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Vol. 129 No. 33 a7 COPY 65¢ 61¢ = 4¢ GSD 36 Pages Chamber, YMCA to rent from township Scugog Township has struck a deal with the YMCA and two local business groups for occu- pancy of municipally-owned buildings. Counciliors heaped praise Monday afternoon on an agree- ment that would see the Y mov- ing its pre-school and other programs to the new commu- nity centre hall at the arena on Reach St., while the Scugog Chamber of Commerce and the Port Perry Business Improvement Area (BIA) leave their old Queen St. digs to move into the former library building being vacated by the Y. Leases have not been signed yet, but are to take effect at the beginning of September, councillors were told. The Chamber and BIA will pay rent of $500 a month to the township for the old library building, on Queen St. The lease for the Y at the commu- nity centre has the organiza- tion paying $4,000 for the remainder of this year, and Turnto Page 13 vintage car club here, will join her friends as the celebration of the weekend's the streets. in Janet Smith polishes up her beautif preparation for this weekend, when Fes to Port Perry. Janet, president of the ( isin' C president Gord Brown. Time to smash 'em up! Demo derby's Saturday They're all set to smash 'em up this coming Saturday night at the Port Perry fairgrounds. That's when the Port Perry Lions club holds its annual demolition derby, just one of the numerous attractions in the area July 15 when Festival Days are in full swing. This is the ninth years the Lions have held their annual derby, a fundraiser for Lions community projects. The derby gets underway at 5:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds, and all indi- cations so far point to another successful event, said club "It looks like it will be as good as ever, weather permitting." Thé Lions hope to have three or four preliminary heats, as well as consolation and last chance finals. admission is $6 for adults, while kids under 12 get in free. For more information on entering the derby, call Mr. Brown at 985-8553 or Gord Geer at 985-9322. Price of Scugog fatalities 31% of total Region study cites dangerous roads here By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Accidents in Scugog Township accounted for an alarming 31 per cent of all highway fatalities in the region last year; a recently-released report says. According to the annual statistics compiled by Durham Region, 16 fatal car accidents took place in Durham Region in 1994, five of them in Scugog. Two of the fatalities occured in Caesarea, two on Simcoe Street and one on the Island ve Road. The stretch of the Island Road between Pine Point and Stephenson Point is listed as having the sixth highest colli- sion rate in the region, with seven accidents recorded last year. Simcoe Street between Concessions 11 and 12 also had a significant number of colli- sions, with five on the books. Of the 16 fatalities in the region, 13 were on regional " roads, and 10 of the victims were the drivers of the vehicle. The number of people killed Sidewalk Sale BN EET EAA AVATAR BE IS 100 Te EVAR REVATAR (G4 Ob 18 AALS (ENTRE L 4. y on Durham Region roads is down by three from last year. 1991 accounted for the most deaths in the past five years, when 28 died in automobile accidents. A total of 8,482 accidents were reported in Durham Region last year. That's an increase of 1.6 per cent over 1993. The summary does not include non-reportable colli- sions, only those resulting in damage in excess of $700 or Turnto Page 2