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Whltby Free Press, Weclnesday, November 2,1994. Page 31 Assault ýcharge laidaftr icient at hom A 20-year-old Waller Street. lent. man faces charges of assault and threatening death after an argu- Police were called to the resi- ment with his wife turnied vio- dence around 2 a.m., Oct. 22 by a 19-year-old woman, who corn- lained her husband had grab- be er 4y the wist, bending it backwards and causing ber to fail. ý She aiso told police he threa- tened te throw her off the bal- cony. Police contacted the suspect who came into the station an(' was arrested. He was latea released on bail. NO.RTrH WARD Losing identity a concernsycaniae r I I r ByMike Kowalski Fear of losing a unique life- style may bo the 'sleeper' issue in this year's municipal election camn aig in north Whitby. AZ three candidates for the north ward seat on Town council agree that future development of predozmnantly rural and 'small tewn' north Whitby bias become a concern te many residents. But whether these worries translate inte votes on Nov. 14 remains te, be seen. Whtby' largest ward in area, but' tesmallest in population, the north ward has. been repre- sented by Brooklin business owner Don Mitchell since 1991. Mitchell, 43, captured the seat in a three-way race against Brian Wick and David Brennan. Wlok, -a 32-year-old Brookiin business owner, is. back for a third crack at becoming a coun- cillor., In 1988, Wick ran second to former ward councillor Ross Bat- ton, who g ave up the seat in his successful bid- for regionaglcoun- cil three years ago. Joining Mitchell and Wick this tume out is political newcomer Rick Sidler, also of Brooklin. K'ý former Whitby Hydro eyWpýioyee, Sidler, 38, is a self- empioyed power line worker. "The bigg3,est'issue in Brooklin is development,» said Mitchell, referrinig to the ongoing installa- tion of sanitary sewers and water mains in the village. Long demanded by Whitby politicians te alleviate se ptic tank problems and well pollu- tion, t he prject did not become a reality until early last year when the provincial government annonced a $6.7-million grant under the jobsOntario prograni. The system paves tghe way for development such as the massive 1,247-unit subdivision at Win- in the rest of the ward. "I think as long as we keep taxes at zero, people are fairly happy" he said, adding that extension of the Mlue box recy- ding proranto rural Whitby hsalso pleased many people. As for issues facing the next council, "we're pretty well on line for pcig the arena as the next Prirt, said Mitchell. Thtsgreat from where I sit," noted the long-time proponent of a fourth ice facility in Whitby. RICK SIDLER However, Mitchell has some difficulty with the proposed expansion of the. downtown Whitby library as council's secon capital expenditure pririy "Téproblem with the library is that it would need some land acquisition. An arena is just a matter of money,» lho said. In fact, a forthcoming report froni the Town's par ks and recreation department may con- tain some good news on a third icef ad at Iroquois Park, Mitchell "It looks like it will cost tax- payers loss to run three arenas than two," he said. Stressing that "I didn't make any promises last election," Mit- chell said he is "reluctant" to do so this time. "Prom where I'm sitting, this term has basically gone the way I wanted." According to Wick, north ward voters are concerned about the future of Whitby General Hospi- tal and the» proposed Lynde Shores housing development. "They know it won't bo stopped now, but people are concerned that something like Lynde Shores won't happen in the future,." he said.' '"The standards for environ- mental concerns have chanued a lot since that was approved. The latter comment was in reference to then Ontario environment minister Ruth Grier exempting the project from an environmental assessment. The uother big issue" is the future of downtown Brooklin, Wick said. "Now that they're building houses, there will be pressure for services and businesses," he said. "When the pressure is on , developers will ask council for permission to build strip plazas and maIls and downtown businesses wiIl suifer.» Although Town council'insists that measures are in place to guarantee that ýfuture commer- cial development is directed to downtown Brooklin, Wick is Cîuclmay dlaim that, but someone has to ensure it,» he said. Concern over his community's future prompted rookie candi- date Sidler to enter the political arena. "I believe we need a strong voice in Brooklin with all the development there now," he said. "I feel we need a fresh, corn- mon sense approach t'O politics." Altbough "I don't have a pro- blem with the incumbent," Sidier said certain issues such as the hosp ital, Lynde Shores and Brooklin's future required dloser scrutinyby council. «Iný a sense you're the spokes- person for the people. You should represent tbem,» he sad. "If you've gt 30,000 people saying keep ge hos pital open, you keep it open. «If you've got '20,000 peopie saying don't build on L ynde As for the north ward specif- BRIAN WICK cally, Sidier said "people in nortl Whitby still want te retain th( identity of being from Brooklir froni Myrle, from Ashbumn... the, don't want'to.lose that. "If we're puttingr in new deve lopment, we shoulid look atkeer. inîg the old areas thriving." The north ward takes in al a Whitby north of Taunton Roa' and has 3,983 residents. Ini 1991, Mitchell eqilecte( 1,004 votes to Wick's 426. ané JPrennan's 171. ce -I-- - - - - - - - - - - - - Works on New Cars, even Cars, Ued ~ Rusty Cars ()(,on011Spray or1 Save $5 00 Rust Check application With this coupon. OnIy one discount per application.I Wfitby Location Open Evenings & Saturdaysi 668-8759 Cornier of Dundas & Byron (West of Brock St.> --- - - - - - - - - - DON MITCHELL chester and Thickson roads. "Construction is getting towards the halfway mar and think it's going reasonably well," said Mitchell. "Prom miy corner I haven't heard anything but good com- monts,» said th e Cassels Road East homeowner. "But in west Brooklin they're behind schedule and people are pretty fod up and that's under- standable.» Outside of development wor- ries in Brooklin, Mitchell is"o aware of anything outstanding" I t i r qp