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T 8 AFR Shen on 2 DREN, La Family and Children Services Problems from crime fo unemployment Pesple shake their heads at society's ills going on all around thém, yet continue on doing just as before, as if waiting for things to get worse, "But how much worse can 'we let things get?' asked Children's Aid Director H. H. Dymond at the March 9 annual meeting of the Dur- ham Region : Family and Children's - Services at the Immaculate Conception Fire damage at school Only 'minor damage re- sulted in a fire in one of the woodworking shops at Port Perry High School last Wed- nesday evening. Although the exact cause of the fire isn't know, Chief Jack Cook of the Port Perry ~ hall suspects that a 'spark from a thermostat may have ignited 'dust in the exhaust system. He said the fire itself presented little problem, but its loca- tion in the piping system made things difficult. : Ejectors were used to get a heavy. build-up of smoke out of the room. Firemen estimate damage to be between $500 Church auditorium, ---Dymond, executive direg- tor of the Ontario associa- tion, was guest speaker at the meeting, He said groups such as the Durham 'Region children's services are, actively doing some- thing to help, rather than simply blaming someone else for the problem, 'Placing blame is a child- ish form of scapegoating. Instead, communities must deal with the problems before they get out of hand. He said that 'society's problems, ranging from unemployment to crime," are related, - A parent who is out of work or are on the welfare treadmill is a de- moralized human being. "Demoralized human beings do not make very good parents,' he said 'and the problem regenerates itself for' another genera- tion." "We all live in the same mill. pond. It is in our interest to help, to partici- pate. . We cannot escape from the community." ~~ ° Mr. Dymond said the situation today in our com- munities is an -explosive one. "What is needed," he said, "is leadership." = Yet he points out that the business community sees things only in dollars and Serving Scugog Township o£ o cents--the profitability "factor being the main concern. 'There myst be other styles of leadership than this," he said.. : And there is the other side of the coin--the conserva- tionists who are concerned with the environment and . wildlife. "Yet," said Dymond, "perhaps the most -endangered species is our - own children." What's needed is an emphasis on people. "That's what community is all about," he said. 'We aren't looking for a perfect society, but when the problem is identified and the solutions known, then we must do something to bring them into being." The Children's Aid has (continued on page 6) of the Ontario Associations of Children a director of the organization. PORT § PERRY TAR Wednesday, March 16, 1977 Vernon Asselstine of Blackstock ( Family and Children's Services Society of the Durham Region). of the group last Wednesday is g » Sr TTY Fad ova right) was elected president of the organization (operated by the Children's Aid Looking over the agenda at the annual meeting vest speaker H. H. Dymond, executive director 's Aid Societies (left) and Rev. Reg Rose, 28 Pages The Bauer Old Timers and the Port Perry Old Timers faced off at Scugog's new arena on Saturday in a game to raise money for the fight against arthritis. Getting his skates tightened by young admirer and budding NHLer the event, looks on. --Jay-VanCamp is NHL old timer Harry Watson. John Zaparozan, organizer of Approve rezoning property: Scugog Township Council approved a bylaw approv- ing "the rezoning of the "Murray House' property across from the IGA to accomodate a Chimo Youth Services home for up to six emotionally-disturbed youths, but not without the opposition of two councillors and some ominous warnings of a tide of local opposition to the project. Coun. Richard Drew op- posed the motion because he felt the downtown locat- fon isn't suitable. "I'm not against the Chimo home," he said, "I just think they could find a more suitable location." But Coun. Neil McLaugh- lin told the STAR later that he voted against the motion on principal. He said he wanted nothing to do with such an establishment. "I agree with the Ratepayer at the meeting who said the thing about the rotten apple spoiling the entire barrel." I just don't want these people here." "We managed without them before, why should we get it now. We don't need it here," he said. "I think it would become a bad influ- ence on the community," Coun. Richard Drew poin- ted out that the entire pro- cedure could turn out to be a waste of time. "If Chimo goes by its word and will not bring in the home if people don't want it, then we are wasting our time, because there are going to be all kinds of objections. He said there are people he has been in contact with who are prepared to bring in petitions in opposition of the treatment facility here. Coun. Jerry Taylor said he'd talked to a number of people, all opposed to the home. The bylaw to approve the. zoning change had been tab- ' "Youth home opposition led two weeks ago when Coun. Drew told council that Chimo representatives were looking at another site. Another reason was to (continued on page 5) Mayor breaks tie... allowing deer hunt It was a hapless Scugog mayor who Monday night cast the tie-breaking vote in favour of allowing another three-day deer hunt in the township, an emotional and sensitive issue in the town- ship that has brought coun- cil numerous letters from area residents demanding the hunt be stopped. on grounds of both safety and wildlife conservation. Opposition ranged from Coun. Vernon Asselstine's blanket condemnation of hunting as "unsportsman- like', to complaints by farmers that hunters were continually trespassing on their land. The vote came after coun- cil received a letter from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources stating that the ministry's Lindsay office is prepared to beef up enforcement and control in " the area during the deer hunt. 'From the information we have received it would appear that the Marsh Hill area requires a more inten- sive level of enforcement during the deer hunt than do other areas," states the letter. "In response to your expressed concern we are prepared to deploy addition- al staff in this perceived problem area during a 1977 hunt. We would reiterate (continued on page 3) Offices flooded Scugog Township em- ployees who reported for work Monday morning at the municipal offices on Perry Street had to wade to their desks as water, which had leaked into the base: ment offices from under a west wall over the weekend. If was four inches deep by Monday morning, and works department crews were called in to pump out the water. By mid-day the water flow was still strong, but by late afternoon it had abated somewhat. Although someone was to keep an eye on things during the night, all the water had been pumped out by late affer- noon and only squishy car- petry underfoot remained as a reminder of the flood- ing. Telephones, hooked up to floor connectors, were out of order for most of the day. 3 Np SI Ce, v ~ EE Paha EE NE RY TET Ts The ln fr eas > a dna Rat oe Ty vy na nd x - os i 20 2 Re 4 Sn ~~ 2, - A= TRE a Cons A NE ei eS NT CS CRE RT,