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=~. #® obtain two questionnaires ¥ : 2 ® a Residents show interest = MRF Oh : iad 32 Pages @ Volume 109 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1974 No. 6 15¢c per copy 'Many opportunities to have sayon official plan People will still jaye fmany | opportunities to present their ideas on the futu¥€ develop- ment of Durham before an official plan is approved. This is what Dr. M. Michael told a Monday night public meeting of about 70 people held at the Scugog: Municipal offices. There will be information and displays on official plan development all day Monday at Blackstock and on Thurs- . day at Greenbank. 4 The planning department will alse come back to Scu- gog next year with three or four definite alternative plans for the public to dis- cuss, Dr. Michael said. Dr. Michael also invited anybody with suggestions on how the region should develop, to write or tele- _ phone the regional planning Vs "and development ment. Meetings are also being depart- held every other week with- interested groups to discuss the plan, he said. . At the urging of several members of the audience, Dr. Michael also agreed to advertise in the local papers telling people where they can dealing with the official plan. A planning department official said that these quest- ionnaires were sent out to about one per cent of Dur- 'ham's population and that only about 400 question- naires have been returned. The questionnaires ask "O-CENTRED REGION 27 ni | CONCEPT: ZONE! YEAR 2001 cTURE TRY a07) in Official Plan basic question about how the person would like to see the region develop. They can be obtained from the regional planning depart- ment and should soon be available at the Scugog Municipal Office. Cliff Crowell, former Reeve of Scugog, wondered why the term "dormitory community" was always used derogatorily. Mr. Crowell said Scugog is basically a dormitory communily now and 1s a very pleasant place to live. He supported regional government so that there could be industry in one part of the region while the rest of the region shared the bene- fits of this industry, he said. Dr. Michael said this sub- ject is now being studied. Bedroom communities have problems with trans- portation to and from work, he said. continued on page 2 Work on Island Park may start in 16 months Development of a provin- cial park on Scugog Island should begin within 16 months, according to an 'official from the Ministry of Natural Resources. Sabu George told the Scugog Chamber of Com- merce on Monday that a detailed site plan has been started for the park and should be completed within six months. The Ministry has owned more than 450 acres of the Island for about six years but hasn't developed it because the province has given other projects higher priority, he said. : But now, Scugog Island is one of the top priorities in the Lindsay District of the Ministry of Natural Resour- ces. The district stretches from the Niagara Peninsula to Peterborough. The master plan will indicate the number of camping and parking spaces the park will provide, he said. Mr. George said current projection calls for about 250 to 300 campsites and about 600 parking spaces. But he said these could change con- siderably before the master plan is completed. He promised public in- volvement in preparing the master plan. : } The Ministry is also de- veloping a master plan for the Nonquon Wildlife Area, he said. v LACES he AE : IR : 3 [BEA A a 1:8 ES 0 SLORY ov) Y) a As Hwited tod adios it tins (ud ar diug L 4 . EA% ist wat deh t Aas and used aii Wana ra ong, ~ This large crowd on Queen Street, last Saturday, was waiting anxiously for the Santa Claus parade to begin when this picture was taken. But it didn't take long for the parade to start and the parade was certainly worth the wait. For more pictures see pages 14 and 15. Large crowd welcomes Santa "Ho! Ho! Ho! and a Merry Christmas to every- one'. "Mommy, Mommy, It's Santa Claus! Look Monny, It's Santa! Mommy, Mommy, can I go and see Santa? Let's go now, Mommy. Come on Mommy, now. Please!" Anyone who was on Queen Street in Port Perry on Di orfice. com The Durham Planning and Development Department brought its travelling road show to Port Perry Monday night and about 70 people turned out to watch a slide presentation and take part in a discussion on the Durham Official Plan. The department hopes to complete the plan by the end of next year. Saturday afternoon undoub- tedly heard exchanges similar to the above when Santa Claus finally arrived. Santa lived up to every- one's expectations and even had time to handout about 1,300 bags of candy to good boys and girls who came out to see him. The STAR managed to get Reach youth charged A Reach township youth has been charged with break, enter and theft by Whitby provincial police. Provincial police said that after a November 14 fire which destroyed a Reach township cottage, the owner, Bruce MacAuley of Malton, reported a 22 calibre CO2 revolver had been destroyed _in the fire. The cottage was on the 7th Concession of Reach near Highway 7 and 12. On November 18, Durham Regional police charged Mansen Dale Woods, 18, with possession of a concealed weapon after an incident in Uxbridge in which police stopped and searched two youths. Police said the weapon that Mr. MacAuley reported destroyed in the fire was seized by police when they arrested Woods on Novem- ber 18. Whitby Police have now charged Woods with break. enter and theft. PLATE a few words with Santa himself before he flew back to the North Pole to finish preparations for his big evening coming up. "This was one of the best parades I have ever been to in Port Perry," Santa said. "It is really a great parade for a town the size of Port Perry. It was much better than parades in much larger towns." Chamber of Commerce judges picked the Port Perry Cubs and. Scouts float "No Room at the Inn" as the best overall float, while honour- able mention was given to the Kinette float and the United Church Sunday School float. The most original float was provided by the Com- munity Nursing Home, while the best family float was the Van-Sten Castle. About 30 floats and six bands entered the parade. Santa could only extimate the crowd al about 4,000 people but knew exactly how many good and how many bad boys and girls were there. But Santa wouldn't tell the STAR how many there were. He said he only gave that information to good boys and girls. Hospital Report Week Ending December 5th Admissions 29 Births... 6 Beaths............................. 1 Emergencies... 139 Operations ............oo cin 15 Dischavges 0... 41 Remaining ......c.covvniein. 38 1 CANTIAL NE ds ol FRAY A