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For P.C. Party leader Stevenson will back Grossman is receive solid support 'from rural ridings in his Durham-York MPP Ross Stevenson will re- main loyal to his boss when Ontario Tories meet in Toronto early next year to select a successor to retiring ~ premier William Davis. Mr. Stevenson announced Saturday that he will be support- ing treasurer Larry Grossman's bid to win the leadership of the. Conservative Party. Mr. Stevenson has been Parliamentary assistant to the treasur- er since September, 1983, and despite the fact he represents a largely rural riding in Durham-York, said he Vol. 118 No. 50 feels "Very comfortable supporting Mr. Gross- man." Durham-York Conser- vatives will meet at the Uxbridge Arena on Nov- ember 21 to select ten voting delegates and ten alternates to the leader- ship convention, and Mr. Stevenson said the voting delegates will be free to support which- ever leadership candid- ate they want. "I would hope that some (of the Durham- York delegates) would support Larry,' said Mr. Stevenson, but he acknowledged that agriculture minister Dennis Timbrell will bid for the leadership. Mr. Stevenson met with Mr. Grossman and riding officials for several hours Saturday afternoon in Pefferlaw. He told the Star follow- ing the meeting that he expects the convention will need two ballots at least to select a new leader, but Mr. Steven- son declined to say at this time where he would throw his support if Mr. Grossman fails to get by the first or second ballot. In a prepared state (Turn to page 2) Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1984 Kin toy sale popular event Lori Buscher, 9, was quite happy cuddl- ing a teddy bear at the annual Kinsmen Toy Sale Saturday morning, until her big brother Kevin, 11, gave her a fright with some wigg- ly plastic snakes. Hundreds of people took advantage of bargain prices at the Kinscout "Hall sale, designed to raise money for Kinsmen projects. The first meeting of the newly formed Lake Scugog Water Quality Task Force will be held in the Township muni- cipal chambers on Dec- ember 5. The Task Force, chair ed by Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor, has been set up with the assist- ance of the Kawartha Conservation Authority to try to come up with some long and short term solutions to prob- lems affection the qual- ity of Lake Scugog. These include both the level of the water and the phenomenal weed growth which has taken place over the past two summers which has ser- iously hurt boating and fishing activities. Township council this summer called for the establishment of a Task Force to try and come up with some solutions, and on Monday, council received a list of ind- ividuals who will form Santa Parade needs floats This year's Santa Claus parade is just over a week away, and the organizers need your help. In order to make this years' parade a festive and colourful one, floats are urgently needed. Presently, only half the number of floats participating in former parades are registered, so Chamber of Commerce d: STs are anx- ious to receive more entries. Organizations, schools, individuals, children and adults not only from Port Perry, but also from the surrounding area are asked to take part in the parade. Anyone wishing to enter the parade may do so by contacting Janet Smith 985-8446; Bill Barr 985-3844 or Miriam Price 985-2281. Lake Scugog task force looking for solutions part of the membership. Along with Mayor Taylor, the list includes Scugog area councillor John Wolters who is a member of the Kawar- tha Conservation Auth- ority; a rep from Parks Canada which controls the Trent Severn sys- tem; a member of the provincial agricultural department; and reps from both the ministry of the environment and natural resources. lan MacNab, resources manager with the Kaw- artha Conservation (Turn to page 6) New marina on lakefront Scugog Township will call tenders immediat- ely for construction of a new municipally owned marina on the Port Perry waterfront. Council reached the decision to call for tenders following a meeting Monday after- noon with John Mackey who will operated the new facility under lease with the Township. Plans for the new facility call for const- ruction on the site where the present Port Perry Marina is located, and it is estimated that the new building will cost in the neighbourhood of $125,000. The new building of brick and aluminum will be about 3000 sq- uare feet with space for retail sales, repairs, a showroom for boats and marine equipment, snack bar and public washrooms. Members of council are hopeful that const- ruction of the new building can get under- way in the near future with completion by the early summer of 1985. The decision to call for tenders was made after council and Mr. Mackey hammered out a lease agreement at the meeting Monday after- noon. That agreement calls for an initial ten year lease with an average (Turn to page 6) Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor, flanked by members of the Port Perry Legion Branch 419, observes a moment's silence after plac- ing wreath at the Cenotaph during Remembrance Day services held Sunday morning. It was a cold, rainy morning as veterans, Legion members, local Scouts, cadets, firefighters and the Legion Colour Guard took part in the ceremony to pay tribute to the more than 100,000 Canadians who died in battle for their country. 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