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RAE NRE AE, 0) Postal rate hikes come into effect Just in case you haven't heard, it now costs more to mail a letter in Canada; quite a bit more. As of January 1, the price for first class letter mail went up from 17 cents to 30 cents. And there are. in- creased rates for just about every classification of mail service in Canada, including the elimination of the old greeting card rate. Although the rate in- - creases were announced back in the fall, they did not actually become law until December 15 when the federal parliament put its stamp of approval on them. Port Perry post-master Bruce Hall told the Star December 31 that the public seems to be well informed of the rate increases and what they mean. Port Perry LOB 1N Keeping a tight-fisted rein on the purse strings will be the number one priority. for Scugog council in 1982, says Mayor Jerry Taylor. ~ In a year-end interview with the Star, the Mayor said the present council has been 'extremely cautious' with spending and has worked hard to ensure that all municipal departments stay within budget in 1981. And, he said it looks as if this goal has been reached _ with the possibility of a slight Hie BE MAYOR JERRY TAYLOR surplus in funds. Just how 'this trend will reflect in the 1982 property taxes remains to be seen, however, as Scugog council has direct control over only about 28 per cent of the taxes collected in the Township. The school boards will take a little more than half of the tax dollars and Durham Region will take about 22 per cent. Mayor Taylor said the Township has no capital spending projects planned for 1982, but over the next two to four years, Scugog almost certainly will have to come up with the money for ~ a salt storage dome and a new Works Department garage. i The estimated cost of the salt dome is $100,000, and is necessaty for environmental reasons. The Township now stores its winter road salt outside in piles near Scugog Arena on Regional Road 8. And the need for a new Works garage has been - known for several years. The cost for this facility could be in the $250-300,000 range: According to the Mayor, the present garage at Man- resolved He said the counter-staff at the post office are receiving 'a few negative comments' from individuals. "But that's to be expected, I suppose," he said. When the new proposed rates were announced, the federal postal service indicated they were necessary as one way to attempt to reduce the deficit for operating Canada's post offices. New stamps went on sale December 28, but they have no price on them. Mr. Hull said these stamps are an interim measure, and the reason they do not have a price on them is that at the time they were printed the government did not exactly know what the cost of a first class letter would be. The stamps will cost 30 cents each. These stamps will event- ually be replaced with those having a price on them. There is no period of grace for anyone using just a 17 cent stamp after January 1. Any piece of mail without the sufficient postage at the new rates will be hit with a postage due charge. Even though the volume of - mail handled by the Port Perry Post Office has increased steadily over the past few years, Mr. Hull said that this Christmas for the first time ever, the volume of Christmas mail dropped by about 15 per cent. Nevertheless, the local post office is a busy place. In an average week, the four full time, three part time and one casual employee will handle some 76,000 pieces of mail coming in and going out. And at Christmas time, this figure will jump by about 60 per cent. This means that over the (Turnto page 3) chester is no longer suitable and council wants the garage on Water Street closed down. There were plans two years ago to build a new garage, but they were shelved for lack of funds. Mayor Taylor believes that one and possibly both of these projects will have to be completed in the next four years, and he feels that when the time comes, the Town- ship should pay for them without having to issue debentures. COUNCIL. Looking back on 1981, the Mayor said the performance of Scugog council has "basically been pretty successful." "We have lots of varied opinions and views, and that is a healthy situation," he said. And he agreed with the assessment that once the volatile library issue was last January, councillors have not allowed" their differences to carry over into other Township business. Infact, since January last, - it has been a fairly routine year for council, with the Vol. 116 No.6 Wednesday, January 6, 1982 32 Pages ort beach water is 'questionable' The Durham Region Health Unit says in a report that the quality of water at the Port Perry beach is "questionable," and further tests should be done before the swimming season starts next summer. The report shows that ten water samples taken from May 26 to September 24 at the Palmer Park beach turned up wide fluctuations in faecal coliform bacteria counts. Scugog township Mayor Jerry Taylor, who received a copy of the report last week, said the report is a concern and it will be dealt with when council meets on January 11. The faecal coliform readings range from a low of 50 on June 27 to a high of 8100 on August 31. there are other readings of 5200, 900 and 600 from samples taken during the ten week period. Faecal coliform is implementation of the new zoning by-law being the major item of business. Scugog Township enjoyed a healthy year for new development with the value of building permits reaching more than $7.5 million, a substantial improvement over the $3.7 million in permits for 1980. : DEVELOPMENT Mayor Taylor said he expects residential development to continue through 1982 with two large subdivisions just north of Port Perry coming on stream. However, as in 1981, the prospect of attracting new industry to the Township is going to be "extremely hard." There has been virtually no new industrial develop- ment here in the last year, and Mayor Taylor said there are several reasons for this. Port Perry does not have the capacity for heavy sewer and water uses. There is no rail line, and most new industries are looking for close and easy access to' Highway 401. At the Regional level, bacteria from animal and-or human waste. Water samples by jhe Health Unit last summer at other beach areas of Lake Scugog turned up smaller bacteria counts, except at view Lake, where the test June 23 was 900. Harold Robinson, chief inspector for the Durham Health Unit told the Star Monday that there should be more extensive testing of the water next summer. He said the test results from last summer don't necessarily mean there is a health hazard, but he did (Turntopagell) Winter patrols will start this Friday The Durham Police winter snowmobile patrols will get underway this Friday, says a spokesman for Division 26. As in past years, officers will be using two snow- mobiles to patrol Lake Scugog, and cottage areas along the shorelines, many of which are accessible only by snowmobile because roads are closed in winter Mayor Taylor said he hopes the Durham council in 1982 will take a very careful look before approving major months. The routine patrols will include checks on ice fishing on the lake and snow- mobiling activity by the public. Scugog Township residents can contact the 26 Division office in Sunderland by phoning 570-1520 (administration) or 579-1234 (emergency). Township will pinch pennies in '82 capital spending projects, such as the sewer works for Port Whitby estimated at (Turnto page 2) Port players in Oldtimers Tournament Page 18 Inside the Star Garbage at the gate Page 6 i nt a