PAGE 28, WhlTBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1989 Board budget includes revised transportation policy By Debbie Luchuk The Durham Board of Educa- tion's revised transportation policy will go into force this fall 1ith funding from the 1989 budget. French immersion students, special education and other spe- cial program students, and more secondary students are included in the revised policy, approved in principle last year by the board butnot implemented when it was not included in the 1988 budget. The policy provides for trans- I DURHAM portation of al elementary stu- dents living beyond a 1.6-km. walking distance from the school that they attend (with exceptions made for students having an unsafe route to walk); and for transportation of secondary stu- dents living 3.2 km from their school. A separate policy was con- sidered at the beginning of 1988 for French immersion busing. But after heated deliberations, the board decided instead that a board-wide revised policy was the best approach. The new policy benefits French immersion students of F.M. Heard public school, and will assist secondary students from Whitby to get to French immer- sion classes at R.S. McLaughlin High School in Oshawa. These students had been without bus- ing, and many parents had been forced to drive or find other means of getting students to these programs. Durham board route super- visor. Carol Johnston. said the SEE PAGE 30 Response to survey wanted Hospice Durham, a volunteer group, wants to know what you think about death and dying in THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM THE EXPROPRIATIONS ACT, R.S.O., 1980 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND, IN THE MATTER OF an application by The Regional Municipality of Durham for approval to expropriate land being: Part of Lot 60, Plan 173, Town of Whitby, Regional Municipality of Durham for the purpose of reconstructing Regionai Road No. 28 (Rossiand Road) from Highway No. 12 to Regional Road 43 (Cochrane Street), in the Town of Whitby. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approvai to expropriate ail estate, right, title and interest in the land described as follows: in the Town of Whitby, in the Regional Municipality of Durham and being composed of: That Part of Lot 60, Plan 173, in the Town of Whitby, shown as Part 1, on a Plan of survey dated October 2, 1987 prepared by H. Flim, O.L.S. being W.O. No. 12193. A copy of the Plan of Survey dated October 2, 1987 prepared by H. Flim, O.L.S. being W.O. No. 12913 may be seen in the Office of the Regional Clerk at 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario. Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing. (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) days after he is served with the notice, or, when he is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registeredc the f irst publication of the notice. The approving authority is: The Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario. L1N 6A3 The expropriating authority is: The Regional Municipality of Durham owner, within thirty (30) days after C. W. LUNDY, Regional Clerk Notes: 1. THE EXPROPRIATIONS ACT provides that, (a) Where an inquiry is requested, it shall be conducted by by the Attorney General; (b) the inquiry officer, an inquiry officer appointed (i) shall give every party to the inquiry an opportunity to present evidence and argument and to examine and cross-examine witnesses, either personally or by his counsel or agent, and (ii) may recommend to the approving authority that a party to the inquiry be paid a fixed amount for his costs of the inquiry not to exceed $200.00 and the approving authority may in its discretion order the expropriating authority to pay such costs forthwith. 2. "Owner" and "registered owner" are defined in the Act as follows: "owner" includes a mortgagee, tenant, execution creaitor, a person entitied to a limitec estate or interest in land, a committee of the estate of a mentally incompetent person or of a person incapable of managing his affairs, and a guardian, executor administrator or trustee in whom land is vested; "registered owner" means an owner of land whose interest in the land is defined and whose name is specified in an instrument in the proper land registry, or sheriff's office, and includes a person shown as a tenant of land on the last revised assessment roll. 3. The expropriating authority, each owner who notifies the approving authority that he desires a hearing in respect of the lands intended to be expropriated and and any owner added as a party by the inquiry off icer are parties to the inquiry. This notice first published on the 10th day of May, 1989. Durham Region. "No one really wants to talk about death or dying but it's one of the few sure things in life," said Marion Irwin, who chairs the Hospice steering committee, at a recent press conference held to inform the media of a survey the group is carrying out to learn more about the needs of ter- minally ill patients. Surveys are being sent out to 400 physicians and 60 health care agencies in the area. As well, the group wants to hear from those who have had experienced or are experiencng terminal illness in their family. "In the past, families would care for the dying at home. That doesn't happen often now and with modern technology, if you have a terminal diagnosis, it can be stretched out," says Irwin. The survey will give the group a better understanding of the - needs of the terminally ili. They have formulated what they believe or 12 important needs and they are hoping the survey will either confirm their findings or let them know they are "in left field," according to Irwin. One need could be a physical hospice building, but Irwin says that would be in the longterm. In the more immediate future is training for volunteers and an exchange of information between agencies now offering hospice care. Marion noted that Oshawa General Hospital has a a hospice team for those that may need immediate assistance. The survey is expected to be completed by the end of August. To help the group, Irwi can be reached at 668-4339 or call Donna Muir, survey coordinator, at 433-4262. THE. REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM PUBLIC NOTICE Take notice that the Regional Municipality of Durham is considering A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN The proposed amendment, as submitted by the Council of the Town of Whitby, proposes the extension of municipal water and sewer services to the Town of Whitby's Works Depot located at the Site indicated on the map below. In order to assist in the evaluation of the proposed amendment, the public is invited to provide input by way of submissions to the Region's Planning Department. Information related to the proposed amendment is available in the offices of the Planning Department, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario, L1N 6A3 or by calling Mr. John Sharpe, Planning Department (416) 668-7731 (Whitby) / 686-1651 (Toronto). Submissions concerning the proposed amendment must be forwarded to the Commissioner of Planning, at the above-noted address, and must be received no later than Friday, June 23, 1989. Please include your address and telephone number in any submission made. FILE NO. 89-49/D Marie Hubbard Chairman, Planning Committee Dr. M. Michael, M.C.I.P. Commissioner of Planning i77D DURHAM