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t --- ETROPOLITAN TORONTO TORONTO a LL ' { --_------ eA k adits tis insist ond sisi vointt dasa PORT Ne Volume 107 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Thursday, Jan. 4th, 1973 -- No. 11 DOURO ETERBOR * Re-distribution doubles Riding in size part of Ontario County contained in the Townships of Brock, The federal electoral boundaries commission for Ontario has proposed a redrawing of federal constituency boundaries that will split the present Ontario Riding in two, but add County of Durham and make the-Riding almost twice as large as before. Known as the Durham-Ontario Riding it will cover the complete County of Durham and the May build Marina McGee not to apply for by-election Frank McGee, who lost the . Oct. 30 federal election race in Ontario riding by four votes to Liberal Norm Cafik, has decided not to apply for by election aimed at over- turning the results of the Oct. vote. He told Oshawa Times the decision was made in re- sponse to what Conservative party officials see as the ising of the voters in the 1 riding, and after consulta- tions with legal and party personnel, including Opposi- tion Leader Robert Stan- field. " "We have decided we will not apply for a by-election, based primarily on what we perceive to be the wishes of the voters of Ontario riding," Mr. McGee said in an inter- view. "They would not take the idea of a by-election, and it could be as late as next fall before the vote would be called . Week Ending December 28th Admissions .............. 13 Births covvvvninsiinnninn Nil Deaths ..ciuvs visi wmmmen Nil Emergencies ............ 101 Operations . .... eres senna 3 Discharges .............. 25 SHEER 4 8 FT 14 Remainifg "ort Perry's first baby of 'was 8 lb., 7 oz., Brian q Kerry, son of Mr. and old Kerry of R. R. Port Perry. J. N. Brodie com- ed + duties as Port «i'y's new clerk treasurer. Reeve Robert Kenny was' not optimistic that the lected of local mun- ipalities will be able to me to complete agreement er any form of regional Reach, Scott, Scugog, Thorah and Uxbridge; the Villages of Port Perry, Beaverton and Cannington; the Town of Uxbridge; Thorah Island; and Indian Reserve No. 34. The total population is 72,115. The Durham-Ontario Electoral District is marked 8 on the map above. The saga of Perryview Plaza, it would appear, is about to come to an ignoble end. The project slid once- and-for-all beneath the waves of bureaucratic red tape last week, torpedoed by a written statement from Donald Irvine, parliamen- tary assistant to Charles MacNaughton, Treasury Minister. Hopes had been riding high for the proposed shopping plaza, marina, and hotel complex since early summer 72. . An initial setback occurred when hard-hearted Conservation and Treasury officials nixed the project in a meeting here about two months ago. They protested, "too much traffic, 100 much congestion, too little plan- ning, and too little green space." Council, to - say nothing of developer Tony Cesaroni, protested vigor- ously; all to no avail. Local boosters of the Plaza were still optimistic, how- ever. They were confident an appeal to Mr. MacNaughton would not fall on deaf ears. A delegation headed by MPP Matthew Dymond and Reeve Bob Kenny headed south a couple of weeks ago to cast their bread upon the waters. Hopes ran. high that a reversal was in the offing. But Mr. Irvine's recent communication has rudely '6hattered all local hopes for Area woman dies when struck by car A car-pedestrian accident on highway 7A, one mile west of Port Perry, has resulted in the death of one person. Mrs. Lillian Christie, 81, of R.R. No. 4, Port Perry, was struck and killed by an auto driven by Bruce Fer- gusson of Greenbank about 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Mrs. Urine was struck by Mr. Fergusson's west- bound auto when she appar- ently stepped onto the high- way and into the path of the vehicle shortly after dusk. Fergusson explained there was a number of eastbound vehicles in the opposite lane at the time of the accident. OPP Constable Don Beckett investigated. 6.6. 6.€,.€, 6.6.6.6. 