WMU'YFRMU lE8é WICDN bDAYMAROE 18, i6, ?Ã"E à Al- ,Ontario ,playdowns. AtosPe ewees r.eachfnals. The Whitby major peeeA hockey teanLehaadvacedtethe ali-Ontario championahips. aigainst the winner of the western Ontario serî es. Wihitby beat the Pcsrborough chamnpions, Maiveru, three games -to nene in the .semi-finalis. The firat game went te Whithby in convincingf fashion,4 13.1, at Iroquouis Park arena on Marh 2. Bany Crawford backstoppod the win. Scoring, two goa each were Brian Scott, Jeremy- Schott, Steven H-olbiski and Ian MacNeil with singles by .Matthew Cardwell, Andrew- -McLaughlin, Brad Newport, Joeh Thomipson and.Steven Biais. 1The second gaine was played at Maivern 'arena, Scarborough on -March 9. This -gain'e was much more competitive, especially the Maivern goaltending, with Whitby winning 15-1. Whitby goals were scored by Scott (two), Bima McLjaugblin and DariyiWbitlock Rob Fodér played- goal for Whitby in the Malvern gaine. In the third. gaine at Iroquois Park on March -10Y Whitby cornpletely dominated asud won on the side.lines, Communication is the key to any successfui operation.. In sports roporting,- getting up-to-date information a-bout teains at ail levels is essential to Ikep the public informed and give athietes due covorage. To ensure a teain or player recoives thoîr share of ink, thoro must bo constant communication betweon the media and whoever handles public relations. 1Overali, there is such communication in ail local sports, te the oxtent that, for this newspaper anwa the hardest part is te accommodate ahl sports stories. luoccasonally, commnunication problems occur. A mathomatical error left'the Anderson CVI gym empty on the night Anderson and Dunharton were te are off for the LOSSA senior girls'AAA voiieybaii chaxnpiomas*p recently. Th e ewanp iaed'because anothor highschooi teain had lodged aproesafteriÃts coach was told that the team had not quabified for the piayoffs. However, it seems, a mathematical error was made, andthat team had indeed quaied for the playoffs - but-the coach was not directiy nà otified. The resuit *as that the teain missed two of its playof matches, The error juat, compounded the problein that existed al season in the working relationship between beague conveners and coaches. If the conveners had provided details of beague standings te coaching staff throughout the season, perhaps the error wouid have been spotted immediateiy. But it wasn t, and the resuit was anger frustration and confusion. After the protestse hd been lodged, conveners were instruc- ted by LOSSA officiais te keep a tight lip about any of the events. Not oniy did they not discuss the protesta, they would not reveai resuita of previous senii-final gaines. Even the LOSSA president seemed te be leas than informed about certain facts. Throughout the 1991 season,- it appears there were ne ,meetings held between coaches and conveners, nor were standings made available te coaches or media. The volleyball coaches weren't hiding facts - they spoke out against-the leage executive. Coaches iess than impressed by this season's follies, want changes maL for next season. Perhaps using oher sporting goups as examples may help heip orgaizers lay the gonwïfor a AAA volleyball prograin that provides due recognition te teain talent thro6ugh- out the season. - Organization at all levela entails a certain amount of faithý that those involved wili carry out their functions. Ites largely a measure of individual responsibility by teachers who, we must recognize, are spending extra time when they take on a cocmg or organizinig role in sport. But the rewards, and recognition, are owed te studenta who aim te excel.' Aîvoilevbail coaches' meeting is scheduled for sometime in April, andyou can bot that changes are goin g te be made. It could be a simple matter of coacliing staff and conveners getting eeher riot the season and developin a plan --te elmnate theosibiliyo hard feelings and empty gymna- 18-2. Crawford piayed goal. Biais scored four goals, with three each by Scott, Mc eilsud 'Prout. Thompson scored twice, with singles by McLaughlin, Cardwell and Newport. Whitby now awaits the start of the championship series. Whitby Raycan Financial major atoin AA teain has also reached the al-Ontario finals. Whitby awaits the winner of a series between St. Thomasan Chathamn. The Whitby teain was tee strong for Gedar Hill in the semi-final series, as Whitby won by scores of 13-O and 18-2. A third gaine ini the best-of-five was not even scheduled. Whitby M&M Méats' minor atoin AA. teain ran up against a tougher Cedar Hill teain in the second gaine of their ali-Ontari semi-finai hockey series. After Whitbyý rompod te a 12-1 win in the series opener, Cedar Hill was much stronger despite losing 3,2 in the second gaine.. In the epening gaine, A.J. Shannon scored four goals whiie Louis Archibald, Randy David- son and Michael Foret each scored twice., Single rnarkers came frein Bobby Schlitt and Shannon Phillips, Whitby camne out, fiat'in the second gaine in Cedar Hill and, coinpounded with penalties, bey squeezed,,out a Win. Foret, scere-d'twice while ýPhillips added the single. The series returns te Iroquois. Park in Whitby on Thursday night, gaine tiine 7 p.m. SBy Mke Kowalsld User fees account for lesa than haif the cost of operating recrea- tional facilîties in Whitby. 