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"Memorial Library. There are still openings for golfers at $125 per person, or dinner only for $50. Showing off the Sunfire are Bryce Philp of Philp Pontiac, CFTO Sportscaster Lance Brown, one of the tournament special guests and Ward 2 Scugog Councllior Ken Carruthers, a member of the tournament committee. Even If you don't strike It lucky and make a hole In one, you'll have a great day at the Tartan Classic which includes your round of golf, a great dinner and a lot of other nice prizes. To make your reservation or for more information call 985- 7686. And remember all proceeds are going to the Scugog Your Voice in Scugog Vol. 4, No. 51 Tuesday, July 25, 1995 181716 Spending cuts necessary and fair says MPP John O'Toole The massive spending cut of Q'Toole. Call (905) 985-6397 $1.9 billion announced last Friday by the Ontario Conservative government is a necessary "financial reckoning," says Durham East MPP John He said the Conservative government, sworn into office three weeks ago found a "financial mess," pointing to a CIRC. 13,500 32 pages deficit of $10.6 billion, nearly double original forecasts of about Driving-away In this snappy 1995 Pontlac Si Tolimament coming up in Aug 2a Zi ed AR i The tour at the Th Xr) ¥ * w unfire could be as easy as making a hole In one at the first annual Tartan Golf Library. bird Golf Club August 23 Is a f $5.8 billion. With the spending cuts announced Friday, the deficit i will be in the $8.7 billion range, which O'Toole called still too high, but a bit more manageable. On October 1, some half million Ontarians on welfare will have their benefits reduced about 20 per cent, which will save just over $500 million. Critics of the spending cuts say the poor are taking too much of the brunt of deficit slashing. O'Toole said that's not so. "There were no targeted groups, (the cuts) are across the the board including opera houses and subways," he said. He said welfare rates in Ontario were too high and the Conservative government did just what it promised to do: reduce those rates to within 'ten per cent of national averages. He said the government action taken Friday was just a follow- through of what the Conservatives had stated in the Cemmon Sense Revolution. "Our whole (election) campaign was based on controlling spending," he said. As for why the legislature was not recalled to debate the spending reductions, O'Toole said that wasn't necessary as the cuts did not require legislation. O'Toole told the Citizen his newly opened constituency office ¥ has been fielding calls in favour and against the un-precedented spending cuts. "We are getting a number of supportive calls. They are telling us to be fair. That's what the Turn to page two od for the S Scugog building permits continue year-long slide The value of building permits issued in 1995 by Scugog township continues to lag well behind last year's totals. Figures in a report issued recently by the Township building department show 1995 permits from January through to the end of June at about half the value of the same period last year. So far in 1995, the value of permits is $2,556,136 compared to $5,073,867 for the first six months in 1994. The most decline is in single family dwellings. There have been eight permits taken out this year with a value of B $866,000. During the same period in 1994, the Township issued 29 permits for singlé fantily homes worth just qver $3.6 million. The value of permits for additions and alterations to homes has also dropped sharply this year from nearly $700,000 to $296,000. Likewise the value of industrial and - farm buildings from $557,000 to $249,000. M There are some bright spots in the report. The value of additions to government and . institutional buildings has climbed from $2,000 last year to $568,000 this year. Likewise LACKSTOCK BEACH PARTY ~- JULY 29 industrial and farm additions and alterations which are up from $46,000 last year to $256,000 this year. For the month of June 1995, the total number of building permits issued by the Township was 15, exactly half the number issued in June last year. The value of this year's permits for June is $663,000, compared with $1.59 million in 1994. The number of permits for sihgle family homes in June was three, worth $351,000. Last year in June there were nine permits issued with slightly over $1 million. Roy Walker Smith passes away at 80 The man known affectionately by many. as the "un-official mayor" of Scugog has passed away. Roy Walker Smith died last Friday at Community Memorial Hospital in his 81st year. He had been in failing health for the past several months. Roy was a dedicated volunteer with many community organizations such as the Scugog Shores Museum, Canoe the Nonquon and the Port Perry Fair. He donated a $100 cash prize for a competition to name the Snowflake Festival. He delighted countless children at Christmas, dressing up as Santa, always with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye. Until his health began to fail, Roy was a regular at meetings of Scugog Township council and various committees. He took an active interest in the affairs of his community and was known to voice his opinions on many of them, often through the letters to the editor column. Friends paid their respects on Monday at the Low and Low Funeral Home. Funeral service was Tuesday at 2:00 PM. (See notice in this edition of the Citizen)