Bus, issué Attersley Attersley also indicated that something has to be- done before December 2 -, that's when Charterways' ceases it's operations in, Whitby, especially to IroquoisPark,' J.O. Ruddy Hospital and the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital. Another councillor deter- mined not to see the issue die is Centre 1Ward Councillor Barry Evans. "'It is definltely the inten- tion of councillors Bugeili,: Attersiey and Evans te get council to reconsider it's position, Evans said. At. the October 1 meeting- of council, Mayor J&M' G'ar-"" tshore cast the tie-breaking, vote that effectively- kiiled the -laut staff proposai for a town run bus system. The ýstaff, has, recomnien- ded. a two-bus, four-route system that would provide a minimum Jevel of service' but" would serve Iroquois, Park .and -the ,Whitby. Psychiatric Hospital. YVgting against the bus system,.with. Gartshore Were Regional Cou nc illor Gerry Emm, and-councillors Joe Drumm (East %Ward) and Bob Carson (North Ward). Thle votes for) came from COUD Attersley, Joe E Barr3rEvans. Evans sald the going back te cou new proposai. "We'il brlng up of alternative' flogging a dead1 nild. ti.system ilflors Bob lufi ârid;n, through having it available for their customers. He said thiat the decision affects people in the outlying, su -bdivisions the most, people without, a second famlily car. "They couid easily hop a, bu ,ogo downtown," he' said. Thereare,2,000 people In White Oaks *who could corne downtown to do their shopping. The service would also benefit young people be cause the yýtem would provide transporation to Iroquois Park or the downtown cinema. Seniors would also be a major beneficiary of a bus system he said. Evans said thai one of the primary concerns . that resulted in the vote going agalnst the system was that 250 secondary school studen- ts may have lust achool bus transportation if the idea was put into the effect. But he said that this reason was not of enough gravity to warrant the ac- tion taken. "More than that (250 people) go to the Whitby Psychiatrlc Hospital alone," he said. Reduced fares could also be charged students to offset the ir parents' in- creased expenses. COUNCLGUESSEDý "'They- were stupid not te at they 'are get quotes, " Attersley said. meil with a "They ail guessed about the cost, about the school board, soe kind that's 'thewrong way to nstead of make adelcision."p horse, " h Attersley sald that the council did not know-the true ,however, cost 0f running the system »t pWW be because they had not the isu received any tenders. In honor -of the Internatiolnal Year of the Pho 'to con test ,"winner: 'Lakesho re' Above is the winning color photograph in, the Whitby Photography Club's Children's Photo Con- test. It is entitled 'Lakèshore' and was done by Arun Blake (pictured right), 14, a grade nine student at Henry Street High School. Organizers of the contest received 18 entiies'from children in ail school age groupe up te grade. nine. The best overlail black and wbite 'pic.ture was won Michael Neff and is pictured.on ,page 19. Photo by Arun Blake then contract out the service by tender and since they had not received any bids as te cost they "did not know" how much the system would cost, he said.- BUSES AND THE DOWN- TOWN. "The downtewn does not attract people'en mass,"I Evans said'and ai bus service might do a great deal te im- prove that. "There isn't enough vitality here te, draw people whoar gonate -viitmore as a shopping area. Evans said that merchan- ts who have spoken with him have 'é indic ated that the 1system would be a good thing. PUBLIC SUPPORT NEEDED this ,get The Free Press supports the buses, f out the sur-vey on PageA