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rsh | REE TRE R ER ARIS ER DAA J ART ted bd ELE ME AEA In OME EOF EIN PLACSON Se eh Sed lial abut wba uch "8 AL Afton 2d [SN Ne YESS a Yor ART WEIR MF, AP FRC WROTE, Weds ~ Council upset over loss of school trustee Durham Board. Members of council went along with a motion from area councillor Jerry Jack- The loss of one of Scugog Township's two trustees on the Durham Board of Edu- cation has upset members of Township council. 'With 50 cents out of every property tax dollar going for education purposes, we need more than just one rep on the school board," said Ward one councillor Don Crosier at Monday afternoon's meeting of council. Members of council learn- ed last week that because Vol. 114 No. "i Scugog Township's equaliz- ed property assessment has fallen marginally behind that in Uxbridge, Scugog will lose one trustee and Ux- bridge will gain one when the municipal elections are held this November. Ward 4 councillor John Wolters questioned the wis- dom of basing school board representation strictly on assessment values, and he suggested that councll ask the Board of Education for J ednesday, fgpan 27, 1350 student population figures comparing Scugog and Uxbridge Townships. The Education Act calls for a review of school board representation every munic- ipal election year, according to the value of property in a municipality. Figures released this month show that Scugog's per cent of property value is 0.32 less than Uxbridge Township, which up until now had one rep on the Lack of funds Kills ~ Scugog Island park Back in the early 1970's the provincial government be- gan assembling land at the far northern end of Scugog Island. The government eventual- ly acquired some 400 acres, and the intention was to turn it into a provincial park and campground. It's a rather attractive location with high flat land giving way to gentle slopes that make their way down to Large auction crowd The familiar face of Reg Johnson can be seen here as he auctions one of the three settee sets at the Carnegie home last Thursday. This particular set went for $2,500, but another identical set reached $3,500. before the bidding stopped. See story, photos on Page 6. the shores of Lake Scugog. The view of the lake in both directions and the far shore is panoramic. On summer evenings, the sunsets are spectacular. The waters of Lake Scugog offer superb boating recreation and some of the best sport fishing in this part of the province. And the location is within an easy drive of the heavily populated areas of Metro- politan Toronto and the southern section of Durham Region. However, the site has not been developed as a provin- cial park. Infact, about half of the 400 acres is presently being leased on a yearly basis to farmers living in the area for grain and corn crops. Just what is the status of the proposed provincial park on Scugog Island? Bob Allen, parks supervi- sor for the Lindsay District of the Ministry of Natural Resources says the main reason the park has not been developed is a lack of provin- cial funds. 'There has been no money allocated for the Scugog Island Park or any other new parks in the province," he said" in an interview last week. Mr. Allen went on to say that this year, there has been some work done on the site such as up-grading the access road and parking lot near the boat-launching ramp, and the construction of two new wash-rooms. He said that although the site has been designated as a park some time between now and the year 2000, he sugg- ested that it will likely be (Turn to page 3) 32 Pages man which called for a change in the provincial legislation so that any municipality would have a minimum of two trustees sitting on a Board of Edu- cation. Nothing to it, guys The milking contest held at the Blackstock Fair last Saturday had a novel twist this year. The four contestants, expecting to see some choice Holsteins ready for the milking were surprised when a trailer with four goats arrived. After a slow start the old master, Harvey Graham won the contest taking the crown from last More Blackstock Fair photos on pages 8, 18 and 20. years winner Gord Paisley. Scugog council accepts bid for new garbage contract Scugog Township council has accepted the low tender of $148,000 from Edgar Brown of Scugog Island for a two-year contract for garb- age collection in Wards two, three and four. Mr. Brown's tender was $13,000 lower than the bid from present Township garbage collector Bill Holl- and, whose contract expires at the end of September. The two other tenders sub- mitted to council were from I.B. Pedersen Ltd. of Ux- bridge at $189,000; and T. Puckrin Ltd. of Whitby at $308,000. Garbage collection days in the three wards will remain the same as present with the exception of one change in the commercial section of Port Perry. Council agreed that pick- up in the commercial district will be changed from Monday to Tuesday so that there will be three business days between pick-ups. The regular Friday pick-up in the commercial - area will remain the same. Letters to the merchants in the Port Perry commercial area explaining the change in the Monday pick-up will be mailed out in the near future. Mr. Holland was present in the council chambers Mon- day afternoon when the contract was awarded to Mr. (Turn to page 3) Man drowns near top of Scugog Island Lake Scugog took another life over the week-end, this one belonging to Mark William Guy of R.R.3 Little Britain. Guy, in his mid-40's, fell overboard at the north end of the lake, near the tip of Scugog Island. A Durham Region Police spokesman said he may have died of a heart attack but that would be determined by an autop- sy. Guy was travelling back from Lindsay and was head- ing for Pleasant Point. He was with two friends but was sitting alone in the back seat. According to the spokesman, another boat came by and caused a wake in the lake strong enough to knock Guy (Turn to page 2) .i « rN al TRON AAT