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WHY'H FEEPFR89S WEDNESDAY, DEacmBER , 1D91, PAGE 5 - - - - - - - - - Engineering richanges resolve concerns over pond wrk ..............M *eff*Yl :N 4.. By Mark Beesor Major safety concerna raised xw eibours'of the Skipton, Fond storm wator detention pro- ject north of Flint-Or., have been resolved., Flint Cr. resident Véra H[ugel sa: remaining issues are miner, nd wilolo .1oked at sometime ini February Town works commissionoir Wayne Hancock could not ho reached for comment. *: Hugel sakys construction Pro- bably wondt resume until Janu- m~mnaisonhome ary because of engineering ho hurt dimbing Up and thon chanums to, the projeet, which. *A walkway to. ho constructed over a 16 foot high weir. ]Rosi- dents had.fae childron. could fallng off he stuctre Tebottom o h weir will now ho left open, eliminating the SEE PAGE 30 .Elderly, disabled care reviewed SCM peole tâÎeut for an information meeting on'the. r' ation of elderlIy and dis- abl ecrsservices i Durhsun. The- meeting, held at Fairview Ixgreviewed a consultation = putout by the Ontario î st e of Health and Coin- muniMty and Social Services. Thepaper proposesrmeding long-toqm cue and support ser- vies for.,seniors, é ahinoe the emphasis from institutions o the homùe and commiunity level. If udopted, essentiel services, Committëe may decide on fûture of Sinclair school ByMro Boucer A rcmendation may ho made next week concerningthe future of the old Sinclair s91ool- house in Wlhitb. Trustees on the Durham Board of Education's property, planning and transportation commttee may consider relocating. the school at next week's meeting -- despite the wishes of some Whtb~ councillors that1 the pcoil reserved on site. «< The board wants financial hl fin the Town of Whitby or Durham Region to move the building either off site or te a new location on the saine pro- perty The cost of moving the school, built in 1874, anywhere ha been estimated at $100,000. ý Additional coste of moving the school togethor with ongoing maintenance could result -in an additional çost of more than $100,000. The board decided at a- Nov. 25 meeting, the sciool, is no longer recpned as a hoard office, particularly with plans to -build a new education centre.. One of the options is te relo- cate -the school before the start of construction, on the new educa- tion,.centre, and Whithy second- am school, eh built on the old school: locatonoff Taunton Rd. near Hwy 12. W;hitby councillor Joe Drummn sasanother possibilityli for the 001ho e b" part of the cern- p 1e, says the school could h. useful -in teachinq, children about the history of Whitby. . It will lot kids lcnow what it used te ho like going te school in WJhitby," he says. Councillor Marcel Brunelle says the board must take respon- siiiy on the- future of the «They ought te exhaust ahl the iblties hefore givingso- sibhlhty te the muncipa ity, he gays.« Brunelle aya the Town ha tuken its, esponslility or the preservution of historical build- mgEacuding smie that now resideuat Cullen Gardens. £oefhis is a school hoard build- ngand they should do what they fee is rfgt with it," he added. The achool is currently hoing fused as anoffice for somleof thé board'm speciel educution services staff. Need a partner for Squash? those necessary for the elderly and disablod to romain i their homes would ho made available- at no cýarge, -and would ho avail- able fr-om a singe agency. Services classed non-essentiel would still ho available, but usera would ho expected to puy some ofý the costa, the same as the situation now. C urrently famies provide fUp to 90 percent of the care for seniors remaining ut home. The population of people aged 85 and over is expected to almiost double by the year 2011, draina- tically mcreaamng the demand for Secea9. QOALý Gar e "We've Got t Ail. Make Rousseau's your o ne-stop Christmas shoppings ot this year. Big or small, we've got it ail. We've taken our "Country Gallery' and made it a clearance centre, offering up to 50% off floor model furniture. We've purchased small and unique accent pieces which will make the ideal gift. And ail our fa1ps and accelssories are being offered at pa'tastic savinýs until Christmas. This year do alyour shopping in one place, Rousseau's. Store Houw Mon. - Wed. 10 -6, ~XRNè T1 1T urs& i 10-9Saturday 10 -5. In.Storp Financing Available '4Vý X HERITAGE HOUSE imited m 1