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SE PR A as Ci A A a Gi 7 > Va Ta Nee Ye y % oo 2 ', SAC «fa Rs A AR PME rn etd SE > - Rae 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, July 15, 198) Welfare investigator hired by Region for full-time work The investigator hired last year by Durham Region to ferret out welfare frauds has become a permanent Regional employee. Durham council voted last week to make the Eligibility Review Officer's position a permanent one in the Social Services department, and in "fact, Regional council is investigating the possibility of hiring a second person to do the same kind of work. Grant Bircham was hired last summer for a one year trial period to look into cases of suspected welfare fraud and rip-offs in communities all over Durham, including Scugog Township. A report to council last week says that Mr. Bircham's efforts over the past year have resulted in a net saving to Durham of $139,000 in welfare payments. His salary, benefits and car allowance for. the year amounted to $22,498. . The trial period ran out June 30, but in light of the money the Region has saved because of the investiga- tions, Durham's chief of Social Services Doug Johns recommended to council "It 'would seem fiscally unwise to terminate the position," [MINI CINEMA som snes } MINI CINEMA 985.8535 OPEN EVERY THURSDAY In July & August Thursday: 8P.M. 2 SHOWS ONLY- JULY16&17 Friday: 7P. M. From Ralph Bakshi, the creator of "Frit: the Cat," "Heavy Traffic" and "The Lord of the Rings," (40) § 8 [SI JAP he State of the Artin Living Animation. pa % JULY17-18-19 Friday: 9P.M. Saturday & Sunday: 8P.M. N.Y. TIMES: "Exhilaratingly bizarre! Obsessive, exciting, scary, wildly energetic.'"' --Janet Maslin, New York Times k _ One of the year's 10 best. _ --Time Council agreed. During the meeting last week, Mr. Johns told council that only about two per cent of the cases investigated by Mr. Bircham turned up welfare frauds, and the .amount of fraud in relation to all the welfare cases in the Region is just a very small percentage. Oshawa councillor Ed Kolodzie proposed a motion calling on the Social Services department to look into the possibility of hiring another review officer. A report on this will be submitted to council this fall. "Mr. Johns cautioned, however, that hiring another review officer to investigate welfare fraud would not automatically lead to double the savings for the Region. Policeon look-out Durham Police are investi- gating an incident in Port Perry last week where a man may have tried to lure a young boy into a car with the promise of money. The car is described as a convertible, either yellow or cream-coloured, and the driver is reported to be black. There were reports from residents of the area that a car matching this descrip- tion was seen near the Legion Park and Playground on Bay Street. A spokesman for the police said the department is inves- tigating the allegations through a check of a licence plate number. Boat burns A 20-foot pleasure boat valued at $14,000 caught fire and burned on Lake Scugog Sunday . afternoon near Scugog Point. Durham Police report the boat was being operated by Craig Harvey of Scar- borough, son-in-law of the owner Bert Jones of Nestle- ton. With two passengers, they were towing a water skier when smoke began billowing out of the engine compart- ment. The three jumped over- board and swam safely to shore about 200 yards away, but the boat was completely destroyed, according to Durham Police. The boat was an inboard- outboard model, and it is suspected that the fire start- ed around the clutch area. Bids for the new library will be opened and reviewed this week Tenders for bids on construction of the New Scugog War Memorial Library building closed July 14. Library Building commit- tee chairman Dr. Jack Cottrell said Monday the committee will open the tenders and after examining them for about a week will make a recommendation' to the full Scugog Library Board. Dr. Cottrell said that based on the number of tender forms and specifications: taken out by contractors, he expects the committee will receive about ten bids for the project. The single storey building will be constructed on a site on Water Street in 'Port Perry once occupied by the Lake Scugog Lumber Company. When plans for the new building was first unveiled almost two years ago, the estimated cost was about $315,000. The Library Board and Building Committee now recognize that the delay will increase construction costs, and in an effort to keep 'HELPFUL HINTS Instead of always giving your dog a regular bath, rub baking soda into his coat and then brush. It will deodorize as well as clean. re rent HK ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP OSHAWA ROAD (1 Mile South of Raglan) UNDENOMINATIONAL | CHARISMATIC SERVICES SUNDAY: 11A.M.&6P.M. WEDNESDAY: 8P.M. | ASSORTED - YARNS - - expenses down, some of the work such as landscaping and painting will- be done under separate contract. Scugog Township has committed $100,000 towards . construction costs; Wintario : will contribute a similar » amount with the rest coming from a public fund raising campaign which has reached the $100,000 mark. 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