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Lt pep O02 Vol. 128 No. 13 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1994 Copy 65¢ 61¢+acGsn 32 Pages Accidents claim lives twice in less than a week ommunity rocked by tragic deaths For the second time in less than a week, a motor vehicle ac- cident in Scugog has claimed the livesof Durham residents. Last Thursday, two people, including a Port Perry man, were killed when they were in- volved in an accident on Region- al Road 2. According to Durham Region- al Police, a GMC pick-up truck heading southbound on Region- al Réad 2 collided head on with a similar truck heading north- bound at 7:50 a.m. Peter DiCola, 29, from Port Perry, was pronounced dead at the scene. James Gangemi, 41, from Oshawa, was pronounced dead at Community Memorial All day kindergarten classes to commence in September By J. Peter Hvidsten Port Perry Star All day, every-other-day kin- dergarten classes for Durham Region public schools becomes a reality starting this September. In an effort to reduce spend- ing, Durham Board of Education trustees continued to chop away at its 41 item hit list during budget talks last Wednesday night. 'Significant strides were made at the board's finance meeting, with about $2.5 million being either axed or saved in the next budget year. One of the most significant changes commences this Sept- ember with the implementation of full day, every-other-day kin- dergarten classes across the region. School trustee Bobbie Drew told The Port Perry Star, although some parents have shown concern about full day kindergarten, opposition to its implementation was generally light across Durham Region. Under the new system, two schedules will be established. Schedule 'A' would have child- ren attending full day classes Monday, Wednesday and every other Friday. Schedule 'B' stud- ents would attend Tuesday, Thursday and every other Friday. Mrs. Drew said there would be "significant saving in transpor- tation costs due to the the elimi- nation of noon-hour busing. She said the board would save about $260,000 during the remainder of the current budget year (Sept.-Dec. '94), and would realize savings of $648, 800. in the next budget year. The other major cost saving undertaken by the board was the replacement of traditional Family Studies and Design Technology programs with Design Centres set-up through- out the region. Mrs. Drew said there are cur- rently 19 centres teaching these courses and this will be reduced to just six. She explained Family Studies is similar the old Home Economics program, and Design Technology was formerly referr- ed to as shops. Of the six new centres being established, two of these will be in the north, one in the Scugog/ Turn to page 2 Hospital a short time later. Bernie Dereschewitz, 25, from Oshawa, was treated for minor injuries after colliding with the northbound vehicle. Slippery road conditions are beingblamed in the accident. Bryce Philp, owner of Philp Pontiac where Mr. Gangemi worked, told the Port Perry Star on Friday, that the staff wasin a state of shock. "He was an excellent employ- ee. It will create quite a gap in our staff," Mr. Philp said. Mr. Gangemi, an employee for 16 years at the company, served as a mechanic before be- ing promoted to parts manager eight years ago. "He was always doing extra things for people, no matter how much it affected him," Mr. Philp said. ° 'He was an all around nice guy." Mr. Gangemi is survived; 'by his wife Gayle, daughter Kim- berlee, two grandchildren and fivebrothers and sisters, ~~ ~A funeral i service was 'held on ; Monday. Mr. DiCola, a Grade 9 teacher at Paul Dwyer Catholic School in Oshawa, was on his way to work at the time of the accident. He is survived by his. wife Brenda, also a teacher at the school, parents, and six broth- ers and sisters. The students reacted with shock to the news of the acci- dent, forcing the school to close at11a.m.on Thursday. A funeral mass was held in Perth, Ontario on Monday, which five busloads of students Turnto Page 3 homes will be included. Scugog communities chosen as test sites for gov't pilot project by Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Two Scugog communities will serve as test sites for a provincially-sponsored pilot project, which could determine future building standards in the province. Port Perry and Prince Albert have been designated for the province's new Replacement of Water Fixtures Project. Uxbridge and Beaverton will also take part in the project. Last week, Durham East MPP Gord Mills announced that approximately $190,000 in jobs-Ontario funding was made available to the three northern communities. Scugog's share of the cash outlay will be $80,000 in which 180 Under the terms of the program, homeowners will convert their current household fixtures to energy-efficient units. 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