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MP. e PMDWHT Charge disrmssed MARY MIA accepts the sweetg rass from Marjorie Taibossagai of the An lshnawabe native health centre in Toronto during an Innu talkng circle that was part of a recognition day recentiy held ln Whitby for visiting Davis Inlet, Labrador women. Inplushare, the Whitby group which has sent more than four tonnes of supplies to the Labrador community where a mass suicide attempt occurred Iast year, organized the reception. Mary Wood of Innushare wiIl soon visit Davis Inlet. Photo by JeWsuc Lindomn Wh>b Free Presa b_~:p~c~4y>,/ man remembers a friend Jonathan O'Mara of Wlilty was a vry cdose fiend of John Candy before Candy joined Seond (ty O2ara submitted Ù* olo»igin the form of a feMrtoCanvto give roadoew ,Pimse of the man as ho.TRIIll wa& Candy ied of a heart attacklast week. Dear John Yestentlay, you left. Without I umw I ehould have seught yeu out sooner but, wth you being a mcvie star and being se busy and havingc a new circle cf friends, I would-h ave feit 1k. an intruder. Net that yeu would have made me feel that way. Just the opposite, in fact. I remember at our high schocl reunion when yeu had just finished 'Splash' and yeu were mobbed by a couple cf hundred people lecking for autographa. YeuÎ smiled at everyone and signed every slip cf paper handed te yeu. When you were flnished, you loeked tired. I appreached yeu tentatîvely since we had net seen each other for several years. Waiild succes have spoil.d my old friend? Net in the least. You gave me a bg heartfelt bear hug and s'hyljy shook my wife's hand. Yeu introduce me te your friends, Jee Flaherty and Katherine O'Hara, whem 1 had known from S5TV programis. 1 was touched that thýey came along to support you in yeur 'homecoming' $ER PAGE 13 By Mike Kowali .An. a hageultinstDur- ham Centre MPP Drummond White was dismissed in Oshawa provincial court Monday. JdeRaymond Taillon dis- miasedthe charge whihstem- mn.dfrom an * onvolving White 14-year-old daughter, at the reus of Crown attorney Brian Girison of Peterborough. Although h. muet adiiere to the terme of a voluntary 12- month recognizance, the ruling effectivelypta an end to the matter whIch lprompted White to rTex from the New Democratic P1rtcaucus at Queen's Park. The first-terjn MPP has Bat as an independent member cf -the leFsltr since the charg was laid by Durham Regional Police on Fol>. 4. Outside the o curthouse, Whites lawyer John Pay. etrossed toreporters that Whites consent te a rocognizance was ne acknowl.dg.ment of elt. 'ITis is no admission on behalf of Mr. White that ho has don., an mghingrminal » said Payne. .Tile Crown Ïaeedte have the charge dismissed because it could net b. proven.,beyond a reasonable doubt,' h. said. White, accompanied by wife Norah Bruif, said he will wait a few days before deciding whether torejinm the NDP caucus. He had been parliaxentary assistant te Municipal Affairs Minister Ed Philip at the. time the alleged effence occurred. While net blaming the. media for its reporting of hhe treubles, Investigation w-nnouncement expected By Mike Kowaloki An Ontario govrnment inves- tigatien cf Whitby Ail Saints mental health agency was expec- ted to, b. announced by Health Minister Ruth Grier this week. The. provincial probe will apparontly focus on allegations involving Al Saints' opérations which were made by the. agency's union emplcyees prier te, a recent six-week strike. Tii. workers, members of Local 2936 cf the Canadian Union cf Public Empleyees (CUPE), retur- ned te werk Menday after management apphied last week te have the dispute settl.d by first centract arbitratien. Tii. werkers previde life skills taining and other services te people with mental health pro- bliswho live in three group homes eperated by Ail Saints in Whitby. A spekesperson fer Grier was unable to, confirm details of the investigation. However, CUPE Ontarie pre- sident Sid Ryan told The Free Press that government officials informed hum that an announce- ment was forth eing. SEE PA GE 31 White did question the manner iii which the. affair was handled. «I have istrung concerne about the. degree te which an issue, of tuûs type waa pursued, said White. 'Tmn not talking about the SRE PAGE 30 See pages 15,16