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Port Perry Star, 19 Aug 1986, p. 17

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a _---- pl ¢ i | i i Sa a Aah a i ound' N'About } PICKERING Pickering Councillor, Norah Stoner says Pickering contains two of On- tario's most hazardous garbage dumps. ~~ She "aid a Ministry of Environment survey of 3,300 closed and active sites throughout the province places Pickering at the head of the list. Brock North has beén given an A, the worst rating; Brock West, which is still in use, an A-1. 4 "'These are the highest hazard ratings for humans," said Stoner. Brock North, on the Fifth Concession east of Brock Road, was a dum- ping ground for Metro Toronto waste before it was closed five years ago. Springs run through the dump and leachate (toxic drainage from the site) has several times overflowed into Cedar Creek. a Brock West, north-west of Highway 2 and Brock Road, is used as a municipal dump by Metro. It is scheduled to close in 1992, but Durham Region and Metro have agreed to study expanding or replacing the facility. On more than one occasion, Stoner has indicated she will fight expan- sion plans as she fought the original proposal. UXBRIDGE Anyone wishing a quick trip to yesteryear, without the aid of a time machine, can visit the Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society's 15th annual steam threshing days this week-end. Steam engineers and threshing machines will be in action August 23 and 24 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the museum grounds at Quaker Hill, one mile west of Uxbridge on Concession 6, off Regional Road 8. Gas and oil enginees, antique cars and trucks, broom making, pioneer arts and crafts and model building are just some of the things to see as the society relives it's farm heritage. . Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children, students and senior citizens. Children with adults will be admitted free. Parking is free. WHITBY To keep up with inflation and the general cut-back in grants, Dr. J. O. Ruddy General Hospital will be holding a fundraising giant flea market on September 6, with a rain date of September 13. The flea market will operate in the parking lot of the hospital from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and vendors are welcome to participate. Anyone who would be interested in setting up a table for $10 to display crafts or gentle junk can call the hospital at 668-6831 extension 312. Organizer Linda Kashak said all the money raised will go towards educational funds for staff and medical equipment at the hospital. PICKERING A suspect was arrested without incident by Durham Regional Police early last week after a Pickering family had been held at gunpoint in their home. Police indicated a man had entered an Altona Road home early in the evening carrying a loaded .22 calibre rifle and a heavy rock. A family member managed to escape the home and call police, who were in the vicinity when the suspect left in the family's car. Four police cruisers trailed the car into Scarborough, where it was pull- ed over near the Meadowvale Road-Sheppard Avenue intersection. Victor Giles, 30, of Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough, was charg- ed with robbery, impaired driving, possession of a dangerous weapon, failure to stop for police, and driving while his licence was suspended. WHITBY . : Lake Ontario Steel Co. Ltd., (LASCO) has announced a $3.7 million expansion of its warehousing facilities in Whitby. The expansion will add an additional 40,000 square feet to the company's warehouse space, bringing the total storage capacity to nearly 270,000 square feet, according to a company spokesman. Much of the cost of the additional will be the installation of a 25-tonne crane which will be used to facilitate faster shipping of steel materials to customers across Canada and abroad. The addition, however, is not expected to add any more jobs at the plant, where more than 1,100 employees make it the largest employer in Whitby. LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO . ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS? Look Here! ... Where consumers in need shop for the professionals in business! CALL 985-7383 for INFORMATION Omiel es "Place A Fabulous Evening of "JAZZ Thurs., Sept. 11 beginning at 9:00 p.m. Omiel's Place Remember these names: John Orde, Sax & Clarinet; Gord Coupland, Trumpet, Eldwon Woodcock, Guitar; Bill Turner, Bass and Don Hilton, Drums. iw iy y WY, ' So....what's the problem? Although Tisha Mehta, right, had no pro- blems mastering chopsticks at Brooklin Library's "China Day," Shari Batty, centre, and Katie Flanders, weren't so sure this was such a great idea. A person could starve to death at this rate they were heard to mutter. The test of eating with chopsticks was part of the fun during this month's Slow Boat to China days. Redmen double Lakers in opener Defending Mann Cup Champions, Brooklin Redmen showed last year's Canadian Championship vic- tory was no fluke, as they stuck to their game plan and doubled Peter- borough Lakers 14-7 before a pack- ed house in Otonabee Aren~ in Keene last Friday night. Forgetting the bully-boy, rough- house tactics that usually are the main feature when these two clubs get together, Redmen stuck to the finer points of the game in the open- ing match of the best-of-seven On- tario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Major Series Championship. Their ploy obviously confused Lakers as Brooklin touted a 6-3 lead - at the end of the opening frame and built it up to a 10-3 margin heading for the final 20 minutes of play. It wasn't as though Lakers didn't - try. They had many opportunities, but Wayne Colley was superb, bet- ween the pipes for Brooklin, turning - away shot after shot from the Peter- borough team. Meanwhile, Ross Cowie wasn't faring as well in nets for Lakers. He stayed between the pipes until the 5:31 mark of the third period, letting in all the Brooklin goals. He left, tail between his legs, as Wayne Platt took over. Although Platt didn't allow any goals, it was too late for Lakers to make a move on Redmen. Tom Wreggitt had what could on- ly be described as an Excellent game. Apart from scoring three goals, he was Mr. Hustle for the en- WHITBY-OSHAWA HONDA 1110 Dundas St. East - Whithy, Ont. SALES - SERVICE - LEASING NEW & USED CARS Call ... Kevin Cannon 666-1772 686-1745 RESIDENCE - 985-2515 tire game. John Fusco, Derek Keenan and Gil Nieuwendyk popped in two goals each, with singles com- ing from Bill Down, Dale Kernohan, Randy Gallas and Andy Perroni. Although John Jordan didn't manage to muster a goal, he did pick up six assists. Jim Wasson, Nieuwendyk and Perroni each had three assists. Redmen were back home at Luther Vipond Memorial Arena Monday night for the second game in the series, but details were not known at press time. The third game moves back to Peterborough on Wednesday in the Civic Centre, with a return-engage- ment back in Brooklin Friday night. CAESAREA PHONE 986-8568849 Friday & Saturday, August 22nd & 23rd "HUNDRED PROOF" LABOUR DAY WEEKEND Starring ... "Al Matthews of Toronto" PORT PERRY FAIR August 30th, 31st and Labour Day, Sept. 1st, 1986 A full line of regular ac- tivities is planned for the three day weekend, with the exception of the uemolition Derby which has been cancelled. Added attractions for this year will be a car ral- ly, with over 30 cars already entered. Plus the interna- tionally know Rebel Mar- ching Band from Oshawa. Prize lists and entry forms are now available from Secretary-Treasurer, Bev Muir or from Irwin Smith Music Ltd.,, 191 Queen Street, Port Perry. PLEASE GET YOUR ENTRIES IN EARLY!

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