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ee ------ TEI rence. -- Rr 5 | ee | { % | | z 1} 10 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 4,1994 From Page 9 -- Bachelor of Arts University pro- gram. Developers were becoming frustrated as they awaited a sewage capacity study for the . VanEdward Development pro- jéct. Bill Goddard, of Port Perry, won a Gemini Award for filmed - iting. The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation received a grant of $352,640 for construc- tion of acommunity hall. Rosemary Connell an- nounced she would be seeking the Liberal seat for the upcom- ingelection. Local vocal group Jazzmerize was invited to perform at Muic-+ fest Canada. Council gave its blessing to a controversial training school, slated to be build in the Marsh Hill area. Metro Police were seeking two hijackers who held a driver at gunpoint in Newmarket, be- fore being dropped off in Man- chester. . Scugog Township Council heard plans for a 60-unit sen- . iors retirement development for the east end of Casimir Street. More than 100 ice huts were left on Lake Scugog after the March 15 deadline. This brought the number of charges laid on the lake over the winter to more than 250. SCOPE, an evironmental group, continued to fight the proposed engineering schcol - slated for Marsh Hill. The Ministry of Natural Re- sources and the Township of Scugog began discussions on the contruction of a fishing pier along the Highway 7A cause- way. - Gord Mills, Durham East MPP, said everyone will feel the effects of this year's provincial budget. Durham Regional Council was discussing the possibility of changing the number of mem- bers of the council, saying Oshawa has too much power. Long-time local drugstore Bruton's IDA joined the Big V chain ofdrugstores. Plans to locate a hi-tech com- pany in the old Johnson Con- trols building in Port Perry full through. In a close vote, full-time work- ers at Central Seven voted in fa- vor of forming a union. Merrill Van Camp was hon- ored by the Durham Region Federation of Agriculture for 20 years service. Bob Douglas and Ed Mason, members of Royal Canadian Le- gion Branch 419 were honored with Canada Medals. An Oshawa resident was peti- tioning for a cancer facility in Durham Region. Prince Albert Public School expanded to include Grade 7 students for the first time. An age-old burial ground be- came a hurdle for the develop- mers of the Brooks Farm prop- erty. Glenn Malcolm, Alex Shep- herd and Dave Robinson, all Liberal candidates, expressed their views to party faithful at the Liberal annual meeting. The Kinsmen Club of Port Perry announced it was plan- ning a flag raising day in Palm- er Park. Cadmus area residents band- ed together to fight a country club's liquor license application. Bill Sandiford, a Grade 12 student at Port Perry High School, won five awards at the Durham Regional Science Fair. This advanced him to the Cana- da-wide event in Quebec. won three THEAs on the eve- ning. Terry Paul of the Scugog Choral Society was also nomi- nated for best performance by a male. Scugog Township Council anounced it 1s considering mak- ing changes to the ward struc- ture in the township. Councillors were frustrated having to play the waiting game tors was reached. It was announced ground would be broken in May for the expansion of Community Me- morial Hospital. A retirement party was held in May for three long-serving members of the Township of Scugog Fire Department. Deputy Chief Charles Lown, 35 years service at Hall #1, Chief Ray Gould, 33 years service Hall #2 and Chief Jack Cook, 35 years service Hall #1 were honored for their years of dedicated service. Durham Board of Education trustees set the board's budget at less than four percent. Local swimmer Marsha Clouthier, 15, won three silver medals at the Eight Nations In- ternational Swim Meet held in Germany. ) The ice left Lake Scugog on April 18. Ross Stevenson's selection to run for the Progressive Conse- vative seat in Durham was un- contested. Local theatre groups won sev- eral awards from the Associa- tion of Community Theatres Central Ontario. The Borelians oni, | % Susan Kyte and Jeff Kemp were over expansionin Prince Albert. # A fundraiser was set up to save the Head Church on Scu- gog Island which was slowly de- teriorating. A heavy machinery training school, slated for the Marsh Hill area, was given the\nod by Dur- ham Regional Council's Plan: ning Committee. The Port Perry Rotary Park construction was officially un- derway. A tentative agreement be- tween the Durham Board of Ed- ucation and its elementary teachers, vice-principals, prin- cipals, consultants and facilita- a aa chosen Heart Royalty Queen and King at the annual Cartwright "At-Home" dance in May. Scugog officials were consid- ering reopening the township's budget in the wake of recent government actions concerning cutbacks. The Port Perry Triathlon was to go ahead as scheduled follow- ing a review of safety concerns between the organizing commit- tee and Durham Regional Po- lice. ' Scugog was set to introduce a new bylaw concerning illegal burning. Industrial and commercial sewage capacity will not be sac- rificed for residential develop- ment, Mayor Hall said. Provincial government cut- backs forced the Durham Board of Education to stall passing of budget. Durhain's secondary school teachers, principals and .vice principals agreed to new con- tract. Township officials said Onta- rio government's plans to cut transfer payments would cost .. Scugog $90,000. Two Port Perry men brought a pair of youths safely to shore after hearingtheir cries for help on Lake Scugog. Durham Board of Education's decision to slash funding on pro- grams will hurt students, said a driving school instructor. A major development in north * Port Perry received sewer allo- cation for 185 units. Two men sought taxi licences for the area after Village Taxi Service shut its doors. Jean Chretien spoke in Whit- by and was met by political hopefuls Glenn Malcolm and Alex Shepherd. Nothing was sacred as Dur- ham Region re-opened budget, said Chairman Gary Herrema. A seniors development slated for downtown Port Perry got council approval. Ground breaking\ ceremony at Community Memoria] Hospi- tal marked the beginning of a $5.2-million expansion project. Blackstock could be included in a Bell Canada scheme-to in- creaseits calling area, a Bell rep said. More than 100 residents from Scugog and Uxbridge attended a meeting in Greenbank to fight an engineering school slated for Marsh Hill Lake Scugog Historical Socie- ty got a government grant for Head Church restoration pro- ~Ject. Oshawa Airport expansion scheduled for start-up after re- gional, provincial and federal of- ficials made the announcement at the facility. The recent provincial budget was "hard and fair," Durham East MPP Gord Mills said. Student response to agricul- tural employment is strong this years said a student recruit- ment rep at Agricultural Em- ployment Services. Despite threats from Region- al Chairman Herrema, blue box pick up will not be cancelled, Works Committee vice- chairman Yvonne Christie said. Scugog council allocated 470 sewage units for area develop- ment. A land purchase by Durham Region will pave the way for the expansion of a Port Perry pump- ing station, regional officials said. The Scugog Chamber of Com- merce Tourist Information Booth opened its doors for a fourth season. Scugog Council was critical of two commercial developments planned for downtown Port Perry. General Motors announced plans for a third shift at its truck plant, creating 650 jobs. The Port Perry Star won four awards in the Canadian Com- munity Newspaper Associa- tion's competition. Scugog Township was victori- ous in the Participaction Chal- lenge, defeating Brock and Ux- bridge Townships. The Operating Engineers of Ontario pulled the plugon plans to build a training facility in the township. Officials pegged the loss at $1 million in taxes over a 10-year period. Chalk Lake residents were upset that a local ski resort was granted permission to cut trees +by Durham Regional Council. * Social Contract talks were a fair process, MPP Gord Mills said. Two Scugog transfer stations were targetted as part of the re- gion's cost-cutting measures. Members of Durham Region- al Police's 26 division partici- pated in a Torch Run to raise money for the Ontario Special Olympics. 5 ne } Noa