lie Foy bl pn a . NICK ORAM JAN Ko slelb)¢ FREEE ESTIMATES REPAIR & REFINISH = # LICENCED TECHNICIANS 8 8 ALL WORK WARRANTED INWRITING = : = INSURANCE CLAIMS = RENTAL CARSAVAILABLE®' Eee \ (OR JUST COME FOR THE FOOD") 5) A PH LB OTA IFAT OTA GT ADSI APOIAT GILAD SG > PASAY LORY % 2 ' ' » ® * ?» Va po ~ £ » » W 3 i Ra VOL... tl LL ¥: CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR CAREER DAYS: S.A. Cawker Public School student Jon during the two-day Career Days seminar. Students had the Hamelinck got a taste of a firefighter's life last week when Norm opportunity to learn about more than a dozen careers last Jones of the Markham Fire Department stopped by for a visit Thursday and Friday. Goodbye to Scugog, as we know it By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star This year's municipal election will almost certainly be the last for Scugog Township as we have known it for the past quarter centu- ry, says Mayor Doug Moffatt. Speaking April 26 to the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, the mayor said that Scugog and the rest of Durham Region is heading for some kind of restructuring, even if most politicians and members of the public feel it - is not necessary. "I don't think we need to amalgamate or 1575 Hwy. 7A, Port Perry suman 985-5077 LOCATED AT PORT PERRY AUTO GLASS restructure," the mayor told about 60 mem- bers at the monthly breakfast meeting, held at the Great Blue Heron Casino. Scugog Township, he noted, is free of debt and the line is being held on tax increases. But unless municipalities restructure or amalgamate on their own, the provincial gov- ernment will step in and do it for them, he said. "We will be pushed and shoved into it," said Mayor Moffatt. "We must have a plan in place to soothe the feelings of the provincial government." It was a familiar message from the mayor, one he and others have been talking about for several months. And he pointed at several examples of forced restructuring in Ontario, including Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury, and Hamilton. The latest, now in the process of being formed, is the new City of Kawartha Lakes, which Victoria County will be known as come Jan. I, 2001. The new municipal entity is a single-tier Please turn to page 20 Over 15 Vehicles in stock / Al | Makes and Models _ One Year Powertrain Advantage Warranty in PPR a PE AL Pa TEV RL WELL TYG WR cP TIN. JEP a JIT