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4 - "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2000 MPP's bill okays antique plates By Chris Hall Weekend Star Historic vehicle enthusjasts will have reason to cel- ebrate when the province passes legislation allowing the use of antique license plates. It was expected that the law - Bill 99, The Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Historic Vehicles) 2000 - would go to third and final geading this week. It will then become law. Put forward by Durham MPP John O'Toole, the bill proposes that drivers be allowed to use antique plates, provided they were issued in Ontario during the year that the historical vehicle was manufactured. ~All plates would have to be inspected by Ministry of Transportation officials to ensure that the number Sequence does not duplicate any plate numbers in current use. The bill was unanimously approved during second reading last Thursday (Dec. 14). If all goes well, the rules should be changed by next summer, said Mr. O'Toole. "There's nothing in it for the government, it's just the icing on the cake for the vehicle owners. Most of them are very meticulous about every detail on their cars," he said. "They put tonnes of time and money into their vehi- cle, and they want it to be as original as possible. This may be a minute detail to some of us, but to them it would be the final piece, a compliment to their work." It is expected up to 600 people across the province would take advantage of this change to the law. Similar amendments have been made in Alberta and Michigan, which resulted in a great response, said Mr. O'Toole. The proposal has also received support from the members of antique car clubs across Ontario. "I think it's a great idea, it'll help keep the cars as original as possible," said Jim Grieve, a member of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America, and the Model A Association of Ontario. He has three historic cars: A 1929 Model A, a 1932 Chevrolet, and a 1956 Chev Belair convertible. "You can go to flea markets and buy old plates, but you can't really use them. With this, we can get a plate from the year our car's manufactured, register it, and use it," said Mr Grieve. RE H3 is gt 1K} i £3 1} 14 2 181 1 1] RE 3 HE BS garry ES ilwit 109 00 0 ann 08 PV FE GIN 0 "hd | - hos --- - pte asaasesseml Sean esSens sanenetas TTT Le' tnd pogpp=p=4 HS Llc J Po dbnt NasassSants 00 Jo 100 G0 ON 50 Tu G0. 4 40 0% 1. sna saBa®s ; A PL LL] deed = San wwn «Og wegen epaegeedriupeliy BE a TRA Grgenbauiisuguugettd on 90 00 S90 0 oo $0. 404 5. © ; ; 7 r bonouneonnen) ) on am tt LS ad id BS Ee rma soanan hosnnaSat haapesne ard fommumBm inasante saa emed Jim Grieve, seen here with his 1932 Chevrolet, is among the antique car lovers who like Durham MPP John O'Toole's new bill. E®e Coupon X 'e o oxpires | he SA HELD OVER ALL BURGERS 1/2 PRICE Gear studies more to 'boys' interests: trustee In an effort to raise scores in reading and writing on provincial tests for Grade 3 and 6 students, Uxbridge- Brock trustee Nancy Loraine would like to see gender rel- evant studies for young boys. Recently-released figures on the mandatory testing show that female students in elementary classes read and write at a higher level than their male counterparts, and enjoy the subjects much more. "I have heard that it is tied to the kind of work expected of students," said Ms Loraine. "While young girls enjoy a journal type of writing and read a certain type of book, boys prefer to read action or for informa-- tion, and enjoy to write for information as well. "Perhaps we should be looking at altering our expectations to reflect the type of work (boys) would enjoy, and therefore excel at." Superintendent Bev Freedman agreed that gear- ing resource material to the differences between boys and girls is one option. "When we are looking at new resource material we are beginning to take the differences between the genders into account," said Ms Freedman. Ms Loraine said new strategies to improve the skill levels of elementary students are being worked on now. MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF PORT PERRY is pleased to announce the extension of their URGENT CARE WALK-IN CLINIC hours effective January 2, 2001 Publishing Schedule The Port Perry Star will be publishing Dec. 19 & Jan. 3 The Weekend Star will be publishing Dec. 22 & 29 Holiday Hours: Refer to classified section for Office/Store Hours Season Greetings