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PAGE 8, WHiTBY PUEE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MABOUlS1, 1991 EdwajrdS:@Rec-fees out.of-whack * By Mke KowaloId Swimming fees -for Whitby's new recreation complex will force, resiidentsta go outside the muni- cipality n search of, cheaper venues,, Town council* was war- ondajlorTom Edwards issued the warning durnge coun- cil debate of a fee strcur or swimming and other activities in the Rosslanid-,d. complex. .1However, Edwards' words felI on deaf eais as council- approved the package recommended by its operations committee aset week. Not oniy will public swimming fees be higher than those cl:ar- ged by neighbouringmunicipaiil, *ties, but even more than what it' codts ta simn in Whitby's other' indoor pool at Iroquois Park.' Swfim feos ta ho charged from the ýfacility's expected Septembo-r openin until March 1993, will béo2 or youth, $4 for adults, $2' for seniors and $10 for a family., Edwards said he had no quar- rel with stafi's proposed fée structure but with the philoso- ph1 behind it. "I respect staffs position, they are o ni trying .ta refiect the views of a majority of council,» said Edwards. «But the fact that I respect the views of council dosen't mean I think they are right.»' .According ta a staff report, the fee structure is aimed at«bal anc- ing costa» between facility users and taxpayers., However, Edwards predicted it will have the opposite-effect. "It will force the swimm fin community ta look elsewhere' said Edwards. SListing examnples of swim fees, in other municipalities, Edwards said Ajax charges children 50 cents aduits $1 and a family only M5. ,Trespass case adjourned FROM PAGE 2 But after Robinson - made e fforts ta ensure the boat's Safety, federal officiaIs'relented addid ýnot - proceed with.'the, dlean-up order.. In making their decision, federal officiais noted that Robin- son had no »other options once the Town registered its objections. The PCBs can. remain on the boat' as long as transformers containing 500 gallons of the chemical are secure. PCIBs (poiychlorinated biphenyls) were contained in ails used as coolants for olectrical transformers until production was banned in thel970s. Homes at Lynde. Shores FROM PAGE 1 p lan review report issued last December.. Ho said the revised proposai. responda ta the- report's cail for more. diversified and affordable housing in Whitby. Ashe,,aiso notedthat the appli- cation différs; fromi other intensi- fication» proposais recently rejec- ted by council. Hé said those proposais invol- ved deveiopments in established- residential areas while in Steele Valley's case there are no neigh- bouring subdivisions. Councillor: Tom Edwards asked Ashe for a response ta planning director Bob Short's report which states «there is no complling planning reasons» ta permit additional density in the area. (The report states that when combined with three other sub- diviins ,planned nearb, the è ýtiaunits repr esen t aà13.8pr cent increase above acceptable density levels.) "He has, different conclusions than I do based on the same facts » Ashe repiied.' Astis said there have been aimost no subdivisions construc- ted in Ontario during the past ten years where actual inhabi- tants match projected population tatals. He suggested stafTsfsgre of 3.5 persoa per househo d was tao high. «Even if it îs the maxmm, that's only 35 people," said Ashe.' Ini response ta a question from cauncillor Marcel Brunelle Ashe ag dthat market con~Itions plid a part in Steele Valiey's revised proposai. But he said market farces and ird planning are not incompat- "The updating is in response ta the-market and your own consul- tant's repoit," said Ashe. «Thle other wasn't a bad plan, this is a btter plan.- Edwards however, said Ashe's comment tlat the revised su)» mission represents good plan- mngwas a <fallacy." "If we agree. ta change it, we will open the door ta everyone else in the area ta came forwvard. and want- the same,» said Edwards.-. But councillor Lynda Buffett argued that caunil would have even worse problèe if it did not suprt the recommendation. Bufett said proposed popruia- tion densities contained mn Dur- hainRegion's officiai plan*review are even higher, than current levels. «We wil ho sending a m essage ta developers that says 'hold on and wait for whatever densi tz the Region says it shouid e said Buffett. "That scares me, 13 per cent is mincir. We're lookinq at 50 ta, 100 per cent and that s something Councilior Ross Batten said that given today's economic cli- mate,,there is pressure on muni- cipalities ta increase population densities. Referring to the -construction slowdown now plaguing Whitby, Batten expressed sympathy for Ashe's request. But Batten, committee chair- man said he was foroed ta revolce his vote of last week. Ites, been eating at me al week,» said Batten. ý "ýI don't normally flip my vote but rve reviewed the wvhole pro- cess and it stili came back ta me -- if we do it for one, how can we teil somneone else we can't in- crease their density7' Only Buffett and c unciilor Joe Drummn supparted the recom- mendation. Mayor Bob Attrk joined Batten, Brunelle and Edwards in denyig the increase. Counciliors Joe Bugelli and Dennis Fox were absent. Whitby General Hospital. 1991 MEMBERSHIps, Applications for memnbership in the Whitby General Hospital Corporation, for the year February 1991 t6 January 1992, are, now being accepted. COST: $5.00 TIME:- Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m.