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10- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 1, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" All tickets available at Irwin Smith Music Ltd. - (905) 985-2635 NOVEMBER 3,4, 5 Borelians Community Theatre presents THE SHADOW WALKERS by Brian Tremblay (drama) NOV. 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 Matinee: NOV. 20, 26 Scugog Choral Society presents the musical "MAME" SATURDAY, DEC. 3 Town Hall 1873 presents CATHERINE WILSON'S TRIO (piano, violin, cello) DECEMBER 9, 10 Matinee: DEC. 10 Millar Lights Christmas Show MILLAR LIGHTS & FRIENDS SATURDAY, FEB. 3/95 Town Hall 1873 presents | LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS by Helen Porter (play) FEBRUARY 23, 24, 25 MARCH 2, 3, 4 Borelians Community Theatre presents OPENING NIGHT Comedy by Norman Foster ~ Open letter to Scugog council from witness to shooting at bank Mister Mayor, members of the Port Perry City Council, thank you for making time on your agenda for me to address you as a council. My name is Michael Dunn. I have been a resident of Port Perry for the last seven years. In the ear- ly 70s, when I was in Oshawa, I became aware of Port Perry through the very spirited and energetic Kinsmen Club of Port Perry. It was at that time that I learned how vibrant this community is. I was so impressed that when my company relocated me back to Oshawa in 1987 I decided to make my home in Port Perry. Since that time I have seen first hand how caring this community is. I've seen individuals ring doorbells to let the residents know that they have left the car lights on. I've seen customers in various shops in town offer to put back on the shelf goods that had been accidentally left at the cashier's desk. These are small ges- tures of kindness but they are living proof of how Port Perrians look out for each other. I know now as I knew in 1987 that I made the right decision to settle in Port Perry. However, if you had asked me, 11 days ago, whether I would ever take time off from work to address this Council, my answer would have probably been, NO. In these past seven years there was never a need to do so. But that changed for me on Oct. 20. Something happened to me on that evening that frightened me, angered me, distressed me, and frustrated me. I was in that bank when the holdup went down. The fact that two low lifes threatened the lives of nine people who happened to be in the bank at the time of the holdup frightened me. The fact that these two thugs shot five people during this holdup angered me. The fact that three police officers were shot trying to do their jobs - To Serve and Protect - dis- tressed me. The fact that, as an individu- al, I could not do anything at the time to stop this violent crime, frustrated me. The Bank of Montreal in Port Perry has.been my bank ever since I moved to Port Perry. I have grown to know these people. They are, without a doubt, good people. They were just doing their jobs when they were victimized by these hoo- dlums. I am still angered at what has happened to these people and to the other four people who were shot. Everyday when these people go to work they invari- ably remember those traumatic moments of Oct. 20. I know I do every time I enter the bank. I could easily choose to do my banking elsewhere or even move to some other community. However, to my mind that would be running away, caving in to these threats. I am not prepared to do that. This is my bank, this is my com- munity, this is my home. I am sure this feeling is shared by many Port Perry resi- dents. The numerous flower bouquets in the Bank of Montreal bears testimony to the caring nature of this community. I want to keep our community safe from these acts of violence. But what can I do as an individual, as a resident of this community? I know I can tell my neighbors and friends how horrific the events of Oct. 20 were. I can tell the police what I heard while I was in the bank and offer to help in any way pos- sible which I will be doing later today. But what else can I do? The answer came to me on Friday the day following the hol- dup. That Friday morning I found a piece of campaign literature rolled up inside our front door handle. It contained a line that convinced me to come here today. That line was "Working with people to make things happen." In light of Thursday's events this line took on a spe- cial meaning for me. And with that in mind, I came here today to tell you that I want to make things happen and I am very interested in hearing what this Council has done, is doing and will do to prevent a re-occurrence of that frighten- ing holdup or any other crime of violence. Thank you again for listening to me. 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