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Port Perry Star, 18 Apr 1995, p. 1

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ah Vol. 129 No. 22 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1995 COPY 65¢ (61¢ = 4¢ GST) 36 Pages hosed at the Cadmus 5 Tor only, 2, and dad Tony Loum i VEE] [Cle bandit robs gas station Durham Police are on the lookout for a lone bandit who robbed a Nestleton gas station on Good Friday. Police said a 17-year-old male attendant was on duty just before the 10 p.m. closing time at the Petro Canada sta- tion on Hwy. 7A April 14 when he was approached by a man wearing a grey balaclava. The suspect demanded money, and then forced the youth inside the gas station kiosk, police said. The atten- dant opened the till and the suspect stuffed his pockets with a small amount of cash before running from the station and taking off across a field. The suspect is described as a white male, standing about five feet, six inches tall and weighing about 180 pounds. He was wearing a large yellow winter jacket and grey pants, along with work boots. No weapon was mentioned or produced during the robbery, police said. Comments '90% négative' By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star The committee that's been investigating township-wide garbage collection in Scugog will recommend the scheme be abandoned for now. But that doesn't mean com- munities that want to buy into weekly curbside collection will do without. Ward 1 Councillor Doug Moffatt, chair of the committee that held public meetings on the issue in Blackstock and Utica a couple of weeks ago, said written responses to the plan were "well over 90 per cent" negative. "The committee agreed that unless there's some kind of groundswell of support for that that we don't change anything," project, our recommendation is Garbage plan is shelved... again Mr. Moffatt said last Wednesday. "There's been very little response that's positive." People in Cartwright and Ward { packed halls in their communities for the two nights of public meetings on the issue a couple of weeks ago. While the meetings were orderly and without controversy, there was an underlying sense that the proposal to extend garbage pick-up to all homes in the township -- currently the ser- vice is provided in Port Perry, Scugog Island, and some of the surrounding 'hamlets -- just wouldn't fly. Council decided to strike a committee and take the issue to the people after a hasty deci- sion to extend the service across Turnto Page 11 By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star More than 100 angry resi- dents packed the council chambers Monday night in opposition to a proposed fast food restaurant on the corner of Highway 7A and Simcoe Streets i in Port Perry. made presentations to coun- cil, saying they won't stand for a fast food restaurant infringing on their residential neighborhood. Another 100 written objections were also submitted. "We are not opposed to this fast food restaurant coming to Port Perry," said neighbor Gord Tripp. "But we are opposed to it being put in a residential area." That sentiment was echoed by a number of speakers at 00 protesi for fast food spot ~ the meeting, which at times A number of neighbors Street and a third on Scugog : y BT a YO pe ad Amy FET ALA EON Std - 9 SRA ¥ ; : turned raucous as audience members scoffed at plans which, for now, remain vague. Sutton Realty sales agents representing the owners of the property would not con- firm a McDonald's franchise is planned for the corner. But speculation that the Golden Arches are coming to Port has been high in the weeks leading up to the meeting. The land owners are ask- ing council to issue a Special Purpose Commercial desig- nation to allow the fast food chain. The restaurant would be located where the present Scugog Animal Hospital now exists. The franchise also wants two lots on Simcoe Tumto Page 13

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