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Da A J. A FC i TI aR. Ee - sent the wishes of the people. ae. FLT. «TIE PRT FY TA ok RAAT JAAR DAL phi HL tel ap el REE pa Arr: Fi hh Ly nh Hd he a ta RR FREER ESR, (LY doris 9 . (po fe Red Cn 8 " 1) e"' 6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 21,1993 Scugog's Commu vspaper of Chole EDITORIAL BUSINESS OFFICE » PET The Port Perry Star Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten Office Manager - Gayle Stapley 2 7 ; News Editor - Scott Anderson Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope A PHONE (416) 985-7383 FAX 985-3708 IEYEIOIN Sports Editor - Kelly Lown _ Marlene Moore hey Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of Editorial Comment Not Just Cosmetics With the long-awaited federal election having finally been called recently, a number of interesting but at the same time alarming trends have surfaced. it appears Canadians have become disillusioned by the way the country has progressed under the Progressive Con- servative government of the past nine years. They are tired of the low Canadian dollar, the poor job prospects and the high taxes. Many Canadians wish to extract re- venge for the hardships of the past nine years by voting against the Conserva- tives in the upcoming election. An article in the weekend press, for ex- ample, cited a pair of Ontario residents who were eager to use the campaign as a vote against Brian Mulroney. Although they were aware that he is no longer the Prime Minister, they were still going to vote against the party for that reason. When Mr. Mulroney stepped down in February, many Canadians expressed disappointment that they would not be able to vote him out of office in the next election. Despite the fact that the PCs have a new leader and a new agenda, it appears that many are still associating the party with the past leaders. The association of the leaders is very much an issue in the campaign. In some instances it is hurting the parties, while in other ways it is helping the parties. Many are voting for a particular party because they like the looks of a leader and don't like the looks of the other leader. Preston Manning, leader of the Reform Party, gained points in the press recently when his wife, who by all accounts is pleasant, appeared on the scene. A vote based entirely on looks is not only foolish, it is also unresponsible. Re- member, you can't judge a book by its cover. An anti-vote can also be detrimental. Ask any Ontario resident the effects of an anti-vote. The Canadian political system is based on the democratic principle in which eve- ry Camadian is given the chance to vote for whom they believe would best repre- In this election it is up to us to discern who would best represent the issues and interests of the community. The only way to decide this is to listen to what the can- didates have to say and study the issues. Then and only then should we make a decision. The Port Perry Star Is authorized as second class mall by the AWARD postage. ADVERTISING V0 0 OH ETL 0 ws, TB \ x ba TORE AREEN RN -» AN A T Know You ARE VERY NX PRODUCTION ccna g Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman Annabell Harrison, Ontario Community: Association Subscription Rate: Advertising Sales - Jackie McDonell Trudy Empringham, Pos Ubichei} [Sve Tusacay by I aro 1Year-$32.10 6Months-$17.72 Foreign -$90.95 Production - Pamela Hickey, BarbaraBell Robert Taylor, ery - Ld. erry, includes $2.10GST Includes $1.22GST includes $5.96GST Susan Milne PAID * GST included In price SHY Mon CHERI -- But You NEWS ITEM: Reader suggests usin DONT HAVE 10 BE cof with ecoys as a way d to eradicate the geese problem in Palmer ark. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 30, 1948 The Port Perry High School Track and Field meet was a display of keen competition. The White Team, led by Miriam Peel and Murray Lee, collected 1117 points to win over the Red Team, led by Eleanor DeNure and Jim Beaton, with 1112 points. The first wedding in the new Grace United Church, Scugog, was held on Saturday, Sept. 18, when Miss Vivian Grace became the bride of Dr. Donald C. Christie. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 26, 1963 Port Perry's Dr. Matthew B. Dymond was re-elected in yesterday's provincial election, having almost twice the number of votes as his nearest rival, Liberal candidate Sam Hollingsworth. Fred and Frank Phoenix, Greenbank, have reported a loss of two head of cattle to rustlers. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 26, 1968 In order to provide for the increase in demand of electrical power, a substation with greater capacity was built on Crandell Street. The Boy Scout Paper Drive collected more than 14 tons of newspaper for recycling. A table of population figures showing a total of 2,746 residents in Port Perry included the following breakdown: 150 aged infant to 3 years; 335 aged 4-9; 553 aged 10-19; 1,217 aged 20-59; 222 aged 60-69; and 269 over age 70. