Vol. 10 No. 23
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER COVERING NORTH DURHAM
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
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in store for Scugog school crossings BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard
TIGERS, REBELS CLASH ON THE FIELD: The Port Perry HS Rebels prevailed 31-0 in a ‘Battle of North Durham’ for the LOSSA Junior Boys Rugby Championship on Friday, May 31. Three North Durham squads took home LOSSA gold. See Page 17 of this week’s Standard for more details. DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard
Uxbridge looks to name recreation facility DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard
UXBRIDGE: With public voting for the new name for the Kennedy House recreation complex set to open on Monday, June 10, some councillors remained underwhelmed by the choices. “I’m still really unhappy with these names,” commented Ward 2 Councillor Pat Molloy. “I’d like to go back to the residents and ask for more names. They’re not significant names and I don’t think anyone is really happy with the proposed names.” When public voting opens on Monday, four names will
by vying to become the new moniker at the recreation complex, located at the corner of Ball Rd. and Main St. North: Uxbridge Activity Park, The Fields of Uxbridge, Uxbridge Commons and Uxbridge Athletic and Recreation Common, also known as “The ARC.” The final name underwent a slight reworking at council’s meeting on the morning of Monday, June 3, following a report from Township Manager of Recreation and Culture Amanda Ferraro. In her report, Ms. Ferraro detailed the change from the original ‘Uxbridge Activity and Recreation Common’ to ‘Uxbridge Athletic and Recreation Common.’
SCUGOG: The safety of school children, finances and outdated guidelines were on the menu when Scugog Council met on Monday, June 3. Councillors decided to continue with the proposed removal of school crossing guards from several intersections and school zones at the end of the school year, despite protest from the affected school’s principals and parents alike. The road crossings which are to be removed are at Hwy. 12 in Greenbank; the intersection of Reach St. and Marsh Hill Rd. in Epsom; Reach St. and Simcoe St.; as well as Old Simcoe Rd. and Carlan Dr., with the addition of a prioritized $50,000 sidewalk on the west side of Old Simcoe Rd. at that intersection. Lunch-hour coverage will cease at Reach St. and Simcoe St., Old Simcoe Rd. and King St., Reach St. and Old Simcoe Rd. and on Old Simcoe Rd. in front of Prince Albert P.S. with morning and afternoon coverage retained. To improve safety, a second crossing guard will be added at the intersection of Hwy 7A and Simcoe St. “The crossings have been identified as hazardous by the transit commission and have been recommended to be removed,” said Mayor Chuck Mercier. “The purpose of the removal is not solely financial, but also an issue of safety to drivers. This report says that for 10 years this intersection went unnoticed as being too hazardous and that a crossing guard may not be sufficient.” The schools will be implementing bussing of students who live past these hazardous crossings. Crossing guards cost $140,000 last year, these removals will reduce costs to $76,000 annually according to Robin Mills of the RH Cornish SCC. Despite council’s efforts to review the guidelines and practices of school crossing guard rules, the room full of parents did not seem pleased.
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