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ET A. ATP, TR. re wn A eiibvestl 22 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 25, 1986 ound N'Abou PICKERING Pickering Councillor Norah Stoner has accused Durham health officials of bungling the case against Toronto hospitals accused of dumping pathological waste in the Brock West Landfill site. Her comments came on the heels of Judge Robert Dnieper's dismiss- ing charges against Toronto's Wellesley and St. Michael's hospitals last week for dumping human flesh at the site because there was insufficient evidence. Stoner claims the case was finished before it started because health officials allowed the human flesh to be buried after it was discovered. "I couldn't believe the Board of Health would be so stupid as to allow the burial of evidence,' said Stoner. "The reason it (the case) was thrown out was because they didn't have proof that pathological waste was ac- tually dumped." Five Toronto hospitals were charged with dumping human flesh, blood, and operating room waste at the site last fall. Health officials found some 150 pounds of waste leaking from a number of garbage bags being unload- ed from St. Michael's. It was buried after Ministry of Environment officials had inspected it. Stoner feels Durham health officials should have seized some of the material and frozen it as proof of illegal dumping. She claims regional staff have made a "horrendous mistake' by ordering the evidence destroyed. NEWCASTLE A Kingston steel company salesman who sold substandard steel to On- tario Hydro for use in the Darlington Nuclear Station has been sentenced to 18 months in jail. Neil Clark, 34, a salesman with Kimco Steel Sales Ltd., had pleaded guilty to 55 counts of forging "certified mill test reports' that 'accompanied steel sold to Hydro between March 1981 and October 1982. In 19 cases, the CMTRs were changed to hide the fact the steel sent to Darlington was of a lesser and cheaper grade than what was specifical- ly ordered by Hydro. . Prosecutor Ed Bradley stated it was only through fortituous cir- cumstances that the use of the steel did not pose any danger at Darlington. "Clark played fast and easy not only in the way he filled orders for Ontario Hydro, but potentially with the lives of the public because of where the steel was going to be used," he said. Bradley said the cost of tracing and replacing some of the steel has cost Hydro $167,000 up to the end of 1985. In sentencing Clark, Judge Bourke Smith said it was fortunate the substitution of lower grade steel did not lead to any "dire consequences related to public safety." : WHITBY - After a considerable long fight, regional council has finally agreed to support Whitby's request for gates at the CPR crossing on Hopkins Street. At the last regular meeting of council, regional members voted to in- form the Canadian Transport Commission that Durham supports the in- stallation of a short arm-gate at the crossing. The move came after months of discussion at both the municipal and regional level. "Last spring, Whitby council had asked the region's works department to consider the matter and approve the installation of the gates for the cross- ing on Hopkins, basically an industrial and commercial area in the south end of Whitby. But until last month, members of the public works com- 'mittee had denied Whitby's frequent request arguing there was insufficient traffic on the road to warrant the expenditure of the gates. A CTC investiga- ~ tion showed the traffic volume, however, does warrant gates installed. At a meeting in October, the committee finally recommended that the gates be approved. As Hopkins (the southern extention of Anderson Street, south of Highway 2) is a regional road, the region will pay part of the cost to install and maintain the gates. The balance of the costs will be paid for by the railway and the federal government. UXBRIDGE A district court judge has sentenced an Uxbridge man to an 18-month jail term for being criminally negligent while driving a car which rolled over and killed one of his friends. Judge Patrick LeSage told the Whitby Court last week that he was tak- ing into consideration that the passenger, Brian Renaud, 20, also of Ux- bridge was under no pressure to drive with Douglas Boudreau, 26, on the night of the accident. The two men played baseball together and on the night of August 13, 1985, went to a party after the game was over. The court was told that Boudreau stopped consuming alcohol about two hours prior to his depar- ture at about 3:30 a.m., and even helped the owner of the home, cover the swimming pool before leaving. The judge heard that Renaud, also known as Brian Dart, asked for a ride home as the pair lived in the same vicinity. Less than two miles from the party, the car was involved in a single car mishap and the two men were thrown from the car through the plexi- glass roof which broke away as the car rolled. Neither of the two men were wearing seat belts according to Ontario Provincial Police, who also reported the car crossed the centre lane and drove on the opposite shoulder before rolling. Renaud was pronounced dead at Uxbridge Cottage Hospital and Boudreau had serious injuries to the neck and back. In earlier testimony; a tocicologist testified that after the accident, Boudreau had been found to have more than 2! times the legal amount of alcohol in his system. Besides the prison term, driving privileges for 18 months. Earlier last week, a district court jury also convicted Boudreau of hav- ing more than the legal amount of alcohol in his blood while operating a the judge suspended Boudreau's 'motor vehicle. The judge stayed that sentence. