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- i «" j de andbbtndn i - pimararitiia M WS SOE y live in the north end of Port Perry have filed formal ob- jections against the re- zoning of a parcel of land for a 35-unit geared-to-in- come apartment building for senior citizens. The proposed senior citi- zens apartment built by the Ontario Housing Corpora- tion would be located be- tween Rosa and Cochrane Streets just east of the Port Perry Fairgrounds. The 18 objections to the ® rezoning by-law were filed with Scugog Township on June 1, the last day for such objections. Mayor Lawrence Malcolm who last week had made a public plea through a letter in the Port Perry Star ask- ing that objections be_with- held expressed disAppoint- ment in the decisfons and suggested that unless the objections are withdrawn the senior citizens housing development could be ser- iously jeopardized. Mayor Malcolm said the Township is faced with three options: repeal the by-law; send the objections on to the Ontario Municipal Board for a decision; or make an. effort to have the e Objections withdrawn before the by-law is sent to the OMB for ratification. Township workers ratify contract A first-ever contract for Scugog Township's "outside 'employees was ratified by the workers May 23 and gives them pay increases amounting to six per cent _ retroactive to January 1. The one year agreement, which 'was 'negotiated by representatives of the Cana- » dian Union of Public Em- ployees and a committee of Scugog Council still needs approval from the Anti- Inflation. Board, but this is expected to be forthcoming, Earlier, this year the Scugog workers were certi- fied as a unit of CUPE local 1758 which has 350 outside municipal workers in Dur- ham Region. The Scugog " unit was the last such group Continued on page 2 Garbage It was not a good week for William Holland, who has - the contract for garbage col- lection in Scugog Township. The delay in garbage col- lection during the week fol- lowing the Victoria Day holi- day Monday prompted numerous phone calls from angry residents to Town- ships office, Dembels of council and to Mr. Holland. The situation was consi- dered serious enough for Scugog council to agree at a meeting May 29 to write a letter to Mr. Holland ex- pressing "deep concern' on the part of councillors, and also advise that the garbage must be collected even in the event of a break-down in machinery. Mayor Malcolm said the letter is the more likely route the Township will take and he hoped that a meeting with the council and the objectors would be arran- ged in the very near future. The next regular meeting of council is scheduled for Junel2 and Mayor Malcolm said the issue will definately come up for discussion. Gary Menzies, who lives on Rosa. Street, and. is one. of those objectors, told the Star last week that the resi- dents are not opposed to the senior citizens apartment principle. (see letters on page 5) opposed to is the possible development of three 15-unit apartment buildings by Scot-Can Builders on a par- cel of land adjacent to the proposed senior citizen apartment. Mr. Menzies said the residents feel that if What they are: the re-zoning is approved for the "senjor citizens apart- ment, it will be 'the wedge' for the re-zoning to allow the three regular apartment buildings which the resi- dents now living in the area are adamantly opposed to. The land for the senior citizens apartment was pur- chaged "this spring from Scot-Can Builders by. Ont- ario Housing. Councillor Reg Rose who expressed disappointment and annoy- ance at the objections said he fears Ontario Housing will back out of the project if it is held up by a hearing before the Ontario Munici-- pal Board: He added that if this- happens it is unlikely that any geared-to-income seniors housing will be built SRA Objections to Senior Citizen apartments A group of residents who in future in Port Perry, as this was only one of three projects approved for all of Ontario this year, and the provincial government seems to be reluctant to continue funding such pro- 'jects. Vol. 112 No. 31 Wednesday, June 7, 1978 36 Pages _- The 10th annual Canoe the Nonquon was bigger and better than ever with a record number of canoes, the fastest time ever, and as this photo shows smooth sailing for most of the 20-mile course. Story and more pictures of Saturday's event on Pages 12 and 13. Administrator Predicts Hospital to face cutbacks Unless there is an in- crease in provincial govern- ) ment funding, there will be cutbacks next year at the community Memorial Hosp- problem In a telephone interview with the Star last week, Mr. Holland - explained- that the delays in pick-up were caus- ed by a combination of the Victoria Day holiday on May 22, and the fact that one of the two trucks was in the garage for repairs for nearly a week. He said the truck went into the garage May 19 for new brakes and two new rear wheels. The - shipment of __parts and work on the truck 'was held up. because of the holiday Monday, which also delayed the normal pick-up 'of garbage one day, anyway. He has not picked up gar- bage on any holiday Monday - Continued on page 3 ital in Port Perry. That was the gloomy pre- diction by hospital admini- strator David Brown made last Wednesday night at the - hospital board annual public meeting. Mr. Brown explained that the hospital avoided cut- backs in the staff or service this year with a 6 per cent hike in funding from the province. But the - health ministry has served notice that funding in the fiscal year which starts April 1, 1979 will be limited to 4.5 per cent, and that does not come anywhere near matc- hing the annual inflation rate. Unless that figure of 4.5 per cent changes, '"'there is no question there will be cutbacks next year," he said. Mr. Brown said the im- pact of government restrict- ions on hospital funding is serious, and is being felt this year iri Durham Region with hospitals in Ajax and Bowmanville both having to shut down some 30 beds. For the fiscal year 1978 - 1979 the Community Memo- rial Hospital was granted a six per cent increase on the grounds that it is classified as a "small. hospital," one with less than fifty beds and an annual budget under $1.5 million. Mr. Brown said that the hospital will probably see a small deficit this year be- cause -of the increase in employee OHIP premiums. And that defecit could grow depending on the outcome of province-wide negotia- tions this year for hospital workers in CUPE, and the union for Ontario's nurses. The CUPE contract ex- pired this spring and the nurses' contract expires in the fall, and the amounts of wage increases in the new contracts could be signifi- cant. ANNUAL REPORT In other business of the meeting held at Town Hall 1873 in Port Perry and at- tended by about thirty five people, the report from the Board of Governors chair- man Grant MacDonald indi- cated that the hosptial had a busy year with an in- crease of 3.8 per cent in admissions, five per cent in out-patient emergencies, six per cent in the number of X-rays, and a substantial 19 per cent in the number of births. The report said the hospi- tal operated at an occupancy rate of about 80 per cent, considered a good level for effiency. There were 214 major op- Continued on page 2 Man dies when hit on head by propeller A Scugog Island man was killed last Thursday evening when he was struck on. the head, by the propellor of a single engine float plane. A police spokesman said the victim, William Daniel Smith, 60, of RR3, Porl Perry, was walking forward on the right pontoon as the Cessna 180 was being docked on Lake Scugog at the Port Perry waterfront. The pilot, George Field of Osh- awa had cut the notor but the prop was still moving. ESL (5 The victim was taken by ambulance to Port Perry Hospital where he was pro- nounced dead a short time afterwards. An autopsy was perform- ed at Uxbridge Cottage Hospital Friday morning, and Coroner Dr. Robert Allin of Port Perry said it is "unlikely" that an inquest will be called. 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