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------g EL is ia. A --o SN at ea hp Volume 125 Number 02 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1990 Search focuses on Scugog Twp. for missing girls Volunteers will continue their search for missing women Elizabeth Bain and Julie Stan- ton despite what old man win- ter may do. That's the word from search co-ordinator Dave Madder. "There are so many different avenues we can take," Mr. Mad- der told the Star during Satur- day's search. "I don't give up that easy," he said, referring to the snow. "We have the dogs, metal detectors, snowmobiles." And as long as the search party has a team of divers will- ing to work together under the ice, lake and pond checks will continue, he said. The search has focussed in on Scugog Township for the past month after searchers uncov- ered information that led them to this area. Police officials say the searchers may be on the right track by looking in Scu- gog. About 65 volunteers joined in the search Saturday and more were expected on Sunday. Saturday's- search focussed on the Durham Road 21 area, including the west end of Port Turn to Page 2 Police start spot checks The Durham Region Police RIDE program started in Port Perry last Thursday evening with spot checks set up on the Oshawa Road, just south of Highway 7A. Over a six hour period that began at 8:00 PM, the four offi- cers of the RIDE team stopped 793 vehicles to check for drink- ingdrivers. A Police spokesman said there were no impaired charges laid that evening. One driver was issued a 12 hour temporary licence suspen- sion and eight others were asked to take the roadside ALERT breath test. In addition, Police laid two criminal charges, one Highway Traffic Act charge and issued more than 30 cautions. The Regional Police's RIDE program in December is han- dled by a team of officers from the Pickering detachment. A spokesman told the Star the team will be back at work in the Port Perry area. "We're not going to tell you when," said the spokesman. Asbestos at R.H. Cornish to be removed during holiday Asbestos will be removed from R. H. Cornish Public School during the Christmas holidays. Workers will remove ceiling tiles from a corridor near a first floor stage, a Durham Board of Education spokesman told the Star. Health and safety officer Col- in Sexstone said the work would be done during the holi- days while staff and students were out of the building. Fourteen other schools in the " region, as well as the Dunbar- ton consultants office, will have asbestos removed from either ceiling tiles or mechanical or broiler rooms during the two week hiatus. Although a special steering committee called the Asbestos Management Team has identi- fied areas in these 16 sites as the number one priority in as- bestos removal in Durham schools, Mr. Sexstone told the Star that none of these asbestos situations pose any risk for the students or staff if left undis- turbed. "Based on current informa- tion and the board's careful monitoring and maintenance of all friable (crumbling) asbestos locations, all Durham Board of Education schools and office buildings are safe for occupan- cy," Mr. Sexstone said. More asbestos in these and other schools in the region will be removed after the new year, Mr. Sexstone said. The committee, which was formed in March after a rash of asbestos scares in Metro schools, prioritized the need for removal into four categories. Parents of students who at- tend a number one priority school have been informed of the work by a newsletter from the board, Mr. Sexstone said. He was unsure of how much the removal project may cost. {op ht | It was starting to look a lot like Christmas on Queen Street Saturday morning with fes- tive lights, piped music, and most of the stores decked out in beautiful Christmas decora- tions. And Santa Claus was there to meet with the children and put a smile on their faces, like the smile on Carmen Lishman of Scugog. Santa will be greeting the kids on Queen Street each Thursday, Friday and Saturday from now until the "big day" finally arrives. Recession hits Scugog coffers as building starts take nose dive Construction activity in Scugog Township this year has taken a severe nose dive. And local councillors are worried that 1991 will not see much improvement, if any. In fact, Regional councillor Yvonne Christie said Monday afternoon that the growth in the assessment rate in Scugog next year could be under one per cent. If that prediction comes true, it will have an impact on Scugog's financial picture in the new year. "We will lose (revenue) all across the board," said council- lor Christie, who chairs the Township's finance committee. Not only will it have a nega- tive crunch on the Township's tax base, it means lower reve- nues from development fees and lot levies. New development this year (1990) in the Township dropped more than 33 per cent over 1989. A Township report shows that up to the end of November, Scugog had issued 314 building (Turn to page 3) Ra