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Z.' ~hir~ ~~~1O &4~,1994 Ths k mrktRecyclingConcisoR Onaro(RO lOth Wast ReducinWeek. oreonizZr abg a, a piz wll be t oulthonse wo lemofth Reduce, ReCuei Reyce)idas Cpothisicurha ecrinetreDurhamEnvrist chooe frmntlstork hiN) ikeu oriwn.Astlieareduto reT, heis inekmrkswihebecosenina da n y o u tr ids wii StphnA W eioan recyclf r ai t ecylsRpr Do Your Part! Ne............... My 3Rs' ideas: 1....................... 2....................... 3............................................... Each year the RCO focuses on a 3Rs' issue to launch the week. As this is its.lOth anniversary, the folowing 'Top 10 Wisb List' was devised. 1) Use your blue box. 2) Use your composter. 3) Switch to-non-hazardous cleaning products. 4) Look for post-consumer recycled content in your purchases. 5> Buy in bulk te reduce packaging. 6) Bring your own reusable shopping bags. 7) Donate reusable clothes, furniture and a p liances you no longer wanit te charity rather than discard them. 8) When giving gifts, give an experience like tickets to the theatre or a sporting event rather than consumer items. 9) Use public transportation or car pool ,vith a colleague, fiend or neighbour. 10) Say no tejunk mail. Province to fund supervisedaccess Ontario's 14 supervised access p rogram centres, including Dur- hamn Region's, wlll lie per- manently funded by the Ontario government. At the centres, children and their non-custodial parents or other family menibers visit in a neutrel, chld-focused, 'safe and supervised setting. Benefits include protection of women and children, the facili- tation of court-ordered and other access visits that miglit.not have otherwise occurred, and a pos- sible reduction in the courtes workloed. Local community groups and business donate equpment and toys and community members volunteer time in tle centres, bemufl as a pilot projeet in Aliril, Each centre serves from 15 to more then 100 families per month, depending on location. The Ontario program cost $947,400 in 1993. Hospice awareness this week Hospice Awareness Week is Oct. 17-23. Hospice Durham lias joined more than 60 hospices in the first annuel provlnce-wide carnpeign te raise awereness about hospice care in local communities and ecross the province. Drivers needed Volunteer drivers are alweys needed to provide escorted transportation services te cliente of Whitby Communxty.Care. Seniors and physicelly challenged eduits requiring assistance with medicai appointTnents, shopping tripe and personel business can request services through this office. Volunteere are reimbursed for ail out-of-pocket expenses. To learn more abut becoming a volunteer for Witby Communlnity Care, cal1 668-6223. Hospice Durham je a non-profit community-based volunteer pro- grami providing in-home support te individuals and fanjilies facing a life-threatening illness. Whiùtby Mayor Tom Edwards lias proclamed "Hlospice Awareness Week" in Wbidtby and participated in raising the Hosie Drbami fieg et the munic ipaity uidng in VWbitby on Mionday. Volunteers will aise hold e display et the Pickering Town Centre on Thursday, Oct. 20, 4 to 9 p.m.; et the Oshawa Centre, Oct. 22, 10 e.m. te, 5:30 p.m.; et the Ciaringten Centre, Oct. 21, il a.m. te 3 p.m. In addition, an open liouse is being held Monday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. et the North Arnerican Van Lines building (where the Hospice Durham office is located), 850 Champlain Ave., Whitby. For more information about Hospice Durhami, cali 905-435-5242. Presentation for parents The Children's Services Council (Durham) is offering 'a presentation te answer questions that parents may have when looking for services for children with special needa. Children and adolescents with special needs include those who have problems, as -well as those who are et risk of developing probems, that involve physical, developmental, speech/language, intellectual/Iearning, emotional, behaviourai and/or éocia1 issues. Brochures from a variety of agnce and other resource mtras wili be available. The presentation is being ofl'ered four times: Oct. 26 from 7 te, 8:30 pam. at Grandview Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre, 600 Townline Rd. S., Oshawa; Nov. 7 from 7 te 8:30 p.m. at Community Memorial Hospital (Port Perry), 451 Paxton St., in the library/meeting room; Tuesday, Nov. 29 fromn 7 te 8:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 91 King's Ores, Ajax and Dec. 14 from 2 te 3:30 p.m. at Children's Services Council (Durham), 1650 Dundas St. E., Whitby. Parents should phone the CSCD at 433-4100 or 683-4089 to register for the session of their choice at least one week prior te, the date. Admàission is free. s * th e ior. THE REFERENDUM DECISION SLM dîsappointed To the editoir. The members of Save Lynde Marsh were, of course,i disappointed that council did not « allow the plebiscite. What perturbed us especially were some of the things ad at that meeting. Councilsid that if it were not outrightly iliegal then it would be acting in bad faith vis-a-vis the developer, considering council bas given approvals to the proposed development to this stage. SThe request for