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Volume 124 PRs, PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1990 Copy 50¢ '56 Pages The Provincial Agriculture Ministry will be closing its two offices in Bowmanville and Ux- bridge, and moving to a new lo- cationin the Port Perry area. Agriculture minister David Ramsey ended months of ru- mour and speculation about the move when he made the an- nouncement official at a meet- ing held in Port Perry last Fri- day afternoon. The target date to open the new office is the fall of 1991, he said. : But just where the new of- fice will be located isn't known yet. The Ministry is putting out tenders for a proposal to either build or lease the new office "within eight KM of the inter- section of Highways 12and 7A." The Friday afternoon meet- ing in the Legion Hall was at- tended by about 50 Durham farmers, reps from the Agricul- ture department and local poli- ticians. Ramsey said the new single office in a central location in Durham "will provide farmers with improved facilities and better delivery of services." He added that Ministry staff "has spent a great deal of time speaking with farm lead- ers in Durham. Generally speaking they are in favour of the move." He pledged there will be no staff cut-backs when the move takes place, and John Finlay will be the ag rep for all of Dur- ham Region, effective this Sep- BIA receives support from membership The Port Perry Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA) is alive and well, after its members gave the organization and its Board of Management an overwhelming'vote of confi- dence last Thursday evening. - The result of voting at the general meeting, ends weeks of 3 0% TY i 2 XE . -- fi Laat 2 A. 5h 4% Bn The "dynamic duo" of Doreen Kendall and Bill Brock i didn't let a little rain or a brisk southwind stop them Satur- : day afternoon as they completed the Nonquon course and ; raised about $3,000 for the Scugog Museum in the process. | Their canoe "Just Ducky" finally touched ground at the fin- i Ish line well into the afternoon. Though a bit wobbly on their \. feet, Doreen and Bill were all smiles. See story Inside and more photos from Canoe the Nonquon. Canoe the Nonquon | race was Just Ducky' shirts with the message "over 60 and still paddling" on the back, had navigated the Canoe the Nonquon course, 20 miles of tough paddling down the river, ¥ The afternoon shadows R were starting to lengthen a bit | when the bow of "Just Ducky" § nosed its way around the end of § the dock at the Port Perry wa- f terfront. past the Yacht Club and out Speculation and rumor about 4 And the crowd that had onto the bright blue waters of the possible collapse of the BIA been anxiously waiting Lake Scugog. due to heavy oppostion by a 'ru- "Ducky's" safe arrival broke When "Ducky" touched ter- moured' large segment of their into cheers and applause. ra firma at the finish time, Do- i reen and Bill were sporting While only about half of the f "Ducky's" intrepid crew, : ; | sensing the mood of the crowd, entire membership attended the general meeting, 41 of the forty eight present voted not to ask council to disband the or- ganization. In a second vote, by secret Turn to Page 2 grins from ear to ear, and looked fresh enough to turn right around and tackle the course all over again. To be truthful, they were a little wobbly in the knees as Turn to Page 34 dug their paddles into the water of Scugog for the final "sprint" to the finish line. They had made it. Doreen Kendall and Bill Brock, sport- ing their pink "dynamic duo" t- Eyer. x LOBE . tember. . There are presently two of- fices in Durham to serve area farmers; one in Bowmanville and the other in Uxbridge. The Ministry will need an office of about 4500 square feet when the move is made. Moving to a single office in the Port Perry-Manchester area means that 80 per cent of the farms in Durham will be within a 40 KM radius. The announcement of the pending move was greeted warmly by Regional chairman Gary Herrema, Scugog Mayor Port Perry new location for Dept. of Agriculture offices Howard Hall and Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz. Rarnsey said there are sev- eral reasons for making the move at this time. Municipal boundaries have changed and some farm organi- zations have amalgamated be- cause of this. Also, he noted that the current offices in Bowman- ville and Uxbridge need consid- erable up-grading, especially to provide access for the handi- capped. Ramsey termed the move a "consolidation of the two offices now operatingin Durham." . Robert Baird of Scugog races towards th and first place in the first ever Scugog Triathalo e finish line n held Satur- day in Port Perry. The event, which proved popular for spec- tators attracted nearly 60 competitors and ao Spat plans to turn this Into an annual event in the Township. (see article)