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Se LY na. am. _™ a HET He, SA aa A. ang 0 shea ON a . pr 2 ~~ Sant . we § ra pee ld AB Sag ol ns AN ow Lu RAR - [ "Wa a MA ER Jv. RPA TAR a a a iis ¢ ve) EN a - PAS A 7 ray » Oe Lah A ar a3 At The 85-cent dollar doesn't seem to be scaring Cana- dians away from their winter holidays outside the country. Despite the depressed dollar and the campaigns by various governments to encourage Canadians to vacation at home, the lure of the warm sun and the incred- ibly cheap package rates in the holiday spots are keeping travel agents busy with bookings in most parts of the country this fall. And Dave Waite of Non- quon Travel Service in Port Perry, told the Star in a recent interview that resi- dents from Scugog Township are no exception. Mr. Waite said that book- ings for winter holidays out- side the country are up over last year, a trend which has been noticeable for the past several years. \ "There is no real concern for the 85-cent dollar", he stated. 'People want their winter vacations, and they don't want to change at this time." In fact, Mr. Waite noted that in the past three years, bookings have been on the increase, while the Canadian dollar has actually lost 25 percent in terms of the US currency. - And along with the overall increase in the number of people holidaying abroad, there is a slight trend to- wards people taking more than one winter vacation in a given year, although the duration of their vacations OOOO OO OOCCCICSESeY bo he r, Rah l AU A HES PR TIT LOGY SF od BRST of WE TPA SOLAR WANT TET ORSON Rr Ny I SENET SXF LIN I A WA TE MT a GV edd Ley ian LORCA AER Rs 7 Aor Fa rite SLY Od RIGS WO SACRE LS VACA TURE FONE FART OR LENCO £ PEOEAR JSON Na " 18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., November 8, 1978 The 85-cent buck doesn't scare travellers seems to be getting shorter. Although precise numbers are not available, Mr. Waite said about half the bookings made by the Port Perry office are for people from the Township and the re- mainder from the Metro area, where the office has a direct phone line. The charter package Dave Waite concept has literally revolu-- tionized the travel industry in the past ten years or so. In fact, through charter pack- ages, it is actually possible in some instances to holiday abroad cheaper in 1978 than it was ten years ago. Mr. Waite said that the number of people taking winter vacations in the south nnn a G22 SG AG 2G GIG 3 CG AG CACC ICCC IC ACACAC - NOW OPEN - ~~ INDOOR | STORAGE SPACE | (10x 11") or (10' x 22") Monthly or Yearly Convenient Location on Regional Road 8. JRI STORAGE LTD. Phone: 985-7890 or 985-3137 EEE doesn't really surprise him. "They want to get away from the winter here and they have the disposable in- come to do it." While the high costs in' Europe are making that part of the world less and less attractive to Canadians, Mr. Waite said the boom in travel to the south will continue, unless there is something like a complete depression in the country. He suggested that this wouldn't change even if the Canadian dollar dropped to 80 cents U.S. But there is one thing that has travel agents and bro- kers a little worried and that is the possibility of currency restrictions imposed by the federal government in an . effort to stem the flow -of funds out of the country. That would be an extremely drastic step that could hurt those in the travel booking industry here in Canada. However, it would also be political dynamite and with a federal election coming up in the next six months, the likeliho6d of currency re- strictions in remote. CANADA While there is some inte- rest in ski holidays to the Laurentians and Western Canada during the winter months, the thought of two or three weeks in the warm sun seems to be more of a travel lure. However, comparative figures show that a winter holiday in the south is cheap- - er than just about anything -available-in this country. For example, a two week package in Florida which includes return air from Toronto, hotel room and rental car (you buy the gas) can start as low as $369 per person. While an eight-day ski holiday in Jasper with motel accomodation and return flight from Toronto starts at $361. Just flying regular schedule Air Canada economy class from Toronto to Vancouver costs $400 return. Lower cost advance book- ings for flights within Can- ada have reduced the cost of getting to the destination, but the savings in the air are eaten up by higher costs OBITUARY LAURA MARIE BREKKE Laura Marie Brekke passed away suddenly at Toronto General Hospital on Tuesday, October 17th in her 24th year. * Laura was born at Midale, Saskatchewan, daughter of of Edna and the late Reubin Brekke. She spent 21% years of her childhood at Macoun; Saskatchewan and then moved to Scugog Island and spent the last two years at Port Perry. ~ She is survived by her mother Edna, three aunts and two uncles and two great uncles and a number of cousins gnd a host of friends at Scugog, Port Perry and at Macoun, Saskatchewan. Pallbearers were her four cousins Robert, William, . Barry and Bruce Prentice and two friends David Atkin- son and