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> » 2- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 27, 1996 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Musicians sought for museum festival | By Kelly Lown , Port Perry Star | Scugog Shores Museum Village is looking for musi- cal groups to volunteer their services for a Music Fes- tival. Musicians offering all types of music are being sought to provide between a half hour and an hour of material for the May 26 event. Currently there are classic rock bands, rock bands, classical guitarists and folk bands lined up for the event. There will be an admission cost for visitors to the museum as it 1s a fundraising event. Musicians arz asked to volunteer their time and talents to the event. The festival will be held at the Museum on May 26 ~ tion or to sign up for the event is asked to call Jacque- line Graham at 985-3589. Jacqueline, a co-op student from Durham College is organizing the event and will be performing in the festival. Licence office still open Some services curtailed during OPSEU strike, though By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Ontario's government employees may be on strike, but the people at the local licence bureau will remain open to contin- ue providing service for motorists. The Water St. office will see the services it can pro- vide curtailed, but w.il continue to provide a num- ber of services, said Marg White, who works there. But the office is now without its computer link, so drivers will have to bring any needed docu- mentation with them to have transactions or changes made. "We're going to be able to do sgme things; there's a limited amount of things we can do," she said. Among the services that will be available for the duration of the strike: Q Permit renewals: but motorists must be able to produce a valid renewal form; J Transfer for used vehi- cles: once again, all the necessary papers are re- quired; 2Trip permits; 0 Original registration for new cars; aValidation tag replace- ment; a Vehicle data change: for instance, when the col- or of your car's paint has been changed; a Denial processing for parking 'tickets and NSF cheques; a Gift certificates for vanity plates, and a Safety certificates, if they expired as of Monday, oranyotherday forthe du- ration of the strike. a Licences which ex- pired on Monday or during the strike may also be giv- en extensions. Not available will be ve- hicle permits, credit card payment, and the kiosk motorists have been using for their credit card | from noon to 7 p.m. Anyone wishing for more informa- | « Full Dentures + Partial Dentures < Permanent Soft Liners + Repairs While You Wait FREE CONSULTATION NO REFERRAL FROM DENTIST NECESSARY Complete Denture Service 2 8 28 WATER ST., PORT PERRY - 985-8028 LA IA David Chow s DAVID CHOW 985-2112 Restaurant 223 Queen St. - Port Perry, Ont. Come in and join us for our anniversary special! 13 Anew filming bylaw could see crews pay up to $1,250 a day for localtion work here By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star A draft of a filming poli- cy will see movie and tele- vision crews paying up to $1,250 a day to film in Scu- gog. In recent years Port Perry has become a popu- lar site for television and movie crews, often caus- ing many problems with downtown businesses, who believe the intrusion interferes with business. In an effort to control HELEN CHOW | 15% OF YOUR FOOD BILL & TAKE OUT (excluding alocn) For the month of March! b= the crews as well as to ben- efit the town, Scugog Council has been working on a filming policy for months. The draft policy in- cludes a fee of $500 a day for documentaries, up to $1,250 a day for feature films. The policy also sug- gests a compensation fee of $100 per day to busi- nesses within 100 feet of the filminglocation. The policy, which con- trols filming on public property, roads, streets and in parks, has a num- ber of other provisions. Other regulationsin the draft state crews must clean up after themselves, are to use off-duty police officers for traffic and crowd control, to supply a map of shooting locations and times and to restrict lighting whenever possi- ble as not to interfere with neighboring residences and traffic. Film crews would also be restricted to hours. of filming, with no- shooting permitted between the hoursof 11 p.m.and 7 a.m. Norm Leigh, of Durham Region's Economic De- partment, was on hand at the township planning meeting last week, to offer some advice to the local council. He suggested, among other things, that the township insist on being listed in the movie's cred- its, that flim makers post a bond to cover any dam- age and the township re- quest that the crew, when- ever possible, use local businesses for supplies and accommodations. Scugog Township's eco- nomic development com- mittee will review . the draft agreement before it 1s passed by council. Hospital has asthma group The Lung Associa- tion Durham Region of- fers a two-part Asthma Outreach Program at Whitby General Hospi- tal on Mondays, March 4 and March 11 at 6:30 p.m. Classes are free and instructed by a Registered Respiratory Therapist. 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