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MA w~,rmIi.i I ~ W1-I.JI M *'riL HOSPIAL ,i' iï' Old ferry boat must, be removed ByTrdie Zavadoeics >Itmaybejsa matter of time beforegtho'Prince Edward Island' sets ail for waters unknown. The, ownerë of 'the -feýrry boat docked at the harbor bas been served formaI notice by the Town to remove the vessel. Ini addition, Art Robinson muet remove two transformera con- taining PCB-conta«mated oil fromthe boat, te an approve d location designated by the Mmis- try of Environment. Ho will also be responsible for theé storageand ultimate destruc- tion of the PCBs and assume al costa connected with remioving the ship and PCBs. The municipality' action, fol- Iows the recent reclassification of Whitby harbor as a small craft harbor, thereby giving town offi- ciais jurisdiction over the water- front area. The transfer of the harbor from Transport Canada te the small craft harbors branch of the federal Oceans and Fisheries department gives the Town con- trol of the wghare, pier area and ail waterlots Ùn Port Whitby except for the yacht club. Town administrator Bill Wal- lace said Robinson bas been asked to comply with the rino- val order as soon as possible. Should Robinson choose to ignor the municipality, hoe could face chargres under the Fishing and Recreationai Harbors Act, said Wallaoe.-' «1ibis is the first time we've been -able to do it,» said Wallace. «Now that we have j'urisdiction we're flot about to charge hlm wharfagefees.» Wallace was referring to an attempt by the Town two years ago to force Robinson to move te boat. The Town was thwarted in its efforts by te federai government because te government had been collecting docking fees fromn Robinson. The Prince Edward Island was originally destined for the Carr- benas a floating generating station until the deal feu through. It has been sitting in the har- bor for almost four years as various levels of government bat- tled over who had jurisdiction. There have been two fires on board the vessel, which led fire chief Ed Crouch to designate the shi as an unsafe workpl ace. eoweeks ago, government and Town officiais were worried that the boat was sinking. However, the ship was only taking on ballast water to make it more stable and the transfor- mers were in no danger of leak- Cs (polychiorinated biphenyls) are a potentiai cancer- causing agent. At Monqs operations corn- mittee meeting, councilior Tom Edwards expressed bis hope that the Town follows through on its actions. ~'We have blamed the federal and provincial goveraments for getting i the waky; for eyesores and decrepit-lookingËvehicles and SEE PAGE 1Ã" Plaza propsaigets ouhreoeption By Ike Kowalski Another shoppig plàza pro- posed for Rossiand Rd. received a rough reception from nearby homeowners Monday. About 60 people opposed to the plaza appeared before Town council's planning and develop- ment committee to voice then, disapproval. Tysen Group Inc. is seeking a rezoning from residential te com- mercial to ashow a 14,000 sq. ft. plaza te be built on the site. lhe rpry~ocated on. the uouth ide and, tbetween Anderson St. and T'hickson Rd. N., is now occupied by two sin- gle-family bouses. Glen Dhu Dr. resident Chris Pelgri'm spoke for many in the audlience when ho said there is no need for another commercial plaza ini thetrea. «Every single corner of Ross- land either bas them or has one proposed for it. Why the need for another?' Inlx addition to unwanted traffic problemand ne created by a plaz, POgrim *dthis particu- lu rpropoial ha« an 1 dtional, disadvantage. Hoý referred te an Ontario Hydro;corridor immediateiy to the west of the site. -«Theý corridor will be a path- way for kids to run. along and will lot teenagers see into nearby backyards and find out who's not home.» Pelgrims argued that the SEE PAGE 10 Home.and Gardebh Feature Inside sPc urged to rem exmne iits role SSepage 4 Reycling depot plan rejected SeS page 12 PAM RING looks over the buffet that was pro- Gardenspared as part of the lUth anniversary party at Cuilen Gardons on Saturday. Ail gate procoods featfrom the day wèeo donated to the Whitby General I ~Hospital Firet Glass Fund Capia Poter Tommin photo