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PAGE 6, wE-TBY FPREE PBESS, WEDNESDAYi DEEfME,1 ,1989 Publishd eer ee Py rc ionMaaer Theonl Whtbynewpapr ideendntl owed nd pertedbyP.O ox 2066-Wh1iteter Ont. Whitby residents for Whitby residents. L6N-512dCasPsa Rgtain#55 No surprises. With more debate expected at today's <Wednesday) reglonal council meeting, Durham and Metro neveithe- iess appear close to an agreement th at will pave the way to a temrporary landfill site near Whitevale ln Pickering whiie giving Durham $40-million and owner- shlp of 800 acres of region land currently owned by Metro. The sudden announcement of the proposeci deal, yet No surprises to be f lnalized, should have been expected. Itfs the way the prooess works when a hasty solution Is requlred for a proble m that was growing but was Ignomed by political representatives for years, despite the wamings gîven by the commissloners and staff of the departments who look ahead. Shouid the deal gain approval, there wMIl b many residents ln Pickering who wilI wonder just how such a planning process could move so qulckly, so unfairly. They won't cars about, the benefits the Region wiIl reap f rom the deal, for they may no longer wish to b. counted as region residents' We wiil await, with Interest, the resuit of this ugly process. A, thank you to a Good Samaritan To the ecitor. There is sameone in Whitby that I have ta tbank. I oniy know ber first name -June. On Monday, Nov. 6, outside Kentucky Fried Çhicken, I locked my keys in my car., -The car was runnin g and aimost out of gas. I had had a long bard day and was frantic. June came ta my rescue. She bappened by and saw my predicament. She stayed witb me or over haîf an hour offering suggestions and support. We fnaliy calied OAA and she stayed with me until they came anldI was inside my car. I know that June bas a lot on bier mind right knaw but sh-a reaily helped me. It is s0 reassur- ing ta know that there are people out there like June. Thank you very mucb, June, and I wisb you the best of luck. Catherine Bornemisa Whitby Article about fur 1'biased' To the editor: Reading your newspaper recently, I was distressed to see a very biased'article about fur. Had it been a paid ad, I wouldn't have. been 50 concerned. Surely, expioiting the eartb for greed or vanity is nat enligbten- ing. The greed does not go in tlw- packet of an Eskimo's pocet and vanity and beauty are not compatible. Many of us stili have aId fur coats in the back of aur closets. But we bave learned that kiliing animais of the pianet diminishes us ail. Yours truly Catherine Smiglicki Why increase the service? To the editor- Copy of letter to Paul C. Coleman, executive vice president and general manager of Rogers Cable TV-Pine Ridge, Oshawa. Dear Mr. Coeman: Th ank y ou for your reply to my letter of Sept. 15, 1989. Based on your repiy, it wauld appear that you may bave missed t he point of my communication ta yau. I am not complaining about your cam- pany's abiiity to pravide services or your ability to keep basic increases within the rate of infla- tion. My problem is witb your abiiity ta b able ta add unwan- ted and unsolicited service ta the basic service and charge custo- mers for it, if tbey iike it or not. The basic service that was being offered is quite sufflicient for me and, I am sure, countless others. I bave no problem paying for the inflationary and main- tenance increases te this basic service. I{owever, what you are doing is increasing the basic ser- vice ta piease same wbiist others bave ta pay,. somewhat like steai- ingfrom 4eter ao give ta Paul." Bell Canada wanted ta in- crease the basic telephone ser- vice ta, include Toronto for Whitby residents and increase ail rates ta pay for the increased service iLe. spread the cost. The CRTC ruie called for a vote fram the users ta ensure that the majority was being served. The vote came in negative and the idea was canceled. I do not remember vating in favor of increasing the basic TV service. If someone wants the extra service, let them pay for it. In the meantime, couid you please tell me how your company came ta the conclusion that the majority of your users want- this extra service? Was. the majority of cable users paying extra for the services under the pay TV flian? Or did you bave a vote that was not invited ta? Azad Alil Whithy By Trudie Zavadovics This Saturday, as Whitby maintained tra- dition and welcomed Santa for the 35th consecutive year and entertained residents with a parade of faiyaie floats, NDP con- vention delegates in Winnipe bowed ta the' p angs of progress and eiecte% a woman as leader, marking a bistoricai first for any Canadian or North American polîtical party. Sa wbo is Audrey MeLaughlin? In two sotyas, she went from an unknown ta to=o nthe NDP party; who says it takes more stamina than brains ta do the job; wha had tbe endarsement'of outgoing edrE Broadbent and such big-wig labor leaders as Bob White and Lea Gerard, but failed ta secure suppart from sucb key women as Shirley Carr and Nancy Riche of the labor congress. She is neither a lawyer nor a labor leader. She's not even a full-fledged politician who bas metbodically plotted ber path ta the top of the political iadder. But- she bas paid ber dues. Born in Windsor, tbe 53-year-old Yukon MP was married at 18 and was, soon after, a mother of twa. Her marriage ended ater 18 years. She bas owned and operated a mink ranch, taught private school in Ghana, headed the Canadian Mental Heaith Association, develo- ped curriculum for the University of Victoria, toured Latin America, worked on small busi- ness projects in the Caribbean, and finaliy, 10 years aga, witb ber cbiidren grown, she packced up and trucked ber way ta White- harse,' in the Yukon. Nat the traditionai resume for a political leader but somebow, it seems fitting. The NDP, traditionaiiy, 4t for change aver con- vention. Althougb this was cleariy not a gender vote, it was a vote for change. Any of the six male candidates would surel y have been pitted against their retired leader at every oppartunity. Naon6ie can be Ed Broad- bent, and Audrey McLaughlin is cleariy fnot trying to be, nor does she have te. El ecting a woman was not the only signifi- cant note during the convention. Delegate representation was uneven and divided, cbaracteristics which lend themnselves more traditionaiiy to other political parties. Quebec was only slightly represented by about 80 delegates. Also shy- in represen- tations were minorities and youths, some- thing uncharacteristic of past NDP conven- tions. Also uncharacteristic was the rapid rate of movement from camp to camp by candidates who cieariy were out of the runnmng., Ian Waddeli, who secured only nine per. cent on the first ballot, quickly moved his support to Dave Barrett after an eloquent speech, freeing Waddell's su pporters to vote for whomever they wished. A bitter Howard McCurdy, who got only il per cent of the votes, silentiy sbuffled his way ta Steven Langdon's camp, a feliow Windsorite witb, whom hee bas had much public'conflict., Simon de Jong, despite a verbal agreement ta support Barrett, sbifted camps and loyal- ties with a shocking support for Audrey McLaughiin. This may have cost Barrett the election. Heavy-handed lobbying was also more apparent at this convention. Bob White and Lea Gerard were intense in their* efforts ta sway workers in the direction of McLaughlin and* were visibly reiieved with the final outcame. McLaughiin bas spunk and stamina, if not experience and charisma. She is weli-versed on the issues, if not in French. She bas a vision and a determination ta make a dif- ference. And she may. As far as what lies ahead, she says "People wili just have ta watch and see wbat I do." It's a traditional response -for a politician -- but not for a woman. NDP bow to pcmgs of progress LETTERS The Whitby Free Press welcomes letters to the Editor on any subject of concern to our readers. Letters should be brief and to the point - rarely 'More than 300 words. Ail letters must be accompanied by the name, address and phone number of the writer; however, on request, your name may be withheld from publication if we agree that there is a valid reason. 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