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Trustee raps cut in education grant for school boards . Scugog. Board of Education trustee Stuart McEntyre says declining grants for education from the Pro- vincial Government make it very 'unreal istic" for the Durham Board to hold property tax increases to five per cent this year. Rev. McEntyre had some harsh words of criticism for the Pro- vincial grant structures for education saying "I don't have much respect for the tactics," which in effect are putting more and more of the cost of education on the shoulders of the pro- perty tax-payer all across Ontario. He 'was commenting on the announcement by Queen's Park last week that grants to school boards will increase by five per cent in 1984. "There's no question that the Province has been slicing away at the grants, and this has been going on for years. It is a long term pro- gram of the Conser- vative government to shift the burden of many publicly funded areas onto the local tax- payers. That's the Stove may be cause of fire Durham Region Police Detective Hal Leslie says the fire Jan- uary 29 which claimed the lives of two young Epsom brothers may have started in the kitchen of the two- storey brick home. Jeffrey Begin, 6 and his three year old brother Michael, died of smoke inhalation in the early morning fire which destroyed the interior of the home of their parents, John and Darlene. Detective Leslie says that an intensive inves- tigation into the exact cause of the fire is still going on by the Ontario Fire Marshall's office and it will likely be another week or two before this has been completed. "Items from the home, including kitchen floor samples are being analysed in the Fire Marshall's investi- gation. 5 According to the detective, an over- heated element on a built-in counter top stove in the kitchen is being considered as a possible cause of the fire. Coroner Dr. William Cohoon of Port Perry said Monday that any decision on whether to call an inquest into the fire will be made once the Fire Marshall's final report is completed. bottom line," said Rev. McEntyre. Ray Clark, manager of business and finance with the Durham Board told the Star Monday that it's too early to predict how the grants will impact on property owners in the Region. He said the grants are based on two factors: enrolment and assess- ment, and right now, officials with the Board are still waiting for figures on the assess- ment in the Region. But he did agree that the percentage contri- bution by the Provincial government to education in Ontario is declining and has been for several years. For the Durham Board, figures show that in 1977, Ontario's con- tribution was 57.6 per cent of the operating costs here. In 1983, that share of the budget was 53.5 per cent, or above $72 million of a total budget of $143 million. Mr. Clark said the Durham Board will like- ly be six or seven weeks before it sets its 1984 budgets for elementary and secondary schools. Rev. McEntyre defended the Durham Board's spending on education, saying it is leaner than most boards. But he admitted that declining grants leave trustees with "precious little room to manoeuvre'. In Durham Region, education now takes up (Turn to page 3) as a Kinette honoured Barb Bradbury (left) was honoured last week when she was made a life member of the Port Perry Kinette Club. This is the first life membership the Club has given fo one of its members and is for dedicated services fo the Club and the community. Making the presentation fo Barb was Carol Pearson of Georgetown, co-ordinator for Kinefte District 8. Barb has been a member of Port Perry Kinet- tes since the Club was formed in the early 1970's. bh aah EE dle he me TC Le Lome ob Eco aliobure th cana dtl des ioe lie ui Vol. 118 No. 10 Tuesday, February 7,1984 36 Pages Guns, cross-bows and all kinds of other €, | ed uf Mayhem on the stage? nasty intruments of mayhem are part of the Borelians up-coming production of Deathtrap, a suspenseful thriller by well known author Ira Levin. The play will open February 24 for four performances at Town Hall 1873, and will be adjudicated for the Students without shots Fifty primary students in the Durham Board of Education will be suspended this month if they do not receive government-or dered inoculations. And according to Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jean Gray, a number of those 50 could be attending Scugog schools. Dr. Gray says the children who have not received their injections will be given 20-day sus- pensions. She said parents must provide proof that the shots have been administered "before students will be allowed back in class. '"Those children are in schools all over the region, but in general, the rural areas have been better in the past with better immuniza- tion records,' she told the Star. She was unable to pin- point the exact number of students in the Scugog area who are in danger of suspension. The Ministry of Health requires all children up to grade 10 to show proof of inocul- ation in order to attend school. The Durham Health Unit is checking the board's 45,000 primary children to see that all have received their shots. Of 15,000 checked so far, only 50 have neglected to pro- vide proof or see their Borelians entry in the 1984 Theatre Ontario competitions. Members of the cast include from left: John Stewart, Roz Michaels- Ludgate, Coralie Nolan (with the handgun) Terry Hodgins and Rick Kerr. (See story in this week's Star) doctor. Dr. Gray added that out of 15,000, only 50 have had to be reminded many times. Students can be suspended in- definitely until they are inoculated. Required by the pro- vince, the inoculations are designed to prevent measles, mumps, rubella, polio myelitis, to be kept from school diphtheria and tetanus. The suspensions are handed down to prevent unnecessary risk to other children. Parents who have medical or religious reasons for not comply- ing with the ministry will be exempted, but they must show the rea- son for their refusal. (Turn to page 3) Region says signs not warranted Durham Region coun- cil has agreed with a staff report which says "No Passing" signs are not needed on a stretch of Regional Road 2, south of Seagrave where four people lost their lives in a two-car accident Oc- tober 30, 1981. In a lengthy report about that particular stretch of highway bet- ween Concession 10 and 11, the Regional Works department notes that an investigation following the accident led to the addition of 160 feet of 'no passing" solid lane, but signs saying "No Pass- ing" are not warranted. The report says that following the fatal acci- dent, an investigation by traffic engineers and Regional Police deter- mined "that during daylight conditions, a northbound vehicle, at one point in the roadway, was momentarily hidden from the view of a south- bound vehicle. At night- time the reflection of headlights is visible. As a result of these findings, the southbound no pass- ing"' zone was extended an additional 160 feet." However, Port Perry resident Roy Walker Smith believes the zone should also have road- side 'No passing" signs, and he outlined his (Turn to page 3)