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Items from WhitbyCouncil Mondayt March 11,1991 > Recommenda- tions from the «Plannin.g and Development 'committee. That proposed revisio ns to a management plan foropen' space land ln the Lynde * Shores Secondary Plan b. appraved for inclusion ln the <filnalized plan and that-' planning staff ln conjunction with consultant Bird and Hale Ltd. report back with a f Inalized plan for approval. -Bath Durham Reglon and the O'ntarlo Ministry of Municipal *.Affairs wiil alsa be requested ta modify the secondary plan accordingiy. (Seo separate story). CaErled That applications tram ýOriando Carp.to premit- ;,prestige industrial develap- .meont on a 0.81 -acre stie on the west side of Thickson Rd.,'north of Wentworth St., be referred back ta ca mmlttee. Althaugh staff recommended appraval, the cammlttee last week feft f urther developmnent ln the *area w 111be detrimfental ta the ,environÎMentally sensitive >.Corbett Creek and nearby marsh. But fallowing a, submission tram an Otiando spokesmnan, cauncil agreed ta take another laok at the application. That Casey's Raadhause Restauranti, 1100 Dundas St. E., be permitted ta bulid an. autdoar'patio adjacent ta the building. Council ariginaliy approved a patio ln 1988' but Rt was neyer canstructed and the property was said ta the current awners who have submnitted a revised proposaI. Carrled Recommenda- tions from the Operations Committee That agrant of up to $750 be given ta the Whitby Iroquois Swim Club to- defray transportation costs involved In particlpating ln a national sWimn competition held ln Calgary last month. Ministry of Transportation for $9,436 ln aperating subsidy funds for 1 990. Carried agenda --l * By Mihe Kowalsld A proposed Durham Reguon trýee-cuttingbyla* w is a good start 'but, it stillacks muscle says Wbitby counceillor Ïkarcei, Brunelie. But until provincial tre. pre- servýation leg-isiation- is made tugiier municipalities are limi- tedin ~her ailty ta, stop wan- tan destruction .of woodiots, Brunelie concedes. ARegion tree-cutting b 1a bas beeni recommended bDur- ham's planning depaxitient. The document was expected ta b. reviewed by the Region's works committe, yesterday (Tuesday). A membar of the. works Com- mitte., Brunelleiiad not yet seen tii. latest version of the. bylaw. SHowever, ,from iseearlier readings and discussions. with Region. officiais"tiie final docu- ment will ýnot Ub as strong as Brunelle prefers. S«What is encouraging is that it passes on enforcement ta area municipalities, but it doesn't go as far as it should,» said. Brunelle. «rFm pleased it came forward. mhe next step is ta petition tiie provincial government ta enact legisiation ta give- municipalities more autbority.» Brunelle bas ben-figiting for a tre.e servation bylawi Wbitby since eariy iast year. Brunelie was furious that a Toronto developer -réemoved several trees from *a subdivision after baving promised ta pre- serve the trees. A tree preservation policy was needed ta prevent similar in- cidents fram occurring again, Bruneli. warned at the. time. However, provincial legisiation empowering municipalities ta protect trees is essentially limi-. ted ta the Municipal Act and' the' Trees Act. The former enables a munici- paity tô pass bylaws regulating cutting and- removal o f *trees- along Igbways, but. it . does not extend ta trees on private pro- Whletbe Trees Ast regulates cutting on private property, there are a number of exceptions which «inhibit» tree protection, states a Region staff repoart., Foèr example, the act does not prevent',an owner from- cutting trees-'for bis. ownusie, if tii. woodlot bas been owned by bim for mnore than two years. <'Due, ita the broad interpre- tation' of .tuis exception, iis reiatively easy for a, iand owner tao clear-cut a woodiat and b. exempted from theé... bylaw,.» statos tbereport.,, <In %,addition, environmentaiiy sensitive areas cannot b. pro- periyrotected, the report states. Furtber compounding the pro- biem is that penalties- contamed in the- act do not. provide a sufficient deterrent. t he report states., .',«A maximum fine 'of $5,000 is inconsecuential, ta many land- owners,- states tbe report. Althoug "a'.three-monitb jail terin 18 permitted under the'act, on. bas neyer been imposed, the aeprt adds.' Buelsaid tii. Region and local municipalities can only go sr'«We need some teetb in tiie legislation, we bave, ta get tii. poinceta go furtiie, aid Brunelile. (ii. planning department is recommending, tatthe -Ontario government b. asked to revam' the. Trees Act and maké- it stronger.) Acc-ording ta ýBrunelle, zmunici- palities sbould bave the, power ta, Lyndes Shorews »homee-s -FROM PAGE 1 required by the. Ontario Minist of Natural Resource. land remai-ngbtween Oshawa On. persan,, asked wheth, and Hamilton. parking lots were, plahned The. Bird and Hale study iden-- accmmodatpeople -wishing, tifles 153 different types of walk aiaéngtii marsh plants growing in tiie marsh and Heilas said motarists wiii hai a wide, variety of animal lîfe ta park at Iroquois Park ar at t] within its perimeters. harbaur'and waik ta tiie mari .Crowe said the Town of on a series on connecting patha. Wiiitby Will «always b. in con- Councillor Marcel - Brunel trol» of deveiopment tiirougi tii. asked about two. potentii subdivision planning procees. threats ta the -marsh once bau He said tii. EMP adiieres ta ing is buiit - young children ar principles contained ia recent cats. royal commisqion report on tii. Brunelle- said ciudren mi Greater .Toronta Area's water- view the marsh as a Pl-vgour front by David Crombie. whiie stray cats 'couId _deva «It provides for a pedestrian tate the wildlife., corridor, protects the. Lynde Helias replied that fencing ar Marsh, from development - and a buffer zone of «unfriendly veg outlines effective starm wat.r tation» witii. prickly thornis, w management," said Crowe. b psitiond-b.tween the mari In addition ta bousin«g for and ublic corridor'in the hope, 6,700 people, the idustriail par- keeing people out of sensitii tion of théedevelopment is expec- areas. ted,ta generate 5,000 ta 12,000 However, HIiJalas said chidrE jobs. are not'entirely. ta blame for ar Dunham Region ecanoniic destruction the marsh m£ development comînissioner Pat receive or bas already. suffered. Olive said only «prestige" indus- «A lot of unwanted activity1 triai uses wili b. perxnitted. the area, is i -ot ut chuldfre Olive said- b.tween 2.5 million), Fishermen aiso ddaniage.»ý and 4 million 'sq. ft. of office"J As for wandering.,felines, He spa!e 15 projected. las said tiiere is littie which ce «W expect $215 million of b. done unless 'tiiemunicipaýi building activity at this point,»1 is prepared ta pass 'a byha said Olive. restricting the freedomn of cats. Durinig a presentation af tiie Councillor Joe, Drumm con EMP proposais, Linda Hellas of mended'the cansultants far tI. Bird an~ Hale fielded several study and tiie way it was condu questions from the. committe. ted. and audience. "I have littie problem withii Local naturalist Dennis Barry Fn pleasedyouwnt ta the laci wondered how effective a series naturalisti or their -iput,' sai of planned retention ponds wouid Drumni. b. i protecting tiie marsii from Councillor Lynda. Buff.tt sai runoff created by housing and the process could; serve as tii. industriai subdivision. model far otiier communities. Heilas said the.pods oud __________ trpterunaff until an:y iarmfuil sdmnahad settled safely ta tiie battam. [ Biological activity in the ponds would also act as a natùral filter for otiier pollutants, said Helias. '. The War Amps "Essenitially tie'y serve the gu~ sanie function as a marsb, only -of Canada itfs a ste p before it," said Hellas. 5h. added tiiat the ponds wer. Btry her ta to ave 'sh fle Jai us- nd ay ind md 'sh of Ïve ren ny tay in en. mn l[ty aw rn- le 'c- it. cal aid id a The blue envelape, made from recycled paper.and vegetabie. ink of course, is the concept of NFP Marketing Inc., a company, that specializes in the, not-for-profit sector. Mast of NFP's clients are chari>ties who request a marketing service taobtain donations through the màÎ1l Reflectingupon the environmientai'concern from their clients, tuPMarketing came up1 with the clever ideaý of requesting' that the,- lue envelopeý (the, envelope t hat everytbing came in) and the information letterbe returned in the pre-pai*d envelope along with the donor's contribution, coupon and cheque. Ini this way, the orgamization can senid out the same envelopes and letters again. The message that. was- printed. on the- return, pre..paid envelope said; "This package is meant té be recycilel and reusable. Before you seai the' evelope, please return the letter and the envelope- that' it was* dehvered in aiong with. yourl coupon. That way, this package can b. pas sed on.ta another supporter or recycled -tbrough o ur, office papeï recycling prgrain * Itis ths example of creative thinki'ng that will encourage us ta become a more conserving society. The controversy over