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» '. ideas ame AY YY YY LEE) » ' » ? Volume 134 Number 07 NZ Scugog sails smoothly i 21st century By Chris Hall Port Perry Star The new millennium arrived in Scugog Township just as expected: Without a problem. Wendy Bourgeois, the township's network administrator who looks after Scugog's municipal computer systems, announced yesterday that the worldwide concern over the turning of the century and the accompanying millennium bug was, as expected, all hype. "No problems... it's business as usual," she sald Monday afternoon. The township began its preparations for 2000 more than a year ago and, since then, had taken the proper precautions to ensure that all the municipal systems would be working when the Jan. 1 rolled around. There have been concerns for the past several years that computers would not work properly come the new millennium because their internal dating systems would not recognize the 00 digit designating 2000. "In the early part of last summer we looked at some upgrades and what we might need to replace to bé Y2K com- pliant," she said, noting that some municipal software was changed and a few new computers were brought in before the new year. On New Year's Eve, Mrs. Bourgeois was on call at the Port Perry fire hall, a temporary command station the township set up in case of an emergency. " Mr.(Administrator Earl) Cuddie, myself and (fire chief) Richard Miller were at the station, and we had talked about our plans in case of anything... but when we watched the New Please Turn to page 17 Moffatt to. run again By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt will seek another term when the municipal elections roll around this coming November. Now two-thirds of the way through his first term as head of this municipality of 18,500 people, the mayor confirmed his intentions to run again during a "Millennium" interview with the Port Perry Star Monday morning (See page 19). He conceded that he initially thought he would only serve a single term as mayor, but changed his mind because he wants an opportunity to continue working on important municipal Please Turn to page 17 HR TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 28 Pages (70¢ + 5¢ GST) a i -- A ---------------------------- _-- A TER the north end Lake Scugog Saturday afternoon, while enjoying some great weather with friends. | : GHRIS HALL /PORT PERRY SAR OPEN SEASON: The beginning of January brought with it more than a new year last weekend, as the ice fishing season officially opened across the province. Local fishermen reported good ice condi- - tions across the lake on Saturday, a day before rain and rising temperatures created softer conditions on Sunday in some spots. Here, Gerry Harrison reels in his first of the season near Gilson' Point at | TOWNE FIREPLACE - CENTRE 1-800-563-6032 3 LARA KI LIRA LA id sdndededeiein iv dole by jo pode po hop rf shh cf ct FF 5)852-9106 © 2 Old Kingston Rd.. Ajax (905) 686-3666 EEEEE an av Bw aw BN BN BY 2x NE SE NESE BB BE Be Nr BP BE BN NDS BE - ber ba Pl up I RARKRRKAX BN SM AN SI wt cB AR A 0 2P hE MDW AS rw