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Ottr Creek decision is criti'cized The executive director of the Social Planning Council of Newcastle, Oshawa and Whitby has criticized Durhamn regional council for its decision to allow land in Otter Creek te be clown zoned from medium te bow denisity. Susan, Fletcher. told regional council asat Wednesday that organizations region such as Durhanm Christian 'Homes and Durhamn Region , Non-Profit Housing Corporation help build affordable homes for families with low incomes. i Rezoning -from medium to kow density would hurt their chances of providing affordable housing, which is the highest priority need in Newcastle, Oshawa and W hitby,"sad Fletcher. On Sept. 7, regional council voted. 19-7 te permit the down zoning on four blocks of land adjacent to McQuay Blvd. in the Otter Creek suýbdivision. Theland Was zoned' medium S denisity which would have accommodated 128 townhouses. But after argunments by west ward councillor Joe Bugelli who presented an 855-name petition by residents opposing the mediumi zoning, council approved the low density rezoning to make way for 50 single faniily homes to be built on the land. Fletcher told council that recent policy statements from the Ministers of Housi ng and Municipal Affairs (policies which have not yet corne into effect) suggests municipalities share the responsibility of providing afford- able housing. Hearing held over designation of Lynde house See page 4 i See pageS Jj \ \, She aiso pointed out that a report of a provincial social assistance review committee released Sept. 6 recommends that ail municipalities should, include specific criteria in thèir officiai SEE PAGE 12 Optimsm after meeting, over lnd1l A meeting between Durham Region and Metro Toronto officiais about waste is being described as "excellent" by the Region's chairman of public works. "We were pleased with the reception we received," said Emm after a meeting of the public works committee Tuesday. .The Region delegation, that included Emm as well as regional chairman Garry Herrema and works commissioner Bill Twelve- trees, asked Metro to -divert its waste from the Brock West landfill site 10 months before it is full in mid-1990. According to Emm, that extra 10 months would give Durham Region an additional five years of dumping its garbage at Brock West while allowing politicians more time to find a solution to the garbage problem. Emm said Metro chairman Dennis Flynn was receptive to the suggestion and in a letter to the committee, Flynn said he would support the move. Emm said Metro can dump its garbage at the Keele Valley site in Vaughan. The Durham delegation aiso told Flynn that Durhan council. has unanimously gone on record as opposng the choice of New- castle for a landfill site. Next Wednesday, Pickering councillor Bob Mfitchell will introduce a motion to Durham Region council asking that Metro break its ties with Metro,and find its own dump site. WE y VUIAJ Clayton Evans. Thie chip is a new devioe tk.t MacKay implants a micro chip into help pet owner recover, thefr lost Natashu, a Himâlayan cat, with pets. Fr«Pko photo some help from office manager Marie Mi'crochip helps to locale pets By Mikrde Jolmaston Twentieth century technology is helping pet owners find their lest or stelen pets. Infopet, an American company, has invented a microchip that is implanted in the neck of a cat or dog. Locally, the chip is implanted by Whitby veterinarian Clayton MacKay. "The animal is unaware it (the chip) is there," said MacKay who has been implanting the chip since May. MacKay explained that each chip has a separate nuxnber. When implanted into a pet, the number is given te the Infopet center which has a special hotline phone number for veterinarians or animal control centres to call. Each number corresponds te the type of pet and the pet's owner. The chip's nuniber is read by a special gun, which the company has distributed frea te many animal control centres in Southern Ontario. The Pickering, Ajax, Witby Animal Control Centre on Thickson Rd. N. is *equipped with a gun. When a loat or stolen pet is picked-up by animal control, the gun is used to read the number. The centre then phones the hotline and is given the address and phone number of the --pet's owner. "This is better than tags or collars because they keep falling off and cats dob't tend to wear them," said MacKay, who has implanted 12 chips since the service became available. While the service is relatively new, MacKay says it may be the answer to many of the problemns animal control is causing munici- palities such as destroying Iost animais neyer recovered or identi1ying pet owners who have flot had their pet's licensed. "Now there is no question who owns a pet,$$ says MacKay. It takes one minute to implant the chip at a cost of $40. ____________ Minstry change holds up- decisi on over boat By Debbie Luchuk It appears the big boat will remain in Whiitby harbor for a while longer as the Town, federal government and owner have ne agreement on its removal and a federal -ininistry switch is also causing a delay. Owner of the boat, Art Robinson of Axtes Auto Wreckers, teld The Free Press that "It is not a derelict boat, we intend to use it." He would not give details as te what plans are for the boat. Bill Wallace, Town adminis- trator, said the Town was trying "te get the cooperation of the owner, -and he's not coopeiating.u A Town attempt to taike the owners to court was dismissed- "We'r-e coing oui best, and we've been in contact with the federal government through (Ontario riding MP), Scott Fienneil. Weve also been in discussion with a legal counsel on the matter. "We are at this point com- pletely frustrated," said Wallace. "We've already given hlm (owner) deadlines. It (boat) is definitely not the pride of the tewn. Scott Fennell!s executive assistant, Lucy Langie, said the rMoval of the boat has been an ongoing precess. Fenneil contacted the Miiîster of Transportation in June of 1987 te, see about removal of the. boat. The Miistry of- Transpor- tation said they could not do anything legally about the situation because Robinson paid wharf fées. The file on the boat was then sent te the Ministry of Justice, Langule said, te see what could bo done there. That ministrv responded that "the best angle would be te transfer the wharf te the juriscliction of the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans, making the wharf a smel craft harbor." Under the fisheries juris- dliction, the Town could take action, Langie said.. "However, the .process is lengthy7 said là4xille -about' switching the wharf o ver te fisheries responsibility. Also slowing the process is the necessary legal survey of the harbor before public works can transfer the harbor over te the Ministry of Fisheries from the Mfinistry of Transportation. The whole transaction has te go te cabinet for approval, Langle added, and "it only meets every so often. ý "W're hoping to get this clone by the end of the year. I really wouldn't know when it (the boat) will be gone. 'We have been continually delayed, te the Town'!s and Mr. Fennell's dissatisfaiction,» Langie sid.ý Two more candidates