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pÂtÏ,p,6. \ll[By FREE'PRESS,WEDNESDAY; AUGUST 16, 1989- VOICE 0F THE COUNTY TOWN The only Whitby newspaper independently owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents. Published every Wednesday By 67720 ntarlo Imc. Phone 668-6111 66à-6369. IDoug Anderson Publisher 131 Brock Street North, P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. Maurice Pifher Editor Peter Irvine, Advertising Manager, Alexandra Simon Production Manager wC IRETIRING A POLICY i $"PY'O A Summner Contest of Architectural Identification Take a stroîl and sec what Heritage Whitby lias to offer. Each week until September, the Whitby hrec Prcs will publish a picture of an architectural detail of a building in Whitby (including Brooklin, Ashburn and Myrtle). Each correct identification (only one per person per week) will be entered in a draw -to win a book courtesy of LACAC*. The draw takes place the following Tuesday morning at 10:00 arn. Trhe winners narne and the correct identification will be published in the following -weeks issue of the Whitby Free Press along with another rnystery photograph. Sponsored by Whitby's *Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Comrnittee to encourage an awareness of our local architectural heritage. Watch for the LA CA C display and activities on Heritage Day, September l6th, 1989. Ringwood - 1601 Hopkins Street,. South Rngwood was built by Barnabas ibson, a proient railrctad contractor. He is credited for building the Port Whitby-Lindsay lime, the TIhird Union Station ini Toronto, the Queen and King Street railroad bridges ini Toronto as well as midles of track throughout Ontario and Quebec. Ringwods present role is as Corporate Headqarers for LakeOntario Steel Co. (Lasco). It remauns architecturally intact as it stood in 1876 except for an alteration to the front gailery. LAST WEEK'S WINNER: Onina Hardie Whitby If you can identify this picture, subrnit the entry below ta the Whitby Free Press, 131 Brock St. N., Whitby, LIN 5S1. The winner will be selected next Tuesday at 10:00 amn. Ail entries will be entered in the Grand Pize Draw. LOCATION Namne Address Phone No. A Region report in June indicated that, in the region, 66 per cent of retiring farmers granted a retirement lot in 1986 still own the farm parcel. For 1986, 67 per cent of retirement lots granted were still vacant, and for 1987, 82 per cent were vacant. Region. planning commissioner Mof eed Michael stated in his report then that "Given both the observed large number of vacant re- tirement lots and the large number of farm parcels still owned by retiring farmers, it ap- pears that the spirit of the Region's policy may not be satisfied. In other words, if a retirement lot has been granted for the intended purpose, then there should not be any vacant retirement lots or retiring farmers maintaining ownership of the Darcel." The Region officiai plan now allows bonafide farmers to obtain retirement lots, intra-family farm help lots and farmhouse lots made surplus through farm consolidation. But the current review of the Durham plan proposes to eliminate intra-family severances and allow a surplus farmhouse severance only when twcN abuttinq farms consolidate. As for retirement lots, it is the 'preference' of Region staff to eliminate them , with a policy option that potential retirement lots be considered and permitted only as amendments to the Region plan after satisfying certain criteria. Whitby planning staff support the elimination of the retirement lot severance policy. They note the problems that can occur between farm operations and non-farm residents, and the problem that could, arise from "repeated" retirement lots from a succession of farm owners. But policy change could be difficult at the political level as elected representatives face heat from their rural constituents, many-0f whom feel they have a justifiable right to a retirement lot after years of farm work. Butthe family farm, as it was once known, has changed. Farm operations are different, family members may not continue the farm, and what appears f air to an individual for the near future may not be best for an agricultural area and the community in the longer term. Reg ion representatives should consider abandoning the retirement' lot policv atogether. What can wedo To the editor- How much longer are we Canadians (and especially Ontarians) going ta put up with the ever increasing money grab by our governinents? How long is it going ta take us ta realize that whatever party we put in power - wherever - they will continue to buy Our votes with our money? And we, littie lambs (read "suckers") that we are, quietly let them gouge us. Income and sales taxes have increased, and new ones are ta corne; car licences are up 22 per cent, drivers licences are up 42 per cent, etc., etc. TI-is year the average wage earner works for six months to merely pay the government's greed. Next year, who knows hwo long it will take....- -? And what do they do with it? Give it away to anyone who cries loud enough. Provide support ta influence groups.' Hold useless inquiries like the Dubin inquiry inta drugs in sports (a reail winner). Pay themselves great salaries. Ride around in large chauffeur-dniven cars. And pay big inflation-proof pensions and much, much more. There really are only two groups in a position to do anything about it. Since income taxes are taken at source for most workers and there doesn't seem to be any way ta, escape the sales tax, maybe pensioners who pay taxes directly and the self-employed who do likewise could tell the governnxents that unless thýings change they are going to band together vnrd refuse to pay their taxes. They couldn't put ail of them in jail. However, based on the attitudes shown by the majority of seniors' groups, they are only interested in seniors, and the self-employed can't do it ail. So what the h...can we do? W. J. Gaiger Whitby About those contributions conducted in a totally impartial manner? Can we assume that a recipient, at the saine tumre of casting his or her vote, utterly cisiegards the donor's interests, while at the saine tinte, the donor has a very keen interest -in how the recipient caste his or her vote? Yours truly, J. P. Stachow AshbÜrn iii I~~W'~NpjU4A, . ,~d04I~Lïitt.i4L11I ~ 2nd Class Postai Registratlon'#05351 To the editor, I read with interest recently the article dealing with contributions ta, the election coffers of local politicians. Perhaps that should give us pause ta stop and wonder. We are only too well aware of midsdeeds perpetrated by folks at the federal and the provincial levels. Can we assume that the actions of the rccipients are always ON 5S1 14