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Vol. 126 No. 22 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1992 Copy 65¢ 1¢ + 4¢ GSD. 48 Pages Township to appoint part-time fire chief by July 1 By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star A part-time fire chief for the Township of Scugog will be ap- pointed by July 1, Mayor Ho- ward Hall says. According to Mayor Hall, the chief will be a part-time position with a paid remuneration. The chief will be responsible for the « administration ofboth halls. | Under the present system, each hall has its own fire chief * and each act independent of the Turn to Page 4 Wilson tours in Port Perry Michael Wilson made a brief stop in Port Perry on April 15 to | sample some of Scugog's indus- | try. | Mr. Wilson, Minister of In- | dustry, Science and Technolo- gy, took the opportunity to tour Mother Jackson's Open Kitch- ens. During the 90-minute visit Mr. Wilson was shown all as- pects of the plant from the prep- aration of the plant's product to an overview of the products. The minister also took the op- portunity to sample a number of the butter tarts which has helped to put Mother Jackson's on the map. Tom Jermyn, president of Mother Jackson's, said it was an informal visit and part of a tour of Durham Region. Acording to Mr. Jermyn, the meeting was scheduled by Dur- ham MP Ross Stephenson's of- fice. Earlier in the day Mr. Wilson- was in Mississauga, Oakville, Oshawa and Uxbridge, where he toured Dominion Automo- tive Industries. Mr. Wilson's visit to Port Perry was one of many visits by cabinet ministers. Otto Jelinek, Barbara McDougall and Pau- line Browes also visited a num- ber of locations in the region as part of a two-day tour. : 1° o PALE . o oe oettelt - Ry 28 rity - HOE LH LHD Big Hug for the Easter Bunny Hundreds of Scugog Township children were treated to an exciting time on Queen Street last Sunday afternoon as the 4th annual Giant Easter Egg Hunt took place in downtown Port Perry. The event is the brainchild of local businessman Ken Koury, who is seen here getting a big hug from one of the many Easter characters entertaining the children for this popular event. Mr. Koury, who owns Nuts About Chocolate, organizes the event each year and provides the hundreds of chocolate Easter eggs and large chocolate rabbits as prizes for the happy youngsters. A tip of our Easter hat to Mr. Koury and his volunteers for making Easter ™ Sunday just a little bit more special in Port Perry. J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR