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LIEN TNE SRAOTIY RAG AP SF ov LAE Three year old Kristi.Channing of Scugog Point managed a shy smile for the Star photographer as she was one of hundreds of youngsters who lined up for a visit with old Saint Nick, Saturday afternoon at the Latcham Centre. [See pages 22-23 for Santa Claus Parade photos] Delay Ridgeland decision for environmental study Durham Region council will not make a decision on a major golf course and housing development pro- posed for Scugog Township until further study on the environmental impact has been completed. " Durham council agreed last week with a request from the developer Ridge- land Holdings not to make a decision on the project which proposes a nine hole golf course and 76 expensive estate residential homes on Three arrests on narcotic charges A three week investigation by the RCMP and Durham: Region Police combined .drug squad has led to the arrest of three Port Perry residents on a series of narcotic related charges. A spokesman for the RC MP in Oshawa said seven officers were involved in the searches and arrests which led to the arrests on Friday evening and a quantity of drugs being seized. Paul Kevin Dykstra, 22; of 656 Scugog St. Port Perry has been charged with two counts of trafficking in marijuana; one count of trafficking in canabis resin (hash oil); one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking in marijuana; (Turnto page 7) 234 acres of land on the north' side of the Chalk Lake road wes! of the Ashburn Road in the southwest corner of Scugog Township. : Although the project has been unanimously endorsed on two occasions by Scugog Township council, there is strong opposition to it from property owners in the Chalk Lake area; Durham's planning staff, and the Central Lake Ontario Con- servation Authority. At the meeting of Regional council last week, two coun- cillors said they are not in favour of the development and will. vote against the Official Plan amendment when it eventually comes "before the council. Whitby councillor Jerry Emm, who told the meeting (Turntopage7) Region approves 13% hike in garbage dumping fee Durham Region council approved a 13 per cent hike in the garbage dumping fee amid predictions by many . Regional councillors last week that Durham could be facing a crisis in its opera- tion of landfill sites. The new dumping fee at Regional landfill sites will be $11 per tonne effective Jan- uary 1, 1982, up from the - current rate of $9.75. But during a long debate in council last week, it became clear there are' serious problems facing Durham's operation of landfill sites. As the dumping fees (user rales) contihue to go up, there are predictions that more and more industries may turn to private dumps to get rid of their garbage, resulting na further loss of revenue fi vfihe Region. For exaihiple, council was told last week that General Motors no longer uses " Regional landfill sites to get rid of its 25,000 tonnes of garbage each year, and because of this, Durham has lost about $300,000 in reven- ues from GM alone. The company negotiated a' contract with a private land- fill site in Newcastle at arate of $6.85 per tonne. Durham currently owns and operates or has con- tracts with six landfill sites in the Region and has two transfer stations, one in- Oshawa, and the other in Cartwright Township just east of Blackstock. Even with the increase in 1982 to $11 per tonne, the revenues will still be an estimated $102,000 short of operating expenses, and the (Turnto page 2) Vol. 116 No.1 36 Pages Wednesday, December 2, 1981 fl Police lay 2 charges of attempted murder Durham Region Police have laid two charges of attempt- ed murder in connection with a stabbing incident early Sunday morning at a residence on Union Avenue in Port Perry. Michael James McKegney 37, of no fixed address, was arrested later in the day in Scarborough by Durham and Metro Toronto police officers He is also facing charges of choking, auto theft and IR] * # 1 ie Hl + + 3 possession of a dangerous weapon. He is being held in police custody pending the outcome of a bail hearing which was slated for December 1 in Oshawa. A spokesman for Durham Police said officers of 26 Division answered a call at 179 Union Avenue at 6:30 Sunday morning and found two persons suffering 'from apparent stab wounds. Robert Leslie Ogilvie, 25, of Scarlett Road, Toronto, HHH ny i - was treated at Port Perry Hospital for cuts to the arm and chest, and later released Reva Bathie, 28, of 179 Union Ave., Port Perry, was treated at Oshawa General for cuts to the hand. A police spokesman said the accused apparently was a former acquaintance of Ms. Bathie, and that he may have been hiding in the Union Avenue house prior to the incident. Susan Bradley and her four year old son Chris of Port Perry stand in front of a delicious looking Christmas ginger bread house made by Mrs. Bradley. The house will be on display in two Queen Street shops from now until December 19 and tickets will be on sale for a draw that day. Proceeds will go to the Reye's Syndrome Foundation to combat the potentially fatal disease which strikes young children. Two years ago, Chris had a brush with the disease, and his Mom has been active with the Reye's Foundation since then. : a ---- Se ra Na a Ra --~ Nd SC er a ma I Ft ais er --- Re a ge DC > ed