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Sack found that it's pretty to last week. [See page 8 The sack race has always been popular with kids of all ages and five year old Nicole Leach obstacle course without falling head over heels. Nicole was among many youngsters from play- grounds in Scugog who took part in a field day time ugh hopping around an for more pictures.] A high number of cars in the Port Perry and Scugog area are being driven with serious mechanical and other defects. The provincial govern- ment and Durham Regional Police conducted a Vehicle Safety Inspection Lane at the Scugog Arena last week, and during one eight-hour period found that almost 20 per cent of the cars inspected had defects serious enough to classify them as "totally unsafe". Of 50 cars inspec- ted during one day, nine were ordered off the road. Constable Jack Beeton, selective enforcement officer with the Durham Police, said that this is about the average for the five days the Inspection Lane was operating in Scugog, and he admitted that the figure is higher here than in other areas. He suggested that one reason for the higher number of totally unsafe cars on the road is that this is the first time in more than seven years that the Inspec- tion Lane has operated in Scugog. During the five days last week, about 250 vehicles were put through the com- prehensive test which includes 73 check-points covering everything from brakes and steering to bulbs and windshield washer fluid levels. Constable Beeton said most of the cars were flagged down on Regional Road 8, and others had been ordered to appear at the Inspection Lane by police officers during the past month or so. If a vehicle was found to clear all 73 checks, it was issued with a green wind- shield sticker. Constable Beeton said that only about one per cent of vehicles tested were issued with the sticker. The vehicles ordered off the road were found to have major defects in the steer- ing, brakes, or suspension. Drivers of cars with less serious defects were ordered to have the necessary repairs completed and return for inspection either in Port Perry or at the Lane which will be operating this week in Whitby. (Turn to page 2) $$. £2 AEE Tra YI di v ) / SSEMABIIIE ER " vas NBL GEL NN Be Eh. A I bs «0 re sw erulidolaain Durham Region comes under public scrutiny Durham Region council has voted to take another kick at everyone's favourite cat - the Region itself. By a vote of 19-6 (with five members absent) the council endorsed a motion July 25 from Oshawa mayor Jim Potticary to set up a nine- member committee of Regional councillors to examine all aspects of the Vol. 113 No. 37 regional system and hold public meetings in each of the eight municipalities which make up Durham. The motion stipulates that committee members must have been elected directly by the people, and that there be one representative from each municipality in Durham. The committee will be Wednesday, August 1, 1979 officially named when Durham council meets again in September and the council will elect one person to act as committee chairman. While both Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor and regional rep Reg Rose voted in favour of the motion, they may have a bit of a problem deciding which one of them will sit on the committee as both said 32 Pages after the meeting they would be interested in being members. The motion put forward by the 'Oshawa mayor states that the committee is to hold public meetings in each of the eight area municipalities and present a report to the Regional council at the first meeting in February 1980. While the motion does suggest that all aspects of Bill 162 "be discussed' such as boundaries, representa- tion, . water and sewer services, police and social services, there are no other specific terms of reference spelled out. Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor said after the meeting that he would welcome the opportunity to sit on the committee as did councillor Reg Rose. Councillor Rose, who has been a member of the Durham Council since the Region was formed in 1974, admitted that after six years, some kind of a review of Durham is necessary at this time. But he suggested that this kind of a committec may not be the right vehicle, (Turn to page 6) Annual regatta in Caesarea is one of oldest in country It was on a Saturday after- noon in July 51 years ago that the late Fred Frayer organized a field day in Caesarea. The next year, the field day was held again. Activi- ties centered around the waterfront were added, and the annual Lake Scugog Re- gatta has been going strong ever since. This year, the three day affair, which boasts of being the oldest such regatta in. Canada, kicks off on Satur- day, August 4 with a costume parade for the kiddies. A beauty contest and the crowning of Miss Regatta will be held the same morn- ing, followed by a full after- noon of field events at Putsey Park in Caesarea. On Sunday afternoon, the scene shifts to Lake Scugog for the sail boat racing, and then back to Putsey Park for such things as greasy pole climbing and mixed volley- ball. On Monday, August 6, the Civic Holiday, there is a full day of aquatic and canoe events at the waterfront in Caesarea. Automotive technician students Glen Gilmour, Ted Hall and Derek Treliving put car through safety inspection that includes 73 check-points. 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