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Port Perry Star, 15 Dec 1992, p. 1

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as | a | aaah A i iE a -------------- i ------------ A oo A ---- oo Sooo oo og on A ---- i -------------- rr TT So-- } \ Vol. 127 No. 04 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1992 Copy 65¢ ©1¢ +4¢GsD 48 Pages SNOW Worst storm in 47 years brings Scugog to a halt By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star 'More than 60 centimetres of snow covered Scugog Township NJ last Thursday and Friday bring- ing the township to a virtual standstill. Surprisingly, there were no major incidents due to the storm, said Inspector Ross Smith. He said the police were kept busy with numerous acci- dents due to the storm, but there were no major injuries re- ported. Scugog Township firefighters were called out Thursday eve- ning when a snowmobile went through the ice on Lake Scugog, on the north side of the High- way 7A causeway at approxi- mately 7:45 p.m. The driver of the snowmobile managed to get to shore safety before the emer- gency crews arrived. at is deemed to have been the heaviest snowfall in 47 years, last week's storm left the township immobilized. There were only a handful of stores open in downtown Port Perry by 10 a.m. Friday morn- ing Mail delivery was brought to a halt in the town, as roads made it impossible for mail de- livery to be made to the rural routes. Although all mail deliverers turned up for work on Friday morning, postmaster Bob Walk- er said the rural route roads were impassable and the deliv- erers could not get near the in- town mailboxes. Mail delivery was made to many businesses and apart- ment buildings in the down- town area as well as the boxes at the post office. "They did the best that they could, (under the circumstanc- es )" Mr. Walkersaid. Although mail was not deliv- ered to many areas, Mr. Walker said mail was sorted and any- Fe requesting their mail could rop by the post office and pick itup. Stranded in their driveways many area residents had the day off work, as they tried to shovel out from under the heavy snowfall. Despite the large volume of snow to be shovelled, most resi- dents took the storm in stride, reflecting back on storms of the past. Three people the Star talked to on the street said they re- membered seeing this much snow, but only when they lived in Ottawa, Russia and Mon- treal. Despite the cold weather over the last week and the large ac- cumulation of snow on the ice, Inspector Smith warns town- ship residents the ice on Lake Scugog is not safe to be snowmo- bilingon. "Heavy accumulations of snow tend to insulate the ice, it will be some time until it is safe to be snowmobiling on. There is no way anyone should be out there," Inspector Smith told the Port Perry Star. A spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Resources said she does not recommend any ice travel right now. Adding, it has not been cold enough for the wa- ter to freeze. For photos and more informa- tion on the storm see page 12in- gide this edition of the Port Perry Star. Conway developers clear major hurdle By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Developers of a major com- mercial and residential devel- opment are inching closer to construction after a rezoning bylaw was approved. Scugog Council approved a bylaw Monda afternoon rezon- ing a parcel of land at the corner of Water Street and Highway 7A to allow commercial and res- idential development. With the approval of the by- law, the developers have cleared a major hurdle in their quest to develop the land into a major commercial and residen- tial development. Plans call for approximately 94,000 square feet of commer- cial development, as well as 120 residential units on the b5.2- hectare parcel of land. In making his presentation to council. Joseph Cornacchia, general manager of the Michael Stuart Group, noted that the 120 condominium units had been downgraded from the 190 units originally planned. Although the developers have cleared one hurdle, they are still a fair distance from completion. A major roadblock is the owner- ship of the land which falls un- der a number of different own- ers. Ward 2 Councillor Marilyn Pearce stressed the point dur- ing the meeting. "You can't rezone lands you don't own," she told Mr. Cornac- chia, pointing to the fact that de- lays have been caused by the un- certainty of the ownership of the various parcels. Councillor Pearce also called for the land uses to be specified before the bylaw was passed. But Mr. Cornacchia reas- sured council that negotiations concerning the purchase of the lands in question were being ad- dressed. Now that the bylaw has been approved, the next step for the developers is the formal plans for the development, including the land uses, Mayor Howard Hall said. It is at this point that the township can determine the specifications. Turnto Page9 PLEASE SUPPORT THE PORT PERRY STAR FOOD DRIVE RT _--_-- PR AW Pep Pa FO Rs I ---- SR --

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