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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed. January 20, 1982 Propane truck passes (From pagel) heavy plowing under severe winter conditions on rural roads. But he says the perform- ance so far this winter has put those fears to rest. The cost of converting the engine to propane was about $1600, but this was more than recovered as full propane vehicles are not subject to Ontario sales tax, which in this case amounted to about $1750. Although many municipal- ities have converted smaller vans and pick-ups to pro- pane, it is believed this is the first heavy snow plow truck in Ontario to operate com- pletely on propane. The truck has an operating range of about 12 hours before re-fueling, with the propane tank mounted where the normal fuel tanks would be. Back in September, Mr. MacDonald admitted the DR.JOHN BRUNO OPTOMETRIST EL Te LL Te [TTT Te TTT 28A WATER STREET, LAKEVIEW PLAZA - PORT PERRY LS LTT HTT TTT Te TTT o TTT TT TT Te NT 0 985-9385 eo [LHe (LITT TTT {Te ]T] THE L IVY SHOPPE & HEARING AID CENTRE 28 Water St. (Lakeview Plaza) High Quality - Low Prices - Guaranteed Service -- EYEEXAMINATIONS ARRANGED -- Port Perry - 985-9388 FORALLYOUR OPTICAL NEEDS! REPAIRS HAND STRIPPING Richard's Furniture Refinishing PIANO SPECIAL 25% orr TILL FEB. 28, 1982 a3DBID> >> "Give your furniture a face lift' Richard's Furniture Refinishing 600 EUCLID ST., WHITBY LIN 5C2 666-2992 ® PICK-UP & DELIVERY ® FREE ESTIMATES AVERAGE REFINISHING COSTS APARTMENT SIZE ~~ $400-$500 MID SIZE $500-$700 LARGE UPRIGHTS $700-$900 BABY GRANDS $500-$700 GRANDS $700-$900 propane conversion for snow plowing was "a bit of a gamble as the provincial MTC does not recommend going above 20,000 gross vehicle weight for propane, and this truck is 32,000 GVW." Scugog Township current- ly spends about $50,000 annually for gas and diesel for its fleet of trucks and graders. Police begin step-up of snowmobile enforcement A spokesman for Durham Police says radar will be used in stepped up enforce- ment of snowmobile speed regulations on streets in towns and hamlets in Scugog Township. The police have received complaints recently about speeding snowmobiles on . roadways, and the spokes- man noted that the limit for a snow machine in a posted 50 km zone is 20 km, and in an 80 km zone, it it 50 km for snowmobiles. The spokesman said radar units will be operated by officers in cruisers, working with officers of the Durham Police snowmobile patrols. A conviction for speeding on a snowmobile can result in fines and loss of points on the drivers licence. DO YOU CARE? Big Brothers - One boy, one man and a caring environ- ment, for information call 985-3733 " wed! RNY SANE AG En This may look like any ordinary truck used for plowing snow, but it is powered completely by propane. Equipped with a front and wing plow, operator Mike Donnelly says the performance of the truck has been great during the recent cold snap and high winds. Richard Parliament is the wing plow operator. The Scugog Township truck is believed to be one of the first heavy vehicles in Ontario operating totally on propane. Ashburn man injured on snowmobile A snowmobile accident January 16 in Myrtle has sent an Ashburn man to Oshawa General Hospital with serious injuries. Whitby OPP report the accident occurred about noon hour as John Jeffreys, 22, of RR 1, Ashburn was stopped on the side of the highway when the throttle on his snewmobile apparently became stuck and jt veered into the path of a northbound car driven by Andrew Lawson of Nonquon Rd., Oshawa. Lawson was not injured in the mishap and there were no charges laid by police. MINI CINEMA 985.8535 JANUARY 21-22-23- 24 SHOWTIMES: Fri. 7&9 P.M. All Other Nights 8P.M. [e111] NO One COMES close lo JAMES {OAD O07 : ROGER MOORE. JAMES BOND OO7%" FOR YOUR EYES ONLY United Artists TN LT TTT TOT NTT Te TTT TTT TT I 0 [LLL SHC CCC CTC 6th ANNIVEISArY $4eeseessesrssssssssssesssssssssoss SPECIAL | 207% Off (January 13thto 27th, 1982) HOPI I DIDI DDL LIAL LSA hd AAMAS AALLAAAL ALLL LL Lg FYVIVT IY MAMA AAA AL 4 4 11 WATER ST., PORT PERRY 985-3684 985-3800