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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 20, 1989 Viewpoint by J. B. McClelland (From page 7) fordable housing, then the province should get into the de- velopment business: assemble the land, put the services in the ground if needed, build the homes or apartments, and then ) put them on the market at a price those in need can afford. But in saying that, one should remember what hap- pened the last time the provincial government jumped into he housing business in a big way with rent controls. That was lauded at the time as a great idea, but it soon drove rivate enterprise out of the rental housing business, which s the one main reason there Is such a shortage these days, which in turn is the reason why there is such a short- age of "affordable housing" in certain areas of Ontario. IN CLOSING Seems like just yesterday, | was using a corner of this column to wish George Bumett "best of luck" on his ap- pointment as assista was Just last August, actually. Oeorgess stay in Oshawa was short, as he Is now head coach with the Niagara Falls Thunder. That's quite a climb up the coaching ladder, considering that just three years ago, he was a rookie coach of the Port Perry Junior C hock- ey team. But anybody who knew him then, knew that George was going places in the coaching game. He's got his work cut out for him with the Thunder, a last place team with a horrendous defensive record. Don't expect George to spin any instant miracles with the Thunder, but I'l eller an old hockey puck, the club will be at least respectable by the end of this season. George's strengths as a coach are his technical know!- edge of the game self-discipline, and his ability to convey- be of the above to young hockey players under the age of Again, we wish him best of luck. Ard by the way, George would make a heck of a guest speaker at the annu- al Minor Hockey banquet in Port Perry next spring. Just an idle thought. coach of the Oshawa Generals. It Letters xu. Housing costs start with the land To the Editor: In the near future we will see the revised land use laws for Durham Region. The big question is will we go back to affordable housing for the average famil and eliminate the need of hi h cost subsidized housing. The answer lies in land use. Ever since Regional Govern- ment was added, the ordinary family has been losing rights to own land. Now with the extra Planning Department at Region, costing us over two million dollars per year - we have non-affordable ousing caused by tight land con- trol. In addition we have high cost subsidized homes, a surplus of subsidized farm land, and over 90 per cent of new homes in Durham being built between the two nuclear generating plants only. Costly and dangerous planning. Before Regional Government, all people had equal land rights and we had affordable housing. Now under the Regional plan on- ly the influencial and wealthy can get land at a reasonable cost. The ordinary people must pledge half their future earnings for a small iece of land. These people ome victims of planned ex- ploitation and interest slavery. These people are your children and grandchildren. The side effects of this are "numerous - less disposable in- come for food and clothing - neglected and abused children - spousal abuse caused by stress - increased welfare costs and welfare housing - marital stress and family break-up - health en- dangerment from nuclear en- vironment - higher taxes for sub- sidized housing and welfare. After nearly four years of review, the proposed revisions will be public shortly. This is an important law, written by staff for council approval. This is the same staff which wrote the original law under which we now suffer. Since the original law, land tions and more RED-TAPE to cope with. Farmers now have fewer rights to sel] or transfer within their own family. It is much more difficult for retiring farmers to even sever a lot from their own land. Present day owners and parents must watch for changes which will give their children a better opportunity. Presently the ordinary people are losing a fun- damental right of equality to own land. Favoring the influential and wealthy at the cost of the ordinary people must be stopped. oug Wilson Oshawa. Nursing Home prepares for Christams 'Bazaar' by Wendy Clark Winter is quickly approaching us and along with it comes the Christmas season. Be sure to come visit us at our "Christmas Wish Bazaar" on Saturday December 2 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. We hope to see ya there! Our monthly birthday party for November was held on the 13th. The Stcugog Island Head UCW kept us well entertained. he following day Comfort Clothing offered many articles for sale to the residents at reasonable Remember When? (From page 7) who came to Port Perry 14 years ago, were married in Peter- borough in 1909. They have 10 children, 37 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren, LAC James L. Hunter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hunter, Port Perry, was presented with a "Suggestion" Award by Cap- tain MacWilliams. Jamie received this award while stationed with the RCAF at Cold Lake, Alberta. He is now stationed at Zweibrucken, Germany. