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FT Ce Tye ball OMB rules in favour of retirement lo The Ontario Municipal ham and Scugog Township in Board (OMB) has over-ruledob- granting a ET Ma lot Jjections from the Ministry of Ag- to a Scugog Township couple. riculture, the Region of Dur- In a written decision hand- ed down June 5, the OMB com- missioner K.D. Bindhardt said that definitions of such terms as "bona fide farmer, full time Greenbank resident Armour McMillan has presented Scugog Shores Museum with a hand-carved yoke of oxen. Museum curator Mary Lynne Williamson said the gift Is delight- ful and will be prominently displayed under glass at the museum. Mr. McMillan, who took to carving folk art about ten years ago, has become well known for his work. And at 82 years of age, he has no intention of slowing down. Wood carving, he says, helps to keep him young. He also donated a similar plece of art to the museum in Uxbridge Township. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Star encourages our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column to express their opinions and viewpoints on just about any subject, as we feel a lively letters column helps make a better community newspaper. We insist, however, that all letter writers sign their name. Sorry, no anonymous letters will be printed. ---- PAUL VAN CAMP Chartered Accountant . PORT PERRY 204 Casimir St. 985-9725 LoL 1B7 *INCOME TAX N Music of Memory Lane BIG BAND ERA - VOCALISTS - SOLO ARTISTS 1930 - 1940 - 1950 - 1960 LP'S - CASSETTES - CD'S Are They Available?? Where To Order?? How To Order?? Send 64.00 and Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope for full information and a pald up membership. Music of Memory Lane | Music of Memory Lane PLEASE PRINT Box 59 NAME Port Perry, Ontario LOB INO ADDRESS APT cy PROV. POSTAL CODE _ Ji . Bin Mmy ad J eS « 9Crosh, Do co pros: Say, Ca y sey judy The Mis Macys Jones 0 spike Stan Gu Fo A Kenton uy Lombardo lo, . e8h ec # 20" aw Ve Tomm A 4 a° " Hey, Rus ® go Dorsey Pp Flannagan les, P ey Como yame® wre nce wel PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 19, 1990 -- 3 farmer, retirement age, and vi- able farm operation" are vague. . "The Board does not believe that the term 'bona fide farmer' must mean a person who works full time on a farm and is suc- cessful in the operation so that no additional income from out- side sources are needed for a reasonable living," the judge- ment states. The OMB ruled on the ap- plication for a retirement lot by Mr. and Mrs. Arie Kuiper, who have owned 86 acres on Conces- sion 2, Scugog, since 1974. The Region, Scugog coun- cil, and the Ministry of Agricul- ture were opposed to the sever- ance. In ruling in favour of Mr. and Mrs. Kuiper, the Board ac- knowledged that Mr. Kuiper had other business interests off the farm. But the Board agreed with the argument by Mr. Kuiper that his wife had been ignored in the application for the sever- ance. She is owner of the farm with her husband and worked it for 16 years without seeking other employment or income ex- cept that from the operation of the farm, said the judgement. The OMB judgement said that iflocal and Regional zoning restrictions are designed to al- low farm retirement severances only for those who have worked most of their lives full time on the farm, then this should be | PLEASE RECYCLE spelled out clearly in the regula- tions. Durham Region has been working on changes to the Offi- cial Plan which relate to rural severances for the last couple of years. The intent is to make it more difficult to obtain sever- ances in rural areas. However, the changes have yet to be adopted by Regional council. The Kuipers first applied for this severance in 1987 and were turned down by the Re- gion's Land Division Commit- tee. They made a new applica- tion a year later with the inten- tion of retaining the retirement lot and selling the remainder of their holdings. In granting the retirement lot, the OMB stipulated that no further lots can be severed from the farm, and this must be reg- istered on title. COMPARE THE RATE! 165 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY 985-8435 S UIT TCA INES a Gl ', i \ \Vi RES | od (2 93) rT 3 ~>q 7" ow mr Lo Nw \ 6 PACK OF COCA-COLA ssc 1 SUPER AMAZING COOLER BAG la 20 PCS. GOLDEN FRIED CHICKEN v No» Sufi > 4 DIXIE LEE CHICKEN & SEAFOOD 138 WATER STREET, PORT PERRY 988-8008 - SESSLER AR ba IVY EDEE NYS OW www was -~ - TTT TT eetee