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§ p W b) | "Vol. 127 No. 14 - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1993 . Copy 65¢ (s1¢ + de GSD 40 Pages i -- ' A - - " " : Ro . . ny ) Sides digging in heels | Co | 1 on future of fairgroun By Scott Anderson ~_"Ipersonally think it's agreat scoutingactivities. § ¥ Port Perry Star fo ais Wd ian for the township to. "It's a park within.a commu- k An age-old debate in Scugog = have somebody maintain the nity and I would like to think it i resurfaced again last. week, : park,"hesays. ~~ + willcontinue to be one," he said. i with nothing being accom- ' * Dr. Cohoon argues the 23- It should be recognized as a ! plished other than both sides acre site on Reach Street is parkforthe whole community." A digging in their heels a little more than a fairgrounds and in- But township officials argue 3 -- deeper. , #1 The Port Perry Agricultural 1 Society met informally with members of council last Tues- 'day in an effort to reach an agreement concerning the Port Perry Fairgrounds. - year extension to its lease which "reluctant to grant this ext _ "tion until it determines the | ture of the 23-acresite ownedh 7 "For years the township has - considered the land too valu co vire to expand its facilities. stroying valuable parklands. : "I don't care where the fair is. #8 - That's anon-issue," said Bill Co- d hoon, spokesman for the Port The society is seeking a.10-- _ :éxpiresin 1997. The townships' a "able to continue in its current A ring pers. This - would add millions of dollars to ¥ the township coffers enablingit - But the agricultural society is = opposed to surrenderingits hold : . on the lands and moving the "fairgrounds to another location. It claims developing the land - would be tantamount to de- ~~ stead is a parkland that should be Sinlzed. year-round. He points to the many purposes with which it is utilized includ- ing baseball, equine events and. 'the community already has too much parklands, but is not meeting the needs. of the resi- dents. LR (Tum to paged) J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR Perry Agricultural Society. | port Perry Ambulance Officers tend to a showmobller | The pounds Shon be 1 injured Sunday afternoon on Lake Scugog in Pon Perry. Dr. Cohoon argued the agri. | According to Durham Regional Police, David Ledlle, 22, of cultural community has main- | Stouffville, was injured when his snowmobile hit an tained the land on Behalf of the embankment forcing him to become airborne. He was A community for more than 100 | taken to Community Memorial Hospital where he was kept years at its own expense, and | for observation overnight. A total of 25 snowmobilers therefore should continue to do | have been killed In accidents so far this winter in Ontario. By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Shortening the winter fishing season has been met with some controversy, as some are wor- ried it will effect Scugog Town- shop's economy. "Cutting two months off the fishing season will hurt this town, It is not fair to the fisher- men or the town," said Dale Ir- vin, owner of JD Fishing and hery. Ae oid he does not believe shortening the ice fishing sea- son is the way to control the har- vest taken from Lake Scugog. Cutting the last two weeks of the ice fishing season would have been acceptable, he said. He also feels a lower limit year round is the way to go. "The fishing on Lake Scugog has been good this winter. Peo- ple are catching their limits. It as been extemely good fishing since the spring," he said. He believes the Ministry of Natural Resources should have done a creel this year to back up Community Nursing Home is winner of prestigious award for long-term care the information from last win- ter season. "If they had back-up and proof from the previous year's creel it would be different. 1 think last year was just a bad year for Asking It was an off year, not just here but every- where," Mr. Irvin said. According to the ministry the creel showed a definite problem that had to be corrected. The shortening of the season was the most favored option of anglers, according to David Bell, biologist with the MNR, followed by revised catch and possession limits. Anglers re- ported it would be the solution which would have the smallest effect on the economy. 3, Local angler Norm Tripp agreed. He told the Star he feels the shortened season will help solve the problems of the high harvest. Marilyn Pearce Ward 2 Coun- cillor, and Parks and Recreation chairman, agreed the shorten-- ing of the season will have an ] Modacks have ole CR RU LRU CE == le CER ELE 3-0 series lead Coun Reactions vary on shorter ice fishing season | impact on the township. It is going to. hurt: in, the short-term, ice fishing is a ma- jor part of our winter tourism. It is very important to this town," cillor Pearce said. But, she says it could be worse if there was no fi on the lake, something th "would have a profound impact on the township. "I don't want to see the lake 'closed, and something had to be (Turn 10 page 3) 32 Vi '& oo gam: