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9) Ny BN The "new" dock running from Queen Street north about 200 feet along the water front will certainly be a boon to boaters and visitors this summer. The local works '% department during the last few days have placed huge concrete slabs 56" x 10' on top of the heavy strong beams placed there in 1939. Each slab weighs about 1% tons and it required 76 of them to cover the total surface 200 ft. x 22 ft. They were manufactured by Brooklin Concrete Products Ltd. who also supplied the works department with the necessary equipment to place the 'heavy slabs. Lions Club Meet At Club Annrene For Zone Meeting The final zone meeting for Lions Clubs of Region 10-- South was held Sunday after- noon at Club Annrene. The meeting was chaired by Zone Chairman Howard Black, Lind- say. : Representatives from the Lions Clubs of Ajax, Bow- manville, Cobourg, Lindsay, Newcastle, Oshawa, Port Perry, and Whitby attended the meeting. Reports were sub- mitted from the Clubs rep- resented. Mention was also made of the Region Rally to be held in Newcastle on April 18. "Bill Maguire, Cobourg, was elected Zone Chairman of Region 108 for the year 1970/ 71. The current Zone Chair- man Howard Black, announc- ed his intention to seek the position of Deputy District Governor Region 10 at the Region Rally. Donald Jones, Norwood, the present Deputy District Dymond, Sims, Speakers At C of C March Meeting] Dr. 'M.B. Dymond, MPP, was a speaker at the March meeting of the Chamber of Commerce 'directors' meeting held at Conway Gardens. He expressed his views on' the subject of Regional Govern- ment and advised of the necessity of same and of the Provincial Government's part- icipation in organizing and assuming diréction of various studies made in many areas of the Province. Also speaking was R.E. Sims, executive administrator of the Oshawa Area Planning and Development Study who related the details of the Study Programme now in effect. : He emphasized the import- Governor, requested the sup- port of all Lions in his campaign for election to the position of Governor, District A-3. be wished for. this World. about, time it happened right way. On arrival his way It Happened Here! Lisa Marie Goreski, only nine days old, and in spite of quite an ordeal, ] and father as sound and healthy as could possibly She is and will for some time be quite unaware, of the turmoil and anxiety she caused her parents as well as the nurses who delivered her safely into It was one of those unusual incidents one reads "baby born in car, on way to hospital Ken Goreski rushed his wife Dianne from home near Club, Annrene on Scugog Island to the Community Memorial Hospital. It was four o'clock in the morning and Mr. out, telephoned the hospital to say. he was on his at the emergency entrance, nurses were ready and waiting and a doctor was on to the hospital. time to move Mrs. Goreski and a beautiful and healthy 7 Ibs. 10 oz. girl was born right in the car five minutes past four a.m, is home with her mother "". This here, when on March 10, their Goreski, prior to starting three However, there was no Council. Mr. Sims encouraged ance of the participation of the Chamber of Commerce, either independently or 'in co-operation with the Village the C of C to submit views and opinions on the subject and particulars regarding | Extends Deadline desired boundaries stating Volume 105 -- Port Perry, Ont., Thursday, March 19, 1970 -- Number 21 Fire Protection For Area To Cost $35,000 In 1970 To Wed., Mar. 18 Contractors interested in making a bid for the con- struction of a sewage project in Port Perry have been given an extra six days to complete tenders and have them sub- mitted to the Ontario Water Resources Commission. The deadline originally set for Thursday, March 12, has been extended to Wednesday) March 18. The tenders will be "opened at 3:15 at the offices of O.W.R.C. in Tor onto and it is expected a small deputation from Port Perry council will be present for the occasion. § HOSPITAL REPORT WEEK ENDING MARCH 14th Admissions . . ........ 36 Operations . .......... 11 Emergencies ......... 60 Births ............. 3 Deaths ............ 1 Discharges .......... 35 Remaining .......... 