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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, October 11 - 11 Region and municipalities to kick in summer Games go into the red Continued from Page 1 the growing cost of the event. "We still have invoices coming in so we don't have any final numbers yet. My time frame for getting this whole thing done was the end of September but we're still getting bills," said Mr. Crosby late last week. "I think that we're going to be marginally over bud- get." When a proposal was put forward more than two years ago to have Durham Region and it® municipali- ties host the 2000 Summer Games, it was given a bud- get of approximately $980,000. Of that amount, more than $400,000 was funded by the provincial government; a total of $100,000 was forwarded to the Games committee by each municipality; $180,000 was raised through ath- letes' fees; and more than $300,000 in cash and ser- vices-in-kind were collect- ed through donations. But, as a result of some unfortunate luck and ques- tionable planning, some unexpected costs arose. "Our budget was pro- jected from previous games," said Mr. Crosby. "We had eight municipali- ties to consider and a rather large geographical area... there were some sig- nificant expenses that we didn't anticipate." Among those included $150,000 that was shelled out to purchase cots and bedding for the athletes. Organizers thought they had struck a deal with the federal government to have those materials sup- plied by the Department of National Defense; there was a misunderstanding between the two sides and the items were not deliv- ered. Another cost not accounted for was the rental of refrigerated trucks used to transport meals around the region for the athletes. "There were just some things that we didn't count on," Mr. Crosby said, noting that the many positives that came out of the Games far outweigh the small problems encountered by organizers. "There was great eco- nomic benefits for the region and its municipali- ties. There were certainly huge crowds at the venues and they all spent money in the towns and cities they visited. They needed places to stay and eat. There were a lot of posi- tives out of this. It was a great opportunity to show- case the region." However, when it comes to finding the cash to cover the outstanding bills, it could be Durham's taxpay- ers that are on the hook. When Games organizers were soliciting funds from Van Camp NORTH RIDGE EXCAVATING (former location of Contracting Limited) Excavating - Grading - Site Work - Sand - Gravel - Top Soil - Triple Mix - Septic Systems * SAME PLACE * SAME GREAT SERVICE! 90 Vanedward Dr., caLL... (905) 985-8469 Port Perry Se A 9 , 1 (FL) each municipality for the event, councils agreed to hand over a sum of cash based proportionately on their tax base, with a promise for more funds later if needed. Locally, Scugog council- lors offered up $5,000 to the organizers initially, and promised a further $5,000 if called upon for it. "There were some high- er costs than we anticipat- ed, we had some little things come up," said Brenda Robinson, Scugog's representative on the Games committee. All municipalities will have to come up with the extra funding they promised, she said, adding ® INSURANCE ASSIGNMENT ACCEPTED ® PAYMENT PLANS ARRANGED ® SENIOR CITIZENS DISCOUNT that if that doesn't cover it, organizers "may have to come back to the councils" for more. At this point, though, it doesn't look like that may be needed. As for Durham Region hosting the Games again in the future using the same format, Mr. Crosby says he wouldn't support that idea. "It wouldn't be my rec- ommendation. Going (regional, with eight munic- ipalities) was just too big. The semantics of working with nine (eight municipal- ities plus regional coun- cil)/different political "cul- tures was difficult; each one has its own way of doing business," said Mr. Crosby. ® EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE (WE COLLECT FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES) = DENTISTRY WHILE YOU SLEEP ® GENERAL ANAESTHESIA AVAILABLE HSE PERRY HOSPITAL) Durham Board hiring 30 new resource teachers The $2 million in new government funding will mean 30 new early literacy resource teachers in Durham Region. Durham District School Board superintendent of programs Bev Freedman presented a report to trustees last Monday outlining the new staffing for kids in Kindergarten and Grades | to 3 who need extra help in reading and writing skills. The hiring of resource teachers began in | uly, and was completed during the second week of September. Twenty-nine resource teachers have been sent to schools in Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa. One early literacy resource teacher will be assigned to Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge schools. The early literacy teachers will provide instruction, assessment and leadership in primary literacy pro- grams. Students who are struggling with literacy issues will receive additional support. Parents with questions on the program can call the board at 905-666-5500. CANADIAN TIRE Port Perry Plaza 985-7341 CONGRATULATIONS to Taylor Colby of Scugog Island, winner of the Canadian Tire Retro Days Contest. Taylor's prize is a groovy scooter. During the summer all Canadian Tire Stores in the GTA offered "flashback pricing" on selected items, reminiscent of what customers would have paid in the 1960's and 1970's. So here are the facts. carbohydrates. 4 grams of carbohydrate than table sugar sugar from the sugar cane HOW SWEET IT IS! by Sheryl Harding Friedrich, R.D. Often people think that fructose is better for you than table sugar or that honey is more nutritious than other sweeteners. All natural sweeteners are made up of three components: glucose, galactose and fructose These are called simple Table sugar is called sucrose and it is a combination of glucose and fructose It has 16 calories in a teaspoon and Fructose is found in fruits and is added to foods as high- fructose com syrup or crystalline fructose. It is slightly sweeter Honey is made up of fructose, sucrose, glucose and other sugars. Honey has more sweetness per teaspoon than table Brown sugar is simply white sugar with molasses Raw sugar is a product left when sugar has become extracted The bottom line is that all of these sweeteners are nutri- tionally very similar So let your taste buds decide! 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