-1 Deputations confront Council.... What's behind Iroquois By MIKE JOHNSTON Free Press Staff Councillor Joe Bugelli admitted in Council Monday, night that councillors were privy to confidiential reports whlch swayed a vote on the proposed $6.2 million expansion of Iroquois Park last montli. Councilior Bugelli made bis remarks after Town Counicil heard deputations from Dave Wall and Dennis Fox on the issue of confiden- tiaiity and the public's right to be infornxed. The councillor said he thought the way he and Counillors Gerry Enim, Ross Batten and Joe Drumm comported themselves was the best way to resolve the issue in the interests of the municipaity. "When the time cornes I arn prepared to face the public for my reason for voting for this," said Mr. Bugelli about the latest proposed recreational facility north of Rossland Rd. After the meeting Councillor Bugeili said lie was prepared to reveal his reasons for voting against the *6.2 million'Iroquois expan- sion if lie is confronteci by the public. "Then I wiil answer for the consequences,"1 he said. In his presentation to council Mr. Wall said he would like to know what the real reasons are for the four councillors' decision not to proceed with the major Iroquois expansion. "Certain things hap- pan when council acts in the best interest of the public," said Councillor Gerry Ernr, respon- ding to the deput.ation. Councillor Emm said Mayor Attersley knew lie had a divided council when he took a private vote of the councillora in lis office during a closed meeting prior to the Iroquois expansion motion in open council. Mayor Attersley *in- terjected, however, that lie did not take a vote but a concensus. "It was not a vote," said the Mayor., Councillor Emm replied he hated to dif- fer with the mayor but "you did take a vote. " Councillor Emm said council acted the way it did because the arnount of money involved meant It was wrong to build a major complex at Iroquois. The councillor also voiced his displeasure at a remark attributed to the mayor in the local press which quoted Mayor Attersley. as saying lie was deter- mined to "push tlirough" tlie $6.2 million proposai. Botli Mr. Wall and Mr. Fox asked the council to table tlie motion to buld north of Rossland Rd. until it could be studied. Wednesday, March 26, 1986 Mr. Fox reminded the council that two years went into a study on the proposed Iroquois ex- pansion while the motion for a new facility was passed in a matter of minutes. Mr. Fox said a letter which appeared in the Whitby Free Press signed by councillor's Batten, Drumm, Bugeili and Emm criticized members of the community. "This letter contains strong words and is ful of powerful emnotions and now you corne to us and ask our heip to raise funds, " said Mr. Fox. Mr. Fox was referring to a section of the motion put forward by See pg. 2 24 Pages w w Bon Voyage Peter Bramma hit just the right notes on his tuba as the Whitby Brass Band held it's Bon Voyage concert at Heydenshore Pavillon last week. The members of the band will be leaving in April to compete in the North Amnerican Brass Band Championships. This is the third year the band has entered the competition, placing fourth in their first year and third in their &econd year. Ail band members are amateur musicians. GM announces $2 billion plant At a ceremony Mon- day attended by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Premier David Peterson and several hundred other invited guests and dignitaries, General Motors of Canada president George Peap- pies announced that lis company will spend $2, billion on the new GM Autoplex in Oshiawa the largest single in-, vestrnent by a manufac- turer in Canadian history. In his announcement, which was broadcast live on GM plants throughout the provin- ce, Mr. Peapples said the new Oshawa plant will be the largest of its kind in North Anierica and one of the niost ad- vanced manufacturing complexes in the worid. Mr. Peapples noted that- the investment, when combined with the See pg. 3 Psych staff- province reach agreement, After tliree months of work actions that tlireatened to corne to a liead last week, 'an agreement lias finaily been struck between tlie province and tlie psychiatrists it employs in Wliitby and nine otlier provincial psychiatric hospitals. Foliowing an ali-niglit bargaining session, tlie agreement was reaclied Friday morning sliortly before the 12 a.m. strike deadline set by doctors in Wlitby, Toronto, Hamilton and Penetang at a meeting of tlie On- tario Psycliiatric Hospital Association last Tuesday. Provincial negotia- tors, lieaded by Elinor Caplan, Minister of Govermnent Services and chairman of tlie On- tario Management Board, agreed to set up a three member con- ciliation board cliaired by a neutral party and one nominee eadli frorn the province and tlie liospitai association. The board will be responsible, according to Dr. Nugent, for exarnining issues sucli as the psychiatrists' work load, work place safety, wages and clinical, administrative and educationai concer- ns. Although recom- mendations made bv the .. ~According to Dr. board wili not be b Steplien Nugent, a ding, Dr. Nugent f spokesman for Whitby's they would carry mi: medical staff, whiie the weight witli the prov agreement falis short of ce because the boarÈ the psydhiatrists' edhaired by a neul demanda for a system, of party. binding arbitration, it at Within 45 days of i lest establishes the Friday's agreement,1 meclianisms by whicli board wiil liold heari binding arbitration can into the psychlatris be achieved and, said concerns and withln W rong turnDr. Nugent, it marks a ciays mnust report lii new era of co-peration its findings. W r n 9 t ri '9between tlie province "Because the clu Pedestrians didn't know what to think when they job prying the vehîcle loose after it became lodged and thiepsychiatrists. man isneutraliie wiîi saw this car jutting out of a front porch on Dundas between a telephone pole and the porch. Chare his iracteion tor anîetbjecie. lt'csn St. Monday. The accident occured when the driver of wîth careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act rsig i direin for a Dr objectiv prcA the car lost control and crashed into the Dundas St. s William Carcone of Bowmanville. A Durham province. if we can one of thiefirst issueslt home. Fortunately no bystanders were lnjured in the Regional Police spokesman said the accident is stîll make it work conditions chairnian will be expt frek acidnt ut ireenat he cen ha qutea uderinvstiatin.slould improve for ted to corne to griPs wi frea acidet bt fremn a th scne ad uit a nde inestgaton.everyone. ..We're finally la the doctors' desire being taken seriously," See pg. 2 said Dr. Nugent. .. . . . .'. . . . . . . .- bin- felt iore vin- -d is iral last the Ings uts' 190 ock air- Jbe &nd the Bdc- vitli Bto Vol. 16, No.,12