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A 5 ~ o} CAV Ny el FATE [PRAIA SL ARP NR SAY NR AA Py duidapbomioncei diab idtumbiaind dituttadvinat bi miitedaiaiisinibatoy ed Ad vais sdaiioavs TEPER A ny One dead, two hurt -4-March + Fatal head -on collision 20¢ per copy 'Vol. 109 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Wednesday, March 5, 1975 -- No. 17 24 Pages * Council decides who builds under development policy Scugog Township Council assigned subdivision unit allotments to six developers under a Port Perry develop- ment staging policy. Contest . Winner Next step for 15-year-old "Joy .Panabaker of 80 Ella Street will he all-Ontario competitions in the Royal Canadian Legion Public speaking contest. The Kirk- "land Lake competition on 29 follows Miss Panabaker's successful efforts at Carleton Place Sunday to win the Legion's district - compeution,. cover- ing most of southeastern Ontario. She is sponsored by Port Perry Branch 419, Royal Canadian Legian. The allotments come as a result of an earlier decision by council to lift building restrictions in Port Perry and allow the six to build 350 units over the next 34 years, Pepyidling developers carry and pay for the updating work of the community's water and sewage system. The 350 units were divided as foHows: Vanedward Investments Ltd. 46, Carlan Enterprises Ltd. 73; Bertan Developments Ltd. 27, Ribcor Holdings Ltd. 150, Athika Enterprises 35, and Cohoon 19. Decision about the remaijn- ing 100 units will be made at a future date. Council earlier this year approved the construction of 450 units over the next 3'. years, but 100 of these units have been designated as infilling. The six developers, through consulting engineers Knox, Martin, Kretch Ltd., are authors of a 50-page proposal on serving require- ments for continued develop- ment in the Port Perry urban area. Asks council for Chickens, gardens, and no frontage. That's the equasion that must be solved' by Art Brunton of Brunton Farms who wants' to establish. gardening facilities and raise chickens on a piece of land just north of the junction of Queen and Scugog Streets. Problem is, the property would require two separate \ zonings on one parcel of land--and not énough front. age for one. Even if there was enough frontage, he was told by council, he'd have to make a choice. Flowers and trees, or chickens. It was suggested to Mr. Brunton that he make some arrangement with a sub- divider who hold land ad- 'zoning adjustment jacent to the Brunton parcel. Council advised that through such an arrangement, Mr. Brunton could get the required frontage needed. Inquest in death of kite-flyer The coroner, Dr. R. C. Allin, of Port Perry has announced an inquest into the death of Eldon Cresswell, age 34, of Oshawa, Ontario. Mr. Cresswell was killed on February 15, 1975 on Lake Scugog, when the kite he was flying collapsed and he fell 150 feet to the ice, The inquest will be held at the ~ Ontario Provincial Police Detachment. al Whithy, at 10:00 a.m.; on April 30, 1975. ~ petitions will be held. In causeway crash Snow drifting across High- way 7A from Lake Scugog at the causeway, just east of the Port Perry limit, was a contributing factor in a Mon- day night accident that killed a 40-year-old Westhill 'woman. Dead is Janet Furlong, 400 Lawrence Ave. E., Westhill, the driver of one of the two cars involved in the accid- ent. A passenger in the Furlong vehicle, Bruce Ship- ley of Orangeville, was transferred to Oshawa General Hospital from Port Perry Community Memorial Hospital. He was listed in satisfactory condition Tues- day morning. } Driver of the second car, Vera McKenzie, 55, of Thun- der Bay, was treated and Routine repair bills will ..The Port Perry Arena is in better financial shape now than it was" a year ago, according to arena board chairman Richard Drew, despite 'the fact that some unexpected expenditures have been made. Mr. Drew reported to last Wednesday's council meet- ing that a new furnace has been installed in the arena, am 'absolute necessity, according to Mr. Drew. The furnace expenditure was $575.00. Although stating that he was not-eriticizing the pur- chasing of the new furnace, Coun. Reg Rose questioned the mechanism of such purchases, and said council is faced with making repairs lo the existing arena when there is talk about building a new one. Coun. Jerry Taylor said he would like to see more finan- cial slatments before council. Mr. Drew said there was no Skaters on TV Television is improving these days, now that Port Perry is providing the Stars. Television viewers will get a chance to see David Porter of Port Perry and partner, Barbara Berezowski, skate at the World competitions in Colorado. On Thursday and Friday, ice dance compulsory com. Time on Thursday is 10:30 to 11:30 p.m. and on Friday, 10 p.m. lo 12 p.m. On Saturday, the dance finals will be shown from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The competitions can be seen on Channel 9. other alternative to buying a new furnace, since the old one was "completely gone". He also said that the ice machine will probably need a major overhaul at the end of the season, at a cost of about $1,800. He said it may be better to purchase a new released from the Port Perry hospital. According to Ontario Pro- vincial Police of the Whitby detachment, the Furlong vehicle was eastbound on 7A when it went out of control on a snow-covered stretch of the highway, and collided head- on with the westhound Mc Kenzie vehicle. Hospital Report Week ending Feb. 27th Admissions ...................... 42 Births... 3 Operations ...................... 11 Deaths . Emergencies .................. 122 Discharges....................... 43 Remaining ...................... 35 continue machine, but said he wasn't certain at this point. The' board will investigate the relative costs. Mayor Lawrence Malcolm said it is unavoidable that repairs will have to be made up until the last days of the arena's operation. Architectural consultant, Michael Noon, Cultural Affairs department of the Ontaric Ministry of Colleges and Universities visited investigate the Old Town Hall. Port Perry Monday to The ministry is one of the government bodies approached by the Town Hall 1873 committee, for funding. Seen with Mr. Noon (right) are Mrs. M. E. Mina, and Historical Society president, Bill Brock. Federal funds requested Old Town Hall reps in Ottawa A delegation of two repre- senting the Port Perry area and specifically, the Town Hall Committee, saw repre- sentatives from both Canada' Council and the office of the Secretary of State in efforts to expedite the federal government's processing of grants for the renovating of the old town hall, as well as the setting up of a perform- ing arts theatre program. Commitee member, Mr. M. Mina and John Gast of the Port Perry Star knocked on doors in Ottawa last Thurs- day and presented a detailed brief on the local project to "most anyone who cared to listen." The problem facing the town hall' project is (hat capital funds are nearing depletion, and-work on the building could stall if more funds are not raised. Applications for grants for the work seemed to [it government criterion, and the monies asked for by the community is far less than the average amount asked for by similar projects. About $161,000 is needed for the building and program. Included in the govern- ment's criterion is the stipul- afion that the theatre will be home base for an experien- ced company. The Port (continued on page 5) ye ns men i ~ Lhe NE oe So Conn Ws a > >