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| Developer disturbed by sires Ie I » "A Family Tradition for 130 Years" To the Editor: As homebuilders for 25 years in a number of southern Snta. rio communities including Port Perry,I have always int dil- igently to ensure that our new home sites are as well ordered and as clean as possible, and have even won commendations from municipalities for the cleanliness and orderliness of our sites. Obviously I was ; distressed to discover the Port Perry Star re- porting that a ini of resi- dents in our Victorian Village community were accusing us of being unwilling to address their concerns about site conditions. As President of Ribcor Hold- ings' Victorian Village project, I have personally seen to it that various on-site conditions aris- You can help in Temagami fight To the Editor: Most readers have no doubt heard about the situation hap- pening up in the Temagami area, where Goulard Lumber is cutting down the world's third argues old-growth white and red pine forest ecosystem. Lead- ing Pthe protest against this travesty is a group called the Earthrogts Coalition, with the support of numerous other large environmental organiza- tions and public figures such as June Callw ood, Jack Layton and Clayton Ruby. Polling shows that a majority of Ontarians do not support the destruction of the old-growth fo- rests in Temagami. As usual, our government is listening more to the businesses which provide politicians with cam- paign funds than to the citizens it claims to represent. Once the unique ecosystem You can fax your letters: 985-3708 Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten HIGH VELOCITY POOCH IT'S BEEN ALMOST two years since Farley, our so called Lab/Terrier cross, looked up at me with big brown eyes from his pen at the Scugog ani- mal shelter. Moments later he was snuggled, sleeping sound- ly in my lap, as | drove home to introduce the family our new golden lab pup. Well as it turned out, Farley has a lot more terrier in him than lab and although we love him dearly, he's caused unbelievable destruction in our house for the past 700 plus days. But who's counting? We've had two couches chewed, a watch and numerous toys destroyed, shoes ruined, countless ing from construction progress are addressed quickly. I have personally made arrangements for the laying down of wooden walkways to ensure resident's access to their homes and have tried in every way possible to mitigate the natural difficulties that arise when new homeown- ers move into their brand new homes in a community that is still partially incomplete. Although this year's unex- pec iy } heavy and prolonged spring and summer rains have made the job of maintaining streets and construction sitesin a neat and orderly manner far more difficult than usual, we - have made every effort to do our utmost for our purchasers, whose trust and friendship we value; consequently, I am disap- around Owain Lake is de- stroyed, it will be too late to bring it back. Much help is needed in the struggle - now - and there are several things we can all do to help. Of number one importance is writing let- ters to politicians to register our disapproval of the Ontario gov- ernment's actions. Write to Premier Harris, Leg- islature Building, Toronto, M7A 1W3, with carbon copies to the Minister of Natural Re- sources Chris Hodgson, 6th Floor, Whitney Block, 99 Wellesley St. W., Toronto, M7A 1W3 and our own local MPP, John O'Toole at 75 King St. East, Bowmanville, L1C 1N4 (or call his constituency office at 1-800-661-2433). Other ways to help out? Con- sider going up to the protest camp; donate money to arth- ws to help in the ie dis- concerned. lamp and phone cords severed, holes dug all over runs our back yard and unpredictable bouts of loose bowels throughout the house. Lastweek we finally decided enough was once again. We felt a little like Dr. Kavorkian sitting a the kitch- en table drinking coffee discussing his returntothe Co us had the heart to have him destroyed and we didn't want to see him stuck in a cage at the animal shelter, so we made the only sensible decision we could think of. to be 15 times the value of our mutt, across two doorways in our house. He now has access only to the kitchen and back ~~ famou hall, and if he ventures over those boundaries pays Both dearly for his efforts. : As hard as it's been on Farley this past week, it's been equally difficult for the farffily who wince with pain every time he ventures over the lineand gets the pointed that The Star has cho- sen to portray us as not being We continue to make every ef- fort within the mL of weather, construction schedul- ing, trade availabilities and a myriad of other factors that af- fect every new home site, to con- tinue building the new homes we must complete before winter: and to keep the project as order- ly as A for purchasers who Foo already movedin. If anyone has any concerns, I suggest you write to me person- ally, Lou Stein, President, Rib- cor Holdings Inc., 130 Bridge- land Avenue, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario. M6A 124. Lou Stein, President tribute copies of the flier "Tema- gami - Act Now!" (jointly produced by Earthroots, the Wildlands League, North- watch, Temiskaming Environ- mental Action Committee, As- sociation of Youth Camps on. Temagami Lakes, Sierra Club of Eastern Canada, and Friends of Temagami) and distribute them to friends, neighbors and anyone else you can think of (a few are available at Scugog Li- brary). For more information, call Earthroots in Toronto at 599-0152. If ever there was a time to be- come politically active in Onta- rio, this is surely it! If we don't tell our politicians how we feel about this - or other issues of concern to us - how will they ever know? the Edi Co a letter to |] iL Snobelen: Janet Banting, Greenbank :