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 11, 1969 Four Jo old Heather Pollard, a patient in the Community Memorial Hospital, appears quite comfortable on Santa's lap when he dropped in to visit with the patients on Sunday after- noon. It was a double celebration for Heather since she celebrated her fourth birthday on the occasion. Heather is the datighter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pollard, Greenbank. The four successful candidates to sit on Reach Township Council for the next two years are: Fred Christie, councillor; Mrs. Lucille Gray, elected deputy-reeve; Armour McMillan, councillor; Arthur Catton, councillor; and Ed (Sam) Oyler, reeve. Mr. Herb Eagelson, Port Perry, will be 94 years old on his birthday Saturday, December 13. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Williams, Nestleton, celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, December 6 at the Masonic Temple, Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Williams were married in Pontypool in 1919 and have lived most of their lives in Cartwright Township. The fanily received more than 250 friends and relatives from near a ar. Mt. and Mrs. Fred Trewin and Mr. and Mrs. George Hall For Better or For Worse® have returned from a cruise from New York to Bermuda and Nassau, compliments of Allis-Chalmers Co. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, November 28, 1979 The Scugog Jaycees have presented Township council with a proposal to build and maintain an open air skating rink this season near the tennis courts in Port Perry. After spending almost three months living in Port Perry and attending school here, exchange students Johanne Fontaine and Carole Hamelin will return home to Quebec on December 7. The 15-year old girls from Repentiny, just north of Montreal, say they have benefited greatly, polishing their English and making a lot of new friends. In February, the other half of the exchange will take place when Port Perry High School students Lorna Jones and Margaret Litt leave for a three month stay with the Quebec girls in Repentiny. This past week the student council of Port Perry High School passed a motion in favour of financially supporting the Scugog Memorial Library Improvement Program. Structural work commenced last week on the bell tower of - the Port Perry United Church. The tower was struck by lightn- ing earlier this summer, loosening some bricks and shingles. A spokesman for the United Church says that although estimate for repair was about $8,000, it now seems more likely to cost close to $15,000 for the repair work. The House of Howard Lady's Bonspiel was held at the Port Perry Curling Club on Sat., November 24, 1979. This was the first bonspiel of the year for the lady curlers with 16 rinks par- ticipating. Trophy winners were: Jan Towns (skip), Phyllis Geer fine), arel Nottingham (second), and Susan Parliament (lead). Bill Hodgins was presented with a life membership in the Rod and Gun Club by president John Williams. The special award is given to a member for many years of service with the club. Mark Smith, a real estate salesman with W. Frank Real Estate in Port Perry was awarded his F.R.1. at a meeting of the hava Durham Real Estate Institute of Canada last week in Oshawa. : prices. Wednesday, November 15 we held our residents council meeting. Many discussions were going on about upcoming Christmas programs and trips. An early morning baking ses- sion was on Thursday. As the day progressed there was crafts and decorating. In the evening the Fiddle Club visited and provided us with an arrangement of coun- try and folk music. Friday the 17th, many residents enjoyed a bingo game. Another week began on Monday (20th) with a group by the name of "Line Dancers" visited and kept us all happily entertained with their variety of dances. A special thank you to these very talented dancers. Tuesday we had many ladies baking their hearts out all in preparation for the upcoming bazaar. Some of the men gathered together and enjoyed a game of darts. The rest of the week everyone was extremely busy doing last minute crafts, woodworking and baking so that we would be ready for our Christmas Bazaar. Birthday wishes are extended to Mr. Walter Leiter (Dec. 4), Mrs. Elsie Timlin (4), Mrs. Jean Michaud (8), Mrs. Hazel Jewell (9) and Miss Susan Mayberry (12), Staff celebrating upcoming bir- thdays are Donna Drew and Barb Wright. Best wishes to them. On behalf of the residents and staff we extend our sincerest sym- pathy to the family and friends of Mr. Ralph Sommerville. Ralph has been with us for a long time and will be missed by many of us. 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