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12 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 5, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Pay raise should attract more candidates next election From Page 1 paid out over four years, so that's an average increase of 3.5 per cent a year." The Durham MP con- firmed that he will vote in favour of the increase. Last week a report commissioned by the federal government rec- ommended that MPs should receive a 20 per cent increase, to bring their salaries to $131,400 from $109,500. Tax-free allowances for expenses would be wiped out. The report also rec- ommended pay hikes for senators and the Prime Minister, who would see his salary rise to $262,988 from $184,600. The wage increases are expected to be passed before the House of Commons rises for a three- month recess Friday. : PORY. BERRY STAR 28. Valentine's Day mo. 31. Like Jonah's luck 32. Casts-of-thousands productions 34. Wriggly fish 35. Naval noncom 36. Squid's tentacle count 37. Type of port 39. Gowt. pencil-pushing agcy. 40. Favored one 41. Duct 44, ___ For Bonzo 48. Dupes 49, Garfield, e.g. You Babe" (2 wds.) 51. Pool table material 52. Cheer for Joselito 53. The Patrol 54. Honor 55. Sure thing! 56. Comic Johnson SPONSORED BY [15 - 16 17 118. 19 20 21 22 123 24 125 [26 27 28 129 [30 31 32 |33 34 35 36 37 |38 39 40 41 142 143 . 44 45 |46 |47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 65 - 56 i ACROSS DOWN 1. Parkay, e.g. 1. "...more than bed" 5: Kander's Broadway partner (Donne) (2 wads.) 8. Complains 2. Dangle 12. Biblical skipper 3. Naturalness 13. Deface 4. Actress Maureen and author 14. Jacob's twin John 15. Heroine of Born Free 5. Toastmaster 16. -Magnon 8. Celtic poet 17. Provoke 7. Sis'sib 18. Waved a red flag 8. Bodacious 20. Expansive 9. Laos' location 21. Greeting for Caesar 10. Liquid amts. 22. The choice is yours 11. Hard fat 24. Collect 19. Living room hubs 27. Early: prefix 22. Joan of Crossword Answers on pg. 5 23. Raised a brood 24, "Nightline" network 25. Hammond product 26. Much _____ About Nothing 27. Wrestler's m maneuver 28. Not a heck of a lot 29. Poetic time 30. ron John author Robert 33. Kind of jacket 38. Hun leader 39. Beau __ 40. Fountain and Seeger 41. Magic dragon of song 42. "Amazing Grace" ending (2 wds.) 43. Throw things at 44. Hay block 45. Sikorsky or Stravinsky 46. Greatest quantity 47. Feminine ending 49. Provocatively shy Personal, EMMERSON INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED Service Since 1917 HOME » FARM * AUTO COMMERCIAL & LIABILITY 193 Queen St., Port Perry 905-985-7306 commission to tly the possibility of pay hikes is conducted after every election, said Mr. Shepherd. He noted that he's not in favour of MPs setting of their own salaries. In the future, raises will be tied to the Chief Justice. of the Supreme Court of Canada, said Mr. Shepherd. "The judge's salary is reviewed semi-annually, I believe, to provide for such things as the rising cost of living. When that too," said the Durham MP. As for backlash from the public over what is being perceived by some as a money grab, Mr. Shepherd says he hasn't heard much com- plaint. "I haven't really heard too much, no one's really asked any questions. Certainly there will be people who don't think it's appropriate, and of course there are people in Durham Region receiving significantly less money, so there will always been comments. "My answer is they should run in the next election," he said. In fact, said Mr. Shepherd, the pay raise should attract even more interest the next time a general election is called. "I look back over the years, and I'm still mak- ing significantly less than | did running my own pri- vate practice in 1993," said Mr. Shepherd, a chartered accountant who operated his own firm in Port Perry. "I didn't get into this to make money. There are some people in the House of Commons who are overpaid, and others who are underpaid. | believe we should pro- vide an incentive to get reasonably good quality people running in our next election," he said. "Money is a big fac- tor." : L S.A. CAWKER PUBLIC SCHOOL UB salary goes up, ours will AUDITIONS UXBRIDGE PLAYERS Count Dracula - by Ted Tiller , Directed by Ruth Smith Casting Dates: Thurs., June 7th @ 7:30 pm. & Sun., June 10th @ 1:30 pm. Senior Centre, Marietta St., Uxbridge 6 men, 2 women, 1 dracula Performance dates: Oct. 25, 26, 27 & 31 Nov. 1st, 2nd, 3rd For more information call Miss Smith 905-473-1977 Auditions Open to the public From Page 1 Councillor Pearce said the amount paid for edu- cation in Scugog and the rest of the region is sub- stantial. "I am hearing that pro- grams will be affected in this year's public school budget," Ms. Pearce said. Scugog's education taxes rise $228,000 in 2001 "With the increase in the education portion of the property tax, how is that? Where are the funds going? That's all we want to know." Calls to Education Minister Janet Ecker's office have been referred to the finance ministry. GA yn would like to thank . . . Laurentian Bank The CIBC The Royal Bank The Bank of Montreal Haugen's BBQ Emmerson Insurance and all the helpful volunteers for helping to make MathGames 2001 such a success again this year. FREE DRAW presented by The Port Perry Star $75 SHOPPING SPREES to the Markham Country Decorating Show & Sale * June 9th & 10th ONE OF 15 PAIRS OF GUEST PASSES to the Markham Country Decorating Show & Sale. Free to the first | FREE DRAW - Markham Country Decorating 4 Show & Sale - June 9th & 10th $75. Shopping Spree Draw iName ................ ... JUNE 9TH LI & 10TH Address .............. . MARKHAM EE FAIRGROUNDS Phone ................ .. 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