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- EN Flowers aid cancer research Members of the Port Perry Branch of the Cancer Society helped#5 ighten Queen Street last Friday as they made their way around town selling daffodils in aid of cancer research. Canvasser Eleanor Bailey [right] is seen here selling some daffodils to Mary Ann Suppelsa. . Region's top planner against 2 subdivisions The Durham Region plan- » ning department: remains opposed to two estate resi- "dential subdivisions pro- "posed for Scugog Township. Durham's commissioner of planing Dr. Mofeed Mitchell told Scugog council Monday afternoon that the two developments - one in Ward 1 and the other in Ward - 4 - may not be good planning for a variety of reasons. Although Township ¢ council 3 took no official action on the subdivision as a result of . Monday's meeting, several members expressed dis- agreement with Dr. Michael. They rioted that the Town- ship has experienced a slow- down in residential .develop- ment in the last couple of years resulting'in a stagnant - rate of assessment growth Durham strike the and a severe drop in lot | -levies the municipality " collects for new subdivi- sions. The first development under discussion Monday is known as the Bolahood sub- division, located on the south side of Regional Road 57, east of Caesarea. "It calls for 30 lots, which Dr. Michael said would be "an intrusion info a. rural environment," nid ¢ would "take away from farmland. The parcel of land contains some 25 registered lots, and Regional ly be willing to allow these to be consolidated into six or . eight lots fronting on Region- al Road 57. However, Ward 4 council- lor John Wolters sid that six - looms larger A contangl "dispute between Durham Region and its 260 outside workers may be headed for a strike later this month unless the union lowers ~its demands, according to a confidential prepared by the Region which was leaked to an Oshawa néwspaper last week. The main issue in the ~- dispute is wages with Durham offering nine per cent annually over two years and the Canadian Union of Public Employees seeking 13 per cent in each year of a two-year pact. The workers, who 'are mainly responsible for water and sewer operations in Durham, including Port Perry, now earn between $7.50 and $9.88 per hour from a two year contract which expired at the end of 1980. The confidential report, which was widely quoted in - the Oshawa paper, says that if there is' a strike, the : Region's Chief Admini- strative officer will be given authority . "to take any reasonable action' to maintain essential services. Durham supervisory staff would "live in and operate" water and sewage treatment plants without overtime pay in the event of a strike, and the Region will carry out much of its operational activity under emergency (Turn to page 3) L] planning. ~ department would apparent- strip development' lots along a road, each with individual entrances 'does not seem to be good plan- ning." . Ward 3 councillor John Williams said he was not opposed to the residential sub-division, and he noted that Scugog '"has not been over-burdened with develop- (Turn to page 33) Vol. 115 No. 19 The Scugog Ratepayers Association is alive and kicking, for another year at least. Prior to the annual meeting at the municipal: offices in Port Perry, March 28, there have been grave concefn that the Association would be forced to fold due to - an apparent lack of interest on the part of the public. However, at the meeting last week which< was attended by just 15 people; a new. three-member executive was elected along with reps from each of the four wards in Scugog. Perry .Grandel a - newcomer to the Association agreed to let his name stand as president for the coming year. Ed Daigle, from Prince Albert, also a newcomer, agreed to serve as president; and John Goss of Nestleton will act as Wednesday, April 8, 1981 secretary-treasurer. The reps from each of the four wards are all people who have been members of the Association in- one capacity or another over the years. Ward 1: Paul Arculus and John Kingstone; Ward 2: Jim Gibson; Ward 3: Cliff Redman; Ward 4: Roy Grierson and Roly Coy. Mr. Grandel , who is a life long resident of Nestleton, said after being named " president that he attended the meeting to offer support, but he did not think he would wind up as- president. He is hopeful that the general membership will increase over the next few months, even though there is no single "burning issue" to capture the fancy of the public. ; Mr. Grandel , who works in the head office of Toronto Dominion Bank in Toronto, expressed the hope the Association would continue to have a good liason with Township council on municipal matters. Even though there is no single issue on the front burner in Scugog at this time, Mr. Grandel said that increased taxes should be a concern for any property owner. He said that one issue the Association might want to examine closely is why there is a wide discrepancy in Scugog Township's share of Regional tax ncreases this year compared to that ot Oshawa. 8 The Township is facing an - 18 per cent hike in Regional" taxes this year, as opposed to 11 per cent for taxpayers in the city of Oshawa. "I don't know just what can be done about this (Turn to page 3) - 85th Cadet Corps inspection Two rows of cadets stood motionless last Wednes- circumstances if the dispute day evening as the Corps wenf through its 85th annual inspection. Here we see the inspecting officers making their way between the rows of cadets. More . Cadets on page. 9. 36 Pages * Ratepayers group 'alive and kicking