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Port Perry Star, 21 Sep 1999, p. 5

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EE ---- . m---- ert re ---- "A Family Tradition for 133 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 21, 1999 - 5 Reform MP pays visit to township By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Durham Region's agriculture sector left a lasting impression on visiting Reform MP Lee Morrison. "I was really surprised at how quickly everything changed," the Member of Parliament from Saskatchewan said of his trip from Toronto to the outlying regions of the Greater Toronto Area. ~ "Looking around everything was build- ings and traffic and then suddenly I opened my door and everything was beautiful and green," he said Friday in Utica. "I was real- ly surprised of the amount of agriculture that has survived here. We always think of southern Ontario being totally covered in asphalt." 'Out-of-Ottawa' excursion The trip to Durham and the rest of the GTA came as part of the Reform party's annual out-of-Ottawa caucus meeting, said Mr. Morrison, the representative for the rid- ing of Cyprus Hills, home to approximately 75,000 people in southwestern Saskatchewan. During his visit to Durham -- Mr. Morrison was fill- ing in for Vancouver MP Lee Duncan, who was scheduled to make an appear- ance but fell ill -- the opposition transport critic said he enjoyed the opportunity to see one of the country's most densely-popu- Lee Morrison lated areas. "We felt since we were in this part of the country anyway we'd get out and about, checking out the areas and meeting with the local Reform Party Associations," Mr. Morrison said Friday afternoon at Utica Farm Equipment, where he met with a small group of local farmers and association members. "This is quite a pastoral agricultural area; we thought this area would just be a mega- lopolis with nothing but concrete and prob- lems," he said. Stops at hospital Other stops on Mr. Morrison's visit were at the Port Perry Rod and Gun Club, and at Lakeridge Health Port Perry. Mr. Morrison said while the trip into the GTA was not intended to be an attempt to woo votes for his party, Ontario is an attrac- tive target for Preston Manning and the Reform Party. "We already have quite a presence here, especially in the Lake Simcoe and Gray County area. And, as far as our presence in the GTA, we're not the new kids on the block either; we picked up one million votes here in the last election, but obviously that was- n't enough," he said. The Cyprus Hills riding is approximately 250 miles by 150 miles and its main indus- tries are grain farming and cattle ranching. Police called after property goes missing Durham Regional ce RESP's Police have begun an TT investigation into a * R.R.S.P's young Ajax woman after e GICs a Scugog resident report- ed a number of items missing from her home. Police were notified by a Lauren Rd. resident last week that a number of personal items were taken from her home over a two-month time frame. A 15-year-old Ajax girl had stayed at the victim's home on and off for a period of time. After she left it was noticed that some items -- including a pair of designer sun- glasses, a cell phone and some clothes -- were missing, said police. The Ajax youth was staying at the home of her 15-year-old friend, police say. The victim's mother conducted her own inves- tigation and then con- tacted police, who were told that more than $500 worth of property was taken from the home. Police are currently REDUCED conducting an investiga- tion into this incident, OPEN and hold a warrant for i Eri the Ajax youth's arrest 8 -6 Mon. - Fri. on another unrelated 8 - 5 Sat. matter. *Free Delivery in a Limited Area alll] SUBS} ® 80 Water St., Port Perry e Mutual Funds e Estate Planning ATRIMARK INVESTMENTS Daily Interest 4.25% 1 Year 5.35% 3 Year 5.8% 5 Year 6.1% | = = BLACKSTOCK COUNTRY HARDWARE OFF 14461 Old Scugog Rd., Blackstock STORE WLP Sept. 25th SALE 25%-50% ALL STOCK 2 7% \ PORT PERRY HOUSE TOUR VISIT SEVERAL UNIQUE HOMES Saturday, September 25th Rain or Shine 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Mr. Machete plays for park Port = Perry and District Skateboard Park Group = has announced that Mr. Machete will be head- lining a show at the Port Perry Latcham Centre, Friday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. Proceeds go towards the construction of a skateboard park in Port Perry. Tickets are $10 each at the door. This fundraiser is sponsored by Boom Box. All ages are wel- come. Prizes will be given away and refreshments will be available. Other acts on the show include Trenton's Drudgery, Port Perrys Double Standard and Whitby's Out Of Hand. lh Tickets $15.00 each Tickets may be ordered from Henshall's 241 Queen St., Port Perry, ON L9L1B9 905-985-1965 or purchase at Town Hall 1873 September 25th, 1999 coffee / tea and tea-biscuits served at Town Hall 1873. All proceeds to Town Hall 1873. Begins Sat. Everything must go! . tn a nn a en nn en ea ee et a a naa a a a a BOA 985-8448 CIE o A Find us fast in the ; wm Yellow Pages™ 4 |SQUARE BOY - A oe LALA AL AL AL BL BL BLD AL BL BL BL hl a i a Ba ht ak hE i ak at lh hh hl hl al ta hhh hl he hel hl hl a hl ha ll hal al a ha a ht hd dl ht dl lhl ll a tt al ha ll ht hl a dl at ld he ha lh ht hl hl hl hl hl hl ha a all hl al) i -- aT by " , SHOWROOM 60 Vanedward Dr., Unit #7 Port Perry Biyfvor* Pizza with 3 toppings and 4 cans of Coke" LARGE ROUND COMBO 10 SUCE Pl22A | 2 TOPPINGS | LB. WINGS E EAD : | Vd . o& | J : |

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