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Port Perry Star, 24 Jul 1990, p. 8

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¢ -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 24, 1990 Letters io the editor Port Perry resident hands out "bricks and bouquets" To the Editor: Well, I think it's time that some bricks and bouquets were given out to various le/institutions in the town and surrounding area. Bouquet to the young environ- ment team going around town cleaning up the parks, etc. Bricks to the people who throw their gar- bage around thus making it necessary to have it cleaned up. Bouquet to the postal service for cleaning up around the new super mailboxes after the lazy clods litter the area with items they are too lazy to take home & dispose of in their garbage. Speaking of the new mailboxes, it just amazes me that now that we have our mail deposited at a loca- tion within a block or so of our homes that quite a few people ac- tually drive to the box. That's right they drive! It seems that if you live farther than 4 houses away it means a drive to the box. In the case of the one in the walkway to 7A in Apple Valley, some real lazy dolts actually drive up the walkway to the box! Unbelievable! God forbid they should use their legs to get them to the location, a little exercise never hurt anyone. Brick to town council for not having the signs that were stolen from the walkway Re: Snowmobiling, No motor vehicles in walkway, replaced. Both the Snowmobile Club and Marilyn Pearce were informed of their theft back in March, but nothing to date. As well, an ex- cellent suggestion of how to install a deterrent to the snowmobiles and/or cars has not been put up yet and probably never will. Oh well, I'll just get a video camera Up until now | have pretty much kept my opin- ions on Sunda Shopping to myself, mainly be- cause the final outcome me ad no real impact on decision was finally made, and the subject has been put to rest...legally that is. | am sure that personal opinions, and beliefs about the issue will continue to clash for some time to come. The sub, of Sunday phopping has been talked to death by both sides. But the Ontario Supreme Court has made its ruling, and an ap- peal has been shot down by the courts. The de- Sision is made, whether it is to everyones liking or-not. Personally it really didn't matter to me if the stores were allowed to swing open the doors, and invite customers in for that extra day of shopping. | don't mean to say | don't like shop- ping. I am on a first name basis with many clothing stores, but | have better things to do on Sundays. : I just cannot see myself shopping on a Sun- day, not because of religious beliefs, or person- al morals, Just because | would much rather be on the gol at the cottage, or sleeping in on a Sunday. | don't want to be fighting through crowds on my day off. . If | had been forced to make a decision on the Sunday Shopping law, to agree with one side or the other, | would have decided that yes, stores should be allowed to remain 0 only if they want to.) No one should be forced to open for business on any given day. 1 am just sick of the complaining, some of the f it is against your beliefs to shop on Sunday, or against your arguments are down-right petty. moral beliefs, then simply don't go to the stores. No one is being for strings. On the other hand if you have been waiting for this o on your day off, do it, the law is behind you. The decision is finally where it should be, in the hands of each and every individual. It is a personal decision. That's what freedom is about, in my mind anyway, "do what you want to do, don't worry about what others do, say, or think, and worst of all, don't try to force some- one else to do, and think as you." Wouldn't life by so much easier then? Whatever the court decided, | am just glad a course, waterskiing behind my boat n (but to tug on the purse rtunity all your life, to shop Back Talk by Kelly Storry The only people in this entire issue that | sympathize with, are the store owners who do not want to open. It is hard for them to not open up for business. The problem is the competition would leave it almost impossible for the inde- pendant businessman to not open. Competition would hurt his business. Such is the case with Sears of Canada, the longest to hold out of the major chains. What would have become of Sears if they remained closed, while Eatons, and The Bay did not? | uess they knew the answer, and no matter ow reluctantly opened their doors. Local stores may not want to open, but with other local stores open, and stores in North Oshawa, the pressure of the public and their right and want to shop will prevail. Community pressure will make the decision for them, if rev- enues and sales don't. Career Change Over the week-end, | thought about changin my career goals. To put aside the pen, notepad, and camera, to do what you ask? Become a veterinarian of course. Over the week-end | had a little problem with one of my very young kittens. | decided to call an Animal Hospital fo emergency services are open on Sundays, why not Animal