I w&,U'n FMiV 1MP.' DD1RfQQ WPIDNlYDAY AV PTTL 19'.199 Published every Wednesday By 677209 Ontario Inc. Phone: 668-6111 Doug Anderson Publisher VOICE OF THE COUNTY TOWN The only Whitby newspaper independently owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents. ec we %O, Maurice Pither Maurice Pifher Editor Peter Irvine Advertising Manager Alexandra Simon Production Manager For the short term only It should not have come as a surprise to anyone who follows regional council proceedings that Durham may join Metropolitan Toronto in yet another garbage dump in Pickering. Durham's waste management committee was to recommend yesterday (Tuesday) whether or not to open a new dump in north Pickering for joint use with Metro from 1992 to 1996. The reason, according to politicians at Tuesday's meeting, is that the Region has no other choice in the short term. The current dump, Brock West, which Metro operates in Pickering and which is used by Durham, will be closed to Metro in 1990 and used by Durham only until 1992, according to the proposal. After that, Durham has no dump-for its garbage. We would like to see Durham open and operate its own dump in the short term, but avoid any future deals made for the longterm solution that would see another Metro landfill site within Durham borders. Instead, the dialogue should continue between regional chairmen, and all the options studied, to determine if a joint solution is possible. Meanwhile. Region staff, councillors and even citizens should pursue Durham's waste management master plan option that poses a Durham-only dump site for the longer term. If it's going to be in our backyard, let the owners, not visitors, manage and use it. Ban on tape recorders step backwards Having approved a ban on tape recorders from their open and closed sessions, trustees on the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board have taken a step backward in com- munication to the public and in relations with the press. Tape recording of open sessions can be of benefit to some members of the press, for an accurate record of quotes, in addition to notes taken during the meeting. And isn't that accuracy also in the best interest of trustees who should prefer a truthful record and interpretation of their decisions and opinions? We hope that the separate board will reconsider this inane ban on recordings. Electronic media and means of recording information are of the present time. To ban these means of public information is to move back to a time when communication was limited, thus fostering ignorance in the public. LETTERS The.difference in pre-school programs in Durham To the editor: Re: Editorial cartoon about daycare, junior kindergarten (Free Press, April 12/89) Nursery school? Daycare? Junior kindergarten? Private home care? What's the difference? Informed parents need to know about the options available to their children before making a decision that will have impact on their lives, forever. A daycare consists of a 'family' of well educated professionals who are caregivers for children while their parents work outside the house (or whose parents are unable to care for their children in their home, due to extenuating circumstances). The program consists of freeplay, learning circles, creative time, music and movement, gross and fine motor activities, outdoor play, socialization, lunch and sleeptime, field trips, special visitors and lots of cuddles! The teacher-child ratio for infants is one teacner to three infants; for children 18 months to 30 months, the ratio is one teacher to five children; and for children 30 months t: five years old, the ratio is one tenener to eight children. A good daycare provides care, plus the enrichment of a mornming nursery school program. Children usually attend five full days per week. (Depends on parents' schedule.) Nursery school is a cognitive and social enrichment program for the young (2 1/2 to 5 years of age). It has many of the same components as the morning programs of a daycare; however, the child usually attends two - five mornings or afternoons per week (parents specify the number of days) and the caregiving component has less emphasis than in daycare. (i.e. - no sleeptime, no lunchtime, usually no outdoor tinie). The classes are from two to 2 1/2 hours long and generally consist of freeplay, two Foot patrol urged To the editor: Late night host Arsenio Hall once stated on his show that "You know to qualify for a police- man in this decade you must have: 1) a gun; 2) a cruiser; 3) a dozen donuts. Although I am in sympathy with all policemen and their fam- ilies in an era of young offenders, street gangs, dope addicts and peddlers, I think in this day and age that cops on the beat should return to the foot patrol. walking on streets or patrolling on motor- bikes or, in extreme cases, on horseback. The cry of Durham Region and the regional police force is always "iack of funding," namely, m oney. Well, Durham Region, how about putting funds toward more law enforcement, namely, men and patrols in all areas. You keep ivig the excuse that Dur- ham Region has only 60 police cruisers and that the cruisers are only beneficial for speeders and emergency situations such as pedestrian injuries, car crashes and fires. Foot soldiers, or police on foot patrol, are necessary for protection in cases of potential rape, mugging, child molestation and teen gan violence. There are hundreds of areas, particularly near public and high schools, needing this police pro- tection. Petrified pedestrian Barbara Black Oshawa ' circles', (group singing, reading or cognitive tasks), snack/washroom and creative time. Field trips and special visitors are also incorporated into the 'school' year which runs from September to June. The teacher student ratio is one teacher to eight children. This allows for many hands to deal with an inquisitive and busy age group. Junior kindergarten exists currently in Durham Region within the separate school board, (ages 3 3/4 to 5). The child usually attends five mornings or afternoons each week and the school vear runs from Sentember to June. Junior kindergarten and nursery school programs have many similar components. (i.e. - circles, music and movement, art, cognitive tasks, etc.). The teacher-student ratio is one teacher to approximately 24 SEE PAGE 28 Why double our phone bills? 1o the editor: Copy of the letter to Orma Lyttle, section manager for the Bell Canada business office. In regard to this present phone survey, if Mr. Oldman, who began al] this petitioning, would like cheaper long distance rates why does he not apply for a special Toronto line as a few of my friends and neighbors have for their respective business pur- poses? I fail to understand why we longtime residents should double our phone bills to help these former Toronto residents. I refuse to do this. Recently my wife and I purchased our own phone from Bell's Phone Centre in Oshawa Centre in order to bring an already too high monthly bill down some. Now we may be expecting to double our bill for someone else. I have always paid my own way and would appreciate to be able to keep paying my own way. I have made one call recently to the Toronto area, this is something that may happen once a year. I phone long distance in the other direction much more often. I am not asking anyone to help subsidize these phone calls, and I will not subsidize Toronto calls for anyone else. We did not ask for all of these former Toronto residents to move to our town. If they have a need to phone 50 times in a month then they should pay for it. They could always write a letter. They could also get a fax machine. Anything to help but please leave my phone as it is. I don't need the extra expense for the sake of some people who could find a cheaper way on their own. Ths province is already an expensive place to live. We should all do our best to keep these expenses to a minimum. Respectfully yours, Jerry J. Verriet Whitby P.S.: I think the present Bell service is terrific, always was as far as I can remember. Don't screw it up now please. • WThe Free Press Building 131 Brock Street North, P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. LETTERS The Whitby Free Press welcomes letters to the Editor on any subject of concern to our readers. Letters should be brief and to the point - rarely more than 300 words. All letters must be accompanied by the name, address and phone number of the writer; however, on request, your name may be withheld from publication if we agree that there is a valid reason. The paper reserves the right to reject or edit all letters. 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