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a Police say no serious Durham Region Police say the mob scene Halloween Night on Queen Street in Port Perry looked a lot worse than it really was. Police estimate that at times there were close to 200 young peo- ple milling around in front of the Post Office building. Most in the crowd were between the ages of 16 and 25. However, 26 Division Staff-Sgt. Herb LeGard told the Star that aside from a lot of smashed eggs, pum- pkins and old papers strewn about there was no serious damage. And most merchants on the main street Trying for less Ontario Hydro will be increasing its bulk rates for power by 4.7 per cent, but the local hike to Port Perry customers may be slightly less than that. The Scugog Hydro Commission will meet November 10 to set new rates for 1988, and Commission chairman Bill Van Camp said last Vol. 121 No. 49 Tuesday, November 3, 1987 week he's hopeful the increase will be under the 4.7 Ontario hike. '""We've always tried to come in a bit lower than the Ontario rate, but we won't know exactly until after the (November 10) meeting," he told the Star. In announcing the 4.7 per cent in- (Turn to page 10) Hallowe'en problems spent Sunday morning removing the soap from the store windows. Police did make one arrest for breach of the peace and took one person away in the paddy wagon. That charge was later dropped. "Things never got out of hand in Port Perry. It was not a dangerous situation. We (police) kept an eye on things and just tried to keep the kids moving," said Staff-Sgt. LeGard. "I think they (the kids) were out to have a good time and there was no intent to do any serious damage," he said. Expecting the usual Halloween trouble in several areas, the Durham Police in 26 Division had 24 officers on duty, many of them in un-marked cars. The paddy wagon was also highly visible throughout (Turn to page 12) Copy 50° 44 Pages Strike by nurses may be lengthy | The series of rotating strikes by public health nurses is expected to continue this week and there is a chance of a complete walk-out by all the nurses employed by Durham Region. Barb Unrich, vice president of Local £7 of the Ontario Nurses Association told the Star last Friday afternoon that talks between the Association and Durham Region have broken off and none are scheduled to resume. She said she is not optimistic the dispute will be settled quickly. The first walk-out took place last Tuesday and Wednesday by the en- tire membership, and on Thursday of last week, the series of rotating strikes was' initiated. Ms. Unrich said the public health nurses who work in Scugog Township will be off the job one day this week, but she declined to say what day that might be. Wages are at the centre of the dispute. The nurses, who have a starting rate of $12.94 are seeking in- creases of seven per cent in each year of a two year contract to bring their salaries in line with RN's in Regional hospitals and public health nurses in other Regions. The Region has offered salary hikes of four per cent in the first year and 4.5 per cent in the second year of a two-year contract. Ms. Unrich said that on average, public health nurses working for Durham Region earn $2 per hour less than RN's in hospitals. '"We are not asking for more. We just want parity, the same as what other nurses are earning," said Ms. Unrich. There are about 100 nurses employed by the Region and they provide services such as home care programs, crisis intervention, psychiatric counselling, service to schools, immunization programs, pre-natal classes, and programs for the control of T.B. or other com- municable or sexually transmitted disease. The nurses in Durham have been working 'without a contract since the end of last year. Mediation talks were called off October 26 when it became apparent that neither side was willing to budge on their demands. While Ms. Unrich told the Star she (Turn to page 2) The dragon Rex was the scourge of Cawker's Creek Hallowe'en night scaring the daylights out of young and old tricksters, with his deep voice, flashing lights and menacing ap- | Stephanie Knutson, 5, had the smallest pumpkin at the Sted- man's annual Jack-o-lantern contest last Friday night in Port Perry. See Page 14 for more photos of the winners. A Letters, and more letters ......... Canoe Club boats valued at $50,000 2 5 Kids run for ot 89 Women's club formed in Durham pearance. Actually, Rex w was ; the creation of Pat Dilisi and Gord Duda who spent a lot of time building the dragon, much to the delight of everyone (almost) who crossed his path. 43 vy Eww.