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Your Voice in Scugog Vol. 4, No. 41 Tuesday, May 16, 1995 cou J va Call (905) 985-6397 CIRC. 13,500 | 36 pages For the fifst time in Port Perry, a Canadian Citizenship Ceremony was held May 10 at Port Perry High School where 30 Police charge man in theft at Nursing Ho{é™ Durham Police have arrested a 21-year Scugog Island man in connection with the theft of money from the Community Nursing Home in Port Perry. A Police spokesman said the man was arrested Monday morning and charged with theft and possession of stolen goods. He is also being charged with other offenses not connected people from around the world received their Canadian Citizenship. Judge Walter A: Borosa (at left) conducted this special ceremony and with him In photo are members of the Crozier family of Claremont, who immigrated to Canada in 1986 from Northern Ireland. They are (back row) Hazel, Bryan, Robert and Paul. In front are Lyn and Garry. Far right front Is PPHS principal Sandra Riches. See story below for mare detalls on this historic event. with the incident at the Nursing ome. Police declined to make public the man's identity until he has made an initial appearance in. court. A substantial amount of cash disappeared from a filing cabinet in a locked main floor office some time between May 6 and 8. Most of the money was from the Nursing Home annual bazaar and sale held on May 6. A police spokesman said Monday that none of the stolen money has been recovered. Have a Heart Auction A "Have a Heart" auction is slated for this coming Saturday, May 20, with all proceeds to the Community Nursing Home and Villa residents who lost a substantial amount of cash in a robbery more than a week ago Scott Wilson of Scooter's Ice Cream decided to organize this auction after hearing about the theft of money from the nursing home residents. He began to canvas local merchants to donate items for suction and found the response "ust excellent, overwhelnilng." In fact, as of Monday, more than 100 businesses had made a donation of an item for auction, including M and M Meats who will bar-bsq hot dogs and turn the proceeds over to the Have a Heart Fund. The auction gets underway Saturday at 1:00 PM at Mother- in-Law's Store (Behind Home Hardware) 175 Queen Street. Merchants who would like to donate for theauction should get in touch with Scott Wilson at Scooter's, 40 Water Street in Port Perry. Ceremony a first for Port Perry and new citizens by Heather McCrae A small, but significant piece of Canadian history happened May 10th at Port Perry High School. Surrounded by their families, friends and students, 30 people from around the world chose Canada to be their home and became Canadian citizens in a Citizenship Ceremony held in the school's gymnasium. It was the first time ever in the town's history to host such a Canadian ° Citizenship Ceremony. Special guests at the ceremony gaining the heritage and culture of these 30 Canadian Citizens hailing from England, France, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Scotland, "Zambia, Northern Ireland and United Arab Emirates. Speaking to the audience, Judge Walter Borosa said he came to Canada in 1957 as a Soviet refugee. "I came as a young man, with hopes and dreams gf-having a better faturein Canada" he said. _ _"I feel pride having chosen included Scugog Mayor Howard ©" Canada as my home and hope Hall, Durham Board "of Education, the I10DE, and Chandra Hunter, a student * enrollgdin political science at the University of Ottawa. At 10:30 am, May 10th, Canada became richer by you will always be proud of making Canada your home." The concept of having the Ceremony held at the high school came last fall from teacher Dave Robinson. And this year holds many significant SAI milestones for Canada. First of all, it's the 50th anniversary since the end of World War 2 and is also the 50th anniversary since the creation of the United Nations; of which Canada is a founding member. Fifteen yosve ago, last month Terry, Fox began his Marathon ope, impressing the world with his courage as he attempted to run across Canada, raising millions of dollars for cancer research. . Likewise, 1995 is the 30th anniversary of Canada's Maple Leaf flag and, for this reason, 30 was the number of people chosen to receive their Canadian Citizenship last week. "Canadian Citizenship is not a right, it's an earned privilege, a precious thing" Jidge Borosa said. He went on to encourage the 30 people before him to become involyed-th the politics of our greiit country. For those over 18, "one of their first rights will be eligibility to vote in the upcoming provincial election. Durham MP Alex Shepherd presented Reaffirmation of hg Canadian Citizenship certificates to PPHS principal Sandra Riches, school secretary Colleen Anderson, student council rep. Jennifer Beatty and teacher Dave Robinson. After extending greetings from PM Jean Chretien, Mr. Shepherd presented the Canadian flag to Jennifer, on behalf of the student body. Five members of the Crozier family from Claremont received their Canadian Citizenship last week in Port Perry. Their youngest son, Bryan, 3, who was born in Canada, watched as his parents, sister and brothers became Canadian Citizens. Having immigrated to Canada from Northern Ireland in 1986, they moved to Claremont in 1992 after living in Scarboro ince their arrival. Speaking to the Citizen after the ceremony, Paul Crozier, 14, said the thing that impressed him the most during the ceremony was "raising our right hand while we said our oath". As for his 10 year old sister, Lyn, she liked the warm reception from Judge Borosa and his wit. 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