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' rw" SEL RT) 3 { po Bh) SS at no os ASE ar ST Sige - x <a A o - BAN Nw lg Te LA 3 - PRAEEEE » x yu g ' organ R= PES ao SY SRE NE Na La a AERA --- ava <R a Ce Ea! EY Be 2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., January 30, 1980 Snowarama to start at ort Perry lakefront "I want to be a nurse," was the way that Durham Region's "Tammy", Mary Sutherland answered Whipper Billy Watson's question of what she would like to be when she grows up. "For me to become a nurse would be my way to thank all those nurses that gave their time and attention to help me" the pretty eleven year old Tammy concluded. Tammy and Whipper Watson were guests at a press and snowmobilers conference sponsored by Molson's Breweries last week in Oshawa. Among those present from Scugog Township were members of the Port Perry and Cartwright Dyno's snow- mobile clubs as well as all of the other snowmobile clubs in Durham Region. Last winter's 5th annual Snowarama for Timmy, attracted 4021 riders from across the province to 25 different locations and raised $620,072. This winter the number of rally areas has been increased to 28 with Port Perry's Snowarama to be held on Sunday, February 10th. "This year we are going to reach $1,000,000 and every year it will continue to rise," Whipper told the gathering. "Already I have had one person pledge $10,000 to me, but I want to stress that it is the people that bring in $5, $2 and $1 pledges that will make up the $1,000,000, he said. Whipper said that he is sometimes known as the '"scrounger", because he is not interested in getting involved with clubs or organizations that use up funds on expenses. "I want all of the money raised for the kids," he said. Port Perry has held two Snowaramas to date, the one in 1978 raising $10,500 and in 1979 of $22,000. This winter the clubs involved hope to reach a net of $27,500. Riders wishing to partici- pate in the 1980 ride for Timmy can begin register- ing at 7 a.m. the morning of the ride and must start no later than 11 a.m. from the Latcham Centre. Anyone riding in the Snow- arama must have a mini- mum of $30.00 in pledges and pledge sheets are available from members of participa- ting snowmobile clubs. In Scugog the contact for the Cartwright Dyno's is Harvey Graham (986-4856) or Val Priebe (986-4784) and in Port Perry information can be obtained from Dave Ballin- gal at 985-2834. Science seminar for students, parents With the increased interest in Science Fairs at local schools during the past few years, a Durham Region Science Fair Seminar has been organized for this area. E All students and parents are welcome at this free # seminar which will take place at R.H. Cornish Public School, Port Perry on Saturday, February 2, 1980 commencing at 10:00 a.m. . The seminar will cover the following topics: What is a Science Fair project? How to choose a good project topic. What is the simplest and most effective backdrop? How to '"'sell'" your project through a good display. In addition to the above topics, participants will see slides of top Canadian Science Fair projects and have an opportunity to ask questions of science fair experts. Group seeks candidates for citizen of year The Scugog Ratepayers Association is now seeking nominations from the public for its "'Citizen of the Year" Award. The award in 1980 will be the fourth made by the Rate- payers, and nominations will be accepted up to March 14. Final selection will be made by a committee of the Association executive, and the award Will be made at the Ratepayers annual public meeting on March 27. All residents of Scugog Township are eligible for the award which is given for volunteer work and activity for the betterment and improvement of the com- munity. Any group, organization or individual wishing to make a nomination should forward a brief resume of the nominee to the Scugog Ratepayers Association, Box 396, Port Perry, Ontario. Past winners of the award have been Richard Drew, Dr. Cam McMaster, and Howard Hall. Snowmobilers Help Cripple There are few people who can match Whipper Billy Watson's [centre] dedication towards helping crippled kids. He was guest speaker last Wednesday evening in Oshawa, when members of the press and Durham Region snowmobile clubs met to discuss this years running of Snowarama. The event will take Environmenta Durham Region council agreed last week to ask that environmental hearings into a proposed industrial liquid waste disposal plant in Ajax be delayed from January 30 to March 11. Council agreed to ask for the postponement to allow a citizens group in Ajax time to prepare a legal case for presentation at the environ- mental hearing. Don Shank, a spokesman for Ajax Citizens Together (ACT), told council last week that the organization hired a specialist in environmental law on January 14, and the lawyer would need until at least March 11 to properly research and prepare a case for presentation at the hearing. Durham Region has been working for the past two years on the proposal to con- vert a conventional sewage plant into an industrial waste treatment plant. Durham has received loans from the Ministry of the Environment to carry out the initial study and conversion. The proposed plant is located in Ajax, south of Highway 401, in an area where there is no residential development. Mr. Shank told the council last week that the organiza- tion is not necessarily opposed to the project, but the citizens want to be assured completely that it will be a 'safe and viable operation." He said that ACT wants 3 negative aspects of the pié help protect the enviroi# because liquid wastes have been dumped at a landfill site in Pickering, and a ban on dumping at the Beare Road landfill site had to be extended beyond January 1 because there is no accep- table alternative at this mn one d Kids ti place on Sunday, February 10, commencing from the Latcham Centre in Port Perry. With Whipper are, Dave Ballingal, representing the Port Perry Snow- mobile Club and C.0.R.S.A., and eleven year old Mary Sutherland, this years Durham Region Tammy for the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. hearing delay time. Mr. Beath also said that an industrial treatment plant in Ajax would help generate industry and jobs in Durham ggion, and help stop illegal ping of liquid waste into jam sewage system, : fi damage to sewer pipes, and upsets the operation of treatment plants. Although Durham Region council agreed unanimously with the request to postpone the hearing date, the council narrowly defeated an attempt by Pickering coun- Service To Oshawa cillor Doug Dickerson to get a motion on the floor calling on Durham to grant ACT up to $10,000 to pay for the organization's legal costs. The lost motion called on Durham, the, town of Ajax and the provincial govern- ment to match dollar for dollar up to $10,000 the money raised by ACT for its legal costs. ACT estimates that it could costs as much as $30,000 for legal and other costs associated with presen- ting its case to the Environ- mental Assessment Board. Request GO Train extension Durham Region council last week voted unanimously to ask the provincial govern- ment to study the costs of extending the GO-train service to Oshawa. The motion was introduced by Oshawa councillor Bruce McArthur, who told council that there are already two tracks that could be used with some additional signali- zation. He said that the GO-train service into Oshawa at peak times in the morning and the evening would not dis- rupt existing rail traffic on the two tracks, which are owned by the CNR. The terminus for the GO- train out of Toronto is now Pickering, and commuters from the Whitby, Oshawa and Pickering areas must transfer there and take a bus the rest of the way. Councillor McArthur said an extension of the rail ser- vice is necessary because of the increasing number of Durham residents who work in Toronto. He said the estimated cost of providing a "'third rail" to Oshawa is about $67 million, but a limited extension of the service using existing tracks at peak periods would cost far less than that. The motion got widespread support from members of council, including Scugog Councillor. Reg Rose, who said it would be "a Godsend"' for commuters in the nor- thern part of Durham who now find it extremely incon- venient using the bus and train service to get to Toron- to. 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