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eA pent Fn Venn mm At 2 3 . 3 3 1 5; 5 ' # i : + 2 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 25, 1992 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" By Scott Anderson : Port Perry Star In an interesting twist to the "Proud to be Canadian Week," the Township of Scugog and the Town of Whitby are planning a unique event. To coincide with the Kinsmen Club's cross-Canada flag tour the two municipalities plan to The Star - Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice Casa on, 3% PALACE Lic. LLBO QNE COUPON PER TABLE + DAILY SPECIALS EXCLUDED OFFER EXPIRES APRIL 11, 1992 Hwy. 12, North of Brooklin I | RE -- Buy 1 MEAL & get the 2nd FREE | | | (of equal or less value) 655-8911 exchange the flag during a relay between the two towns. Tom Edwards, mayor of Whit- by, made this proposal to Scu- gog Mayor Howard Hall at a re- gional council meeting. The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Canada launched a cross-Canada flag tour on Jan. 1. Two Peace Tower flags left from opposite ends of the coun- try and will meet on June 20 in Thunder Bay. From there they will move to Ottawa for a Cana- da Day celebration on July 1. This flag arrives in Port Perry on April 25. Coupled with these two flags are larger flags to be signed by school children in each commu- nity. In order to recognize the transfer of the flagbetween Port Perry and Whitby on April 26, the mayors are planning a relay and special celebration for the transfer. Although the plans are sketchy at this point, Mayor Hall says the exchange could be done in a number of ways. He says they could have a run from Port Perry to the border of Whit- by where it will be handed off. A number of runners could partic- ipate, each running 1.25 km (signifying 125 years, Canada's birthday) or the mayors could be involved in some sort of ex- change. Mayor Edwards' office said the issue will be raised ata town The Port Perry Star Scugog Township's Award Winning Community Newspaper Awards for: BEST FRONT PAGE BEST EDITORIAL PAGE PHOTOGRAPHY + ADVERTISING BEST ALL ROUND PAPER PAA lk. SR RUNNING BOARDS (most pick-ups) SO 995 and up VAN & TRUCK 1670 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa 579-6868 p-- UGG (FC EER ER ROG EE EI [1 IN 1) CR Van Interiors * Driving Lites * Sun Roofs Vion. to Thurs.; 9-6: Fri.: 9-9: Sat.: 9-4 meeting on Feb. 24. But whatever the arrange- ment, Mayor Hall said he thought the idea was good. "I think it's a neat idea," he said. Mayor Edwards told the Port Perry Star that he believes the relay will provide a bit of conti- nuity and foster a good feeling between the two communities. Like so many others, Mayor Edwards says communities need more events of this nature which are upbeat and positive instead of doom and gloom. He Canadian flag relay planned says we should be proud to be Canadians. \ "We're lucky to be here," he said. Also during the regional council meeting, Mayor Hall in- troduced a motion declaring that the Region of Durham pro- claim the week of April 18 to apr 25 "Proud to be Canadian eek." This was wholeheartedly ap- proved by the members of re- gional council. Flagpole proposed for Palmer Park From Page 1 "People are going through hard times and need something to look forward to." She added there was a need for people to "forget issues of politics and the economy." Playing on Canada 125's slo- gan "The Future Begins With You," Ms. Vale stressed the im- portance of community involve- mentin these celebrations. Ms. Vale said the activities do not have to be extravagant, and could be as simple as continua- tions of existing events with 125 birthday themes. Ms. Vale says she advocates "piggy-backing events" instead of creating new ones for the year. But whatever is planned, one simple idea should be kept in mind, "It's not just Canada Day. My concern is that we get things going all year," she said. Ms. Vale shared five pro- grams already underway on a national level with the group. The events include a National Neighborhood Party in Winni- peg, a Discovery Box filled by students and sent to another community, the "Proud to be Ca- nadian" flag tour, the "Experi- ence Canada 1992" extravagan- za in which 125 students travel across Canada for 125 days per- forming the "Spirit of the Na- tion," and Videographers in which young people will film seven minute segments to be aired on CBC. These are just five of the many events scheduled across Canada, she said. In. Ontario alone more than 3,000 events have already been planned. "We are outbidding every oth- er province," she said. Ms. Vale said she was im- pressed by the response the meeting received, and was over- whelmed by the number of peo- ple that were present. She said she was not expecting that many people. She was also impressed by the "well organized and enthu- siasticcrowd." The various service groups in the community outlined their active programs they have planned for the celebrations. As was suggested by Ms. Vale, most will be piggy-backing oth- er established activities. A total of 22 events were outlined dur- ing the two-hour meeting. One of the most interesting ideas, and one that received a round of applause when pro- posed was the purchase of a new flag pole for Palmer Park. Jeff Brown, a Scugog student and attendant at the Informa- tion Booth in Port Perry during the summer months, said he would like to see a large flagpole erected in the park. He said Port Perry should have a large flag - which would draw the tourists to the downtown area. "Port Perry deserves some- thing to make it distinctive," he said. He would like the youths in Scugog to be involved in the fundraising. Although he is un- sure how it could be done, he said he would go to the various student councils to make the proposal. Marilyn Pearce, Ward 2 Councillor and a member of the Parks and Recreation Commit- tee, said the approximate cost of the pole would be $1,000. She said the installation could be done by the township. Dave Robinson, national president of the Kinsmen Club of Canada, and founder of the "Proud to be Canadian" Flag Tour, offered one of the signa- ture flags from the tour to be flown on the pole. Mr. Brown said the youths in the area aren't very patriotic or don't show their patriotism too much. He believes this scheme would be a great way for them to express how they feel. Mayor Hall said he was im- pressed with the "fantastic re- sponse from the community." "All the groups had ideas and all were well represented," he said. Fairground office trashed A break-in at the fairgrounds in Port Perry, reported on Feb. go, is being investigated by po- ice. 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