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Mrs. E. McBride receives a survey form from Marylin MacTavish, President of the Associated Youth Organization. About 20 teen-agers from the Organization will be cail- ing on afl senior citizens in Port Perry on Thursday, October 7 between 5 and 9 p.m They will give the senior citizens a survey sheet made up by Ontario Housing Corporation to determine the need for senior citizen's homes in the area. Then, one week from Thursday, the teen-agers will return to pick up the survey forms completed by the senior citizens. Photo by McClelland Village building fees close to area average On request of Council, Village Clerk John Doble made a comparative study of ~ the fees charged for Port Perry building permits, and these charged by towns and villages in the surrounding area Taking average figures on @ $20,000 home of ap- proximately one thousand square feet. Mr. Doble reported that the $15.00 fee for-such a home in Port Perry is very close to the average charged by other communities in the area Authorizes part time help Council authorized by resolution, that the Village Treasurer may employ part- time help if necessary to speed up regular business in the Village Municipal Of- @ fices > Mr. Doble brought to Council's attention, that at certain times of the month such as when water bills are being prepered, this work load plus all the other regular office procedures become too much for the present staff to handle RCAF dinner . and reunion " Sutherland as / All members of the World War 11 RCAF Squadrons 407 415-431-434 are asked to contact George T. (Suds) Sutherland, 30 Edith Dr. No 1201 Toronto 12, with regards to a Reunion dinn- er The Dinner, scheduled for October 23 will be held in the Tudor Room of the Royal York Hotel. Those Squadron Members interested in at- tending the dinner are asked to get in touch with Mr soon as possible However, it was noted that this $15.00 is far below $70.00, the fe® Charged by the town of Uxbridge for. an equivalent home How well do you know Week Ending Sept. 30, 1971 Admission 32 Births 4 Deaths Nil Emergency .. 7 Operation Onna Discharges . 29 Remaining .. 40 Visiting Hours 3 8 p.m provincial politics? There are nearly half a million persons in Ontario aged 18 - 20 who for the first time will be eligible to vote in the upcoming provincial elections. This right to vote means more than just walking into a voting booth and placing an X beside some name. Are all of you who have just been granted this new right prepared to accept the responsibilities and awareness that must go with it? Following are ten questions that we think you should know the answers to We suggest that you know the answers to these questions at least, before exercising your right to vote on October 21. Incidentally, this holds true as well for those of you who have been voting for years 1. How many seats are there in the provincial legislature? 2 When was the last provincial election held in Ontario" 3. Who is Ontario's present Lieutenant-governor" Ontario' control the 4. Does the government broadcasting in 5. Does Labour fall under Provineial, Federal or split jurisdiction" 6. Who is the speaker in the present legislature? 7. How many seats do the conservatives hold in this Legislature? 8. Mr. Davis is the 15th, 18th, 2ist or 23rd premier of Ontario since 1967? 9. What minister in the Cabinet is currently responsible for pollution control" 10. The province of Ontario spends mere annually on education than on health care. True or False? Correct answers next week The OPP Whitby Detach ment reports 12 persons injured in 22 motor vehicle accidents during the week of September 27 to October 3 Total vehicle damage October 3. Total vehicle damage amounted to $17, 350. ere were 117 general oc- currences reported during this time period, including 9 liquor offences, 7 thefts and 7 break and enters The Whitby Detachment reports 10 motor deaths to date this year, the same number killed to this date last year PORT & PERRY wa | Volume 105 - Port Perry,-Ontario, Wednesday, October 6, 1971 - No. 49 ae Letting dogs run ; will cost owners more At the meeting of Sep- tember 28, Council agreed by resolution that the Dog Control By-Law be amended to read that pound charges for dogs caught running at large will be $5.00 for the first offense, and $10.00 for, each subsequent offense This mew fee of $10.00 for subsequent offenses represents an increase of $5.00 Council justified the in- crease in pound charges after dog catcher Jack Weyrich stated that in many cases the $5.00 fee is not deterrent enough to keep people from allowing their dogs to run at large. Mr Weyrich went on to say that the cost for keeping a dog in the pound is increasing generally While diseussing the in crease in pound charges, Mr Weyrich brought to Council's attention the contents of a letter he had received from the Ontario Department of Food and Agriculture Veterinary Services Branch 'The letter Tequested "that unclaimed dogs be made available for scientific research The letter stated that the Building Permits Building Permits were authorized by Council on Septeniber 28 for the following applications: Mr Hilton Ireland, Mr. William G tripp, and Mr. Doug McLeod dogs to be used for research should be healthy, weigh between 40 and 70 pounds, and could be of either sex Council had no objection to this request as unclaimed dogs in Port Perry are destroyed after three days anyway if homes: have not been found for them A new $40.000 addition to the Memorial Arena in Sunderland was officially opened last Friday evening with Mr. Edwin Starr, Director of Agriculture and Horticulture Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food as special guest Mr. Starr cut the red ribbon to officially open the new addition, and then in a short address he praised the people of the Sunderland area for the support they have always given to team Sports The new arena addition contains washrooms change-rooms, and a snack bar at ice level, and a large second floor area that will be used for banquets and other social events Part of the cost for the addition was granted by the Department of Agriculture under the terms of the Municipalities Act dances At the regular meeting of September 28, it was brought to Council's attention by the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce that the condition of shade trees in the Village is deteriorating. Council agreed with this, and a suggestion was put forward that the Village sponsor a tree-planting program in the spring of next year This suggestion was made in view of the fact that many of the older trees are dead or dying, and others have had to be cut for various reasons A Village sponsored program will provide a tree for anyone who wants to plant it on his own property Councillor Hall will ex plain Council's position on this matter to the Chamber of Commerce Council grants sale of tickets A request from the Robert McLaughlin A request from the Robert McMcLaughlin Art Gallery for permission to $ell lottery tickets in Port Perry was granted by Council. The money raised through the sale of these tickets will be used to aid small regional art galleries. Tickets will go on sale in Port Perry October 29 « * * Reeve Robert Kenny will represent Council at the special induction service for the new minister of the Port Perry Baptist Church. Port Perry Lions welcome three new members. Morley Bruce and Len Clark (standing) joined the Club in June. Bruce Beare (seated, centre) became a Lions member on Monday night. On Bruce's right is Club President Arnold Roach, and on his left is Lions Deputy District Governor Bill McGuire of Coburg.