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No money to Sally Anne A request (rom the 'Salvation , Army. for a. donation lo that organization's Christmas Cheer Appeal was rejected by Council at the last meeting. In turning down the request. Council said it has already given money to the Salvation Army for this | year - a grand total of $10. Come on, boys. We realize that- the 1971 budget has all but run its course, ning down the Salvation Army at Christmas , ... .., may you be haunted by the spirit of Christinas past. A request of Council from the Canadian Mental Health Association lor a grant of $25 or-- more was also -turned- down. but tur- vy PANEER Volume 106 -- Port per Ontario, 'Wednesday, December 22,1971 - No. 9 Weto! shortage brings Council deputations Water, water, everywhere. Bul nary a drop to drink." Saying alluding to a ship- wrecked sailor adrift in the' middle of the ocean is at the present -- plicable to the Village ot Port. This age - old time quite ap- Council discusses conflicts of interest As a result of discussion at the regular meeting ol December 14, Council will seek legal opinion as to whether conflicts of interest have been properly declared by members of Coungil and il it is determined - that discrepancies regarding conflicts do exist, what the course of action should be. Councillor Gerald Jack- man raised the issue, stating that in his opinion, Robert Kenny has not made full disclosure of .a conflict of interest over the sale of land to "a subdivision developer," (land for the proposed Kerr subdivision site). If this is so, continued - Mr. Jackman, then according to his in» Lterpretation of the Municipal Act, a declaration would have to be made by Mr. Kenny at this time, and this declaration of conflicting interests -would- have to-be noted in the minutes of every meeting concerning the Kerr subdivision that Mr. Kenny has taken part in. Toa Mr. Kenny answered that he has declared a conflict of interest over the sale of his properly from time to time, and added that when his land came up lor re-zoning, he took no part whatsoever in Planning Board discussions. Mr. Jackman went on to say that he was under the impression that the sale of the land was a cash deal, and that after the deal had been completed, Mr. Kenny would have no financial interest in the case. However, he added, he has learned that the deal was not cash, and there is a mortgage involved. Mr. Kenny admitted there Nursery school to open Mrs. Sheila Dantzer has applied for a nursery school licence and hopes to have the school operating sometime in the next lew weeks. Mrs. Dantzer who has completed a day nursery course will be school supervisor, and she will also have an assistant. Mrs. Dantzer says the school will accommodate 15 children, with classes being held cach morning in the United Church. 1s a mortgage involved, but it is an open one he said, and payment is not subject to the sale ol developed lots. Councillor Jackman said that he raised the issue as a result of investigations into conflicts of interest, because he feels that he himself may have conflicts, and he would like to know what the exact procedure is. He added that he has declared contlicts ol interest over some work he is doing lor a _ subdivision developer. : Councillor Howard Hall 'Wondered whetlier the sale or -a refrigerator he made to the Arena Board (of which he is a member) would constitute a conflict of interest. Council seemed to---think that technically it would. Scetion 198a-. of the (continued on page 12) ~lorward. Perry. The availability of water, or the unavailability ol it, 15 on not just a lew person's minds, and has made water a rather precious comodity these days: ; The problem is straight- The present well serving the Village is simply ot adequate lor the demands of" residential growth proposed and planned tor the near and «distant future. A study conducted by the Ontario Water Resources Commission indicates that the present well capacity will accommodate the ap- proximately 75 existing undeveloped lots within: the Village, and another 50 new or subdiyision units, However, al present there are several subdivision plans in the making which could provide 180 lamily units, There is also a thirty-acre industrial subdivison planned that could bring seven light industries, and create as many as 300 new Abs. tacgording, to. the. developer) Obviously, there is nol cnough water to go around. OI course, the solution to the problem is simple: build another well, Plans lor another well are under way now. but it is estimated that industrial and held over construction completion date 15 [WO years away. Thus, Village Council finds sell ma rather difficult situation at the present time: namely linding a way to (continued on page 12) Landfill site payment 'made At the regular meeting of December 14, Council agreed by resolution to pay ils share ol the cost of a landtill site that 1s to be used Jointly by the Village, Reach and Scugog "Townships lor varbage disposal. The total cost of the site is $16,875, ot which Port Perry will pay 40 percent or $6,750. Reach and Scugog 'Town- ships will pay the remainder. There was some discussion "as to whether the money should be paid at this time (rom - the 1971 budget, or whether payment should be and taken Irom 1972 budget funds. It was argued that since the 1971 budgets running glose tothe line, it might-be better il payment be made from the 1972 budget. However, since provisions were made in the 1971 budget tor (his payment, Council agreed by resolution lo make payment on December 28. Mr. Les Graham gets ready to cut the cake In preparation for the eslebration of his 90th birthday at the Community Nursing Home last Friday. With Mr. Graham is his son Don, formerly of Blackstock. "hospitalized 'Madame Justice Mabel Van Camp Miss Mabel Van Camp, a former Blackstock resident, is now Madame Justice Van Camp after she was officiallv sworn to the Ontario Supreme Court, Fridav. She has the honour of being the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court. (STAR photo by Rev. Reg. Rose) Boxing Day by-law not to be Monday, December 27 has been declared a public holiday tor the Village Port Perry. However, when the resolution proclaiming this came betore Council at the meeting ol December 14, there was some discussion as to whether the Village should make December 27 a public holidy. Councillor Howard Hall asked it the declaration of a Snowmobiles go through ice The heavy weekend snowfall brought the snowmobilers out in force. And two voung machine operators learned the hard way that the ice on Lake Scugog-is not. repeat NOT vet strong enough to support a snowmobile. 'I'hough neither mjury. one snowmobilers suffered ol the was briefly lor treatment tor exposure. It was reported that both snowmbiles were lost. These mcidents should serve as warnings to thers to stay off Lake Scugog until the ice. is strong ¢nough to support. a snowmobile Otherwise. it may be reported that something besides the snowmobile has been lost. 'enforced public holiday means that stores and businesses must remain closed, and dl so, who would stop a store or business Irom staying open it they desired. Deputy-reeve Phil Orde replied that according to the by-law stores and businesses are required to remain closed, and that the by-law olticer can entorce this. Councillor Hall asked if this enforcement would be carried out. II not, he said, there would hardly be any point in passing the resolution. Councillor Gerald Jack- man answered that en- torcement could be done by taking ottenders to court, but this would hardly be in the mterest ol the com- mumty. and besides, he added. the Village couldn't attord the court costs. The resolution was passed, but Council agreed it would impractical to lorce and Stores to remain closed. Hospital Report Week Ending Dec. 16th best he HUSINEesSses Admissions 34 Births -- Deaths ---- Emergencies 66 Operations C14 Discharges 41 Remaining 27