Lake Scugog Historical Society Historic Digital Newspaper Collection

Port Perry Star, 2 Jun 1987, p. 8

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8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 2, 1987 ORT aurto GLASS ERRY & TRIM B Windshields BOAT Tops -- . BOAT SEATS & Pinstripes | -------------- 139 WATER STREET -- PORT PERRY CALL FOR YOUR APPT. .. 985-8507 WITH THIS COUPON Luma 525.00 Off n Complete Upholstery v6 AND V8 ELECTRONK IGNITION 87" a AND 6 CYLINDER TONIC GNI TION 87° $ Fuel incon Turbo Charge | Extra ELECTF a CLES EXT ND A Sone 90 CO NSER, EXTRA 30. 1987 \ HERE'S WHAT WE v0: i ~ wed A + Supply and stat 4 od Hite! + WX . install up t0 5 tres © ETE oud Tooncate tc chas®s - Pree PLUS A 15-POINT : hor IN Nad ne Jv Until Ju [ Air Conditioning Service "ndtv 33.95 WE: Check for leaks; Tighten connections to stop minor leaks; Check & Adjust Belts; Check operation of controls & vents: In- 'stall up to 1 Ib. of refrigerant (if needed); Wash out condenser. Ask about our TIRE SPECIALS! If you hear trouble ... turn it over to the pros! Ry as MUFFLERS CO -- BRAKE LININGS we HOCK ABSORBERS Guaranteed for as ore as you own your car! 4 AUTOPRO mm of Rough Start For Monday A propane-powered Durham Region works truck got the worst of the deal early Monday morning after a collision with a gravel truck. The gravel truck had just pulled out onto Regional Road 21 when it was struck by the Regional vehi- cle which was travelling east. The resulting crash fire. forced the regional vehicle across the road and. rolling over in the ditch. Driver of both trucks were uninjured. Members of the Scugog Fire Department were called in to turn off the leak- ing propane and to standby in case it caught on Bell Canada will spend over $1 million to upgrade Bell Canada's tax contribution . locally as a result of telecom- munications operations in 1986. totalled $220,000. Last year Bell spent $535,000 in this area to maintain and: 'upgrade telephone service. The 1987 cost is expected to be $1,286,000. - Bell employs 597 people in the Oshawa area, with an annual payroll of $17 million. There were 4,454 customers in the Port' Perry exchange at the end of 1986. In 1986 Bell paid $220,395.70 in taxes to Scugog Township as follows: real estate, $7,656.18; business, $2,293,42 and gross receipts, $210,446.10 or $28.51 per phone. In 1987, gross receipts tax will total-$235,146.85. The gross receipts tax is a levy of Chatterbox (From page 4) ---- and like the others, Rick Hansen reaches out to human hearts and infuses them with j joy. - ~ Watching him arrive home in Vancouver Friday afternoon, see- ing the pure happiness of those who greeted him, listening to his calm reassuring voice, and study- ing his handsome face, I couldn't stop the flow of tears welling up In my eyes. Looking at and listening to this great man, knowing what he has sacrificed in order to help others, I realize he is no ordinary person. Rick Hansen has been blessed with a multitude of talents, but his biggest and best is his ability to make people feel good about . themselves, about miracles. and ° about heroes: I've never had a hero before. but like millions of others. I have one now. We thank you for what you've done, Rick, and we love you. five percent of all telecommunica- tions revenue derived from Bell operations in Ontario the previjolis year and apportioned to each ex- change based on the nuniber of Bell owned telephones in use in the exchange. Company-wide, Bell's capital ex- penditures this year will likely total $1,787 billion, with Ontario's share more than $1 billion. Some highlights of Bell's local " spending in 1986: *Additional phone capacity & transmission equipment at swit-. *Cable reinforcement, Utica area. *Distribution facilities for Epsom. *Facilities for Chalk Lake subdivision. Some highlights of Bell's 1987 local plans: *Modernization and reinforcement "of facilities in main business area and older, established residential area. *Distribution cable for Seagrave: reinforcement for Scugog Island. *Facilities for mobile home park at Goreski summer resort. *Cable for Borelia co-op housing development. A172 Water Street. {Next to Ives Florists) RATTAN & GIFTS 985-8972 Port Perry OPENING FRI., JUNE Sth Baskets -- Rattan Furniture. JUNE SPECIALS! FREE DRAWS! -- (xifts

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