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ga Yun 3 ada LoL ea ad aodiiees ate thin dubia "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" SE a 8 EE TRA 3 SCOTT ANDERSON/ PORT PERRY STAR indian Affairs Minister Pauline Browes visited Scugog last week to meet with Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Chief Gary Edgar. The visit included a breakfast meeting, tour of the new native community centre and a tour of crown lands which the first nation hopes to acquire. Chief Edgar points out the land the group would like to acquire. See story. Variety of Meat Fillings wn$4 15, oe wom SDB 75 24 meat pies per case 'a BUSINESS HOURS Quem MON-FRI. 10-6 2 15350 Old Simcoe Rd. : a "Port Perry 2 | » PIZZA 8& SUBS _ 80 Water Street, Port Perry * Pree Delivery 570% 0985-8448 .."" @® the "Yellow Pages™ ™ Scugog Island Indians seek to By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star A local native group is at- tempting to resolve a 60-year- old land dispute on Scugog Is- land. The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation is seeking to acquire approximately 400 acres of crown land at the tip of the island which includes some waterfront property. The first nation currently leases a portion of this land from the province's Ministry of Natural Resources. But Chief Gary Edgar claims the natives should be given the island land to make up for its loss when a number of bands signed the Williams Treaty in 1923. Chief Edgar said the federal government has not honored a fiduciary agreement concerning the treaty and lands should be given as compensation. "We want the crown land. We feel it should be ours," he said. Mr. Edgar said the first na- tion plans to develop a portion of the land, while retaining some of it for its people's own purpos- es. "We would certainly leave an area for cultural and spiritual activities," he said. "We're not going to develop the whole area and destroy it." Although the first nation cur- rently has some land, it is land- locked with no claim to water- front property. But Chief Edgar said water- front property is essential to the first nation for a number of rea- sons including the wellness and healing objectives of the first nation, economic development and traditional usage. Chief Edgar said the water- . front property is a vital compo- nent of the spiritual complete- ness which the community is lacking without water. \Our spirituality has been taken away. We need land, sky and water." The first nation would main- tain a portion of the land for spiritual ceremonies, Chief Ed- gar said. The plans to develop the lands include a waterfront com- plex, a marina and slips for boats. "Waterfrontage is needed for our economic self-sufficiency on our way to becoming self- governing," he said. "We have many ideas and many opportunities in mind." Although negotiations are underway with the provincial government concerning the land, Chief Edgar is also seek- ing a commitment from the fed- - eral government. He empasized this point to Pauline Browes, federal Minis- ter of Indian Affairs, during a visit to the site last week. He called for a commitment from the minister to ensure that the land issue was on the work plan at the Indian Commission office in Toronto. 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Crime on decrease - From page 1 sonal contact in the past few ears to more sophisticated po- icing that didn't seem to work. "We were given fast cars and computers, but that didn't work. We're on the right road now." There are a number of exam- ples of this increased contact in- cluding bicycle patrols, officers walking the beat and an overall general visibility in the commu- nities. : He credited residents with the decrease in crime as well. Staff Sgt. Ryrie said the citizens have become more vigilant and have come to rely on programs such as neighborhood watch and hospital watch. Just as crime statistics across the region were down signifi- cantly, local statistics for 26 di- vision (Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock) were also down. For the first six months of this year crimes in almost every seg- ment dropped considerably. The number of sexual assault cases dropped from 32in 1992to 22 for the first six months. Assaults rose 13 percenthow- ever as the numberincreased to 104, up from 92. Robberies in- creased from four in the period in 1992 to sixin 1993. A The number of break and en ters continued to fall as 203 were reported in the area, com- pared to 274 for the six months in 1992. This is a 25-per cent drop. Car thefts rose 28 per cent, while theft over $1,000 dropped by one per cent and theft under decreased by 29 per cent. Ross Smith, who serves as in- spector at 26 Division in Sun- derland, was pleased to see the crime numbers were decreasing across the region, especially vio- lent crimes. He also credited the decrease in statistics to "a different style of policing." "There are many changes tak- ing place within the service that are taking place rapidly," he said. No substitut AL t pies sof tombor y45