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-- ' CSA AA EDITORIAL BUSINESS OFFICE : [1] 2 Ly) i : Publisher................. J. Peter Hvidsten Office Manager...Gayle Stapley mi Br So BS =?) 7 ~ General Manager ....Don Macleod Accounting...... Judy Ashby, Louise Hope STREE RRY, ONT. -L9L 187 | BC{RIIM | Managing Editor..... Jeff Mitchell Retail Sales......Kathy Dudley, Nancy Lee X (905) 985-3708 Sports Editor........... Kelly Lown MON. a Tr TT k i mail by the RIBBON I Be ac Y : PRODUCTION ae ; Member of the r cash payment of postage. GR AYVED Production Supervisor ~ Pam Hickey Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. tion 0265 : "Advertising Manager... Anna Jackman Annabell Harrison, Rhonda Mulcahy, n Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc. Rat ia z 1 005 _ Advertising Sales........ Nancy Bongard Trudy Empringham, Published ever jay by the ry $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Joanne Brambrough, Deb McEachern, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew: 0GST Includes $1.15GST Includes $5.95GsT JI" "Wall | Telemarketing..Cindy Jobin Nancy Hvidsten ER Editorial Comment The battle for Ontario is on Let the demonstrations begin. Last Wednesday saw the new Progressive Conservative government at Queen's Park sweeping in with a Speech from the Throne that set out clearly -- as if there was ever any doubt -- the direction in which the province will be steered for the next several years. It's no coincidence, of course, that there was a large demonstration on the grounds outside the legislature. It's also not surprising that the protest became violent, as people enraged by what they've seen so far from the Tory government attempted to enter Queen's Park. They were beaten and pepper sprayed, and the legislature was locked down. Security was so tight that some MPPs and journalists were unable even to enter the building to hear the much-awaited speech. If last week was an indication of things to come -- and it appears it was -- hold onto your hats. Premier Mike Harris promised a revolution, and it looks like he's brought us one. On one hand you have a government with the majority | and zeal to bring about whatever changes it | sees fit, and on the other, the people who will be most directly affected by deep spending | and funding cuts that will radically change the face of the programs and initiatives that have come to define Ontario. Will it work? Will all the pain to be doled out | ~ over the next few years bring about the prosperity and forward motion predicted by the Tories? Maybe... maybe not. What's for sure is that war has been | declared, and it's a mutual sentiment: The Tories have declared war on the welfare state, and social advocates have vowed to respond. It's going to be a long five years. To the Editor: Re: Pavlik property WHATS THAT ? ..i5 iT IMPORTANT ? TO COURTESY SCUGOG SHORES MUSEUM VILLAGE 1 DON'T KNOW BUT CUT iT OUT It seems to me that every time someone wants to do something beneficial or construc- tive in Port Perry, it is blocked by someone. Nothing was to be built on the lakefront until the right people wanted a new library. Mr. Cecaroni had piles driven, but that was stopped until the right people wanted condo- miniums; then it seemed to be a different story. Merchants of Port Perry can't even paint or decorate their own buildings without someone dictating their views as to what is beautiful. The Royal Bank, as an example, looks clean and nice the way it is. We need at this time people who are produc- tive, not non-productive people whose biggest accomplishment in life is to stop others. Our local council members should catch up to the Ontario government with a more "common sense" approach. It is time to let things get done! We need not add cost on cost. What we need Turnto Page 8 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 5, 1950 Mr. J. D. Lucas, K. C. of Toronto, was EEE f present at an Open House at the public | library to make a presentation of the new \ chairs bequeathed by Mr. Charles Stewart | in memory of many plea<ant hours spent in | the library. Gertrude Finlayson of Blackstock, was ; taking a business course at Bowmanville Business School. Miss Barbara Jackson was attending Shaw's Business College in Toronto. | Neighbors gathered to say goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Will Loche and family of Pine | Grove who left to take up residence in their | new home in Brougham. | 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 30, 1965 | Joel Aldred, a native of Port Perry, was nominated as Progressive Conservative candidate for Algoma East. About 650 Progressive Conservatives Brooklin. Michael Starr, representing the | home of the North Ontario Mechanics Institute. -- attended the 10th annual Starr-Dymond Pictured is the Baptist Church on the corner of Queen and Rosa Streets. It was Caleb Street had problems. picnic held this year at Heber Down Farms, | purchased in 1863, with the steeple being added on later. It was formerly the TIVE. Riding for the last 13 years again unanimously elected to carry the party's banner in the November election and the picnic gave him an opportunity to kick off his campaign. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, October 1, 1975 Scugog Council has requested Whitby OPP for the use of unmarked cars to help control speeding on Highway 7A, Oshawa Road, Lilla Street and Union Avenue. The Borelians named their new executive David Lepp, president, Pattie Scott, vice president, Ruth Fenema, secretary, Alf Kennedy, treasurer and Irma Lewis, social convener. The next production by the group will be "Mame." 10YEARS AGO Tuesday, October 1, 1985 . The Port Perry Star unveiled its first issue using the new five column format. ¥ Much of Port Perry was without power for more than three hours when a substation on Quick action by a citizen and Durham Regional Police thwarted a early morning Progressive Conservatives for the Ontario robbery at the Greenbank store.