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Rodi. lb. iB inden Alii lS amd é -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 24, 1990 The Port Perry Star 235 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO EDITORIAL Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten Editor - John B. McClelland News/Features - Julia Ashton BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby Billing Department - Louise Hope PHONE 985-7383 FAX 985-3708 News/Features - Kelly Storry The Port Perry Star is authorized as second dass mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. PRODUCTION ADVERTISING Sevan Sse Mail Registration Number 0265 Annabell Harrison Advertising Co-ordinator - Valerie Ellis bscription Rate: In Canada $20.00 per Trudy Empringham isi ive - 5 Fieger i Tye cy mpringr Advertising Sales Representative - Anna Gouldburn Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Linda Ruhl, Tracy O'Neil A (0 a= | Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Assodation Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Lid. Port Perry, Ontario Editorial Comment A Moment Of Your Time...Please Regardless of size, or geographical location, each of us resides in a small 'community.' Whether you commute to the downtown core of a huge metropolis, or work the fields in a rural setting, the lives of Ontario residents revolve around a smaller, close-knit, inner com- munity in which family life is focused. Our responsibility, as the media voice for this area is to keep you' informed about what is happening in the community each week...news and sports stories provide our readers with information about local people and events; and the advertisements within these pages pro- vide readers with information about products, promotions and enter- tainment being offered by local merchants. The most important element of any small community is the peo- ple who live in it. Your community newspaper tracks their lives from the first breath: birth announcements, Grade Four spelling bee win- * ner, Girl Guide Gold Cord, minor league hockey champion, gradua- tion, engagement, wedding, career advancement, new business ven- ture, occasional setbacks, tragic accident, disastrous plant closing, new industry in town, impact of last week's decision by local council on taxes, and so on. Throughout your entire life, the community's newspaper is there, - monitoring and reporting the ups and downs of the community and its citizens. There's a lot of bad news these days. As a group your community newspaper decided to do something about the situation. In 1981, the Ontario Community Newspapers Association created a program designed to recognize the achievements and/or personal courage of a very important group of young people within the small community. Each year 275 community newspapers within OCNA, with financial support from Canadian Airlines International, appeal to their respective communities for nominations of youngsters aged 6 to 18 years. Every nominee receives a certificate and up to 12 individuals and one group are the recipients of an award presented by the Lieute- nant Governor at the annual OCNA convention. The selection of the "Ontario Junior Citizens" is incredibly dif- ficult...because every single nominee is a credit to their community, and to us all. Many saved lives. Many organized community activities which paid enormous dividends for fellow citizens. Many battled tremen- dous physical handicaps, or terminal illnesses in exemplary manner, helping to ease the pain and suffering of others. They are all heroes in their own right. They serve as outstan- ding examples of how life in a small community should be lived. They merit the recognition the community newspapers of Ontario are prepared to give them. They deserve your support. Woe ask for a moment of your time. Do you know a young person who might qualify for this type of recognition? Contact this newspaper for a nomination form. Help us to say "'thanks" to some youngster who deserves it. More information is included on the nomination form, and we'll be happy to answer any questions you might have. , A BUSY PLACE In case you haven't noticed, Port Perry in the summer months has become a pretty busy place. There have been numerous special events held in this community over the last few weeks, and we think the people who work "behind the scenes" to bring these events here de- serve a bit of a pat on the back for their efforts. The Model T Car Tour that rolled into Port Perry last Thursday was a marvellous event, much appreciated by the hundreds of people who turned out to view these old cars. And the car owners, Cig of whom came from the United States, seemed to be having just as much fun just being here for the afternoon. The comments on Port Perry and the hospi- tality were all positive. The public relations value is impossible to calculate. The Port Perry BIA began working on getting this Model T Tour here several months ago, and this organization deserves a bouquet for doing so. (Tum to page 8) A MoN , LHARLENE: .... VOUBLE-IME. FOR SUNDAYS 2 THATS TWO GLASSES AN HOUR / =. - YOU'RE SLORPIN' UP ALL THE PROFITS J dl - | A - TaD FALLING BEHIND Final designs for a new municipal building in Uxbridge were unveiled recently and it would ap- pear that the Township will soon be moving ahead with a new structure. Cost of the project is estimated to be be- tween $1.5 and $2 million, and while it sounds like a lot of money, council feels it is a progres- sive move which will look after their needs well into the next century. Briefly, the plan calls for utilizing a portion of the former Joseph Gould School, A a ing a 5,000 sq. ft., two level addition which will house the council chambers, and be capable of seating 100 people. Scugog Twp. is in a similar position. The present building on Perry St. is out-dated and in- adequate for today's needs. In fact, I'd go so far as to say, the facility is an embarrassment. The Township has already moved the ad- ministrator's office into another building because of cramped, congested conditions. Roads and building departments are both in need of more room, the tax department is experiencing grow- ing pains, and as the community grows there will be increased demands for better facilities. Scugogs council chamber is a joke. It has been utilized as a meeting room, court room and council chamber for as long as | can remember. When there is a large delegation, chairs have to be hauled in and spread around to ac- commodate the public. If a developer wants to digplay his plans for council there is a scurry as councillors look for tacks and tape to hold the plans up on an old sheet of plywood. When they Hin FE re Su wag 0 Soh a. i's time to get off our butts, start co- operating and find some ways of getting some of these much needed facilities underway. While realizing we are all paying more taxes than we want to, that goes without saying, and the taxes we are paying now don't seem to go far enough without adding further burdens, it will not be any easier to raise the funds five or ten years from now. It's very apparent that once again we're fall- ing behind our Phun, who almost always lead the way. Uxbridge can boast an indoor pool, a community centre which seats 400 com- fortably and squash courts already. Scugog has only talked about these facilities. Talk is cheap! Now our friendly rival to the west is about to undertake the construction of a new municipal office. The needs in Uxbridge are no greater than the needs right here in Scugog. The ques- tion begs to be asked, "why can they afford these facilities that we apparently can not?" | would suggest the tax base in Uxbridge is no larger than that of Scug ulation is a little smaller. bridge are estimated to be fifteen to twenty per- cent higher than in Scugog; they have Ho industrial assessment, an 's. In fact, their pop- ousing costs in Ux- a commercial core not nearly as health sad lack of facilities There are a cou and appealing. So why the ere? ple of things that Uxbridge doesn't ar to have that are very prevalent in Scugog. First, is a negative attitude about any type of progress, if it is going to cost more tax- payers dollars. The second is a geographical turn on the air conditioning, people can no long- split in their communi necessary unity need which takes away the to get things done. er hear what is being said. it would appear there are too m any people whose only concern is for today. Co ncern for to- As | said earlier, the pliason facility is an embarrassment, and it is high time this commu- nity started putting forth the image of a large business. Any municipality that deals with over $8 million in revenues per year is big business. Its about time this Township start looking and acting like the big business it is. | realize spending money on large projects in this community has met with Yeats Eriticiem from taxpayers, but sooner or later we're going to have to provide a number of new facilities for this community. day is fine, but tomorrow is just around the cor- ner. The problem is, when Juss ar comes, will our lack of vision now make it too late for our children to play the game of "catch-up?" Unfortunately, it would be almost: litical suicide for council to proceed with anything this year. With an election just16 months away, any well decision to build a municipal office cou mean the end of some of our local politician - reer in this township. pe sca And staying in office is what it's all about.