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SORT 2-- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., February 18, 1981 Apartment, store damaged by flooding Audrey Downey, owner of the Downey Nest Ceramic and Craft Shop in the plaza on Highway 7A in Port Perry surveys some of the damage the water caused to pieces of ceramics which were turned into a muddy mess. Reg Rose at the end of political trail The failure last week by Reg Rose to win the Durham -York Conservative nominat- ion will likely put an end to the former Regional council lor's career in active politics. Visibly disappointed when he lost to Ross Stevenson on the first ballot at Uxbridge High School, Mr. Rose said after the meeting he will probably be moving away from the Scugog area in the not-too-distant future to take an Anglican parish in a larger community. "Politically, there is just nowhere else for me to go," he said in an interview after the nomination meeting adding that for personal reasons he will likely be GRADUATE Debra Lynn McLaughlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy McLaughlin, R.R.1 Nestleton, received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Guelph on February 6, 1981. Deb is a graduate of Cart- wright Public and High Schools. She is presently employed -.--.in-. Special Education in St. Paul's School in Whitby. leaving the parishes in Port Perry and Blackstock where he has served as Anglican minister for the past 15 years. The marriage of church and politics was 'always a delicate one for Mr. Rose during the seven years he served as a councillor with the former Port Perry Village and as Scugog's rep on Durham Region council after amalgamation in 1973. Last year, he was told by his Anglican arch-bishop that he would have to make a choice between the pulpit and local politics, and he decided to seek the Tory nomination with the retire- ment of Bill Newman. In his last election at the municipal level in 1978 there were no challengers for his seat on the Durham Regional council. During his tenure as Regional councillor, he was chairman _of the social services committee and the planning committee and is actively involved in a provincial task force on the children's - welfare and services. In his speech to the delegates at the nominating meeting, he left little doubt that he felt he had "paid his dues" both as a local politi- cian-and as a Conservative Party stalwart at the provin- cial and federal level. He admitted in an inter- view that when he began campaigning seriously last summer for the nomination bid. he encountered opposit- ion in the northern part of the riding which has the major- ity of delegates. "The people of that part of the riding had the attitude it was time for a candidate from there and I was not able to make any serious in- roads", he stated. Mr. Rose said the fact that he and Yvonne Christie are from Scugog hurt both their chances at getting the nomination. Not only. did this split the delegates from the Scugog area, but he said it divided the resources, time and energy of the people who were working for them. As the nomination meeting drew closer last week, it became more and more obvious that Ross Stevenson was the front runner. Both Mrs. Christie and Mr. Rose were hoping they would survive the first ballot and then pick up the other's delegate support to take a head to head run against Stevenson on the second ballot. But it was not in the stars for the two candidates from Scugog last week. Mrs. Christie was also visibly-upset at her failure to win the nomination. However, she almost cert- ainly will not be bowing out: of active politics, and may take a shot at one of the two senior positions on the Scugog Township council when municipal elections roll. around in two years. Last Wednesday night was certainly not the happiest occasion in the lives of Reg Rose or Yvonne Christie. And to top it off when Mr. Rose left the Uxbridge school for the trip back to Scugog, his car wouldn't start, and he had to leave it on the side of the road for the night, and find a ride for himself, his - wife and his daughter. HELPFUL HINT For the best results when hand washing sweaters, rinse wool garments in luke- warm water and a few table- spoons of glycerine. This will keep them soft and will also help prevent itching when they are worn. INSTANT PASSPORT PHOTOS Ready while you wait. PORT PERRY STAR 985-7383 235 Queen Street | An apartment and store in the plaza on Highway 7A in Port Perry sustained damage during last week's ice and rain storm when considerable amounts of water came through the roof. Audry Downey, owner of the Downey Nest Ceramics and Gift Shop estimates that damage will be in the $1500 range when the water turned numerous items to liquid clay. She spent a couple of Scugog Township council Monday night approved a resolution which will allow trucks to make deliveries to the Port Perry IGA store using an entrance off Mary Street. The council decision stipu- lates, however, that the entrance must be designed so that trucks will be able to drive in and drive out, and not have to back in off Mary Street. . Despite this, the council action was greeted with dismay by a group of Mary Street residents who have been adamently opposed to any delivery truck entrance off their street since the proposal first came to light well over a year ago. Brian Callery, who lives on Mary Street and has acted as a spokesman for the resi- dents, left the council chambers immediately after the vote, but said later he "was extremely bitter and angry at the decision." "What this will do is wreck a decent neighbourhood," he stated. He said the Mary Street residents were not treated fairly because they were under the impression the Monday night meeting had been called only to sort out flooding and engineering "Sar 235 Queen St. - Port Perry - days mopping up the mess and was forced to cancel her regular ceramics classes held in the workshop in the rear of the store. The apaitment above the store occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Vic Ives also sustained considerable damage with water literally flowing out . of two areas in the ceiling. Mrs. Ives said the water started flowing in the middle of the night and was still problems associated with a proposed expansion on the west side of the store. "We were not prepared to deal with the entrance prob- lem at that meeting," he stated. Most of the meeting, which went on for over two hours did deal with the flood poten- tial that could be created if the IGA puts a proposed 4200 square foot addition on the west side of the store. However, engineers for both the IGA and the Town: ship felt they would have to have three or four more weeks before coming up with specific recommendations to minimize the flood potential and any impact on homes up- stream from the area of the expansion. The decision to approve the entranceway off Mary Street came after store owner Alex Ramey of Toron- to asked council for a deci- sion one way or the other on the entrance before any more money is spent trying to sort out the flood potential problems. Councillor Neil Hunter introduced the motion to approve the entrance off Mary Street provided trucks do not have to back in, and jt got support from all mem- pouring out by the middle of the next afternoon. She had given up trying to mop the kitchen floor which had about an inch of water on it. By the end of last week, Ms. Downey and the Ives still were not certain if the owner of the plaza, Mancini Holdings of Toronto, would be paying for the damages, but both said they were planning to add up the totals and submit a bill. Truck entrance angers Mary St. residents bers of council except Robert Espey. He argued that the pro- posed truck entrance should come off John Street to the east of the store, not Mary Street which is directly behind the store. However, earlier in the meeting store manager Jim Grieve said the John Street proposal was not acceptable to him because it would mean a loss of nine parking spaces. Councillor Espey disputed. that, saying _ it would only mean a loss of four parking spots. The Mary Street residents have been fighting the entrance proposal for well over a year, and argued their case in front of the Ontario Municipal Board last May. Mr. Callery said he is now going to approach the OMB again because in his opinion, terms spelled out in the OMB decision have not been met with in regards to a truck entrance off Mary Street. In order to allow trucks to drive in and drive out from Mary Street, the IGA will have to demolish or move a house it owns on Mary Street directly behind the store. Mr. Grieve estimated the value of that house. at $65,000 and said the company is willing to do that. Stationery & Office Suprly 985-7383 See Us Today For All Your REQUIREMENTS REPAIR SERVICE T0 ALL MAKES & MODELS OF OFFICE MACHINERY. Ace rrr pres