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PAGE 8, WHFB FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1991 Mor potctonneded for. Lynde Marsh, ýwarns Brunelle -Mor.etaioaecseesment By Mike Kowalski A proposed environmental management plan does net suffi- ciently- protect Lynde Creek Marsh froni development, warns councillor Marcel Brunelie. More safeguarde are needed if the enviroximexital -sensitive wetlammds are te withK ndthe impact of 6,700 future inhabi- tante living next door, says Brunelle. It may even require the Ontario govermment taklng a dlo- ser look at a proposed 700-acre deveiopment near the mash li order te ensure its protection, Brunelle suggests. Town council's planning anmd developMent committee- reconi- mended Monday that an environ- mental management plan (EMP) for the Lynde Shores area ba Alhuha draft EMP was endorsed by council last month, the new version responds te com- mente made during a public meeting prior te couxiil's appro- val. Consultant Làinda Hellas told committee that no major modifi- cations were required as a resuit of the meeting. TIhe EMP - was prepared in conjunction with the Lynde Sores Secondamy Plan. Approved by bath Whitby and Diurham ERegion i 1989, the plan calle for development of abut 700 acres of land to, the east of the marsh. Housing, parks and echoole are planned for as maxiy as 6,700 residents. A 185-acre industrial park north of Victoria St. and south of the Canadian National railway tracks le part of the projeet. Aiso included ije the $150 mil- lion eeeomn of the Whitby repared by Bird anmd Hale Ltd., the 200-page etudy addreses the potential impact of the secondaiy plan on the area and makes recommendations for the management of open epace laxids. But, according te, Brunelle, the plan does not go far enough. «I think theyve done as weli as axionecando, but I don't think thyve done enough te protect the mareh fromn 6,000 people," Brunelle said following the meet- The marsh is the largeet wet- land remaining between Oshawa and Hamilton. The Bird and Hale study iden- tifies 153 different types of plants growng in the marsh and a wide variety of animal life within its perixneters. Durng last month7s meeting, Brunelle asked about measures te protect the mareh froni two potentiai threate once liousing is built -- young children and cats. Brunelle said children would consider the marsh a playground while stray cats could devastate the wiîdlife. Hellas ireplied at the time that fencing and a buffer zone of aunfriendly ve;etation" with prickly thorns will be positioned between the imaeh and public corridors in tlhe hope of keeping people out of sensitive areas. As for wandering felines, Hel- las eaid there le, little which can be demie unlese the municipality je prepared te pase a bylaw restricting the freedom of cats. However, Brunelie teld The Free Press the probleni is "More thaxi jutcats' I~I~Y iiXi .1 z 1ss - -------- STEVE RIEI[LLY (left), chairman of Durham Region Action Committee in Tràinin (DRACT), and Dur- ham Coilege president GalryPgolonsky took part in recent graduation ceremonies for mature students froi several progrmeofferedthrough DRACT sponsorship. M tr students who were jpre- viou.sly unemployed were able to return to schoo1 and pick up a skili. Peter Tomblin photo NOTICE 0F PROPOSED NURSING HOME LICENCE RENEWAL AND REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS PROJECI 282-91 Pursuant ta the Nursing Homes Act, notice is hereby given of the intent of the Director, Residential Services Branch, to renew the licence of the following nursing homne:. Sui iiycrest NursinÙ Home VWi:by, Ontario Suomissions concerning the proposed licence renewal may be sent to The Directo, Residential Services Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health, 15 Overlea Blvd., 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4H 1A9, (416> 963-1038 by May 20, 1991. Please mark the name of the nursing home and the project number on submissions. The Director will consider ail submissions prior ta approving the proposed renewal. SMinistry Ministry of of Cammunity and Health Social Services Ontario Highland helps to stage MS bike tour By MaareenQuinliain Highland Van axid Storage of Whitby will again be helplnj te st eeOntarie Multiple Sclerois 10 Bike Tour Aug. 17 anid 18. «We want te 'lend a helpg haxid,» sys Crystal GlasBpeli, Highlanid president, and former president of the Whitby Chamnber of Commerce. For three years, Highlanid has been donating their ýequipment axid employees ta the tour. "Ites gene well in the past, but this year we expect the tour torg really, really well," eays Glaspel Last. year the Toronto area raised over $700,000 from the tour for the MS Society. This year's goal is $1 million. Athough the race isn't until summer, riders are now finding sponsors for their journey te .tchener for the course's starting lime. The' 150kmn race, froni Kit- chener ta Guelph, includes Whitby cycliste. Highl)'and trucks and vans are used te transport bikes and gear. Highlanid is planning a team of their own and challenges other bueinesses to, do se. Other sponsors of the tour are Bell Cellular phones, Coca Cola, Atlas Van Unes, General Foode and Toshiba. Atlas, for which Highland is an agent, places MS Bike Tour stickers on tlheir trucks li the long distance fleet that travels across Canada. Sne 1979 