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Atlantic investigated for possible spil DR. JOHN MCGUIRE, a surgeon at Whitby General Hosital, demonstrates new Iaparascopic video equipment to Whitby Legion's Bernard G reening (left) and pre- sident Jim Hillyard, WGH chief of surgery Mohamed Raymond and Le g on first vice president Henry Perry. Th e Legion's Ontario Command charitable foundation donated $12,000 to help purchase the $75,000 system, which allows doctors to operate through a much smaller incision,- dramatically Shortening recovery time and reducing pain. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Freee Press Store own ers: No neè for 'cover Up' bylaw By Mike Kowalski There ie no need for a bylaw goverýnn the sale of aduit video- tapes in Witby, some local video store owners contend. The merchants, who between them own or operate six stores in the Whitby area, believe the in- dustry is capable of poiicing itself and does not rire rglation. However, a three owners interviewed by The Free Press expressed sympathy for the goals of a coalition of community groups wanting to 'cover up' adult videotapes and magazines sold in local stores. Earlier this month, officiais of 10 different organizations met with Mayor Tom Edwards to lobby for a bylaw reguiating the sale of adult-only material in Whitby. The groups want controis on the way the material is mer- chandised, making it less acces- sible to children. They feel it should be kept in a restricted area of the store or covered up. Other Ontario raunicipalities have taken ste s to regulate the in dustry in Meir communities and the coalition wants Whitby to do the same. "I can sympathize with what they want to do, definitely," said Ken Lindsay, who wit Tom Gavalcik, owns Movie Shop out- lets in the West Lynde Plaza on Dundas Street and in Oshawa. "I wouldn't want to walk into a store with my family and have a whole wall of 'tri ple X' videos staring me in the face," Lindsay said. But while he feels there is no need for a bylaw dictating how niaterial is displayed, Lindsay said that if one does corne about, it should take into account a merchant's ability to do business. "If they pass a bylaw like that it woul d need alternatives to covering them up or putting them in a separate room," he said. "Having them in a separate room is the ideal condition but somebody just starting out doesn't have $2,000 to put in another room." Lindsay and Gavalcik, who also own Movie Shop franchises at 701 Rossland Rd. E. and in Ajax, took umbrage with com- ments contained in a March 24 Free Press story about the coali- tion's airns. The partners claim their Dun- das Street store and the Rloss- land Hoad outlet were unfairly singled out in the story. Whitby resident Kimberly Osborn, who attended the meet- ing with Edwards, criticized the Movie Shop for the way adult videos are dsplayed. Osborn said that although adult videos are kept on the top shelves out of the reach of chul- dren, youngsters can still look up and view the tapes. Gavalcik said Osborn was told that the Dunda's outiet wili soon SEE PAGE 35 By Mike Kowalski A south Whitby factory is under investigation for a possible violation of provincial environ- ment Iaws. Atlantic Packaging is the focus of an Ontario Ministry of Environment p robe for a possible breach of t he Environmental Protection Act (EPA). The investigation stems from an ap parent spill of water, used in tZ Thickson Road plant's paper recycelîng process, into nearb CoretCeek, a ministry officia s aid. However, an Atlantic spokes- man dlaims the alleged spifll 1 residue remaining fromn a 1991 spill1 for which the company was fined $8,000 last year. Minisr offliciai Larry Park told The Free Press that a "ii lar incident" to the 1991 infrac- tion is under investigation. "It's been sent to me for a possible breach of the EPA," said Park, who would not divulge many details. He said the matter "may lead» to new charges but could not indicate when a decision will be made. "Our expert witness who was to testify on damage to the environmient was in a car acci- dent," Park said. "Hopefully it won't be too long," he added. L'ast November, Atlantic was fined $8,000 for the 1991 spill. Park said about 100 galions of "iprocess water" entered the creek. "The main problemn was biolo- gical oxygen deprivation. The material took out oxygen in the water, none was left for animaIs and plants," he explained. There was "no appreciable affect" by the time the material reached Lake Ontario, Park said. Atlantic spokesman Todd Dupuis said the company did not dispute the 1991 incident. As he explained, the plant's paper tissue millis1 designed with an overflow mechanism that contains excess water. But there was a blockage and some water spilled onto the floor, said Dupuis. An employee, assuming that ail drains led into the contain- ment area, flushed the spillage out the door and into an outside drain, he said. But the drain emptied int~o the creek instead, Dupuis said. "I think most people assumed the drain went into t he clarifier," he said. The drain has since been blocked off and adjustments made to the drainage system, Dupuis said. But Atlantic maintains there was no subsequent spill, Dupuis said. "They (ministry inspectors) came back because they had con- cerns there was anoth er spili," SEE PAGE 35 businss news Operating funds Locals to receive 125 medals At a ceremony next Wednesday, several local residents will receive commemorative medals for the 125th anniversary of Canadian confederation. Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Henry Jackman will present the awards to 26 people at the Whitby municpal building, council chambers, starting at 7 p.m. Also participating in the ceremony will be Whitby Mayor Tom Edwards and Durham Centre MPP Drummond White, who nominated the recipients. Recipients are Margery Bird, Bernie Emoff, Arnbrose Fer- ren, Gail Forbes Edward Goerz, Laurel Hamilton, Chandra Hunter, Andrew koziar, Gail Lawlor, Bruoe McArthur, Sandra McCormnack, Dalton Molson, Richard Moore, Nancy Mutch, Des Newman, Nancy O'Connor, Elizabeth Peacock, Geoffrey Rison, Sid Ryan, Joan Skelton, Arthur J. Smith, Francais Sylvester , Maralyn Tassone, Brian Vrebosch, Donald Warne and Jim Woodward. 1 S e e P aes. 3- 1