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Vol. 125 No. 20 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1991 Copy 65¢ ©1¢+4ecsD 56 Pages Garbage issue on the front burner again Members of the Zero Gar- bage Committee in Scugog Township are wary and con- cerned over the announcement last week by Provincial Envi- ronment Minister Ruth Grier. Speaking in the Legisla- ture April 2, Ms. Grier said gar- bage generated in the Greater Toronto Area must be disposed of in this area. Effectively, that rules out any plans by Metro Toronto to ship its trash by train to an abandoned iron mine near Kirk- land Lake. That decision has been soundly criticized by municipal politicians in Metro and in the regions surrounding Metro. Here in Scugog Township, Zero Garbage chairman Bill Lishman said the issue is "right back on the front burner." He said Zero Garbage members' worst fears are that if regions like Metro Toronto and Peel are not able to agree on a landfill site, there could be "po- litical pressure" to dump trash in Durham Region. And he noted that two sites Volunteers with the local Cancer Society were out in force Friday selling daffodils. And about 1,000 bunches of the bright yellow flowers sold quickly at $3 each. One of the many who bought daffodils for this worthy cause was young Jenna Lasky with her mom Debbie. Cancer Society volun- teers are Bette Blake and Alice Vanderkop. - Fourth incident in one month Police looking for man who attempted to abduct child Police are urging parents to warn their children never to ac- cept rides or gifts from strang- ers. The warning came from Durham Police and the OPP af- ter a man tried to lure an eight- year old boy into a truck last Thursday eveningin Yelverton. According to the OPP, Newcastle, which is investigat- ing the incident, a man offered the boy a chocalate bar. The youngster refused and when he and his six-year old brother turned to flee on their bikes, the man grabbed the boy by the shoulders. The young boys were able to get away, said police. This is the fourth such inci- dent since March 5 in rural are- as south and west of Lindsay. Yelverton is on Highway 7A, about ten miles east of Port Perry. Durham Police have been notified and officers contacted schools in Scugog Township last Friday. And school officials notified parents to stress to their chil- dren to always be extremely wary of strangers. Newcastle OPP Staff Sgt. Angus Way said Monday morn- ing, the man wanted in connec- tion with the Yelverton incident is described as white, 30-40- years of age with reddish-brown hair, a beard or mustache. He is of medium height and build. The truck is described as blue-grey, a newer model that may be a four-wheel drive or ex- tendicab. St. Sgt. Way said parents must impress upon their kids that they can never let their guard down. "Always be on the look- out," he said and emphasized that just because the truck in this incident is blue-grey in col- our, kids should be aware of strangers in any colour vehicle. But he added that Police are very concerned over the lat- est incident and the suspect could show up again, anywhere. The Yelverton incident last week attracted attention from the Toronto media and Durham Police Sgt. Greg Mills said Mon- day there have been some calls from people reporting "suspi- cious vehicles." But he said there have been no similar kinds of incidents re- ported to Police in Scugog Township. Anyone with information on the suspect sought in connec- tion with the Yelverton incident is asked to contact the local Po- lice department or the OPP at 1- 800-461-6488. for Durham only trash identi- fied by consultants last fall are in Scugog Township's Ward 4. Each of the potential sites is about 500 acres in size. One is just south of Blackstock, the other is east of Nestleton on the Turn to Page 2 Johnson Controls seltles severance package On Monday, April 15, manufacturing will cease and the doors will close at Johnson Controls, one of Port Perry's largest plants. According to plant man- ager, Bob McAughey, all manufacturing will be com- plete by April 15, but clean- up will continue well into May. Mr. McAughey also stat- ed that a severance package for all employees was set- Ded on last Friday (March 29). He would not elaborate on the terms of the severance package, but did say that all employees are to be paid severance in accordance with the Employment Stan- dards Act. The Star tried on several occassions to contact Ted Murphy, a CAW national representative, but he was unavailable for comment. Johnson Controls, located on the east side of the Oshawa Road, about half a mile south of Port Perry an- nounced February 6 that it would be closing the doors of the Port Perry plant. Company officials stated the company would be moved to Indiana and Ten- nessee, due to economic rea- SONS. CAW union officials slammed the move calling it the "latest in a long line of plant closures caused di- rectly by the Canada, Unit- ed States free trade agree- ment." The company which sup- plies manual seat tracking for Chrysler, Ford, and Gen- eral Motors set up operation in the local plantin 1988.