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AY A AEE TE ERS ST IARI FER A A SEES BR TY SOAR ER LE 5 ATI SER TARAS TTA a LESAN Af § ¥ A LN Y 4 44 ha Ro ak Sarna wy A Fed I 44 - » fray) of J a Large Brooklin development to likely get OK from council 'Durham Region council is expected to approve a massive development plan for Brooklin which would add 2700 new homes and 'boost the population of the community from the present -. 1200 to about 10,500. The green light is expected when Regional council meets again June 10, even though Durham's Planning Depart- ment is opposed to the development. Council spent six hours Vol.115 No. 27 Wednesday, June 3, 1981 last Thursday discussing the planning, financial and servicing implications of the proposed development on the Region, although no votes were taken it appears as if the plan has enough support that the vote will carry easily when it does come. Infact, Regional chairman Gary Herrema, who is a strong supporter of the plan, suggested after last Thursday's meeting, that the vote in favour could carry by 18 to 12. Opposition to the develop- ment is expected from Oshawa and Newcastle councillors who generally feel that new housing in Durham should be steered to land already serviced with sewer and water pipes. The mayors of the three northern municipalities of Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge appear ready to support the plan, even though the Durham's director of plan- 36 Pages Two summers ago, a fire in an isolated area in the southeast corner of Scugog Township burned for about a week over- 1500 acres of woodled lands. There was no loss of homes or farms due to that fire, but Scugog fire-trucks and other equipment were damaged to Surprise visitor A southbound Ford van went out of control early Monday morning on Highway 12 north of Port Perry, smashed through a fence and damaged the front of this house. Whitby OPP say the driver of the van, 'Albert Lacroix, 54, of Penetang, Jacked out due to a medical condition. He was not seriously injured and no Police to mount dirt bike patrol the tuné of about $9000 as firemen fought the stubborn fire. Although it was never proven, fire officials in Scugog and Newcastle suspect the fires were start- ed by dirt bikers or four wheel drivers who use the area on weekends for hill ning Dr. Mofeed Michael told council last week the Brooklin development "'will be competing for population growth with small urban areas like Port Perry and Uxbridge." Dr. Michael also told council there is no planning evidence to recommend a population of 10,500 in Brooklin, "now or in the future." He said the land in the area is class 1 for farming, and the Ministry of Agriculture has expressed opposition to the development plan. Dr. Michael also pointed to reports from the Durham Health Unit and the Ministry of the Environment which say there is currently no health hazard from exisiting septic systems in the community, thus no reason for the Region to consider sewer services there. Although the plan to develop Brooklin has been in existence for several years, the Regional council has now been asked by the Town of Whitby to approve an amendment to the Durham Official Plan which would open the way for the major development. First City Development (Turn to page 2) charges have been laid. Damage to the van is estimated at $1200, and the extent to the house is not known at this time. Ironically, a sign on the barn behind the house has a religious message with the words "Be ready, for His coming." climbs. This year there are fears that activity on the privately owned lands in the area could result in more fires which could pose a threat to homes if they got out of control. Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor told council May 25 he has been in touch with Durham Police and the department has rented two dirt track bicycles which will be used to patrol isolated areas of the Region not accessible by cruiser. The area in question is east of Durham Road 57 and (Turn to page 2) Hy We oh Fou = Sal rs 8 # = FIL YH NV gery) STUY that Loe PL AS IA fut 3 1530 ix Lo . v He SAN byt 3 a, hs oy EA A 141d CARER NA KEG DIENT . Br EN RN A a a a Sadanidad Snndlinsidianchen Fashion lady There were lots of pretty fashions [and pretty ladies] when the United Church Women held their annual Fashion Show last Thursday evening in Port Perry. All of the fashions were home sewn. This little lady with the pretty summer dress and shy smile is Lona Wood of Port Perry. More pictures on page eight. Council luke-warm over new proposal for 16 townhouses An initial proposal for a 16 unit townhouse development at the north end of Cochrane Street in Port Perry received a less than luke-warm re- sponse from Scugog council, May 25. Ross Murray of Scot-Can Builders told council the land' is presently serviced for high density housing and the initial proposal is to build 16 two-storey units around the turning circle at the end of Cochrane, just east of the present senior citizens apart- ment building on Rosa Street. Mr: Murray told council the townhouses would sell in the $55,000 range at today's prices, or about $30,000 less than a single family home. He suggested that because of the price difference, there would be a demand for the townhouses. However, regional council- lor Lawrence Malcolm said he would not support any proposal to build townhouses on a turning circle, and said he would prefer to see the company develop single family homes on the land instead. Councillor Don Crosier also expressed reservations about the townhouses, say- ing that snow removal on the turning circle would be diffi- cult. And Ward 2 councillor (Turn to page 2)- Canoe the Nonquon Feel like a canoe ride this Saturday? The annual Nonquon River Canoe event will be held over a 20 mile course along the Nonquon and Lake Scugog finishing up at the Port Perry waterfront. There are classes for all age groups, including an open division for top competitors who will be trying to smash records set in previous years. But for the rest, the pace is as leisurely as they want to make it, offering a chance to see some marvellous scenery in a natural environment. Canoe the Nonquon, in its 13th year, is a major fund raising event for the Scugog Shores Museum. It has grown from 35 competitors the first year, to the point where some 200 are expected for this Saturday's event. Registration information is available at the Port Perry Star office on Queen Street, or from Bill Brock at Port Perry High School. Registration can take place Friday evening or the morning of the race. POET LE pd As iT so sdifbisiigyeirdihin