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TE ------------------ LE "A Famlly Tradltion for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 10,1994 - 7 PHONE (905) 985-7383 1Year-$32.10 includes $2.10GST The Port Perry Star 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: 6Months -$17.72 includes $1.22GST LoL 1B7 FAX 985-3708 RIBBON AWARD 1998 Forelgn-$90.95 indudes $5.95GST EDITORIAL Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten News Editor - Scott Anderson Sports Editor - Kelly Lown ADVERTISING Advertising Manager - AnnaJackman Advertising Sales - Jackie McDonell, Advertising Sales - Bill Eastwood Production - Pamela Hickey, Barbara Bell BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby, Louise Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Retail Sales - Marlene Moore PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham, Susan Milne, Robert Taylor, VERIFIED CIRCULATION ¥CNA Member of the Canadian Cqmmunity Newspaper Assodiation Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. Port Perry, Ontario * GST included In price I ETTERS Celebrate "Raise The Flag Day" From Page 6 that the legion will be able to provide the Color Guard for the flag. I hope to also see the color- ful uniforms of local Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Brownies and Guides. Throughout the following weeks leading up to Canada Day, there will be Poster Con- tests from the primary and ele- mentary grade levels, as well as Essay Competitions from the Junior high and high school lev- els. In conjunction with the Port Perry Kinette Club, there is some discussion about setting up a Flag Cake Bake Off. I have heard that the student popula- tion of Port Perry High School are going to be sworn in as Ca- nadian Citizens on Friday, May 13. If you cannot find the time to come out to Palmer Park-on Sat- urday, May 14, please wear your 'Proud To Be Canadian' or 'Canadian Flag' shirt or shorts. Please feel free to raise your own flag at home. If you still have the flag poster that was in the papers last year, great, they can be used again this year. The Kinsmen National Guidelines clearly state that if a house or barn is decorated with five flags, then we count five flags towards the total amount flying. During the month following the May 14th, there will be vol- unteers combing the township to uncover just how many flags are flying in Scugog, which will be reported not only to Ux- bridge, but also to our co- ordinators at the regional and national levels. I want every- body to show their patriotism during the period of Celebration Canada. If you or your organization or business are interested in help- ing out, through volunteering for counting of contest judging or donations of prizes, great! Call me during reasonable hours, the event chairman Kin- David Bishop at 985-4482. Kin-David Bishop, Port Perry, Ont. Rae puts welfare of all above that of special interest groups To the Editor: May I respond to the remarks of a syndicated columnist pub- lished in a recent local newspa- per. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 12, 1949 The Port Perry fire brigade answered a fire call at the office of Drs. Rennie and Dymond. The fire, which started in the basement, caused approximately $2,500 in smoke damage to delicate equipment, but did not destroy the main part of the building. Mrs. Lois Parr and 21 pupils from Shirley Public School carried out the usual proceedings of Arbor Day by hiking to the woods for a picnic. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 7, 1964 Robert D. Carnegie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carnegie, Port Perry, was awarded one of thc 108 post-graduate scholarships and fellowships under the Fitness and Amateur Sport Act announced last week by the Hon. Judy La Marsh. He received an award of $700 to take a summer course at Michigan University. Roy Scott, of Seagrave, was voted all round good sportsman of the Port Perry Men's Curling Club for the 1963-64 season and was presented with the first "Good Sportsmanship" trophy. Port Perry Council agreed to subsidize the Brignall Ambulance Service to the amount of $600 per year for the continuation of ambulance service in Port Perry. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, May 8, 1974 Michelle Robinson was crowned the 1974 Queen at the Cartwright At-Home by last year's Queen Janis Dorrell. Greenbank news-The 4-H Achievement Day was held in Uxbridge. Girls from the area who took part were Denise Dusty, Debbie Lee, Dawn Real, Kim Denby, Kathy Taylor, Janice Till and Miriam Couperthwaite. Blackstock news-Denis McLaughlin of Calgary, Alberta, spent a few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy McLaughlin and Debbie. A farewell party was held at Scugog Hall for Mr. and Mrs. Vanstrien and family prior to their departure to their nev; farm home. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd King spent their 31st wedding anniversary at Nashville, Tennessee, at the Grand Ole Opry. Ernest and Mrs. Gertrude Zingg, of R.R. #3 Port Perry were among a large number of residents in Durham Region to receive their citizenship papers. 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, May 8, 1984 It was called a "certainty" that a new school for Catholic children would be open in Port Perry in 1986. Thirteen-year-old Steve London, a Grade 8 student at R.H. Cornish Public School won a spot at the Regional Science Fair finals on the East Coast. His project entitled "Snow Control" was judged the best at the local fair. Sarah DeJeet was awarded the Order of the Rose at the Beta Sigma Phi's 53rd anniversary held in Uxbridge. 