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Whitby Free Press, 4 Nov 1992, p. 31

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ORVAL McLEAN AUCTirONs SAT. NOV. 7,- 10 A.M. EXCELLENT ANIU QUALIUY FURNITURE, LS CHINA, COLLECT1BLESAT ORVAL McLEAN AUCTION CENTER,- UNDSAY Property of -Merv & Eleanor Bunker,. long-tlme collectars,. and contents -ýof Ig. Victorian Bobcaygeon farmhouse. Exýcell1ent' assrment of furniture, antiques, Victarian pcls., lg. <qty. prlriitives, collectibles, hard.to-find i many rare "& one-of-a-F md, Jeeirhundreds','of-pcs- o excelent glass & china Dn' iss, this one. ORVAL MoLEAN AUCTIONS ORVAL& BARRY MOLEAN, AUCTIONEERS (705) 34273LINDSAY CORNEIL'S AUCTIONBARN FRIDAY NOV. 6 AT 6' P.M. 3 MILEM EAST 0F LITLE BRITAIN ON COUNTY. RD. 4 THE ESTATE 0F THE'LATE LEANDER VRADENBURG 0F CANNINOTON PLUS -OTHER CONSIGNORS Antique oak dresser & washstand, antique, buI's-eye,,double' bed, washstands,, maple office desk, 6-pc. modern maple dinette'ste., c.hesterfield & chair, 5 wooden ktchen chairs, swing mirror, dryer., 15: cu. ft. ýchest freezer, upright freezer, antique chests ef drawrsnewbrass bed, Electrolux, ,vac>u um,1 blanket' box, lazy boy chair, wooden rocking- chair, .antique chest -0f, drawers, refinished bonnet chest, refinished blanket. boxes, butternut bonnet chest, ,refinished oe-face bookoase, 2 Victorien chairs, 18HP Cub Cadet hydrastatic lawn tractoe w/0 mower, 48n snowblower wlcab, chains & wheel'weights, '(50 hours in excellent condition),, .194 DogéCoronet in go condition, p lus a qy0fcina, * lass, amail electrical appliances& ~ousehokdit ems. DON & GREG CORNEIL -AUCTIONEERS'- RR #1, LITTLE BRITAIN» PHONE ORI FAX 705-786-2183 AUCTION SALE- "KAHN COUNTRY A UCTIONS" Every Wednesday at '6:30 p.m. Located on Brock Rd., Pickering, 3 miles"-north of FIwy. 401 (exit. #399). Featuring every Wed..an excellent- selection of antiques, fine furniture, glass, china, colecëtibtes, primitives and the unusuals. So join us everyý Wed. "and' partiîcipate ýin one of Ontario's 'true' auctions with no buy-bac ks «or .reserves. "Consàign- ment and estate selling our specialty." Cali ,us today. -Previews. from i p.m. KAHN AUCTION SERVICES (416),683-0041 SUNDAY AUCTION <-THIS SUNDAY NOVA8 12 NOON - PREViiW 11:30-A.M. AT THEKNIGHTS 0F, COLUMBUS CLUB 133 BROOK ST. NOR'rH, WHITBY To settle the, estate of Clara, Brown &. others. Antiques, *reproductions, etc., including 9-pc. walnut dining .,-room ste., 3-pc. walnut bedroom ste., c0unt ybed, double brass. bed, oak -=ocase, pine shelves & bookcases, extension* table & leaves, round centr-pedestal table,. pine dr sink, jelly cupboard, washstan, Chevlmirror, loveseat, wardrebe/ *dresser, pine harvest table & 6 hoop chairs.,.varieus -dressera chests,> parleur& occas. tables & chairs, Pr. vitrine tables, steamer trunk, coffee & end table set, press-back & ether recking chairs, pine cupbard, pine wardrobe, wire porch spet, lamp tables, pine & other lin en boxes, pine ^benches, asst.ý lamhps,, ýwhat-not stands, çhaving stand, quilt rack, several euiR's, weather ývane, Persian ,& e Oiental 1carpets, - ,glass, _.china, brass,, cast, ron decorator pcs., piano stiool, cïast iron fancy parlour steve, mffirrors, 'prints, pictures, plus much more.: Terms: cash, -'cheque (Visa, M/C 3%/ premium). Snack'bai. AUCTIONS UNLIMITED 519-345-2426 519-345-2082 Octagonnihot The Optirmiat Club fait that if a program was ta be ceraated -for kidds on H[alloween night, itwouid have ta, be se geod that the teens couldn't reast participating. -Each cf the participants contributad $20 tawards their night on the tawn,' with the optimist 'club contibuting "the balance cf the merdes required ta make the programa a success. Octagon president Steve Webb said, 'The night on the tawn was tatally cool, we ail really appreciated the support'wahavýe beau gettiug from< the Optimiats and from our advisors Keith and Brian Wick"' The Octagon Club was formed last'spriug becausa the Optimiat club' faIt that -thera were a number