PAGB4;-WHTBfFMEK RWSWEDNESDAY; NOVEMBER 20.1991f . The only Whitby Newspaper owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents! Published every Wednesday by 677209 Ontario Inc. at 131 Brook St N, Whitby, Ontaro LUN 5S1 Phone 668-6111 Toronto Line 427-1834 Doug Anderson - Publisher Maunoe Pither - Editor Alexandra Martin - Production Manager 2nd Class Postal Registration #05351 The -marsh 'tragedly" To the Edftor: ln the past several manths, many have written ta the editor ta express 'cancern for the Lynde Marsh tragedy. This tragedy la nof just the obviaus threaft t éî marsh and ifs many animais and birds that take refuge there; the real tragedy is realized whenyau consider that only one of aur caunicil mnembers has the enviranmental cansciausness ta recagnize the seriaus threat ta the marsh. Land an the east shore aio Lynde Marsh is slated for high-impacf develapment housing; 6,000 ta 7,000 people in addition ta a huge industrial block. Regardless ai studies by Bird and Hale ta protect the marsh, there are many examples ai failure ta this kind ai cavalier planning. Pickering's Frenchman's Bay,- for example, is a veritable sewer. ln many parts ai the warld, including Canada, millions ai dollars are being spent ta build, develop and pratect marshlands (the Don Valley dlean-up is a gaod examfple). Science has determined that marshlands are mather earth's best cleansing system.. This ecosystem, already fragile under civilized man's burdens, is pushed dloser ta destruction by high impact develapments. In this da and age when people are thinki1 greener every dlay, Whitby has a counicil that "can't see the marsh for the houses,u ta twist a phrase. There are, however, those who are active in protesting this development. Wh it by- needs more people willing ta stand up for issues that affect 'us ail, flot just the ones that are -in aur backyards. Having said ail this, 1 wauld like ta present a second tragedy. Did you know that only an average (and this is being generous) af 36 per cent of Whitby residents even bother ta vote. Whtby is a beautiful town, campared with many other cammunities, and we should care enough ta 'want ta keep R that way far aur children. Sa, stand up and be caunted. Make a difference in your tawn. Find out where your candidates stand on Issues that may change your lfe and/or community. h lis the root of aur democratlc and free society. R is your rlght and respansibility. Consider what you have heard about the marsh tragedy, and know that with the courage ai many voices, this tragedy may neyer need ta happen. Save Lynde Creek Marshl Joif Logan Whitby Cycle goes on To the Edltorý- Durham separate high sohool teacher union leaders must be very slow learners. lncredibly, teachers have askçed for 7.82 per cent salary increases and 87.1 per cent of themn reject an unnecessary and overly generous board offer ai 5.6 : r cent in addition fa other nef is. Are they in such an insulated environmenf that they do not see, read or hear current event s? They must learn and camne ta know f hat we are in a recession; we have an ant!- business- ant i-job ,creation provincial government (NDP); jobs are faiing araund us; jobs are uncertain; pay raises are generally non-existent; students se. the demoralizing despair ai their parents efther through loss ýor fear ai bs af jobs; students attend schools malnourished, inadequafely clothed and dispirited about the future. Yet teachers wish fa fatten themselves by turning the fax screw further on taxpayers, thus ensuring even less for parents and their children while perpetuating fhe higher fax cast ai living or investing in Ontario, thus job lasses. The cycle goes on. Quality education cames not fram mindless, ever-spiralling increases in teacher salaries, but from dedicated teachers whose students are well-nourished and believe that when the effort ai schooling is done, the future holds a job for them. That is not now fthe case in Ont aria. 1 -question the moral tane ai any feacher who would worsen matters by insisting upon an y increase this year or by strikin during the school year as though students were sa many places ai scrap metal on a shop lor. Tis la no time for teachers ta fail the test ai restraint. 