emergencies? What was their response when | called, a simple "Are you a regular client?" If not | was told it would be a fee of $75 to look at the ani- mal, and then an additional fee when the prob- lem was decided, and the pet couldn't be looked at that day. | ask you, since they didn't seem to want to listen, "how could | be a regular Clare, with a pet that is less than six weeks old? This is when | briefly thought about a career change. | wanted to become a "vet", not to get rich quick, but to do what I thought these people were in the business to do. | am an animal lov- er, and | don't think a pet should suffer, while the 50 question routine takes over. | just find that is a lot of money for a problem that may have been answered over the phore, i" if given the chance to pose the question. the question could have been answered quick- ly, the problem solved with a quick response, and a pet made more comfortable much quick- er. | thought that was the main priority. r some advice. Human - For Better or For Worse® so that council can see actual pro- of that there is more than 1 per- son causing problems at this loca- tion. It worked at Test Hill so I suppose it will work here too! Front end loader of bricks to the unfit parents who drive with their children not fastened in seatbelts. The police in town should be after them in full force. Remember, if your child goes thru the wind- shield it's your fault, you caused the death or injury! Why is it that you don't see any radar traps on Hwy. 7A from Queen St. to the Causeway? Is it Durham or the O.P.P.'s respon- sibility? Whoever, it's high time that a stop was put to the ex- cessive speeding, running red lights, etc. on this road as well as the Oshawa Road and even Hwy. 7 from Brooklin to Markham. They've really become war zones. Now that it'S been in the paper about the speeding problems, etc. there will probably be a mad rush to have radar traps set up on these particular roads. Can anyone tell me why it is that it takes a letter in the paper to have it brought to their attention? I thought the police forces were supposed to be strictly enforcing the speed limits but you sure wouldn't know it by driving on the roads around here. You've got your speeders, tailgaters, red light runners, and quite a few cars and trucks that are badly needing a new muffler. Maybe some safe- ty checks would catch them. Hopefully some action will be taken on the above bricks in the not too distant future. Yours truly N.I. Thompson Port Perry, Ontario. Enjoys Environment column To the Editor: Since moving to this area from the "big city" just over a year ago, I've begun picking up the Port Perry Star and have found it to be a delightful 'people' paper. I particularly look forward to Janet Banting's 'The Environ- ment" each week. I was struck by her message several weeks ago (July 10) about people's obsession with money and material goods. I can relate to that obsession before I made some positive changes in my own life a few ot which were direct results from tips I'd read about in her column. I must say, the satisfaction one gets from co certainly beats that empty feeling of overindulgent consumerism. I feel we are lucky to have such a concerned educator in our com- munity as we have in Janet. Let's support her in the effort, what have we got to lose? Brenda Stevenson, Seagrave Commends congregation To the Editor: Congratulations and thanks to Emmanuel Pentecostal Church for their presence throughout Festival Days this year. The community of the saints carries on the great ongoing festival of faith, hope and love given to us by God through the life, ministry, death, and resur- - rection of Jesus Christ. I certainly appreciated Em- manuel Pentecostal Church's con- tinuing reminder of this happy fact. This congregation is to be highly commended for the thorough piece of work they did throughout Festival Days. Sincerely David Shepherd Greenbank, Ont. Editorial Comment (from page 6) Looking back over the summer, we've had Festival Days, Pioneer Days, Canoe the Nonquon, fishing derbies, baseball and slow pitch tournaments, Canada Day fireworks and other events. All of these are good for this community. They are of inter- est to the citizens of Port Perry and Scugog Township, and they attract many visitors here, giving us a chance to "show off" the community we enjoy so much. And with the summer just about half over, a few up- coming events include demolition derbies, tractor pulls, more baseball tournaments, and the two wonderful agriculture fairs in Blackstock and Port Perry. These events just don't ha work by a lot of people make them possible. The peo do this work deserve our thank vibrant and interesting place to n by accident. A lot of hard ple who s for their part in making this a live. To all of you, thanks a lot, and keep up the good work. by Lynn Johnston EMM INSURANCE BRO. 193 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. L9L 1B9 PHONE (416) 985-7306 ALL LINES OF GENERAL INSURANCE ERSON HOMEOWNERS - FARM - AUTO COMMERCIAL RS LIMITED *» * pvp en Nar SN YR RT ES

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