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Ms Sots SR AST AT RERI Rr gm tiny SR a PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1993 bia te Shed dr db Ei ale Sow d EEL La Ad bra 3N 2 bho VA ARG RY Cop pend E wd a AR adn 4S | tat pede FIA Copy 65¢ e+ 4eGsD oe fo PP 0 ing Cid dons £48 SI EE ST AIR OG EN AS pes LF SS 40 Pages Libra Scugog's only public library will bo. "a white elephant" ih funding isn't found shortly, its chairman says. Jim Wills, chairman of Scu- gog Memorial Library, told council members on Monday the public library was in need of funds to keep it up to provincial standards. A study of libraries of compar- able size found that Scugog's li- brary placed third last in terms of local support from tax dollars at 64.5 per cent. This is derived fromthe 1991 tax year. "The library, its collection and physical structure is going backward, not forward," Mr. Wills said. "The Scugog library has been, and is, chronically under- funded." He pointed to the fact that li- brary standards stipulate a fa- cility the size of the Scugog's should provide 2.5 items. capita. At the present time. oy library] rsonly 1.6items. Wills estimated that as _-- as $150,000 was needed to bring it up to standard. This does not include physical re- pairs to the building. To compound money matters further, the library board has government legislation loom- ing The library's pay structure for its six full-time employees is Candidates to meet voters head-on at public meeting By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star An all-candidates meetin scheduled for next week wil give the voting public an oppor- tunity to view the political hope- fuls in action, says its modera- tor. The Kinsmen Club of Port Perry is organizing "Durham Decision '93" on October 6 in which the registered candidates in the Durham Riding will par- ticipate. Dave Robinson, president of the Port Perry Kinsmen Club, believes the forum will provide the public with an opportunity .tolisten to and question the par- ty members on their plans and platforms. "The best way to understand the issues, parties and candi- dates is to judge them personal- ly," Mr. Robinson said. The meeting, set for 7:30 p.m. at Port Perry High School, will be divided into two segments. The first portion of the program will involve questions from a panel representing a cross- section of the community's in- terest groups. These include ag- riculture, merchants, Scugog Chamber of Commerce, Scugog Township, youth, and women. Each candidate will have an opportunity to respond to the question or debate a previous speaker. The second half of the meet- ing will focus on questions from the audience, which will be sub- mitted by hand and screened for repetitionin advance. Mr. Robinson said the re- sponse to the meeting has been positive. "All four groups involved so far have expressed very positive interest in this format because it ensures participation and fairness and it serves as a model for other meetings," he said. Although the four major polit- ical parties have indicated they would be participating, Mr. Robinson expects at least two other groups to join the slate as well. These groups are expected to register candidates shortly. Mr. Robinson said the local service club is excited about the upcoming meeting. "Our interest in Canada is based on our history in that we are an all-Canadian service club. And as a service club we felt it was important for a non- political service club to organize such a meeting," he said. Mr. Robinson, who was re- cently defeated in his bid for the Liberal nomination, urges all the residents in the area to be- come involved in the political process. "We would encourage people to participate in the Slsesion process because it's a civil ri and a privilege that many ot or countries don't have. So we should take advantage ofit." There will be no admission fee to attend the all-candidates meeting, but a donation of non- perisha le food items for Opera- tion Scugog will be accepted at the door. well below the amount specified in the Pay Equity Act. Mr. Wills seid the library must bring the wages of the em- ployees up to standard shortly, retroactive to 1990. He estimat- ed the present wage structure to be as much as 15-20 per cent be- low the standard. "The decision has come home to roost and the board must im- * plement pay equity," he told the councillors. Although he is fully aware that council must make money- wise decisions, he said there was no choice but to dip into the coffers to help the library. "We understand the need for fiscal restraint, but reached a state of concern." Mr. Wills said the closure of ; the. library would be inevitable Three Scugog Isl; funds nee or to improve standar it has if funding wasn't found. "We will have a white le: phant onthe shores of Scugo which used to be a library," h be said. Ward 3 Councillor Ken Gads- den, a member of the board, also came to bat for the library, em- phasizing the need for funds. "The fatt is, we have to find more money I don' t think any- more can be)put on the shoul- ders oft ard," he said. But Regional Councillor Yvonne Christie didn't share the same view. The Chairman of _ the Finance Committee hinted that the library, along with oth- er services, could face severe cut backs, due tolack of funds. "There - 'might be' white ele- phants "all. around. We can't manufacturemoney,: she sald. charged in beating of en. Three Scugog men have been charged in connection with the beating of an Oshawa man ear- lier this month which left him in a coma in critical condition. Staff Sergeant Sandy ie from Durham Regional Police, said the three men, all from Scu- gog Island, were arrested, fol- lowing an investigation by Dur- ham Regional Police. According to Staff Sgt. Ryrie, the man was found behind a house on Hood Drive on Septem- ber 17 around noon and was tak- en to Oshawa General Hospital by an acquaintance. Polios w were later called to the hospital to in- vestigate the case. It was orginally thought the man had received the head inju- ries in a fall, but it was later dis- covered that hewasbeaten. Two of the men were arrested on September 22 and a third was arrested on September 24. Police have laid a number of charges including aggravated assault, obstructing justice and assault level one. The men will appear in court on October 15. 3 Ee ELLY