of, teens in "the community who were out wandering the streets with notbhng te do. The Octagon Club is controlled by a board cf directers cf youth and has 20 members ini ail. The ciub's purpose is ta provide an opportunity for youth in the comunty te davelop raceaioal programs and, activties ta keep themsalvas active and eut cf trouble, and ta, provide'service ta the community. The Octagon Club"meats twvica a wek t he ffce of Brooéklin Bulletin on Way St. in Brooklin andhbas a sprta night once a week at M eadowcrest public school. ln between formai meetings, the, idahaVe set up a d"o-i centre in the back cf Broodin Bulletin's offices complete ' with telavisioni, VCR and Nintendo. Townneeds PROM PAGE 6 we are> endangering the water, air, soil of our local ecosystem. Not only that,. but the Town andl even the Region co naider: e nvironinental ýissues ,ýte be the p%%0lem Of someone -,the Central, LaeOntario Coniservation* Authority or the provincialo federal iinistries of- the, environnent. -1The Towýnwu not entrust our future economic growth te 'the- provincial and federal, 1governments. Se why' would,ý we trust týhem ta take proper care of 'the land,, air and water where we live? The Region's health departm ent is concerned about water quality. But they aren't interested in the affluent ,that, gats dumped, inta the lake, atreama and lands of the ragion. They become involved aèfter the fact when we want te taka water from the laka or the ground ta, drink No oea at the Region or tha Town is 'concarned about air 'quality,. that's some other levaI of government's concarn. If an industry dumps stuff in the air or water or on its proparty, that may be of soe concern ta, the Town but they do, -not have anyone with the knowledge, or understanding cf the potential impacts. The bast they can do is get soe help from the province,, who wîillý have soe scientific lcnowladga, but" little understanding 'cf our ,,local aecosystam. Nor will they be'held accountable if they wera wrong or- mislead 'When the new directer cf marketing 'parachutes 'soe proposais Co6uncil's way for the re-location of sée new industry, we citizens can attend public meetings 'and ask what the environmantai 'impact may 1be. UnÏdoubtedly, we' would be tald'by people'who know next, te nothing about any potenitial impact, there will be nene. .Further questions from the public on the matter would then. betreated "as irralevant or obstructionist or 'sflly. The deal would go through. Why are those who cara about the vary place that gives ail of us life alwaya, treated as, the "oppostion" or as "the, lunatic fringe?" la it crazy ta, want to, ensure wa are not enéidangering oUevs y aaging the earth? Isn't'sthat juathealthy. seif-preservatien? If that makes sensa, and it sure should, thon why isn't there a 1 director ý of the Whitby ecosytem sitting beside the Marketing guy? Shouldn't. .wa have someone te, insura that'the industries we get wili net-have a, negative impact on Our environent andultimately on US? One day 'we vwill have, somatbing like a Diractor of the WVhitby Ecogistem. In that; future wa will "'considar that positin' vitally important as we atruggla' ta repirthe serious damageto Our land, air and water in Whitby. By then it will be painfully Raies for homesopposed FROMPAGES wharaý support facilities should be located*"', Ha notad" that Ajax has a bylaw govarning location of greup hoimes'and sugged that ene may be' naeded inWhltby. David Forget of the Aia pan- uigdepartment tod The Free Pres8 ha group ho me regula- tiens in his munuipality are part of the tawn'ls urban ares, bylaw. Forgat said group homes are permxte i residential areas, No home can be" within 500 mnetres of a similar facility and only one home is alod r neigburhood..as defined in the taown's community plan, s'aid For- Thae bylaw does net include crisis care facilities, foster homes or corractionai group homes. Whitby councillor John DoIstra said the Ajax bylaw will ba stu- died b hitby officiais. «Noodyinopposd