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Rar mei aR) "a ns } RS Re Joo TL Vol. 126 No. 12 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1992 Copy 65¢ ©1e +e GSD 44 Pages ~ What young lady's eyes wouldn't light up when surprised with a beautiful heart-shaped box of delicious chocolates? That was the reaction of Gretchen Cornish when she received affectionate kiss from boyfriend Mark Schwan. Valentines Day arrives this Friday and it is expected florists, chocolate outlets, card shops and gift stores will be busy as last minute Valentines shoppers look for just the right gift for their loved ones. The Star thanks Nuts About Chocolate, Gretchen and Mark for helping us remind everyone with this photo. chocolates and an Jee te "lve By Scott Anderson Concerned about their future, area farmers rallied outside a dinnerin Blackstock last week. More than 30 dairy and chick- en farmers from as far away as Peterborough gathered at the Blackstock Recreation Centre on Feb. b to express their views on the current GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade). The target was federal Minister of Agriculture Bill McKnight, the guest speaker. The farmers were concerned that their respective industries would be seriously affected if the GATT agreement moves to tariffication and away from sup- ply management. Under the current structure, Canadian farmers are protected by Article 11 of GATT which al- lows them to operate under a SCUGOG'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER OF CHOICE supply management system. This system allows them to op- erate in a supply and demand market and places restrictions on the import of products from countries such as the United States and the European Eco- nomic Community (EEC). The group was calling on the minister to not only retain Arti- cle 11, but to strengthen and de- fine some of its sections. in Port By Scott Anderson It appears that a major gro- cery store war is shaping up in Port Perry and from all indica- tions itlookslikeitis going tobe a tough fight. During a public hearinginto a proposed grocery store on the former Zoecon property on Highway 7A and Queen Street, a representative from A&P Properties Limited revealed that his company has plans for a 24,000-square foot food store in Port Perry as well. Dennis O'Neil, director of real estate for A&P, told council that his company has been planning the construction of the food store on the Conway property in east Port Perry on Highway 7A for sometime and was ready to make a formal proposal. Mr. O'Neil came to council to formally oppose Champion Management Inc.'s plans to build a 30,000-square foot store at the other end of town. Mr. O'Neil asked council whether they want three or four major grocery stores, referring not only to the existing stores but also to the two proposed stores. He warned council that if both went ahead, one would lose the'battle. "If there are four supermar- kets, there won't be for long," he cautioned council. According to Mr. O'Neil, A&P plans to be the anchor store for a major strip mall opposite the ex- isting Port Perry Plaza. He says it is already zoned for that pur- pose and could see construction begin in the next year. Bill Meek, a representative from the Michael Stuart Group, and associated with A&P, said the group would be making a formal application in approxi- mately 10 days. During the hearing Mr. Farmers protest at Blackstock At a recent round of GATT talks, a proposal was put on the table whereby the supply man- agement system would be re- placed by tariffication. The Dunkel proposal, named by its author Art Dunkel, chair- man of the negotiating commit- tee for agriculture at GATT, is a basis for agreement on the is- sue. Turnto Page 3 A FAMILY TRADITION FOR 125 YEARS Major grocery war shaping Perry O'Neil accused Champion In- vestments of harboring resent- ment to the fact that they lost out on the bid for the land, and said it was a matter of "sour grapes" that they chose the oth- er site. Before the revelation by Mr. O'Neil, council was brought up- to-date on the proceedings of Champion's activities since it last appeared before council three weeks ago. Hans Vanpoorten, manager of the economic planning group of Marshall Macklin Mona- ghan, presented the findings of .amarket analysis of the area. In this report Mr. Vanpoorten concluded that a 30,000-square foot store would generate ap- proximately $1,455 per capi from sales. . Mr. Vanpoorten said the mar- ket analysis indicates that there was "a significant need for a major grocery store in the area." He acknowledged that there would be some redistribu- Turnto Page 4 Investigate vandalism of fish huts Police are investigating re- ports of a number of ice huts that were broken into over the last few days. According to Durham Region- al Police there have been anum- ber of incidences of vandalism and thefts to ice fishing huts on Lake Scugog. In one incident on Feb. 4, a number of ice huts, one mile north of Westshore Marina, were broken into and an unde- termined amount of goods were taken. There have been a number of ice huts vandalized during the winter fishing season. In .one case at the end of January, ap- proximately $700 worth of equipment was taken during a break-in. Police are also investigating damage done to an ice hut on Feb. 5. Ross Smith, Inspector at 26 Division in Port Perry, says fish hut owners should not leave val- uables in the structures when unattended. A hg Sh Span go gb dt ad or SR ---- - -------- a ------