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ES wr nd Sl a Sr RRs Ty EERE PCT 013, 2 8 Th SNL NTE eri SE Sa Re De St ECONO ERAE ols a "A Family Tradition for 128 Years" A motion asking the govern- ment to get tough on criminals, was unanimously endorsed by Scugog council Monday after- noon. ~The quick action came follow- Ing an emotional plea from Michael Dunn, a resident of the community who was in the Port Perry branch of the Bank of Montreal when it was robbed at gunpoint on October 20. Mr. Dunn addressed council Monday, after taking time out from work, because he said the incident frightened, angered, distressed and frustrated him. The seven-year resident of Port Perry, reading from a two- page typed letter, explained how he moved to the community because of the caring and kind nature of the people. "The fact that two low lifes threatened the lives of nine peo- ple who happened to be in the bank at the time of the holdup frightened me," he said. He said he could easily choose to bank elsewhere or move to some other community, but was not prepared to do that as it would be running away and caving into the threats. Mr. Dunn said he came to council to tell them he wanted to make things happened and to prevent a reoccurrence of the holdup or any other crime of violence. (letter is printed in full on page 10) Mayor Howard Hall told Mr. Dunn that council and the rest of the community feels the same way he does. Councillor Marilyn Pearce presented a motion asking the Survey From Page 1 will raise money for the band and the community at large. "You are poorly informed," Chief Edgar wrote. Mr. Shepherd said in an interview last week that he dis- tributed the survey to learn more about neighbors' concerns, 'not to criticize the project. "I was looking to monitor the concerns that people on the island had with the charitable gaming facility," he said Friday. "My major concern is that by putting this facility in that com- munity (without addressing neighbors' concerns now) that we're going to have problems in the future." Mr. Shepherd said before circulating the survey he had heard area residents' concerns about traffic on local roads, environmental impacts, and a loss of their way of life on the island. Responses to the survey -- about 30 per cent were returned by constituents -- con- firmed those fears, he said. "I think they were legitimate concerns of the community, and they were not, in my mind, being addressed," said Mr. Shepherd. Since the survey appeared, Chief Edgar has appeared at a meeting of Scugog Township council to provide local politi- cians information on prelimi- nary testing at the site of the gaming hall. He said he plans to keep council informed as more test results come in. "I think that's a step in the right direction," Mr. Shepherd observed. Chief Edgar said Monday he will pursue his complaint in an effort to have the government take a stand on the issue. "(Mr. Shepherd) took on something that was none of his affair," said the Chief. "It's provincial jurisdiction. Federal and Provincial Govern- ments to immediately deal with the issue of "crime control" by announcing: e Changes to the criminal justice system in order to get tough with violent crime and criminals. * Changes to the parole sys- tem which would not allow par- ole for criminals convicted of Emotional plea to council violent crimes. * An end to plea bargaining in gun-related crimes. * Changes in our judicial sys- tem in order to protect the rights of a law-abiding society over the right of a convicted criminal. * New measures to protect the authority and lives our police officers. Kinsmen to run Ice Palace The Ice Palace will operate again this winter, but under the supervision and operation of the Kinsmen Club of Port Perry. Lang Cope, who has been instrumental in the success of the ice palace for the past few years told council that he would be involved again this year, but in a minor way. Speaking for the Kinsmen Club he said the club would like to get started working on the building early in November. He said the schools are being approached to see if the stud- ents could paint motifs on the outside of the building depicting the Ice Palace theme. Mr. Cope gave a brief review of attendance and financial fig- ures for the past few years, not- ing the extremely cold weather last winter hampered activity, resulting in both lower atten- dance and revenues. In 1994 revenues were down by $2,809 over the previous year although more than 5,000 people used the skating facility over the winter months. Last winter the Ice Palace was broken into three times, a point which concerned Regional Councillor Yvonne Christie. Mr. Cope said they try to take out anything of value when the building is locked up, but on one occasion a recreation vehicle was stolen last winter. Mayor Howard Hall thanked Mr. Cope for his dedication to the Ice Palace and said, "with- out people like you we wouldn't have had the Ice Palace." "A candidate concerned with the future of Scugog!" By ot Toworaow Junior Kindergarten Pre-Registration Aldon Learning Centre Beginning in January 1995, the Durham Board of Education will offer 6 Junior Kindergarten programs of 20 students each at the Aldon Learning Centre, 105 Burcher Road, Ajax. The programs will run all day/2 full days each week. To be eligible, children must be 4 years of age by December 31, 1994 and reside within Durham Board of Education boundaries. Transportation to the programs will be the responsibility of parents. An information meeting will be held Wednesday, November 16, 1994 at 7:30 pm at the Aldon Learning Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend. Pre-registration for the programs will take place on a first come first served basis by telephone only - (905) 428-6345 - on Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25, 1994, beginning at 9:30 am. No pre-registration will take place before this date. For further information, please call (305) 666-6921. FG rr HE HH team ens 353 i i i i a Her re rT tH