PAGE 1,W 2 Il , PNl AYpJM~~,19 Fetmr boat not remv<d Town serves leègal, notioe m onbat owner, For the f inest. lawn in town.. Thicker, greener and weed free! From<. k, ~~or two $9 apictons ~Jg, ~f x. 4OOsq.ft.) We also provide... e Tree and shrub fertilizing e Insect control for, trees/shirubs and lawns @ Brush control e Professional consultation Strong stuif, we knaw. Sametimes yau just geltot the point where almost anythingmakes more sense than what's been gdin g on in the country in the last little while. We are not rocket scientists. We publish weekly newspapers in Ontario. Like you we just get up in the morning, go to work and try to make a living, keep our heads down and save enough money to take a few weeks off in the summer. Our beat is Town Council, not the House of Commons. When the Directors of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association met recently in Belleville, it was plain to see how much we love Canada, and how deeply upset we are that our nation is being violated. We believe it might be time to take it out of the hands of our politicians. We think OCNA ACCORD P.O. Box 451 Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A8 Further camments are invited. Please print or write clearIy on separate sheet. I !I a'w' tL.car OSAAeIB it makes sense ta eleo't a fresh group of people from across the country, whose only mandate is to settle the constitutional issues of this country, and flot to get elected again. In short, a constitutional convention. This group might meet for a month, or a year. But they wouldn't stop until there was something to put before the people of Canada. After ail, that's how the Constitution of the United States was written. If this matter is left in the hands of our politicians, whether or no't Meech passes, the future seems to be pointing towards the slow disintegration of Canada. If we are flot careful this will be aur legacy ta aur children. If you think we are on to something, let us know. You can reach us at the OCNA, Box 451, Oakville, Ont. L6J 5A8. Fax (416) 844-2769. , * ~ * * * * 44 j e & e e. o a 4 * 4 4 e 6 C I B B I 4 4 B C 4 P B I f f f 4 4 C I. g # * ~ > ~ ~ * , * ~ * g g g g * * * g * ~ I ýI I :I I I "z-0,1 By Mike Kowaluod The owner of the derelict ferry boat docked at Whitby harbor has been charged after not obey- ing an earlier order to remove th e vessel. Art Robinson was served with summons Friday to appar1 court over his fiure to remove the ferry boat Prince Edward Island from the harbor. Robinson was gi*ven formai notice by the Town last month to move the boat and ince he had flot cornplied, the court summons was issued, said Town adminis- trator Bill Wallace. According to Wallace, Robin- son has been charged under the Trespass Act and other statutes. Robinson, a local businessman, will appear in provincial court next month to face the chr lIn addition to charging Rbin- son, the Town has again asked the Ontario Ministry of Environ- ment to do something about two transformers aboard the boat containing PCB-contaminated oul. Thfe Town wants Robinson to remove the POBa (polychiorina- ted biphenyls) and dispose of the potential canoer-causxng agent in an approved location designated. by the ministry. "We've made contact with the musrth nsi on them to reepnd-said Wallace. We expressed our concern i the most direct way.» Wallace said the Town has no authority te force the removul of the PCBs on its own, but ntd «oice the boat's gne, they go.» However, -allace stressed that the transformer.i are secure and in no danger of leaking PCBs. The Town's action against Robinson is a resuit of the recent reclassification of Whitby harbor as a small craft harbor, therb giving the municipaIity jurisd Royal Doulton Figurines jewellers - Gemologist G68-8042 30"'-/'C off 101 Mary St. W., (Peai-son Lanes) Whiti)y AIR CONDITIONING! COOL Now "'01 Heazm./Air Cndmnmg ih oembaudr 11 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, UNIT 232 WHITBY HEATING& AIR CONDITIONING6& M AUHOIZD ONUMRSGAS DEALER66.li Buy e-tn -or eirc en eon og OVVan se. s IIJa.191 OUR COU NTRY IS TOO IMPORTANT TO'LOSE TOTHE POLITICIANS.I I ~T .ý 1 agree that our country is too important to lose to the politicians and I endorse the proposai to elect a fresh group of people fromn across the country whose only mandate is to settie the constitutional issues* of this country. Name Address____________ A taemnt. sse d:by The: Bard fDrectors:'The Ontarlo :'Communlty News- pape rs ::'As so ciati'on-.:'and, endorsed by this: newspaper. tion over the waterfront area. The transfer of th6 harbor from Transport Canada te, the small craft hiarbors branch of the federal Oceans and Fisheries departinent gives the Town con- trol of the whar, pier areas and ahl waterIots- in Port' Whitby except for the yacht club. - ý.The Town had tried te fore Robinson te inove the boat two years ago but was thwarted in its efforts by the federal govern- ment. Town officiais were not aware that the goverament was collect- ing docking fees from Robinson. The Price Edward Island was oinally destined for the Carri- benas a floating generating station until the deal feu through. It -ha been sitting i the har- bor for four years as various levels of government battled over who had>jurisdiction. In an m6terview with The Free Press on Frida, Robinson said he had not yet seen the court suznmons. Robinson said he was "worktings on thatr when asked what steËs ha han taken te remove t1ýe PCB., but would flot elaborate. He also claimed that he has alwayaben willing te move the boat fromthe harbor. "I've never fought them (Town), rve wanted te get rid f it (boat) ince the day!. -bouelt i47' said Robinsone <¶'haf. what you (media) say, that'. not what I thinkr," he added.-* Gary Bcretski, area supervimor with the Ontarjo *Mimisfry of Envfronment was not aware of anyrequst for assistance from "W. haven't heard from the owner that Pm aware of,» saidl Boretai. Send to: m IL