1According te a report frein the Town's parksansd recreation, department, it cost *4.$ million o erate municipal f'acilities in Revenue collected frein fees. charged te users, of Town arenas pools, co mmunity cantres sud halla, etc. was $2.1 million. This figure accrjunted for 43.1 per cent of the averali operating expenses. The reniaining 56.9 per cent or $2.7 million was paid through the generai tax base. 0f particular intereat te Whitby'Ps miner sports- organiza- tiens,. revenue generated frein this sector was -$673 847 or 32 per cent of the $2.1 million total. The staff report steins frein a Town council decision in January te delay impleinenting a centre- versial user fee policy approved Rec fees o ut of W-hazck FROM PAGE 8 As for Oshawa, the figures are $1; $2.14 sud $4.28 respetively, said Edwards. But the meat telling difference Je in the seniors categoîy,' said Edwards. "It doesn't coat a thing for seniors te go te the Oshawa civic centre for a swim,"" said Edwards. "They made this a provision for their seniors, the 'own of Witbyhasn'tdocs" *Edwards- aaid Wht$by ahould do the saine for its seniors and aise, reduce fees for other cate- pries. Edwards said ho wants the polin the new com-plex te be se popular that swim times wili h ave te ho rationed. mThat way we csu pay for the costa. Ifs a mistake te go the other way.» Coundilior Lynda Buffett said the fee structure is net excessive. «Look at the cost for a family, where can you go for a whole day for $10," she aSlked. «'Aax and 8shW24 »r4plied Edwards. "That's comparng«app.es sud oranges," responded Buffett. We built this facility because of a need. The facility te, the south is taken up by classes." .Buffett said the swim focs wili do the opposite of what Edwards- sV¶ý"tiiing it wiîi encourage people te come eut, rather than g ,to arnovie and ,pay two or Ont y councillor Marcel. Bruneilejoined, Edwards lu vot- WHITBY MAIl MEATS. minore atom Ak .tAem' soundly-,defeated Cedar Hili12-1 in the. sèmi-inal series opener but bad a tough-time ontii. road Sunday with a 3-2 wln. Whitby can advançe to the. Au-Ontario Finals with a vîctory Thursday night. Counei had v tetcharge, summer sports groupa, both youth and aduit, fées for using municipal bail dianionds and'soc- cer fields. The fées, a first for Whitby, wouhd vary . depending on, the type of facility being used and wouid increase 10 per cent every year. Staff estimate. that-$76,000 wouhd be raised frein the vouth sports organizatiens alone, based on the nuniber of perinits issued hast year. However, a one-year mora- torium on imposing the policy was declared by council foihowing a concentrated lobbying effort against the decision by the yeuth groupa affected. Instead staff was directed te report on ihow user fées affect ai miner sporta organizations in Whitby. T'hose invohved in sports such as hockey, figure iskating ,sad, swiinmingrr have paid te use Town fcltefor soine timo.. Othors, soccer and basebail, for example, have neyer paid for using bail diamonds and fields, save for a lighting charge when night gaines are phayed. Acecording to' the' report, fees paid b mineir hockey in 1990 totalhed *225,246 while figure akaters paid *108,500 and rin tepla rs$3frein girls' softball, amcer and basebal groupa combined, tetalied $1,139. .Councillor Joe Bugelli says the report ia net simply a justifica- tion. of counii'sfi original deciion' teA ch euser fees. - ponent ofuserfees. 'The whohe objective is te loet the public know, the true costs, how* heavîIi it's subsidized on the ta ill. The report will benefit council during its bud et deliberations' this'spring ai Jughi. Bscly., we've identified these coatase o'we can make an educated decision ou, the budget," said Bugelli. "In fthe fail anether'report wili have te cenie forth se council can make a firin decision one way or another (on suininer sports fecs).» The later report will outline the effect on the general tai ievy if focs are neot iniposed next year, said Bugeili. In the meantime, staff will continue discussions with affec- ted user goupa, Bugelli added.. oncis operations commit- teo which Bugehli is chairman, vodf hast week net te take action on the report, other than te receive it for iniformation. '- According te the report, user fees are now paying a greater percentage of the, coat of operat-' îng Town facilities. In 1985, fées paid 31 per cent of, the *2.2 million operating expenditures. .Next year, that figure will have j*zned te 47-5 per cent* or $3.3 million of th;e total *$7.1 million projected costa. The dramatic increase in both revenue sud expenses. is based on- higher focs which take eifect April 1 -sud 'a full year'a, use 'of Whlsnew recreaition complex on Rossisud Rd.. The ..10.6 million centre ,IR User fées pay3pe cent of Costs of Town facliie