1 question the competence and infegrity ai any board member who would grant (or arbitrafe) pay raises in f hese times, particularly should teachers strike against aur children during the school academic year as they did for three weeks in 1990. Shamel In support'of Sunday shopping, By Grelg Deriry What is wrang with Sunday shopping? If you ask the question ta enough people, the arîswer you get is, usually, 111dan't know why the stores aren't open, -- Sunday is a great time ta shop . In conversation with peaple in high places in the retail sector, 1 amn iniormed ai a number ai ref ail groups wha are experiencing such acute financial hardship, that they may be compelled ta close their doors, ceasing operatians. These are not anly the Independent store awners, but also chain store rup.Such closures, mean lost o bmre people. depending on soia programs, anid less requirement for manuiactured goods. sIs aur stand on Sunday shoping so firm, that we should stnyand ignore the extra jobs that unday shoppig would provide ... tghe extra'tax dollars which would be generated, or the burden which would be minimized an single warking mothers who are unable ta shap from Monday ta Friday? Are we so againsf Sunday shopping that we Ignare the posit ive social and ecanomic bnefits which Sunday shopping would provide? Ontario continued ta lase millions ai consumnerd~ollars ta the U.S. market, through cross-barder shopping. Our border f owns have been devastafed, and a ur manufacfuring industries are suffering as a result.ai - business aost ta cross-barder shopping. .Many oai the large manufacturing interests ln 'the province af Ontario are moving out, as a result ai the reduced demand for gaads in the domestic market. Some af these companies are relocating in the U.S., by virtue ai greater demand for goads, lower taxes, and reduced cost ai aperation.. The U.S. does naf anly benefRI from aur consumers on Mondays ta Saturday, but even greate: numbers cross the border- on Sundays to spend aur dollars ln the U.S., because Canadian retailers are unable ta open their doors. This is not the way k should be. Sunday shopping would stimulate the Canadian ecanomy, Louis S. Allore Whltby Considerate drivers To the Editor: Halloween was a fun time for ail, especiaily the little anes. Trick-ar-treaters in their costumes roarned the neighbourhaads with parents standing close by. Our home In Myrtie Station an Hwy. 12 is very busy wth traiftic, somotimes .r ktaUn .exees. of the - fimiL-V--waw -lur -costume Haloween night, noticing every single driver passing through aur neighbourhoad, ail travelling well below the speed limit, obviausly on the lookout for families enjaying the outing. Thank you, drivers, for your consideratian and makçing Halloween a sale mvent for aur tawn. -,-Bob;andPtm Rennle- Myrti. Sb.twi Addiction Awareness MEMBERS of the Trinity Players (from left ta right) Peter Sherk, Louise Deniset and Shawn Zevit perform at opening oeremonies for 'Durham Addiction Awareness Week.' The troupe uses akits to get people tbilnking about the dangers of add~cin providing extra fourist dallars -- extra tax dollars -- extra manuiacturing dollars and mare jobs. and greater etabllity inthe retail and manufâcturing sectars. Are you listening, Bob? Caândidlate says*thanks To the Edftor: 1 would like ta thank ail af the north ward residents for their excellent turnout for the municipal' sloctions Nov. 12. 1 congratulate Don Mitchell an his wln,- and expect ho wlil do his best ta represent ail ai us in the nrhduri ~the next threeryears. wha vated for me and helped with my campalgn. Wifth your continued support, 1 wlll again »ee, the position ai north .ward counicillor ln three years' time. Congratulations also g o ta the Whitby Free Press f or their excellent caverag e ai the candidates running f or elecf ion. Brlan Wlck Brooklln Excellent ca ndidlates To the Edftor: 1 was one ai the runners-up in the vote ta b. a French trustee. Two excellent candidates were elected, four excellent candidates did nat. AIl ai us could have done a credible job. The two candidates who were elected were the mast active in school committees and therefore deserved ta be recognized. They will be parlai a gond counicil. S A large* number aif English trustees were re-elected. We are aisa fartunate ta have a hard-working -direct or, Dr. Earl Lagroix, as administ rat or. The anly sad notes are, iirst, the poar turnout at the polils; secondly. 1 believe that the work ai the retiring trustees couid have been better dacumented, rather than have the controversial issues so widely publmcizod. Many thanks ta my iamily for their help. and to my supporters. I ran the campaign the way 1 wanted ta, that is, meeting the people. 1 have no-regrets. Whltby