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| .Remarks upset Scugog Scugog Mayor Lawrence' Talcolm is becoming con- erned" that a planned. anket to Switzerland to romote industrial develop- aent in Durham Region /ill be limited to the. pro- notion of. municipalities in he southern part of Dur- iam and will not represent he interests of the entire tegion. At the basis of the con- ern expressed by Mayor Aalcolm "is" the attitude of Jshawa Mayor Jim Potti- ary who has indicated |uite clearly that he will be toing on the European trip o push the interests of the ity of Oshawa first and 'oremost. Mayor Malcolm, who has ipoken privately to Mayor 2otticary about this matter, old Port Perry Star last week that if necessary he vill keep pursuing the natter 'to make sure that 'hose who are going on the rip realize that they are representing all of Durham Region." At a meeting of the regional council on January 18 during debate on whether Durham should look into distinctive jackets for staff members and politicians who - might want them, Mayor Potticary indicated that he would not wear any jacket with the Region's emblem or colours, because he wants to -be identified with the City of Oshawa, In a later telephone con- versation with Port Perry Star, Mayor -Potticary said in no uncertain terms that all three mayors (Jim Gart- shore, Whitby and Jack Anderson, Pickering) who are going on the trip to Switzerland would be selling their own municipalities and at the same time selling the" region. Mayor Potti- cary added that an industry located in Oshawa would benefit all of Durham Region. He said that in meeting with potential industrial developers in Europe he Continued on page 3 Fire causes $40,000 damage to cottage A cottage on Fralick's Beach was completely des- troyed in a fire early Sunday morning. Damage to the contents and frame structure owned by John Booth of 117 Rose- lawn Avenue, Toronto, has seen estimated at $40,000. Firemen from Port Perry anit of the Scugog fire de- partment were called out about 2:00 a.m. after a neigh- bour turned in the alarm. The exact cause of the blaze is not known, but it is thought to have started in the electrical wiring. The cottage was not occupied when the fire broke out. Fralick's Beach is on the northwest side of Scugog Island, about ten miles from Port Perry. Latcham Centre rental fees up . Scugog Township council agreed Monday to-increase the rental fees charged for use of Latcham Centre in Port Perry. The move is an attempt to decrease the deficit for the operation of the building, which in 1977 cost the Town- ship $4,532. - The new rental rates range from $100 for parties, dances or receptions when Grant for Town Hall Town Hall 1873 has received Wintario grants totalling $5,986. for the con- struction of a new stage and the purchase of stage lights and other equipment. The new stage was design- ed by Les Parkes, and its construction will involve new stairs and the relocatién of a fire exit. Work is expected to begin immediately under the direction of Dale Procunier - who will be assisted wherever possible by volun- teers. It should be com- pleted in about three weeks. The Wintario grants, from the provincial ministry of culture and- recreation, cover half the cost of non- capital items, and one-third of the capital construction. The remainder of the costs are met by Town Hall 1873 from money raised through private donations and fund- raising events. the Centre's dishes are used, down to $15. for a meeting when the club or organizations sets up the tables and the chairs. Also, a $25. damage deposit will be required for parties, dances and receptions. The old rates called for $15. for a meeting plus an additional $5. if the kitchen is used; and $75. for a dance or reception. This fee included cleaning of the hall . and the use of the kitchen. According toa report sub- mitted by councillor Rich- ard Drew, the building is in need of repairs, and the Port Perry Senior Citizens Club is going to look into a New Horizons grant to cover some of the costs. If the repairs cannot be made this way, the report recom- mends that funds be made available from the 1978 Township budget. Mayor 28 pages Vol. 112 No. 12 Wednesday, January 25, 1978 Laural Holtby, a grade 10 student at Port Perry High School, was just one of over 250 students that sat down in Gym AB on Monday morning to write an English exam. The students started their winter exams last Thursday and will be finished when the bell rings on Friday this Province not happy week. Nine teachers supervised the students in the large gym as they put their knowledge on paper. Above, Laural ponders a moment as she searches her mind for the answer of one of the many difficult questions. J ® During discussion on the ~ report on Latcham Centre, . councillor Reg Rose sug- gested that a new lease should be negotiated with the Port Perry Senior Citi- zens Club when the present lease expires in December of this year. He said the new lease should provide Latcham Centre. to the seniors for a certain num- ber of days each year, and /if the club wants use of the Centre over and above these days it should be charged the rental fees. The present lease pro- Continued on page 9 The provincial govern- ment is taking a close look at an industrial promotion jun- ket to Switzerland planned this May for politicians and senior staff from Durham Region, and may ask that the number of persons scheduled to take the trip be cut back. An official with the trea- sury and economics branch at Queens Park confirmed last week that the province is "having a problem' with the trip. The official would not elab- orate on the specific. nature of the difficulty, but it is thought that the province is having a problem justifying trips abroad in light of recent reports of free spending and high living in Europe "and elsewhere by the LaMarsh Commission on violence in the communications media. Durham Region council agreed early in December that the mayors of Oshawa, Whitby and Pickering, regional chairman Walter AR 1 RAN CHUTE ES RR HL NE APT 3 EAT i SRNR nt Beath, and three senior staff members would attend a trade fair in Basel, Switzer- land late in May in an effort 'to attract industry to Dur- ham Region. The cost of the trip, estimated at $15,000, would come out of a $225,000. fund the Region has to pro- mote industrial development in Durham over the next couple of years. Of this amount, the pro- vince has granted $165,000. from a regional priorities fund, and a written agree- ment between Durham and the province gives Queens Park some control over how the money is to be spent. Durham has applied for permission to spend the necessary funds for the trip, -but a decision has not yet been made. . The official at Qu: ens Park said the decision would be made a 'high civil ser- vice level" in the mi: :try of treasury, economic. and inter-government al affairs.