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Vol. 125 No. 43 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO 48 Pages TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1991 Copy 65¢ 61¢ +4¢ GST) Extending t By Scott Anderson The Township of Scugog is considering amendments to its Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw in order to implement the Mu- nicipal Housing Statement. According to an official notice from the township, the purpose of the Official Plan Amendment is twofold: to establish policies to implement the Municipal Housing Statement for the township and the Provincial Policy Statement "Land Use Planning for Housing"; and to extend the main central area boundary to include lands on the north and south side of Highway 7A and east of Simcoe Street. A public meeting to consider proposed amendments to the Official Plan as well as Zoning Bylaw 75-80, the Comprehen- sive Zoning Bylaw is scheduled for Oct. 21 in Port Perry. The purpose of the zoning bylaw amendment is to permit accessory apartments and boarding houses in all residen- tial and rural zones; delete all references to converted dwell- ing houses; add provisions for accessory apartments under the General Zone Provisions and Definitions Sections, and add provisions for boarding or rooming houses under the Gen- eral Zone Section; add single- family detached, semi- detached and duplex dwelling house uses to the Urban Resi- dential Multiple Type Zones; reduce the minimum lot area and frontage requirements for Turn to Page 3 Friendship spans 56 yr. separation By Gillian Barfoot Enid and Mary, who were born on the same street in Sheffield in England and were great friends throughout school, didn't know when they parted at age 14 that they wouldn't meet again for 56 years. Two Port Perry youths injured in ATV accident Two Port Perry youths were injured in an All Terrain Vehi- cle (ATV) accident in the north end of Port Perry, last Friday evening. According to Durham Re- gional Police, the two youths were operating their ATVs in a wooded area near Old Scugog Road when the vehicles went off the trail and struck a tree. Both youths, aged 13 and 14, were treated in hospital for their injuries. One youth un- derwent corrective surgery for a broken leg and remains in hospital. According to Police, the names of the youths could not be released. Mary Wilkinson married and moved to Canada and wrote to her school friend 14 years after they had parted. Enid Ash- down was married as well by then, but she was still living in Sheffield. She wrote back. Since that time, their letters and tapes have been flying across the Atlantic. "Mary would write, 'It's just going to be a short letter this time', but when I've gotten to the end, it's page eight," re- members Mrs. Ashdown. The two friends, who often spoke of visiting each other, have finally managed a reun- ion. It was 1935 when they parted in England, yet when they met again at the Pearson airport on Aug. 31 "it was as if those 56 years had melted away," Mrs. Ashdown says. She admits she was some- what apprehensive about trav- elling to Canada to stay for a month with someone she hadn't seen in 56 years. Her friends asked her, "What will happen if you don't like each other when you get here?" But the constant correspon- dence over the years made the difference, she says. "We get on Turn to Page 20 | SCUGOG'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER OF CHOICE wn boundaries? Music of the Isles The skirl of bagpipes rang throughout Port Perry Sunday afternoon as four pipe and drum bands marched through town to Palmer Park to take part in a Scottish Festival Tattoo. Decked out in colorful tartans and kilts the bands paraded en masse in front the lakefront band stand with about 400 people watching from the sidelines. Above, Pipe Major George Findlay of Bowmanville strains under the hot sun as the bands played "Amazing Grace." See more photos on page 16. A FAMILY TRADITION FOR 125 YEARS TIE TE I A ET a I TT rT a ar