Lake Scugog Historical Society Historic Digital Newspaper Collection

Port Perry Star, 22 Aug 1995, p. 1

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Vol. 129 No. 39 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1995 COPY 65¢ 61¢ = ac GST) 28 Pages Classics at the Museum Dell and Chris Trudeau, of Bowmanville, were just two of hundreds of classic car enthusiasts who took part in the annual Crusin' Classics Car Club show held at Scugog ARE ie ELLY LOWN / PORT PERRY STAR Shores Museum on Sunday. The event featured close to 200 antique and classic cars as they competed for awards and prizes. Skull removed from grave Police charge man for grave Police have arrested and charged a man who allegedly dug up and removed skeletal remains of a woman buried more than 100 years ago. An Uxbridge home was searched last Wednesday fol- lowing a tip through Crime Stoppers. and a 22-year-old Whitby man has been charged with causing an indignity to a human body. SEEEm---- robbery Police discovered a skull and other pieces of the skele- ton of a woman named Mary McKee, who was buried in 1878, when they searched the home. The incident first came to light on Sunday, August 13 when the grave was found opened at the St. John's cemetery in Sunderland. Police say there is no indica- tion of cult activity. Plans for "Super Region" are mind boggling Suggestions for the creation of a super region that would gobble up municipalities around the Greater Toronto Area are "mind-boggling", says Scugog's regional councillor. Marilyn Pearce said the con- cept of a huge region that would amalgamate existing regions around the city and create one new level of government is sim- ply a means for Metro politi- cians to pay for the expensive infrastructure projects they've undertaken. Metro council endorsed a plan to radically change the face of the GTA last week. "It's a tax grab by Metro -- ~ pure and simple," Councillor + Pearce said last week She said: TATE the plan calls for expanding Metro's boundaries:to include huge properties such as General Motors and the Darlington nuclear plant, which would substantially pad the mega-city's tax base. "They're after big ticket items," she said. "They're look- ing for the outlying regions to pay for their services. Turn to page 5 - A plat dw srl - oo a Hl cn ZA a a a a vi WS tS 3 a Lalit) lI SL Terry Tr. Tre.

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