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hdl 8 - PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, October 14, 1992 "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" Letters to the editor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 hear the platform of their new riding candidate, Howard Anderson, a dairy farmer from Pefferlaw. About 2,000 persons attended the first "Autorama Display" held in Port Perry recently. Port Perry Fire Department was called to Eden's Store on Scugog Island when fuel from their gas tanks began leaking into the basement of the store. The fumes were several points above the explosion point. No injuries were reported. Mr. and Mrs. A. Harper have returned from their holiday in the British Isles. On arriving at Montreal they took in the sights of Expo before arriving at their home in Greenbank. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, October 11, 1972 Four Port Perry youngsters, Ralph and Robert Shaw and Greg and Jeff Kroonenberg, collected $82.10 from folks walking along the streets in town. The contsibutions were raised during a 48-hour telethon televised on CFTO in Toronto in aid of the Society for Crippled Children. With the demolition of the old Community Centre comes the announcement of building a new centre on the lakefront site. Arthur Latcham has made generous contributions towards the construction of the new single storey facility of a similar design as the Goodwood Centre. Port Perry Council has authorized the Ontario Humane Society to act as stray animal collectors on a 60-day renewable contract. Close to 1,000 parents and students witnessed the official opening of R. H. Cornish Public School's new addition. The new facilities cost about $560,000 to construct. John F Raines is retiring after 36 years of service to the municipality as clerk-treasurer in the offices at Port Perry. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, October 13, 1982 Port Perry woodworker Bill Robinson handcrafted solid white oak doors for the St. John's Presbyterian Church. Mr. Robinson found the rare wood in a barn near Picton. It took Mr. Robinson about three months to complete the doors. Kurz's baked a 165-pound birthday cake to celebrate its second anniversary in business. Baker Peter Koll uscd 180 eggs to make the cake. Bill Turner was clected president of the 1982-83 Blackstock Lions Club taking over the position from past president Ray Wright. _ + For the first time in many years, the Durham Health United will not be going into arca schools to inspect youngsters for head lice. BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS NORTH DURHAM presents... 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S., Oshawa 434-3939 CEIOITS pe kien fon -- 5 A LI Fe 1 We'll all be better off to vote yes To the Editor: The Referendum looms closer and as it does, emotions and rhetoric are heating up. Cyni- cism also rears its ugly head. If the cynics really care about this country they have a strange way of showing it. Give me a "committed Yes or No voter any- time. Now dealing with Yes or No: The committed No voter will (with passion) point to the ab- sence of a legal text, the flawed restructuring of the Senate, Quebec, Aboriginals etc. getting too much, and in many cases, their disdain for Brian Mulron- ey and/or Robert Bourassa. In Quebec the No voters are claim- ing the "Deal" doesn't give them enough, that Bourassa "caved in". In the West the Senate re- forms "don't go far enough": in B.C. the perception is that Mike Harcourt got outmanoeuvred, the Aboriginal and feminist naysayers are also claiming they didn't get enough. The Yes voters are portrayed as being unthinking, weary and fearful. Perhaps there are a few who are being pragmatic. This country is spending well in excess of $200 million on this exercise in 1992. Pandora's box was opened in 1981 and if this initiative goes the way of Meech, the problems won't go away. The same issues (and more) will return to the ta- ble and the same difficulty in satisfying so many conflicting demands will remain. As surely as this issue follows Meech, the next effort will come our way bringing with it exorbitant costs, further delay to economic investment (which could trans- late into badly needed jobs), and continued concentration on the negatives of this country. Only a masochist would take on a leader's role in order to wade through the morass. FARM, BUSINESS & RETAIL COMPLETE COMPUTER SETUP & SUPPORT IBM COMPATIBLES Repairs + Modems + Fax's & Upgrades + Computerized Records + All Major Software Packages Supported WM. SANDIFORD (416) 985-9440 pvvovevvevweweewy vi LOYLE» OUNTRY na & |! 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Re- member the public reaction in Quebec when Meech went down? A slap in the face from T.R.O.C. (the rest of Canada) Unjustified perhaps but there nontheless. The world is watching. Some- what bemused I would think, as a country that seems to have everything flounders about. The 30 second TV clip has shown us that our leaders are human too with all the warts and faults that the rest of us have. The emphasis is continu- ally on the negatives; abuses, denial of rights, taxation, politi- cal deceit. People who have never lived better, complain, as they pre- pare to leave on another South- ern vacation, about how bad things are. I don't deny that for many others the last two years have been tough but as the old song says we should "accentu- ate the positive". Our country needs a leap of faith - A recogni- tion of the fact that our institu- tions flawed as they are got us to the level of being the best place in the world to live. Our country needs voters who can see past their disdain for politicians of whatever stripe, who can see that the momen- tary satisfaction of sticking your finger in Brian Mulroney's eye is pretty small potatoes when measured against the larger issues. And remember - you get to live with the conse- quences of your vote, as many Ontarians are finding out to their chagrin. The Charlottetown Accord at- tempts to address the diverse demands. Ten premiers (includ- ing the shrewd and indepen- dant Clyde Wells), two Territo- rial governors and four aboriginal leaders have signed on. It's far from perfect and it won't make many of the issues go away. Some of the complexi- tics (e.g. implementation of Senate reform, Aboriginal self government, the amending for- mula, possibilities of rights abuses in Quebec) are scary. If it is accepted advocacy groups will continue to trumpet demands, problems will arise from it but as a nation we've made a commitment to our- selves as a whole. Ifitis rejected the whole sorry mess starts over again. We either deal with itor we fall apart. If Charlottetown goes forth just maybe we'll start to feel like one country again, just maybe we'll start to focus on curing our economic problems, just maybe some wrongs which have long been entrenched will be right- ed, just maybe that bemused world out there will recognize that Canada is a country to be reckoned with. We may not all be the same, but we'll all be bet- ter off. And that's why I'm vot- ing "YES". Sincerely, Ken Gadsden. Taking Pitts' side To the Editor: [ sincerely agree with Dr. Morley E. Pitts view about the 10 grand Purple Martin sign. Ifour distinguished council in all their wisdom, feel that the one man's idea of a Purple Mar- tin for the sign is more appropri- ate to represent our town, rath- er than it being known as the Enough Country To the Editor: I would like to know what all the fuss is about. The Country Market is nothing like the Stouffville Market as some peo- ple compared it to. The vendors' stalls are neat, clean and not cluttered like other flea mar- kets. The grounds surrounding the building are clean at all times. The owners should be proud of this venture, as they hire stu- dents, 75 per cent of the vendors are from Scugog Township, and they took an empty building and turned it into a prosperous business. The business people down- town, that I have talked to, have said their sales are up on the weekends. Could it be that the 19,000 people who visited The Country Market a week ago made their way downtown to shop and eat? To me, that is a plus for Port Perry as alot of our shopping dollars go south to Oshawa. Birthplace of D.D. Palmer - Founder of Chiropractic, then may I make a suggestion that we use the famous Mother Jack- sons Butter Tart - at least it has provided many jobs for the peo- ple of Port Perry. Doug Aldred, Port Perry. about Market! Are the complaints of a few people, which seems to be the game ones all the time, justi- fied? I don't think so. The Coun- try Market is here to stay and I for one am glad it is. It can only be a plus and profit for Port Perry. Good luck to the owners, and keep it going. Don Orr, Port Perry P.S.: This seems to be one business in Port Perry that is expanding and growing since its inception in downtown Port Perry. 4 A Please recycle this newspaper \ ) a_i Bn ets mA i... | SL 0 De