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Shelter seeks Headline township support BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard
HONOURING VIMY RIDGE: Members of the Port Perry Legion and Port Perry Army Cadets performed their annual Vimy Ridge remembrance ceremony on Wednesday, April 9, around the monument at 181 Perry St. In attendance were Scugog Township councillors and Mayor Mercier. Phone 905-985-8502 for more information on The Legion, and see more photos on Page 10 of this week’s Standard. BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard
Uxbridge murder court date set DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard
UXBRIDGE: The accused in the February slaying of Uxbridge’s Richard Morrison made a court appearance this week, ahead of the case moving to a judicial pretrial next month. On Monday, April 14, 26-year-old Uxbridge resident Cole Henderson made an appearance over video in an Oshawa court. During the appearance, the lawyer for Mr. Henderson
said he had recently received a DVD, which contains 1,600 pages of information relating to the case. Mr. Henderson will appear in person on Friday, May 16. On Friday, March 7, Mr. Henderson was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Richard Morrison, who was found dead in his home on Galloway Cres. in the Quaker Village neighbourhood of Uxbridge in the early morning hours of Feb. 28 with what police have described as “obvious signs of trauma.” TURN TO PAGE 3
NORTH DURHAM: The organization behind the New Animal Shelter for Uxbridge-Scugog (NASUS) is looking ahead, with exciting developments and multiple fundraising efforts planned for the coming months. Executives Ginger Jackson and Art Matthews provided councillors with an update at Scugog Council Chambers on Monday, April 14. With new concept drawings, a floor plan by architect Peter Archer, and over $640,000 ear-marked for the NUSAS over the next two years, the group has raised a large portion of their estimated $1 Million to $1.4 Million price tag. “We’ve had tremendous support from both municipalities and the local public,” said Ginger Jackson, an Executive Member of the project. “Alongside our annual Walkathon on September 27, we’re running the In the Ruff golf tournament again, and we have received an amazing partnership from the Bonner Boys.” The Uxbridge-based charity group, Bonner Boys, recently announced their joining in the effort for a new animal shelter in North Durham. Proceeds from their annual Car Draw event, held at the Uxbridge Arena on Saturday, June 14, will benefit the new building. “The Bonner Boys have said that they will be on-board until shovels hit the dirt,” said Mrs. Jackson. According to Mr. Matthews, the next stages for the NUSAS involve engineered designs for a new HVAC system, which will ensure quarantined animals are isolated and infections will not spread - a common issue with the current building. The NUSAS crew has asked both Scugog and Uxbridge to provide staff expertise and knowledge to future planning. “We are also in the process of kicking off a major donor campaign, for people who have philanthropy in their heart and money in their pockets,” said Mr. Matthews. “We need support from organizations and charity programs, such as an on-line crowd funding resource. More details will be available soon.”