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Port Perry Star, 28 Sep 1977, p. 1

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EM HTS TOASTY IILEIATT AAA CE Fir heh LAL A Gah A FTN ALAC, AE DART Aha ra Concerned citizens petition council for speed reductions . Two different groups of citizens presented petitions to Scugog Council Monday ~ night in an effort to get speed zones reduced in their respective areas of the Township. Perry Grandel and Mrs. Zoe Rohrer presented' coun- cil with a 108-name petition in an effort to have the speed limit on Highway 7A through Nestleton reduced to 60 KMH from the present 80. Council gave unanimous approval to the request, and agreed to send a supporting letter to the provincial department of communi- cations. Copies of the petit- ion will be sent to this depart- ment and to Durham M.P.P. William Newman. It was also suggested by councillor Vern Asselstine that warning signs indicating a school bus loading and turning zone should be erected on the highway in the hamlet. It was pointed out to coun- cil that the limit through Nestleton had been 50 MPH (80 KMH) when the limit was 60 MPH outside the commun- ity. When this latter speed was reduced on all provine- ial roads to 50 MPH about a year ago, there was no sub- sequent reduction in - the (continued on page 3) Vol. 111 * No. 47 Wednesday, September 28, 1977 Northern Areas Excluded Committee Members Upset Members of the Scugog Industrial Committee ex- pressed concern and dis- appointment that a bus tour this week for more than 100 potential industrial invest- ors will not include the northern part of Durham Region. In fact, two members of "the Scugog Committee con- tacted Monday, indicated they had not been made aware that Durham Region was organizing and financ- ing the bus tour for Septem- ber 28. * Committee chairman 2 ' . Richard Drew commented Picking up confetti while wearing mittens is no mean feat as this grade nine student found Friday nesday to raise up to $3,000. for the purchase of a con- cept plan. This plan would that the Region apparently and Chamber of Commerce president Cliff Crowell said are very excited about the possibilities the street offers. especially, he added, in light of the fact that approval has recently been obtained to go ahead with the development of about 40 acres of fully serviced industrial land in Port Perry. However, Mr. Crowell did say that on learning of the planned tour he contacted Regional industrial com- missioner Robert Nicol, and was given assurance that this part of the Region would get "serious consid- eration" for a promotional tour at a later but unspeci- fied date. The bus tour, including bankers, industrialists, and others was to take place in the afternoon of September 28. They were to will look into ways they can raise the necessary money for a concept plan. proposed Darlington gener- ating plant, the Pickering nuclear installation and York-Durham pollution control plant under cons- truction. Attention was also to be focused on the down- town cores of Pickering, BY HiS GRANDSON Whitby and Oshawa. The tour is part of a pro- motional plan by Durham Region to attract industrial developers into the Region, and will be paid for out of a $35,000 promotional budget for 1977. CTIC 13 BER 21 1961 DA.DANIEL DAVID PALMER 3 ; : AXD DEDICATED TO THE RRR RN a" "wants this area to remain provincial government I i ti D a ihe playground for Dur- staff, industrial realtors, CHIROPRACTIC PROFESSION am." railroad representatives nitiation Day ON Caninitide dr p AS ABENEFACTOR TO HUHANITY > that he is "concerned that view an estimated 1500 bitarnean cy on Lo Parry lig Jehoo) held He no attempt is being made acres of industrial land in nation Day. For more pictures of the "fun" and |, ha Region to interest Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, other antics, see page 10. these. kinds of people in Oshawa and Newcastle, as locating industry here," well as tour the site of the - Cafik h ith ir ts Cafik happy with new appointments It is not every day that a of how he learned of his him on the phone. post in the cabinet and was politician gets an appoint- appointment, when he When he got to the hotel told that he should get back ment to the federal cabinet, addressed a general meet- house phone, it was his sec- to Ottawa the next day. Mr. and when Norm Cafik got a ing of the Scugog Liberal retary in Ottawa calling to ~ Cafik said he cancelled his ® call from the Prime Min- Association 'at Latcham say that he was to phone the appointments, flew back to ister, September 15, he was Centre last Friday evening. Prime Minister immediat- Ottawa the next morning, by his own admission According to Mr. Cafik, ely. "I got the number," and after a 25 minute meet- momentarily unprepared. he was attending a black tie ~ quipped Mr. Cafik "but did- ing with Mr. Trudeau, came With a smile on his face, affair at a Toronto hotel on n't have a pencil or paper to away as the Minister of Mr. Cafik related the events the evening of September write it down." State for Multiculturalism CA esp i x 15, when he got an "urgent When he finally did get and Deputy House leader. pe E message' that the Prime through to the Prime And while Mr. Cafik has Minister wanted to speak to Minister, he was offered a (continued on page 12) Plan downtown restoration Initial plans are once incorporate ideas the com- The committee was in- i» again underway by a steer- mittee would like to see formed that an initial con- : ) ing committee of the Scugog developed on the street. cept plan of four drawings | . | i Chamber of Commerce to Scugog township resident, of the street, would cost : : restore and rejuvenate the Bill Lishman spoke on behalf approximately $1500. *"This Jay Maynard of Mobile, Alabama, in front of the downtown section of Port of a group in which could then be used asa tool David Palmer house on Simcoe Street in Port Perry. "Perry. / he is involved, and stated for which to sell the idea to py. Maynard has written an official biography of The Committee passed a that they had walked along the merchants," he said. Palmer, who is recognized as the founder of chiro- motion at their first meet- Queen St." and taken photo- Before the next meeting, practic. A second edition of the book called "Healing *, ing of the season last Wed- graphs. He said that they members of the committee Hands" has been published this year and includes a section on the history of chiropractic. It was the author's first visit to Port Perry.

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