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v Br TI ane Salt en o . im AY TT Bp OR OE lr DY CoA " edi Lae W 6. PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 10; 1993 The Port Perry Subscription Rate: 1Year-$32.10 6Months-$17.72 includes $2.10GST Includes $1.22GST Editorial Comment Winning At Any Cost There was a time when the saying "It's not if you win or lose, it's how you play the game," held some weight in the world of sports. 'But it appears that's not the case any- more. A recent national survey has found that one in seven youths share the belief that it is acceptable to use performance- enhancing drugs to excel in the wide "world of sports. ~ These youths polled (all high school students), expressed beliefs that winning is paramount; the use of performance-- enhancing 'drugs wasn't cheating; and |= - Olympic athletes who use these drugs should be able to compete although they = are known users. - The findings are 'contained in the final I "report 'of Canada's first national school survey on.drugs and sports, which polled more than 16,000 youths between the. ages of 11 to 18 about their knowledge, experience and attitudes to these perfor-_ 'mance-enhancing drugs. : - The alarming fact about the whole sur- voy and its results is that it indicates that we have not learned from past experienc- es. The government-sponsored Dubin In- ~ quiry found widespread use of perfor- - mance-enhancing drugs was prevalent in many of the sports in Canada. It made a series of recommendations at the ex- pense-of the Canadian taxpayers. A num- ber of athletes testified during this hear- ing. Once a role model, sprinter Ben John- son was caught twice for using steroids and has subsequently been banished from competition. A common argument in the circles of Canadian athletics is that the other coun- tries are using these drugs so we should be using them as well to remain on the same competitive level.' This argument is not legitimate. Insfead of teaching the: winning at all costs' atti- tude, it is important that we teach all ath- letes, especially the' young ones, the im- portance of fair play and personal satisfaction in achieving personal bests ang acclaim througn dedication, training t _ and'hard'work. ~ FE Then: and only 'then will the real pur- «pose of competing apd winning be real- ized and appreciates ry Star Gov 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO PHONE (416) 985-7383 _ FAX 985-3708 The Port Peiry Star is authorized as second class mall by the * Post Office Department, Ottawa; for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 ' : Foreign includes $5.95GST EDITORIAL » LoL 187 NETRUT RIBBON AWARD 1993 ADVERTISING , Advertising -$90.95 Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten News Editor - Scott Anderson Features Editor - Julia Dempsey Sports Editor Nony bs Lown ; Advertising Manager - Anna Jackman s Jackie McDonell Production - Pamela Hickey, Barbara Bell BUSINESS OFFI Office sai ER Retail Sales Kal - Kathy Dudley, Marlene Moore. PRODUCTION noma, Rober Tey ah DROP. Must 0 STARTIN' ™ , mers ar one way or another. EB are passed with inten- N |. tion of making lifein 1B being passed, t 'system and are forgotten. ~ chained to streetor =!" removed and assessed a maxi F100] per box plus $5 per day storage. rol or ie Hope ) wspaper A Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ud, Pont Pony, Ome. £887 nolaod his by J. Peter Hvidsten | BYLAW SHOULD "BE ENFORCED. . Almost ever; month, council passes ylaws regulating our lives in - Most of the hylaws this Commeniy better but soigtimes after ey seem to get lost in the One case in point is a bylaw (6 regulate | newspaper vending boxes. This bylaw, passed almost a year ago, was to come into effect on June 1, 1993. It's now two months pst that deadline and to date nothing has en done to notify those who it will affect. Personatiy1 think it's a good bylaw, even though it will effect the Port Perry. Star. I've long 5 nan vi of regulating where the boxes can be placed, in a effort to clean up Queen Street. Under the new regulations, vending box- es would no longer be allowed tobe, signposts and boxes placed without written approval can be m fine of Le legislation also assesses a $25 = 3 pox per year fee for publications distr wil 1. ing thei r products this way and would | HC where they can be placed, addition it -- the owners 'of vend- ming boxes fully responsible for maintaining 5 : ~themin a new, clean, rust-free condition ORS insurance to protegt the munici ~makea U Letter to the editor A re "Side walk superintendent" writes : To the Editor: . Yes I admit, I am one of Port Perry's ; gidewalk superintendents. Also known by some people as "the eyes and ears of Townsh ip i Thom, ick, Jimmy, Marilyn, myself and a good number of other con- rned citizens are ticked off with the ro hts at the Water St. tennis courts and "ball fields which are left on long after the" players have left and gone home. Many times during the day one of us have turned the lights off. The powers that be should come up with some kind of a meter, such as the arking meters. If all persons and teams had to pay for the lighting, also the lights at the picnic shelter, then the . lights I am sure would be turned off in the early morning hours. Well things are not all bad, I have watched many projects completed in the past number of Joars. When the new street lights on ater St. were being put in, one worker asked me if I was spying on their work. My answer was, if you are doing your job right you should not have to worry about me. 'Many citizens believe a second active by-law officer is needed. An officer should be around on all evenings and weekends. The same people week after Turn to Page 7 and requires the owners to carry jy Currently there are about ei downtown core. If the township-is serious 'about cleaning up the vending mess along Queen and other township streets, it's time they notified the companies to comply to the bylaw. LIE TEN J TE In another township related matter, it's | "been four months since the local councillors . passed a bylaw which would make the con- _ troversial Infersaetion at Queen and Water Streets a four-way Stop. 5 Unfortunately the ylaw requires the ~ approval of Durham Region and about one month ago Scugog councillors learned the region had withdrawn the request. Currently, motorists travelling east alon Queen 3 can pull into the intersection an -turii. The procedure, while' © enjoyed by some local residents; is confus- ing and dan fic flowing by the corner each week. While don t agree given approval, and the sooner the better. -Some local councillors took offense to interferénce by the region when the inter- section is not a Tagioral responsibility. So- once again.a well intentioned bylaw sits in _ limb, waiting. to be studied further by regional officials who really have little knowledge of what happens at this intersection on a busy 'weekend. Durham Region should butt-out on this. decision and let Scugog council ifiplement their bylaw. There is no need for more stud- ies when the people making the decision have lived with the situation for most of theirlives. ~~~ 7 "Tne ly LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Port Perry Star encourages our readers - to make use of the letters to the editor column to express their opinions and viewpoints oh just about any subject, as we feel a lively letters column helps make us a better community newspaper. We insist, however, that all letter 'writers 'sign their name and include a phone number for verification. Sorry, no anonymous | letters will be published. The Port Perry Stdr also regarves_the right to adit with respect to tions distributing their newspaper. as "out of more than 20 vending. boxes in the us with'the amount of traf-. witha four-way stop (my preference isa 3 way stop) there is ho doubt the bylaw should libelous commen 8 Or length of letter. -- i, eg WR EN TN I NS