Roger Payne. Funeral was held from McDermott-Panabaker on Saturday, October 21st. Interment' at Pine Grove Cemetery. May her soul rest in Peace. on the ground for such things as hotel accomodation and meals. Mr. Waite said he doesn't know exactly why the cost of meals and accomodation are higher in.Canada. He did suggest that it probably does cost more to operate here in Canada, and maybe that some operators are just plain greedy. ' February and March are the most popular months for Canadians to get away to the sunny south, and a lot of people have already made their bookings. People interested in cruises during those two months may have trouble getting bookings if they haven't made them by this time. November tends to be slightly less busy for bookings than September and October, but this will change next month when Canadians start to get a taste of old man winter and decide they need a break from the snow and the cold. Florida, Hawaii, Las Vegas and California are the most popular vacation sports for Canadians in the United States. The Barbados and Bahamas are most popular in the Caribbean. Jamaica, after some rather unfavour- able icity a couple of years ago,/ is starting to make a come-back. Mexico was very popular with Cans dians last year, but steep in* creases in prices over the past year may result in a change. The interest in Cuba has * never really caught on. Mr. Waite said that a lot of , the business comes from people who have travelled oi holidayed abroad in the past. But if the absolute numbers © are on the increase, it means that in the winter of 1978-79 a lot of those Canadians heading for the sun will be doing so for the first time. by J.D. Christie Early in the Summer a ball team was organized among the members of the Legion. They played against a num- ber of Legion branches and other Veterans Service Clubs. in the area - including Osh- awa. - On June 25th we had a parade from downtown to the Legion Hall. Wreaths were laid at the cenotaph in front of the Legion Hall. After dismiss we enjoyed a walk around a table of foods and refreshments super- vised by some of the ladies of the Legion Branch. We would like to have more members, especially the associate members, attend these events. In the latter part of August Terry Ing of Terry's Tavern held a benefit evening for the Midgley family who were burned out in a bad fire a few weeks before, in Port Perry. A number of Legion mem- bers bought tickets to this evening, -this writer saw 12 or more members at the event. After the dinner one of our prominent members acted as auctioneer and sold many articles, and turned in College scholarships Thirty-eight winners of Undergraduate Scholarships were honoured October 27 at Durham College at a wine and cheese party in the new dining lounge. Undergraduate Scholar- ship awards were given to Divisional winners as well as students in certain programs . and options. There were also miscellaneous scholarships for Journalism and special achievement. The scholar- ships ranged from $300.00 to $100.00 in value. A word of appreciation to the scholarship donors was given by the College Presi- dent, Gordon Willey, and the master of ceremonies was the Dean of Academic Af- fairs, Lister Robinson. Jill Dewhirst of Port Perry received a Special Achieve- ment Award donated by Legion News Briefs approximately $250.00 to the family fund - BRAVO -. At an executive meeting prior to this event it was passed that the Legion would dupli- cate the amount that the Legion members paid for tickets to this event to the Lyons family (who also lived in the same house) from the appropriate fund in the Legion budget. The 50 - 50 acc't for Charitable Dona- tions to the Community. Come on - buy more tickets people! The summer Legion Picnic at Poplar Park seemed to be a success. This writer was there for a while and watch- ed a ball game played by peoplefrom 5 years old to 35 years old - male and female. They seemed to be enjoying themselves. Over in the other corner of the park a horseshoe pitch was going ( 3 - or 4 pitches), I watched some and it was very good. More people could come please. A thank you to Jim (Baird). I understand the sportsman dinner of the Legion Sports programme was quite well attended. The associate members of our branch (Sons and Daugh- ters) now have the privilege to make motions and vote og motions of the parent or regular member meetings. Please show up to these meetings. On November 21st there will be an election of 7 officers and 1 chairman for associate members to act in conjunction with the officers of the active members. The officers of both groups will be parallel to each other. The importance of this meet- ing cannot be over esti- mated. The future of Branch 419 depends on the .involve- ment of more people. The decision by Dominion Com- mand gives us the opportun- ity to expand Legion work. Don't forget the Remem- brance Day Parade on 12th, 1978. Parade forms at Mas- ter Feeds (downtown) at 10:00 a.m. - march to Legion Hall for Services, Pipe Band in attendance. Note - Sellers needed for 50-50 draw tickets. Poppy sales taking place on 9th and 10th of November Please. - - Fn