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Vol. 129 No. 51 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1995 COPY 65¢ 61¢ = 4¢ GST) 32 Pages q Taking time to remember Students at S.A. Cawker Public School in Port Perry held a special Remembrance Day ceremony Friday morning, complete with prayers, songs, skits, and the playing of the Last Post. On hand were members of Branch 419 of the Royal Canadian Legion, who spoke to JEFF MITCHELL / PORT PERRY STAR the kids about the significance of Remembrance Day, and the ongoing need to observe the annual tribute to Canada's war vets. Here, Legion member Vic Sparrow helps 6-year-old Katie Adams with her poppy while Jason Dunn, 6, Britni Horton, 6, and Bradley Knight, 7, look on. Council at odds over Loblaws proposal By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Scugog Mayor Howard Hall cast the deciding vote Monday as council wrestled for more than an hour over minor vari- ances to the former Tripp Conway property in Port Perry. Richard Zelinka, represent- ing the I.P.C.F. group, who will be developing the land, was seeking minor variances on the property to meet the pre- sent bylaw. Regional Councillor Marilyn Pearce and Ward 1 Councillor Doug Moffatt raised strong objections to the variances, cit- ing concerns that neither the portion of land that is zoned residential will be left with no highway frontage and that council's direction on the pro- Ject was not being followed to their specifications. Council advised the devel- opers in October that the site plan approval for the Loblaws Turn to page 3 Union opposes Tory high school plan By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star The union that represents Durham Region's high school teachers is warning the province's plan to eliminate the OAC level could erode the quality of education students here get. And Pat Jermey, president of the local Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), warned that savings from the elimination of a fifth year in Ontario schools might not be as great as the government 1s forecasting. That's not to mention the union's fear for teaching positions, many of which could be on the block as the government moves He's been waiting for this day... santa's here! Saturday at 2pm! OSHAWA CENTRE to secure a huge savings in the cost of secondary school education. Ms Jermey said the government's plan to "compress" high school education in Ontario and funnel students through in four years would require revisions throughout the education system, with more specialized studies beginning in the senior primary grades. That's the case in Canada's other provinces, where high school graduation is preceeded by junior high, said Ms Jermey. Teachers also fear that cutting the fifth year will mean Turnto Page 13 Lishman vote coming soon Scugog Township's Plan- ning Committee will make a recommendation to council next week on the status of the Lishman development. John McDermott, the plan- ner for Bill and Paula Lish- man, told council on Monday that the Lishmans want to know council's stand on the proposed Nestleton develop- ment, which would include an aviarium, fur garmet manufacturing . company, film centre and a facility for the - conistruction of ultra- light aircraft. Mr, McDermott said he be- lieved the process had gone Turn to page 3 Tm El a a Shu le Tall CS a CE kis MM gros Sol SLM al i I bo HR Rm hh am adie dent RY ek ll