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envabyed J RRIGTO y Liner. Vol. 128 No. 35 ah PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1994 Copy 65¢ 44 Pages Five Siberian Tigers have been born at the Northwood Buffalo and Exotic Animal Farm SE) PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR near Seagrave during the past five weeks. Jill Howsam, 14, Is seen here with two of the five-week-old cubs. When they are fully grown, the tigers will weight more than 700 Ibs. 'Northwood has about 25 large cats at ts compound. (See story) Five tiger cubs born at by J. Peter Hvidsten Port Perry Star Since opening Northwood Buffalo and Exotic Animal Ranch to the public earlier this year, Norm Phillips says response to the animal ranch has been good. Although the summer has not been real busy, during the school year trips by school classes were very popular. Northwood currently has about 25 large cats which include jaguars, tigers, cougars, leopards and lions. The most recent additions are two litters of tiger cubs, three cubs less than a week old and two born about five weeks ago. Later this fall, Mr. Phillips will be adding two large Kodiak Bears to his animal ranch. The bears, coming from the Olympic Game Farm in Washington State are four-years-old, stand 10' Northwood Animal Ranch . high and weigh 1 ,200 Ibs. each. The Kodiak is the largest of the bear family and Mr. Phillips is currently building a special compound with a pond for the animals. In addition to exotic cats and bears, Northwood has a variety of other animals which include monkeys, Japanese Sika deer, buffalo, and arctic and timber wolves. Many of the animals at Northwood have been used in the production of movies and television commercials, perhaps the best known are the tigers in a recent Bell Telephone commercial. In the fall, Mr. Phillips plans to travel to Japan with a black bear, which will be used in a sequel to a movie filmed last year. Northwood is located near Seagrave and is open seven-day-a-week. Personal or group tours can be arranged by calling 985-2738. Study suggests Port Perry can grow to 10,000 By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star The results of an engineering study could lead to the expan- sion of Port Perry. A two-year report, prepared jointly by the Region of Durham and MacViro Consultants Inc., has recommended the upgrad- ing of Port Perry's water pollu- tion control plant. And when the project i is com- pleted in two year's time, it could increase the population capacity to 10,000 people. The current capacityis?7, 000. Reports estimate by 1995 the Nonquon River plant would reach full capacity. As a result, a class environmental assess- ment was undertaken to exam- ine the provision of additional . capacity and determine the fea- " sibility of further expansion. According to Don Kemp, pro- Ject manager for MacViro, the consultants are recommending the existing six-cell lagoon be modified and a mechanical aer- ation plantbe installed. This would allow for better bi- ological treatment which will be enhanced with mixing and air, Mr. Kemp said. Under 'the plan, the filtration plant will pump the outflow into the river during the months of October to April, and store the waste in the lagoons during the rest of the year. Although he was unable to prcvide an exact cost for the ren- ovations, he was confident the project would meet the $5 mil- ion budget. Mr. Kemp was confident the choice made was also "the most reliable, with the least risk in- volved," but he added the lowest cost alternative did not provide "the same level of confo Mayor Howard Hall was pleased with the results of the study and is excited about its po- tential once itis complete. "It now gives us the opportu- nity to plan for the next 10 years, assuming that the capac- ity will be 10,000 people," he said. Mayor Hall said the addition- al capacity will accomodate five new subdivisions. A number of developers have expressed in- terestinbuildingin the areabut - iave been restricted by sewage capacity. "We should be able to handle all these subdivisions with no difficulty now," he said. Mayor Hall said the results of the study "vindicates what we (council) have been doing," con- cerning planningin the area. The expansion will also be funded at no additional expense to the taxpayers as it will be funded out of surplus water and sewer fund, under a user pay system. The mayor stressed there would be no increase in the wa- ter and sewer rates. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 1996. tion and plant workers. Hopeful workers line up for an hour as two industries begin hiring by Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Prospective employees, responding to a newspaper advertisement, lined up more than an hour ahead of time to file an application for local jobs. And when the application process ended later that day, 77 applications and resumes had been accepted. Up for grabs was a handful of positions at Mother Jackson's Open Kitchens. These included temporary positions for produc- A recruitment day was held at Agricultural Employment Services office in Port Perry on July 14. Turn to page 2 TGA + Hometown 77 Proud! NOW OPEN SUNDAY Due to the increasing popularity of Sunday Shopping, Port Perry IGA is now open for your convenience 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. I gl eT EN------