2nd Port Perry Guides Kerri-Ann Colby and Brenda Elford were presented with the highest levels of achievement when they received their all-around cords. Cadets from the No. 41 Royal Canadian Cadet Corps were inspected by L. Col. I. Golding, C.D., commander of the Ontario Regiment at the 87th annual inspection. The columnist was deriding the lack of leadership by our prime minister in particular and government leaders in gen- eral indicated by his closing paragraph and I quote, "will anyone ever stand up to the spe- cial groups and really start to lead the country?" I would suggest that Bob Rae and our Provincial New Demo- crats have defied, after consul- tation, many groups requesting special consideration at a time when, as has never happened before, provincial revenues were decreasing and welfare numbers were increasing. Bob Rae did not create the depres- sion. It was well underway when the McLeod, Peterson government was defeated and exacerbated by actions of the Mulroney Torries. Bob Rae and the Provincial New Democrats have continual- ly rebuffed the demands busi- ness, doctors, seniors, trade un- lonists and his own civil servants for the benefit of all Ontarians and at his own peril aiid that of his party. That is leadership that puts the wel- fare of the province above all the special interest groupsin it. Yours truly, Roy Grierson, Kids say thanks for support To the Editor: On behalf of all the students of Greenbank and Epsom Pub- lic Schools we want to thank you for your wonderful donation to our auction sale. It was a big hit and we raised over $12,000 to repair and replace our play- ground equipment as well as some money to buy computer A.V.equipment. Thank you for helping us make our school a better place and more fun too! Sincerely, Elizabeth Stairs, Grade 3 Voice concern about 40/7 To the Editor: Hold on a second... Why are Durham Region councillors, who sneer and laugh at the NDP government at council meetings, suddenly on their knees begging the province to build Highway 407 right away? Is it because the municipal elec- tion is only a few months away and they don't want to discuss this monster project with the people who will be forced to move and to live beside it? Two years ago when Ministry of Transportation officials held public meetings and we were told the project was 20 or 30 years into the future, local coun- cillors said that people shouldn't get all excited about something that might never happen. Now, these same elected offi- cials want this the 407 'yester- day' because Durham is suppos- edly losing $2 billion a year because of traffic tie-ups on 401. Even if that ridiculous figure were true, the 407 would not be the answer. Road planners the world over have learned that building new roads never reduc- es traffic congestion. A Queen's University professor of Urban Planning plainly stated the 407 won't reduce traffic tie-ups and To the Editor: On behalf of Big Brothers/Big Sisters Association of North Durham, we would like to thank the Port Perry Star and staff for your generous donation and support of our recent major "fundraiser "Bowl for Millions" 1994. Through your contribution, our fundraising objectives were fully realized and we are pleased to say that "Bowl for Millions" 1994 turned out to be extremely successful this year, raising close to $15,000 with the aid of your donations. The Trillium Foundation and the Better Transportation Coa- lition agrees. And what will it be like to have another 401 right through the heart of Durham? What about the thousands of people who will be affected by this mega project? Many people who live in this rural area have been here for many generations. Oth- ers, chose the quiet, country set- ting to raise their families. By rushing approval for this before the November election, our local politicians are taking away our right to choose the kind of life we want for our- selves and our children. They did not ask us if we supported their hunger for another eight lanes of concrete. The 407 will change the re- gion and the lives of thousands of people forever. We should have an opportunity to talk about it, to look at our real needs and to look at various op- tions. No official, elected or other- wise is going to ask us what we think about 407 -- they think they know what is good for us. Let's use our voices now before we lose them altogether. S. Leahy, Brooklin, Ont. Bowl for Millions a success United Way has responded to- wards our plea for much needed funds to maintain this agency 'and keep it afloat, but we are still far from our intended goal. It is nice to know that we can still rely on your generosity and . donations. Also with your help, we man- age to match "Littles" to a spe- cial friend called a "Big." These children are usually from one parent homes and in need of someone special. Once again, thank you on be- half of the children we serve! Patti Goreski, Executive Director OHIP not what it used to be To the Editor: Is there a school for deception somewhere that politicians can attend? There must be. The recent statement by Ms. Grier that OHIP has to cap Emergency to $50 and bed care to $100 per day is due to the ris- ing cost of health care in the States is ludicrous, if not bor- dering on deception. Day bed care runs about $1,000 down south. Would OHIP have to pay more than the existing $400 if it was $2,000 a day? The answer is no. Is this cut aimed at so-called snowbirds? Could be, but pic- ture a family of say two adults and three children on vacation with OHIP out of country or On- tario and one requires a two day hospital stay. It seems to me the picture Ms. Grier is painting is out of Ontario you are on your own. Why retain the $50 and $100 cap, is this a way to cir- cumvent the Canadian Health Act? Why the health care mess in Ontario? Who is responsible? Doctors? People working in health care? Hospitals? The an- swer i8 no. That leaves politi- cians and the management of OHIP. Most of us remember a few years back when we paid for OHIP. The cost was reasonable and coverage was excellent - then you know who (because it was a few months to election) says Hey OHIP is in the black - you don't have to pay anymore, it's a freebie. Again we have po- litical deception. To Ms. Grier I pose the follow- ng: ere are about six insurance companies in the out of country health care business for profit - why not OHIP? Consider: 1. Re-instate a reasonable fee to all and set out of country care of say $600-$800 per day - good for about two-three weeks stay. 2. Anyone wishing longer stay coverage could purchase same from OHIP at a set cost for up to say 182 days. Ms. Grier consider the above, then maybe OHIP can be what it was, and those in health care can be more adequately com- pensated for their input. T.R. Wilson, Port Perry, Ont.