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(From page 1) half of the property. Prior to the vote, Glenn Van Camp told council the reason the company is seeking the official plan amendment for the new pit is because an existing pit near Utica which has been used for many years is now nearing depletion. He noted that once a pit has been depleted, provin- cial regulations now in force demand that the area be completely rehabilitated. And he said that gravel pit operations are less of a threat to the environment than farming. However, earlier in the meeting Roger Middleton, who lives on 50 acres immediately to the east of the proposed pit asked council not to endorse the application until all factors have been studied carefully. Mr. Middleton who teaches geography in Scarborough, said later he is prepared to ask the OMB for a final ruling if Regional council approves the amendment. The OMB also will almost certainly be asked to make a final ruling on an Official Plan amendment being sought by Beamish Con- Full moon (From page1) during a full moon has been proven in studies and she says the lunar pull of the full moon affects fluids in the brain causing people to act in an irrational fashion. . Whether police officers or social workers agree with this explanation 'is open to debate, but most agree with this explanation is open to debate, but most agree that things do tend to get a little helter-skelter. But the next time a full moon is on the rise and you feel a little out of sorts, don't go crazy, think roses. And wear gloves to cover the hair growing on the palms of your hands. - struction to allow a portable asphalt plant to operate in an abandoned gravel pit on the south side of Concession Two in old Reach Township, about one mile west of High- way 12. At the meeting last week, council gave its endorsement to the amendment applica- tion, but the vote was far from unanimous. Mayor Jerry Taylor broke a tie vote joining councillors John Williams, Neil Hunter and John Wolters in favour of endorsing the amend- ment. Councillors Lawrence Malcolm, Don Crosier and Robert Espey voted against endorsing the amendment application. Councillor Malcolm said later he could not endorse the amendment application until Beamish and two other companies operating in the same area - Harnden and King and Mara Aggregates - come to specific terms on an agreement with the Town- ship whereby they will each contribute $6000 towards improvement and recog: - struction of the Concessio Road east to Highway 12. The condition of the Con- cession Road has been a very sore point with residents who live along it. Although the companies have agreed a contribute to OMB may settle the issues contribute to up-grading the road, they have not yet paid any money. Nevertheless, earlier this year, residents living nearby angrily told Scugog coun- cillors they are opposed to the portable asphalt plant and said they are prepared to take the matter to the Ontario Municipal Board. However, with Scugog council's endorsement of the amendment of the applica- tion less than. unanimous, and with the Durham Region Planning department strongly opposed to the plant locating in that area, the official plan amendment may not get approval from Regional council. Changes coming help elderly insure cars by Ross Stevenson MPP Durham-York One of the responsibilities of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations is to protect Ontario consumers from unfair business practices. Earlier this year, the Ministry received com- plaints from a number of elderly drivers who said they had been surcharged and even refused insurance because of their age, despite the fact they had good driving records. On investigating these complaints which - involved only eight of the 200 licensed insurance companies in Ontario, it was discovered that none of these companies was actually in violation .of the Insurance Act. However, it was discovered that an unfair practice had developed inasmuch as insurance companies had started to arbitrarily switch drivers into the high-risk insurance pool known as the Facility Association. This Association was established in 1979 to ensure that high-risk drivers could get insurance. All insurance companies are members of Hl" interest with chequing, all in one account One passbook. One set of records to keep balanced. Your first three cheques each month free. All of them if you're a Senior Citizen. Plus a few more extras that we'd be delighted to tell you all about. STANDARD TRUST 165 Queen Street, P.0.Box 1318 Port Perry, Ontario LOBINO Telephone: 985-8435 or 985-8436 Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation the Association and all share the liabilities. But since those placed in this high-risk pool can be faced with premium increases of up to 100 per cent, we could see no reason to treat elderly drivers who may have excel- lent driving records, in this unfair and arbitrary manner. We also discovered that companies were requesting medical "certifi- cates from elderly drivers who were in good health. " To put a stop to these unfair practices, a new set of guidelines has been esta- blished which will apply both to new policies taken out by elderly drivers as well as those renewed by them. As a result, an insurer will no longer be able to refuse to either renew a policy or accept an application for a new one solely by re reason n of age. Similarly, imposing a higher premium on an elderly driver will also be prohibited as will arbitrarily requiring medical examina- tions or eye tests. SHOP EARLY & SAVE! SALEON: NOVEMBER 18th thru NOVEMBER 21st Requiring elderly drivers to complete a special appli- cation form which would put them in a special insurance category is also forbidden under the new guidelines. The Insurance Bureau of Canada has been advised of these guidelines and we have been assured of voluntary compliance by the industry. However, we will continue to monitor the situation to make sure that the guide- lines are being followed. Any insurer found acting con- trary to them will be subject to investigation and action under the Insurance Act. There are more than 250,000 elderly drivers in Ontario who stand to benefit from the new guidelines. It is indeed fortunate that some of these drivers drew the problem to our government's attention so that we could _ deal with it in this manner. 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