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Angry residents object to re-zoning A proposed salvage yard in south Scugog Township came under heavy criticism Monday afternoon from residents who live in the area of Highway 12 and the Whitby- Scugog Town Line Road. Members of Township council listened for almost an hour as a Vol. 121 No. 27 dozen area residents expressed angry objections to a proposed zoning amendment which would permit the salvage yard on 14 acres of land on the northwest cor- ner of the Town Line and Highway 12. "This (salvage yard) IS com- Tuesday, June 2, 1987 petely incompatible with the rural and farm environment in the area. It would be a perversion of the area," said Philip Giffen. He ex- pressed strong concerns about the loss of property values in the area and the potential for con- tamination of water supplies from Copy 50° 44 Pages Port Perry High School honoured its athletes May 26 at the annual banquet held at the school. The coveted athlete of the year awards for 1986-87 were presented to Laura Dobson and Jeff Ireland. The awards, made by Over 44% participate i in Scugog Challenge Day 1987 is history, and even though Scugog Township lost, it was still a historic occasion. Wednesday May 27 was the first time Scugog took part in Crown Life's nation-wide Participaction Challenge Day, and for a first-time effort, Scugog did pretty well. hen the final results were tallied 'esday night, Scugog came up with a participation percentage of 4.2. One of our challengers, Newcas- 'tle, came up with 48.5 percent, and :was declared the winner of a local 'challenge involving Newcastle, coaches, staff and the principal are not only for outstanding athletic ability, but also for strong dedication and leadership. (More photos of MVP's and graduating athletes are on the sports pages in this week's Port Perry Star). alvage yard under heavy fire oil, anti-freeze and other pollutants if the salvage yard is given the green light by the council. Stella McDonnell, who lives on the east side of Highway 12, across from the proposed site, told coun- cillors that the property is "one of the gateways into Scugog Town- ship. Is this what the council wants visitors to see when they drive into Scugog Township,' she asked. The zoning application was filed with the Township by James Man- derson who owns some 60 acres in the immediate area and has been carrying on a wrecking business for several years. Mr. Mander- son's lawyer John Brady said his client is seeking the re-zoning on L.5 acres to allow commercial sale of used car parts. He said his client has been using the land for this purpose for thé past 30 months, but several of the residents who spoke at Monday's public hearing disputed this. They said the 1.5 acres has only been used for storing wrecked cars since last fall. Mr. Brady told the council that if the zoning amendment is ap- proved, Mr. Manderson would be prepared to erect proper screening around the property to shield it from the sight of those living near- by. « Mr. Brady said his client already operates a wrecking business on another section of property he owns. and this business may be a (Turn to page 9) Create a new federal Durham-Northumberland M.P. Allan Lawrence says a new federal riding should be created to meet the population growth in Oshawa- Whitby-Pickering without altering. the present boundaries of his own riding. Mr. Lawrence presented a detail- ed brief May 21 to a Commons Com- mittee in which he strongly argues against riding boundary changes for Durham-Northumberland which have been proposed by the Electoral * Commission. "The Commission has recommend- "ed that Durham-Northumberland as a federal riding be altered drastical- ly with the addition of Uxbridge Township and parts of north Oshawa and Whitby. Scugog and Newcastle would remain within the riding, but Manvers and Cavan would be added to Victoria- Haliburton while the Cobourg-Port: Hope area would be added to a new riding stretching east to Trenton._ Mr. Lawrence says the present boundaries should be left as they are with a new riding created to take in the north parts of Oshawa, Whitby and Pickering, along with Uxbridge and Georgina. He argues that areas like Cavan and Manver have little, if anything in common with Victoria- Haliburton, and the same is true for Port Hope-Cobourg in relation to Trenton. "Bowmanville, Cobourg and Port Hope have been in a single federal Good effort given on Challenge Day Scugog, Ajax and Uxbridge. Ajax placed second with 47 per- cent, Scugog placed third with 44.2, and Uxbridge brought up the rear with 36.9. The highest percentage in Canada - was recorded in Berwick, Nova Scotia. Our eastern cousins came up with an incredible percentage of 95.97! A community called Rocky Moun- tain House placed secohd, and Peterborough came third. At last count, 259 communities in Canada took part in Challenge Day, with Scugog coming in at 145. Despite the fact Selig didn't win against Newcastle and Ajax, organizers are happy with the results. A team from Community Memorial Hospital led the Challenge Day crusade and they deserve an immense card of thanks - for the amazing amount of work they put into the Challenge. Bette Hodgins, Debbie McGarry, Gail Stewart, Connie Jamieson, Tina Demmers, Joyce Gibson and Susan Foell put in more than 1,000 hours into the event, while holding down their regular hospital jobs at the same time. Mayor Jerry Taylor had nothing but praise for the group, which devoted so much time, energy, and enthusiasm over the last month or SO The Mayor himself also had a large part to play in Challenge Day activities, and could be seen in downtown Port Perry all day long, participating in every single event that was planned. From the parade (in which a) proximately 1,000 people took part), to aerobics, from karate -club demopstrations, to a rock-a-tha-lon riding, says Lawrence . constituency for generations," he told the Committee. He says that if the electoral changes are not made now (o create a new riding, this will have to be "done in the near future as the , population continues to grow, and it = will mean more riding boundary juggling. Mr. Lawrence told the Committee 'the proposed boundary changes are creating resentment among people, who don't like being "pushed around from pillar to post at -each redistribution." "Surely one of the main objectives of the Commission should be to cause a little change or disruption as possible to the existing consti- tuencies," he said. f (in which he competed against Chamber of Commerce president Elgin Knopp in the pouring rain), Jerry Taylor participated in every event going. Fortunately, he wasn't alone, as crowds gathered at the lakefront all day long to catch the exciting array of events. A heavy rain slowed down a few activities late in the afternoon, but things picked up again early in the evening, and a huge crowd gathered around the gazebo to watch a varie- (Turn to page 16) ?