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k 73 & £ § Ee % 12- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 23, 1992 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Letters to the editor Help us keep Scugog beautiful To the Editor: Community - A unified body of individuals. People with a common interest living in a par- ticular area. Scugog has always been a car- ing community. We are asking for your support in helping us discourage the possible sites for landfill in our community. It's just been over two weeks since 5,700 people in Durham Region received letters an- nouncing that a landfill site or "dump" was in the process of be- ing selected near or on the prop- erty they lived. A vast majority of these people are in the Scu- gog area, south of Prince Albert and Manchester, owning land on the third and fourth conces- sions, east and west of Highway 12 and two sites in Cartwright on the east side of the west quarterline, north of Highway 7A. ues Country More Destruction of farmland is in- excusable. We have some of the best farmland in Ontario. Farmers in our community, such as the Larmer's, the Holt- by's and the Feasby's have been devoted to the land for genera- tions. There is a definite history here. Farms are passed from one son to son, daughter to daugh- ter. Love and pride is apparent in every furrow of soil, birth or purchase of livestock, as well as every seed sown. Farming isn't an eight hour/five days per week job. It isn't forgotten by the punching out of a time clock. A farmer works 24 hours daily, seven days a week. Hanover Hills, a world re- nowned dairy farm, and through the sale of their Hol- stein bulls has improved the quality of the holstein univer- sally, is one of the sites consid- 907 Queen Street - Port Perry - 985-3011 savings on C PLUS. ..FURTHER REDUCTIONS WILL BE TAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NIGHT. SELECTED ITEMS WILL BE REDUCED UP TO 0° O OFF. Look for spectacular hristmas items! DADE AERA BBD ARAN COB OPT FTE OC OEP OCP IPF S I 2 IBL AGERE =m a ered. A horrendous thought to give up this beautiful fertile land for a dirty dump site. The proposed landfill site is approximately 250 acres and 100 feet deep. Think of it this way, the landfill site will Lc 20 times greater than the entire Port Perry Fair Grounds and it will house garbage for the peri- od of 20 years. Yuck! If cattle are kept in areas sur- rounding a landfill site (dump site) the cattle may ingest plas- tic garbage bags causing illness or death. Livestock may also be- come spooked by the constant noise, not only by the suggested 200 trucks/eight hours a day (one truck every two minutes) but also by the bulldozers which will be running all day moving garbage and compress- ing it. Winter could also bring dying trees due to salt spray and dam- age to soil for spring crops and vegetables. The prevailing winds will cause air pollution all year round. Visibility in winter becomes poor and many times Highway 12 and the Oshawa road are closed due to weather condi- tions. The abundance of trucks can only make the drive home more difficult. Large trucks cannot stop as readily as other motor vehicles. Children on our roads are at a greater risk. No more can they ride their bikes freely on our concession roads. They must be aware at all times of the next truck coming once eve- ry two minutes. Port Perry is a beautiful town. We rely on our tourists. What a welcome into Scugog, a 250-acre dump, horrendous traffic to contend with, noise and odors. Some tourists may pass our area entirely rather than fight with large trucks causing traffic snarls. Instead of stopping in our area for shop- ping or a meal, they may contin- ue to where the area is more peaceful. Local business may suffer greatly. Lake Scugog is well known for its fishing. Some of the pro- posed landfill sites drain to- wards and into Lake Scugog. Some proposed sites also drain towards Port Perry's wells. Can we afford to take chances with our drinking water? Where does our wildlife move to, such as the deer, wolves and foxes? They also become expropriated. Please join us in keeping Scu- gog the beautiful area that it is well known for. Two per cent of the garbage will be ours. Why are we becoming responsible for everyone's garbage? Let's not have Scugog known as the "home of the big dump". Communications Committee, Scugog Citizens for the Environment The Heart | Facts What should | do if | experience symptoms of a heart attack? HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO Tell someone immediately and call your emergency medical service or go directly to the nearest hospital emergency room. For more information, contact your local chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Improving your odds against Canada's #1 killer Local Voyageurs hosting group from Manitoba this week By Julia Dempsey Port Perry Star In a country as vast as Cana- da, Souris, Manitoba is a mere stones throw away. But the regional differences between the rural prairie town and Scugog Township are al- most as vast as the country it- self. That's what the 15 local youths who ventured to Souris through the Voyageurs ex- change program found out. The local contingent, which included chaperone Paul Arcu- lus, flew to Manitoba on June 8 for a week-longstay. After being picked up from the airport in Brandon, the par- ticipants were taken to their bil- leted homes in the area. Mr. Arculus told the Port Perry Star all the participants were billeted with farming fam- lies. "The big thing the kids no- ticed was how big the farms were and the flatness of the land," he said. "It's really in- credible." The farm Mr. Arculus and two of the local youths stayed at was 1,700 acres in size. During a reception for the Scugog visitors, the partici- pants were introduced to the Mayor of Souris who presented each of them with a very unique gift: Every participant is now the proud owner of one square inch of the town's swing suspen- sion bridge, the largest one of its kindin Canada. The participants were also the honored guests of Brandon's MP Lee Clark during an official opening of the area's new agri- culture centre. Other highlights included a trip to the Manitoba desert where they walked on the sand dunes and saw the different plant and wildlife species which inhabit the area. The participants also visited the Peace Gardens on the Mani- toba/North Dakota border, and went to the Manitoba Exhibi- tion in Brandon. The rest of the time was spent with the host families. "We really got to know the people of Manitoba," Mr. Arcu- lus said. "The people are really friendly and went out of their way to make us feel at home." Nine youths from Manitoba landed in Ontario yesterday (Monday) for a similar one- week stayin Scugog Township. A trip to Canada's Wonder- land was planned for today, with a trip to General Motors and Niagara Falls scheduled for tomorrow. The balance of the week will be spent viewing the sights in Scugog Township. Hundreds of youths from across the nation are taking part in the Voyageurs '92 ex- change program as a celebra- tion of Canada's 125th birth- day. The program is designed to help students -- the nation's fu- ture leaders -- understand and appreciate the regional differ- ences. Voyageurs was made possible due to the generosity of numer- ous corporate and service club Sponsors. Three more groups of Scugog Township youths will be travel- ling to different parts of Manito- ba between now and November. 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