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A] roo Published every Tuesday by Port Perry Star Company Lanuted PO Box 57, Beookln, Ont LOB IO - provement Serving Brooklin and Area since 1983 Community Centre renova ROXANNE REVELER "wis & fates | Sos Prue 655 3637 or 985 7383 put on.a temporary hold Members of Whitby council have decided to place any further renova-, tions at Brooklin Community Centre on hold for a while in order that the Parks and Recreation Department can bring forward a further report as lo expansion requirements and' its feasibility, together with an analysis based upon public input In a report to council, parks and recreation director Larry Morrow stated that through successfully phased Ontario Neighbourhood Im- Program. grants, his department was able to renovate the upper hall of thé Cen- tre during 1986, with 50 percent of the costs being paid by the provin- cial government. Further im- provements to the facility. such as renovations to the lower hall and ex- pansion of the Centre to the south were scheduled for this year. But Morrow stated the purpose of his report was to raise concern specific to expansion of the building. He stated that while renovations to the lower hall were fully supported + and required, the expansion element offered several concerns. Morrow feels public input is an' essential part of any expansion pro- ject. He anticipates that varied halt requirements will be brought for- ward and that data must be analyz- ed prior to final directions being considered. He said the "public in- put" aspect would be generafid ONIP) & through two means, namely an' ONIP meeting scheduled for February and the Brooklin ~ Memorial Park feasibility study proposed for an April to July time frame. This public input process will permit the department to acquire substantiating information as tohall requirements according to Morrow He added his department is aware of interest in a larger hall and that there is potential requirement for ~ improved Seniors' facilities But he said at this time, neither aspect has the required documentation to war- rent any proceedings " building a m "The department, as a part of the analysis process, must investigate operating costs that will generate from expansion," said Morrow. "Current departmental hall budgets show deficits for these operations. While this in itself is to be expected, the full implications should be known prior to any expansion being initiated." Morrow stressed his on-going mandate is that of encouraging and Town appeals At the last meeting of Whitby council, members made a last ditch effort to prevent Decom from ical waste transfer thern section of the station in the town. Res to a motion made by North Ward Councillor Ross Batten, councillors voted unanimously to fe- quest a meeting with Ontario 'Premier David Peterson and Ministry of Environment director of approvals William Balfour before a final decision, expected at the end of this month, is made. The meeting will be attended by members of council and staff, as - well as Durham West M.P. George \ P Ashe. With advice from senior staff members, council will present arguments on why Decom Medical Waste Systems Inc., should not be permitted to construct a 12,000 square foot transfer station on Sunray Street, in the Hopkins Con- sumers Drive industrial area of Whitby. - Answering a question posed to. staff by Batten, Administrator Bill Wallace said it was his understan- ding that the premier has delegated the final decision in the Decom mat- ter to the director of approvals. He added there was no appeal to receiving public input, adding his report reflected that mandate and places it as a priority. He said the only other immediate option: was that of proceeding with the initial plan for a small hall. 'As provided in the recommenda- tion, upon these areas being ad- dressed, a further report will be prepared that will recommend directions for consideration," said Morrow. Decom issue won't die cabinet from a decision by the director. - The Decom controversy errupted two years ago when the company first proposed building the station, which would serve as a collecting . © point for biomedical waste collected from various hospitals and other medical facilities in Southern Ontario. Under the proposal, the waste materials would be held at the Whit- by site until transferred in%arger trucks to a Decom-owned in- cinerator in Gatineau, Quebec. - Whitby council turned down the proposal, after lengthy public meetings, in mid-1985, but Decom appealed the decision to the En- vironment Assessment Board. Lengthy hearings held before two EAB members last spring resulted in the recommendation to the full board that the station be approved. The full board concurred. Since that time, the final cer- tificate of approval has been delayed until new equipment meeting Quebec's environmental standards are installed at the Gatineau incinerator. Balfour has indicated the final decision could come as early as the end of this week and Whitby coun- cil is hoping to alter that decision. .. A great day fo hit the slopes ~~. fetty Van Buuren of Brookdin (left) and Pen- ny and David Hosken of Rural Scugog Twp.. were on hand to pay their money and enjoy a day of skiing at Dagmar Ski Club's Monday Madness "yesterday. Although members of the club, the trio were willing to spend their money on a good cause ... The Lung Association of Durham Region, to whom all the day's proceeds go. ~ Dagmar Ski Resort's Monday Madness day was an excellent | MEER TES Se opportunity for nine year old twins Simone and Michelle Maheu, shown at left, to find out if they liked the sport. Local residents Jennifer Turner, 9, and brother Matthew, age 7, themselves skiers were there to show their friends from Toronto how it was done. ~ At the low price of $1.99 for the day of skiing, plus a chance to meet Miss Canada 1987, the foursome agreed it was a good bargain. ' | Region set for court battle | Durham region is preparing for a court battle later this memth to determine once and for all the ownership of the regional head- quarters building. Regional Chairman Gary Her- rema confirmed last week that the region is preparing to go to court to | petition for a hearing regarding the ownership of regional headquarters. Oshawa claims to have partial ownership of the Whitby building stating they are willing to drop their $3 million claim and give the region another $1 million in free land if the region constructs a new head- ' ~quarters building in downtown Oshawa. - Herrema indicated the regions lawyer would be ready at the end of January to petition the courts for a hearing date... Local winner It's great ""corn" country Bill Robinson, of Brookhn. placed second in the annual bushel corn competition sponsored by the Durham West 150 Bushei Corn Club The Mac Albright Trophy. comen- surate with the first-place fimish. went to Howard Tapscott of Clare mont who had a yield of iS82 bushels per acre. He also received © a wrist watch from the Durham West, Rama and Mara Sed amd Crop Improvement Association amd two vouchers from Robert Hunter Farms Limited, Brookl= Bruce Wilson of Uxbridge placed third in the competition But at last week's regional couri- | cil meeting, Oshawa councillor Bruce Nicholson tried to introduce 2 motion that called for any legal ac- tion to be tabled until after a staff report on the Oshawa proposal for relocating the new headquarters building was presented to council. His attempt failed, but he said he 'would make the motion again at the ~ January 21 meeting of council. The staff report is due to be presented in late January or early February. Also due in the near future is a | proposal - from Greywood 'Developments concerning a multi- | 'million dollar deal to have a new headquarters building located in Whitby. This proposal is due to be | . presented to council prior to any 4 court appearance. Oshawa Mayor Allan Pilkey said § his city is ready and willing to goto § court on the matter of ownership ff and is not afraid of the outconze. He |} . Insists the region's legal opinion £ agrees with his city's stand on i ownership. Pilkey inferred some regional politicians are willing to see the ff region lose in court and have . Oshawa get partial ownership simp- Iy because it might mean the city might not be able to go through with its offer. Pilkey said the way courlcil votes on Nicholson's motion next Wednes- day would be "telling." Regional council has twice authorized the management committee, made up of Herrema and the eight mayors in 3 Durham, to take the ownership 3 question to court, although last fall 5 called for a report on Pilkey's offer [i SST) a 1 (ARIA aS SNES 6 he hs He indicated he will be waiting to see if council goes along with the 3 management committee, whom he | claims did not inform council of the Court action, or the stalling motion But Herrema said the manage : ment committee, minus Pilkey, was § aware prior to Christmas that the region's lawyer was preparing to go i to court for a: hearing date.