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Vol. 121 No. 14 Tuesday, March 3, 1987 Copy 35° 44 Pages Al Lawrence to support capital punishment vote Durham Northumberland MP. Al Lawrence will vote in favour of the capital punishment resolution when it comes in front of Parliament this year, and he expects that a majori- 'ty, of MP's will do the same. The Conservative member told the Star in an interview over the weekend that he personally would " like to see Canada return the death penalty for some of the '"'more * heinous forms of pre-meditated murder," the killing of police of- ficers and prison guards while on duty, and murder committed during an act of terrorism. But Mr. Lawrence said he would " like to see capital punishment car- ried out by lethal injection, rather than a return of the noose. Capital punishment was official- ly abolished by Parliament in 1976 by a close margin, and Mr. Lawrence was one of the MP's who argued strenuously for retention. Now, more than a decade later, Parliament is getting ready to debate this contentious issue once again, and Mr. Lawrence said he believes a large number of Cana- dians at the grass roots level want the Qeath penalty returned to the Scugog trying to With the 1987 boating season not too far off, Scugog Township coun- cil is still trying to raise the bridge. That's the Rainbow Bridge in Lindsay over the Scugog River, and Mayor Jerry Taylor has been working for the past couple of years to line up enough money to have the bridge raised a few feet. raise the bridge - The Mayor and members of council feel that if the bridge can be raised, it will greatly enhance summer tourist trade in Scugog Township by allowng larger boats to make their way down the river in Lake Scugog. The Rainbow (Turn to page 16) A AL LAWRENCE books in this country. =» "That's the feed-back I've been hearing from constituents,' "he told the Star. During the 1984 election cam- paign, the Conservatives led by Brian Mulroney pledged that. if elected they would allow a "free vote' on this issue in the House of Commons. (Turn to page 3) How's the fishing, Dev? Once again this winter, Lake Scugog has been home to hundreds of ice fishermen, like Dev Kirkpatrick, of Oshawa. Dev told the Star he has been fishing on Lake Scugog for 20 years and at 76 he still enjoys sitting on the ice soak- ing up the warm rays of the sun. On this par- ticular day last week, Dev had not had much luck, but generally he has been pleased with his catch this past winter. Fish huts on Lake Scugog must be off the ice by March 15, 1987, so there is less than two weeks of fishing left if the weather co-operates. A day of fun in the great outdoors sure does inspire a hearty appetite. Above, David Walker and Jason MacDonald, two Scouts - from the Pine Ridge District, munch out on butter tarts inside the warmth of the winter shelter %:they built. See story, more photos, - page 10. Scugog Fire department has warned Township council it 'is prepared to lay charges if there are any: further Fire Code violations at the Scugog Arena. Specifically, the Fire Depar- tment is demanding that emergen- ¢y exit doors never again be chain- locked shut from the inside while the building, is occupied for a spor- ts or other event. In a strongly worded letter that was tabled at Monday's meeting of Township council, William Harrison, Fire Prevention Officer with the local department noted that on two occassions in the past few weeks, the emergency doors were chained shut during Minor Hockey tournaments The reason the doors were chained'shut from the inside was to prevent persons slipping into the Areng without paying admission at the main entrance. In his letter, Mr. Harrison states clearly the practice must stop or "our department will have no choice but to lay charges through Fire Dept. gives Arena warning CE the Fire Marshall's office against those responsible .for - the violations." ~i He warned that the Fire Depar- tment will step up inspections at the Arena to insure that the emergency exit doors are un- locked and to see that snow and ice outside the doors does not prevent them from being fully opened. A Fire Code '*Violation Notice" was forwarded to the municipality for the contravention found on February 14. On reveiwing the letter Monday afternoon, members of council agreed completely with the Fire Department." If there ever was an emergency, there could be a disaster in that building if the doors | were locked from the n- side," stated Ward 2 councillor Howard Hall. He said any organization that wants to prevent people from slip- ping into the arena without paying should station a volunteer by the fire doors. Top performance for PPHS drama Drama students from Port Perry High School have earned themselves a curtain call for outstanding performances in the Durham Region Festival held at Dunbarton High School over the weekend. PPHS entered two plays in the Festival, and "The Insanity of Mary Girard" was selected as best pro duction, while "'"*American Roulette" received honours' as the most imaginative play and was a popular favourite for the audience. "The Insanity of Mary Girard," a serious drama set in the 1790's and directed by David Sims, will now go on to compete at the next level of high school drama in Lindsay next month. R Taylor Pricey who plays the role of Steven Girard, received one of the best performance awards at the Durham Festival. Other members of the cast included Lynn Korbak as Mary Girard, Heather Agnew, Charlene Daigle, Mark McMillan, Alicia Boutelier and Blair Bailey. Stage management duties were handled by Bill Imperial. This one act drama is about a woman who is committed to an asylum by her husband, and her descent from there into insanity. The other Port Perry entry, "American Roulette," directed by John Crocker proved to be a real favourite with the audience and came home with "most imaginative honours.' Members of the cast were Mark Stokes, Sherry Loughiin, and Nancy Harper.