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ee ee ct er + ee AES ep ert 6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 23, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PUBLISHER, GEN MGR .. .Don Macleod SENIOR REPORTER Chris Hall GO OFFICEMANAGER = Gayle Stapley 2001 ADVERTISING MANAGER Deb McEachem BLUE | | CREATIVE MANAGER Pam Hickey dan Rison REPORTER - Rik Davie NEWSPAPERS | | COMPETITION | PHONE 905-985-7383 FAX 905-985-3708 E-MAIL editonal@portperrystar.com advertising@portperrystar com PORT PERRY p 1866 -- Publications Mail Registration No. 07881 We adinowledge the finanaal support of the Government of Canada, thvough the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) towards our madng costs Six Months - $19.79 (includes GST) ISIVNGY MEMBER CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER MEMBER ONTARIO % CNA ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY OC NEWSPAPER A ASSOCIATION Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - L9L 187 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 Year - $37.45 (includes GST) EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contnbutors and letter waters are not necessanly those of The Port Perry Star. Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which will not be published) induded. Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured only if there 15 a compelling reason 10 do so. Errors will be corrected if brought 10 the editor's attention. We reserve the nght to edit or refuse publication of any matenal submitted. ADVERTISING POLICY The publisher 1s not hable for shght changes or typographucal errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher 15 not kable for other errors or omissions in connection with any advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any mores paid for the advertisement. All daims of error n publication must be made by Wednesday, noon, pror to the next week's publication, and, i not made, will not be considered. No daam wall be allowed for more than one nserbon Foreign 1 Year - $96.30 (incluces GST) BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, freelance Wnite Janet Rankin, Lesley West ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Linda Clarke, Lisa Monk, Janet Archer, Lon Bradbury, Bill Watson PRODUCTION: Trudy Empnngham, Daryle Wnght, Arlene Cheel Heather McCrae, John B McClelland, Kay Langmuir Editorial Comment Many forms of terrorism The Region of Durham called all media types to a press conference late last week to emphasize the fact that the killer bioterrorism weapon Anthrax was not in the Durham area. In a classic "don't worry, be happy" message the Chair of Durham Region, Roger Anderson, and other leaders of emergency services sat grim-faced before the press and recited what most of us already knew. There have been no known cases of the dreaded disease in Canada, Ontario or Durham Region. That, however, has not stopped the group that we really need to be cautious of. After the events of Sept. 11 and the incidents of white powdery Anthrax cases sent by mail in the United States, the nut jobs are out in full force. Police officials have received a total of 17 calls since October 10 regarding suspicious packages and bomb threats have stretched emergency services to their max and made for a great deal of fear-mongering in some circles. Residents of the Region need to keep in mind that while we must be very low on any terrorist's list of places to strike, we must use common sense and be somewhat vigilante. We must not allow the reports coming from the United States to paralyze us. As Chairman Anderson said, we must go about our business, travel and move about, even while being alert for things which were only fiction a few short weeks ago. If we do not, if we allow fear to guide our moves and retard our lifestyles, then we have become victims of the terrorists. Can terrorists reach out all the way from Afghanistan to Port Perry? If we allow it, yes they can! Whi le Marvin iS pleased he no longer has to dodge skateboarders in town, he wishes Someone would do something about Mrs. itzpatrick... pis OUT OF MY WAY, WHIPPERSNAPPER ! hts TTT sed Ld -- -- ---- uy QT - . iE 1, a -- CT UTI fob Pore TOMI Wl mn ny P-- " shoe store at this time. t. looked like about 1912, nat long before Post Office construction ce building. The pile of large stones beside Allison's Drug Store r the foundations of the post office. The sign on store at right LETTERS Shoreline project encountering resistance, misunderstanding To the Editor: Rik Davie, in his article 'Concerns raised over shoreline project' brings up an important point. Although trying to save our lake from premature aging is a classical 'motherhood' type issue, the Scugog Shores Millennium Project is still encountering resis- tance and misunderstanding espe- cially about their demonstration project, Scugog Shores Park. The lake is a marvelous resource that is almost pivotal tc the eco- nomics of our community. It is a fantastic recreational space, a source of enjoyment because of its beauty, and for many birds, animals and fish, it is home. Yet this resource is filling in faster than necessary because of some types of human activity and lack of knowledge about solutions. Rather than throw up our hands and say as we have heard that, "it's not a natural lake in the first place so why try to naturalize its edges or restore it," or "it's going to be polluted no matter what, why bother." Our group has decid- ed to use our own time and ener- gies, using proven methods, to preserve the lake for as long as possible. We are not inventing our ideas. We are working from data provided by representatives from the environmental ministries at the federal and provincial levels, from our own well respected site managers, and from our close affil- iations with many other knowl- edgeable groups such as Ducks Unlimited Canada. So from my point of view, if we have to take a few lumps in the press because of out of context remarks or observances from those who don't understand, or care to understand, so be it. Improving the lake for our continued enjoy- ment is well worth it. | would suggest that everyone come to our workshop, Nov. 14 Turn to Page 15