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, September 26, 1973 Construction began last week on the senior citizens residence, being built for Ontario Housing Corp. on Lilla Street, near the Port Perry Nursing Home. Mr. and Mrs. Hector Hodgins of Prince Albert celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Helping them celebrate were their best man John Campsall and maid of honor Luvina Parkin. 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, September 20, 1983 Fifty-seven local residents took part Turn to Page 8 Letter to the editor Upcoming election is the most crucial To the Editor: oo The upcoming electionris one of the most crucial in our history. Its outcome will decide the future of our children and whether we survive as a nation. Mulroney promised ys jobs, jobs, jobs, yet we face an unprecidented dismal eco- nomic future. The implementation of the much hated GST was the straw that broke the backs of eohsumers, aided and abetted by free trade and the dim out- look and more loss of jobs with NAFTA trade agreement. The Gallup poll found two-thirds of Canadians opposed the GST. Our National Debt at about $460 bil- lion and a yearly deficit of more than $30 billion leaves taxpayers facing payment of about $40 billion a year just pay the in- terest. That's more than one-third of eve- ry tax dollar. The Mulroney government has increased taxes about 3b times in the past five years. Only one party claims it can reduce the deficit in three years -- the Reform party. Campbell says five years and Chretien wants to spend $22 billion more. Of that amount $17.8 billion is ear marked for of all things, foreign aid. (CBC-TV) Chretien is yesterday's man. - Like his old boss Trudeau both he and Turn to Page 7 / 5 Random Jottings | - at the office offering - around the world, Canada comes out as purchase gas. Only the United States had ~ Canada illegally on a yearly basis. ot A NEE LS EL CR 2.0% 3 2 SHAG Cal eT i . Raking ¥ (ak ACE fated 'Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association by J. Peter Hvidsten PETRO PRICES AIN'T SO BAD Every week we get an assortment of mail information on every- thing from growing vegetables to buying stocks. Last week we received a small brochure from the Petroleum Communication Foundation, which tries to explain the many reasons for the price of gasoline in this country. : Actually, the brochure was very infor- mative, so I've decided to use some space in this column to inform readers of their findings. First of all, of the 12 provinces and terri- tories, Toronto's cost for gasoline was the third lowest in the nation. Only in Calgary and Regina can gas be purchased lower than 50 cents per litre. The following are examples of prices taken for regular unleaded gasoline on June 19, 1993. Prices are calculated in "cents per litre," Vancouver 54.4, Cal 47.6, Regina 48.9, | Winnipeg 52.9, Toronto 50.0, Montreal 61.7, £ Saint John 56.8, Halifax 53.9, Charlotte- town 56.0, St. John's 59.0, Whitehorse 57.0 and Yellowknife 66.9. When compared to other countries the second most reasonable place to an average price lower than Canada's. The survey shows the U.S.A. lowest with a cost of 37¢ litre, of which 11 cents is tax. Canada's average price is 54 cents (26¢ tax), followed by Spain at $1.06 (71¢ tax), Corman) SL07 (79¢ tax), United Kingdom with $1.09 (76¢ tax), France $1.24 (96¢ tax) and Italy $1.41 ($1.06 tax). Undoubtedly there are are other coun- tries, in particular the middle east which may have lower crude prices, but we must assume there are more expensive countries as well. Even so, these prices give a good indication where Canada sits in terms of the world market for petroleum prices. The next time I drive into the pumps to fill up the Star truck, instead of comparing the cost of gas with the US.A., I'm oing to compare it with Italy or France. That way I'm sure to drive away feeling a whole lot better than I normally would. SMUGGLED BOOZE Since I'm dealing with press releases in the column you might find the following interesting. Do you know how much smuggled liquor costs the government of Canada each year in lost revenue from taxes? It's more than $1 billion, according to a press release issued recentl io the Association of Canadian Distillers. Estimates suggest that over 4 million cases of spirits (12x750 ml btls.) enter That's 48 million bottles of liquor? Wowl!ll : Canadian Distillers say, while th# penal ty for smuggling booze in to Canada seems large for small-time smugglers (confisca- tion of goods, potential loss of vehicle used to transport and possible imprisonment), for the big-time smuggler the penalties just represents a minor annoyance, or a "cost of doing business. | | Cheers! | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Port Pérry Star encourages our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column to express, their opinions and viewpoints on 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 Star also reserves the right to edit with respect to libelous comments of length of letter.