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© La 6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 9, 1993 Carer maM TOU Gat 1s EMA ST ieee AY "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" § Si a | The Port Perrv Star EDITORIAL BUSINESS OFFICE e oO <4 ry a Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten Otic i, 8 Qayls Stapley *C A News Editor - Scott Anderson coounting - Judy Ashby 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - L9L 187 Features Editor - Julia Dempsey Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, PHONE (416) 985-7383 FAX 985-3708 SII sle]NR Sports Editor - Kelly Lown Marlene Moore The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the INT :10) Member of the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. ADVERTISING PRODUCTION Canadian Community Newspaper Association Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman Annabell Harrison, Ontario Community Newspaper Associatian Subscription Rate: 1992 Advertising Sales - Jackie McDonell Trudy Empringham Published every Tuesday by the 1Year-$32.10 6Months-$17.72 Forelgn-$90.95 | Production- Pamela i includes $2.10GST includes $1.22GST includes $5.95GST Hickey, BarbaraBell Robert Taylor, Barbara Lachapelle Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. Port Perry, Ontario * GST included In price | Editorial Comment [---- Shuffling The Me | rd ; x | =~ Jf supers © MAE pveRy- | Deck Since the NDP was chosen to form the government of Ontario in September 1990, Ruth Grier has ruled the Minister of Environment portfolio with blinders on. She has refused to look at all the alterna- tives to the garbage issue and instead has steamrolled ahead with her plans for landfill sites in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Regional and municipal officials, as | (( Qn i well as various local interest groups, Ni have attempted to persuade the minister to change her stance on the landfill issue and to look at all options. But the minister refusal has frustrated many groups in the \ . 3% w g ' OR Vol has refused to budge on her stance.This NR Ar Wl / AARON Wi § OIA AN GTA who are opposed to landfill sites. ~ sites were named in Durham Region in- or X) \ RANK, AN A CANN DAREN | All of us in the Scugog area can re- \ NO ES 479% member a short time ago when 17 landfill y/ Ir RANE RX SRR Vint / NY 14 ONE Random Jottings WE ARE RyfH BABY, YOUR NEW HOME, AND yer ANOTHER QUICK CABINET by J. Peter Hvidsten rs - 0 " YOUR LOONIES iNG IN The WORLD Rigity " CAN HELP! / AGriN.-/ [ MINISTER Scugog Shores Mus- 4 1 OF //| eum Village is heading HeALTH into a difficult financial year, according to its director and members of the Lake Scugog Historical Society. Budget cuts and major restoration projects to maintain the museum buildings in good condition are adding to the burden of the already underfunded museum. Two of the major expenses faced by the museum this year are, more than $7,000 for a new roof and repairs to the Head Church and about $9,000 to refurbish the Lee House. The preservation of the history of Scugog Township is most important, and the cura- tors and volunteers who have overseen the gatherin of artifacts, pictures and records at ugog Shores Museum Village since its inception have done a tremendous job. ow more than ever they need our help so the Port Perry Star has decided to get things started with a fundraising drive for A ATEN \ [§ Y LEA, CAS A} \ NRE cluding five in the Blackstock and Man- =o 2 this most important, but often forgotten ser- chester areas. We remember the grief we N y) Dorian AN vice to our community. were put through for 18 months while the eer An ad in this week's Port Perry Star and IWA poked and prodded about our coun- try side looking for the best possible site. Countless task forces, citizen groups | Star Marketplace will explain the details, but basically, the Star will match Loonie for Loonie any donations received at the Port Bn RY Pel Po foes 1%4 Perry Star office during the month of and individuals spent a great amount of time and money to convince the minister that there were alternatives to garbage . dumps. The suggestions ranged from shipping garbage to the northern munici- pality of Kirkland Lake and incineration. But throughout all the demonstrations, presentations and technical briefings, February. Drop your Loonies into the large jug in our office or send.them in by mail *heques or larger denominations accepted), and then on February 28 we'll tally all the money received, add an equal amount (to a maxi- mum of $1,000) and present it to the museum on behalf of the citizens ot Scugog and surrounding areas who helped. Mrs. Grier steadfastly refused to budge - from her stance that landfill sites were the best means to dispose of the garbage. Just when everybody thought it was a lost cause, Premier Rae did what could be a blessing for all. In a major cabinet shuffle, Mrs Grier was moved out of the - Environment portfolio and into the Health portfolio. Many are viewing this move in a posi- tive light. Premier Rae has never formally opposed disposing of garbage by the will- ing host method or by incineration -- it has been Mrs. Grier. By not going public with his views on the subject, the premier has the opportunity to recant his former Environment Minister's views and give the go-ahead to the new minister to look into all the alternatives. Taking this tact to the garbage prob- lems will go a long way to making the government more popular by proving that it is listening to the people. It will also pro- , vide the premier with an opportunity to back track on a promise while still saving face.- ~ Just think, if our readers donated a total of $1,000, with the Star's contribution this would place $2,000 into the almost empty coffers of the museum. Unfortunately the most dedicated efforts of staff and volunteers isn't always enough. While enthusiasm is a wonderful thing, now more than every, Scugog Shores Museum Village is in need of cold, hard cash! Help us Help Scugog Shores Museum. Dig out your Loonies today and get them into the Star office before February 28, 1993. OH THOSE WEEKENDS . Anyone venturing along Water Street aver this past weekend was sure to see a variety of activities taking place. ; Most obvious is Scugog's famous Open Air Ice Palace which was packed Sunday afternoon with hundreds of families enjoy- ing skating on Lake Scugog under the bright sunny skies. And for those not interested in skating, there were horse-drawn sleigh rides, snow- mobiling, games of shinny, and of all things, a lob ball ournament taking place on the snow covered ball fields. Further up the lake in Kent's bay, mem- bers of the Oshawa Competition Motorcycle Club spent the afternoon oval racing on the Letter to the editor ice and as far north as the eye could see, hundreds of fish huts. dotted the ice. So, if you're tired sitting around Sunday To the Editor: services? Unaided, the learning disabled The current budget setting process of often don't reach their potential. They the Durham Board of Education is areal become underemployed and frustrated - test of the board's commitment to the prime candidates for costly involvement most important persons in the educa- with the social welfare and court sys- tional hierarchy - our children and par- tems. Given help, they can become hap- ticularly those most at risk like the py and valuable contributing members learning disabled. | of our community as many of them have. There are those who would have the Which is better? board save money at any cost. What's the One in 10 Canadians is learning dis- price we pay for not providing adequate abled. These people are of normal or afternoon with nothing to do, wrap up the kids, leash the dog, and go for a stroll along Programs for disabled being threatened iim fei wie ole of of wo Ny - MIT above normal ability. As students, ad- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Justments to individual learning styles The Port Perry Star encourages our readers and specially trained teachers are often to make use of the letters to the editor column to required. metimes smaller, self- express their opinions and viewpoints on just contained classrooms are needed. about any subject, as we Teel a lively letters column helps make us a better community Some current board budget proposals, 1ewspaper. We insist, however, that all letter such as reducing the number of teaching writers sign their name and Include a phone positions, changing staffing formulas number for verification. Sorry, no anonymous and scaling back funds for busing, letters will be published. The Port Perry Star 08erv ht to edit t TumtoPaged | feo comments angio toner | © of gre Ce a eA