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a -- ee, "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - 3 New blood sought for Historical Society board By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star An infusion of new board members is need- ed to keep the Scugog Historical Society from becoming a thing of the past, says its president. Mavis Brodie said that while the society currently has an active and ener- getic eight-member board of directors, new blood will be necessary in the future to maintain and expand upon current efforts. "We need people who are interested in and con- cerned about history," said Mrs. Brodie, who will continue on as president for another term. She's been asked to stay on by board members. "I wouldn't turn anyone down, but I'd love to see some more young peo- ple." Board members are required to attend month- ly meetings, and help to organize special events such as lectures, and panel discussions such as the one planned for the society's annual general meeting March 30. The primary focus of the society is the opera- tion and enhancement of the Scugog Shotes Historical Museum, on Scugog Island. It consists By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star Extensive renovations to the Scugog Fire Department's hall in Port Perry will likely have to be delayed for another year. Township fire commit- tee chairman David Dietlein (Ward 4) said it's probably too late to get the project on line for this year after the com- mittee asked architect Denny Bryan to revise the plans. Mr. Bryan presented the committee with another revised set of plans Monday afternoon. After considerable dis- cussion, committee members told him to come up with four new and different designs to reduce the overall cost of the project. Money is the only block to the project going ahead this year, according to Councillor Dietlein. He said after Monday's meeting there is only $600,000 ear- marked for the renova- tion project, and the chance of adding more in budget deliberations, now under way, is remote at best. The plan unveiled by Mr. Bryan Monday would bring the total price tag to between $1 million and $1.1 million, includ- ing contingencies, archi- tect's fees and exterior site work. Actual con- struction cost for the ren- ovation would be around © $915,000. In asking Mr. Bryan to Council rejects latest plan for fire hall design come up with further revisions, the committee indicated some of the options would be to keep the flat roof of the building, rather than adding a new peaked- sloping roof; eliminating a proposed training room of 1,000 square feet, and reducing the number of truck bays from four to three. Mayor Doug Moffatt asked Fire Chief Richard Miller if the department could get by with three truck bays and still have enough space to park and properly deploy four front line vehicles safely. Chief Miller said it would be possible, but indicated that eventual- ly the hall is going to need more bays as vehi- cles are added. The chief told the committee that a vehicle with an aerial ladder is needed now for fire fighting. The Chief said four "front line" trucks were used on Sunday at the fire at Pizza Delight on Water St. There were two pumpers, a large multi- purpose emergency van and a smaller one. Mayor Moffatt said during the meeting that the renovated hall must look good, serve the needs of the department and serve the needs of the township. However, he added, "we know how much money is in the pot... if we can't get this (project) down to the right num- bers, it just won't go this year." of a schoolhouse and church, as well as a collec- tion of other historical buildings. A number of special events throughout the year help to create aware- ness of the museum, and raise funds for its contin- ued operation. The most profitable fundraiser is the annual Canoe the Nonquon event, which marks its 31st anniversary in June. Board members take on responsibilities for events and promotions, and are assisted by other members of the society at large, said Mrs. Brodie. She's hoping that some new people will step for- ward to help existing board members with their current and help create new opportunities for the Historical Society. Mrs. Brodie said she'd like to see established a program under which the society could, with the consent of owners, desig- Besa 8:3 RIE" IGE or Kids BR@C ° 1 78 Queen Street, Port Perm | GS NS -UNS responsibilities, nate and identify histori- cal residences and build- ings in the township. She also thinks some sort of recognition ought to be bestowed upon people who restore and maintain historical buildings. With an enthusiastic membership, other initia- tives aimed at the preser- vation and appreciation of local heritage could be conceived of and pur- sued, said Mrs. Brodie. "I think our past is important. al Yl, )§ a In order to BRZCKS appreciate what we have here, it's important to understand how it got here," she said. "It is important to real- ize what our ancestors did to help us enjoy what we've got, and to help us not to destroy it." Anyone interested in joining the Historical Society, or being consid- ered for membership on the board of directors, can call Mrs. Brodie at 985- 4048. \ yy fool