CaitlGan -e .lBuins Do yu rerainerso ivi Goodwill Indutie rcles Cunin need of repair, such as smail appliances or ripped Jackets? We tend te feel guilty about passing. on te someome e a repair task that we ourselves cannot do. Unfortunately, these itemns usually get baged asg~e lmo fGowl However, aftr tai ngwith Dian ns oGodil Industries, I learned that not only are your useful unwanted. articles needed for instant; resale, but they gladly welcomeý broken sinall appliances and wiil accept tomn garments -- even though lothing in good condition ie preferred.. Smal appliances get refurbishedthrough the Goodwill's rehabilitation prograni. Items that cannot -be fixed, such as radios with circuit boards, get sold in their as id shop. Ail clothes are placed on a conveyor beit at the main Goodwill store. Clean saleable garments are sent to any one of their 17, locations, wile soiled 'clothing je bundled, weighed and purchased by salvage companies< who, in turn either send it of? ta the third worl d countries, or separate tle textures, buttons, etc. for their use. Unfortunately, Goodwill recently made the decision not te accept the donations of large applianceâ or heavy furniture that require reupholstery because these activities were not providing job t*aining te clients"anïd were very expensive te run. Second-hand dealers, salvaprs'and mumicipal collection systems wili likely be the donor s most convenient option for disposai.* Furniture that is in good condition. is'stili acceptable, and pick-up service is available for large items only by calling (416) 362-4711. Last December, a Goodwill store was 'relocated from Oshawa's Simcoe St. ta 1121 Dundas St . E., hitby. With 6,000 sq. ft., this new store selle clothing, shoes, toys and emal appliances. ., Reegy, Goodwill devised a new osrpsspricing systemi. Their purpose was te eliminate barginig completely, allow its customers te, find a bargain4 offer low prics, and enable custômers ta calculate the total purchase.Preiviously, customers had te wait until they reachelthe check-out before they knew the asking price. New attend ed-trailer depots, each marked "Attended Donation Centre (ADC), are renlacing the familiar r:Of boxes. A. Goodwill ADO me situateâ in the Whtby MaIl par ng lot. In an effort te show people how ta recycle, a fiyer called 'Recycle with Goodwili' has been produced. lI addition. Goodwill Industries of Toronto continues te search for new ways to help the enviroiment li its mission te provide vocational rehabilitation training. COMING EVENT: April 21, noon, Iroquois Park arena, first annual 10 km.ý Run to Preserve the Plaxiet Earth, in conjunction with the. Whitby Tigers running , club. Resfreshments will be served, 50 lug-a-mug. Proceeda will go to a local enviroximental project. For details cail, Kent MacCarl at 666-1052. - ic Brunelle said he has spenit cons iderable time in the area in recent weeks andid l deeply con- cerned about the marsh's future. He notes that prestige indus- trial land is planned for the area north of the marsh aid suggests it be extended. "Why.net industrial lanid on th oth side te protect the marsh as a bufer? Why put residential land right therer» he asks. Brunelie said he did net pur- eue his objections during the meeting because the remilt was a «forgone conclusion.-» «It's almost like they're (com- mittee) wearing rose-coloured glasses, th e're seeing what they want te see. Brunelle also expressed dis- appomntment in Ontario's New Democratic Party government. "If they're as concerned about the environment as they say they are, Pm surprised they're not looking at it further.» If council approves the EMP next week, it wiii be submitted for consideration by both - the. Central Lake Ontarxo Conserva- tion Authority and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. It must aIse be endorsed by the Ontario Ministry of Munici- pal Affaire before the secondary pan is aproved. If theminlstry gives its blese- ing te bath the EMP and second- ary plan by the summer, subdivi- sion plans couid come.forward as early as the faîl. However, the Ontario Ministry of Government Services, the lar- geet landowner in the eecondary are;, must be exempted from the requirements of an environmen- Durham Region, a develop- ment compan, and a private citizen are the other aiffected landowners. Upon approval of the' second- ary plan, the Town will then prepare a detailed masterp an which will impîment he EMP requirements for the open spaoe lanids, Man stabbed Durham Regional Police arp, investlgating a robbery and stab- bing incident which ccurred ini Whitby on Tuesday. Police report a 19-year-old mani was walking through the parking lot near the A&P grocery store on Thickson Rd. S. about 8:30 a.m. when he was approa- ched by two other men. The man was asked for hie wallet, and when he refused -to comply was kicked by one man and stabbed with a nIchfe by the other. After taking the wallet, the sus pecte fled the scene. The mani was taken te Oshawa General Hospital, treated. and released. Hie wallet contained personal papers but ne money. One suspect le described as a white maie, about age 20, 6 ft. taîl, with brown ehoulder-length hair and wearlng grey jeans, black boots and a red shirt. The other suspect is shorter anid was weanf a black jacket. Constabe Bicl Olaisen of the Whitby detachment is investigat- ing the robbery.. %h