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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, May 2, 1989 [Off The Top by Rob Streich Is it just my imagination, or is the civilized world losing all common sense in one fell swoop? = it bothers me that our elected representatives think that they can solve all the worlds' ills and make Canada a better place for the next generation by imposing greater financial bur- dens on everyone. The Feds want more income tax, more 'sin' tax on liquor and cigarettes, more gas tax for commuters, and a hefty 9 per cent sales tax. This is all too much, too quickly. Why try to control our lives by putting the goodies out of reach? Hand in glove with this goes an increase in Urie/mploy men Insurance premiums, and stricter regulations for receiving U.I. benefits. Someone has plans to banish 15 years of deficit build- ing by 1993. Why not, that could be an election year. Is this part of the Feds' "disincentive to use welfare" plan? Many people feel that paying into a fund they will never need to use, is somewhat pointless. Better to put themselves in a posi- tion where they will be able to recoup some of their investment - and get a little vacation time out of it. "And how about the provincial government, Bob Nixon and friends; dumping a heavy tax burden on all of us for the creation of a new social programme of government sanctioned daycare in the guise of junior kindergarten? Just who is he kidding. How about the move to stop streaming kids in grade nine, but to wait until grade ten. With the precocity of children today, most of them know what their career goals are by grade six or seven. Better to start streaming earlier. Cleantario, how is that for a disincentive? Does Peterson think that having ordinary people take chances on the environ- ment is a better approach to cleaning up then finally being adult and cracking down on industrial poluisre making them pay for the damage they cause? What's he scared of losing, his job? If people across the province think that spending a few dol- lars on lottery tickets each week will reduce the amount of gar- bage they create and improve the environment, well, it's time to row up. The province could better spend its money on educat- ng people, legislating to reduce packaging and increasing safe- guards against toxic spills and border-crossing pollutants. Locally, they seem to have turned around on the Chalk Lake spring issue, but is it already too late? A gentleman called me from Brooklin the other day with the sharpest tion | have heard in a long time. Instead of ing the spring, or building extensive parking, why not spend a few dollars to split the out- flow to a couple of pipes? That way, several people could fill up their water containers at one time, and there wouldn't be a line of cars waiting along Regional Road 23. So what can |, a mere tax Rayer do about the whole frustrat- ing situation? Not much, but | can warn Messrs Peterson and Mulroney that | am going to be keeping an eye on what they are up to. If | see them sitting on the throne all the time, and still not accomplishing anything; Doctor Rob will prescribe a remedy which always gets things moving. The 'voter loyalty laxative' - guaranteed to lubricate the bu- reaucratic gears and send politicians running down your street. Letters By-law is just what the doctor ordered! To the Editor: On April 25, we picked up a copy of the draft version of the new snowmobile bylaw for the Township of Scugog. We have read it thoroughly and consider it to be just what the doctor ordered, so to speak. We think it should be approved with perhaps one minor revision, namely that All Terrain Vehicles, (ATV's) should also be included, unless of course it does, but they are not just used in snow, but all t of weather. They are much quieter than snowmobiles, but do not have any registration number on them, nor license plates, so perhaps this is just a Highway Traffic Act matter. We have read with interest the * letters that have appeared in the Port Perry Star regarding this new bylaw and have found some of the snowmobilers remarks, quite laughable. Namely that the police should be strictly enforcing the existing bylaw in conjunction with the complainers obtaining the registration and/or license number from the machines and calling the police: What a joke! They go roaring by so quickly at all hours of the day and night that you would have to have the vision of a hawk and the speed of a roadrunner to catch: up to them and obtain the number. Even if you did manage to obtain it, how can you describe the person who was driving it, other than clothed in a snowmobile suit and helmet. Then they have the audacity to say that the only reason they have had to ride on the sidewalks, boulevards, lawns etc. is due to the lack of snow, give us a break! since there has been a lack of snow for the past two winters and due to the "greenhouse"' effect this will no doubt continue to be the case, we can only presume that they will continue to do so. I presume that they will soon be re- questing that the township stop plowing and/or salting the roads/sidewalks in the area so that their machines won't be damaged when they drive on them. So only a "few" snowmobilers are responsible for these infrac- tions and are ruining it for the rest of the snowmobilers, well we didn't see the snowmobile club trying to catch these few and con- vincing them to stop. In Apple Valley, there are approximately 25 households that have a snowmobile, and of this number at least 12 of them have continued Explains position on View Lake road To the Editor: As spokesperson for the residents of View Lake, I feel I must clarify a few things in regards to our recent petition presented to Scugog Township Council, and to Regional Council. We, appreciated Rob Streich's article in covering our problems here in View Lake, and with our major concern, the reconstruc- tion of old No. 57. Ne gained alot of public support from people a rel our township and in Durham Region. You see, alot of people travel this particular stretch of 'road, especially during the sum- mer months, aid all those She phoned me, or stopped me on street in Port Perry or Blackstock were sympathetic with our peti- tion, and