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WHFI'Y MRE P1PESS, WEIMNSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1991» PAGE 29 Leter:Eletio frum ocation, orgaiation criticized To the. Editor. I have been in a state of perplexcity aînée Oct. 29 when an open debate. was hosted by the Chamber of 'Commerce for candidates running for regional coundil and candidates for mayor. This event. was attended by an overflowing .ful -hbuse 'of concerned citizens, many of whom had to stand for over two hours. Most of our schools have large 275 at Nei*ghbourhoodiWatch meeting *By Marlo Boucher About 275 out of the 300 ople invited attended a Neigh- brhood Watch meeting at tiie Thunderbird Golf Club on Myrtie Rd. in Ashburn last week. According, te Jackie Andrews, chngesn of, the Neighborhood Watc for north Whitby, at least 75 par cent of the residents in a designated area had te attend the meeting for the neighborhood te become part of. the Watch prcgram.- Brooklin United Church news The congregation gathered on T1%"dy evening, Oct. 29 te say farewell te, Rev. Frazer Lacey and Margaret' Lacey, our church secretary. Chris Rabjohn, chairman of the. unified board, was chairman and expressed best wishes te, the Lcyfazily. A poemn was written and red by Vivienne Eckel, and there were poems and mnusic from the Sunday achool, junior and senior choira. A solo was sung by Jerry Miller, organist, accompanied by Norm Williamns. A humorous élkit written,b Marg Wilson was pesented4 Harry Agar, Maine Vallance and Jake Morrow. Bannera made by the ciidren anid their teachers of the Sunday achool decorated tme hall. Gifta of appreciation were presented te the. Laceys , and refreshments and a soial hour concluded the evenin¶. Ev. Pi FtzsimmQns is the new church secrtary. The office is open Tuesday te Friday, 9 a.m. te noon. The. UCW Novemberfest Bazaar will b. held on Saturday, Nov. 23 from il a.m. te 2 p.m. Soup and sandwich lunch wili b. served, and there will b. crafts9, sewing, knitting and bake tables. The. mission and service committee is presenting the. County Town Singera on Monday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. ickets are $6 each and available from Bob Eckel at 655-4411 or the church office at 65M4141. DISCO VER, She said she was- surprised that 80 per cent of- the -people in tha north Whitby area attended the meeting. «It was a great turnout,» ah. said. Andrews said there have been a lot of break-ina in the neigh- bounhood since the spring. «Whan there's a reason for something, people show up,» ah. said. .According te Kristina McCann, community services co-ordinater with the Durham Regional Police there are 14 Neighbor- hood*ac areas in Whitby., She said when an incident occurs, a iresident calis police. Witbin about 24 houra, the block captain tries te contact the approximately 25 households he/ sha is responsible for, te inform them of the incident, «It juat heightens awareness," said McCann. The program, which started in 1984 in Durhamn Region, helps residents communicate and stay on the lookout for aspicieus strangers in the neighbourhood. "It's as good as the communi'ty is willing te put inte it, ah. saïcL McCann said the program alo tends te bring the community together. e s . O .0 a th *I B opmd Su auditoriumns for whidh' weý pay high;tax dollars. Why;can't these important debates take place in one of these. achools -that wou]d allow for everyone to be able to be seated. If they expect, or want a good turnout than be prepared to be açcomtnodating. Also, why are these debates cut off at 10 p.m. or 10:30 pa. when there is so much we want te know?. Are the custodians running this town? Too much time wàs spent on repeated questions a nd answers. Only two questions were asked from the main body- of, this large audience 'uiot fair' and then we were ail ushered out. SSuggestion -- forget the miciophones, some peope just like- te grandstand anyway. Have everyone who wishes write their' questions, and a selected non-plitical panel should be' designated te, direct these questions at wbichever candidate or group of candidates il?. aimed, important issues coming te the foreground. This method should eliminate abusive attacks on specific candidates and I think most- of us are capable of interpreting the answers ourselves. It was quite evident: as the. evening progresSd that the new boy on the block, Jim Priest, was targeted for direct, intentional bits. There was a question directed te Mr. %rest, from a very nervous young man, about whether the Kirkland. Lake dumpoite --was safe? Since there were only two minutes allowed to respond, the answer was "yes," it was a- safe site."e Why then did everyone else on the panel have the anawer .- wasn't necessary.'0f -course this pvided an opportunity for Joe Drumm, Marcel Brunelle and Rosm Batten te, blast away at Jim Prient, which was' called ,for. Tom Edwards then had to remark with venom that this teenager had done his homework, and it was too bad Jim, Priest hadn't done bis. This ddidt.impresa the audience, and- doesn't Mr. Edwardsknow that when you have te asI a questio, you haven't done your homework. Mr. Priest answered t he'question, and as a minîig- consultant, I- believe that in aul probability , ha had done'bis homework maUny times over. I M. ~ngt Whitby 2 respond to PACT suürveyv FROMPACiJ27 Whitevale was' agai proposed as a landfihl site. PACT said many' candidates also claimed lack of knowiedge when aaked about incineration. Prient answered 'Don't know' te eight of nine questions about. incinerator disposai. "One quare of those respond- inM did not know, what- theBy would do should a proposai for use of incineration ha presented for future waste disposai in Dur- ham Region,» said PACT. «Althoug such a proposai i ;et te be resented by the Regon.PACipis shocked by the pe rcntg of, uninformed candi- dates seeking our vote. -ELECT Brian Wîck NORTHI WARD COUNCILLOR - 29 yoar resident of Brookn - Busines Administraion Graduai. -General Manager of Brooklin Bulletin and 1h. Vldolo image -Past Presdento0fthe Oplhnist Club of Broodin 3 3yoarsChrman for the Heai and Stroke Foundation, Brookin & area'campaign -Broodin Scout Leader for il1yeml VOTE BRIAN WICK NOV.1 2TH AUTIORMZD BY THNOFMF R BIWC Don Mitchell NORTH WARD COUNCILLOR '1. je « Born and raised in Bro 'oklin Lives and works in Brooklin. Legal training and expenience Manager - Owner of Mitchell, Brothers Building 'Supplies ON NOV. 2thý vT VOT~itcheI AUTHORi D Bi> tFHECF9 o q N *>Jý1i, ) S] FOR AL YOU municipal efection i!;Éz