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Vol. 120 No. 29 Tuesday, June 17, 1986 Copy 35° 40 Pages One of the harshest wind storms in recent years lashed across Scugog Township just before the supper hour Monday evening, leav- ing in its path a trail of up-rooted trees and downed hydro lines. But police and hospital officials report there were no serious injuries due to the severe storm and proper- ty damage was surprisingly light. Hydro service in Port Perry was knocked out at 4:27 and stayed out for four hours as crews worked to repair downed lines in several areas of the community. A spokesman for Ontario Hydro office in Bowmanville told the Star just before 9:00 p.m. that service was still out in areas around Nestleton and Yelverton and he could not say when it would be restored. In Blackstock, however, the hydro was only out for a little less than an hour Monday evening. 'Scugog Hydro manager Larry Mabley could not be reached for comment as this edition of the Star was going to press Monday evening, but apparently a main lise into Port Perry was knocked out by the high winds. And one of the two sub- stations in the village was crippled The secret message had been stuck in a bot- by blown fuses. Dozens of huge trees were knock- ed down in several areas of the village and it was a miracle there were no serious injuries or deaths. One of the areas of Port Perry hardest hit was on Sexton Street, just south of Highway 7A where three huge trees were up-rooted, a hydro pole was snapped off four feet from the ground, and a steel clad back yard shed was picked up, thrown over a cedar shed and deposited on a picnic table in the yard next door. The offices of Port Perry Printing . on North Street suffered damage when a large tree snapped off and hit the roof above the front door. On John Street, the hood of a com- "pact car was heavily damaged when a large tree landed on top of it. And on Simcoe Street in Prince Albert, there were several trees down across the road, and Township work crews had to use a grader to pull one of the trees off the road. A car parked on Simcoe Street was reported damaged. A spokesman for Whitby OPP said trees blocked Highway 12 at Blackwater and at the intersection of Concession Three. One of the fall- a Y i § 3 E £2 < 33 SE § i g: L TR 2 5 3 Flog d E $a wg 3 # % 4 Secret message Severe storm lashes "across Scugog Twp, ing trees hit the trunk of a car on the highway, but the occupants for- tunately escaped injury. "The driver was very lucky. He could see the tree coming down and was hoping he could just get by it," said the OPP spokesman. At Port Perry Hospital, a spokesperson in the emergency department said late Monday even- ing, there had not been any cases of injury due to the storm. With the hydro out just before sup- per, businesses and shops in Port Perry were forced to close their doors. Restaurants were serving cold meals and warm drinks. On Scugog Island, there was a report of a large canoe that was picked up by the high winds and car- ried into the yard next door. The brunt of the storm seemed to miss the areas to the west and north of Port Perry. The community of Uxbridge experienced a severe elec- " trical storm, but not the high winds and there were no power shortages there. The storm appeared to cut a swath from the Newmarket area east and then south into the Port Hope area. rabbits. The note, still in good condition, names tle inside a corner of a barn on Scugog Island the folks who helped build the first wall of the for nearly a century before eleven year old barn in 1893. See inside for story and photo. Robert Anthony found it while he was feeding his op A couple of youngsters stand on a tree that was snapped off in the high winds. This was on Simcoe Street in Prince Albert. There were dozens of large trees up-rooted and snapped off in the brief storm. Closing emerg. dept. not likely at Port Perry Port Perry Doctors will be meeting this week to decide what further action, if any, to take in the strike which began last Thursday on the orders of the Ontario Medical Association. While two emergency depart- ments in Toronto Hospitals have been closed, and there are indica- tions of more to follow, this tactic is not considered a possibility at Com- munity Memorial Hospital in Port Perry. Three of the physicians who work out of the Medical Associates Clinic on Paxton Street have continued to maintain regular office hours since the strike began. Drs. Ralph Price, Tom Millar and Allen Eix have been seeing their own patients and others since last Thursday. One of the three (who asked not to be named in an article) said that while they agree with the position taken by the OMA in the dispute over extra billing with the Ontario Government, they decided they could not heed the OMA call to withdraw services by closing their offices, The doctor told the Star there is a good possibility that one, and like- ly more of the physicians who have closed their offices, will re-open them again towards the end of this week. Asked whether there has ever been any suggestion of closing down the emergency department at the local hospital, the answer was an emphatic "no." Meanwhile at Port Perry Hospital, administrator David Brown told the Star Monday morn- ing that the emergency department was very busy last Thursday and Friday and "about normal" over the weekend. There were 57 patient visits to the department on Thursday and 74 on Friday. The normal number of emergency visits on a week-day is between 25 and 30. Mr. Brown said there have been no serious problems in the emergen- cy department, despite the extra work-load, but the hospital is conti- nuing to keep a close watch on the situation. He also said there have been no resignations by physicians from any of the hospital committees, although attendance recently by doctors at committee meetings has been down. Asked vhether the hospital ad- ministration is starting to feel con- cerned about the dispute between the Ontario Medical Association and the Government, Mr. Brown said "from the point of view of the Hospital, as long as the doctors are working in the emergency depart- ment and seeing patients in the (Turn to page 19) i