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THIS GROUP K'NEX: A group of Grade 8 students at Prince Albert Public School were proudly displaying the fruits of their labour last week. Chief Engineer Tyler Becker (left) and Second-In-Command Howie Gordon cuitous routes to the base of the structure. JEFF MITCHELL /PORT PERRY STAR worked with Greg Greenough and Rebecca Will to fash- ion a four and a half foot high structure out of K'Nex pieces. It transfers several balls through different, cir- COPY 75¢ @oc+secsn 24 Pages 8 Councillors to O'Toole: Save the moraine By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star The provincial government must take a stand to protect the Oak Ridges Moraine. That was the loudest of several messages delivered by Scugog Township councillors to Durham MPP John O'Toole Monday afternoon during a 45-minute conference in the council chambers. Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt and Regional rep Ken Gadsden both implored Mr. O'Toole to take the message to Queen's Park that the provincial government must adopt a strategy to protect the moraine . "It makes sense for (the provincial govern- ment) to get a handle on this, yet (Tony) Clement (the minister) refuses to act; why is that?" asked Councillor Gadsden. . "All sides (environmentalists and develop- ers) want to see the right decision (by the province). Making no decision is not helpful at all," said Mayor Moffatt. The mayor has a poster on his office wall that says "save don't pave the moraine." He urged Mr. O'Toole to impress upon his colleagues at Queen's Park the need to implement the Oak Ridges Moraine Strategy, which has been around since 1994. Please Turn to page 9 Municipal vote for 2000 a go, says Moffatt By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Municipal elections will go ahead this November in Durham despite possible delays in neighbouring regions caused by amalgamation, says Scugog Mayor Doug - Moffatt. A number of mayors in municipalities across Southern Ontario - including those in Halton, Peel, York, Waterloo, and Niagara - are pushing for municipal reform, which they say would help cut costs and save money. They are asking the provincial government to legislate any boundary changes before this November's elections, or failing that, to postpone the 2000 municipal vote for six months to a year until the new municipalities are creat- ed. But officials here in Durham are coming up with their own plan for future restructuring, said Mayor Moffatt. "It's (a Jelay) not going to happen; we are going to have an election here this year," said the mayor last week, a few days after returning from a retreat at which he met with municipal officials from across the GTA. "We, as an entire regional council, have a plan that will move us to at least where the other regions will be with their changes," said Mayor Moffatt. "Our plan will help reduce costs, improve accessibili- ty and will improve some work programs that are quite ambitious... and some of these things will happen this year. Please Turn to page 15 CANADIAN TIRE Port F Plaza