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8 - PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, October 10, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Resident looking for answers after gas line installers continue to cut phone lines Hung up over phone service in Scu By Chris Hall Port Perry Star A Scugog Point man is looking for answers after contractors laying natural gas lines continue to cut off his phone service. The last straw came for John McPherson last week when the contractors cut phone service to his Mabels Rd. home for the - time. Since contractors hired by Enbridge Gas to lay underground gas lines from Blackstock to Janetville began work almost six weeks ago, Mr. McPherson alleges that the workers have hit phone lines a total of five times, including four times in a span of just two weeks. fifth -- and hopefully final - PORT PERRY STAR OSSWORD 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 25 26 31 32 [33 [34 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 [53 [54 55 56 | 57 [58 |59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 Clues ACROSS Clues down 1. 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Each time the lines are cut, Mr. McPherson says he contacts Bell Canada by payphone. Service repre- sentatives generally arrive to fix the problem the fol- lowing day, he says. Each time phone ser- vice is knocked out, it puz- zles Mr. McPherson even more. "Bell has the work lines, they've given the contrac- tors the charts to show them where the lines are. The Enbridge guy says their guys try to stay at least six-feet away from the phone lines," said Mr. McPherson. "So why are the lines getting hit all the time? Either these guys aren't working together or the charts are screwed up." The first four times the line was cut all 200 homes in the small community were affected, says Mr. McPherson. The last time, only three homes lost phone service, he added. One time the phone service went out at 4 p.m. one day and was restored by 11 a.m. the next mom- 808 Point Roasted Veggies by Lisa St. John, R.D. Contractors were busy in the Scugog Point area last Friday installing natur- al gas lines in the small community. Area residents are upset because work- ers there continue to cut their phone service while digging. ing. Another day, the ser- vice was lost at I | a.m. and returned by 2 p.m. the next day. "It's frustrating. We pay for this service, we need this service and these guys working down here keep cutting it," said Mr. McPherson. "(Bell Canada and Enbridge Gas) keep passing the buck back and forth, saying the other g is responsible." Scugog Public Works Director Larry Postill says that the problem is just a matter of a small mix-up. He says his department was contacted by Mr. McPherson on Oct. 2, and that the problem is being caused by faulty charts. "Most of the time 90 per cent of the lines are where they're supposed to be; 10 Wil per cent of them are not and there's a good chance they'll get cut," said Mr. Postill. "If this happens, people should call the township. We carry a lot more clout with Bell when it comes time to get repairs done." Calls to both Bell Canada and Enbridge Gas by The Star were not returned. 302 Queen St., Port Perry 1873 37. Calendar mo. 28. Songbird 38. Make a ringing sound 29. Uralic language 39. Units of metrical time 32. Ride a bicycle 40. Scoundrel 33. Tidal flow 41. Short and fat 34. Bonnie and ____, criminals 42. Hebrew month 36. Scientists' arena (abbr.) 43. Founder of Babism 44. Knight's garment 45. City that never sleeps (abbr.) 46. Made by manufacturer (abbr.) 47. A way to soak 48. ____ Marvin, actor 49. Walls 52. Mini 55. Drain of resources 56. Hard to penetrate 60. Bantu 61. Type of acid 63. Eagle's nest 64. About ear 65. Grassy plain (Spanish) 66. Aisle 67. Despicable 68. Accepted as true without proof 69. Resorts SPONSORED BY Crossword Answers on pg. 19 37. Unbelievable (slang) 38. Mail holder (abbr.) 40. A short negligee 41. Of the head 43. Sound unit 44. CNN's founder 46. Awkward, stupid person 47. 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