> ol - = LAT I AB AAS AST Sp sr 2S Lhd FANT I AN = "AY v CR hia Vt Ra A £2 BARAT PF FF BF AS RFE Faw FB RTE ANE Tia, AY TALS Sra) 4 St Tae WO Tey ey Ny en AS AN he ES EL Sa, To BO St AS ELI ECTS RA NRT IH a RRO EN SER Ce Sl Ey I RR TRE Ei AR PR 08 ANF TORY ANE GT EAN &F i AMEN a hag d TEN AE ¥ Ba in ol i ¥ SEE vit ET Pr Oi his Jy PETRA Net fA { { Ag: IA 2 5 374 yg 3: CR Pav LEP 2 Prd AA » . ' FAA 8 : V0. #1 § ¥ ra 0} [1 E00 sr ~ v- 1] ME BS oy paar SIE PA RIFE Mp 33.0 5 1 . , : he Be # AY ow YY i FR 41 FOIRIRES PEER AIRES LE WPA RYT IIR PL PRRERR EE AR did riya rnd bg aa Lighting The Past Although there were no electric appliances to boil water in during the early part of the century, Aileen Kane demonstrated the art of candle making at Pioneer Days held at the Scugog Shores Museum last weekend. Approximately 2,000 people attended the two-day show and were treated to demonstrations of weaving, spinning, butter churning, and much more. Durham workers vote to end strike action Durham Region's 260 out-" side workers returned to their jobs last Friday after a strike which lasted six days. By a vate of 187 to 39, the workers ratified a new two- year contract giving them a 10 percent pay hike retro- active to January of this year; an extra 20 cents per hour hike this July, and a further 10 per cent increase next January. Vol. 115 No. 25 .camera A cost of living 'allowance, one of the key issues in the labour dispute, has been included in the second year of the contract. "The new contract was rati- fied by Regional councillors after an emergency in- session last Thursday evening. This was the first-time Regional workers had walk- ed off the job since Durham Wednesday, May 20, 1981 was formed ih 1973, and as the contract was settled last week, there were hints from a union spokesman that it won't be the last. "We won't be afraid next time, The first time is always a little scary," union rep Erwin Meier is quoted as saying. He added that the cost of living allowance clause will (Turnto page 3) 32 Pages Asphalt plant runs into heavy opposition Property owners living on the 2nd Concession Road in Old Reach Township say they will - take their opposition to a proposed asphalt plant to the Ontario Municipal Board, if necessary. -~ A delegation of about 25 residents living in the area told Scugog Township council May 11th they are adamently opposed to the plant because it will increase heavy truck traffic along the rural road, and could have an adverse affect on the immediate environment around the plant. The proposed plant would be set up by Beamish Construction in an abandoned gravel pit on the south side of Concession 2, about one mile west of High- way 12, an area in the southwest corner of Scugog Township. The 30 acre pit is zoned now for an asphalt plant, but it needs an amendment to the Durham Region Official Plan before it can proceed. Bob Graham, an official Building permits for April top $1 million The value of building permits issued by Scugog Township during the month of April topped the $1 million mark. By comparison, the value of the building permits issued in April of last year was a mere $473,000. The building permit report showing the marked in- crease in activity in Scugog was greeted enthusiastically by members of Scugog Township council who are hopeful the slump experi- enced during all of 1980 in the municipality is over. The report shows that during April, there were permits issued for 20 new single family residences (Turn to page 3) with Beamish Construction told the council meeting May 13th, that if the plant gets final approval it would go into operation in the next two or' three years, and during the peak summer season could generate up to 60 trucks a 'day hauling asphalt out of the plant and gravel into the plant. Mr. Graham said the plant would be located on an area less than an acre at the bottom of the old pit, about 30 feet below the road level. He said Beamish currently has 12 such plants operating in Ontario, and all meet regulations set by the Ministry of the Environment. He told the council meeting that emissions into the atmosphere would be negligible because of a system called a "bag house" which filter the emissions, trap the particles and then return them to the asphalt mix. Because the plant is located 30 feet below ground level, he said any particles (Turn to page 2) A Tough Senior Who is this guy and what is he doing? He's 86-year old Bill Underwood who has spent most of his life working on a system of grips and holds to fend off physical attack. He claims that women and senior citizens can use the system with remarkable results. In this photo, Bill demonstrates how pressure can be applied to an assailant's thumb causing excruciating pain. [Story and more photos of amazing Bill in action are on page eight] Co Te, NT ST a St a Ratio ThE R MySay a SL PR GRR Te nw eo gd eat 28, Re! re do - Koa i See . a x 0 Ee a ay py RES Se, ' i --- Fm Nt I ry ed oi Ca ie