wished us luck. In the past, View Lake has always been put on the shelf in regards to any kind of recognition from our township, We have been a part of this township since 1974, when Durham Region took our area over. Our residents, over the past four years, started to speak out for one item. The reconstruction of 57 from the View Lake boun- dary, down to it's end in Caesarea. We, in this area, have always been concerned with this road's condition as it is our only source of roadway into and out of our area. We have no alternative route to follow, into our township, unless we back-track into Manvers township, through Janetville. We have lived with this road's deteriorating condition since its last construction in 1960. Our township has filled and refilled it's many cracks and pot 'holes numerous times over, but in the past four years, we have seen a major decline in it's condition, and the safety of all who travel - this road, be it vacationers, residents or for commercial vehicles, of which there are many. Our concern has always been for these people, and especially our children who must travel by bus 10 months out of the year, twice a day. A study was done on No. 57 a few years ago by our region, and a three year construction plan was put into procedure. Due to budget costs, it was then stretch- ed to a four year plan. It was sug- gested at that time that consture- tion begin at the View Lake boun- dary, ending, in the forth year, at Caesarea. Regional Council turned over this report to our ceuncil for Scugog at that time and asked their decision as to where they would like construction to begin. It was, our previous council's decision to begin at Scugog Pt. (Turn to page 39) to disrupt the neighbourhoods' sleep or quiet enjoyment at all hours of the day and night, often after the local watering hole closed. Warnings to them recently that this new bylaw was coming were ignored and so the noise, damage and boulevard, sidewald, driving, etc. continued. It will probably just get worse as more people move into the township and pur- chase these noisy, gas guzzling, property damaging machines. Why should snowmobilers, who by the way are the minority, be allowed to force their wants on the majority of people in Scugog who do not own this kind of vehicle because they choose not to. So they won't have the "conve- nience" of driving from their homes to the trails, theyll have to trailer them there, well too bad, they chose to buy them and that's where they belong, on the trails or lake, not in town disrupting other peoples peace, tranquility and sleep. We sincerely hope that this new draft bylaw passes unchang- ed, and thank goodness for that. Yours Truly, I. Thompson and Family Port Perry Resents Richards letter To the Editor: Re. D. Richards' letter (April 26 truck yard undesirable) I would like to reply to his flagrant at- tack on my integrity, character and word with his mis-quote, in- sinuation and plain putting words in my mouth. . Sir, what war are you fight- ing in? I thought Canada was a peaceful country. You seem to me to be the kind of person who might kill a bug with a grenade tomakesureit was dead, even if it was on your living room car- pet. ~ I read an article in this paper and responded. to it in genuine fashion. To attack me personally is un-called for. My letter to the editor of April 18 stands as I wroteit. For you to make anything else out of it would only add further insult. Yours truly, Bonnie Hudson, Nestleton, Ont. Mrs. John Jefford and Ontario. Hospital. to Uxbridge on Saturday. 'Remember When? | (From page 7) ed into the house formerly owned by the late Mrs. Wesley Brad- burn, Blackstock. Mrs. Arvella Henry has moved into the newest apartment in the Martyn Block. - The team skipped by Harold Martyn, won the Brooklin Con- ~ crete Curling Trophy. Other team members included; 'Albert Harper, vice; Don Haddén, second; and Art Catton, lead, fo er father, Mr. Roots of Toronto, left last week for a 6 week tour of England and the Continent. We are glad to welcome back Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wilson who have spent the winter with their son Dr. Bob Allin at Clarksburg, : " 20 YEARS AGO Mrs. J. Wygerde of Nestleton won the top and last prize of $100. in the Bazaar of Values Contest. Rose Howard, last week's winner, drew the winning ticket. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Collins of Sunderland on the birth of twins - a son and a daughter, in Oshawa General Mr. and Mrs. Howard Comer and family of Utica, moved Dennis Symes and Bruce Smith from the 1st Scugog Scouts eV a RAR SAN RS SR er received their Queen's Scout Parchments on Saturday, May 3, 1969 in King City Secondary School where the Queen's Scout Recognition Ceremony for Lakeland Region was held. Congratulations to Mr. Wayne Pugh, Prince Albert, who won the prize for scoring the most goals in his league in broomball. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hillier of Detroit, Mich., spent the past weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Hillier. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cornish have attended every Charter Night celebration during the club's 31 years of existence, in- cluding this year's which was held at Club Annrene on May 5th, 1969. 10 YEARS AGO : Wednesday, May 2, 1979 oe The Scugog Public Library Board is making plans for the construction of a new building on the lakefront property purchas- ed two weeks ago by Scugog Township. Port Perry High School held their annual At Home last Frri- day evening, with the highlight of the evening being the crown- ing of the At Home Queen, Margaret Hofstee, and Princess, Maureen Bain. : On June 3, Rose Baxter of R.R. 2, Port Perry will be presented with the All-Round Cord at a ceremony in the Im- maculate Conception Church. Mary Lynn Holtby, a beauty consultant with Mary Kay cosmetics, recently received the honour of top consultant in her unit at the annual convention in Dallas Texas. Tammy Reid and Christine Robinson will represent Port Perry High School at the all-Ontario gymnastics competitions to be held in Ottawa. At the Men's Curling Banquet, Jim Davidson was presented the Sportsman of the Year award. _ SR Se Eel re ------ ------------ RANI. iy