Volume 123 Number 42 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1989 Copy 50¢ 56 Pages Without permission from Fire Chief Residents of Scugog will have to find another way to dis- pose of their leaves this fall, they will nolonger be allowed to burn them. Township Council has passed a fire control By-Law which prevents residents from burning leaves on their proper- ty. The regulations state that no one can'set out or light ... any open fire or bonfire for the purpose of burning grass, brush, leaves, rubbish or for any other purpose." Councillors Yvonne Chris- tie and Neil Hunter were op- VE hs Lak go iF oA AE Fis, 44 "4 Ambulance attendants and firefighters work together to rescue a local teenager from a car that was involved in an accident on Wednesday. ~L'} nip GRAY AE ee TOWNSHIP BANS BURNING LEAV posed to the action which creates the new problem of how to dispose of the leaves? This leaf burning regula- tion applies only in the Ham- lets of Port Perry, Prince Al- bert, Caesarea and Blackstock. Other areas of Scugog Town- sip and "bona-fide producers of farm products" may be al- lowed to burn subject to regula- tions set out in the By-law. The legislation permits the use of domestic barbecues or permanent outdoor fireplac- es "used solely for the cooking of food or decorative use." A provision has been made for the use of campfires at the three area campgrounds, other use will require the Fire Chief's approval. Any breach of this By-Law can result in fines from a $50 minimum up to $1,000 for each offence. (Turn to page 5) Local teenremains serious in hospital A Port Perry teenagerisin se- rious condition after an acci- dent Wednesday, Sept. 6. Matthew Mersereau, 16, was airlifted to Sunnybrook Medical Centre after emergency crews were able to stablize his condi- tion. A spokesperson from Sunny- brook Medical Centre told the Port Perry Star on Friday that Matthew was listed in critical condition in the hospital's surgi- cal intensive care unit. By Mon- day, his condition had been up- graded to serious. Matthew was a passenger in an '81 Ford Mustang driven by Vincent Tripp, 18, of Port Perry. The car was southbound on Simcoe Street at 3:10 p.m. when the accident occured at Durham Road 8 by Central Seven. The car entered the intersec- tion and was struck on the pas- senger side by an '89 Ford van driven by Maurice Lafram- boise, 41, of Port Perry. Mr. La- framboise was not seriously in- juredin the accident. Staff Sgt. Henry Raetsen of 26 Division said charges are pending. 1 A 5 pie Don and Ralph Swain of Brothers honoured fo Blackstock were among 21 Durham citizens honoured last Friday evening at the annual Police Awards Night. The Swain brothers received plaques from Scugog Mayor Howard Hall (at left) and Durham Police Chief Dave Edwards for thelr actions last December when they pulled a man from a burning car that had crashed near Blackstock. (See story for detalls) r so What started out as a Sat- urday evening drive to the are- na to take their children skat- ing, turned into a life and death situation for two Blackstock area brothers. ) Don and Ralph Swain are credited with saving the life or an accident victim by pulling him from a burning vehicle last December 3. The two men were hon- oured (along with 21 others from Durham Region) last Fri- day night as they were present- ed with plaques at the 7th annu- al Police Awards held in Pickering. Their story started about 8:30 PM as they were driving into Blackstock via Old Scugog Road. An on-coming southbound vehicle went out of control, through the ditch and struck a tree. The impact flipped the ve- hicle over and almost immedi- ately, flames started shooting out of the engine. The flames were spreading as Ralph and Don reached the car. ving man's life They were forced to smash open a rear window to get into the vehicle, and then managed to drag the unconscious driver to safety. Thanks to the quick ac- tions that put their own safety in jeopardy, the driver of the ve- hicle suffered only a bump on the head and had his hair singed slightly. Don and Ralph Swain were among 21 civilians cited for their bravery in helping police or their fellow citizens. Some of the other citizens honoured last Friday evening included a Pickering man who apprehended a thief, who was on parole on a murder charge; four Pickering men who grap- pled with a knife-wielding man after a variety store was robbed; two Uxbridge amu- blance attendants who jumped into freezing water to search a vehicle that had gone through the ice; a 14-year old Oshawa youth who rescued an infant from a burning house; and two Oshawa men who came to aid of (Turn to page 5) LN BN BN EEE EEE RT am wow