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Celebrates 100th Birthday Celebrating a 100th birthday is a pretty special occasion and when Maude Edmonds reached that happy milestone March 16, her friends and staff at the Community Nursing Home held a beautiful party in her honour. Streamers In red, white and blue, symbolic of her native England, were evi- dent, along with balloons, and the Wilmot Creek Chorus pro- vided entertainment. Mrs. Edmonds received congratula- tions from Scugog Township as Mayor Howard Hall presented her with a clock as a gift from the Township. This coming September, her husband will celebrate his 100th birthday. They have been married 77 years. ib -- WITH COLOURS To sics SUSAN BRISTOL Have now arrived Brooklin Fine Ladys' Wear Hwy.12 Brooklin 655-3474 Evening Hours Thursday & Friday to 8 PM Open 6 Days A Week I hope I don't live long enough to be able to drive through Durham and see the desecration of open land. These words were spoken by Regional Chairman Gary Her- rema last Wednesday as he spoke to farmers and any inter- ested citizens about the Official Plan at the Blackstock Recrea- Ceasarea cutoff repaired affer water damage The portion of road on High- way 7A and the Caesarea cut- off is pretty much back to nor- mal according to John Foster of the Ministry of Transporta- tion. The two eastbound lanes were hit hard by last Sunday nights violent rainstorm, as the storm literally washed away 50-60 feet of highway. Traffic had to be diverted around the intersection as workers began to rebuild the road. Repairs to the road took four days, but the two lanes, and the shoulder of the road have been fixed with a lot of gravel, and temporary pavement. A Ministry of Transportation official will address regional council tomorrow (Wednesday) in regards to the GO Train ex- tension from Whitby to Oshawa. Howard Anders, project man- ager for the ministry, will present to council the results of the recently completed studies on the impacts of phased imple- mentation of the GO service to Oshawa, and inform council- lors about upcoming public in-. formation centres scheduled for early Avril. PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 20, 1990 -- 3 Durham chairman speaks to residents about 0.P. changes tion Centre. After three long years of waiting, Durham Region's planning department has brought forward a draft docu- ment on possible changes to the outdated Official Plan(OP). Herrema spoke to the audi- ence encouraging input from them on how they wish tg see land severances handled. The purpose of the OP is to set out guidelines on how devel- opment can occur throughout the region. On Tuesday the planning de- partment had its second review of the policy, and Herrema stressed these proposed chang- es were only received not ac- cepted. Some highlights of the policy include: -the construction of highway 407 from Markham to highway 115. Herrema explained this as the main motivator if there are to be more jobs in Durham Re- gion. --Oshawa, Courtice, and Whit- by continuing to be the major urban centre of the region with most new residential, industri- al, and commercial activities happening in these centers. -the need for open spaces close tourban areas As for the preservation of open space, Herrema explained this as a vital part of the official plan. He continued by saying he is stressing there be less growth in no-growth or poor land. "I want the policy to be equi- table to everyone, in the form of quarries, recreation and tour- ism," he said. Most new development is ex- pected to occur in hamlets where municipal water can be implemented. According to Herrema only 15 of the 52 ham- lets in Durham Region can be serviced. He is encouraging lots of growth on the south end of the 407. DONUTS ® fe invites you to a Farmers will continue to see more rough times if they want tosever alot. Farmers will have toown 100 acres, and be a full-time farm- er. This raised a lot of questions among the farmers present, as they wanted to know what was going to happen if they wanted to sever their lot to build a house for a family member. One item stressed in the poli- cy is the emphasis that wood- lots and pockets of poorer agri- cultural land are essential parts of agricultural areas and shall not Be used for non-farm residential purpose. "If there is a poor piece of land, it is not necessary it be cut off," he said. The planning staff hopes to adopt changes to the OP before summer break in July, but skeptics believe the process may take up to 1 1/2 years. COMPARE THE RATE! 165 QUEEN ST, PORT PERRY | 985-8435 Square Dancing * Rounds * Waltyes * Pothas * Modern SATURDAY, MARGH 3lst 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM Catholic Church Hall BILL TAYLOR ORCHESTRA Sponsored by the Port Perry Fair Board $15.00 per Couple. Refreshments Available. Tickets available at Country Style Donuts. i - tar Pa - B "