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4 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 25, 1989 An official with the Dur- ham Board of Education said last week Port Perry's new S.A. Cawker School will open for classes on September b. Ted Beauchamps, con- struction co-ordinator for the Board told the Star that the school will need some "finishing touches" when students begin classes, but any inconvenience ww to students and staff will be mi- Go: nor. , « This is a "fairly normal" sit- ". uation when a new school opens, but there is no question that the school will be ready for students to return to class. The school on Simcoe - Street North is now completely closed in and work on the interi- or has been progressing well. He said that over the last 10 months of construction, about 40 working days were lost due to bad weather, but the gen- eral contractor, Bradscot of The still under construction S.A. Cawker Public School In Simcoe Street North, Port Perry. With students due to return to class in about six weeks after the summer break, work on the new school Is progressing, and a Board of Education officlal says the school will be ready for the students on September 5 (see story) S. A. Cawker school to open Sept. Inconveniences will be minimal when school opens doors to students Markham, has consistenly as- sured Board officials the project will be done on time. "Things are coming togeth- er very rapidly right now," said Mr. Beauchamps. One area of the school that may not be completely finished by September 5 is the gymna- sium, but that should not pose a major problem for students who will be taking phys ed classes outdoors in the warm weather of early autumn. As for ironing out the inevi- table glitches of a brand new building, Mr. Beauchamps said the contractor has built two oth- er schools of exactly the same design for the Durham Board, and will be able to use past ex- perience to sort out any prob- lems that may occur. And the Durham Board is now in the process of awarding a contract to Bradscot for con- struction of another school in the Region. D.J. TAYLOR [eic. INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 169 North Street, Port Perry VIA future in Guaranteed Investment Certificates (Rates Subject to Change without Notice) 985-8416 ? 2 NAA AANAAAANAAANAAAAANNAN AAA ANANDANDDDAAN ~ AAD AAAAA AA NANAAAAANAA A AANA AMNAAA THIS WEEK ONLY 20% OFF All LINENS (placemats, tea towels, chair pads, etc.) Kountry Kreations 160 Queen Street (at rear) Ld 77 TTT? Ld >> > 25% > 3232373232322, NOMS > >> 5%) Vo (From page 1) "They look at the GO ser- vice just a few miles away and say, why keep the VIA line go- ing," he said. Mr. Stevenson said the fi- nal Cabinet decision on the fu- ture of VIA lines will be made on economics. "If the closures look like a good business plan, I think the Cabinet will go along," he said. Mr. Stevenson was critical of VIA management over the last few years, saying "from what I can see, they have done' precious little to improve the (fi- nancial) situation." VIA was asked several years to reduce its operating subsidy from the federal gov- ernment from $600 million an- nually to $400, and Mr. Steven- son said he is convinced VIA route is one of the tew that comes even close to operating at a break even basis. The daily service between Toronto and Havelock is used by many commuters from Scu- gog Township and area who. board the train in Myrtle to get to their jobs in the city. Last April, the Passenger Association submitted sugges- tions to VIA management on how the service could be im- - proved and more revenues gen- erated. On average, 170 people use the service on a daily basis. The rolling stock is 35-40 years old and regular passen- gers have complained about fre- quent breakdowns. When there is a break- down, VIA sometimes can't get new parts and must salva sociation will make a submis- sion to the Liberal Task Force on VIA when it stops in Toronto earlyin August. Further fuel was added to the speculation the line would be shut in January when sourc- es told Mr. Pagnuelo that VIA and CP Rail have not started to negotiate the rental agreement for the track, even _though the current agreement is due to ex- pirein December. available at the Port Perry Star Mg ? > > IER RANRRN] 737s 3737373730 ? Re 2292.2 222 222 PORT PERRY 985-7121 || couldhaveachievedalargepart from rolling stock that is in A 3 pa] ofthatgoal. mothballs. ~ (just follow the pink arrows) Ma i} he said, VIA asked Although members of the KS £0 Open: Mon - Thurs & Sat. 9:30t05:30 I." for more money in operating Toronto/Havelock Passengers a = Friday 9:30 to 7:00; Sunday 1:00105:00 PM [| subsidies this year. 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