-to 4:30 p.m. Please cail in advance 668-6831, ext. 1315 PLACE: Office of the Executive Director, Secretary ta the Board, Whitby General Hospital, 300 Gardon Street, Whitby DEADLINE: Memberships may be taken out at any time, however, eligibility ta vote at the 1991 Annual Meeting is dependent an being-a member in gaad standing at Ieast 60. days priar ta said meeting (i. e. April 26,'.199 1) The annual Meeting will be held at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, J4une 26, 1991 in the Qafeteriaat the Whitby General Hospital. -For further information, please cali the Executive Director's Office. .at 668-6831,,extension 1314or 1315. Reducingwat During.th4e election campaig, I heard from a nuinher of people on a door-to-doorbais it concerns3 that we.are notf doing-enough as -a'conirunity t deal, with ,the problems of waste reduction. This is a prolemtat people feel they ca n help solve. Since the lection,, I have 'spoken with studentd? and service groups, and, the determination to eliminate excessive waste is stiil strong m our cornmunity. , ,.The strongest- waste reduction prograxn in the country was announced recently by Ruth. Grier, minister of thé enviroinment. Grier stated that the. message she received from municipalities, industries,' community nd environmental groupa acros the Proicwa loud andcer "W mùst ail take action ... now!" HiTorialwaste man'agement polic*es are no longer tenable and'we must change the wvay we think about garbage. We muet start thinking "used resources" mnstead of "waste" - atprsn we are wasting resources. The plan makes the flrst R ofthe3 Re -- reduction - the top pniority. By 1992, we aim to divert from disposai a minimum of 25 per cent o f our waste and 50 percent by the year 2000. The new rules which are to be put in place by next year follow four basic themes:' 1.- Reuse valuable resources: This means strong regulatory measures to reduce at source the flow of valuable resources now going to disposai. Legisiation (for ail but the smailest businesses, Industries and- municipalities) wiil require mandatory source separation of (wet/dry) waste materials at mAijor retail mails, construction and demolition sites, office complexes, hospitality «services including larger restaurants, institutions, such, as schools, colleges and hospitals, and larger- manufacturing industries, ail of which generate 60 per cent of the provinces garbage. 2. Develop the necessary prograrns: Provinciailassstance programs wiil build on the sucoess of the bina box program: mandatory recycling will bo required in ail but the smallest -.municipalities by early1,992, toincsea cess torecychiff The programn wiil bo expanded ta include corrugated cardboard, telephone bookse, magazines, boxboard and mixed'rigid plastic containers. Depots wiil be, encouraged and supported in rural areas. 3. Investing in used resoiûrces is profitable: We want ta create markets for used niaterials; aggressive marketin strategies will be developed. in consultation with other levels of government, industiy, labour, business and environmentalists. 4. Major social change effort:* Education programs wiil be geared to the public, achools, mufficipalities and'industries ta provide information, promotion, training, and. technical assstance on waste reduction. The government itself ýwillget its oWn house in order by carefully checdng il -of, its aýctivities withan eye To waste reduction. As previou01Y ahnouncedý the 'LOBO has be directed ta prepare its a ction-plan for reuse and recycing. This is one of many such initiatives that are currently in progess. There will ho a provincial waste reduction office ta co-ordinate policy and regulatary development, and to immediately begin province-wide consultation. 'Tropical Daze' downtown It May he hard ta think «warm»* right nom, but froni March 14-16, downtown- Whitby wiil ho juat that. The 'Whitby DowntownBusi- ness Improvement Area (DBIA) has arranged events ta convey some tropical warmth, in spirit if not in weather. S«'ropical Daze' will *include fruit taste-testing il a.m. ta 1 p.M. ThursdaLy to, Saturday,- and ree tropical gariands ta o1be handed out b DBIA. stak. There wiLl ho a banana' giveaway on Saturday, il a.m. ta. 2 p.m. at the four corners.-A tropical bird dispiay willbho held in the Whitby Public Library, auditorium on- Saturday,"10 ar.-. to3 p.m. Tom okni guest speaker at Chamber meeting Tom Hockin, Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism, will ho eset speaker at the annual hitby Chamber of Com- merce/Junior Chaînhor meeting on Wednesday, March 20." The meeting, open ta the pub- lic, wiil be held in the Régal room of the Centennial Buildinig., Whitby Jayceei are hasts.- Tickets are, $30 for members, $35 foir non-members. Cocktails at pm.,dinerat7 pa. Forticet, cîlthe chamber ofi0 a 640. A band wili play at the tour corners on Saturday, il a.m. to, 2 p.m. There will be draws for 'down- town dollars" for -prizes of $100 $50 and ftesh pîneappies, ($2d value). Ballots are available at DBIA mernbers' stores. Chamber to hold Citizens' Forum Iboh Whltby Chamber of Commerce along with. the jWhitby ulycees, wiffl hcut >a rCitizens' Forum on Canada'.- Future at the ýWhItby municipal buildig on Thuréday, April il at p hamber president Bob Stanley may "bisle, an unprecedented o ppatunityfor 'Canàaains-from, a, backgrounds and ail walks af 11fe tocorne together to, discus the issues that most affect them. y,'leran poprtunlty ta present you viwson how you want aur country definèd -- its a.chance ta be a participant in -Canada'. future." .For- the, pat few months, thousanda of Canadians ail acrosa the country have 'met to, discusa the, future of Canada. Citizen.! Forums, The People speak, collect and- -focus citizen.! .vlews aabout A report from ail theý Citizen' For ums' information,. will ho pro 'sented, tothe federaM vmenit