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Je i A REI, Selling tobacco a conflict PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 23, 1990 -- 3 The sale of ci other tobacco ucts in phar- macies could be banned as ear- ly as next year, says Ontario's llege of Pharmacists. The College which governs the practice of all pharmacists in Ontario voted to ban the sale of tobacco products in pharma- cies, "as quickly as it is practi- cal todoso." Ahout 2,600 pharmacists rettes and J and D Carpentry of Port Perry has been awarded the "contract to build a new animal control shelter for Scugog and Uxbridge Townships. Scugog council recom- - mended that the contract be awarded at its meeting Monday : afternoon. " Uxbridge Township council was to make its recommenda- tion Monday evening, and was expected to opt for J and D Car- pentry. The company's bid was the lowest of five submitted for con- struction of the shelter on a piece of property owned by Scu- gog beside the Works depot on 'Durham Road 8, just east of Highway 12. The bid by the company was for $195,750. The next lowest bid was for $206,000, and the highest bid 'was $342,000. Township building inspec- tor Paul Milligen recommended Two mencharged -inPrince Albert break & enters Durham Police have charged two Sutton men with 19 counts of attempted break and enter at homes in Prince Al- bert. The two were arrested Oc- tober 21 by York Region Police, and are in custody facing the charges. A Durham spokesman said the charges stem from a series of incidents over a five hour pe- riod several weeks ago at homes: on Union Ave., Simcoe Street, Barber St. and Mary St. in Prince Albert. Thomas Stagg, 22 and Rob- ert Sedore, also 22, are facing the charges. COMPARE THE RATE! | 165 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY |' 985-8435 Member- Canada Insurance Deposit Corporation across Ontario were sent let- ters last week from the Colle, advising them of its plans. It has set up a special task force to study the issue, and how the ban will be implemented. The task force is due to report back by April of next year. The College president, Nghia Truong stated "I am very pleased with the decision. It is consistent with the pharma- J & D Carpentry awarded animal shelter contract to council that the low bid be ac- cepted. He said Monday he be- lieves work on the new building could start within a week or so, with a completion date at the end of February. Scugog and Uxbridge have shared animal control facilities and staff for years. Once the new building is completed, the present shelter in Goodwood will be closed. cist's role as a health care pro- fessional to put the health of the customer first.' John Ronson spokesperson for the Canadian Cancer Socie- ty was quoted as estimatin that Ontario pharmacies sel between $700 and $800 million of tobacco products annually. Locally, two pharmacies are unsure of their future plans re- garding tobacco sales. Big V Drugstore, in the Port Perry Plaza, does not know how their store is going to handle the ban as of yet. Big V is a chain, and the local pharmacist will have to wait on the head of- fices' decision on how they are going to handle the future sales of tobacco products. Jim Lawrence, owner of I.D.A Drugstore on Queen Street does not know how he is going to handle the situation yet. He stated that he had not received the letter from the Col- lege yet, and will wait until he has to make a firm decision. Mr. Lawrence also added I IEE I TL IL that selling tobaccoisina way a conflict of interest, and that idealistically sometime every- where sales would be banned. At the same time he also sym- pathizes with many other phar- macists who state that selling tobacco in their drugstore bringsin traffic. Guardian Drugs on Queen Street had already come to the decision to stop selling tobacco products products, but were still in the rocess of discussing when to implement it, when the letter from the College arrived. According to pharmacist Dora O'Connor, the store had been discussing for some time about discontinuing tobacco = dded that she adde she ex to stop selling tobacco enacts by the end of October. Cars, property damaged From Page 1 Several of the damaged cars were parked close to homes, he said, others were in the lot behind the Post Office. And over the weekend, three store windows on Queen Street were smashed. The stores were Brocks, David Chow's Restaurant and Gold and Glow. A quantity of jewellry was lifted from the Gold and Glow window display. DERSONAL TOUCH roral & Gift Shop 209 Mary Street - PORT DERRY - 98>9360 0 (upon presentation of this advertisement) Inquire prior to January 30, 1991. Book early and SAVE, SAVE, SAVE! THE PERSONAL TOUCH Floral & Gift Shop 209 Mary &t., Port Perry 9859360 Police have charged two 17-year old Oshawa youths with theft and mischief. They were picked up while hitch-hiking out of Port Perry late Saturday night. The jewellry was recov- ered. Police say they have no rea- son to believe these two youths had anything to do with vandal- ism against the vehicles that same night.