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Vol. 118 No. 45 Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1984 40 pages Head on crash sends man to Sunnybrook A Sunderland man remains in serious con- dition in Sunnybrook Medical Centre follow- ing a head-on collision early Friday morning "on Durham Road 2, just - north of Port Perry. Durham Police say David Flaherty of Sun- derland was driving a Honda Civic northbound on the Regional Road and collided head on with a Minstry of Nat- ural Resources half-ton truck driven by Mitchell Phinney of Oshawa. Mr. Phinney is employed by MNR as a fisheries technician at the Lind- say office. He suffered minor injuries. Police say the accid- ent is still under investi- gation as officers have not been able to inter- view Mr. Flaherty. He Port Perry firefighters worked with the Jaws of Life for about 45 minutes last Fri- day morning to free the driver from the wreckage of this Honda Civic after a head on collision on Durham Road 2, just north of | p ih Jaws of Life needed apparently was on his way home to Sunder- land from Oshawa where his wife had given birth to a baby during the night. Both vehicles sustain- ed heavy damage in the accident and police said the two drivers were wearing seat belts, a factor which likely saved their lives. Members of the Port Perry fire department were called to the scene of the accident and spent about 45 minutes working with the Jaws of Life to free Mr. Flaherty from his wrecked vehicle. Constable Rick Olaisen of Durham Police 'is investigating the accident. The accident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. Port Perry. The driver was taken to Sun- nybrook Medical Centre in serious condition. The driver of the second vehicle, a Ministry of Natural Resources employee, escaped serious injury in the accident. (See story) Cartwright Yarns Yarns To Spin, a lighthearted celebration of Cartwright's Ses- quicentennial, hit an impromptu stage at the Port Perry Nursing Home last Friday night, much to the delight of residents and guests. James Lattimore (played by the jovial Glen Larmer of Blackstock) was just one of the earthy characters from the past, many of who share our own modern dreams. Yarns To Spin can be seen in various locations within the next week ---- for more information and photos, see inside. Subdivisions on agenda this week A special meeting will be held tonight (Wed. October 10) in the muni- cipal chambers where Scugog Township coun- cil is expected to decide the fate of two resi- dential subdivisions applications. The meeting, open to the public, will get underway at 7:00 p.m. with council dealing first with the applica- tion for 11 lots on the Williams Point Road, east of Caesarea. Later in the meeting, council will deal with the application by Ambleside Develop- ment for 21 new lots on the east side of Ger- row's Beach Road on Scugog Island. Both applications re- quire re-zonings before they can proceed. It is expected that council at this meeting will either turn down the applica- tions, or give them approval in principal. If council gives approval in principal, it will be conditional on further technical requirements being met such as soil suitability, hydrology and drainage reports and approval from the Health Unit that the lots are suitable for septic system. A third subdivision re- zoning application pres- ently before council calling for 22 new lots on the east side of Steph- enson's Point Road on Scugog Island will be dealt with in similar fashion at a meeting October 15, which will start at 7:30 p.m. Residents groups are strongly opposed to the Williams Point applica- tion and the one for Stephenson's Road. Citi- zens now living at Ger- row's Beach have ex- pressed concerns about the application for that area, especially the possible impact on exis- ting well water supplies. Area students part of anti- smoking tests The students at Cart- wright Central School in Blackstock are going to be part of a year long pilot project designed to tell them not to start smoking. Cartwright Central is one of three schools in Durham Region (the other two are in Whitby) where the department of Health Services for Durham will work on the project. Public Health Nurse Carol Hewitt said the pilot project has the sup- port of teachers and prin- cipals, and as the project moves along, she will be working with teachers to present information on smoking to all ages of students. "There is nothing hard line, no scare tactics or gruesume films" she told the Star last night. By using posters, films, and other inform- ation, the thrust of the project will be to con- vince young people that "it's not cool to smoke these days". Mrs. Hewitt said there is no specific reason why Cartwright was selected as one of the schools, other than the fact it is within her jurisdiction as the public health nurse working out of the office in Bowmanville. The project will be in full swing by Christmas, (Turn to page 3)