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Big boat gets loose One of the two big boats at Whit- by harbor broke loose from its. mooring Saturday morning, blocking the entrance to Port Whit- by marina, the Whitby Yacht Club and causing the cancellation of a yacht club regatta. The boat, the Prince Edward Island, was observed floating in the harbor around 8 a.m. Two hours later, two tow trucks had pulled the ship back to its mooring. The owners believe the lines to the ship were cut by torches. Since the incident, Mayor Bob At- tersley has accelerated his efforts to get the boats removed from the harbor and while the owners have reaffirmed plans to move. The PEI is being converted to a floating generator. Original plans were for the ship to be hauled to Haiti, but the owners have instead decided to haul the ship to the Dominican Republic. The ships have been sitting at the harbor since March. And since that time the Town has been ac- tively trying to have the ships removed. "I have contacted a member of Parliament (Scott Fennell), the federal government and the coast guard," said the mayor Monday. "That situation could have been more dangerous." One of the owners of the ship, Art Robinson, owner of Arts Auto Wreckers, says the ship will be out of the harbor by late September or early october. he had previously planned to move it during the summer. He says the PEI will be towed to Santa Domingo where it will be painted. It will then be towed to the Dominican Republic. The other ship, the Isle Royale, is to be scrap- ped. JEFF GARLIN of the Brooklin Redmen whoops it up as he.carnies the Mann Cup after victory in the seven- th and final game of the series last week. Story and more photos inside. Chris Relkie photo Agreement reached on community school use By MIKE JOHNSTON The Town of Whitby has entered into an agreement with the Durham Board of Education to allow Whitby residents to use school facilities for recreational purposes. The model for the community use of schools agreement will be the recently constructed Pringle Creek public school which should be available for use by October. The decision to use schools as recreational areas came about due to two reasons, according to Barry O'Neil, deputy director of public works. The first is a lack of Town-owned facilities and the second is a Ministry of Tourism and Recreation directive requesting that municipal recreation -depar- tments urge residents in the com- munity to do things for themselves, such as recreational programming and budgeting. A volunteer board, comprised of seven residents in the Pringle Creek area, will oversee the operation of the school which is ex- pected to serve 5,000 people in the area. O'Neil says a general meeting will be held at the school at which time, nominations for the board will.be accepted. No date has yet been set. Activities offered at the school will appeal to all ages including seniors, says O'Neil. The agreement calls for the Town to have exclusive use of the school gym, grounds, changerooms and designated washrooms from 6 to 10:15 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Town will repair all building and equipment damage resulting from resident's use of the facility. However, if responsibilitv for damage cannot be determined, the cost of repairs is to be shared by the Town and board. O'Neil says the Town's next community school will be Bellwood in the Kendalwood area. "New schools are where we are starting out with this," says O'Neil. He says Whitby schools are already facing a gym shortage and if the Town was to ask for that space, users would have to go elsewhere. Operating the school in 1987 is expected to be $8,460. The depar- tment has forecast a budget of $34,680 for 1988 when a full-time co- ordinator will be hired to act as a liaison between the Town and volunteer boards. As other schools are used, the Town expects the additional cost to be $10,000. NOT STRONG ENOUGH: BUGELLI Strip parlor license begins By MIKE JOHNSTON The words 'nude,' 'naked,' 'topless,' 'bo.tIomless,' 'sexy' or any other word having like meaning will be prohibited in ad- vertising an adult entertainment parlor in Whitby following council's approval of a parlor license Mon- day night. The license ends a process that started last January when council threatened to move the three adult entertainment parlors that were in the downtown area to an industrial area located southeast. But in June, council instead decided to license the parlors. Since then, one of the three parlors, Skaags, has closed. The license limits the number of parlors in town to two. The advertising restriction was not strong enough for one councillor who attempted to amend the licen- se before council approval. Councillor Joe Bugelli wanted the license to include restrictions such as: performers would only be allowed to perform on an elevated stage; the exit and entrance to the stage not be through the seating area; the audience be located at least two metres from the stage; and performers not be allowed to socialize with patrons. Bugelli contended those restric- tions have been upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada and should be included in Whitby's license bylaw. But the amendments would have caused further delay in approving the license, argued Mayor Bob At- tersley. "I am not prepared to support more delays. Bylaws can be amen- ded anytime. You just have to ad- vertise," said Attersley. "My concern is we would be throwing the whole thing wide open to public representation and challenge again," said councillor Ross Batten, adding that amending the "license down the road would be okay." But Bugelli said the amendments would make the license stronger "because everyone knows what it is upfront. Let's not create a mish- mash down the road." In a recorded vote Bugelli and councillors Tom Edwards and Joe Drumm approved the amendment. Mayor Attersley, councillors Bat- ten and Marcel Brunelle opposed the amendment. Under council rules, a tie vote is a lost motion. Councillor Gerry Emm was absent. Edwards then asked Bugelli to support the original license and give it unanimous approval. Bugelli SEE PAGE 24 Education on AIDS for Catholics Students at St. Leo's Catholic School in Brooklin and separate elementary schools in Whitby will soon receive education concerning AIDS. Durham Region Catholic school board trustees on Monday evening sanctioned education on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as part of the family life education program at both elemen- tary and secondary schools in Durham. The move came after a Ministry of Education notice of policy regar- ding AIDS, a policy which has been modified to fit within the guidelines of the Institute of Catholic Education (ICE) AIDS education program. Esther Nash, the family life education resource teacher for St. Leo's, who helped put together the AIDS education package along with family living consultant Joe Pez- SEE PAGE 2 ANDERSON CVI Gr. 9 student Cindy Batty is fed ap- plesauce by the "Masked Frosh" during the school's initiation day last Friday. Free Press photo .4 s.. s 44444 $ t 4 t t t t ~ ~ ~ * t t t s t $ i *., ,,, , i., Junior citizen nominee Page 4 The Sklar success Pages 12 and 14