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PAGE 16, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1985. WHITBY FREE PRESS Featuring "Robbie Raccoon "... Town launches new anti-vandalism campaign By SUSAN LESJAK manager of parks and counter-offensive. With hour presentations - will A key figure in the two yearà. witne Free Press Staff community centres for the help of thle Durham visit Durham Region camfpaign will be Rob- The reason for this, vanci Every year graffiti la the Town of, Whitby, Regional Police and the schools and talk t> bie Raccoon, a cartoon claimed Beckette, is On- scrawled ail over the Beckette spends a good Whitby Public Library, students in grades 3 to 8. character created by last year's anti-van- dalisi staîls of public part of lis day combat- the town is m-ounting a "We're hoping to in- Whitby artist Lisa An- dalism programn which these washrooms and sinks ting vandalism. "As year-long campaign to stilI in the youngsters tilla. The high school offered cash rewards to said, are puiled out of the long as vandalismn oc- discourage the destruc- the idea that the parks student's book of in- people who reported ever1 walls. Playground equipment is broken and park trees damaged. This type of vandalism has become s0 commnn in reent years, that many ratepayers take it for granted. Not Fred Beekette. As curs, we spend a lot of money and man-hours just keeping up with it. It prevents us from doing other things we'd lifce to lie doing in our parks," he said. Frustrated by the probleni, Beckette has decided to launch a deito renovatdons EVEYTHNGMUST GO by Sept. 30185 Largest select Ion of Swimwear in the 4 Durham Region We also specialize i: *Rompers * Cover ups ( Jumpsuits * Sundresses À Fashion and Swim Wear 67 KING ST. E., OSHAWA 571-3329 ion of public property. An anti-vandalism team - armed with pup- pets, a *Robbie Racoon cartoon book, a coloring contest and two one- are theirs and that any vandalism is a tax bur- den on their parents." explained Beckette. He said the prograni is designed to reach children while they are young and prevent them from becoming teenage vandals. The campaign, the first of its kind in the area, will be kicked off later this faîl with a television show entitled For Chîldren Only. The show, which will be produced by the Whitby Library, will be aired on cable 10 TV. The campaigns organizers (Beckette, Durham Region com- munity service officer Peter Bramuna, and Whitby Library's Joan- ne Alexander) have planned visits to 15 Whitby schools this year, one per week. struction cartoons will be printed by the town and distributed to students in each of the elementary classes visited. The town's anti-van- dalism program comes at a tume when the rate of vandalism in Whitby is lower than its been for Pool open The Anne Ottenbrite Pool at the Iroquois Park Complex will of- ficially re-open for al aquatic programs today (Sept. 11). The pool's scheduled, opening date for the fal and winter season was later than usual because of the annual main- tenance prograni. Anyone needing more information should cal the Iroquois Park Com- plex at 668-7765. ,essed incidences of Ialism. n-golng anti-van- ,sn campaigns like i, are essential he 1if vandalism is to be stopped. Report from Q ueen 's Park SBy THE HON. GEORGE ASHE. MPP In July, Ontario Hydros board of directors an- nounced that'the provincial utility would study the development of hydro-electric generating stations in three sites in our province. This decision follows the lead set by the Ministry of Energy over the past five years in urging the development of new, small hydro electric projects. Hydro will be looking at the possibility of in- creasing the capacity of four plants on the Mat- tagami River, north of Kapuskasing. Some experts believe the power output of these plants could be doubled to produce &56 megawatts of power. Another northern site under study is on the Little Jackfish River, which flows into Lake Nipigon. A potential 129 megawatts of power could be generated at this site. The third site Ontario Hydro is looking at is Niagara Falls. Experts believe that new hydro- electric facilities could be built on the Niagara River to produce a peak capacity of 540 megawatts. If studies prove positive, it is predicted that the cost of developing these sites could be in the range of $1.5 billion. IL is also.expected that 10,000 person years of employment would be created by the con- struction of these projeets. As in ail Ontario Hydro projects, any plans to con- struct will be reviewed by a full environmental assessment. In addition, the studies will take, several years to complete. A number of concerns, especially with the northern projects, will have to be addressed, such as the impact on tourism, sports fishing and outdoor recreation buffs. Experts with the provincial utility indicate there will be a need for more electrical power in the 1990's and into the early years of the next century. While these projects could, altogether, create 1500 megawatts, their contribution shrinks when coni- pared to the 2160 megawatts produced by the Pickering "A" Nuclear Generating Station alone, twice that when Pickering "B" is included. In past years, the Ministry of Energy has en- couraged municipalities, industries and.even far- mers to take advantage of the hydro potential in small nearby watercourses. These projects are of a much larger order,' but are a step in the right direc- tion by our province's power utility. Increased demnand for electricity will not only mean the need for new generating stations, but also a more efficient use of the energy-creating resour- ces we already have on tap. The public will have an opportunity to make its voice heard in Hydro's decision on whether these projects should become reality. Many needs will have to be considered before public funds are dedicated towards these new power generating facilities. FWHERE YOLJR PRINCE ANI> PRINL'FSS RElGNS I DRESSES '5.9" - 16 HIGH CHAIRS -S5" MONITORS- 5595 DIAPER BAGS -s99 BABY CRIB BLANKETS REG. '10." NOW $69 BABY K ING DOM PICL TLSFRBY TOPS - .ý- s69 ~4~PANTS - $6291- 149 Your Prince or Princess FOR 19.99 Mon.-Wed. 96 Thurs.& Fr1. 9-9, Sat. 9-5 BLINDS OR WALL HANGINGS REG. 129.95 NOW 5149 LANTERNS TO MATCH - S999 ARENA BOND.GENTRE A Robbie Raccoon anti-vandaliým cartoon ý4