PPR ENGARIIT . § «ny DE pr 1 Volume 124 Number 3 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1989 56 Pages - 'the'deal = . "After five hours of controver- sial, and often heated debate, Durham Region Council voted 22-9 :in favor of 2 Shes garbage agreement wi ; - Approximately 50 residents attended the special meeting of council last 'Wednesday, ' but «could not dissaude councillors ~ from accepting their half of the deal. ri aT If Metro passes their half of the are expected to in. month -- Dur- "ham could pocket over $250 mil- - /Honin exchange for Metro's gay- The deal also allows Durham full use of theMetro owned and Operated 'Brock West Landfill te: until the: P1 Contingency Sia in Whitevale is operation- uation; with no its trash after mid-1990. Metro owns two other sites in Diirham was in a critical sit- Region =. AAMe ~ Bfock South in Ajax and Bro ay ace to dump Santa greets kids! ' : Li : Sty D ] ) i 2 - HEY Caan 0 0 North in Pickering. The deal takes away Metro's right to nominate either site for landfill purposes and allows Durham the chance to purchase the lands before Dec. 31. 1990. "Water systems for Whitevale and nearby Cherrywood would be installed, the deal states. Pickering councillor Beverly Morgan ; whose ward the:pro- posed landfill site falls in, said municipal water systems must. bo nitated because the anf Pickering Mayc ne 'thurs 'said he is glad Dw asked for a better deal than 'what was ori wants to see residents in his municipality get more compen- sation or having another land- fill site in their area. "Mayor 'Arthurs asked that Regional Chairman Gary: Her- 7. .(Tum to page 2) 4 Little Andrew Harris, Is just one of many children who has visited Santa In downtown Port Perry | himself, will be In his gingerbread house beside the Stan- Perry this week. Mr. Claus ord. Thus bullding until Christmas at designated times. is Invited to Santa, and for a minimal charge, have a picture taken with nta. bys § riginally presented - - to council on May 17, but he Police on patrol with "Alert" Durham Reglonal Police will be out in full force for the next month, with spot checks taking place every day. P.C. Constable Lorne Annis is shown here with the "Alert" testing device which motorists will be asked to blow Into, If they are suspected to have been' drinking. The penalty for impaired driving, or refusing to take the "Afert" test is a mini- mum $500 fine and a 12 month suspension of the drivers license. Anyone falling an "Alert" - roadside test will be taken to the local police 'station for a full breathalizer test. Police urge local motorists not to risk thelr lives, or the lives of others by drinking if they are going to get behind the wheel of their vehicle. Help make this a safe and happy holiday season. Teenage girl selected Junior Citizen of Year for heroism Debra Surman of Nestleton has been named one of 12 Jun- ior Citizens of the Year in a province-wide. program spon- sored by the Ontario Communi- ty Newspaper - Association (OCNA) .. Debra, 18, a grade 13 stu- dent at Port Perry High School, is one of 12 Junior Citizens se- lected from 120 nominees. * The awards were an- 'nouneed Monday by the OCNA and a spokesperson told the Star Debra was selected for "heroism and over-coming ad- versity." In mid-October 1988, De- bra suffered life-threatening in- uries in .a car accident near ewmarket. A passenger in the back seat, Debra managed to use her own body to shield her two-year old nephew Anthony who was in a "baby-seat" beside her. Anthony escaped the crash with minor injuries after thecar left the road and slammed into a hydro pole, but Debra spent the next 42 days in hospital fighting for her own life. Medical staff called her a . "living miracle" when she was finally able to leave hospital and begin a long and painful re- cuperation period at home. But through it all, she kept her spirits up and went out of her way to assist others. : Debra was nominated for the award by her mother Teresa who described her as "coura- us, thoughful of others and aving a never give up atti- tude." : For being one of the 12 win- ners, Debra and her family will attend the OCNA Convention : in Toronto next March. She will receive $200, a plaque, gold pin and have a family portrait with Ontario Lt. Governor Lincoln Alexander. ] Debra moved to Nestleton last July from her Stouffville, where she was very active in school organizations and sports. The Port Perry Star congrat- ulates Debra for winding this honour, and for her courage and determination. ER rE ek Cs ey i EN nt ss