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A \ Vol.112 No. 11 . Wednesday, January 18, 1978 " ' A ff. r "4 { A . A . EY il SSS ¥ AN A. ., IIR FSIS. todd LX' hes HP FRIC VOPR RRL RMP EIRP EI SFR TEAEE S50 BEE aan eam aii Ft Rey ist a 28 pages Development in Scugog Uxbridge raises objections Uxbridge Township coun- cil is concerned that a zon- ing change requested on a piece of land in Scugog Township could have an ad- verse affect on the commer- cial district of downtown Uxbridge. As a result of this con- cern, Uxbridge council agreed January 9 to send a letter to Scugog council and the Durham Regional plann- 'ing department stating that Uxbridge objects to the land being used for any commer- cial development other than a restaurant-motel-tavern- complex. = The property in question is located in Scugog Town- ship at the intersection of Regional Road 23 and High- way 47 and an application for an Official Plan Amend- ment to allow commercial development has been filed by Mary O'Connor and Martin Kuenen. The application for amendment, which has been sent to Scugog Township asks for a change in the land designation from environmental protection area to commercial. The application says that land would be used for a motel-restaurant and tavern and "special purpose." The - application also says that the reasons for the request- ed amendment are "to provide for special commer- cial use and facilitate the economic development of this area." Uxbridge council feels Explosion guts van, injures 2 Two ice fishermen from Oshawa suffered burns Saturday night' when a pro- pane stove exploded and heavily damaged a 1969 Ford van which the men had been using as a fish hut. The OPP Newcastle detachment reports that Gary J. Grant, 26, of Oshawa and Harvey J. Beatty, 63, of Ajax were fishing out the sliding door of the van about one-quarter mile off Caesarea when the accident - occurred shortly after 8:00 in the evening. 2 Both men were taken to Port Perry Hospital suffer- ing from burns. Grant was treated and released, and Beatty was transferred to the Oshawa General. The Caésarea unit of the Scugog Fire department were called to the scene, but by the time firemen arrived, the interior of the van was completely destroyed. that the special commercial use could allow for a large _ shopping plaza on the 15 acres and since the proper- ty is only a mile or so from downtown Uxbridge, = it could hurt the existing com- - mercial sector of the com- Port Perry Flamingo forward Brad Nicholson couldnt quite Flamingos won easily, however, and remain in a second place tie find the handle on this play as the puck got lost in his skates munity, "while at the same time any assessment bene- fits would go to Scugog Township. The application for the amendment, which was sent to Scugog Township, was accompanied by a letter from L. Kotseff of the strategic planning branch of Durham Region, asking that Scugog comment on the proposed changes within 60 days, and that the Region be informed of any public Continued on page 3 during Junior "C" action Sunday night against Lindsay. \ in the league standings. J LAE LA SURE SORTED AF WLS YAS 78 h a LP devoid Sidon hsdpa onal ledy soi owl VENER PLS oA _-- Community Care Co-ordinator hired Office opens soon Elizabeth Fulford of Port Perry has been hired as district co-ordinator for the Scugog Community Care' Organization. The announcement was made at a meeting of the Community Care Board of directors held January-12 at the municipal office in Port Perry. Mrs. Fulford, who has done extensive work with a number of - groups and organizations, and is just into a second term as presi- dent of the Central Seven Association for the Mentally Retarded, will start her new job with Community Care when the organization offi- Lv C of C General Meeting cially opens its office in Port Perry on February 1. Mrs. Fulford was selected for the part-time position from a list of ten applicants, and will receive a salary of $6000 per year. Her con- tract will run into July 31, 1979, which is the duration of the Community Care budget. At that time an evaluation of the project will be made to determine if it should be continued. The Scugog Community Care has been established as part of a project in sev- eral communities in Dur- ham Region designed to offer services to the elderly Continued on page 3 ] - x Rt i, 7 - --p-- - We 38 3.2 4 44 2 » t3 A [Story, more pictures on page 14.] Photo: John B. McClelland Hope to establish "Business Improvement Area" The future of downtown Port Perry will be the main topic of discussion at the Scugog * Chamber of Com- merce General Meeting on February 1st, when the initial steps toward estab- lishing a BIA (Business Im- provement Area) will be presented. In December last year, a steering committee of the Chamber commissioned a firm, Anthrogram Limited Planning, to undertake pre- paratory work for the esta- blishment of a BIA in Port Perry. Since this time, they have met with individual members of the downtown business community, as a group with the steering committee and have pre- pared a brief which will be submitted to all business- men in the proposed. Busi- ness Improvement Area boundary. . Essentially the BIA legis- lation, as approved by the Ontario Government in 1970, affords downtowns a self- help tool, providing the business community with a means whereby they can improve, beautify, and .. maintain public property. within the downtown as well as promote the downtown as a shopping area. To do this, the BIA legis- lation provides for the rais- ing of funds through a self- imposed stirtax on the busi- ness assessment of all oper- ations within the Business Improvement Area bound- ary. If fewer than one-third of the businesses within the designated area, or alter- natively, fewer than one- third of the business assess- ments, protest the establish- ment of the BIA, the local Council will approve the concept and appoint a Board of Management. This board would comprise of at least one member of "Council and usually not more than ten business people from the BIA bound- ary. The intial steps toward establishing a BIA in down- town Port Perry are being undertaken by the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, but it is not the Chamber that will pay for any improve- ments incurred. The mer- chants: in the designated area of the BIA are those 'who will pay the shot. It is vital for this reason that everyone interested in the future of downtown Port Perry, and especially those businessmen who will fall into the boundaries of the proposed BIA should make a point to getting out the Chambers' Meeting. Prior to the Scugog Cof C's General Meeting, briefs explaining the BIA and a map showing the proposed boundaries will be distri- buted to those merchants within the area. The meeting will (ake place on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1978 at Port Tavern 'eginn- ing at 7:00 pm. Fuither details are available in an ad in this weeks pagur. General Cy a SS A a