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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 19 80, PAGE 5 Between You andMe p By RUTH CHAMBERS About the Manns This is not a news report, just some thoughts about East- bourne Beach, Lynde Shores and "the Authority", Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. Last week I made my position quite clear. I'do not have a bleeding heart for people who try to take advantage of gover- nment at whatever level or for that matter anyone who tries to rip the system off. My friends at Eastbourne bought their properties in good faith. I have been told that the conservation area, about 350 acres or more was purchased after they acquired their proper- ties. 1 can say in all honesty that I can see CLOCA's point of view. They have spent a great deal of taxpayer's money for this con- servation area and to fulfill their plans people only inhibit them. However, these people exist and this means they have to be taken into consideration. At this point in time parks and conservation areas are the "in" thing so much so that we have large, powerful gover- nment departments solely in existence to expedite their plans. All well and good but this expediency has to be tempered with good sense. While this land acquistion has been going on I have become interested in the results. Nature trails and such areas are wonderful for nature lovers. These days I guess they need to be acquired and cared for, if not they could be swallowed up by developers and so on. However, many people go their own way with their bird books and cameras as they have been doing for many years. Of course we are told we need these areas, but how many and at what cost? Naturally this planning is done on a long range basis. I think various government agencies have tunnel vision when it comes to their own aims and ambitions. However, no level is a law unto itself, not quite. Despair which implies the loss or abandonment of hope. Despair a feeling of hopelessness about a situation because you "know" the outcome is a foregone conclusion even before you begin. The only recourse is to go always to the "top". Then things begin to happen; it may be slow but maybe sure. If the people or person in question do not understand your inter- pretation of "moral responsibility", others may. I find it really interesting to watch people under special cir- cumstances. Ask someone if they feel a "moral respon- sibility" and watch their eyes, listen to the tone of their voice; often they are an open book. If "giving in" to the Eastbourne group opens a whole new kettle of fish, so what? Each "problem" or whatever has to be evaluated on its own merits. No situation is the same, there is always a variance, however small. Just because you say "yes" to one child doesn't mean you say "yes" to the whole family. Human thinking is often contrary to say the least. I have owned property on a private road for over thirty years and find "private" signs invite many unwanted guests. Many, many people over the years have said, "of, I've always wanted to see that area, but there is a private sign so we have never gone in." Agreed, I feel the same way. I like to respect people's privacy too. Others say, "to hell with it, no one will keep me out. Who the hell do these people think they are?" What is the old saying, words speak louder than actions? F.Ç Help your Heart Fund Hetp your Heart EXPRESS YOUR IDEAS Persuasively in Conversation or Before a Group DEVELOP CONFIDENCE & ASSURANCE ABILITY TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE 10 Ways The Dale Carnegie Course Helps Men & Women * Acquire Poise and Confidence * Speak Effectively • Seil Yourself and Your Ideas * Be Your Best With Any Group * Think and Speak on . 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A brie mar or woman walking a dog, a young mother with a child. Check a private road and you'll find the traffic is often quite heavy. Check the public beach and it may be almost deserted. I hope all the monies going into all these new ventures will pay off. I would think the 300 and some acres at Lynde Shores cost a good $1 million or thereabouts. What do the naturalists, the walkers and so on think of not having access to this conservation area since the bridge washed out? Several children I hear have fallen in the creek durinig the past few weeks. Today a couple of people phoned to tell me a woman fell in and was pulled out. Too, I was told that the Globe and Mail reporter and photographer were there at this time. Do the taxpayers have to be barred from an area too? There are other ways to go in but this involves another road and in- conviencing other people. What about the parking lot by the base line and the stream? I would like to know what this cost too, and the price of the washrooms and other "nic eties." I did know the cost of the gate which was put up after help was asked for a couple of years ago to grade and put some gravel on the road. The residents paid for all this work them- selves but had hoped for a small amount (rom the authority. r can't remember the figures now I think the gate cost more than the amount asked for. Ours only cost $50 and it's a beauty. The conservation gate would never stay in place so I would, at first, run like lightening after I had opened it and try to make a flying leap into the car and gun ahead. To no avail; it always closed before I made it. Then to find something to prop it open with, not an easy task unless there was a large garbage receptacle close by. The last time I tried to open it, it wouldn't budge even though I put my shoulder to it and pushed and shoved. I gave up in despair and came home. So back again to the residents. Picture this. Three small boys, one just five walking along the beach twice a day for over a month to be able to get to school. In one place the beach is three or four feet wide and with heavy sea waves of nîne or ten feet washing up, it's a bit hazardous to say the least. At this time the children's mother was sick and miserable with , flu so not always about to go with them Carrying groceries for a family of five either on your back in a pack or in your arms is not an easy task. Try it over sand and stones for a mile or so. In public areas and private homes help is sometimes needed. Few of us ever think of this but it is brought to mind in no uncertain terms when one realizes that any kind of help is unavailable. Whitby has one of the best fire departments in Canada and their rescue truck is maintained for many emergencies. Drownings! This can happen at a beach or near drownings. I have seen the fire department on such occassions with their gear which includes a boat. Choking victims, this happens more often then we like to think. Heart attacks, stroke victims and so on. Would help arrive in time with the best bridge available and in place? Maybe not, but at least an effort would be made. People need reassurance. We are creatures of habit. Even though the need may never arise it is reassuring to know that the phone is close by. I know how reassured I felt when I was given the number for the rescue boat to call either by phone or on the C.B. So no services to Eastbourne Beach! What if a hydro cable goes? What would happen on a cold night if your house is elec- trically heated? If a house catches on fire a bucket brigade would have to be the answer. No fire truck, no insurance. Not a happy picture. In fact, I think it is dreadful. The ramifications are endless and scary. I became very in- terested in these properties because of a sick friend. Some of the CLOCA people know about this because I told them. No one wants their life to be an open book but there comes a time BARRY L. EVANS, ROBERT B. SHORT, Chalrman Directorof Planning Administrative Committee Planning Department ~di when certain things need to be said. My friend who nursed during the last war overseas much of it in Russia ran the whole gamut of war time horrors. Bombings, near starvation, a poisoning, death of her doctor husbaiid and a total loss of everything. She rebuilt her life for herself and her family. Part of the rebuilding after many years of hardship which I'm sure she never talked about was acquiring this house at Eastbourne. A CONT D ON PAGE 16 '1 25 TH ANNIVERSARY 1855-1980 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY NOTICE Take notice that the Town of Whitby is considering an ap- plication to amend the Offical Plan for the Former Planning Area of the Town of Whitby. On Monday, May 5,1980 at 7:15 p.m., a regularly scheduled meeting of the Administrative Committee for the Town of Whitby will be held in Committee Room 1 of the Whitby Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby. At this meeting, the Administrative Committee will be con- sidering an application to amend Map B of the existing Town of Whitby Officiai Plan by designatIng the site shown on the location map below for 'local commercial' use. The amendment seeks to permit the development of a plaza of a maximum of 5,400 square feet. All material relatIng to the proposai is on file and is available for public inspection at the Planning Department, Whitby Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East, Whit- by, Ontario. Telephone: (416) 668-5803