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$50,000 reward] for child killer ° A reward of $50,000 is * being offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest and convic- tion of Christine Jessop's killer. She is the nine year old girl who disappeared from her home in Queensville October 3, and her body was found New Years Eve beside a concession road just north of Sonya. Since the discovery of Vol. 119 No. 11 the body, police forces in both Durham and York Regions have been con- ducting an intense in- vestigation to find her killer, and the decision to offer the large reward was made jointly last Thursday by the Durham and Yor Police Commissions. In a statement follow- ing last week's Police Commission meeting, chairman Bob Attersely Tuesday, Feb. 12,1985 36.pages... said the decision to offer the reward was made "in the sincere hope that so- meone will come for- ward with information to enable the forces to bring the investigation of this tragic murder to a suc- cessful conclusion." Mr. Attersely urged all citizens to assist and co- operate with police if they have any informa- tion relating to the case. (Turn to page 2) wr A % 60th wedding Anniversary Mabel and John Sweetman share a romantic moment during their 60th wedding anniversary celebration at Emiel's Place Sun- day evening. The Sweetmans, who share a home on Scugog Island, are well known throughout the community and are regarded as two of the nicest people in Scugog Township. It's election year in Scugog Township and if Mayor Taylor has anything to do with it, next year's councillors will all have to be good bowlers. For the third year in a row, Uxbridge Township defeated the locals at the annual Big Brothers Bowlathon and Scugog was forced to present the Uxbridge team with the trophy. Just before the game, Mayor Bill Ballinger of Uxbridge (left) and Mayor Jerry Taylor of Scugog engage in a The proposed sidewalk snow removal by-law for designated areas of Ward Two received par- tial approval at the meeting of council Mon- day afternoon. Councillors gave the controversial by-law two readings with the pro- mise that third and final - reading will take place at the meeting slated for February 18. But the partial ap- proval was far from unanimous with coun- cillors Lawrence Malcolm and John Wolters adamantly op- posed to both the princi- ple and the wording of sections of the by-law. "This is going to be a nightmare causing more problems than we can image," said councillor Malcolm who seemed especially concerned that the Township might end up taking residents to court if they fail to clear the sidewalk in front of their property. He went on to say that he has had 18 phone calls since council first began discussing this by-law several weeks ago. 'All of them were opposed to it, and I think they are right," he stated. Councillor Wolters also expressed opposition to the proposed by-law. stating it is not fair to single out certain areas of Ward Two for enforce- ment and not others. Noting that in the Perry aw nearly Glen subdivision, the Township will have to haul snow away because there isn't enough storage space, he wondered what addi- tional cost this will mean to the municipality. However, councillors Jack Cottrell and Harvey Graham were equally adamant that the by-law get on the books this winter, and with support from Don Cochrane, they blocked a tabling motion by Wolters and Malcolm. "This by-law should be implemented now for the be LAA LL Wa) little arm wrestle. Behind, cheering them on are, from left: Don Jackson, Sandy Ewen, lan Morrison, Gerri Lynn O'Connor, Ron Johnson, Don Cochrane and Lawrence Malcolm. Scugog was one man short on their team, but the spot was capably filled by Ux- bridge Regional Councillor Gerri Lynn O'Connor, who is reported to have bowled as badly as the other Scugog team members. yupb approved rest of the winter. would be another wll not to implement this right awa,' said coun- cillor Cottrell. Councillor Graham also spoke out strongly in favour of the by-law, but he suggested that en- forcement not be "stringent over the next few weeks. With some sidewalks having a build-up of snow and packed ice, he said it would hardly be fair to force residents to tackle this. Councillor Cottrell agreed that initial en- forcement once the by- law is fully implemented should be "soft" for the rest of this winter. The recorded motion to give the by-law first and second reading carried by a four to two margin with councillor Cochrane and Mayor Jerry Taylor throwing their support behind it. Councillor Neil Hunter, a strong sup- porter of the by-law, was absent from Monday's meeting. Mayor Taylor has not (Turn to page 9) Co-op housing project close to the deadline The group planning construction of a co-op housing project in Port Perry has asked Scugog Township council to im- plement the necessary zoning by-law by February 18. Chris Smith, a.consul- tant to the Borelia Co-op project immediately to the west of Port Perry Plaza on Scugog Street, told council Monday, that if the necessary zoning is not in place by the end of March, it would miss the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. deadline for approval of funds. Mr. Smith added that if the end of March deadline is missed, it would not necessarily mean an end to the pro- ject, but it would cause a delay. Even if the deadline is met, he said, CMHC like-. ly won't allocate the funds until this July. Council agreed to try to draw up the necessary by-law for passing at the February 18 meeting, but because there are negotiations to*finance mortgages by the cur- rent owner of the land, and the Township re- quirements for a one-foot "protective strip"' around the entire proper- ty, members wondered if all the work can be tied up in less than a week. "I'm just not sure that all this can be done," stated councillor Malcolm. He was an- noyed that council asked for the deed to the one- foot strip several months ago and still has not received it. However, council has supported the project from the outset and agreed to try and get the by-law passed to meet the CMHC funding deadline. The Co-op proposal calls for 36 three bedroom units; 18 two bedroom units and 16 townhouses.