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'Vol.113 No. 32 shiy Wednesday, June 20, 1979 wT AL AY SoS xad YP VY res x ¥ [ "t 36 Pages Labour Dept. lawyers to + probe local man's death An official with the Minis- try of Labour says that government lawers are now examining a report of an industrial accident in Oshawa June 4, which claimed the life of a young Port Perry man. The official said Monday morning that investigators with the Industrial Health and Safety branch had completed their report and turned it over to the legal department to determine if ther are possible violations of the Industrial Safety Act. The accident victim, Joseph Patterson, 19, of Port Perry died Saturday evening in Scarborough General Hospital from injuries suffered June 4 when he was accidentally buried beneath several tons of shale and gravel as he cleaned a hopper bin at Bennett Paving and Materials Ltd., Oshawa. Funeral services were held Monday in Port Perry. A report published in an Oshawa newspaper last week quotes "a source" as saying that proper safety procedures were not carried - out when the victim began cleaning the bin. : Bridge tender awarded Abid of $168,000 from R.E. Brohm Construction Ltd. of Norland, Ontario, has been accepted by Scugog council for the reconstruction of two Township bridges this summer. The bid was the lowest of six submitted to the Town- ship, and was accepted by council at a meeting June 4. Construction on the two bridges, one in Ward 1 on Simce Street north, and the other in Ward 4 east of North Nestleton is expected to get underway next month, and the new spans should be Ratepayers expect packed publi Widespread interest over proposals for a library ex- pansion and other municipal matters has forced the Scu- gog Ratepayers Association to find larger premises for a public meeting to be held this Thursday night, June 21. The Ratepayers Associa- tion had originally planned to hold the meeting at the Municipal Office but last Friday announced that this would be changed to the auditorium at Port Perry High School to handle the large number of interested citizens who are expected to show up for the meeting. completed by the end of the summer. The present bridges in those two locations have both been declared deficient by the provincial transportation ministry. The total cost of the project, including removal of the existing bridges and preparation of the ap- proaches is $180,000. Of this amount, the provincial government will pay $144,000 in direct subsidy, and the remaining $36,000 will be picked up by the Township. Ratepayer president Liz Perry told the Star that all members of the Scugog Township council have been notified of the meeting, and it is expected that the seven members of council will be in attendance. Representatives of the Scugog Library Board will also be present, including chairman Chuck Preston who will make a statement regarding the Board's posi- tion on the proposals to expand the present facilities. Nelson Patterson of the Board's finance committee and Dr. Jack Cottrell, chair- Injured on cycle A young Port Perry man was taken to Oshawa Gener- al Hospital with a fractured leg after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a car Sufiday near Seagrave. A spokesman for Durham Regional Police said that Mike Kennedy,19, struck a car that was attempting to make a left turn. The accident is still under investigation by police, but driver of the car, Francis Benoit, of Scarborough, has been charged with making an improper left turn. Damage to the car and motorcycle is estimated by police at $2000. After a front end loader dropped the mixture of shale and gravel on him, he was without air for about 15 minutes until rescued by fire-fighters. He was trans- ferred to the intensive care unit of Scarborough General Hospital, but apparently never regained conscious- ness. The Ministry of Labour official would not reveal what is contained in the report by provincial investi- gators, but he did say that it is routine for government lawyers to examine reports of all industrial mishaps of this nature. He added that it will be about a week before the department decides whether to proceed with legal action for possible violations of provincial statutes: (Turn to page 2) ALL ye ¥ 1.52 Yay 24 a i PEp------ Lor Fadi s - Book bargains galore MAN ow POD) I PLAY) BOON IN > FAN XX ox vo! NRL IER wy. IPE AMINA Wi ROCA UL ME, PIIAR iS I a i I I. Lieu ih June may not be the month when people are spending a lot of time indoors reading, but there was lots of interest and bargains last Saturday afternoon as the Scugog Public Library held a "lawn sale". Books for young and old went at cut rate prices, and about 300 were sold. No doubt some will be put away for reading next winter. These five ladies handled the sale. From left, Marjorie McCombe, Thelma Kirby, Judy MacColl, Pat Peek and Sally McKay. Council turns down pay raise By a vote of 16 to 10 (with four absent) Durham Region council June 13 turned down a recommended 6.7 per cent pay increase which would have brought their annual salaries to $13,850 on Janu- ary 1, 1980. Scugog Mayor Jerry Tay- lor was one of the 16 who man of the Library building committee are also expected to attend the Thursday night meeting. The meeting promises to be a lively one, as the issue of whether a new library should be built or an addition added to the present War Memorial building on Queen Street, has generated considerable public interest in the Town- ship over the past several weeks. However, the plans for an expansion of the library fac- ilities will not be the only topic under discussion this Thursday night. There has been a suggest- ion that if a new library building is constructed on a two-acre waterfront proper- ty recently purchased by the Township, it could be de- signed in such a way as to allow construction of a new municipal office either at the same time or at some future date. At this time, however, no decision has been made by the Township council to pro- voted against the pay in- crease, and he told the Star later that he feels regional councillor salaries are suf- ficient at this time. "I don't feel the council should have another raise at this time," said Mayor Taylor. Reg Rose, Scugog's re- ceed with either a new lib- rary building and or an adjoining municipal office. Last year, the Library Board received design draw- ings for an addition to the existing War Memorial Building on Queen Street. However, there was some concern expressed at the time about the lack of ade- quate parking spaces at that site as required by municipal by-law. Also the side and rear-yard set-backs would require by-law amendments. " When the Township pur- chased the waterfront pro- perty this spring, council offered it as a possible site for a new library building, and the Library Board ac- cepted this in principal. Recently, there has been public opposition expressed through letters-to-the-editor centered around the fact that the present Library was built as a Memorial to World War 1 dead, and: thus should remain as a Memorial. Other letter-writers have questioned the amount of gional councillor, was not in the council chambers when the vote was taken, but said later that he too likely would have voted against it. Coun- cillor Rose had to leave the meeting June 13 for a funeral in Port Perry. The recommendation was made by the Regional coun- C money that would have to be spent, and also whether there is a need for a new municipal building. Others have suggested that the two- acre waterfront property should remain as municipal park-land and not have any building on it. Some of the strongest opp- osition to moving the present library is expected to come from the Port Perry Senior Citizens Club which voted last week to mount a peti- tion. Club president Roy Grier- son says the petition has been posted in stores around the Township and senior citi- zens are out this week can- vassing door to. door for signatures. The petition says that any expansion to the Library should take place on the present site, and the recently purchased lake-front proper- ty should be reserved as park-land. The petition notes that the present library location is more convenient for senior citizens and school cil management committee and if passed by the full council, the 6.7 per cent increase would have come into effect on January 1, 1980. At present, Regional coun- cillors receive $12,980 annu- ally from the Region in (Turn to page 2) children, and also that many senior citizens in Scugog made cash donations to the library building as a Memor- ial. Mr. Grierson says the peti- tion will be read at the meeting this Thursday night, and then officially presented to the Scugog council at the council meeting slated for May 25. The present Library Board seems to be caught in the middle of it all. Its position is that the library facilities are not adequate to serve the needs of the Township, and a population that is increasing every year. Provincial gov- ernment guidelines concern- ing public libraries suggest that there be a minimum of 500 square feet of library space for every 1000 people in a community, and Scu- gog's population is now more than 12,000. Last year, when the Board was making its plan for an expansion, Wintario agreed (Turn to page 2) i an A me TT Rg SRE - a