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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday. June 23, 1987 For re-cycling garbage Region to aquire eight trucks Durham Region council has authorized the acquisition of eight vehicles for Durham Recycling, the non-profit company that hopes to be in business by the end of the year. Durham Region and Durham Recycling have an agreement. whereby the company will re imburse the Region for the cost of the trucks : The eight vehicles, to be used to pick up recyclable trash from " homes, will cost about $493,000. The Durham council was told last week that grants from the provin- cial government should cover about $330,000 of this amount However, those grants have yet to be approved, and if they fail to come through, the Region will lease the vehicles at a cost of $119,000 annual- ly for five years. Despite the fact the Region and Durham Recycling have an agree- ment already worked out, several members of council raised some questions last week about the Region's financial commitments to this project. "I'm not against the concept of recycling, but | am opposed to the open ended cheque for it," said Whitby's Mayor Bob Attersley. Ux- bridge Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor also questioned whether or not Durham Region will get all the money back it spends to get the recycling venture off the ground. And Oshawa councillor Doug Wilson asked that the recommenda- tion to acquire the trucks be refer- red to the finance committee for a report in the financial self- sufficiency of Durham Recycling. His request was rejected by the council. : Scugog councillor Lawrence Malcolm argued that the Region now has no choice but to acquire the trucks for Durham Recycling. "If we (council) don't get these Scugog Chamber of Commerce and the Township of Scugog. © Come join in ~~ all the fun during our "Canada Day' cefebrations! WEDNESDAY, JULY 1st SCUGOG LIBRARY On the Waterfront in Port Perry trucks, we might as well stop con- struction of the building (recycling centre) and cancel the order for the 80,000 blue boxes," he said. He was referring to the boxes that will be distributed to households Region- wide for placing recyclable trash on the curb-side for pick-up. While several councillors express concern that the Region might be in a vulnerable financial position, the recommendation to approve the ac- quisition of the eight trucks carried by a wide margin of 21-2. The trucks , € will be ready in four months. Sponsored by the ENTERTAINMENT starts at approximately 8:30 PM EE ------ _ SPECTACULAR 4 FIREWORKS DISPLAY starts at'approximately 9:45 PM PLEASE NOTE: The public must stay clear of the fireworks display and will not be allowed in Birdseye . Centre Park Viewing will be allowed from behind the Scugog Memorial Library on the Waterfront Eleanor will be ELEANOR WOOD Eleanor Wood, a well-known and respected business woman in Port Perry for 28 years, passed away at Community Memorial Hospital last Tuesday, June 16, after a short Mrs. Wood operated Eleanor's. Flowers in Port Perry until last November 1, when she decided to retire and take some time for herself. - In an interview with the Star at the time of her retirement she said she just wanted to get out while the going is good. Over the years she spent in Port Perry, Eleanor took an active role: in the business community. She was president of the Chamber of Com- merce and chairman of the Santa Claus parade for many years. Although she said there was no single reason which prompted her-to retire, she did say that she planned on tending the garden and taking some time to visit her children and A private family service was held at the Wagg-McDermott-Panabaker Funeral Home on Thursday, June 18, 1987 with interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Woodbridge. Minor thefts Durham Region Police say - several thefts were reported in the Township last week. A fishing tackle box was reported - stolen from a vehicle parked in the downtown area, and in a separate incident a set of golf clubs was swiped from a car, also parked in the downtown area of Port Perry. Police say a resident of Conces- = sion 13, Scugog Townshjp reports two tool boxes lifted from a shed at- tached to his home. And on June 20, a truck was reported stolen from a driveway in Prince Albert. The truck, a 1978 GMC pick-up, black and cream in colour had not been recovered as of Monday morning, according to ° police BIG V CORRECTION Due to manufacturers' shortage the HOS.ER pro- ducts advertised in our June 23rd flyer will be unavailable We regret any inconve- nence that this may cause "our BIG V customers.