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dali Vol. 129 No. 18 COPY 65¢ 61¢=4¢GSD 32 Pages HE Legiskaters, Mighty Docs EIR EL ED for charity By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Three area hospitals will reap the benefits of a hockey game between The Legiskaters and the Mighty Docs tomorrow night (Wednesday). e charity hockey game will see all proceeds go towards spe- cial equipment campaigns at Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry, Bowmanville Hospital and Cottage Hospital The Legiskaters, established in 1993, consists mostly of MPPs representing all three parties. They will be facing the Mighty Docs, who will be made up of five players each from the three hospitals. Community Memorial Hospi- tal representatives will be Dave Brown, Chief Executive Officer; Dr. Steve Russell; Jerry Taylor Turnto Page 12 in Uxbridge. 2 Careless smoking blamed Woman, in Caesarea fire the front door of the home, She i - By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Careless smoking has been blamed for a furious house fire that claimed the life of a Caesarea woman Saturday night (March 18). Firefighters from Caesarea and Port Perry stations attend- ed the blaze at the Regional Rd. 57 home after it was report- ed by passersby around 8:30 p.m., acting Scugog fire chief Richard Miller said. He said the fire in the 1200 square foot bungalow was fully involved, with "windows pop- ping and flames out the win- dows" when firefighters arrived on the scene. Police were withholding the name of a woman in her 70's whose body was found in the house. But sources in Caesarea have identified her as Sigrid 'Boehm. It's also reported the woman's dog was killed in the blaze. z Chief Miller said the wom- an's body was found blocking 70, dies appeared to have succumbed to smoke inhalation, he said. The Ontario fire Marshall's office was called in to probe the blaze when it was discovered a fatality had occurred, said the chief. The investigation took .geveral hours. "The preliminary investiga- tion from the Fire Marshall's office has putit down as careless smoking," said chief Miller. The house, which dates to the 1960's was gutted in the blaze, the chief said. Property damage has been estimated at around $130,000. Cpa After passersby saw the fire and called 911, Caesarea station 'firefighters responded with three units. They were joined later by a tanker from Port Perry. apis ef "It was burning pretty heavy- duty when we arrived," said the chief. Scugog firefighters spent about six and a half hours on the scene; said Chief Miller. By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star of laying charges after being given a videotape that shows members of a Durham Region roads crew tossing coffee cups, food wrappers and other refuse by the roadside during a lunch break. cards on the hood of an orange Region of Durham truck and way and into the ditch on Caesarea. : Scu of Township bylaws officer Bi Henshall, who was given a copy of the tape a few days after it was shot, said pursued. tion" until it's decided if the A Video shows township can lay charges, and Township officials are investigating the possibility . 'Tuesday after they noticed | The men were filmed last Tuesday (March 14), playing Washing dishes by the kitchen 'window when he looked out tossing rubbish onto the road- around the distinctive orange Regional Rd. 57 east of Friday morning he doesn't know yet if charges will be . "I can't give any informa- er against whom, he said. aid The tape was shot by Kim Chrapek and her son John around lunchtime last the crew at the foot of their sloping driveway on Regional Rd. 67 near St. Christopher's Beach Rd. = John, 13, home from school on March break, said he was and saw four men assembled trucks by the side of the road. He said that as he watched, he saw the men playing cards while eating lunch, and then apparently tossing garbage onto the road and into the ditch. i der He said he fetched a pair of powerful binoculars and took a closer look. When his mother came through the door Turnto Page 2 Hmm pe workers littering