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coe tet SS ------------ ------ Er rn Tr Aare ------ er pe : 5 osm ng rom------ "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 3 financial shortfall. Games deficit will cost Scugog another $4,000 By Chris Hall Port Perry Star The 2000 Ontario Summer Games cost almost $90,000 more than expected to stage, and the region and its eight municipalities are on the hook for the deficit. According to figures released by the Ontario Summer Games 2000 executive committee, and forwarded in a report to Scugog Township, the cost of hosting the Games came to a total of $1,192,527. That exceeded the estimated budget of $993,097 by about $88,109. The Games executive * committee has asked the region and each of its municipalities to make up the difference. ~ During discussions on the possibility of hosting the event almost three years ago, Scugog council agreed to commit $5,000 up front, and an addition- al $5,000 if there was a That $5,000 was set aside in a reserve account in each of Scugog's 1999 and 2000 budgets. After the final numbers were tallied it was deter- mined that Scugog Township owes a further $4,405. | In the report to local councillors, the executive committee noted that the deficit "occurred in areas not in control of the Games Organizing Committee. Generally speaking, the Games were a tremendous suc- cess with each municipal- ity and Durham Region obtaining a great deal of provincial exposure." The report, which was discussed at yesterday's council meeting, outlined a number of reasons why the Games exceeded its budget by almost $100,000. Q Included in the rea- soning was the $30,000 needed to pay for infor- mation technology, or computer services. It was originally thought this would be paid through a sponsor- ship deal, however feder- ~ al regulations disallowed providing a tax receipt for this category of service- in-kind; oa An additional $10,000 in sponsorship money fell through; a A further shortfall in corporate fundraising, including the federal gov- ernment's failure to come through with cots, increasing accommoda- tion costs. It is estimated these failures added $25,733 to the over expenditure; a A $4,100 deficit in the banner program, caused by the need to hire an agent to sell the banners; a And, approximately $21,000 for signage which was not allowed for in the original budget. Scugog's share of the additional required funds will come out of its grants to organizations budget. Uxbridge and Brock will each also have to pony up another $4,405; and Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering and Clarington will each be responsible for $9,692 in additional monies. Callery addresses issues for family businesses Wm. Brian Callery will address the Scugog busi- ness community at the next Scugog Chamber of Commerce Business for Breakfast meeting on Thursday, Feb. 22 at Emiel's Place Restaurant. His topic, "The Challenges of Family Business - Is It Really Worth It?" is sure to raise lots of interest and dis- cussion. As usual the meeting will start at 7:30 am. In a departure from the usual format, Mr. Callery will begin his presentation at 7:35 a.m. sharp to allow for lots of discussion afterwards. Wm. Brian Callery is a Chartered Financial Consultant, a Chartered Financial Planner and a Chartered Life Underwriter. Everyone is welcome. Reservations are requested, so please call 985-4971. Tickets are $10 for members and non-mem- bers and includes break- fast. We get the nod in excellence, photo categories Star nominated for two awards The Port Perry Star has been voted to the head of its class, once again, The Star is one of three newspapers from across the province nominated for a General Excellence Award, 'according to information released last week by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA): Other finalists for the General Excellence Award in the circulation class (3,500 to 6,4999) are the Haliburton County Echo and the Napanee Beaver. ~ The'nominations are put forth by judges who grade papers entered in the :OCNA's annual Better : 'Newspapers 'competition: The, association represents more ¢ than member e Province. There was more good news for The Star when the nominations were released last week: We've also been nominated for an OCNA Premier Award, for feature photography. Star editor Jeff Mitchell's picture of a youngster clinging to a sheep as it tore from the gate during the Port Perry Fair's family rodeo was chosen by judges as one of the three best submissions from papers across the province. Final standings for the nominees will be announced at the OCNA's annual spring convention and awards dinner in April. 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