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Vol. 130 No. 22 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1996 COPY 65¢ 61¢=4¢GsT) 36 Pages Gaming hall plan taken to public Plans were unveiled last week for the Blue Heron Entertainment Centre, to be located on Scugog Island. The Mississaugas of Scugog First Nation invited the public to view the plans for its 45,000 square foot charitable casino and bingo hall at an open house last week. Work on the $12 million facility is expected to begin May 1, with the doors officially opening by late September or early October. "This means everything to our people," First Nation Chief Gary Edgar said. "It is an economic develop- ment project which will allow our people to walk or ride their bikes to work if they want to," he added. The building uses the natu- ral land around it, said the Chief. "By using the natural sur- roundings of the area it repre- sents what we want to see. They've done a great, mar- velous job," he said. Chief Edgar is more than impressed by drawings of what the facility will look like once Turnto Page 14 Cops focus on hate crime at forum here The alarming increase of hate crimes and methods of fighting them will be the focus of a police symposium, being held early this week at Durham College. Hosted by Durham Regional Police, the forum will feature experts speaking to police offi- cers from across North America, said Det. John es AIGA, McLean of Durham's street crimes unit. "There is an increase in hate crime," said Set. McLean as he prepared for the conference, scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. "We are trying to shine a bright light on it and show the ugly side for what it is." Turnto Page 14 & Goodwill Used Cars & Trucks . 3 we 3 a « wn i. ; img { Tg aN A hp oy SR "i. Council red-faced at 'mistake' By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The green paint applied to the new Food Ba- sics store in the Port Perry Plaza was simply "a mistake," according to township officials. "It was an accident (that it was allowed to happen). We certainly don't condone it," town- ship clerk Earl Cuddie said. The color of the building has created quite a stir among business owners and citizens who couldn't believe the township -- which is usually so stringent in its design guidelines -- allowed the store to be painted green. Regional Councillor Marilyn Pearce called the incident an oversight on the part of the township's building department. The site plan was sent to the building depart- ment for review, and as is the case in 90 per cent of these cases, council did not need to approve the plans. According to Councillor Pearce staff were un- 'Turnto Page 17 Pontiacs - Buicks, - GMC Trucks - PE PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED 10 Vanedward Drive, Port Perry 085-8474