6.6.6, Cb O loll Eo obo lo lols Perryview Plaza doomed? Perryview Plaza. . The news was broken to council thus; "Although this plaza may well be an asset to the downtown commercial area of the village, it would appear that the proposed plan. would create serious traffic problems. In addition, your Park Development Plan and Report indicates this area should be given priority as a recreation area to complement the surroun- ding park areas." "For these reasons, I agree with the staff of the Plans Administration Branch that the proposed modification to designate this area as "Commercial" would: not be suitable." The big loser in this enterprise stands to be Port Perry's Tony Cesaroni. Mr. Cesaroni has patiently en- dured the vagaries of council for many months. He has worried about technical zon- ing restrictions, water sup- ply, and land classification. He has supplied heavy equipment to fill in and reclaim acres of swampland. He has employed work crews to survey the site and to drive piles. He has sunk untold dollars into the swampy muck of Lake {eoniiined on page 23) government in this area", reported the Star. The students of Cartwright High School, in a letter to the Star, protested the proposed closing of their school. "We, the students, feel that this action is not necessary and should not be allowed to take place, Our school is very small but the advantages we receive by attending it far out-weigh the disadvan- tages." FEBRUARY Conway Gardens was filled to the rafters for the annual meeting of the Port Perry Chamber of Com- merce; The big drawing card was hte half hour color movie produced "and photo- graphed by Emiel Kroonen- berg. Terry Hodgins, president of the Centennial Commit- tee, presented a cheque worth over $14,000 to Dr. Wm. Cohoon during the annual- Chamber of Com- merce dinner meeting. This was the initial fund for the construction of a recreation area planned for the water front. Coupled with driving winds of gale velocity, a heavy snowstorm caused widespread disruptions in power service, closed some schools in the area, and .been rm or aa Norman Cafik appointed , Parliamentary secretary Norman Cafik, Liberal M.P. for Ontario Riding has been appointed parliamen- and Welfare. Before his election on October 30, and subsequent appointment to the cabinet, M. Lalonde was a personal assistant and advisor to Prime Minister Trudeau. One of the many priorities Mrs. cafik spoke about "during his election campaign visits in Port Perry was the need to keep old age pensions up to the pace of the economy. Another was the distincition between Unem- ployment Insurance Benefits and Welfare benefits, as well as the role of the Federal government in Welfare pro- grammes. This appointment will give Mr. Cafik further scope to continue to serve the consti- tuents of Ontario Riding as he has done in the past. Protest Increase Ontario County Council and the council of the Town of Whitby have gone on record as supporting the Association of Municipalities of Ontario in its objections to tary secretary to Marc rate increases by Bell Lalonde, Minister of Health Canada. Registration tonight pt Adult Education Night Classes Registration for the second ten weeks of the high school night courses will take place on Thursday, January 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. or by telephoning your registration to the school office at 985 - 7337. During the fall term this year, some 160 adults have benefitting by = the instruction and enjoying the social aspects of a fight out to attend their course. The staff of the night school has suggested several new courses for the next night school session in the hope that many more adults in the community will take this opportunity to return to school. One of the new courses made driving hazardous and often impossible. MARCH Premier Bill Davis offici- ated at ceremonies declaring the Pickering Nuclear power generating sources. A host of rumours and speculation came to 'an abrupt halt when Transport Minister Don Jamieson and "available is a five week course in Home Appliance Repair. This course should be especially valuable to the housewife whu otherwise 'would have to convince her husband to repair important household appliances which she uses. Not always the easiest task! Another new subject offered is "Family and Personal Financing". The outline of this course indi- cates that it would be of great interest to many adults who have difficulty estab- lishing a consistent financial policy. Mr. Bill Sharpe of the school's business depart- ment will instruct this pro- (continued on page 24) GOCE HEOSCETTOTTOOTOOOTOTOSSSS Events Reported in the Star during 1972 Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough announced jointly that the site 'of the new superjet airport would be in Pickering Township some 20 miles southwest of Port Perry. Dr. M.B. Dymond an- nounced his intention to retire from medical prac- tice. Among other things, Dr. Dymond said he planned to devote some time to his (continued on page 23)