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| | Vol. 126 No.7 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - Holiday Co R..1.D.E. program stops 36,000 vehicles By Kelly Lown More than 36,000 vehicles were stopped during the Dur- ham Regional Police holiday RIDE program. According to Don Martin, Durham Regional Police super- intendant, 50 people were charged with exceeding the .08 legal limit during the Nov. 15 to Jan. 4 program. The RIDE program which is divided into two districts was stationed in District 2 (Port Perry, Pickering, Ajax and Ux- bridge) for 25 per cent of the time. Although spot checks were strategically positioned in built-up areas, occassional spot checks were set up in the rural areas such as Sunderland. In total 36,311 vehicles were stopped in Durham Region. As a result 502 roadside ALERT tests were performed. Eleven people were charged with im- paired driving, and 105 twelve- hour driver's licenses suspen- sions were handed out. Four people refused to take the breathalyzer. In District Two, 15,078 vehi- cles were stopped. Of these, offi- cers asked 214 drivers to take the ALERT test. As a result 13 impaired charges were laid, and 27 twelve-hour license suspen- sions were issued. Turn to Page 4 Two women arrested for murder of businessman Two women have been arrest- ed in connection with the 1991 murder of a Metro area business- man. Harry Feige, 35, of Toronto, an accountant, was found shot to death on Thursday, Oct. 9, 1991 in his car on Concession 6, south of Regional Road 21 in Uxbridge. He had left his Burntmeadoway townhouse in north Toronto the night before. According to Durham Region- al Police, two women were ar- rested on Jan. 2, 1992. Arrested and charged with first degree murder are the victim's widow Debbie Feige, a.k.a Debbie Du- puis of Willowdale and Tracey Armstrong of Ajax. Ms. Armstrong was arrested and charged on Oct. 21, 1991 with obstruct justice and re- leased on bail in connection with the murder. TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1992 Copy 65¢ 61¢ +4¢ GST) Ringing in the New Year Scugog Township residents ushered in 1992 with a bang at a number of New Year's Eve parties held across / the township. Bill and Michelle LoForte of Greenbank wel- / comed in the new year at the Port Perry Yacht Club. N 36 Pages Christmas food drive feeds 165 families By Kelly Lown Operation Scugog's Christmas food drive was a tremendous suc- cess as the bank gave hampers to 165 families this year. . According to Barbara Carne- gie of Operation Scugog there was a great response this year. The food bank is currently "packed to the door" as the bank has as much food in storage as it can handle without having to store it elsewhere. Mrs. Carnegie told the Star she was very pleased with the drive this year. "Everyone who received hampers were so thank- ful, and the residents of Scugog responded overwhelmingly," she said. The 1991 Christmas food drive supplied Christmas dinner and gifts to 165 area families, which is 25 more families than it served the previous year. Aside from the hampers, the bank also gave gifts to Central Seven Industries as well as fruit baskets to shut-ins and Meals on Wheels recipients. The bank also gave gifts to 15 single people. Aside from food and toys, Op- eration Scugog also received (Turn to page 3) By Scott Anderson Port Perry will be one of more than 1,000 communities participating in a cross-Canada flag tour culminating in a national celebration on Canada Day. The "Proud to be Canadian" tour, sponsored by the Kinsmen Club of Cana- da, will see two flags arriving in Port Perry on April 26. The first flag will be a Peace Tower flag, while the second flag will be a small Canadian flag, surround- ed by a large white border. be signed by each community's youth. . The flags will follow the same route as the Olymigie Torch in 1988 and Rick Hansen's te ends of the country Thunder Bay on June 20. Dave Robinson of Seagrave, Kinsmen celebrate country's 125th birthday in Motion Tour in 1986. Two Peace Tower flags were launched ato --- one in St. John's, Newfoundland, on Jan. 2 and on Jan. 1 in Victoria, British Columbia, and will travel across the country, before meeting at the Terry Fox Memorial in 1991-92 the country, but the symbol." 20 ceremony, the flags will arrive in every community, signed by the children the flags. nadian" project coin- project "takes one Ca- | nadian symbol (the Ca- | nadian flag) and ends | at another Canadian | Across the country, | is flag will» leading up to the June to be | in their respective com- | munities. Mr. Robinson | says it is the aim of the | organizers to get 1.25 | million signatures on | The "Proud to be Ca- | "Proud to be Canadian" flag tour National Kinsmen President, says there are two reasons why they chose the me- morial as the location for the ceremony. Not only is it the geographical centre of cides with the 125th anniversary of Can- ada, thus the aim of 1.25 million signa- tures. Mr. Robinson says the project al- lows the children to express their love for Canada. | "We want our children to have the same and even bet- ter opportunities than we have," he says. As Canadi- ans we should be proud our history and the rights and freedoms that we as Canadi- ans hold. Mr. Robinson says through this project the pride of being Canadian will show in each member of the community. He says Canadi- ans are somewhat reservid when it comes to expressing their love for the country. "The love that people have for our country is every- where, but as Canadians we Perry. are somewhat reserved about expressing it," he says. , Aside from having the opportunity to sign the flag, the children participating will also fill in a two-part certificate/ ballot. One part consisting of a wallet- sized certificate indicating that they signed the flag, and the second a ballot for a provincial draw. The winner of this draw will be flown to Ottawa to present the flags during the ceremonies on Cana- da Day on Parliament Hill. Mr. Robinson says this project is one of only five officially sanctioned celebra- tions in Canada this year. Canada's Gov- ernor General Ray Hnatyshyn, is the honorary chairman of the project. The flags will stop in each community where each location will host their own ceremonies, as pait of "Proud to be Cana- "dian Week." Locally, the festivities will be on April 26 at Palmer Park in Port (Please urn to page 5) A FAMILY TRADITION FOR 125 YEARS | g !