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rp -------- Ce --. ----E TY SY Yr 2 Aah [I TERN Be I Rs "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tues *f C+ ¥1 NCCT Crow day, December 19, 2000 n Gingerbread housing starts up RIK DAVIE/PORT PERRY STAR Holly Jensen was one of the kids taking advantage of Reid's Independent Grocer's Christmas activities for kids last Saturday. Kids built a whole development of Gingerbread homes as part of the activities being put on over the Christmas holidays. For a complete list of events see the schedule located in the store lobby. - New 26 Division HQ to be ready by January, says official By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Construction on the new 26 Division police sta- tion near Port Perry is pro- gressing. While the project is two weeks behind its set timetable, officials are adamant that the Durham Regional Police Service and its officers will move into the new station by the end of January. The 11,400 square-foot building, being built by Canning Contracting Ltd. of Scarborough at a cost of more than $3 million, is located on Hwy. 12, just south of Regional Rd. 8. Officers working out of 26 Division serve resi- dents in the three north- ern townships of Durham Region: Scugog, Uxbridge, and Brock. "We're within a couple of weeks of being on schedule," said Harry Rammler, facilities manag- er for the Durham Region works department. "We're happy with the Important Information 0) all CUELIETE about responsible firearm ownership tL eme--te © Be fennas su adees $e Suir 18 pastas Seams bendy presen d by Se . Nattnr wn Ba Ste of less of Bin Inaren Dia Sanna bn wid br spielen of - An update on licensing by January 1, 2001. requirements of the Firearms Act. firearm owners. | SUDARD coMOMON Ee. ta {Se Mimasme Ast hatte of Caren. I = Pie Bamnas mst ba graded wn Semand § romped by 8 panes Sam sey at en $n def Araare fase of Ba grines nd ty Ba Diet Perna Wier (of a primes @ 'enum wb Ba waa ty of " Ny wn 30 Sgn Pea after further screening. These public safety checks conform to the Firearms Act and keep firearms away from those who should not have them. Temporary licences will be issued to eligible firearm owners who applied in the fall. Temporary licence holders are not permitted to acquire firearms. However, The law requires that firearm owners be licensed 1.7 million Canadians have already complied with the licensing And recently, Canadians have sent in their firearms licence applications in record numbers. To meet this overwhelming demand, temporary licences are now being issued to eligible Public safety remains the cornerstone of the firearms program. =4 For example, temporary licences are only being issued to those who are successfully screened against Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) databases. And, like current licence holders, those with temporary firearms licences will be continuously screened against police databases. Firearms licences will be issued only to those found eligible progress we've made to date, but we've had to deal with some weather problems." Weeks of cool, rainy weather in the fall followed up by an uncharacteristi- cally snowy December have made things difficult, he admitted. "The weather has slowed us, but we're extremely happy with our progress." Construction began in May and most of the exte- rior of the building has been completed. Flooring has been poured and walls installed; final touches to the roof installation are expected to be finished "Trimming the Tree" $69.95 this week. Work on the station's garage is also proceeding as planned. "Most of the outside of the building is done; all the brick work has been completed and the win- dows are in. Once the roof is in place we can start working on the drywalling and dealing with the interi- or," said Mr. Rammler. As for criticisms that the new site location was a poor choice, Mr. Rammler disputes that notion. The lease expires on the current 26 Division headquarters building on Old Simcoe Rd. at the end of next March. 8 TERRY @& i REDLIN } collector plate from The Bradford Exchange 237 Queen St., Port Perry 985-2543 1-800-637-5391 they will be in legal possession of their firearms and they will be able to purchase | ammunition as of January 1, 2001. Temporary licences Authorized g 1 are only valid until June 30, 2001 or until those Bradford ' | eligible receive their 5-year licence. Exchange information, a Group Dealer (RHUIRA EE 1H | WWW.CIC.C.Ca Canada