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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 23, 1998 a" "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - LOL 1B7 PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 E-Mall: port.perry.star@sympatico.ca BUSINESS OFFICE Office Mgr. .......oovvccnrnrnenas Gayle Stapley Accounting.......Judy Ashby, Janet Rankin Retall Sales......Kathy Dudley, Heather Callan Member of the Canadian & Ontario Newspaper Assoc. Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. - 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. EDITORIAL: Publisher................. J. Peter Hvidsten PRODUCTION Publications Mail Registrations No. 07881 | Subscription Rates: 1 Year - $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Includes $2.10 GST Includes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST General Manager ....Don Macleod Managing Editor.....Jeff Mitchell News Reporters .....Chris Hall, Rik Davie : Richard Drew, Barb Bell Freelance - Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland Trudy Empringham, Pam Hickey, Rhonda Mulcahy, Robert Taylor, ADVERTISING Advertising Mgr. .......... Don MacLeod Sales: Deb McEachern, Barb Hillier, Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Deborah Tiffin Editorial Comment A wish list for the summer With the summer season officially upon us, it's tempting to sit back and take it easy. However, those of us who aren't currently on strike or shut down because of strikes elsewhere have to keep on plugging away, making hay while the sun shines. Here's our wish list for the season: o That the efforts being taken by Scugog councillors to make traffic flow more effi- ciently and safely in Port Perry work. Keeping cars from parking close to busy corners is a good start; enforcement of impolite parking in other parts of town would help, too. a That the annual posting of the local swimming areas doesn't occur. Bacteria is always a problem in shallow, warm Lake 7] NEESER PORT PeRRY STAR Scugog. It would be nice to be able to let the kiddies splash away without worrying about infections. a Some balance in nature. Lots of sun, lots of rain, warmth in the day and cool evenings. Rather than drought, vicious afternoon thunderstorms, and unseasonable phenomena. a Here's hoping that tourism dollars bring a healthy shot in the arm. Love 'em or hate 'em, day-trippers and the like bring business with them, and word of mouth is what attracts many people to Port Perry. Treat them right. a That there's time, now and again, to goof off. With no qualms whatsoever. ata To the Editor: With Canada Day fast approaching, I would like to share some figures with your readers. The 1997-1998 budget for Canada Day cel- ebrations: Atlantic Region: $431,720; Quebec: $2,076,320; Ontario: $553,780 (excluding funding provided for celebrations on Parliament Hill); Prairies: $318,690; Pacific Region: $701,350. Total: $4,081,860. The Liberals' idea of equality is 50 per cent for Quebec, and 50 per cent for the rest of Canada. This example is only a tip of the ice- berg. Our Francophone-led government is The Ontario Carriage Works building was built major fire in Port Perry. It is located on the corner of Perry and Mary St. This beautiful building was partially destroyed by fire during the 1900s. in 1884, following the last Time for English Canada to wake up Today, the former Ontario Carriage Works building is the home to the Port Perry Liquor Store. The building of 1998 has none of the aesthetic qualities of the building when it was constructed over 100 years ago. Progress? instituting its own brand of affirmative action ~ for Francophones, where English speaking Canadians are systematically being denied access to the top jobs in both the federal civil service, the armed forces and program funding. It is essential that our local MPs speak out on behalf of his constituents and the rest of Canada. Don't hold your breath waiting for it to happen. They must vote the way Chretien and the French hierarchy tell him to. English Canada had better wake up and speak up while it still has the chance to. Lynda Mitchell, Pontypool yo...