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i J tm | Canada 125 plans well underway By Peoth Anderson rt Perry Star After 1992 is over, Canada will have no doubt that Scugog is "Proud to be Canadian." Scugog's calendar of events for the country's 126th birthday celebrations is filing up with a number of interesting and inno- vative ideas. Take for example a beard and handlebar moustache growing contest to last for 125 days. Or a flag flying contest in which street against street are pitted against one another. Vol. 126 No. 20 The neighborhood block party should also prove to be a fun and patrioticevent. These are just a few of the many official events being planned by the various commu- nity groups to celebrate Cana- da's 125th birthday." Although the country's offi- »cial day of celebration is July 1, Canadians are being encour- aged to celebrate the occasion throughout the year. The only stipulation is that each event must have Canada's 125th birthday as its theme. At a meeting of the Canada 125 Committee on April 1, the members were given an update of the various events planned to date. Approximately 30 differ- ent events are planned for the year by the various groups and organizations, beginning in mid-April. The Port Perry Figure Skat- ing Club kicks off the celebra- tion on April 11 with a skating carnival at the Scugog Arena. On April 16 Cartwright High School features its Music Night. Scugog youths are attempt- ing to raise money to erect a large flag pole in Palmer Park near the tourist booth. In order to do so a number of events have been planned. A lunch hour car wash is scheduled for April 8- 15, as well as a change collec- tion. Buttons and T-shirts will also be sold, and a dance is scheduled for April 16. The week of April 18-25 has been declared "Proud to be Ca- nadian Week" by the township, with April 25 "Proud to be Cana- dian Day." This week will feature a num- ber of events centring around the Kinsmen Club's Proud to be Canadian Flag Tour. A day-long celebration in Port Perry ushers in the Peace Tower Flag which is currently making its way across Canada. A special presentation of "It's Canada for me," a song written by Scugog Island resident Eliza- beth Storie, will be presented during the ceremonies by local school children. The week of April 18 also be- gins the BIA's merchant cele- Turnto Page 5 Province cancels PRIDE The cancellation of the PRIDE Program could prove costly to the Township of Scu- gog, councillors fear. The Ontario Government an- nounced recently its intention not to accept applications for the 1992 PRIDE Program. PRIDE matches dollar for dol- lar any municipal money slot- ted for certain municipal im- provement projects. Over the past three years the municipality took full advan- tage of the program by slotting more than $300,000 for the wa- terfront improvement of Port Perry. This consisted of exten- sive upgrading of the water- front along Water Street from Highway 7A, as well as the beautification of Palmer Park. But with the government's Turnto Page 2 Baltovich found guilty Following an eight-week trial, Robert Baltovich was found guilty of second-degree murder of his girlfriend Eliza- beth Bain last Tuesday. Marnie Luke, a journalism student at Ryerson Polytechni- cal Institute in Toronto and a Port Perry native, has been fol- lowing the case closely in Toron- to. In a special article in the Port Perry Star Ms. Luke reports on the proceedings of the case and profiles Mr. Baltovich in an ex- clusive interview granted to her just one week before he was found guilty. The feature ison page 11. S What NHL Strike? J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR wi] Hockey may be over for a lot of Scugog youngsters, and the NHL may be out on strike, but six-year-old Kyle +] Steele says he hasn't had enough hockey this winter. Kyle and his dad, Mike, were out on the street playing a 3%] bit of road hockey Sunday afternoon under bright sunny skies, trying to hold on to winter just a bit longer. 21 When asked who his favorite player In the NHL was, Kyle sald he likes the expensive ones. Thinking for a moment he answered, Grant Fuhr and Brett Hull. Sounds like he knows his expensive players! A FAMILY TRADITION FOR 125 YEARS 3 ¢ i } PE