WhItby Free Pesa. Weckesday. November 10, 1993, Page 27 'Native Perspectives'at college The conference opens Friday, Nov. 12 at 7 pam. with traditional and centemporary native driunming, singing and dancing perforaed by the Eagle Heart Drummers and Singera.. Beginning at 8:15 p.m., there will be a demonstration and sampling cf aboriginal cuisine pr=epae by 1992 Oympic medlitsu ad 1993 Evian award-winning chef David Welfmnan. Saturday's events will begin at 9 a.m. with the opening ceremony and an address by Gary Edgar, chief cf Scugog Island First Nation. During the Shophifter escapes A soplfte led on foot after shirt and black baggy pants ai an-t security officer the tumeof the incMenit. mo Pofice say store security wat- nabbing two Oshawa residenti ched a younq man beave the store who were also trying te wal] with a pair of hiking boots away with a pair of boots. around 2:30 ,). he3-year-old man and hE After a brief struggle, in which 21-year-old girlfriend aise hai the shoplifter lest a gold-coloured three compact discs. A search c jacket, lie took off running and the coupie's car turned ul was last seen on Thickson Road. another pair cf boots in ti No one was hurt. The suspect trunk which had been steleri is describod as about age 17, earlier that; day from an Oshawe around six feet tall, 160 pounds, Zellers store. with dark brown hair, shaved at They're charged with theft and the back and short on the sides. possession under $1,000. Ho was wearing a black bail cap reddish brown turtleneck-sty jolev d b)amageo is estimnated at $10,000 nio a fire Sunday morning at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital. N'o one was hurt in the blaze, which fire officiais are classifying as an accident. It apparently started in a locker in the north wig cf cet- .appeas a patient was keep- ingusd cigarettesin his pants pcesand put his pants in the lecker without realiz'ng one cf the ci-arettes wsStIlilit. Wlutby firefighters were called te the building around 11:40 a.m., and extinguished- the blaze without further incident. Mcrowave is stolen Cash and a microwave oven were stolen from the Whitby Montessori School on, Byron Street South sometime overnight Saturday. Police say the culprit(s) pried open a patio door te get inte the school. An investigation is con- tinuing. Answers to Whitby Trivia from page 20 1 . Forty Whitby soldiers were killed in World War 1 and 31 in World War Il. 2. Col. Henry Cockshutt, Lieutenant-Governor cf Ontario, dedicated the Whtby cenotaph on June 3, 1924. 3. The Whitby Armories building stood where the Toronto Dominion Bank is now, west of the cenotaph. It was demolished in 1970. 4. Branch 112 of the Royal Canadian Legion met on the third floor above Allin's Drug Store (now Van Belle Flowers> at the corner of Brock and Dundas streets, f rom its founding in 1927 until 1945. it is Df ýp ie in ra ,d Scrap fee4 FROM PAGE 1 posai, recent developments war- rant a teuglier respense te pro- vincial plans for a freeway hnk, said councillor Rose Batten. A meeting between Town effi- cials and senier provincial staff last week failed te sway the government'à thinking on the issue, Batten said. Durhami Regien ceuncil doos net support Whitbyasobjections te, what Ba termea "this monstroaityof a highway.» (I t rooedofficiai plan, Durham Regin agrees with the province that the route should run between Halls sud Corena- tien roada. (If it is t g ahead, Whitby prefers the lnkbo built along La]coridge Road, which would cause the least disruption te the suirrounding area.) «It has always been Wbitby's position that this link, which rune through the heartland of Our munîci paitis net required," si Batten, chair cf council's planning sud develop- ment cemmittee. "It élsd serve any purpose in any shape or forai. It dosen't serve the population or traffic,» he said. But if there muet be a link, then it ehould be lecated on Lakeridge Road, Batten ssid. «Weve given good reasone why that would h a logical location but they've been tossed aside," he said. «We feel thoy haven't been given due censideration." Councillor Marcel Brunelle said Whitby i. in exactly the saine position it was two yeare "Orstaff have worked with theai (Ministry cf Transpor- tation), but have they listened? Have they responded?" Brunelle asked. n¶'ey've net chsngod a thing," he said. Referring te council's decision as playing hardball with the province, Brunelle urged Whitby resdents te contact local MiPPs and let the government know the link is net wanted. Ceuncillor Dennis Fox said Wbitby's concerns were net big liatened te by either regional or proviciB staff sud that ho was becoingincreasingly angry Ho eaEe that two years mgo, minis staff used a chart as To celebrate ' 1993 the International Year for Indigenous People,' Durham College and the Missssazacf Scugog Island Firet Nation are ce-sponaering a conference, 'Native Perspectives,' at Durham Coliege Nov. 12 and 13. The conference will provide an opportunity for individuals te experience, ehare and learn the traditions, ceremonies, hietoiy and goals cf native people (aicet of the presenters are Ojibway, members cf the bands of the United Indian Council); and te p romote awareness of Scugog Isad Firat Nation. day, pripate will attend a series c oksos An aboriginal nouvelle cuisine lunch will be prepared by the Durham Cellege food and beverage students under the direction of Wolfman. On Saturday evening, a production of Drew Hayden Tayloe~s p 'Toronto at Ureamers Rock' be performed. Ryan new president