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Vol. 133 No. 19 SIU probe of officer ambush: lawyer By Rik Davie Special to the Star The lawyer for a Durham Regional Police officer involved in a fatal shooting near Sunderland says the province's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) is "attempting to ambush" his client. Attorney Gary Clewley is repre- senting Const. Nancy George, one of four officers on the scene Dec. 28, 1998, when Tony Romagnuolo was fatally shot. The attempted arrest went wrong, leaving one York Regional officer with a gun- shot wound to the face, one suspect wounded and Mr. Romagnuolo, 44, dead of gunshot wounds at the scene. Const. George, a Durham officer based at Port Perry's 26 Division, was designated a witness officer by the SIU, while the other Durham officer and the two York Regional officers involved were designated to be subject officers. Subject officers are not required to give statements to SIU investi- gators, but witness officers are expected to do so. According to Mr. Clewley, it was an attempt by the Please turn to page 16 Here comes the Easter Bunny! The Easter Bunny will once again be returning to town this Sunday when the annual Easter Egg Hunt is held April 4. Local children aged three to seven are encouraged to come on out to Queen St. shortly before noon on Easter Sunday to participate in the hunt. There, they will get the chance to search for special coloured eggs and rocks, which can then be traded for a bag of goodies. For more information on this event, please turn to Page 2 of today's Port Perry Star. BRIGHTENING UP YOUR DAY: Great weather gave visi- tors to Sunderland even more to smile about last weekend as the small town played host to its annual Maple Syrup Festival. Vendors lined the street to sell their goods and a LL RRA - CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR small midway was erected at the arena to ensure everyone had a good time at the yearly event. Also lending a hand putting smiles on faces were clowns, from left, Ariel Loraine, Elyse Schafranek, and Krysta Casquenette. ownship tackles Queen St. woes By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star Another major intersection in downtown Port Perry will be changed to an all-way stop in an effort to improve safety. Scugog Township's roads committee agreed Monday to desig- nate the busy Perry and Queen St. intersections with four way stop signs. Presently, the north-south traffic on Perry St. is halt- ed by stop signs. Over the past several years, Scugog councillors have wrestled with the traffic issue at this intersection, especially the visibility problems for motorists southbound on Perry who want to either cross Queen or make a left turn onto Queen. Committee members feel that designating the intersection an all-way stop will be safer for both motorists and pedestrians who cross Queen and Perry. The committee also took steps to clear up a parking problem that was adding to the safety factor at that intersection. A truck loading zone will be designated on the east side of Perry St., immediately north of Queen, to allow deliveries to be made to the various shops and stores on the north side of Queen St. Delivery vans parked in front of stores on Queen have been blamed for restricting visibility for southbound Perry St. motorists trying to cross Queen or make a left turn. Those vans will now use the designated loading zone spot to make deliveries. Public parking in that loading zone will be for- bidden, and will be enforced strictly by the township's bylaw department. Likewise, vans and trucks stopped on Queen to make deliver- ies will be told to use the new loading zone around the corner on Perry Street. Please turn to page 11 iS Bl OVERRIDGE AER CIC TES ARVOLETTEW & PORT PERRY * BS gince 1990 (90 ) p 085-0715 1-800-638-4751