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i --------r ------------ "reason to be optimistic. 6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, May 23, 200 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 E-MAIL: editorial@portperrystar.com advertising@portperrystar.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 Year - $37.45 (includes GST) EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contnbutors and letter waiters are not necessarily those of The Port Perry Star Letters must be Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - LIL 1B7 PUBLISHER, GEN MGR .. Don MacLeod ! gr Member MANAGING EDITOR . Jeff Mitchell OoCha J A By P S 2 Canadian OFFICE MANAGER . Gayle Stapley ORL ER Yo TAR Sry Ww CNA ADVERTISING MGR . . .Deb McEachern YIB6s Ni Nera SS 2001 4 et b & at PRODUCTION MGR . . Pam Hickey MES! Omnia Corny ity TN REPORTER .. 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The publisher is not liable for other errors or omissions in connec tion wath any advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of ary monies paid for the advertisement. All claims of error in publication must be made by Wednesday, noon, prior to the next week's publication, and, if Editorial Comment Good environmental news This past week brought good tidings for the environment locally. First was the provincial government's shocking move to halt development on the Oak Ridges Moraine for six months while a review of development proposals is carried out. The surprising move may merely amount to a few months of breathing space for those fighting to protect the moraine: but the fact that the Tories have taken this action at all leads us to believe they're prepared to take a good, hard look at development. Most promising about the government's move is an indi- cation that the province takes seriously the environmental value of the moraine, and may take measures to rein in building. And the arrival of the first installment in funding for the Scugog Shores Millennium Project is also reason for cele- bration. Once again, the province has responded to local Here's wishing John Vo a speedy recovery... | | OH MY! THAT | WATCHING AAAAAGH! SOUNDS A COPY OF jo.8 : I EXCRUCIATING! FREDDY ' GO ] MAKE ' FINGERED! calls for support for an environmental cause. Project organizers have an ambitious vision for the shores of Scugog, based on the principles of preservation and respect for the environment. The provincial funding, $300,000 over five years, will provide a substantial boost to fundraising efforts. It also provides the project with credibility as organizers go about soliciting more corporate funding. And that's essential. //7 | SEA ------ Both of these developments come in answer to persistent lobbying by people who care about environmental matters, and have the determination and energy to follow up fine words with action. The fact that the government responded so positively is RaoPA PoRT PERRY STAR ote YES.HE'S e, . \ - W\ N a a NINN \ . [AN \ Al DA \ N\ We ASAIN \ MAN = Na es ) N 7 & eo) - 2 ¥ 4 2 3 £ 30 ae 4 ak Historical photo feature by J. Peter Hvidsten LETTERS It's been almost 50 years since fire destro then owned by Ira Aldred, was located along the lakefront, north of the mill. yed the James Goodall Grist Mill in Port Perry. The mill, on property just south of the present Scugog Memorial Library. The fire broke out on Oct. 17, 1951 and caused $95,000 damage, including some damage to a storage shed on the property of Lake Scugog Lumber, just to the To the Editor: In North Battleford, Saskatchewan and Walkerton, Ontario, people died and hun- dreds became sick due to a lack of provincial leadership in pro- tecting drinking water, Unfortunately the Ontario gov- ernment's recent budget did not put a higher priority on replacing antiquated water treatment sys- tems. The Conservatives should thus make a commitment to protect the "free" and "natural" water fil- tration system known as the Oak Ridges Moraine. In Southern Ontario, a prudent and proactive step to ensure safe water would be for the Ontario government to pass a bill to protect the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Moraine sits over our Protecting moraine now should be a priority reserves of dririkking water. More than 250,000 people get their daily drinking water from this supply. It is also a source for the headwaters of the 65 rivers and streams which flow into Lake Ontario and Simcoe. In turn, these lakes are sources of drinking water to millions. Currently, sprawling housing developments and golf courses threaten the Moraine lands. The safety of our drinking is the responsibility of the provincial government. It is high time that they accept this responsibility and act now before another water crisis hits our community. Please visit www.oakridges- moraine.com for more information on how you can get involved. Josh Matlow, Toronto editorial@portperrystar.com