of police associaion Constable Teriy Ryan is the new president of the Durhanm Regional Police Association. Ryan will replace Dale Allan, who has been president of the associaetin sice !974 Allan will retire in 1994 after 31 years police service with the Whitby police department and Durham Regionai Police. Hlis association service totals 22i~~ including 19 as Ryan bas held the position of vice-president of the police ascain since 1986. Ryan is a resident of Oakwood. eway link council. "They showed it agamn recentiy and there's been ne change. This is what our tax dollars have gone inte,» sad Fox. During last week's meeting, mmnistry staff said one of the rossons why they would not con- eider Lakeridge Road was for fear cf destroying "historical drainage tules,» Foex said. "When yeu hear this kind of nonsense and consider the time and money that's gone ite this, it's absolutely mind-boggling.' At the sanie meeting, provin- cial officiais were askedwy1th link is needed, Fox centinu the "Their response was 'wo're sorry, we didn't bring that infor- mation with us,'" lhe said. An exasperated Fox feit "It's time te start putting the boots te them.» Councillor John Deistra agee,, noting that he had «eyer sen a group se disorgan- Following the meeting, Batten said council does net want te hold ua proval of the Region's officia p1fs unnocessarily, but the issue is "se, important" te Whitby'e future. «It wipes out kt whole potential industrial areat and ties up land Uses "said Batten. (U'nder the province's proposai, about 10 perocent of Wfutby's potentiai development area will beý frozen unti. the link is built in 25-30 years.) As for area residents, Batten referred te the pliht cf people living *ni the Almond subdivision. 'hey're trapped between four multi-lane hi hwas. Thates net right orfpgir, he sad. Batn said Whitby'e two MPPs sympathize wîth council's position, but lhave not pursued it. FROM PAGE 1 ment's staff should ho "applau- ded» for their efforts. However, ho disagreed with an operations committoe recommon- dation that the report bo recei- yod for infermation purposes. Mitchell argued that the report «demanda some action» sud that It net ho received and filed. Ho referred specifically te the sections dealing with a joint pub- lic-private initiative te construct a new ice surface in Whitby, ho ssid. «Ice users are willing te, explore putting up this type cf fseility at the least cost te the taxpayers,» said Mitchell. «But we csut start fundraising until we get a locatien," ho said. "If we receivo this as informa- tion, where are we going on thie?' Mitchell did net advocate leaping» a new ice facility ahead cf council'e eother major capital sndnprion tes - a new tire hall on Taunton Read and an exanded senior citizens' centre --btsid ice usera need some direction froni ceuncil. Ceuncillor Marcel Brunelle said the «bal is very much in the banda cf minor hockey, ringette sud figure skating associations" in Whitby. Brnelegm people involved in thosesorsh ave «se many Akills, they should bo involved in fundraising...as are the seniors.» While ecenemic conditions pro- vent cou cl froni committing itaelf te a1brth ice surface, «thiis ie a gr4t e pportunity for the communi tt build a new ico pad," said\Brunelle. hsmei «I hope t~a rn hameig, fundraising osahead,» ho added. Ceuncillor Judi Longfield, ope- rations committe. chair, teok exception te Mitchell'. cem- monts. «Fer you te suggest that we receive this as inforaiation sud Cthoinput it away is unfair," said Lngfield, noting that several cf the report's recommendations are being pursued. J.ongfiéId said some cf the sports groeupe have demanded that council give theni a date as te, when a new fscility may bo built. But that is net possible, shfice neither the tire chief nor the seniors have been teld when their projects will proceed, Long- field said. «For yeuý (Mitchell) te sugget we give ice usera a date i. unfair," she ssid. When Mitchell protested that ho did net eay that, Longfield replied that it sounded that way Longfield stressed that council does net have the "dollars" te entertain building another ice surface soon. Private sector financing has been inve*stigtd, but has net proen feasible, she added. Councillor John Doîstra neted that Whitby seniors have raised almost $220,000 tewards the cost cf their centre expansion. «f the seniors can go out and do it, why can't they? It can be done,' said Doistra.. Ceunciller Ros Batten pointed eut that a new arena is net the third item on council'e priority liat. Council had neyer *iven that indication, Batten sid, adding that other prje<ts such as a new library ana the refuirbishing of the Centennial Building are just as valid. «Council hasn't given that coi- mitment. We have te, be careful we don't lea.d people on,» he said. Emotions Anenymous sup- port greup meets Thursday, at 7 p.m., 110 Ash St., Whitby. For mocro informa- tion, cail Marge at 728-6484 or Gloria at 576-4769. WHITBY RESIDENT Craig Green received an Ontario Provincial Police bravery award at a ceremony Thursday night in Toronto. Green was honoured for his herolio actions Iast November when he pulled the driver of a buming truck out of bis vehicle seconds before Rt exploded in flames. The truck had been involved in an accident on the 401 an Harwood Road in Ajax. Green wiIl also receive the Canadian Medal of Bravery from Gov. Gen. Ray Hnatyshyn at a ceremony in Ottawa this December. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whihby Fmue Press Rai sRe>ofinds for ice