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Vor: 5, No. 28 +» Tuesday, February 20, 1896 CIRC. 13,500 20 Council to survey residents over as: proposal to join = GTA 'super city' 28 pages . How do you feel about Scugog being part of a new "super city" in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)? Township council will be asking + residents for their opinions in surveys to be carried ih the local newspapers on April 2and 9. Local and Regional councillors across Durham are opposed to one of the recommendations in The best part of cooking class The bowl has been scraped clean as a whistle. The Brownies are baking In the oven' and these youngsters can hardly wait for them to cool down so they can sink their teeth Into them. The young chefg have béen cooking up a storm recently at the pre- schools class held by the Durham YMCA. And as you can see from the look on their faces, they have enjoyed the program, especially when they get to taste their work. In photo from left: Brendon Pearce, Lee Mayes, Stephen Blair, Dakota Wilson, Molly Van Camp and Rachel Lewls. If there are any other would-be chefs of a young age who would like to get In on all the fun, the Dutham Y In Port Perry will be starting another cooking program for pre-schoolers In April. General Motors may build electric truck General Motors of Canada Limited says that if Canadian fleet customers express sufficient interest in purchasing Chevrolet compact 8 - Pickup trucks, the company will make the vehicle available" for sale in Canada beginning as early as 1097. "Just like the Suburban or the Corvette, this is a niche vehicle", said vice president and general sales manager, Tom Mason. "It will be especially appropriate for use in commercial fleets with predetermined routes where the truck comes back to the garage every night." "We are now inning to talk to fleets across the-cauntry to determine if the product fits their needs. If there is sufficient interest, we will take the necessary steps to ensure the product meets Canadian safety standards and is available for Series elegtric « BORELIANS WANT sale on similar terms as in the U.S.," said Mason. GM Corporation announced in January that it would make available the Chevrolet S - Series compact electric Pickup to fleet buyers in the, U.S. early in the 1997 calendar year at an introductory manufacturer's suggested retail price of US $32,795. In the U.S., significant federal and state government incentives are available to purchasers. The electric truck will look like any other Chevrolet S - Series Pickup but will be powered by a Delco Propulsion System 86kW, * 114 HP, AC Induction Motor and the Delco Valve Regulated Lead Arid battery pack, which will be located under the truck. The truck will be available in regular cab configuration with a short box and two - wheel, front - wheel drive. It will have an effective range of 60 - 100 kilometres with a governed top speed of 110 kilometres per hour. Actual range will depend on driving variables such as restricted to fleet Anne Golden Task Force report which calls for the abolition of the five GTA regions to be replaced by one 30 member council covering the area from Clarington to' Burlington and including Metro Toronto. Last week, Durham council endorsed a resolution calling on its member municipalities to conduct a referendum or survey to find out what local citizens feel about joining such a "super city". Scugog council agreed Monday to conduct a newspaper survey rather than a formal referendum because the cost of the latter could run as high as $30,000. Council will determine the wording of the survey question by March 25 and this survey will be carried in the Scugog newspaper issues of April 2 and 9 with a/ deadline of April 12 for Township residents to fill in the survey and return it to the municipality. Councillors are strongly d to the r in the Golden Report and on Monday Ward 1 rep Doug Moffatt said "the public is getting very concerned that we are going to be steamrolled into something we don't want." At a public meeting on this very issue in Port Perry last week, several citizens spoke ggainst any move to have, Bcugog included in a new GTA wide "su 8 And officials with Durham Region at that meeting said such a move would add $40 million annually to the region tax bill and cause a reduction of $452 million in property taxes paid in Metro Toronto. They also pointed out that if the provincial government to the recommendation in 'the Golden Report, the new "super city" council would have 33 members, 17 from Metro and 3 from Durham. (see graphs and story on Page 5) it is designed for use - companies or agencies with predictable daily drive Toutes. Examples would be electric Pp re, terrain, y utility use, and driver use. Standard equi includes a urban delivery. services or large industrial 1 with on - site vehicle battery thermal management system; fuel - fired cabin heater; regenerative braking; air conditiqning; driver air bag; 4 - wheel anti - lock brakes; cruise control; aerodynamic package' with front, spoiler and partial bed cover; AM / FM radio; tilt steering wheel; intermittent windshield wipers; power steering; and rear step bumper. Payload for the truck is 380 kilograms including driver and passenger (if applicable). It utilizes the Delco Electronics Magne - Charge inductive charging gystem. fleets. While the vehicle will be distributed by Chevrolet, hnicians from each fleet will be trained by General Motors of Canada and Chevrolet to handle most of the maintenance and warranty work. "While thete are still a number of limitations on electric vehicle technology in our colder climate, we are committed to bringing new technologies to market as they make sense for Canadians," said Mason. Series tied at 1-1 The Junior C hockey playoff between the Port Perry MoJackg and the Little Britain Merchants is tied at one victory each. ModJacks drew first blood in this best of seven affair as they downed the Merchants last Friday eveping.at the Scugog Arena by a score of 5-2. But the Merchants came storming back in game two Saturday evening on their home pond to hand the MoJacks a 6-5 defeat. Game three is Wednesday night at the Scugog Arena with face-off at 8: Sales of the vehicle will be » the Scugog Citizen this week. TO MAKE YOU LAUGH. SEE PAGE 13 PM. Details in the spofts section of -