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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 20, 1996 "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" The Port Povey Star 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - LOL 1B7 PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration 0265 Subscription Rates: 1 Year -$32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 includes $2.10 GST Includes $1.15 GST - Includes $5.95 GST | AWARD | == | EDITORIAL BUSINESS OFFICE B | | G CNA | publisher............... J. Peter Hvidsten ~~ Office Manager... Gayle Stapley | A | ! | General Manager ....Don Macleod Accounting eee Judy Ashby, Louise Hope | CN | i BLUE Managing Editor ..... Jeff Mitchell Retail Sales...... Kathy Dudley, Nancy Lee -_ wy RIBBON Sports Editor........... Kelly Lown Member ch th ADVERTISING PRODUCTION Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Advertising Manager... Anna Jackman Advertising Sales........ Myra Park Trudy Empringham, Nancy Hvidsten 1995 Joanne Brarnibrough, Deb McEachern, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew | Telemarketing..Cindy Jobin Rhonda Mulcahy, Annabell Harrison, Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. - 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. Editorial Comment PM justified in his actions Like him or not, you've got to give: our Prime Minister credit for standing his ground, and then some, last week when a protester ventured too close for comfort. When a belligerent protester pushed his way to the side of Jean Chretien, objecting unemployment benefit cuts, he ventured just a little too close for the PM's liking and he reacted by physically shoving him away before RCMP bodyguards took over. What a great show for the media, who have they taken advantage of the incident by filling front pages across the country 'with pictures and copy about the incident. It also made headline news on television and ~ became great debate for radio talk shows. While some feel the PM was justified in getting physical, many are calling his actions unprofessional for the leader of the country. We must remember, it was only a few months ago the Chretiens were faced with a knife wielding protester in their home. That kind of an incident is bound to put anyone a little on edge. And with all the "loose- cannons" running around these days, one can never be too sure if a protester is going to shoot off his mouth... or a gun! Jean Chretien hasn't been the most pop- ular politician in Quebec since the federalists defeated the Quebecois referendum last October and they've used the incident as an opportunity to discredit and malign the PM. The protests by Quebec media about how the PM handled this incident are unfortunate, and it begs one to ask if they would be as critical had it been the president of the U.S.A. or the leader. of another nation. We think not! RN, / » ial fi %%: © ih A | Vi i <A 1f @ WA Yo 75% 7 - AN > a ne AN Ca AWW _th uh - NN \ DolicHAN TORT TERRY STAR. =~UNST NN To the Editor: I sat in the citizen's gallery at the Durham Region Council meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 14 in order to hear the discussions on the GTA referendum. While a number of the mayors i.e.: Oshawa and Clarington indicated they will hold refer- endums on this vital issue, a number of the oth- ers, including our Mayor Hall, indicated they could not justify the cost and would seek other ways to obtain a taxpayers consensus on the GTA Task Force recommendations to dissolve REMEMBER 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 22, 1951 In a beautiful setting of flowers and bunting, the first ice Carnival of the new Memorial Gardens took place. This was the creation of Miss Grace Davis, Mrs. H. Stone, Mrs. Armstrong and Ted Brookes. A number of outstanding figure skaters from Silver Blades, Toronto Skating Club, participated in the event, with Art Bruton as MC. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 24, 1966 Two young pupils of Mrs. Grace Hastings, Lexie Love, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Love, and Barbara Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor both completed their first class honors for singing in classes VI and VIII. Douglas Robinson of Seibarth Auto Body was a prize winner in the graduation class of Body and Fender Shop Repair, held recently by the Industrial Training Branch of the Department of Labor. cit r------ 20 YEARS AGO renowned contralto, highlighted the Wednesday, February 25, 1976 Pictured are H. C. Carr, F. Eastman and D. W. Mcintosh outside the Bell | new one-year contract that gives a first-class Maureen Forrester, internationally | Office in Port Perry in 1927. GTA - what happens next? -- \Gme®me = PRTC RN 0 = SX Durham Region, introduce a revised property and business tax plan and increase municipal responsibilities. | Mayor, we need a broadly based citizen involvement in this decision. Your Town Hall meeting on Feb. 13 was a start, what happens next? The clock is running fast. The GTA Panel will be. in Durham on March 8 and the Provincial Minister Leach wants to report on the government's position in April. Art Murcott, Ashburn ~ WHEN....? weekend's official opening program at Town Hall 1873. | Sue Gribbon, of Port Perry, was the winner | of the gold medal in the Ontario Winter Games held in Sault Ste. Marie. Sue won all the bouts in judo competitions to win the gold medal. Local lawyer, Mr. Tom Jermyn, from the | firm of Kelly, Jermyn, Zuly ar.d Matthews is | the new chairman of the five member Board | of Commissioners of Police for the Durham Regional Police Force. 10YEARS AGO Tuesday, February 25, 1986 The Durham Board of Education agreed to buy a seven-acre site at the Port Perry Fairgrounds to be the location of a new public school. A vote of confidence from the Durham Board of Education's Property and Transportation Committee saw that Cartwright High School and Epsom Public School remain open. Durham Region Police officers ratified a constable a salary of $36,950 by next July.