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A new look for Uxbridge? DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard
More than $18,000 was raised for initiatives at Lakeridge Health Port Perry on Saturday, Feb. 7, as 70 divers braved the icy conditions of Lake Scugog as part of the annual Polar Plunge. The event capped a day of Feb Fest festivities in downtown Port Perry. For more photos of this year’s edition of the Polar Plunge, please turn to Page 3 of this week’s Standard. BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard
UXBRIDGE: Councillors discussed a possible new look for the township this week, with an eye towards crafting a new and more stylized logo for the municipality. Currently, the township uses its coat of arms as a default logo, which appears on municipal letterhead, promotional items, as well the township flag. Ward 2 Councillor Pat Molloy made the suggestion at council’s meeting on the morning of Monday, Feb. 9. “I know that the coat of arms is Uxbridge, but I feel adding the word ‘Uxbridge’ to it would really make it stand out more,” commented Councillor Molloy. “We see it all the time in presentations, and we had a number of them today. We all know what it is, but I wonder if others can tell like you can with others.” Mayor Gerri Lynn O’Connor agreed with Councillor Molloy’s suggestion, and urged that the matter could be undertaken with a unique local approach before the end of the year. “I would like to see this change within the current term of office, if not even this year. I’d like it to be something that stands out, and lets you know that it’s Uxbridge,” explained Mayor O’Connor. “We could put it out as a contest, and see what we get. We’ve got some very talented people here that I’m sure would love to tackle it.” Township Clerk Debbie LeRoux clarified that this matter has been discussed in the past, and that township staff are currently drafting a report on the matter, which was shelved late last year due to the municipal election.
Scugog councillors busy crunching budget numbers BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard
SCUGOG: Scugog councillors have spent the last week-and-a-half reviewing the wants and need of municipal departments, in preparation for the beginning of 2015 budget deliberations. Over the course of four meetings, the last of which was held on the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 9, councillors went through the budget draft line-by-line, advising
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staff to report on the viability of several major and minor projects - before the final call is made, in early March. Under the Community Services title, the draft called for $140,000 to be spent on a new Olympia ice-resurfacing machine for the Scugog Arena - $80,000 from the continuation of a current surcharge fee, and $60,000 from the Township’s Community Enhancement Funds. The current machine, which, according to Mr. Belfry, is running on borrowed time - will most likely be sold to
the owners of the Scugog Marina on Water St., for the purpose of making skating rinks on the lake during the winter months. Mayor Tom Rowett said that, “We won’t get the $10,000 from trading in the machine, but I think it’s a service to the community which will be appreciated - we lent the machine to the organizers for the Pond Hockey Tournament and they loved it.” T U R N TO PAG E 7
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