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In what was virtually its last act of official business, the outgoing Scugog Town- ship council gave approval in principle to a proposed development of 18 semi- detached untis on land at the north end of Cochrane Street in Port Perry. But in the matter almost will end up in front of the Ontario Municipal Board for a hearing as a group of residents along Cochrane Street have voiced strong objections to the proposal. Council vote on 5% wage hike Durham Region council will vote this week whether on a proposed five per cent increase in salary for members of the council. The Regional council's management committee has recommended the five per cent increase, but the full council must vote on it at the regular meeting this Wed- nesday (November 24). If the proposed hike gets the support of a majority of 30 member council, it will bring a councillor's annual salary to $14,584 from the present $13,980. One third of the amount is non-taxable. The meeting this week is the last one by the old council before the inaugural meeting set for December 8. Hey Kids! Santa is coming fo town A sure sign the Festive Season is upon us is the annual Santa Claus Parade in Port Perry. Santa's Parade will hit the streets this Saturday, Nov- ember 27 at 2:00 P.M. follow- ing a course from Port Perry High School, down Queen Street to the Latcham Centre. Sponsored by the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, the parade this year will feature nine bands and majorette groups and at least 25 floats. Organizer Miriam Price said Monday she expects IVF VV VV PV VV VV VV VV TV VV VV VV VP VT VV TPP PTT TPT TTT P7777 777777777777 YYYvYYYYyryYy yyy comic, most original and 'judges special' floats. And of course the centre of attraction will be Santa him- self in his traditional spot at the end of the Parade bring- ing goodwill and joy to youngsters of all ages. At the conclusion of the parade, the youngsters will get a chance to meet Santa at the Latcham Centre. So join in the fun, help usher in the Festive Season with the annual Santa Claus Parade this Saturday, start- ing at 2:00 P.M. Don't miss it. that more floats will be entered this week. Some of the musical enter- tainment will be provided by the Danny Reesor Band, the Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps from Oshawa, the popular Port Perry Clown Band, and the well known Uxbridge Legion Pipe and Drum Band. Parade Marshall will be Gerry Nelson of Port Perry, and judges for the best float competitions will be Frank Godley, Valerie MacDonald, and Diane Lackie. Plaques will be given to the most 2 2 kaa A VV VV VV VVYVYVYYYYOOYOY OOOO OVOU OOOO PN AMAA AAA AAA Al Addl A ad aa a aa aa a a a a a gl eR RR Rl FVVVVVVVVY VOY S Vv YYW 000000 A0000000.0.0.0.0.00.00000 0.000000 a VVVVVYYYYYYYYYYY NNN i. semis By a unanimous vote Monday night, council asked that the proposed develop- ment plan be forwarded to "Durham Region for draft plan approval, which is the first step in the process of any new development in the Township. Although there was a dele- gation of eight residents from Cochrane Street in the public gallery Monday evening, they did not speak against the proposal, other than to ask that a formal objection be registered on their behalf in the minutes of the meeting. Several weeks ago, a dele- gation of residents opposed to the development outlined to council their reasons for objecting on the ground the 18 new homes will generate traffic on Cochrane Street (Turn to page 3) Anti-nuclear group urges disarmament The anti-nuclear arms movement in Canada is growing stronger as people are 'shocked, angry and waking up to the fact" that the development of new weapons remains un-check- ed in the world today. That was the message given to a small group of concerned Township residents who met last week in the lounge of Port Perry United Church to hear two representatives of Operation Dismantle, a nation-wide organization actively work- ing for a halt to the arms race and an eventual tbal- anced reduction in "the number of nuclear weapons. Milton Little, a retired United Church Minister and director of the Toronto branch of Operation Dis- mantle told the group of about 20 in Port Perry that "human beings have every right to be scared." There are now estimated to be some 60,000 nuclear weapons in the world, enough to kill everyone on earth 40 times over. Mr. Little said the frightening aspect of the ~ arms race is that it is virtu- ally un-checked, and the deterrent factor is being downplayed. He explained that there is great danger that one of the two superpowers may attempt a pre-emptive first strike against the other. Also of great danger, he said, is the fact that new weapons systems being developed are so fast and accurate that there is almost no time to check false alarms. "People have reached the point where they are going to rise up and tell arms neg- otiators to do a better job", he said. Janet McDougall, who is a statician with a chemical (Turnto page 3) 2.0. Tuesday, November 23, 1982 Vol. 116 No51 "sii * TX Re SPREE Vr le \ ; REA / PR: i hy a NA An NA R J 3 NEN NE h N ANA ) AN N RRNA 5 ) nN ) SRN CREAN: A N NRL RN y AREA 3 NANA RIN 3 NRTA © WAAAY : RANT A NAT AN GEARY aA \ NAN ANY WINN 3 RIN WNTRONRNY Arms race must be stopped Operation Dismantle members Janet McDougall and Milton Little pin an anti-nuclear arms button on Dorothy Hope of Port Perry after a meeting in the United Church in Port Perry last Thursday evening. About 20 people turned up for the meeting to hear what Operation Dismantle is trying to do fo get governments to halt the nuclear arms race and reduce the number of weapons. [See story] 32 Pages ed 3 ALS £2 Sr SR "a ag ESSA R, | I. | i