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: WEEE TANS Sth Fite" wy = 2 / 7 EV I > ME & 3 ' CANS TT 4 a DFS oN Ae Te hots > REE NLR Ak le ON A a ER A Re PR RR RD LA FARR SARE PLIERS ge $ > v8 V0 4 » o yo. 0 ee Bs ~~. - a ale ay Tr o RA ey ey a Te Vol.113 No. 14 32 Pages Caesarea house fire claims two victims i Wednesday, February 14, 1979 | A Valentine Kiss "It's tough growing up. All the girls want to do is kiss us guys and | really don't like it', it would seem young John Simon is thinking as schoolmate Brenda 'Semple gives John a little Valentine's kiss. John and Brenda were just two of a number of grade 2 students from Prince Albert Public School who volunteered for this Valentine's Day photo. More kissing and contemplating on page 9. Council gets tough over garbage problem Scugog Township council is getting tough over missed garbage pick-ups in Port Perry and on Scugog Island. The council voted unanim- ously Monday night to invoke a penalty clause in the con- tract for the two wards be- tween the municipality and operator William Holland. The issue of missed gar- bage pick-ups was raised at the regular meeting of coun- cil by Ward 3 councillor John Williams who said he receiv- ed several complaints when garbage on Scugog Island was not picked up on Feb- ruary 5. A similar situation occurred in parts of Port Perry the same week when garbage pick-up was two days late because of mech- anical problems with the garbage trucks. "I feel the municipality has been very generous so far," said councillor Will- iams. "But I think the penal- ty clause should now be enforced." A letter from a resident on Scugog Island was tabled at the meeting Monday night, which voiced complaints about the missed garbage pick-up, and the fact that because of this animals broke open some of the bags and left garbage scattered Drug charges A Scugog Township resid- ent is among 17 people from across Durham Region arr- ested last week on narcotics charges. Ronald Saulnier, 24, of RR2, Port Perry, has been charged with eight other persons with trafficking in a restricted drug. In addition, eight persons were charged with traffick- ing in narcotics, following an 11-week undercover operat- ion by the RCMP which cul- minated last Friday with the seizure of about $15,000 worth of marijuana, hashish, LSD, and methamphetam- ines. The investigation leading to the arrests across Dur- ham was carried out by the RCMP in conjunction with drug squads from the Dur- ham Region police and the OPP. a SGA aR A SHU PPT about the ground. This scatt- ered garbage was not picked up when the collection finally did take place. According to mayor Jerry Taylor the operator will pick up scattered garbage if the pick-up has been delayed for some reason, but will not pick up scattered garbage on regular collection days. While recognizing that mechanical break-downs do occur, members of council at the same time expressed the feeling that these have been happening too often recently. Members feel that the operator should provide a back-up truck for garbage collection when the regular trucks are being repaired. This is the first time that the council has voted to invoke the penalty clause in the two-year contract which came into force last Nov- ember. The clause stipulates that for each day garbage is not picked up, the operator will lose 10 per cent of the weekly cost for pick-up in that ward. that ward. In the case of Ward 3 where the yearly charge for garbage pick-up to the Township is $10,000, the pen- (Turn to page 3) 2M Me = A house fire early Sunday morning claimed the lives of a Caesarea man and his sixteen year old daughter. John Harper and his daughter Elaine died when fire completely destroyed the family's single storey frame home on Summit Drive in Caesarea. Mr. Harper's wife Kathleen, and their 17-year old son, Brian managed to escape. Mrs. Harper is in Oshawa General Hospital suffering from cuts and burns, and Brian was treated in Port Perry for smoke inhalation, frost-bite to his feet and minor lacerations. The alarm was turned in to the Caesarea unit of the Scugog Fire department about 6:00 a.m. Sunday, and by the time firefighters arrived -on -the scene, the house was in flames. An investigator from the Ontario Fire Marshall's office in Toronto was on the scene Sunday and Monday, but a spokesman told the Star on Monday that the cause of the fire had not yet been determined. The house was equipped with electric heat and a fire place, and the provincial investigator was to examine what is left of the electrical services on Monday. Caesarea fire chief Len Scott said his men were on the scene in minus 20 degree weather for more than 10 hours on Sunday, and the freezing temperatures hampered efforts to bring the blaze completely under control. The value of the house is estimated at $40,000 and it is: not known how much is covered by insurance. This was the worst fire in the community of Caesarea and the first involving loss of life since the fire department was officially formed more than 20 years ago. CAR FIRE A fire on Highway 7A near Caesarea Sunday evening completely destroyed a compact automobile owned by Jeff York.of Newmarket. Although the exact cause of the blaze is not known, it is thought to have started in the electrical system after the driver turned on the wind- shield washers. York was driving alone at the time of the fire and escaped without injury. Durhamsolves messy firing It appears as if one of the messiest personnel matters since Durham Region came A lot of Heart February is Heart Month, but for 14-year-old Miriam Davis, it is a year round campaign. The Utica youngster who has a heart problem, has organized a group of school friends, and they are working hard to raise money. [See story page 2.] EAS TE A Sh 7 Ah 13 ASR LAAT into being five years ago is finally going to be resolved. But it has cost the Region $58,000 in a cash settlement, and has caused untold em- barassment to Durham and the man at the centre of the controversy: planning commissioner William McAdams. A lawyer acting for Mr. McAdams said last week that the Region's offer of $58,000 in seperation pay was acceptable to his client. This is about $20,000 more than his ammual salary. The issue has been a con- troversial one for the past several weeks after a confid- ential report to the planning and management committ- ee:: written by Durham' chief administrative officer Will- iam Richardson recomm- ended that the position of planning commissioner be done away with. The contents of the report were leaked to the press. last month, and the full Durham council has held a couple of lengthy sessions behind closed doors in an effort to sort the problems out. While agreeing to accept the resignation and pay the separation sum, the council has directed that a letter of apology be sent to Mr. Mc- Adams expressing regret over the way the matter has been handled. Mr. McAdams has been on sick leave and under doctor's orders since the contents of the confidential report were leaked last month. wv TIN oY ARE WR RE » vi - A » SALTY SY an > Ld Ty mt rn " Ng AR Toh Vo ad = = a Sa ae