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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, August 6, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Chores _--. : 4 Member of the @ heard NR BUSINESS OFFICE Cation 4 Oo New pape ASSOC Office Mgr. .......cceevvvvninnennn Gayle Stapley db CN A Cn Published every Tuesday by the Accounting.......Judy Ashby, Janet Rankin = Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. - 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - L9L 1B7 Retall Sales...... Kathy Dudley, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. y PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 L: Heather Callan | The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the EDITORIAL: ADVERTISING : Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. Publisher................. J. Peter Hvidsten PRODUCTION ! d CENA Second Class Mail Registration 0265 General Manager Don Mal sod "Annabell Harrison, Trudy Empringham So ng ot po oeLgod . Subscription Rates: Managing Editor..... eff Mitche ' ' LH "ark, vo 1 Year - $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 News J IF Chris Hall, Rhonda Mulcahy, Pam Hickey, Barb Hillier, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, | Includes $2.10 GST Includes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST Freelance - Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland Robert Taylor, Richard Drew Deborah Tiffin : Editorial Comment The Chief Oh brother, here he apologizes comes again... quick, | hide the cards! It was an unprecedented move here, to say the least. But last week, there was Trevor McCagherty, the Chief of Durham's Police force, appearing at a press conference in Toronto to issue an apology to the man who had been pursued so relentlessly for a murder he did not commit. In making the statement on his force's handling of the Guy Paul Morin investigation, the chief as much as admitted that charges made against his detectives -- that they had doggedly pursued him, and in the process, did not give credence to evidence that may have led them elsewhere -- are true. Others involved in the case -- indeed, one of the lead investigators -- have told Mr. Morin they're sorry for the mistakes they made that resulted in his wrongful conviction. But the Chief's standing up and apologizing on behalf of the force takes the process to a new level. a | P| PRL els pe Ss It was the honorable thing to do. But his ES PERSE Fao As 7 insistence that letters will be sent to all officers, iS SET informing them of Mr. Morin's innocence, has been questioned by the association that represents the r ank and file. GSS RR RRR sas And with good reason. Cops in Durham Sick Kids' says thanks for fundraiser ve. 7 Region have had to face repeated crticisms. and even some nasty innuendo in the wake of the exoneration of Mr. Morin through DNA To the Editor: equipment and support services for new advances testing, and the inquiry that's been conducted Copy oe beer to: in diagnosis, fealinens and ae proceeds in Toronto since early this year. Each and Port Por Hr wi Ali pus lol a us promse, y our deepest gratitude to all who every member knows the facts, and feels the On Lebalf of The Hospital for Sick Children, I participated in the event. ¢ weight of the errors that were committed. And want to thank everyone in the Port Perry com- Once again, thank you for supporting "Sick they have vowed that such mistakes won't munity for the generous donation. Kids." occur again. Ns re mot apprecitve of he cought i, unl wd nay : whic ed $2,557.10. This gift will go towards aurel Keenan, Itis important that the inquiry delve Into every the highest priority needs at the hospital and will Community Special Events Coordinator aspect of the Morin Investigation -- officers help many children. (Editor's Note: Brian Pawlin and wife Judy from 26 Division are on the stand this week -- rE. : The future promise of "Sick Kids" rests upon the organized a yard sale and telethon for Sick Kids, and learn from this case history. But a public CHE availability of extra funds to provide up-to-date May 31). S Cc 0 | di n g of offi Cc e rs is n't n e Cc e SS a ry. J eo > LO REMEMBER 4" _ WHEN....? 55YEARSAGO Ld ~ princesses from other counties at the CNE. Thursday, August 2, 1942 20YEARS AGO Mr. Arthur Brock has purchased the the J. F. The stately tower and main Wednesday, August 3, 1977 McClintock property on Lilla St. entrance of Port Perry Union A massive clean-up of Prince Albert School Fly Dlliuer Joel Aldred has been School was the only thing left got underway following a two-day spree of Mr and Mrs, Stowart MacFarlane have after the disastrous fire of rn 3 pl SL ION gh received word their son Reed has landed 1926. . Damage was estimated at more than $10,000. safely in England. The current high school sits Janet Canfield was chosen Regatta Queen 45 Rahs 00 just north of the foundation of atthe Caesarea Regatta. A $50 ii fay ys, on the farm of the original school site which Mo rs Tad) Ih hn CAR il held | Laverne Suggitt, levelled a huge L-shaped was excavated a number of ai Hog Hall 1873. fig 6 barn and destroyed its contents. years ago. | 10 YEARS AGO After eliminating the Lawn Bowling teams in the district, Art Cox, Joe Allin and John Murray and Fred DeNure will go to Cornwall to compete with other districts in that area. : 30YEARSAGO Thursday, August 3, 1967 Congratulations go to David Jefford who has bested all competitors in the Big Cedar Association Field Day at Lake Simcoe on Civic Holiday. He won the Junior Championship Silver Cup. Ontario Country Dairy Princess, Audrey Stiver, 22, of Uxbridge will compete against Wednesday, August 5, 1987 A raging fire in an empty barn at the Casteels farm on Scugog Island caused an estimated $700,000 damage. A Stephenson's Point subdivision got the green light after an appeal by objectors to the Ontario Municipal Board was dismissed. Julie Croxall, 14, Port Perry was the winner of the Miss Regatta contest at Caesarea. Work on Don Forder's new building on Water St. got underway recently. It will have space for offices on the main floor and four apartments upstairs.