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"A Family Tradition for 132 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 24, 1998 - 3 By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Concerns among Scugog councillors over preventing video lottery terminals (VLTs) from being installed in local bars may be all for naught, said a government official last week. Consumer and Commercial Relations Minister David Tsubouchi said during a visit to Ocala Orchards Farm Winery last week that the Ontario government is not even close to beginning to allow VLTs in any of the province's restaurants of bars. "Putting VLTSs in char- ity gaming clubs is what we are looking at right: now," he said Thursday afternoon after touring the local winery with owner Irwin Smith. "The other provinces have them (available in bars and corner stores), but we are not looking at that." Scugog councillors voted in favor of a motion on Feb. 16 to allow the machines only in licensed gaming establishments in Scugog, which means only the Great Blue Heron Casino on Scugog Island could offer them. While he wouldn't com- ment on what or when the next step in the introduc- TFS HH w m --~ 03050 Ld] J ~~ 2 1 HALE, HT 10 | fw ® 3 HH I aid alls AF J Nar i Ww ' \ - > - - a isl O [=]. CHEERS: Government officials were on hand at Ocala Orchards Winery last Thursday as owner Irwin Smith was presented with a certificate. Here, Mr. Smith (left), Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt, International Trade Corp. chair Bill Saunderson, MPP John O'Toole, Alissa Smith and Ontario Minister David Tsubouchi celebrate the achievement. tion of VLTs in Ontario may be, the minister said "we will monitor the per- manent establishments to see the effects (the machines have on each community)." Mr. Tsubouchi had issued a letter to local councils recently promis- ing municipalities will have the final word in the location of VLTs within their boundaries. Plans from the provin- PLUS... Women's and Kids footwear styles will be added to the 1/2 price sale daily!" (1/2 price sale excludes Sorels) IN =e [RR LOIN) Jalal! Port Perrv 98 CTE CS cial government call for 8,000 of the gambling ter- minals to be installed across Ontario. In a letter to councils during last September, the province further said that it will pay local municipalities a fee of $1,500 per terminal in return for the munici- pality's inspecting gaming sites and recording the impact of gambling in the areas. The use and placement to Winter Sate!! 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By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Members of a special education committee are standing by a controver- sial sex education docu- ment, and they've formed a committee to tell the Durham District School Board why. The Durham board's Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) passed a motion Thursday night which reaffirms their support for the Life Facts Sexuality program, which has come under attack from a group which says the kit amounts to pornography. Kathleen Hopper, an Oshawa trustee and vice- chair of the committee, said parent members of SEAC want the informa- tion conveyed to their children, and oppose the campaign mounted against it by the Family Action Council. "(The parents) see it as an issue of protecting their children," Mrs. Hopper said after Thursday night's meet- ing. "It teaches them the difference between some- thing that's affection, and something that's abuse." adolescent special needs | Committee members back sex ed package The motion passed by committee members was two-fold: They passed a statement of support for the document, and voted to strike a committee to make a presentation to trustees explaining their support. Trustees have been inundated by calls and letters on the material, which uses lesson out- lines and, if the teacher deems it necessary, explicit hand-drawn images of couples engaged in lovemaking, or showing affection toward one another. Groups such as the Family Action Council call the pictures porno- graphic, and claim the course material promotes homosexuality. The material is used for associated students in special education classes at high schools through- out the region{ including Port Perry. It's designed for students aged 15 to 21 who have developmen- tal handicaps. 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