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6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 27, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PUBLISHER, GEN MGR Don Macleod inne MEMBER BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, EDITOR Chas Hal GO PORT 8 92328% ST Ne Oren (de CNA ancl Rarer, Lastey West OFFICE MANAGER Gayle Stapley 2001 | . ASS ANON ADVERTISING MANAGER Deb McEachem BLUE | hp 1866 onset * Noor of Gop SN 2001 4 ADVERTISING: Gini Todd, Cindy Jobin, i RIBBON| --~ : Mt MBER Gail Morse, Tracy Souch, Suzanne Sutherland CREATIVE MANAGER Pam Hickey | \ ONTARIO RE - Publications Mail Registration No 07881 SOMMONILy Janet Archer, Bill Watson PORTER ...... 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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 adverusement The publisher 1s not hable tor other eros or Omissions in Connex ion wath any advertisement in any subsequent rssue or the refund of any morves paid for the advertisement. All dams of emor in publication must be made by Wednesday, noon, por to the next week's publication, and, if not made, will not be considered No dam wall be allowed for more than one nsertion Editorial Comment Go to the source There are a couple of quiet revolutions going on in Scugog Township right now that involve two things guar- anteed to get everyone's dander up: health care and SORRY To DISTURB YoU IN. YOUR PRESENT CONDITION SIR, BUT DO You HAVE ANY CHANGE ? education. ) Parking fees and all the annoyances that go with them : are a hot topic at the Lakeridge Health Port Perry site. A long talk with staff at the local hospital tells a story becoming all too familiar to Ontario citizens. W/ In order to qualify for the maximum provincial funding, ab | ic | \\ (17 the hospital has to seek out all sources of revenue. The a : --- funding formula requires it. 0 fl A ULANCE - Now change the scene to a quiet little country school NC r : ~ in the hamlet of Epsom. Here parents are up in arms and letting the Durham District School Board know, in no uncertain terms, that they will not take the closing of Epsom.Public School laying down. The board's answer to plans to close the little school? In order to qualify for the maximum provincial funding, the school board has to seek out all sources of revenue. The funding formula requires it. ie Is there an echo in here? Both funding formulas are the work of the province in a bid to implement a one-size-fits-all funding formula for a number of areas. But the effects are felt, and seen, most by the public in health care and education. So now you have hospital users angered over a $2 parking fee and ready to fight Lakeridge Health over it. You have parents angered and ready to fight the school board for their little school. All the while, the instigator of it all, the Province of Ontario's current government, sits and watches the battle. Like the guy who starts the bar fight and then crawls out the back door without swinging a punch, the province pits one against another. When, we wonder, will the public stop fighting one another, and go to the source of the problem? Remember When? Historical photo feature by J. Peter Hvidsten Al Z| # 1 00 190 0 NY | LJ plpRAEdIC NR Py A ---- m -- Ne LAKERIDGE HEALTH SERVICES ToLLu PARKING = NW, RpoDA PorT PERRY STAR oo LETTERS Scugog councillors out 3 Glanville. ) This picture of the new Port Perry Arena was taken during its construction in 1950. The vehicles beside the building belong to a company called "Dreadnaught Arenas" owned by T.A. Wilson Lumber Co. Ltd. of Cannington, Ont., who were contracted to build the arena. The new complex was officially opened on Jan. 12, 1951 with great fanfare. Premier Leslie Frost cut a ribbon, and Maple Leafs Captain Teeder Kennedy and teammate Sid Smith were in attendance. Photo courtesy of Bob of touch with reality The Canadian Tire saga has been going on long enough. The behaviour of Scugog Township Council is disgusting and indica- tive of councillors wanting to main- tain the status quo, not make waves, and ultimately trying to protect their political rear ends. They want to hold back the hands of the clock, catering to the whims of a minority of individuals that object to the proposal put forward. Anyone who has shopped at the current Canadian Tire loca- tion knows it is a frustrating expe- rience to find what you are looking for In most cases, two people can't walk down the same aisle at the same time and when you do find what you want, you spend a longer than average wait getting out of the store due to the limited number of checkouts. It seems to me that a new location with larger square footage would not only satisfy local resi- dents with the ability to find the same merchandise here as you would find in the Canadian Tire in Bowmanville, but would result in the Township receiving more rev- enue in the form of municipal taxes not to mention additional jobs. Has council considered this while they are strangling Canadian Tire in red tape? It is obvious that council has no acumen for busi- ness, do not want change, even though everything around them is changing. In short, they are out of touch with reality John Alexander Blackstock Email us: editorial@portperrystar.com