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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 11, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" hig PucPeeenf Sa 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - L9L 187 PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 E-Mail: port.perry.star@sympatico.ca 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 CNA | K EDITORIAL: News Reporters Freelance - Heather BUSINESS OFFICE Office Mgr. ......... Accounting....... Judy Ashby, Janet Rankin Retail Sales...... Kathy Dudley, Heather Callan Publisher........... General Manager....Don Macleod Managing Editor..... Jeff Mitchell Cerri ernaa--.. Gayle Stapley ---- J. Peter Hvidsten PRODUCTION -- Chris Hall Richard Drew, Barh Bell McCrae, John B. McClelland Trudy Empringham, Pam Hickey, Rhonda Mulcahy, Robert Taylor, Member of the Canadian & Ontano Newspaper Assoc Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. - 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont Advertising Mgr. .......... Don Macleod Sales: Deb McEachern, Barb Hillier, Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Deborah Tiffin Editorial Comment Another victim of violence There was a feeling of shock and grief among many people in Scugog last week, when hews of the death of Jennifer Copithorn reached them. Ms Copithorn was murdered early in the morning last Tuesday by a man who had lay in wait for her. She was stabbed to death near the bank in which she worked as horrified witnesses looked on. Here, Ms Copithorn is remembered as a cheerful and likeable young woman who had a wonderful life to look forward to. She was clever, pretty, and ambitious. She was well-liked and admired. And now, at just 24, she has become yet another victim of violence. It would appear in this instance that the violence is of the domestic variety. For all the words that have been written on the topic, for all the speechifying and initiatives launched by politicians, and despite all the best efforts of the police, men continue to abuse and kill the women with whom they are involved. It is a miser- able phenomenon, a scar on the face of an otherwise civilized society. At the very least, we have made strides: we have broken the silence, and declared that what goes on behind closed doors is no longer a secret when someone is being hurt. We can prevent further tragedy by speak- ing out, and looking after one another. : EN 5isE AR A During the 1940s this building was being used to conduct the township business. It was located on Perry St. just a few feét south of the present HEY DAD DUDE! DID You SEE THE GOOD NEWS? TorT PERRY STAR Star Letter Of The JVeok EE municipal office, near the rear of the Port Perry Pharmacy building. To the Editor: My apologies for this extremely belated response to The Star's editorial about global warming on June 9. The editorial asked, "Is anybody listening?" I know I am, and that's why I'm writing this letter, albeit belatedly. I too am very concerned about climate change, but environmental activism on other fronts pre- vents me from doing as much as I would like to. For those who might like to take some action but aren't sure where to start, the David Suzuki Foundation can be of great help. The foundation has created a Climate Change Briefing Kit (which I have a copy of and would be happy to lend out - just give me a call at 985-3225) and a Re itauran Sethent Global warmin g ction is afoot Climate Change Action Team, as well as a variety of reports available for a nominal fee. The foundation's address is 2211 West 4th Ave., Suite 219, Vancouver, B.C. V6K 4S2, phone: 604-732-4228. Fax: 604-732-0752. The Website address is www.davidsuzuki.org and to order reports by email you can send a message to orders@davidsuzuki.org Scugog Library's handout unit has copies of a brochure about the David Suzuki Foundation for anyone who would like to know a bit more about its work. Janet Banting, Greenbank 1998 Port Perry's municipal office is pictured here just after it opened in 1960. The building continues to be occupied by township staff and the council chamber and as can be seen, has changed little in the past 38 years.