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Century home in Greenbank raz by stubborn fire Damage has been estimat- ed at about $100,000 after a stubborn fire gutted a home in Greenbank Sunday afternoon. Captain Bill Harrison of the Scugog Fire Department said damage from the flames, smoke and water was so exten- sive, the two storey frame home likely would have to be demol- ished. The home is owned by Mrs. Ruth Till, who was not injured inthe blaze. Friends and neighbours managed to bring out numerous household items and pieces of furniture even as firefighters were battling the flames. Capt. Harrison said the de- MP's survey partment believes the blaze started in an electrical cord in the basement, and the flames worked their way up the inside of an interior wall where they spread into the attic area and under the eaves. Ye said steel sheeting un- der the shingles hampered ef- forts by firefighters to break through the roof to get water to the flames. Along with members of the Scugog department (Port Perry Hall) tanker trucks from the Caesarea and Uxbridge depart- ments assisted at the scene. The house is located on the west side of Highway 12, just north of the four corners in Greenbank. indicates majority feel abortion should be allowed A survey conducted last fall by Durham MP Ross Stevenson indicates a majority of those who responded believe abor- tions should be allowed, with certain limitations. Mr. Stevenson said last week that 2130 people respond- ed to the "abortion question- aire" that was included in the newsletter sent to the 39,400 households in his Durham con- stituency. That's a response rate of about 5.4 per cent, "somewhat larger than might be expected in a poll conducted this way,". Mr. Stevenson said in a state- ment last week. According to the MP, the survey found that of those com- pleting the questions, 50.8 per cent feel abortion is a decision for a woman to make in consula- tion with her physician. And 57.3 per cent favour abortions being performed in publicly funded hospitals. About 58.3 per cent would like to have abortions uniformly available in all parts of Cana- da. The survey further found that 17.4 per cent are opposed to abortion under any circum- (Turn to page 5) Single car accident claims woman's life A single car accident on Highway 12, on Wednesday, January 24, claimed the life of a Whitby woman, and sent two others to hospital. Bonnie Faulkner, 36, of 17 Vanessa Street, in Whitby lost her life when the 88 Chevrolet Blazer in which she was a pas- senger went off the road and struck a tree. According to the OPP, the Faulkner vehicle was north- bound on Highway 12 at the second line o Scugog, between Myrtle and Manchester when the accident occurred. The truck went onto the shoulder of the road, then hit a culvert in the ditch that acted as what police describe as a ramp, that sent the vehicle 43 metresin the air. The vehicle struck the side of a tree 4.1 metres up e trunk; The car continue the air striking another tree and tear- ing it down, before ¢oming to rest, 53 metres from where it first left the road. Mrs. Faulkner was not wear- ing her seatbelt, and was eject- ed from the vehicle. Her husband Wayne Faulk- ner, 39 was wearing his seat- belt, and was treated for minor injuries at Port Perry Commu- nity Hospital, and released. Another passenger in the ve- hicle, the couple's son Came- ron, aged four, sustained head injuries, and was rushed to Port Perry Hospital, and later transferred to Toronto Sick Childrens Hospital. As of Thursday, Cameron's condition was described as much improved, and he was listed in satisfactory condition. Police say there is no indica- tion of the speed the vehicle was travelling at, or any indica- tion of why the vehicle left the road. The roads were wet, on a cloudy, and mild day. A post mortum will be done on the woman to determine cause of death, and investiga- tions into the accident are still underway, according to Police. Vol. 124 No. 10 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1990 Copy 50¢ 56 Pages which broke out about noon, injuries reported. A steel roof under the shingles, possible for firefighters to get at the blaze which basement into the attic. Above, firemen on a lad hose down the roof, and change air packs. Firefighters from Port Pe fought a stubborn blaze in G , rry Fire Department, assisted by Uxbridge water tankers reenbank for over five hours Sunday afternoon. The fire, completely gutted the home of Mrs. R. Till, but there were no and sawdust Insulation made It near Im-' had worked its way up the wall from the der try to get at the blaze, while others (see story for detalls) Elementary school teachers ratify new two year agreement It was business as usual last Thursday as Catholic ele- mentary teachers in Durham lifted a work-to-rule campaign after a new two-year collective agreement was ratified by teachers and the Durham Sep- arate School Board. The teachers, including those at Immaculate Concep- tion School in Port Perry, had been on work-to-rule since De- cember 22. The new two year agree- ment giving wage hikes of 6.1 per cent each year, was ratified by about 76 per cent of the teachers and approved by the Board members last Wednes- day evening. The new pact is retroactive to September 1,1ast year. Aside from the wage in- creases, it also calls for the hir- ing of 70 new teachers which will reduce the pupil/teacher ra- tio from 18:4 to 16:8. And in the second year of the agreement, starting this September, teachers will be al- lowed 120 minutes per week of class prep time, up from the cur- (Turn to page 2)