35 reasons for inclusion or ex- clusion of certain municipalit- es. Other invited guests were Robert Kenny, reeve of Port Perry and councillor Phil Orde. Mr. Kenny informed the members present the munici- palities of Reach, Scugog and Part Perry haye indicated the desire of joining forces in whatever type of Regional Government may be instituted for this area. = Staff Representatives Show Concern For County's Future Concern was voiced by delegates to the Oshawa Area Planning and = Development Study seminar Saturday if Ontario County as a political entity will remain in any form of regional government recommended' for the area. The: concern for the county's future was voiced by a majority of the 400 elected and municipal staff represent- atives from Ontario County centres who attended the day- long seminar at Eastdale Collegiate. Main point raised was what the future would hold for the county's seven northern town- ships if they were separated from the southern area in the final recommendation for regional government in an Oshawa-centered region. The concern was initially voiced by. Reeve William Gillespie and Coun. James Moore of Beaverton in Thorah Township. Reeve Gillespie said Beaver- ton's village council has already gone on record as favoring inclusion in an Osh- awa-centred region. Coun. Moore said it was "not" a traditionalist's stand the village had taken, but rather one with "progress and development in mind." "We realize change is necess- ary," Coun. Moore said, 'and we feel the change to an Osh- awa-centred region would be for the betterment of every- body. By day's end and with the wrap-up reports of-the eight study groups - presented it became quite clear, especially for a northern and to a lesser degree an eastern boundary was now of prime county-wide concern. Continued on page 7 . The estimated cost of fire protection for the combined municipalities of Port Perry, Reach and Scugog for 1970 will be $35,320.74. The largest single amount this year is the purchase of a new fire truck to the amount of $18,800. Remunerations to firemen are estimated to $6,000. and new supplies required by the fire department during the year $4,585. In addition to the major items are a number of smaller amounts to cover expenses such as insurance, heat, light, maintenance, Workmens' Compensation, etc. which brings the budget up to the estimated $35,320.74." The proposed budget was passed by Port Perry council at the last regular meeting. According to information received from Reach and Scugog Townships it is anticip- ated the budget will bediscuss- ed at the next regular meet- general |' ings of the respective councils. The total amount is shared between the three municipalit- ies, Port Perry 40%, Reach Township 40% and Scugog Township 20%, or in dollars it will amount to $14,000. each for Port Perry and Reach with Scugog paying $7,000. 'At the same meeting of Port Perry Council a by-law to provide for the 1970 expenditures of roads and streets in the Village was passed. The total estimate propos- ed by council amounts to $34,000., $10,000 for con- struction and $24,000. for maintenance. Triplicate copies of the by- law must be sent to the district office of the Depart- ment of Highways and approval obtained by the Ontario Municipal Board before any expenditure is Hiiiorized or work commenc- 175 Additional Telephones Installed Locally In 1969 Of the 302,000 telephones added to Bell Canada net- work in 1969, 175 were in Port Perry, bringing the total number of telephones in 'service to 2715. The total number of telephones served by Bell reached 5.7 million during the year. Bell Canada set records in almost all areas of service to customers during 1969, states the company's 1969 Annual Report, issued to shareholders today. "Never before in its history did the company install so many additional telephones, serve so many people, connect so many long distance and local calls, transmit so much data," the report states. These records were set by the comp- any as it met the steadily increasing demand for tele- communications services. To meet the public demand and to maintain good service standards, Bell's construction Continued on page 16 released following treatment for minor injuries. Total damage to two cars involved in a collision on Scugog Island was estimated by the O.P.P. to be about $1,400. The accident occurred Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on concession 8, Scugog Township and driving a 1968 Oldsmobile was Beryl Ann Pearce. Damage to her car was $900. Driving a 1961 Volkswagen was Wm. Bobby, above, damage $500. Mr. Bobby was taken to the Community Memorial Hospital, but was --Photo Joe Jordan Tr Cc rrr iy Ca nd