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7 TN =. TY roughing Chairman calls for development Gary Herrema returned Durham Region chairman Gary Herrema says there should be more residential development on non- farm lands in the rural areas of the Region And he says that efforts to preserve farmland in rapidly expan- ding urban areas in the south part of the Region may be doomed to failure because trying to farm in these areas is just not possible anymore. "We are not running out of good farmland. With new technology, the new breed of farmer these days will continue to grow enough food to feed us and our grandchildren," he stated. Herrema made the comments in his inaugural address to the Durham council December 4 after he was acclaimed for a third straight term as chairman of the Region. He said that the Regional Official Plan, which is ten years old, "may need to be altered."' The Plan pro- vides guidelines for land use throughout Durham Region. Two weeks ago in an interview with the Port Perry Star, Herrema said there is now pressure for estate-type housing in the southern rural areas of Scugog and Uxbridge Townships. He suggested then that restrictions may have to be relaxed to allow ten acre building lots on poor land that has little or no agricultural value. And in his inaugural address last week to the 30-member Regional council, Herrema said Durham must push the federal and provin- cial governments "for some answers' on the future plans for ex- tensive land holdings in Durham by the two senior levels of government. The federal government owns some 25,000 acres that was to be the sight of the ill-fated Pickering air- port. Herrema suggested that 5,000 of these acres should be turned into a permanent forest preserve. The provincial government owns about 18,000 acres for what was sup- posed to be a new community call- ed Seaton. But plans for this project seem to have been shoved onto the back burner. SWEATER CARE To wash a sweater labelled 'machine washable wool" turn the garment inside out and machine wash on a gentle setting with any detergent. Herrema said the Seaton lands should be returned to the private sector, but the province should give the Region some indication of what it plans to do with the land. And in another issue that has not been publicly discussed at the Regional level, Herrema said Durham should look into the possibility of bringing Newcastle under the jurisdiction of the Durham School Boards. HERREMA The town of Newcastle, which in- cludes Bowmanville and has a population of about 35,000 has been part of Durham since 1974, but the school systems there are part of the Northumberland Board. He warned councillors that fin- ding a solution to the garbage disposal problems in the Region is going to be costly and will create friction. "We must find the best methods, Incineration, re-cycling or burying (garbage) is going to take place in somebody's back yard," he stated. Most of the garbage in Durham now goes into a landfill site in Pickering that is operated by Metro Toronto. However, reports indicate the life of that site is limited and may in fact run out by the early 1990's. Herrema was first named as chairman of the Region in 1980, and was acclaimed again in 1982. He's a farmer from north of Uxbridge, was mayor for a short time in Uxbridge and has been a member of the Regional council for a decade. At the official swearing-in ceremonies in the Regional chambers last week, there were nine new members of the council. Some long-time Regional coun- cillors went down to defeat in the November elections, including For the special person on your list . A Gift Certificate to Dine 2 EMIEL'S PLACE #4 In Downtown Port Perry 29865-20688 ol the MOVING January 2, 1986 THE CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE to 111 Scugog Street (7A at Water St.) PORT PERRY Phone 985-8404 24) co-operators LIFE, AUTO, HOME, COMMERCIAL, FARM INSURANCE Garnet Rickard, former mayor of Newcastle, Don Hadden from Brock Township. Laurie Cahill from Pickering. and Margaret Shaw, John DeHart and Bruce McArthur from Oshawa The formal inaugural meeting was a quiet affair this year as members voted for chairmen and members of the standing committees. About the only real excitement was the challenge by Scugog coun- cillor Lawrence Malcolm to Whitby councillor Gerry Emm for the chair- manship of the Regional Works Committee. In an open vote, Emm fought off the challenge to retain his seat by a margin of 21-9. The other chairmen of the stan- ding committees were returned by acclamation. Marie Hubbard of Newcastle was named chairman of the planning committee, taking over from Don Hadden who was defeated in the November election in Brock Township. Incumbent Jim Witty of Ajax was returned as chairman of the finance committee; while Diane Hamre of Newcastle received the nod for another term as chairman of the big-bidget social services committee. Whitby Mayor Bob Attersely was easily returned to the Police Com- mission, of which he has been chair- man for the past term. And Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor also was voted to the Police Commission. He too, has been a member of the Commis- sion for the past three years. The mayors from the eight municipalities that make up Durham Region will sit as members of the Region's management committee. Although defeated in his bid for chairman of the Works committee, councillor Malcolm was later voted as a member of that committee. PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 10, 1985 -- 3 Thursday. December 12, 1s Pud- ding Day at the Port Perry Star That's night. the Star 1s sponsor ing the first Scugog Xmas Pudding Contest We want to find out just who makes the best darn pudding ever to grace a Yule time table If you think you're pretty good at making Xmas pudding with the hot sauce. of course, bring a sample of your best to the Star office on Queen Street this Thursday, December 12 at 4:00 P.M. sharp We'll have three experts on hand to judge the best puddings in the Township. We're going to take a few Star Pudding Fest photos of the judges as they go about their task, and hopefully. the winner will allow the Star to print the recipe in our Christmas edition And by the way, Emiel's Restaurant, the Conway Place, and the Kings Plate Lounge at Greystone have generously donated 25 value dinners for two as prizes for the best pudding makers. So come on, get in the Christmas spirit. Whip up some of your best pudding and bring it to the Star of- fice this Thursday afternoon. and we'll find if the proof is in the pudding. AAT ART Mt : IMPORTANT NOTICE Saturday. ing, December 30. as possible. EN EN Ep PR PR SP ER ER RRR ER ERR IR IR IR IRR Tree 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 1 1 Deadlines for regular advertising and news articles will | 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 i The Port Perry Star will be publishing its annual Christmas Greeting 1ssue next week, Tuesday, December 17. In order to accomplish this we must ask for the co- operation of both our advertisers and area news cor- respondents as the new deadlines for material have been set. PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for anyone wishing to place a Christmas Greeting 1s this Thursday, December 12 at 12 noon. We cannot take any greeting ads after this time as pro- duction of the paper will be taking place on Friday and remain the same, 12 noon on Monday, December 16. As mentioned last week, the Star will not be publishing a paper on December 24, so next week's issue will be the last chance for advertisers to promote their Christmas mer- chandise prior to Christmas Day. For our New Year's issue, advertising and material must be in the Star office by noon on Friday, December 27. We will be printing this issue over the weekend, and it will be available to subscribers and on the newstand Monday morn- We know these new deadlines will cause some problems, but we ask your co-operation to make things run as smoothly #2400 PA YA P40 YAK YAR SR PARK A 1S PARK ARH 16 IPR A IPS SS YATE A AR AT ST RR SANTA will be VISITING STEOMANS WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11th 7:15 to 8:15 P.M. Mom and Dad, bring the kids and don't forget your cameras! STEDOMANS - CHRISTMAS HOURS - UNTIL CHRISTMAS Monday | to Friday - 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. Saturday - 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. PP SN I III III DD DDD id ddd STEDODMANS ° Port Perry Plaza (Hwy. 7A) -- Port Perry gH