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Vol. 125 No. 17 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1991 Copy 65¢ (61¢ plus 4¢ G.S.T) 44 Pages Fowl play at Scugog library Woody, a white-fronted spectacled Amazon, gives his owner Judy Kennedy of Fralick's Beach a peck on the lips. Woody was one of several birds on display at the Scugog Memo- rial Public Library on Friday as part of the March break festivities. More photos inside this edition of the Port Perry Star. A fire early Sunday eve- ning destroyed a cottage in the Chalk Lake area of Scugog Township. The cottage was not occu- pied at the time of the blaze. The alarm was turned in to the Uxbridge department, and Chief Norm James said thé cot- tage was engulfed by the time men and equipment arrived on the scene. The cottage was about a quarter mile from the main Cottage destroyed in blaze Chalk Lake Road and firefight- ers were unable to get heavy equipment down the private lane to the structure. He said the department does not know how the fire started or the value of the loss. Judge issues order prohibiting tire storage on Island A judge with the Ontario Court (General Division) has is- sued an order to prohibit any further storage of used tires in a barn on Concession 10, Scugog Island. The interim injunction was handed down on March 13 by Mr. Justice E.R. Lovekin. This court action to prohib- it further storage of tires at the site was launched by Scugog Township against Gordon El- son who is leasing the property from a Toronto company. Lawyer Bryan Davies, act- ing for the Township will be back in court on March 21 ask- ing for a permanent injunction and also for a mandatory order that the tires already on the site be removed. Township officials believe there could be as many as 65,000 old tires stored in a barn on the property. They fear that if the tires or barn caught fire, it would pose a serious threat to the environ- ment. Scugog Township has also launched court action against Mr. Elson for contravention of local zoning laws. That action will be heard in court on May 8. Accident claims life of Stouffville woman, son A Stouffville woman and her three old son were killed last week in a car accident on Durham Road 23, just south of Victoria Corners. According to Regional Po- lice, Maureen Johnston, 45, was driving southbound when she lost control of her vehicle, about 7:30 PM on March 13. It left the road and slammed into a tree. The driver was pronounced dead at Uxbridge Hospital. Her three year old son Rob- ert was air-lifted to Sick Chil- drens in Toronto with severe in- juries to his back and chest. He died the next day. Late last week, Durham Police issued a statement that the cause of the accident re- mains under investigation. Summer start up for commuter bus service It could be several months before a new bus service out of Port Perry is operational. Brian Crow, president of the Ontario Motor Coach Asso- ciation, said Monday it could be July before the service starts. "That's up to the provincial government," said Mr. Crow who was in Port Perry to let lo- cal politicians have a look at the kind of bus that will be used once the service does get under- way. The provincial government has promised bus service from Port Perry to Oshawa and the GM plant; and from Port Perry to the Whitby GO station for connection.to Toronto by rail. The same service will be provided from Peterborough. Late last fall, when the gov- ernment announced its plans for the service, the start-up date was to be February. Three private bus lines (Can-Ar, Trentway Wager and Voyageur) have submitted pro- posals to the government to pro- vide the service. "We are waiting now for the government to make its deci- sion," said Mr. Crow. The coaches will be either 30 or 40 passenger capacity, air conditioned, with reclining seats and equipped with work tables, TV monitors, wash- rooms and hot or cold beverag- es. As for the tour into Port Perry Monday afternoon with a stop in front of the Township of- fices, Mr. Crow said the purpose was to allow people a chance to view the coach and "try to change some of their impres- sions about bus travel," Mr. Crow acknowledged that the Toronto/Peterborough Passenger Assoc. has lobbied for GO Train service through this area, using the former VIA line with stops in Myrtle and Burketon. But Mr. Crow said the bus- Turn to Page 5