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Vol. 132 Number 52 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 1998 COPY 65¢ (ble+ 4¢ GST) 32 Pages Police chase Innocent man killed as truck runs stop light at Manchester By Chris Hall Port Perry Star An Oshawa man was killed early Sunday morning when his car was rammed by a vehicle fleeing police in Manchester. John Michael Gibbons, 47, a father of three, died when the 1986 Cadillac he was driving was struck by a 1997 Ford pickup truck being pursued by two Durham Regional Police cruisers. Police report that the chase began around 1:45 a.m. on Nov. 15 when a 32-year-old woman | called for help from the closed Community Police Station on Old Simcoe St. When she picked up the special after-hours phone and reported a domestic dispute with her husband, Durham officers knew her exact loca- tion. The office is not staffed at night and the woman told police she was fearful of a man nearby. She had driven to the station in her own car, said police. Durham Sergeant Jim Grimley said the woman's call was one of three police received about the vehicle. "At the time police were actively looking for the vehicle," said Sgt. Grimley. En route to the Port Perry station two marked Durham cruisers spotted the pickup and began to follow it, he said, adding that the officers involved described their actions to the dispatcher as a "pursuit." The chase lasted approximately two minutes Continued on page 22 CUPE votes to strike By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees at Lakeridge Health Port Perry have voted in favour of a strike. Cathy Loyst, an RPN at the local hospital who doubles as the CUPE rep for Local 1926, confirmed last Thursday that, if neces- sary, 80 employees here will strike. "Most of Durham Region, including Port Perry, voted yes," she said, noting that the vote took place sometime over the past two weeks. Approximately 800 hospital workers could walk off the job sometime during next week, she said. Meetings are scheduled in Toronto on Nov. 18 to plot strategy. "They're going to meet to discuss the outcomes of the strike votes; there has been no official word yet," said Ms Loyst. Continued on page 22 CRASH SCENE: Ontario Provincial Police investi- gators painstakingly examine the intersection of Highways 7A and 12 in Manchester, scene of a fatal JEFF MITCHELL / PORT PERRY STAR crash early Sunday morning. In the background is the truck police were chasing when the crash occurred. A man faces several charges. Scugog mayor looks back at a year dominated by two issues By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt and his council have just celebrated a birthday of sorts: the first anniversary of their election to office last Nov. 13. It was an election that brought considerable change to the make-up of the seven person council that governs Scugog Township. Mayor Moffatt defeated an incumbent who had worn the chain of office for a decade. There were three new councillors elected last November: Keith Bacon, Ward 1; Gary Mahony in Ward 5 BLUE TAGS RECEIVE 50% OFF PINK TAGS RECEIVE 20% OFF GREEN, YELLOW & ORANGE TAGS RECEIVE 10% OFF and Jim McMillen, Ward 3; while one -- Ward 4's David Dietlein -- made a return to office after missing a term due to health reasons. And for the first time in well over a decade, there were no women elected to the council in Scugog. Looking back on the last 52 weeks, the Mayor told the Port Perry Star in a recent interview that the "agenda" has been pretty much dominated by two issues: the impact of downloading on the local treasury, and the proposed formation of the Greater Toronto Continued on page 13 Large Selection of > Childrens Toys & Clothing for Christmas Arr TR TT Ter au