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dan A eid 3 CA bine an amt Jai WAR TP TI ---- a -- En Volume 134 Number 09 COPY 75¢ (70¢ + 5¢ GST) Rep wants guards and surveilance for schools By Rik Davie Special to the Star An Oshawa school trustee is pressing ahead with a motion that could see surveil- lance cameras and security guards in Durham's public high schools. Oshawa Trustee Susan Shetler has asked that her motion go forward in spite of a report from superintendent Laura Elliott which stat- ed, in part, that problems with security and unwanted persons in Durham District School Board facilities are being handled well by principals, staff, and, when needed, the police. The report was drawn up after the Dec. 6 board meeting in which Ms Shetler - whose outside job is that of civilian volunteer coor- dinator for the Durham Regional Police - put forth a motion to lock school entry doors. The superintendent's report, received by trustees last week, stated that secondary school principals currently give letters of notice to trespassers and, when necessary, Please Turn to page 17 Province begins talks with doctors By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Talks between the province and its doc- tors on a new contract are scheduled to begin today, and topping the list of items to be dis- cussed will be possible changes to the way Ontario's physicians will be paid. Ministry of Health officials and represen- tatives from the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) will be gathering this week to hammer out a new contract, a process which could hit a few snags, says local physician Mike Gilmour. "Obviously there are a number of items which we would like to address, such as the Please Turn to page 4 FRY SUSE Pree SRE peg chs Sus ES Sa 24 Pages LE Tg pe ha SR TE pa J. PETER HVIDSTEN /PORT PERRY STAR NASTY SPILL - One snowmobiler was injured and a couple more shaken up after one operator ran into open water and another swerved to miss it, rolling his machine in the process. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon on one of the canals south of the Lake Scugog causeway. Scugog firefighters transport- ed an injured woman by sled (above) from the isolat- ed area, using an ATV. At right, two men attempt to pull one of the snowmobiles from the icy water. Three snowmobilers POSE iareds over weekend Accidents frustrate firemen By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Three people were taken to hospital and treated for vari- ous injuries last weekend after three separate snowmobile accidents on Lake Scugog. Eniergency crews were called out twice on Saturday and once on Sunday after riders hit pressure cracks or open water. Scugog Firefighters from the Port Perry station were dis- patched twice to areas just off Seven Mile Island, on the western shore of Scugog Island, after riders hit a pressure crack and were thrown from their machines; injuring them- selves. Both male victims suffered back injuries. The accidents occurred just after 2:30 p.m., and then shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday. The following day, Port Perry firefighters were called to the swampy area at the south end of the Island around 2 p.m. after two snowmobiles hit open water. Please Turn to page ' Te rwor ia ev i a A na i a Ea hI iittala nies TT LTT IIT OF TTT FL TH de. SU