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i TI... "A Family Tradition for 128 Years" Cow PORT PLIRIRY STAR Transfer sites to expand By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Scugog residents will soon be able to dispose of their house- hold hazardous wastes at the local transfer station. Ward 5 councillor Karen Puckrin, a member of the com- mittee currently conducting hearings on township-wide garbage collection, said last week that Durham Region plans to make changes that will allow old paint, solvents, motor oil and other materials to be col- lected at the Reach St. transfer station in Port Perry. Currently, the station accepts recyclables and house- hold garbage; residents have to take hazardous wastes to the Ritson Rd. site in Oshawa. Township councillors were made aware of the proposed change when discussing the transfer station recently, she - said. "We said to them we'd be delighted," she said. The service could be in place at the Reach St. station by the middle or end of this summer, said Councillor Puckrin. "The reason for the hold-up is that we have to get a provin- cial licence to collect household hazardous waste at the site," she said. The future of the stations -- there is one in Port Perry, and another in Cartwright -- was a hot topic last week when public meetings on the township-wide collection proposal were held in Blackstock and Utica. Numerous residents said they would be opposed to municipal collection if it meant the end of the stations. Councillors on the committee said repeatedly they don't fore- see closure of the sites by the region, which manages them. They do, however, anticipate some move to make the stations "revenue neutral" rather than money losers. Councillor Puckrin said a consultant's report that is cur- rently on the shelf at the region calls for a user fee at the sta- tions. The figure quoted in the report is $5 per visit, she said. And Councillor Doug Moffatt (Ward 1), chair of the committee, said all indications from the region so far point toward con- tinued operation of the sites. "They tell us no, we will keep those gites in place," he said. "...There is no goal to close the transfer depots and if there is, I'll be the first one to stand up and fight it." Taking a breather JEFF MITCHELL/PORT PERRY STAR Scugog firefighter Patricia Core displays her exhaustion as she strips off her oxygen apparatus after taking her shift on the scene of a stubborn house fire last Tuesday afternoon In Chalk Lake that kept firefighters from both local stations busy. Whitby fire- fighters also responded to the blaze, which began in a workshop and spread to the house. Estimates have placed the value of lost and damaged property at around $150,000, according to acting deputy-chief Bill Harrison. The fire department's only other call during the weekend was a grass fire on Marsh Hill Rd. south of Utica. Plans to hold reunion for nurses at hospital growing Event welcomes home alumni from past 50 years By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The nurses' reunion at Com- munity Memorial Hospital is only a few short weeks away and there are many exciting events planned. Invitations went out last week as the organizers try to contact more than 200 former nurses of the hospital. There are no formal staff lists from those years, 80 organizers are going from memory when contacting former colleagues. Anyone who worked at the hospital as a nurse between 1946 and 1995 and does not receive an invita- tion is more than wlecome to at- tend. The organizers are planning a special day for all who attend the nurses reunion on May 11, which is coinciding with the opening of the Stephen B. Ro- man Wing of the hospital. Plans include a hospitality room and a tea and tour of the new hospital facilities, a dinner and Tulip Tour at Cullen Gar- dens and an open house com- plete with nursing memorabil- ia. Organizers are still seaching for more memorabilia, includ- ing capes and caps, pictures and pins, which they are hoping families and individuals can loan to them for the special dis- play. The Hospital Auxiliary and nursing staff are also selling tickets for a special raffle, with the winning tickets being drawn the day of the reunion. First prize is the Royal Doulton figurine "My Love", second prize is a Stitches in Time book and third a lap afghan. Tickets are $2 each and proceeds will go to the Nurses Reunion Fund. If you can help the nursing staff by contributing any me- morabilia for the nursing staff to display during Nursing Week, call either Shirley Foster or Ruth Wilkins at 985-7321. QUESTION OF THE WEEK How do you feel about the municipality's plan to have township wide garbage collection?