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2- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 17, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" They were hiding out at a Nestleton farm, say police Durham Regional Police have again busted two young offenders from Toronto, this time for the theft of $200. Police report that two boys who ran away from a Toronto Children's Aid Society agency earlier this year were again apprehended last week after they stole $240 from a truck driver's wallet. The two were hiding out on a farm north of Nestleton on March 11 when the milk truck came along, police said. One boy began a conversation with the driver, who was outside of the truck working, while the other reached into the cab and stole the money from his wallet, police allege. A short time later police arrived at the farm and Runaways apprehended in Scugog again found the two youths still there, and they were eventually arrested. They were each found in pos- session of $120. 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Hwy 12 Shepherd angered by MPP's criticism By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Durham East MPP John O'Toole's claim that. the federal government. chips in nothing when students default on loans. have angered his federal counterpart. Durham MP Alex Shepherd says comments made by the Tory MPP in the March 10 edition of the Port Perry Star -- he said the province and banks are on the hook when students default -- are completely wrong. "His comments are full of inaccuracies, totally," said Mr. Shepherd. "He says the feds bear no risk with the Canada Student Loans, but that is totally erroneous. The way the federal government oper- ates is we give the loan guarantee but if the stu- dent defaults then the banks can come calling on us." Mr. Shepherd said the federal government has paid out more than $1 bil- lion since it began helping students finance their post-secondary education. Mr. O'Toole was quoted as saying, "If someone backs out of their (provin- cial) loan then we're left with it, but if a CSL loan 1s missed then the banks pick it up and the feds don't pay a cent." Mr. Shepherd counters: "Canada is out $1 billion and he says that we don't assume any responsibili- ty?" He said the feds try to collect bad debts through collection agencies. If debtors have income prob- lems or need their pay- ments adjusted, the gov- ernment tries to accommodate them. "A few years ago people would come out of school with debt of $25,000, claim bankruptcy, and go along," said Mr. Shepherd. "We want to help them and get our money back so it doesn't become a burden on every of federal budget Alex Shepherd Canadian." The provincial govern- ment 1s presently appeal-- ing to the province's banks to make repayment of school loans easier to help stop the number of defaults and bankruptcy claims. Mr. Shepherd said this year's federal budget was very much geared to help- ing Canadians obtain post-secondary education, and do so without accu- mulating massive debt. He points to the Millennium Fund, which will see $2.5 billion dol- lars put aside to help low- income students starting in the year 2000. Those who qualify receive a $3,000 grant each year they are in school. Other programs initi- ated in the budget late last month include intro- ducing a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) which allows par- ents and students to deposit $2,000 each year forseducation. Another option to help people educate them- selves 1s to allow those who wish to return to school after being in the workplace to take cash out of their RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) to help pay for their schooling. "We're going to allow those who wish to make tax-free withdrawals from their RRSP, up to $10,000 a year, to help with their lifelong learning," said Mr. Shepherd. Have breakfast with the Easter Bunny in Utica The children, the staff and the parents at Utica Community Day Care are getting ready for their "Breakfast With the Easter Bunny" to be held . Saturday, April 4 at Utica Memory Hall. The Breakfast will include pancakes and syrup, sausages, juice, and coffee as well as Easter treats given to each child by the bunny him- self. Tickets are available 'muscular to the public. In order to get in shape for meeting the Easter Bunny the children at Utica Day Care will be taking part in their annu- al Hop-a-Thon for muscu- lar dystrophy on Tuesday, March 24. All funds raised through the MDAC Hop- a-Thon will go towards dystrophy research and client ser- vices in Ontario.