the KVA, Turn to-page two on Scugog Island. =. rg or : : Two that didn't get away.... Peter Bostelmann of Scugog Township shows off a pair of choice Bass at the Nestle Top Bass Fishing Series Push- -up-Qualifier held on Lake Scugog Sunday. Bostelmann and fishing partner Dean Langley finished 6th out of 154 boats. They weighed In 15.7 Ibs., with five fish. First place 'went to Brian Ishie of Bridgenerth and Scott Holliday of Peterborough with 20.2 Jbs®; a new record for the Top Bass Serles. They took home $4000. for the days work.-Dan Belland and Jamle Jethroy took home $500. for Big Fish of the tournament at 5.90 Ibs. A large crowd was on hand for the weigh-in at the GoreskI Lakeshore Recreation oid] dlls Ps er to 55 and ends the practice of double-dipping. But Shepherd said even with the revisions last week, the plan "is still far too generous." For example, he points out that an MP with 19 years eligibility will get a pension of $50,000, more than twice the $24,000 average pension for those in the private sector. And he noted that forwevery dollar contributed by MPs to the + plan, the taxpayers contribute three dollars. "MPs pensions are 'one the pergs giving elected reps the incentive to hang on even if they are useless in the job," said Shepherd. He commented that he never thought of politics as a career path. "Elected representatives should bring experience and ' training with them," he said. Before going into politics in the last federal election Shepherd had been an accountant, financial consultant and property developer in Port Perry. In his statement that he is opting out of the pansion plan, Shepherd said he knows of former MPs earning a living and drawing pensions 'as 'high $40,000 annually at the same time. "This is wrong and unfair to taxpayers and purely. took advantage of you--the people paying the bills," he said. Citizen closed July 3 The Scugog Citizen will be closed on-Monday, July 3 for the Canada Day Holiday. Our offices will re-open Tuesday morning (July 4) at 9:00 AM and the Citizen will be published on Wednesday of that week. Our deadline on Tuesday for all copy and ads will remain the same: 12:00 noon. All of us at the Scugog Citizen would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a'safe and enjoyable Canada Day Holiday weekend. Don't forget the celebrations in Palmer Park starting at 1:00 PM and ending with the fireworks display, sponsored by the Scugog Chamber of Commerce. Boat launch fee kicks in this Saturday 'Starting this coming Saturday, July 1, it will-cost $5 to get your boat into Lake Scugog at the municipal launch facility just north of Queen Street. The pay to launch will be only on Saturdays, Sunday and holiday Mondays from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. It will not be in effect other days of the week. There is no charge to take a boat out of the water. And for residents of Scugog Township, they can pay a one-time season long $25 fee. Scugog council came up with the user fee idea several weeks ago and agreed that it will be carried out as a pilot project this summer, Two people have been hired by the Township to collect the fees at the boat launch. The council has stipulated 'that funds raised will be HAVE A SAFE CANADA DAY WEEKEND used by the Township for up- grades and repairs to the boat launching facility. If the pilot project proves successful this summer, it will most likely be continued in years to come.