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2 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 2,1993 Council cool to groups request for bylaw to regulate method of displaying adult materials By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star A local greup's request for tougher codes on adult material received cool response from Scu- gog councillors. Representing both the Cana- dians for Decency and People Against Pornography, Mary Jo- hansen appeared before Scugog council on Monday seeking a by- law regulating the manner in which adult materials are dis- played. The groups which she repre- sents would like to see all mate- rials on the sensitive subject regulated under a bylaw passed recently in other Durham Re- gion municipalities. Mrs. Johansen used a recent- ly passed bylaw from Whitby as an example. Under this bylaw, adult mag- azines must be displayed at a height of 1.5 metres or greater and placed behind an opaque barrier. - The same rules apply for the rental or sale of adult movies and a further provision calls for the inclusion of a physical barri- er cordoning off the display area. The Whitby bylaw calls for fines of up to $5,000 if contra- vened. Mrs. Johansen was seeking the bylaw "to help make our community safer and healthi- er." She argued that society is af- fected by the material and has a detrimental effect on the com- munity. But council gave a cool recep- tion to the request, opting not to make any motion on the subject. Area Councillor Harvey Gra- ham told the Port Perry Star af- ter the delegation that he was convinced that the area mer- chants comply with the inten- tion of the bylaw. "I'm convinced that we don't see flagrant problems," he said. But he added he saw no prob- lem passing a bylaw to deal with | Forder-Parks Insurance Brokers Inc. Personal attention to all of your general insinance needs. 34 Water St., Port Perry, Ontario LIL 1J2 future problems. A number of the councillor said they have not received any complaints concerning the sale or display of adult materials in the township. Santa Claus is on his way to Port Perry Santa Claus is coming to Port Perry in three weeks and resi- dents are reminded to register + their floats for this year's pa- rade. Once again service clubs and organizations, church, youth and school groups are encour- aged to take part. A new addi- tion has been made this year to .allow commercial floats to take part as well. Santa's only appearance dur- ing the parade will be on the Chamber of Commerce float. At the end of the parade children can come to the float to receive their goodie bags. The parade takes place Satur- day, Nov. 27 beginning at 2 p.m. It will leave the Port Perry Fair- grounds and make its way to the downtown core. Anyone wanting more infor- mation or to register call Alissa Smith at 985-2635 or fill out the registration formin today's Port Perry Star. "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice 5 | +; J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR Mary Holt and Rick Pearce are seen here with some of the items up for grabs during the Silent Auction being held this Saturday at the Port Perry United Church. The bidding will take place from 10 - 4 p.m. In addition to the auction, the UCW Fall Bazaar, a Bake Sale and Hot Luncheon will also take place. There will also be a "Just Like New Shop" selling good used and new clothing. Everyone is invited to attend. SANTA CLAUS I" NEW HOME OF § PARADE! = || Herbally Yours Saturday, November 27th at 2:00pm | Health Foods & Natural Products ATTENTION Service Clubs & Organizations, Church, Youth and School Groups...you are invited to participate. NEW FOR THIS YEAR! Commercial floats may also participate. This year's Chamber of Commerce Santa Claus Parade is being organized RIGHT NOW! and we need you to contact us regarding your participation in this event for the children. Santa's ONLY appearance will be on the Chamber of Commerce Float at the end of the parade. For more information and float registration, please contact Alissa Smith at 985-2635 or register by mail using the attached form to: $ Box 1127, Port Perry, Ontario I9L 1A9 at 180 Mary Street, Port Perry ~ 985-0861 we 2; / P, Se Twyla & Colleen welcome our valued customers to an OPEN HOUSE I Friday, November 5th SCUGOG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1993 SANTA CLAUS PARADE PARTICIPANT FORM QueenSt. | % Organization: Address: Postal Code: Co-ordinator: Phone: New Hours: 9:30am to 5:30pm