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HY SCOTT ANDERSON! PORT PERRY STAR Firefighters from Scugog Hall #1 were called to battle a blaze at a cottage on Scugog Island last Wednesday afternoon. No cause has been determined for the fire which destroyed the Fralick's Beach building. The fire is still under investigation. Total price $14.2 million Durham accepts bridge tender By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Regional council has ap- proved a tender which will see the beginning of a bridge con- necting Scarborough with Dur- ham Region. At a meeting last Wednesday, the councillors voted in favor of the low tender submitted by Dufferin Construction Compa- ny, a division of St. Lawrence Cement. The company's bid of $12.8 million was accepted by the council members for the con- struction of the Taunton Road/ West Duffin Creek Bridge in the Town of Pickering. Total price of the bridge con- struction will be approximately $14.2 million. Ministry of Transportation subsidies ac- count for $9.9 million, reserve funds for roads total $2.79 mil- lion and $15 million from tax levies. . rd John Aker, Chairman of the Works Committee, said he was pleased with the amount of tenders they received and the price that they agreed upon. He said the $14 million was $6 million under budget. This, EMMERSON INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 193 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. LIL 1B9 (416) 985-7306 ALL LINES OF GENERAL INSURANCE NATIONAL TRUST A Division of National Victoria and Grey Trustco 6.7% 1 YEAR ANNUAL INTEREST 8.75% - 5 Year Annual Rates Subject to Change without Notice. | Mr. Aker said, would allow the region to use the additional money for other projects. Mr. Aker told members of the regional council that the bridge construction "may be the larg- est tender ever let" in the Re- gion of Durham. The bridge, which will span Duffin Creek in west Pickering, will be 1,000 feet long and 110 feet high. It will be completed in 1993. The bridge will serve as a ma- jor east-west route to the north- ern portion of Metropolitan To- ronto. "We are very excited that this project is going through," said Pickering Councillor Rick John- son. "It's going to take a lot of trafficand alleviate alot of prob- lems." Gary Herrema, Regional Chairman, also expressed de- light that the project was going ahead. "We think it will be our mini- Highway 407 for years to come," he said. Cl SR, KELLY LOWN/ PORT PERRY STAR Man charged A Scugog Island man has been charged following the sex- ual assault of a Scugog teen. According to Durham Region- al Police, a 13-year-old girl was hitchhiking on Scugog Island on May 9 when she was picked up by a male driver. She was taken to a remote portion of the island and sexually assaulted. Following information given to police, a suspect was arrested later that day. A 41-year-old man from Scu- gog Island has been charged with sexual-assault. Flea market From Page 1 cut more or made obsolete, she added. The flea market proposal was brought before Scugog Town- ship council on May 12. It is the concept of local residents Randy and Marg Scott and Dave and Leona Sandison. The two cou- ples are seeking to take over one-third of the building to oper- ate a market on Saturdays and Sundays. There will be a public hearing sometime in June where Mrs. Kasperski will be representing the town merchants. SPRING SHOW C A R V E L SOIRISN Yelalz el =Nelei{et=1o]l)! Saundra Reiner Fresh Store Farmers Sausage Fresh Pork Schnitzel White or Whole Wheat Bread : Large Kaisers 01: 101 14 BREASTS no back attached ats eat & Sa RY = - > COOKED HAM |