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Vol. 2, No. 45 Tuesday, May 18, 1993 CIRC. 11,400 32 pages xT A show of national pride FESS ENEES 141682 Union to push ahead with plan for equipment training The International Union of Operating Engineers will push ahead with its plans to locate a heavy equipment fraining school in the Marsh Hill area of Scugog Township, says the Union's business manager. ""We are not going to back May 15 was 'Raise the Flag Day" in Palmer Park. This event organized by Port Perry Kinsmen is designed to get show some pride in their country.and their flag. At left in photo are Scugog's Mayor Howard Hall and logat president Dave Robinson. Assisting in the flag raisi Jake Blaettler, Chris Parsons and the leader Alex Mills. The flag being raised is the g were S d Scugog S of hundreds of local residents on it. The flag raising included the playing of O Canada by This will be an annual event each spring in Scugog Township. ts Alen Wolf, Scott Ge Kinsmen Signatuse-Flag, with the names gram on the. Saxophone. loto smen bert Guthrie, Good news, bad news from Bell Phone rates for Scugog Township residents could be going up significantly if the Canadian Radio Telecommun- ications Commission (CRTC) approves increases being sought by Bell Canada: But there will-be savings for individual and businesses on long ®istance charges, Tom ~Band of Bell Canada told Scugog council Monday afternoon. Mr. Band said Bell has made a two-fold application to the CRTC, the federal regulatory agency. The first is for monthly rate hikes of $4.56 for residences (fron $8.75 to $18.30) This is the first time in a decade Bell has applied for rate hikes on basic service, said Mr. Band. The second pplicEtion i is to include EH of Scugog Tow: ip in a Community Calling Plan (CCP) that would allow toll free long distance calls over a huge area from Bowmanville in the east to Burlington in the west, including all of Metro Toronto. However, if the CRTC approves the CCP submission by Bell, it would push basic monthly residential rates to $22.45 and business rates to $65 per month. The CCP would only apply to those phones in "the 985 exchange. Those in the 986 exchange (Cartwright) would be excluded initially b they are outside a 40 mile radius from Toronto, said Mr. Band. However, Mr. Band told council Bell would apply later to bring Cartwright into the Community Calling Plan with the rest of Scugog Township. Members of council agreed that the CCP will benefit, businesses and individuals who do a lot of long distance phoning to places like Toronto, Ajax, Whitby and Pickering.- But the increases could have a severe impact on seniors and others on fixed incomes. "Some seniors have told me they may have to take their Phonsg 0% if these increases come " said Regional councillor Yvonne Christie. "This (the proposed rate increases and CCP) will be very tough on some people. I question if they will be able to afford it," said Ward 1 rep Ken Carruthers. And area rep Harvey Graham said people in the 986 exchange cduld be upset that they are not included in the CCP. "They are part of Scugog Township, too," he said. In response to the concerns expressed about the cost, Mr.. Band said Bell can offer two- party lines at reduced rates. Mr. Band- said the CRTC hearings into the changes opened Monday in Ottawa. He asked council to' endorse the changes and inform the CRTC, but council declined to take a one way or anoth school * away from this," Ron Walsh told the Citizen in an interview last Friday, adding that no other sites are being considered. Plans to locate the school on the north side of Line 12, just east of Durham Road 23, have run into angry and stiff opposition from residents of the area who have promised to take the fight to the Ontario Municipal Board. Mr. Walsh said the Union is prepared for a hearing in front Turn to page 2 Positive reaction to new seniors building. retirement. residence for seniors was greeted warmly by : Township councillors at a public afternoon. The three-storey building is proposed for land on the south side of Casimir Street, just west of Water r Strest in Port Perry. Gary" Moore an architect meeting Monday - ~working on the project, told 'council: the location is a very desirable one for this kind of housing geared to retirement living. It is close to the parks, shopping and the library, he said, adding that a proposed commercial component in previous plans has been dropped. The building would have individual , suites (not apartments) with a central dining area, nurse on duty, roof-top terrace and parking for 40 cars. Mr. Moore said he hopes start work on the building in the very near future so that it would be ready for occupancy, next spring. ' Members of council reacted favourably to the proposal and a re-zoning is expected to be approved in the near future. There have been no objections filed with the Township. 'Mr. Moore of Port Perry is working closely with the Scugog Historical Society on the restoration of the Head Church on Scugog Island this | 5 UNC Y.N 2 SIA VA (el 10) :3 7-0 B VNR AA 4 21 "4 hip