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Fm ay Fed MA 171 2 8S Xo ERY CATES TON FWY la 2 ESR IE Co MAT, Te This was the scene last Thursday morning as a large Greenbank house was moved from Greenbank three miles south to a new lot on Concession 9. The house moving caused quite a stir with pictures and stories making the front pages of at Move 120 ton house 3 miles for $100,000 How do you move a 60 year old house that weighs close to 120 tons three miles along a busy highway? You cross your fingers, hire a small army and dig deep into your pockets. Chiropracter Dr. Morley Pitts estimates that once all the bills are .in, the cost of moving the massive two- storey brick house from Greenbank south- to Con- cession 9 in Scugog will be about $100,000. The move, which created quite a stir in Greenbank went off "perfectly," last Thursday, according to Dr. Pitts once the house was safely sitting on the new lot. "Not a brick was moved." He says the cost was worth. it for several reasons. The house itself, built in 1923, has an appraised value of over $200,000. Dr. Pitts did not. want to see the house torn down, which he says would have been its fate had he sold to the Ontario Department of Highways to make way for a widening of Highway 12 through Greenbank. And he says he was offered just about half the appraised value, which wasn't good (Turntopage?) Master Chef receives award Page 9 Inside the Star Polo - the Sport of Kings Page 15 Vol.116 No. 14 Wednesday, March 3, 1982 ¥ least two daily papers. The cost of the move is about $100,000, or a little more than $30,000 per mile. 32 Pages Durham MP worried about human rights Lawrence attacks Liberals Durham-Northumberland MP Allan Lawrence is one of several Conservative MPs expressing strong concern that Government powers to set up civilian internment camps during war and peace-time emergencies have no safeguards for basi human rights. ™ During question period in the House of Commons last week, Mr. Lawrence wanted to know how many of these camps might be set up and who would be subject to internment. Mr. Lawrence charged that "there are no safe- guards of any type," and the Cabinet order setting out the role of the Government "is broad enough to cover both peacetime and wartime problems." ! Mr. Lawrence and other Conservative members were questioning Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Solicitor-general Robert Kaplan on the Emergency Planning Order, a document: approved last May by the Liberal Cabinet, but without specific legislation that would have to be presented to the Commons for full debate and criticism. In response to the questioning, Mr. Kaplan said the Cabinet Order is to help the Government to prepare for dealing with emergency situations in the country during war or peacetime. However, the answers last week did not satisfy Mr. Lawrence or fellow Con- servative MP and Justic critic Ray Hnatyshyn, who later released a statement that the definition of emergency contained in the Cabinet order could lead to a serious breach of public liberties. They point out that there is no legislation currently to deal with emergency situations, other than the War Measures Act, which came into force in 1914, and which Mr. Lawrence calls antiquated. And they say the Govern- ment presently has no plans to introduce legislation into the House of Commons. The Emergency Planning Order, which has been published in the Canada Gazette, gives wide powers to various Government de- partments for control of everything from food production, energy re- sources, communications systems and information, and during war-time to implement censorship and set up civilian internment camps. In their statement last week, Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Hnatyshyn say "it is essential there be Par- liamentary debate with respect to any provision that could severely curtail civil liberties of Canadians. "The Government should not be using the royal prerogative and the secrecy of Cabinet to deal with this issue. They say the Cabinet's emergency order should be rescinded in favour of legislation debated and passed by Parliament. Taxes - should know how much by April It will likely be the first week in April before Scugog residents find out what they will be paying in property taxes this year. The Township council's finance committee met Mon- day morning to begin pre- liminary discussions on local spending requirements for 1982, But Mayor Jerry Taylor said after the meeting it will be several weeks before the committee and councillors have a clear picture of what the budget will be. One reason is that the annual audit of the 1981 spending is not due to start until March 12, and it is expected this process will take about three weeks. As well, the spending requirements for Durham Region will not be known until March 17 at the earliest as that is the day Regional council has set aside for approval of its 1982 operating budget. Scugog's con- tribution to the Region' usually amount to about 25 per cent of the dollars raised in the Township from pro- perty taxes. And Scugog council is also waiting to find out how much thee Durham Board of Education will be asking tax-payers for the operation of schools this year. The School Board is expected to approve its budget this month. Although budget dis- cussions at the local level are now just getting underway, Mayor Taylor did say Mon- day that from a very pre- limjnary examination, it looks as if the Township will (Turptopage 3) S700) Sl) i$ oi 3 5 {a t x TAD % 13 a , Yori ©