cioth vs. disposabie diapers continues. On the negative sîde, cioth uses energy and water in a iaundry, and auto pollution is the result OF a diar service. With disposabies, each year in Canada about 250,000 tannes of used disposabie diapers end: up -in the,-garbage; -Americans sped neariy $300 millio eah yarta dispose Of diapers;'and -a British -estimate'-oet the figure at on. billion trees a year worldwide are destroyed to provide this convenience. Are disposabies'm'ore convenient than cloth? To so0Me parents, the use of coth .'diapers is unthinkable. Think for a moment about -the, diaper-changing process. Sometimes baby squirms or a taddier has ta be wrestled ta the floor. 'There is the wie-up the, diaprng, -the depositing of the contentsinita the =aiet or proper s 1ewage. treatment and the posbe change of infant's ciothes. -Tbates the hard pat.Ailthat remains 15s what ta d'O with the' used dipr? tcan go inta -a plastic arge bag.wbich bas not been'designed ta keep out'odor, a daper service p ick-up bag, or into a seaied diaper psu ta await' the next diaper laundy. Today, new form-fitting, thick, absorbent diapeswith vecro tabs or snaps and the convenience of a washer and dryer maàke diaper laundry bath easy and economical. It shouid be noted, however, that because of the tbickness.of these new.diapeCrIs, they take a lot of dryer time. A reconunendation is ta give thein a fewnminutes in the- dryer then bang on a rack or outside on a clothesline. *The.bottam lime -It'stime for achange!" ii 1rat q m stop work on a. subdivision, i trees are eut witboutpermissâio n. Penalties would include '-the developer repiacing-the, tree(s) at bis'cost orthee muniicipality cash- mng. the deveipper's leëtter oëfcre- dittapa fr e'.eplàéerment.' AWhxtby deve9pper bas writ-' ten the Reègion requesting more consultation with bis industry before a bylaw is passed.' Ron Armetrong, president -of Armstrong Hamrson Associates, said destruction of trees may not b. the problemi the public b as been led ta believe. "A developer wouid be crazy taL eut down trees, tbey. can create' amenities for home buyers..- everyone wants ta- save trees,* said Armstrong. «If a developer cuts trees of no 'signfficance, wbat's the bharm? If tbey are of signifcance, no deve- :loper îwould eut them.» produced no. proof of a serlous problem. Mho is cutting? What was cut and did it inatter ta anyone?» Armnstrongascs. Armstrong cdaims bis, opposi- tion ta the byiaw derives more from taxpayers anger than. from a developer's perspective., 'TMe byiaw pute responsubulity back on the. municipalities ta enforce it. This means you: have ta bure and train someone ta, distinguish trees. ATey'ii have ta b. trained ta, knîowý the difference betwe.n sr nificant and insignificant trees., Accarding ta ,Armstrang, tbis will mean t"peopie r unning around in the backCwoodslooking at wyortbIess trees.» «As a taxpayer in four different, municipalities I abject ta local taxes bain g used ta bure people ta - cure a probiem that basn't been sbown ta be a real problem.» AltlîOugh he Iquestions the. need far a bylaW, Arnistrong bas >no 1quarrel witb penalties tbat can b. imposed on'violatars. ýHowever i order ta properiy enforce the b]ylaw- trainied per- sonlmust be used, sàadArm- strong. iîYou5 can't justchrepoe Who pýull out, a Chain saw, tbat's why th ey need trained peopi..» *But ta avoid this tye of pro- biem, Armstrong said te'entire matter shouid b. re-examin.d.ý "How much will, it cost each municipality? Are we invaking a ,$100,000 cure for a $200. pro- biem?» Brunelie responds <'Nabody .is saying no trees can ýeceut' were> not sag ever single* tree shudbasaved.»7 But if there are trees worth protecting the, nimcipalit should know beforebani, Brunele stressed. lPrior ta receiving approvai for a .subdivision, ÏBrunelie '.said, developers sbould prepare a sur- veyoftrees on -the propet. ' «Tey.-now bave ta- do one for water and land- elevation. To add a tree survey ,sbouidn't .be. that unusual or costly. «Týrees are a problem far. deve- lopers, tbey have ta work, around them. But, there sbould b. ýroom for a common ground.» 1Brunelie said that in. some European countries, every tre. 15 numb.red and a licence required bafore one can b. cut. « I don't kno-w if we bave ta go ta that-pointyet,» sOaidBrunelle. «But if you look .a tlots ,in the northern part of tawn, there are wooded ' --areas that' are- tbrea- tened. "The ' Region says we gbouid grow ta the north. 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