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Vol. 128 No. 31 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1994 gaming facility could be settled in the courts, its opponents say. decide this case," said Joel Al- dred, a member of the Save Scu- gog Island Committee. plans for a 25,000-square foot charitable gaming facility on Scugog Island by the Mississau- gas of Scugog Island First Na- tion. agree the proper channels will be used to fight the plan. frontation. If we do, it will be by accident. We want to avoid it," Mr. Aldred said, downplaying Community Memorial Hospital is beginning to wind down. tal has been undergoing a $6- million facelift which includes a new emergency wing, state-of- the-art maternity ward, ex- panded health records, physio- therapy unit and cafeteria. also planned for the facility. ing down is that officials are planning to move into the new areas of the hospital. Island residents meet to discuss gaming facility By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star The fight over a native-run through legal channels. "The courts will eventually fight. The group is trying to block . : to the First Nation. But in its fight, the residents Oa anon "We don't want to have a con- suggestions of blocking the Is- a ay 31 letter to Bob Rae, land Road. i . council expressed its concern to Instead, the committee will ~ fight the proposed facility Turnto Page 9 Hospital emergency unit opening June 28 By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star The expansion project at west. The Port Perry-based hospi- A number of renovations are And a sign the projectis wind- {reatment. The most significant move will be when staff takes up shop ministrator. in the new and expanded emer- Despite the shuffle, Mr. gency ward on June 28, which Brown is not expecting any in- moves from the east side of the Turnto Page 9 and political It has already taken the first step by obtaining legal counsel, which Mr. Aldred saidisinvesti- gating the avenues to take in its But the committee told the more than 130 in attendance at the meeting at the Islander on Thursday, that it will focus on blocking a provincial govern- ment's Order in Council -- the act granting a gambling licence Both the committee and Scu- gog Council have called on the government to stall the Order in Council until a number of con- cerns are addressed, including the environmental and social building to a larger area at the The new entrance will be off Paxton Street, where a large emergency sign will usher the people into the hospital. With the move, comes larger and more equipped facilities. The new emergency unit will now be able to handle 12 to 13 patients at a time. The old unit could only handle three to four. It will feature three observation beds and 10 to 11 stretchers for "The most significant change is the ability for the emergency room to handle more people," said Dave Brown, hospital ad- 5 id = £ i Pioneer life in Upper Cana The sun shone brightly for the Lake Scugog Historical Soclety's annual Ploneer Days this past weekend at Scugog Shores Museum Village. The two-day event featured a number of displays and re-enactments including the Society of Upper Canada Settlers setting up camp to represent the 1812 era. Members of the society include (left) Beth Mitchell, Gord Mitchell, Donna Vanderyagt and Wayne Vanderyagt. TT Gamma eB Nes sn Ta ag 2 ersten ¥ 4 he 42 we da circa 1812 : Canada-USA challenge returns By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Scugog Township residents will be treated to two exhi- bitions of International Softball later this month. The Canada-USA Challenge, which was a huge suc- cess in its first year in Scugog last season, is making a return appearance on July 14. The exhibition double header will see last year's com- petitors, the Sioux City Gateway 2000 Soos, will return to face the World Champion Toronto Gators. The Gators, the reigning Ontario Senior, Canadian Senior and International Senior Champions, will be making their first appearance in Scugog, but a familiar face to many residents will accompany them. Touted as the number one pitcher in the league, Darren Zach, who pitched in Port Perry several years ago during a OASA softball match, became an instant hit with the local fans, and will be on the mound for one of the July 14 games. The Soos, who are making a return appearance after losing a double header last year, are considered "a strengthened team, one that is now a top-shelf con- tender, competitive with any team in North America." The event, organized by Port Perry and District Minor Softball, should prove to be a great evening of premier softball. President of the local softball association Dave Kay said he is hoping it is a great night and one that will fill the bleachers for the event. The downtown core will be closed off to allow for extra seating for the event, which will run from 6p.m.-12:30 a.m. A beer tent will also be get up for the evening festivities. "There is no question you will see some of the premier players in the world, on both sides," Terry Bayer told the press on June 15 at Pineridge Sports. Mr. Bayer, the director of operations for the Gators, said the owner of the team strives to promote fastball. "He likes to bring the team into small towns, like Port Perry so minor players can see what they have to aspire to, to play in this league. Our owner wants to keep fas- tball going," he said. This could be the only meeting between the two teams this season, unless they meet in the ISC final, and Bayer stresses neither team plays an exhibition game like it is an exhibition game. Although the Gators are the reigning champs, Bayer suggests the Soo team is in the top three teams in the United States. "You will see a different Soo team this year. Pound for pound they have the best ball player in the world in Bill Turnto Page 2