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A nT in i rm -- a - aa hie 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 7, 1989 @he Pout oery Shar 235 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO PHONE 985-7383 FAX 985-3708 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second dass mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: InCanada $20.00 per year Elsewhere $60.00 per year. Single Copy 50¢ EDITORIAL Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten Editor - John B. McClelland News/Features -Julia Ashton PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison Trudy Empringham Darlene Hlozan BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby Billing Department - Louise Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Linda Ruhl, Tracy O'Neil ADVERTISING Advertising Co-ordinator - Valerie Ellis Advertising Sales Representative - Anna Gouldburn Advertising Sales Respresentative - Tanya Sheehey Member of the } Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Lid. Port Perry, Ontario Editorial Comment CANADA POST? The Conservative Minister responsible for Canada Post mentioned last week that the government might con- sider selling the Crown Corporation to the employees. Harve Andre made the comments as a parliamentary committee was looking into the future of Canada Post. Was he serious, or, as government ministers are wont to do on occasion, was Mr. Andre merely floating the proverbial "trial balloon." Knowing full well such a com- ment would be picked up the national media, was the Min- ister just trying to find out which way the wind is blowing among the Canadian people at a suggestion that mail ser- vice be turned over to private enterprise? You can bet that if Mr. Andre mentioned the idea in public, that it has most likely been kicked around in Cabi- net at one time or another. Floating ideas like this don't just happen by accident, even in Ottawa. Surely, the government can't be serious about selling the Post Office. It is no longer a direct agency of the gov- ernment since becoming a Crown Corporation a couple of years ago. : And we all know that the Corproation last year turned a profit of $90 million, the first time in 30 years the bottom line has been written in black rather than red ink. Philosophically, there is nothing wrong with the feder- al government selling certain industries that really should 'be the domain of the private sector. But we don't think the national mail service is one of them. And we can think of several other "industries" that should remain national in scope, character and operation. Transportation is one. Any nation like Canada, should have a national transportation network in rail and 'air. Well, the air is gone and the rail is going fast. A federal mail service is too important a tradition, too important to the fabric of the nation, too important a part of the rural and isolated areas of a country like Canada to be thrown into the private enterprise pot. Selling the post office, even to the employees, would be like selling a chunk of our heritage. If the government thinks it might be prudent to let the Post Office go completely to private enterprise, what's next. National defense? Health and Welfare? Education? A national mail service that operates in all parts of this country is just as important a thread in the fabric as defense, health and education. It would be un-thinkable to turn these functions over to the private sector. There are a lot of Canadians who quite rightly think governments have their fingers in-too many pies. But they are not asking for things to be totally dis-mantled. Leave Canada Post alone. Let's not get completely carried away with privatization. I "2% YOURE COMPLETELY 22 MI99ING THE POINT OF THIS WHOLE BLOOMIN OPERA, / THE BAD GUY I$ THE PHANTOM I TT Am "Ln I INUIT Hil i : "% : \ Sul dO mI0n/ *'Betore we decide on that name, I'd like to get home and yell it a few times." i 1 : J - MORNING FIX If you're anything like me, every morning af- ter | throw back the covers and slide my feet out of the warm bed onto the floor, there are only two things on my mind.... First is splashing ice cold water on my face, to get my adrenaline flowing, and the second is heading downstairs to put on a fresh pot of hot coffee. , There's heling better for me in the morning than opening the freezer, removing the coffee jar, then placing my nose over the open contain- er to deeply inhale the aromatic smell of fresh ground coffee beans. Aaaahhhhh! Yes, | think I'm addicted to my morning cof- fee, but | wouldn't want anyone to think | can't get along without it. After I've consumed five or six cups | can walk away from the brew with ab- solutely n-n-nnnooo p-p-ppproblem!!! There are many times in the morning that | don't have time to get the usual two or three cups into my body before | have to leave, so quite often I'll pick up a cup at one of the many coffee shops around town. It was only recently that | noticed there is a visible difference in the quantity and cost of cof- fee served in the local establishments, so | de- cided to survey a few coffee stops around town. . I'd like to say at the outset, the quality of coffee at any one of the locations mentioned here is great, and the only real difference is the size and cost. The survey Is based on a small cup of coffee filled to the brim, from each of the following establishments. Stop number one, (alphabetical order) B & L Donuts on Water Street. At B & L the coffee comes in a styrofoam cup, which is imprinted with a scene of seagulls and the sun rising over water. The small cup, if Tilled right to the top, of- fers the consumer 7 1/2 ounces of fresh coffee for 60¢. Second stop Country Style Donuts on 7A highway near the Oshawa Road. At Country Style the customer gets a cardboard cup printed with the company logo and a message which in- forms us they grind their own special blend of beans fresh for query pot of coffee. A small cup here is 7 ounces and the cost is 70¢. A few miles south of Port Perry, on the Oshawa Road, Donut Gallery serves up hot cof- iRandom Jottings by }. Peter Hvidsten fee to commuters between Port Perry and the "city that motovates". Donut Gallery serves its brew in a white styrofoam cup with their name piinisd in red on each cup. Your morning coffee ere costs 65¢ and comes in a cup which holds 7 1/2 ounces. Our fourth location is the Donut Press on Water Street near 7A highway. The Donut Press uses the normal white syrofoam cup we find in grocery stores, and if filled right to the brim will deliver 7 1/2 ounces of fresh brew to the custom- er. The cost at Donut Press is 65¢ a cup. Next our list of coffee shops was Hank's Pastries on Queen Street. Hank's has been around Port Perry for as long as most can re- member and is probably one of the most popular spots in town. At Hank's, a take-out cup of coffes is served in a 6 ounce white syrofoam cup and it will cost you 60¢ per cup. The final store we used for my comparison is Town Line Lunch at the intersection of 7A high- way and Queen Street. Like two of the other lo- cations, Town Line uses the popular white styro- 'foam cup, and if filled to the top, coffee measures 7 1/2 ounces and can be purchased for 60¢ per cup. The Winners: If you're looking for the least expensive cup of coffee in town, B & L Donuts and Town Line Lunch tie, offering you the best value for your money at 8¢ per ounce for a small cup of take-out coffee. While not significantly dif- ferent, the other three locations range from 8.6¢ to 10¢ per ounce of coffee. Honourable Mention: Of the five locations surveyed, only Country Style uses an evironmen- tally friendly cardboard cup. So if you're con- cerned about the environment, you probably won't mind- spending a few extra cents to keep the styrofoam cups out of our garbage dumps. While some styrofoam cup manufacturers claim their cups can be recycled, to our knowledge styrofoam is not one of the products presently being recycled . Ultimately the choice of where you buy a morning coffee is yours. Whether we pay more or pay less isn't Italy as important as getting that resh cup of coffee NOW! (Note: Comparisons were taken during the third week of October, with the contents of each cup being measured individually. Some cup manufacturers may claim their cups will hold more than the measures indicated here.)