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Port Perry Star, 17 Oct 1974, p. 9

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«r © % Fer ae ad 3 ab. EE CECHER TEES SER Seth ARATE TOF TERA * Bowling Club receives $4,180 grant ..a fixed charge to the tax bill..._. Despite conformation of a $1,180 New Horizons grant this week, the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club may not be .able to go ahead with renovations this fall. 'We are very upset about the job of cleaning out the - stream beside the club," Howard Willoughby, Club Tournament Secretary said. . "The township made a poor excuse of an attempt at cleaning out the ditch." Mr. Willoughby said that it Garbage (continued) was presented to council with over 400 signatures on it stating no garbage collection was wanted in Cartwright. This petition had, basically, one signature per household. Clerk Neil Brodie said the contract was due to expire November 1 and that Council had until November 1 to make a decision. Mr. Walker said that if garbage collection is ended some people will take to- littering the roads and fields with their garbage and other . township departments. will $ then have to pick it. up. There was more discussion on how to charge for any garbage collection and Mr. . Brodie orice again told Coun-~ cil they couldn't legally add for garbage collection, Mr. Brodie said that if this was done, the *fownship couldn't force anybody to pay their garbage bill. The only way the Munici- pal Act will allow garbage ¥ A i collection to be paid for is on the mill rate or by a monthly billing, Mr. Brodie said. Coun.Jerry Taylor said that if Council decided not to collect for garbage on the mill rate in Cartwright, it would have to do the same 1 one ven unum for the former Township of Scugog. . . Council, . also, received a warning from Roads Super- intendent Ron MacDonald that the people who live in Prince Albert would like garbage collection. INVEST NOW! Victoria & Grey Trust Guaranteed Inveslinents 10%% ¥ 3 YEARS 10%% INTEREST is payable half yearly or may be left to.compound INSURANCE AGENCY LIMITED 191 Queen St, Port Perry Telephone | 985-7306 ' would be "prety well use- flooded again nex\ spring. The township hassdecided to do a temporary job of cleaning out the stream from Queen Street .to the Lake" before the freeze-up. The township then hopes to use Local Iniatives = Program money to do a major clean- up of the stream, after January: Mr. Willoughby said that although the Club had re- ceived confirmation of the grant this week, they still +hadn't received any money. In making the announce-* ment of the grant, Norm Cafik, M.P., for Ontario said the meney will be used to renovate the present club house and- to update the grounds through volunteer . labor. The improvements, he said, will permit participat- ion by many senior citizens and free instruction will be provided to interested part- ies. New Horizons is a Federal Government Program de- signed to encourage retired people to take an active part in the life of the community in which they live. Council rejects trailer By a vote of three to two, Scugog Township Council has decided not to allow striking Flamingo Pastries employees to put a trailer on township property. Council received a letter last week from Teamster. Local 647 asking permission to put a 14-foot trailer bet- ween the fence and the ditch. in front of the Flamingo plant. Coun. Bob Brinkman pro- posed that the strikers be allowed to set up the trailer if they agreed not to park cars along the road in front of the plant. Mr. Brinkman said the parked cars now presented a Council would have to grant 'similar over the township. traffic problem and could cause an accident, Township Clerk Neil Brod- ie said that Scugog's lawyers had advised council not to let the trailer be located where proposed. : He said - that once the Township allowed a trailer to be parked in this one place, requests from all Coun. Jerry Taylor and Mr. Brinkman voted against the motion not to allow the trailer township property. to be pathed on The strikers had asked for the trailer so they could get warmed weather ahead. up 'in the cold ED MILEAGE NEW CAR WARRANTY _ supplied PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Oct. 17, 1974 -- 9 Nursing Home News , The church service Tues- day was taken by Mr. Hook assisted by Mrs. King who read "The Old Fashioned Church" and Mrs. Young who selected scripture from' John III. 3 Wednesday, twenty-seven residents with staff and Kin- ettes enjoyed the annual Leaf Tour. We went to a 'senior citizens home in Min- den and were met there by the Minden Kinettes. After lunch and a sing song, we returned home about 4 p.m. The Kinettes who organized the tour and the lunch were Jeannette Ross, Carol Scan- lon, Maureen Porter, Doreen Kendall, Angie Dinaut, Fran Fisher, Gerri Langille and Barb Siebarth. . Thursdays bingo was the usual success. Mrs. DeJong and Mrs. McNenly our faithful volunteers went on the bus tour with us this year. ' Friday afternoon the new- "AND SERVICE POLICY THAT'S RIGHT... We'll replace without charge, any defective factory-installed part _-- for one full year no matter how many miles you drive. We even put it in writing. Jodge Plymouth |= CHRYSLER Trucks SALES/SERVICE Port Perry Chrysler 7A & 12 Highway -- 985-7329 MANCHESTER, ONTARIO ly formed Explorers group who meet at the Presbyter- ian Church brought thirty- three children and three leaders to present table favours for our Thanksgiv- ing table. The children had made little turkeys using cones, pipe. cleaners and construction paper. Mr. Brown, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Byers, Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Phoenix served the group fruit juice and cookies Seek compensation Township Clerk Neil Brod- ie has been asked to contact the Ministry of Natural Re- sources to see what compen- sation is available for farm- ers who have their livestock killed by wild animals. Mr. Brodie said there had been two or three animals killed by wolves in the Greenbank area and the Council could pass an agree- ment to pay compensation for livestock losses. CHRYSLER Dodge Trucks SALES/SERVICE

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