tagroup homes,» said Doîstra. «Mhe issue hara is that thay shouldn't ail be on one street or ena block.7 Whutby Free Press, Wednesday., November ,199?, Paq 31 env ironmental diz*rector> obvieus that ensurng we have a- healthy ecosystem isn't someone else'sproblem. We will ail suifer, perhaps fata]ly from theêfact that we did not use knowledge we had because we thought. other things were more important. Opinions e'xpreaaed are thow vië the author. aie - By Const.,Grant Arnold Durbam Regional Police Crime Stoppers and Durhamn Regional Police are asking fo& thepublic's help in solving a robbryta occurred in Oshawa. on esday, May 26. At10:05 p.m., just prior to c1osing two maies entered Mav's 'Convenience' at 226 Gibbons- St. Te 'one suspect, who was, arnied- with, a handgun, I-ockedthe door afler entry and- then confronted the victim who was near the cash, register.- The clerk was told to hand over the'cash And',aise two Nin tendo machines that.were in cases. The unarmed ,suspect demanded cigarets before ýbothsuspectsfled from the stbore, niorth oný Gibbons St., céa'rry»ng the two Nintendo machines -and a yellow Loblaws bag with four cartons of Players Light cigar'ets. Susec # isdecrbed as maie, '*hite, 5-ft.,,10-mns. le was wearing a black, full-face mask with a redstripe around -the. eye area, black jacket blue jeans, black, knitted gloves and' was armed with a handgun.< Suspect #2 is male, white, 5-ft. 10-ins. He wore a baby blue full-face mask, blue jeans with a rip high on the left leg and black, knitted goves. *Cime Stolppers will pae up to $1,000 for information, leading' to the .arrest! of the, two' suspects., If you have any information regarding this offence or any other serious:crime, calus. As, acaller you- wil be given a'-,Code nuxnber and'not. requre to go to court.' TeCrme Stoppers number is 436-8477 (that's 436-TIPS). Constable Grant Arnold, is the -co-ordinator with the Durham Regional Crime Stoppers and writes this article to help combat.crime. TUE ZOO ineREUCE WAT genratd b it one st. n ifat, thr te Ryling Couicil Onorifpesntarthiowithrha e1991 OCntario WurmtEn MinnilatennAadNefork (Dutstand Peing nsttional 3R Initiative.' Foertentpate isona fw aerction, ecyithe onea hef from visitez s. As a visitor, here is howi you can participate: *Reduce waste by bringing only as much food, in reusable containers, as youland your faxmly can eat. Or Iug-a-rnug and' plate ta McDonald's, and do not over-order. 7 *Look 'for the dsgntd reciycling coiitainerà to place emp pcrs, and tfake home plastic 'bags fior reuse ,or, reyc1ing. Plastic film such as milk and radbgs, are now coliected for recyclinlgIy some supermaàrketâ.. Take horne glas> bottles or any other recyclable items te your blue box. *Use the 'paper drop box at'the eit for any.unwanted, mapa and guide books for reuse, or deéan paperfor ,rëcyrcling.' *Fruit, peels or vegetable wastes can be taken. home te < yor opost bin Or seek. out the composters inth demonstration area in the .'backyaýrd conservation area' beside, the education building'., Be "surethat only.,orçanic food waste is' placed into them. The resulting compost wzll be used on the adjaoent organic garden. * Compact any waste you generate so that it takes up les space in t he garae. bins. If you are thinking about crunching Up a petata chip, bag, remember t hat arnsed, turned-inside-out petate chip bag wil. make an ideal smal glossy gift bag. *Most visitorp carry a tate bag. If you make any purchases, integift8sop refsabg and use your own. Als, takea moment ta read the zoo's 'environmental pledge sign'located- in the entrance beside the gift shop. *Do not litter as unsightly de bris can also cause ilinless or injury ta animais. One gift idea that dees not require packaging or wrappingý is 'Adopt an Animal' gift choice. Cail Olga at (416) 392-9101 te. receive an Adopt an Animal brochure that includes' fuli, programn details. A'tax receipt will be issued. I I '.4 T' -j

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