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Port Perry Star, 18 Jun 1975, p. 1

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"$10 mill 3 J AN iA $I Ty lism sudan TLL, SRS After 'more than 25 years of involvement SO air K i in the local music scene, Mrs. Grace Hastings has retired as a music consultant for the Durham Board of Education. To honor her and to thank her for the years of contribution, teachers, music consultants and friends held a reception for her at Port Perry High School Monday night. Well over 100 people attended. Striking up a few notes is Mrs. "Hastings, while husband Frank and music consultant Mrs. Marion Williams looks on. The Canadian Penitentiary Service has never before forced any municipalities to accept an institution'in their communities against their wishes, a department repre- sentative told a Scugog Township special council meeting Monday night. If Scugog approves one here, inmates could be arriv- ing at a regional reception "centre here in about 2!» years. John Bennett, deputy Regional Director of the Ser- vice told members of council, as well as a packed council chamber gallery, that if local council didn't approve of such a development in the township, then they (the Penitentiary Service) would just "pack up and go away'. "We will not impose such an & institution on people that do' 'on noise Those waiting for passage of the noise bylaw before ratting on their neighbour's noisy.dog will have to wait, at least. another week. For a 'fourth week, the bylaw remained tabled to allow council to approach the Ontario Provincial Police. In short, council is seeking -to clarify areas of juris- diction to ensure the town- ship doesn't pay their bylaw enforcement officer to enforce area that the OPP claims responsibility. Main 'problem with the nois@thylaw seems to he enforcement, and Mayor not want it," he said. The representative, before the meeting at council's own request, made clear that there would be benefits not easily overlooked for 'the local community. Benefits like a federal grant in lieu of taxes that would be paid to the munici- palities. Although there is no way of telling exactly. how much that would be, a similar project in British Columbia provides an annual grant of $93,000. Also, the estimated staff of around 180 people ranging from administrators to cor- rection officers would come mainly from the community. Only about 25 per cent of any such staff would be brought in, from outside, said Mr. Bénnett, the rest would be hired locally, with first crack Flood control work scheduled ATER EN | ¢ $= ABI] 14 LATE ) d Raitt i 7 F We ' ved . Wn! ESAS ASASHERV FISSURE SLES RIES A] BET SVE SARE ENA ITERS. IT ARP St why 20c per copy Vol. 109 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Wednesday, June 18, 1975 -- No. 32 28 Pages | Penitentiary public meeting There will be a public meeting, attended by repre- sentatives of the Canadian Penitentiary Service, to dis- cuss the proposed establish- ment in the township of a regional reception centre. Scugog Ratepayers Assoc- ation president Bev Muir, speaking from the floor at the Monday meeting of council, got the commitment to attend such a meeting from Deputy Regional Director of the Penitentiary Service John Bennett. Mr. Bennett was on hand at the Monday meeting of coun- cil to outline his depart- ment's proposals for such an institution here. Mrs. Muir said Tuesday morning that a short meeting was held with Penitentiary Service representatives fol- lowing the Monday meeting, and the details were worked out. The public meeting will allow Mr. Bennett and peni- tentiary servicee infor- mation officer, Norman at jobs going to the closest Manpower Offices' appli- cants. The estimated annual bud- get of around $3 million, he said, would be divided two- thirds for payroll, and the other $1 million for goods and services, much of it bought locally. Much of the payroll, depending on where the staff would seek housing, would also remain in the com- munity. No more aqua-bowling! After the heavier periodic downpours, Port Perry lawn- bowlers find their Queen Street facilities suitable "more for water polo than lawnbowling as the creek running beside the club's Seek comments control Lawrence Malcolm suggest- ed Monday that'a $20,000. to $50,000. expenditure for two additional bylaw enforce- ment officers will have to be made by the township to adequately back up the bylaw. ; Coun Bob Brinkman sug- gested, however, that the township's two officers take turns on duty or "on call" at night. Coun Bob Kenny also suggested that a complaint could be made the following day, provided the complaint- ant is willing to stand behind the officer and* testify in court, if necessary. greens swells and floods the property. According to Scugog Township Roads Superinten- "dent Ron MacDonald, how- ever, all that should cease later this month when the roads department will install new pipes under both John and Perry Streets in an effort to eliminate the prob- lem which has .plagued the club for years. Mr. MacDonald said the $12,000 in piping has already been purchased and will double the capacity, of the pipe il replaces. Also, the township department will in- stall sheet pile at the rear of the club house, to provide Hospital Report Week Ending June 12, 1975 Admissions .............. 27 Births............. ..4 Aonlhs....ocouiivivmisnsisinias Nil Emergencies .................. Operations........ Discharges....................... 29 Remaining ..................... further flood protection. The stream will also be cleaned out, according to Mr. MacDonald. The Port Perry Lawnbowl- - ing Club approached council. last year in an effort to get work done to eliminate the flooding, but according to Mr. MacDonald, there was no nioney for anything else but temporary work in last year's budget. Crime but no victim. Do you know where your boat is? Whitby O.P.P.havein their possession, a 12:foot white aluminum Starcraft boat, which they believe has been stolen. The boat has a chain attachedtoit, which has been sawn through. If you are missing a boat of this description, please con- tact the Ontario Provincial Police of Whitby, as soon as possible. Phone 668-3388. Severud to present their pro- posals to the public as well as answer any questions be con- cerned citizens. The presentation will include a showing of slides, according to Mrs. Muir. Place and date of the meeting will be announced later, and will be officially announced in an advertise- ment next week. A system where individ- uals placed their questions on a hist of other question, worked out well at the Mon- © day meeting, and Mrs. Muir asked that all questions be forwarded prior to the meeting to Ratepayers Association representatives or directly to Mrs. Muir. Organizers feel that using this method, more questions can be answered using less time. Scugog council answer for government...soon Although representatives of the Canadian Penitentiary Service didn't get the approval in principal they want from Scugog Township, Mayor Lawrence Malcolm said Monday council would have '"'word back soon" on the proposed establishment here of a regional (all- Ontario) reception centre for the processing of convicted criminals. The $8 - $10 million institu- Of the 180 people, about 100 would be correctional officers. The remainder would be technical, admini- strative, and support staff. Mr. Bennett pointed out that in most other places, such a development has resulted in a doubling of the number of new jobs created when such an institution moves in Mi " -N i, [: i Rr akin Street, report police. ....Al4-year-old Port Perry boy is listed in satisfact- ory condition with a broken leg and lacerations at Oshawa General Hospital following a truck-bicycle accident on the corner of Queen and Lilla Streets Monday morning. Frazer Lee, 14, of 534 Scugog St. was cycling east on Queen'Street when he came into collision with a truck driven by Howard R. Hammond, 52, of R.R. 2, Seagrave. The truck was moving north into the intersection after coming to a stop on Lilla Damage to both vehicles was minor, according to police. tion, according to Coun Neil Hunter, would be the lesser of all the evils. "If we are going to get one of these institu- tions, I suppose this is the one. We realize these people have to go somewhere, and perhaps it isn't exactly the kind of thing we want next door," he said. "However," added the councillor, "I understand they're developing to such an (continued on page 3) jon penitentiary .... if we want it here what. we could be talking about, is a total of somewhere around 350 to 400 jobs," said Mr. Bennett. Why Scugog township, council wanted to know. The township, according to Mr. Bennett, is reasonably close to metro Toronto area, where a great bulk of offen- teres tad iv wae wy oe Tope, Nari ~~ Tr £m So Sp ELE i SC Sr Fer

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