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PAGE 6. WIIITY FREEPRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17,1991 Theonly Whitby Newspaper owned and operatecI by Whitby residents for Whitby residents! Published every Wednesday by 677209 Ontario Imc. at 131 Brook St. N,YWhitby, Ontario Li N 5S1 P Ph on e 668-6111 To ro nto Li ne 427-1834 Doug Anderson - Pubisher Maurice Pilfier - Editor Alexandm Martin - Production Manager 2nd Class Postal Registration #05351 To t e .diorS . Sick of the whining To the Edltor: This is a slory ta the press and the Kaspuscinski group.ta prosent another side. Qut. frankly, 1 amn sick of ail the whining and your one-sidednoss. Living on Lockridge St., 1 couldn't car. less about a parkette. 1 feel bath sites are unsuitable. Briargreen scared me because of the traffic an Cochrane St., and the hazard of spoeding cars and a passible child abduction unîess 1a tennis court high 'fonce was constructed at an astronomical pruce. Kapuscinski is surraunded by waods where kids couîd get lost and weirdos could. lurk. Over pratective -- you bet. As of the Kapuscinski kids crying when the trees were cut down, give me a break. There are acres of them and they'lI be the firai, in the parkette,' and their momns cari watch tram their yards while the rest af us have ta trek over with buggies, juice and the warry af running kids home ta the bathroom. «Nat in my backyardn syndrome is a big part of It. As ans af the residents camjlained ta mv neighbour, she *won't be able ta sun-bathe in-' the nude. Build a fencol!» Petitions -- how accurate are theyý when' another resident told me she signod for bath petitions because she thought Rt would b. nice just ta have a park for the kids. Whon one local papor called thein the 'Kapuscinskl Guerillas' -- believo n. Now the Bugelli farnily receivos abusive, vulgar phone calîs, disregarding the tact their 12-year-old answors. I helped pick up, the nails tram their rvw ortunately, my 4-year-old diln't walk across ta play that day, othorwise she may have been injured. Vos, the Bugellis are neighbours and good friends.'f Joe made a decision you didn't like, tough, ho did his job. 1 wouldn't have been happy wkh ether decision but knew when 1 movod in here, there were Plan for a paîketto behind Kapuscinski Ct. 1 arn not about ta throw stonos or lose a friend over a palitical decision by an elected off iciai, sa grow up, people, and slafl acting like aduits. Judy Gorman Whltby Need more programs for youth To the Editor: THE HEART and Stroke Society of Ontarlo' school; An. *HtSof Belwooôd; Fmn Meely held an apca tlon uacen o oJump Ropefor HeMcouo Localpunters alwdmc1snts lIncludec for Duham, Reglon; Patty Omcclo of St (fmm loft) Anne Roberts, managr of Thsmsechool, an John ComM o f St ongolng promrms for Heait androk Thersa.Fmm O Ordao; hft Pa o f Bellwood public Viwon Much 'to-do' about'nothing By Barbara Black The spartlng scone in Ontario As this region is well aware, and Canada -has become Sa th ere has been an exîremeîy rnoneîarily abnoxious, it is almost unusual amauni of vandalism and n the ciminal categary. maliciaus acts performed on the The lateai grand spectacular ai property af othors by aur yauth. the Skçydamo, the basebail ail-star My first observation is t hat youth gaine, muai have cost Toronto, have toa much turne on Iheir hands Ontario and Canada $40 million ta and becamo bared wilh others and $50 million. The security roquired themselvos very q uickly. ta guard Mr. Mulroney alone cast 1 have a 14-year-ald son who is about $60,000, and tho saine at baose ends, because for ail of halds true* for the security the youth prograins that this preparatians for U.S. President region allers, he is o aid. Ho George Bush. There were sniffing wauld like ta be. able ta take -an an dogs, special undorcovor police course (cartoaning), or any ather and specially secured motor aspect of art, but non. are offered routes. Jo add insulita injury, Mr. ta a child past the age af 12. Bush bift the gaine aller the third Ipersanatly ihink il is high tino inning and ho likely didn't buy a $3 this Region reviewed and began hot o or a $2.50 tin of Cake ta restructuring their prograrns ta holp support aur divine doms. accmmodate and' include youth Another $60,000 down the drain. up ta and including the ages af 15 Aside from the preparation, and 16. there was the restoratian of the dame ta a habitable, dlean tacility. Lynda Clements It cast anoîhor $60,000 ta dlean Oshawa up aller sîoppy fans. Who pays for plyr'transportation and guesi celb tT1oll ccmmodation? We, the Ontario taxpayers, eventually pay. This $40 million or $50 million would haveý gone a long way taward cantribuling -taward accommodaton for Toronto and Ontarlo's olderly in the tarin of rotirement homes, or go a long way toward sending several hundred underprivileged children ta summer camp out of the hot city during the 'long hotsummer,' ar ta recreation pragrams and facilities ta take childuen tram the ravages aof the street Ide in ail seasons. And thon there is the Issue of the "Pocket Racket," Rajhib Ismal, accessed ta thée Toronto Arganauts for a guaranteed $18- million, one-year contract and an assured $26 million for thrée years. It is a god thing -Argos p art-awner Wayno Gre tzky is a hockey gonius. For when- it camos ta money matters, faine and fortune have abviausly gane ta his head. His partners in the Argo deal, John Candy and Bruce MoNall, wil promise the moon in order ta gain stars' and rackets. H-Iowever, the Racket has so far bambed aut,' resembling a small firocracker .soaked by, min. This 'Argonaul promotion of the Canadian Football League has been a complote flop, as Mr. Rocket in practice has suffered a pulled hamrstring, an. injured thigh, wisdam teeth extraction, did noi play in any exhibition gaines and was unable ta play the.,season apener in Ottawa. Obviously, sparts, sparts heroes and sporling events have becao big business, big bucks and big bungles. Only thase an high financial thronos, like politicians, the Bay Street Boys and families whase head af the household is a $50,000-a-yoar earner,- cari affard a nighl al the> damre. Forget, the average farnily accessing live sporting events in the ninetios. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Qué'en's Prk- Repor Signs By Drummond White Durham Contre MPP WIiile driving in downtown Whitby recently, 1 noticed that a roctthat hail only recently been approved was marked with a lreign an which wýas the former premier's naine. Also on Henry Street, the sig n describing the-repairs to the Henry Street bridge over the 401 was done on a dark blue sign -- a sign thait was surely left over tram two gaenments ago and not used during the last govemment's five years. When 1 first noticed this, 1 was a lttle puzzled. Thon 1 reaiized that there would stili b. signs that the last govemrment had used for their political advertisemrent and, of course, they would not wish ta use the dark blue that the other party favoured. Only a few people have complained thait they have received standard documents with a former gavemment's ministers listed on them. Such documents wiIl soon run oui and they il be replaced with unes that do not advertise any particular politician s name. - Thase road signs thait previously advrertised bath the minister and the premier wiIl b. replaced with onl>r an announicement of the projeci, not the palilician of the day. This wilI save us ail tax manies. The people of Whitby and Ontario.a onot need remninders af the nIes of ai former ministors. Such advortising is roally quite *Takyu insufting,. especially ai the taxpayers' exponse. Th k I ~ . i p. ____ ____ ___ ____ __'Q UI_