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(NTH: B) Lt ATE ata LSC a a... Gymnastics was one of the training skills displayed at the annual inspection of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps (Scugog) Saturday afternoon. The demonstration was just part of a program that included the traditional inspecfion and march past to the music of the Quinte Sea Cadet band. (See Page 6) Serious consideration wanted Scugog Township council didn't take seriously the pro- posal to put an ice plant into 'the Blackstock Arena, accor- ding to Vern Asselstine, chairman of the Blackstock community Centres-Commit- tee. Mr. Asselstine speaking at a public meeting sponsored by the Scugog Ratepayers Association in Blackstock w last week, said council dis- missed the proposal with little consideration, interest, and discussion, even though the proposal was a serious one. Mr. Asselstine approached township council at their May 12 meeting, and asked coun- cil to consider purchasing ice-making equipment for the Blackstock facility. It is a natural ice facility now, and Mr. Asselstine pointed out to council at the . meeting that in the last, mild "winter, there was no ice until January. Mr. Asselstine quoted approximate figures at the council meeting, say- ing that sich an ice making 'Council capability could be establish- - ed .for about $34,000.- The proposal was tabled at last week's council meetipg, however, when council felt it should get one arena con- struction out of the way, before considering another. did not decide against the concept of an arena in Blackstock, how- ever, and there.were even suggestions that rather than constructing an eventual second pad at the new arena site; a separate arena could be built in Blackstock. I fd SRM AME SB ii aliA i 4 ial ¥ y LADIES AY AL : ESOP A LLP y, a bin sada itucisalB I 20c per copy 1 vol. 109 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Wednesday, May 28, 1975 -- No. 29 28 Pages { 300 cyclers in Scugog overnight on August 31 Port Perry could be one of the overnight stops for a 2,000 member cross country bicycle tour to help launch the 1976 Olympics. In fact, Port Perry resid- ents will get an idea of just what it will be like to have an invasion of cyclers in the community this August 31, when between 250 to 300 cyclers will give the course a trial run in preparation for the 1976 tour. Scugog Township Council, Monday, resolved to arrange accomodation for the 250 to 300 cyclists who will stop overnight in the community, despite the fact that the visit falls on the same weekend as the local Fair. John Kanen of the Ontario Cycling Association told council Monday that what was needed, basically, was a tent camping facility and washrooms. Both the community's attractiveness and its prox- --imity to Toronto led to its Despite low water Canoe race is still on There will be a Canoe the Nonquon race this year. Members of the Canoe the Nonquon Committee are optimistic that rain between now and June 7 will bring the Nonquon River water to navigatable depths. Prepar- ing for the change that the drought continues, however, the committee has come up with two other alternative races. One would chop a section of the Nonquon off the race, while the other "would move the race to Lake Scugog. "But there will be a race," said Bill Brock of the com- mittee, following a special meeting Monday night. He said that regardless of any changes, registration will still be held for partici- pants at Manchester. "If there are any changes, canoeists will be informed there," said Mr. Brock. Members of the sponsor, Lake Scugog Historical Society, are eyeing the Non- quon's low waterline rather nervously these days as their annual Canoe the Nonquon race approaches. With the unusually hot and dry May, water levels have dropped to a point where sections of the _ river are impossible to navi- gate, even by canoe. Mr. Brock points out, however, that with one or two rains, the situation could change. He said a brief hour long rain Monday afternoon brought continued on page 2 An energy Cottage owner, Henry Delonzo of Toronto must have been getting discour- ages when the well-digging effort reached the 100-foot mark, and still no water. By latein the afternoon, the diggings still provided no water, and efforts at the Aldred Beach lakefront lot continued. Then, at 140 feet, he hit something. Gas, and enough of it to send a fire department gas meter right off the top end of the scale. According to fire depart- ment spokesmen, what Mr. Delonzo hit was either a pocket of natural gas, or swamp gas. "Just exactly whatkind of gasitis, we don't know," said one of the Scugog firemen who by Sunday night, had paid at least a half-dozen visits to the cott- age lot to check on the gas." He said Ontario Provincial Police tests found the gas to be flammable and probably Arena can be built for original The new arena can still be' built for $750,000. Figures of between $800,000 and $935,000 that have been "tossed around' over the past month, according to both, new arena chairman . Howard Hall and Larry Win- « dover of consultants Tottem, Sims, Hubicki Associates Ltd., are simply "part of the process" in finding a suitable compromise between cost and facility desired. "These figures in. no way reflect what the arena will have to cost," said Howard Hall last week. "We still ) want an arena for the price we can afford." : In fact, states Mr. Hall, the consultant firm is at this time working on instructions by the committee to 'start back- wards", to design a facility that can be built with the money available, 'This is the usual pro- cedure," said Mr. Windover in a telephone interview. "Wehaven't even prepared a preliminary design yet, just preparatory conceptual drawings that attempt to conform to design criteria of the committee." get or He said it is routine for this kind of a project that a number of prices are quoted, drawings are altered, and' design criteria change, before a final decision, and. price, is agreed on. And it's this normal pro- cess that is happening here, according to Mr. Windover. The firm presented sketches, conceptual drawings that hopefully: meet the design criteria they were given. If there is to be a revision, he said, it would have to tome either by increasing the bud- decreasing the demands of criteria. Both he and Mr. Hall agree that the reduction in design criteria doesn't necessarily have to mean drastic cuts. In fact, the committee chair- man said considerable amount of money has been overestimated. Servicing costs for 'the arena, for example, have been estimated at around $100,000. Included in some of the cost estimates of the entire arena project, Mr. Hall thinks the figure is unrealistic. "There will, of the design course, be other development in the area," he said, "and they will have to be serviced, too. We'll have to pay a certain amount, of course, but not all of it." - Another possibility, thinks Mr. Hall, is short circuiting the community sewage system. "Instead of putting the arena sewage through the entire system, connecting to the - system, pumping it through the downtown area, . and back out to the sewagg¢ lagoons, Mr. Hall suggested sewage be pumped into the choice a proposed ret a WY Mr. Kanen said the Cana- dian [Cycle 'Association will be running the event for the government, and are co-- ordinating the efforts of individual communities. He said the group is hoping that communities will accept responsibility for conducting the preparations for the event. "What we want is as: much community involve- ment as we can get," said Mr. Kanen, adding that the bicycle tour will also serve to help bring the 'Olympic spirit? t nadians. Designed to test our facil- ities along the way, the pre-Olympic tour later this year will give host commun- ities some idea of what will happen in 1976 when the number of cyclers will be measured in the thousands. crisis 7777 a 8 8 8 explosive. He said a test was conducted by trapping some of the gas in a bottle, remov- ing it a safe distance, and igniting it. According to firemen, the happening is not an unusual one, and said periodically, a well-digging effort will end up with some unneeded gas. He said the well may have to be' filled in, depending on what is discovered by Natural Resources ministry people who were contacted over the weekend. The ministry was to have investigated Monday. Editor's Note: Fire chief Jack Cook said Monday evening that Ministry of Nat- ural Resources investigators have identified the pocket as natural gas. Representatives were scheduled to stay in the area for at 1éast another day. making further tests. No additional information about the leak was available at press time. pric force main located within a few hundred feet of the arena site. He said that while the region has. regulations against channelling sewage (continued on page 3) Hospital Report Week Ending May 22, 1975 Admissions...................... 40 Births..........ccocoocciiiii, 8 Deaths ........................... Nil Emergencies.................. 167 Operations......... Discharges...................- 33 Remaining.....................37 TN a Ce ly i IM v ' VIN