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R- txt rr Q BETS 3 rk? oats' of Region" says Mayor The Mayor of Uxbridge has suggested that the Townships of Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge get out of Durham Region and form their own single-tier nor- thern region or district. That surprise statement from Mayor Gary Herrema came last week in Whitby as the Durham Region council's review committee held its last public meeting. "The way we are going now, Durham cannot con- tinue to operate," said Mayor Herrema, who told reporters later that he was speaking personally and his statements did not neces- sarily reflect the wishes of his local council in Uxbridge Township. "We should at least be looking at the financial viabi- lity of such a move," he told the committee, as this would involve the three northern Townships taking over debenture debts for Regional services such as roads and sewer and water projects. Mayor Herrema suggested that. each Township would send four reps to the Nor- thern district or region, and outside the Chambers he said that some kind of cen- tralized administrative centre might be built in the area of Highways 12 and 7 to serve the three municipalit- ies. The statement came as a bit of a surprise as Mayor Herrema has in the past been a defender of Durham Region, or at least taken the attitude that the eight muni- cipalities are stuck with Durham and should be making the best of it. "But let's face it,"' he said. "The south has been subsi- dizing the north for hard services (sewer and water) and the north has been subsidizing the south for social services." His suggestion got support from committee chairman Jim Potticary, who as mayor of Oshawa has said that the taxpayers of that city have been paying more than their share of Regional expenses and not getting the full bene- "fits in return. The idea of splitting the Region along a north-south basis was suggested several times as the Durham council review committee held public meetings in each municipality, and the idea was put forward at the meeting held in Scugog last month. Certainly, there is a feel- ing among people living in rural areas of alienation (Turn to page 3) Council delays arena demolition Scugog Township council has decided to put off calling tenders for the demolition of _ the old arena building on Water Street until budget discussions early in the New Year. Council made this decision Monday, afternoon on the basis that there is no provi- sion in the 1979 budget for the demolition of the condemned building. Council had hoped to have the building removed early in the New Year to allow New dog tag rates Like most everything else these days, the cost of owning a pet dog is going up, in Scugog Township, any- way. Council approved a new rate structure for the tags that go around the neck of man's best friend. For a spayed or neutered dog, the cost of a tag issued by the Township will be $10. The cost for a dog that has not been spayed or neutered will be $15 for the first dog in any dwelling unit, $20 for the second, and $25 for each additional dog. However, Township resi- dents can get a bit of a break if they pay their dog tag fees before April 1, and the savings will be $5 for each tag. possible use of the concrete pad as an open air natural ice skating rink, but the decision not to call tenders at this time likely puts an end to that proposal for this season, anyway. A tender document drawn up by the Roads department and submitted to council on Monday for approval, called for the demolition of the building to be completed by January 18, and councillors Don Crosier and John Wolters both suggested that this short time span might preclude smaller companies from bidding for the job. Roads superintendent Ron MacDonald told council, however, that once the tender is granted for the demolition, the work should be completed as quickly as possible because of the safe- ty factor. Two weeks ago, a repre- sentative of the newly formed Jaycees organization in Scugog told members of council that the club wants to build and maintain an open air rink somewhere near the downtown area of Port Perry, and the concrete pad of the old arena was sugges- ted as a possible location. "However, because the old arena will not be torn/down in the near future, it looks like the Jaycees will have to go along with a suggestion from the property and parks committee .to construct the open air rink on Township property near Birdseye Park. oH fa 1 Fev 1] vr ees 0 SL < A RAR) A NY Y , : soni ictishisinhchniidata ta slid atin ine arp oateinant idan dfs mod sos Vol.114 No.4 Wednesday, December 12, 1979 36 Pages Two young men die in crash of single engine airplane Dental records had to be used to identify the bodies of two young men who lost their lives in the crash of a light plane Friday night three miles west of Claremont. The two deceased have been identified as Daniel George Mulholland, 18, of Toronto, and Robert Marshall, also 18 of Mount Albert. Mulholland was apparently at the controls of the single engine Cessna A150 plane when it crashed into trees sometime after it was reported missing from Markham Airport at 8:30 Friday evening. When the plane failed to return to the airport that night, a search was launched by the air-sea rescue unit at CFB Trenton, but the wreck- age was not spotted until late POO 0 0090000000000 00000000DOODDDODLLLLLLLLLLLOLLDLLL LLL LEDS VOVVVVTVIVITITIIITIIIVIIIvIGovovodddadddddddddddoeeiddoeeee FVVVVVVVIVVVVN 0G 900999 IDDDDDDDDDLDLLLLLDLDLLLDHIHDHDHLHDDIDID HD HHD. TV VEVVVVVIVIVVIIIIIVIvvII rood odroIIoovovevevoveovevovevvoveovoveevedvee Saturday afternoon. An autopsy performed on the victims Sunday indicated they died from injuries suffered in the crash, but coroner Dr. Dennis Gabrielle is quoted as saying the pilot may have suffered a heart attack. The coroner will decide whether to hold an inquest after officials with the federal air accident investi- gation unit complete their Council On Record report on the mishap. York regional police apparently got a report from Markham airport Friday evening that the plane had been stolen. The plane, valued at $13,000, was owned by a Toronto company. No municipal building constructed on lakefront Scugog Township council has gone on record to say that there will be no munici- "pal building constructed on the waterfront property recently re-zoned to allow a new library. The resolution passed at the council meeting Monday afternoon states that the re- zoning allows only a library building on part of the property, and the remainder has been re-zoned to "open space' parkland. The motion was introduced by councillors Richard Drew and John Williams and those AAA aa aaa aaa aaa saa asa VT VV VV VEU VVVYVYYVVVVVUIUUVPP POPP rrr rrr rrr rrr POPOL ILIGIGG0G000009000900000000000000000000000000000000000005050500000 0000000000000 00 0000000000000. Finding The Perfect Tree It's that time of year when most people are making plans for the holiday season, including the all-important Christmas tree. Many families are enjoying the experience of selecting and cutting their own tree, and there are private tree farms within easy driving distance of Port Perry. The Powell family of Whitby braved the snow and cold on Sunday afternoon, and found just the tree they were looking for. [Story, more pictures on page members of council who supported the motion felt it was necessary because of what they called a misunder- standing among some people in the Township over what the zoning by-law permits (Turn to page 3) DDD DO DDD DODD DDDDDLLD. AAA ALAA ALL alll las oy > >. a m2 TI pe RATT - ay Ve) A o EPL sil