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE . ADVERTISE WHERE IT PAYS ... ll el el 1 Cl ll All lI lhl hb lr A He MEADOWCREST P.S.NEWS pea Sa aa, aaa It's been a busy schedule On Tuesday, October 8th the In- termediate Singers under the direc- tion of Ms. Winter and Mr. Coward were pleased to make a recording of "0 Canada" for the opening exer- cises at Meadowcrest. Mr. Bob MacArthur from the Dunbarton Audio Visual Department provided the necessary equipment for the taping. The French version of the National Anthem was also record- ed and was sung by Ms. Sturgess' Grade 5 class. Both groups should be proud of their contribution to Meadowcrest School. Rehearsals have begun for our Primary singers. Miss Koster and Mr. Coward had a great turnout from this division. The Primary Choir will be performing at the Carol Concert to be held on December 18th. REMEMBRANCE DAY Our Remembrance Day Service was held on Tuesday, November 11th. Three members of The Royal Canadian Legion attended the ser- vice. Mrs. Larish's class presented "Why we wear a Poppy" and Ms. Sturgess' class presented a 'Prayer' for Remembrance Day. Readers from the Student Council were Anju Mehta, Mike Brakel and Joel Walker. Following the school service the Meadowcrest wreath was laid at the Cenotaph by Student Council members, Arlene Quinn and Rob Rennie. Remembrance Day Poster Competition Junior Division selections for the Legion contest: Kelly Barnard Grade 4, Chris Chin-a-loy Grade 5, . Stephanie Summers Grade 5. Intermediate Division: Grant Cole Grade 7, Michelle Montgomery Grade 7, Kenneth Leslie Grade 7. Congratulations to the above and a special mention for all those students who contributed posters for this special occasion. A selection of poetry and prose from the In- termediate Division was also for- warded to the competition. Con- gratulations everyone! ! ALTERNATE PROGRAMME . The Meadowcrest Advisory Com- mittee reported our best ever Hot LUNCH Kuvz % Dog Day. Special thanks to all the helpers who made the lunch successful. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAY Friday, November 14th was a Professional Activity Day for all the Durham Region teachers. Our P.A. Committee is responsi- ble for organizing all the programs for that day, which include workshops in many subject areas across the curriculum as well as three keynote addresses given by accomplished speakers with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of education. The theme for this year's regional P.A. Day was 'Future is our Business" and the workshops and addresses complimented this theme. BOOK FAIR Tuesday, November 25 -- 12 15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 26 -- 8:30 am. - 3°30 p.m., Thursday, November 2. 8:30 am. - 3:30 p.m, Friday, November 28 -- 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. We hope all students and parents will be able to take advantage of the Book Fair -- a sale of new books -- which will be held in the school library on the above dates. Approx- imately 1800 carefully selected titles as well as a few records, tapes, posters and bookmarks will be available. We are fortunate to have a professional storyteller, Joan Sanderson, of Oshawa open the Book Fair on Tuesday by giving book talks in the library to each of the Divisions. Parents are welcome at any time. Students will be given an opportunity to view the selections on Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning. They may return to pur- chase books any time after that, Please note we will be open Tuesday evening until 8:00 p.m. for those who wish to make it a family occasion. Proceeds from the Fair will go towards the purchase of new paper- backs for the library. Although Meadowcrest's enrol- ment and class sizes are well within the required limits this year, the ac- commodation crisis in Ajax, Whit- by and Pickering still grows due & BAKE SHOP directly to rapid new development, Conditions will only worsen if the Durham Board does not receive granting funds to build more than the limit of 2 new schools each year, which is the current Ministry of Education's policy. A new wooden crib base (20'x20') filled with pea gravel will be install- ed around the primary playground equipment soon. Thanks to M.A.C. who is paying for the installation and to Mr. Rainey's Grade 6 students who help daily to supervise the proper usef this equipment, we should find it er facility for our primary children to use. In a recent 85-86 Energy Report to the Board, cost avoidance of over $1,000,000 has been realized over the past 3 years through improvements to school buildings which have sav- ed energy costs (despite yearly in-. creases in cost of hydro, oil arid gas, and the numerous additional por- tables). Meadowcrest's major pro- jects included resurfacing the front parking lot, masonry repairs and chimney reconstruction, plumbing improvements on all washroom wash basins and terrazzo floor repairs. Arrangements have been made to convert the school gym into 14 in- terest centres on the study of fossils courtesy of ROM and the Durham Board. Grades 6, 7 and 8 will be involved in this one-day thematic study (1 hour per class) which will incor- porate other instructional areas such as writing, mathematics, thinking processes, history and science. 50 Meadowcrest students took Unicef boxes at Halloween. They collected $165.26 and are to be con- gratulated on a great effort. 28 parent volunteers are now in- volved with classroom assistance and remedial student programs this year - all co-ordinated by Mrs. Winslow (Academic Resource Teacher). Thank you parents and thank you Mrs. Winslow. December 8th is a P.A. Day and there will be parent interviews. A schedule will follow along with fur- ther information. 3 LOCATIONS OLD CUT CENTRE soc CHOOSE FROM Chelsea Buns FROM OUR BAKE SHOP - White or Brown Bread 3 LOCATIONS FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE 180 Queen St. - Port Perry PHONE 985-2818 5 Points Mall - Oshawa PHONE 725-3834 118 Brock St.N. - Whitby PHONE 668-9931