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Page 6. Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, May 5,1993 The only Newspaper owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whtby residents! MEMBER 0F: fIONTARIO CANADIAN E~1COMMUNITY f ç COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER + NA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION c ASSOCIATION r;IgnCANADIAN MRCIRCULATIONS CNA DIVISION AUDIT BOARD 25,500 COPIES DELIVERED WEEKLY Published every Wednesday by 677209 Ontario Imc. Box 206, 131 Brook St. N, Whitby, Ontario Li N 5S1 Phone: 668-6111 Toronto Line: 427-1834 Fax: 668-0594 Doug Anderson - Publisher Maurice Pither - Editor Alexandra Martin - Production Manager Printed on newsprint with minimum 20% 4119k recycîed content using vegetable based inks. Tote edo. o Keep Brooklin 'distinct'5 To the Edtor: ln rosponse to the letter by David Gum mer <'Smoke and mirrors,' April 28, The Free Press), I would like to clear the 'smoke' from Mr. Gummer's eyes and tel him ta stop looking in t he mirror. I amn in the insurance industry and know, alter seelng the year-end prof it/loss figures for the insurance companios. that any promiums being collected now still do not pay the number of cdaims that are occurring in any one yoar. Companies are still losing money. Rt is true that they went tram losing millions of dollars ta making a profit but I must ask Mr. Gummer, why would a company b. in business if not to make a profit? This is one of the basic principlos of staying in business. The insurance campanios and an independent consuting company conducted a survey ta f ind aut how satisfied or dissatisfied the Ontario driving public was with the current OMPP systemn. They did not receive one complaint on how the systom performed when reimbursing a To the edltor: In response ta Joe comments about depositing their wares town. tell me something already know. Drumm's seagulîs ail over wo don't What's wrong with a bird doing what cames naturally? If it wasn't for soaguils cleaning up around tawn, who elso would b. doing it? I'm sure the seagulîs cdean up a lot more around aur lakes, ponds, rivers and fields than do any politicians. The politicians dont seem ta mmnd- roping in other citizens' g roperty when they want ta store uman wares by digging a big pond. It seems okay ta dump human wares in the backyard of a homneowner. What's wrong with McDonald's creating employment for the youth of Whitby? What's wrong with the maintenance jobs being created to dlean up around the McDonald's restaurant? What's wrang wth creating jobs instoad of creating layofts 1k. aIl goverrnments are doig now? driver for loss of income. This would only insinuate that the driving public is somewhat satisfiod with the systom. I will not deny that there are certain areas of the industry that could b. improved. Howover, from a promium standpoint, most companies have not had a rate incroase since J une 1990. Certainly, a rate decrease would have beon nice and maybe this is one of the major fauts that companios have in not recognizing Iong-term, claims-free drivers. I happen to bé one of them. Finally, I don't think it's been so much the tact that there has been smoke and mirrors as much a basic misunderstanding of the current no-f aut system. I suggest that ho caîl his current auto insurance company and/or broker to obtain a proper understanding of the OMPP system; At the same timo ho might just find out how many Umilions and millionsu of dollars his company made. Wayne Nelson Whitby Seaguils have been on this earth for millions of years and N'e nover heard of any human being suffering some great catastrophe because of them. Wake up, Mr. Drumm, and smell the beautiful roses that the seagulîs j ust tertilized. Len Hulsman Whltby Littie 's letter said it al To the edîtor: In response ta the letter by William D. Little <Free Press, April 28), I think the truth has been clearly spoken. and reality brought to light. I hope our politicians will take heed. Day. Wlson Herb VIsser Brooklln To the edîtor: I have to applaud Bill Little for his wonderful article 'Future bleak for Brooklin, downtown Whitby unless planning changes made' (Whitby Free Press, April 28). It really is timne for people to sit up, listen and take charge. I represent a group ot residents, 'Brooklinites- Toward a Better Brooklin,' dealing with the exact concerns that Mr. Little sets out in his article. Our primary concern is that we wish Brooklin to romain a distinct town ta live in, not to becomne part of the urban sprawl evolving from Whitby. People like Bill Little have to be admired for taking oîd buildings and enhancing them without destroying their character. He did a wonderful job on Pearson Lanes and I personally breathed a sigh of relief when he bought the Brooklin Mill as I'm sure did many other Brooklinites. The attitude of "Iet's tear that aId building down and put up a strip plaza" doos not belong in Brooklin. Too many old buildings Free parking To the editor: There are ,robably quite a f ew car owners around here whd feel that their vehicles are not welcome on somne of the streots of our fair town. Thesc' people should tako heart, for I have found a Town-owned refuge for them. It is located only three blocks south of the last parking meter on Byron Street South. The angle parking strip adjacent to Rotary Centennial Park provides hassle-f ree day and night accommodation winter and summee. People who plan to f ly ta Florida next winter shouîd consider it as an over-winter parking lot. This is not a facetiaus suggestion. The Whitby parks department- has dutifully plowed the snow on bath sides of a vehicle that has not turned a wheel for at least six months, The license stickor has now expired and they are dutifully cutting the grass on the perimeter of this hallowed parking lot. Just park your car on either side of the vehicle facing the children's playground area, and you may be goad for a year or two of free parking. Rlck Woolger -- WhItby have already been torn down, and our heritage is slowly being destroyed. I cannot believe that the Town of Whitby does flot realize the potential for Brookîin becoming an attraction for the région, one onîy has to look at Port Perry to see the possibilities. There is room for infilling in the downtown business core of Brooklin -- infilîing, of course, which fits in with the character of the village -- a point which cannot be stressed enough. Why move to the strip mails outside the area when we have a downtown business core which can provide aIl the services we require? The Sorbara Group is planning a new deveîopment in Brooklin. We met with the Sorbara Group and are working with themn in the hopes that the new deveîopment will bîend, enhance and become very much a part of Brooklin, to be able to enjoy the "fantastic feeling of community created by its lite-long residents and lifestyîe-dedicated newcomers," to quote Mr. Little. We do not want strip plazas to be built on the periphery of the town, let's enhance our downtown core and enjoy the services that we can walk to, where we can part icipate in our community. The tact that the sewers are coming to Brooklin, again something many people are against, can be used to our advantage by having Hlydro put their cables underground, impro- ving streetscaping, pîanting new trees and instaîling new ighting which wiII bring old and new together and benefit everybody. I moved to Brooklin because Brooklin is one of the few cammunities Ieft in Ontario. I arn a member of C roup 74, a 'Community Service Croup for a Btter Community.' I enjoy the community pirit where the streets are sate .for our children, so let's heed Bill Little and councillor Don Mitchell\-and heîp them make the rest of cfouncil aware of what wo want. Lot's tell them that we want restrictions on commercial g rowth away from downtown Whitby and Brooklin. After aIl, we, the taxpayors, put these people in off ice. Lot's make it we want. crystal clear what Judy David Brookln Royal recognition WHITBY ARAPAHO RANGERS Helen Dewar and Julie Lacy recentîy received Duke of Edinburgh GoId Awards from Prince Edward, recognizing their guiding achieve- mients. PhtIo by Lbrk Reesoi', WNhy Free Pres Clearing the smoke Gulis dlean Up town