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PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 7, 1996 - 5 BERET an Ro SHALL POUR? . Joy Hull was among the many volunteer hostesses and hosts on hand Sunday, when a 50th anniversary tea was held at Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry. Attractions included a tour by vintage cars, and participants dressed in garb from the 40's. Campaign collects 15,000 donations The Blue-Bag-It cloth- ing drive, saw over 15,000 bags of used clothing de- scend upon the Oshawa Centre. "We've had a phenome- nal response from the com- munity," said Clare Mut- ton, Director of Family Services for the Oshawa Salvation Army. "People pulled, rolled and dragged in their bags. They brought them by the car- loads and even in a limou- sine." In all, 15,285 bags of clothing were donated by the community, all of which will stay in the com- munity. The clothing will be given to those in need or sold in Salvation Army Thrift Stores with pro- ceeds going to fund their various community pro- grams. "The community really got behind the campaign," said Mary Vallee, 'My course is clear', says Shepherd A majority in Durham for gay rights bill: MP By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star A wide majority of Durham residents support legislation that would make discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation illegal, a poll shows. The poll, carried out by a firm on behalf of Durham MP Alex Shepherd, shows that people in the riding favor passage of Bill C-33, which is up for a final vote this week, by a two-to-one margin. Mr. Shepherd, who did not vote on the first two readings of the controver- sial legislation last week, commis- sioned the poll to find out opinion in the riding before making what he said amounts to a decision on morality. "I've always been of the opinion that MPs shouldn't be placed in the position of voting on peoples' morality," said the MP Friday morning. "I feel uncomfortable about voting on other peoples' morality. "It seems logical to me to go back to the people of Durham and ask them what they think." That sampling of 400 people across "the riding by a professional polling firm shows a two-thirds majority in favor of the legislation. The law would make it illegal for employers under federal jurisdiction to discriminate against individuals because of their sexual orientation. The bills' received a rough ride; Reform Party members voted in force mew against it, as did 23 ge Liberal MPs, who were ! granted a free vote on he issue. It comes up for final assage this week and when it does, Mr. Shepherd knows how to vote. "I think the average SHEPHERD person in Durham is reasonable, and believes it isn't reasonable to discrimi- nate on the basis of sexual orientation." Last year, Mr. Shepherd found him- self among the ranks of Grit dissenters when he voted against Justice Minister Alan Rock's gun legislation, and was removed from his committee position. Also last year, he abstained from a . vote on a bill that brought in tougher penalties against those convicted of perpetrating hate crimes against homo- sexuals. He said then he felt uncom- fortable granting any group special status in the law. A. OPPERS LTD. WINDOWS - DOORS - AWNINGS - SUNROOMS e All Wood e All Vinyl VISIT OUR e Wood - Aluminum Wood -Vinyl ec All Aluminum EXPANDED SHOWROOM FOR ALL WINDOW & DOOR NEEDS | NEW CONSTRUCTION REPLACEMENT . EXPERT CUSTOM INSTALLATION or CASH & CARRY COMPETITIVE Financing available RenoPlan CIBC 985-4910 193 North Street, Port Perry YOUR <4 PRICES! N TROUBLE WITH THE LAW! You NEED SOMEONE ON YOUR SIDE! The law office of Randy Hoban has arranged with an experienced criminal lawyer, Dennis Lenzin to be available at his office in Uxbridge from the hours of 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm every Thursday evening. If you need the help of a criminal lawyer, please call: 852-3900 for an appointment with Mr. Lenzin. Emergency Number 416-869-3422 'Barrister ¢& Solicitor 9A Bascom Street Uxbridge