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Volume 134 Number 37 Pa ibaa ssh aie . cau SEES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2000 COPY 75¢ (70¢ + 5¢ GST) Minist orders clean-up By Chris Hall Port Perry Star A Scugog Island farm has been ordered by Ministry of the Environment officials to clean up their act. According to Dave Fumerton, the Ministry's acting area supervisor for the York-Durham District, a Pine Point Rd. farming operation was presented with a field order on July 28, requiring them to take the appropriate actions to ensure the safe collection and containment of animal waste. The farm is alleged to have been the cause of a June 11 incident on Scugog Island, which saw area residents become concerned over the colour and smell of a small stream in the area. Tests conducted by the Durham Region Health Department determined that pig manure had entered the water system. It is believed that the animal waste came from the Pine Point Rd. farm. "We have issued a field order to require things to be done to ensure that a Please turn to page 9 Beach closed Durham Region Health Department officials have declared Kinsmen Beach in Port Perry unsafe to swim in. Tests conducted by the health depart- ment have deemed the local beach unsafe, due to high bacteria counts. Kinsmen Beach is one of five public beaches in Durham Region declared unsafe by the health department. Lakeside Beach on Scugog remains safe to swim in. Health department officials conduct tests on Durham's 16 beaches each week in an effort to warn the public of unsafe swimming conditions. Beaches are posted when bacteria lev- els exceed 100 counts per 100 millilitres. High bacteria could cause infections and upset stomachs. Island FUN AND GAMES: The 2000 Ontario Region CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR Summer Games, hosted by Durham and its eight municipalities, begin this Thursday (Aug. 10) and run through the upcoming weekend. Scugog Township will play host to five events, and also see a number of local athletes ~ including waterskiier Michael Mann - ~ . participate in some of the compeitions. See story and page 4 for details. By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Let the Games begin. After months of planning and preparing by Durham Region and its eight host municipalities, the 2000 Ontario Summer Games will ~ kick off later this week. With more than 3,300 athletes up to the age of 22 competing in 21 sports in 30 venues across Durham, the Games will officially begin ~ Thursday. (Augl0) evening : in - Thursday awa with the opening cere- monies. From there, the fun will begin. Here, in Scugog, the township will play host to five events: canoeing and rowing on Lake Scugog; lawn bowling at the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club; beach volleyball behind the Scugog Community Centre; and womens' rugby at Port Perry High School, which was a last- minute addition to Scugog. The local events will get under- way on Friday (Aug. 11) when the canoeing competition is held on Lake Scugog, beginning at 9 a.m. It is expected to run until 3 p.m. Lawn bowling will be held on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the clubhouse on Old Simcoe Rd; beach volleyball from Friday through to Sunday at the Scugog Community Centre on Reach Rd. (Durham Rd. 8) from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and rowing, which "will be held on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As well, womens' rugby will be 'held at Port Perry High School. Games will run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, and from 9 a.m. to Please turn to page 4