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"Who me, smoke? Yuck!' Pint-sized Leila Dawn Bolahood, who was born January 18th at Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry, was just one of many babies across Durham Region to receive a free t-shirt reading The First Generation of Non-Smokers. Babies born during Non-Smoking Week (January 17th to 23rd) received the shirt from the Durham Region Inter Agency. Council on Smoking and Health, to encourage parents to raise their children in a healthy, smoke-free environment. Says council chairman Sheila Torok, 'Not only is second hand smoke harmful to the health of your child, but young impressionable children often model the behaviour of their parents." Vol. 119 No. 9 Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1985 32 pages It's official. Scugog Township council is going to pass a by-law forcing citizens to keep the sidewalks clear of snow in front of their homes and businesses. However, the by-law, which will be approved formally early in February, will only designate certain heavy pedestrian sidewalks, and will not apply to other areas of the municipality. Township council discussed the matter for _ about half an hour Mon- day afternoon, and all members agreed in prin- ciple with the new by- law__It will be a com- posite of by-laws now in force in Oshawa, Whitby and Uxbridge. Ward 2 councillor Jack Cottrell, who has been a strong supporter of such a by-law for Scugog, said at the meeting, the feed- back he has received from residents in his ward has been positive. "It's been generally very favourable. The Municipal Act puts the onus on the municipality to do something about keeping sidewalks clear of snow, and I think the time for Scugog is now,' he told the meeting. Although the exact wording of the by-law is yet to be established, it likely will contain a pro- vision for a maximum $200 fine for those who refuse to comply, and if Port Perry's Past On Plastic Peter Hvidsten, Judy McColl and Yvonne Christie had a great time Thursday afternoon pouring through microfilmed copies of the Port Perry Star dating back to 1857. Approximately 63,000 pages were microfilmed by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association at details. the cost of $9,000, but Star publisher Mr.Hvidsten claims it was worth every penny in order fo preserve an impor- tant part of the Township's local history. See story for the Township has to do the work, the cost will be tacked onto the tax bill of the individual property owner. It is expected that nobody will be exempt from the snow removal by-law because of age or health reasons. However, the Township will refer people to the Community Care organization, which ar- ranges snow removal for those in need at a nominal cost. : Backs Grossman Council makes snow removal compulsory And Scugog Township will have to keep up its end of the regulation by clearing. snow from walks in front of municipal property. While there was some discussion among coun- cillors about some of the problems that could be encountered in enforcing such a by-law, Ward 4 councillor Graham said he believes the vast majority of (Turn to page 14) all three ballots Durham-York MPP Ross Stevenson says he doubts there will be any radical policy shifts to the right following the 'weekend election of Frank Miller as leader of the Ontario Conservative Party. "Mr. Miller personally is not as "'right wing" as he was painted by some of the media. 1 don't think there will be any major changes in the policy or direction of the Party," Mr. Stevenson told the Star in a post- convention interview. And he added that the so-called "progressive" voice of the Party (Larry Grossman supporters) spoke very loudly at the Convention in Toronto, and that voice "cannot be ignored." However, he did say Old newspapers get that some of the strong supporters of Mr. Miller (elected and non- elected) can be con- sidered 'right wing," and "a lot will depend on the make-up of the Cabinet and key policy advisory positions." Mr. Stevenson was the parliamentary assistant to Larry Grossman when he was treasurer in the previous administration, and the Durham-Yerk MPP publicly stated his intention weeks ago to throw his support behind Mr. Grossman's leader- ship bid. He told the Star he sup- ported Mr. Grossman on all three ballots at the weekend Convention, and nine of the ten voting delegates from Durham- York did the same. The (Turn to page 6) new lease on life Thanks to 63,000 pages of microfilming, the Port Perry Star's brittle history will be kept alive. On Thursday afternoon Star publisher Peter Hvidsten presented Judy McColl, chief librarian at the Scugog War Memorial Public Library, and Yvonne Christie, president of the Lake Scugog Historical Society, with microfilm- ed copies of the Star dating back to 1857. Mr. Hvidsten will also keep a duplicate for Star records and the master microfilm copy will be retained by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) in Oakville, where the microfilming process was completed. The actual microfilm- ing took two months, at a total cost of $9,000 to complete, with Wintario chipping in 75 per cent of (Turn to page 2) Harvey" | i J