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Vol. 120 No. 1 Tuesday, December 3, 1985 4 Members in a jovial mood New council sworn in Members of Scugog Township council were in a jovial and jocular mood following the official swearing in ceremonies at the inaugural meeting in the municipal chambers Monday afternoon. Asks for re Scugog Township council will be asked if a re-count of the votes cast in the recent Board of Education election is "in the public interest." The request for the re-count will be made at the December 9 council meeting by Bobbie Drew of Port Perry, who lost in the Board of Education race to Debbie Tredway by six votes. There is a provision in the laws governing municipal elections which allows the council to ask for a re-count if it is felt to be "in the public interest." Mrs. Drew told the Star this week she is prepared to produce statements from three persons who worked as scrutineers in polling sta- tions on November 12 that 'the possibility for error in counting the ballots existed." She said she has no proof of any deliberate problems, but she noted the fact there were five names on Although he doesn't wear the formal black robes very often, Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor donned them after the swearing in ceremonies at the in- augural meeting Monday afternoon. He's getting It was the 6th inaugural meeting held since Scugog Township was formed in 1974, and if the quips and the off-the-cuff remarks tossed around are any indication of things to come, the meetings of council BOBBIE DREW the school board election ballots with two to be elected. 'Because of the format of the ballot, there is the possibility of human error in coun- (Turn to page 3) over the next three years could be lively and interesting. As all seven members of council took the oath of office and swore allegiance to the Queen, there was a bit of local history being made as it was the first time ever that a woman has been sworn in as an elected member of the Township council. Mrs. Yvonne Christie earned that honour with her election victory November 12, in Ward 1 (former Reach Township) And she took the opportunity to note that fact in her opening remarks to the council and large crowd in the chambers. She para- phrased another female councillor who was once referred to as a "lady councillor." "I'm no lady, but I am a coun- cillor,"" she quipped. Mrs. Christie also recalled an in- cident that took place when she was chairman of the Durham School Board and she was at the opening of a new school. A well-known gentleman came up to me after- wards and said, ** You know, you do pretty good, for a woman." Ward 3 councillor Don Cochrane, who was easily re-elected last month, took a look at Lawrence Malcolm on his left and Howard Hall on his right and remarked: "Father Time on one side, and a guy who just looks like Father Time on (Turn to page 30) - a hand here from administrator Earl Cuddie. Councillors were in a jovial and humorous mood at the inaugural meeting, and took the occasion to trade some good-natured barbs. (see story) I love you, Santa! The line-up was long at the Latcham Centre, but the wait was more than worthwhile for tykes like this young miss, who filled San- ta Claus's ear with wishes for Christmas. For more Santa Claus parade pictures, see inside. Workers agree to four year pact Workers at the A.GG. Simpson auto parts assembly plant in Port Perry have agreed to a new four year con- tract which gives most of the employees a nine per cent pay hike in the first year Bob McDonald, president of the Workers Council at the Port Perry plant said last week he is pleased with the new pact, as 1t 1s "heneficial to both sides." "It will allow the company to do some long range planning and the employees know they will have their jobs for the next four years. he said About 180 workers are covered by the new pact, which was signed November 22. retroactive to August | About 70 per cent of the workers are operators, and the hike will bring their hourly wage to $7.77. The contract provides for five per cent hike in the second and third years and a 3.5 per cent raise plus cost of living adjustments in the final year Mr McDonald said that about 120 council members voted on the ratification which carried by a margin of nearly 90 per cent The previous contract which expired August 1, had run for three years. Employees at A.G. Simpson plants do not belong to a union Their affairs are handled by in dividual workers council, which are certified by the Ministry of Labour Mr. McDonald said that at one point when contract talks appeared to be slowing down, a conciliator was helpful in keeping the negotia- tions moving to the point where a contract could be reached Well water not fit for drinking Residents of Caesarea should have their wells tested to see if the water 1s fit to drink Recent tests on five wells on Sum mitt Drive showed high bacteria levels to the point where the water was declared unfit for human consumption The high readings were brought to the attention of the Township coun cil who asked the Ministry of the En- vironment to begin a testing pro- gram of wells in the community However. because of a heavy work-load, it's not known when Ministry officials will be able to start testing in Caesarea In the meantime, residents are be- ing advised to have their wells tested on their own, especially those with shallow, dug wells High bacteria readings in well water can be a result of several fac- tors including ground water seepage and contimanation from septic systems AA