a plebiscite was a perfectly legal and legitimate reqq.est made. pursuant te, the Municipal Act. The act is sufficiently vague: it doesn't specify et which stage of the planning process a referendum may or may not be held. Mayor Edwards also said due democratic proceslied been followed, making the need for a plebiscite unnecessery. But if democretic process hed been followed, why does se, much opposition te, the proposeld development remain? Council bas allowed people to express coricerns and objections, but bas failed at each step of the process te, act on these. Council went inte each remaining stage of the epprovai process (plans of subdivision approval, officiai plan adoption) with the view that they were on a course of action from which they could not diverge. It is hard te feel that democracy is being served under these circumstances. A referendum miglit have given a sense of democracy beck te people. Council also feit thet there was no need for a referendum since the bail wes in the prvne court, both beceuse the province is the major developer and because the plans of subdivision have been referred te the Ontario Municipal Board. Council said that "the province should put its money where its environmental mouth is." The province wiil only do that if there is public pressure. A referendum could have done just that -- sent a clear and strong message te the province. Council seemed te dismiiss public opposition te the proposed development on the grounds that opposition is based either on misinformation or a iack of faith. A large cross section of the public bas expressed objections te the development, ranging from heelth cere workers, physiciens, home- makers, business people and se forth. These are intelligent people who know misinformation when they see it. Councillor Batten says a referendumn was unnecessary because we aiready have a Lynde Marsh nature sanctuary. Perhaps I need stronger glasses, but I do not see a sign that reads 'Lynde Marsh nature sanctuary' by the mersh. 1 see only a sign reading 'Lynde Shores Conservation Area' and a sign announcing. the coming of the 'Lynde Shores Development.' When SLM speaks of a Lynde Marsh nature sanctuary, it is using the term in a specific way te refer to a small but complete eco:gystem, an area of three square miles, or approximately 2,000 acres. Our aim is not only te protect but to enhance the Lynde Shores Conservation Area by the creation of a sanctuary. Councillor Batten may bd proud of bringing 100 acres of this land to the public domain, but because it is so vital te their well being, we think residents of Whitby deserve better. This prime waterfront property should stay in the public domain. SLM %vil], with the public's help, put pressure on the province te declare the area slated for development an area of special provincial interest, and an erea of Special Provincial Zoning (for no development). A referendum would have made the tesk easier. Council is also giving the public the faise idea that environmental justice will automatically be served because the plans of the subdivision are going te be referred to the,,0MB. More often than not, however, justice, environniental' ýor otherwise, is determined by who lies the deepest pockets. The developers wl have access te the beat legal counsel and the best expert witnesses because money is no object te tliem-. SLM has te raise every penyto be spent at an 0MB herig. Did -those councillors who expressed relief that this is now going te the 0MB stop te, consider what, happens if SLM fails to raise that money? Or jis that what they are banking on? Johaima M. Tito Spokeeperson, Save Lynde Mareli It works In Rossland To the editor. Re: Save Lynde Marsh request for referendum Why not hold e public referendum on controversiai issues such as the Lynde Shores development? The city of Rossland, B.C. has had such a policy for four years. .The council of Rosslend realized thet their citizens' increasing enger and distrust was the reat of the public's net having an effective role in making decisions. Like councils every- where they liad been saying "we are elected te make decisions." Yet it is the public who suifer the consequences of these decisions -- withoutlieving any real say in the metter. Rossland council alse, realized that voters were using the only power tliey have - their vote every three years --te get even with counciliore for decisions wîtli which they disagreed over by tossing themi out. Little thought was given to their replacements. It's hardly a good way te, run a communîty, but that is how most towns and cities operate, Whitby included. But Rossland found a way te give their citizens real power on key issues without affecting the the council's duty and ability te govern. After a few months. of discussion and study, the City of Rosslend in 1990 enacted e bylaw that allows referendums te be held if 20 per cent of the community sign a petition requesting that a referendum ha held on a certain issue. Wbatever the mejority vote for becomes law. Council cen put issues to the referendumn process whenever it wishes. There have been six referendums -- three initieted by the citizens and tliree by council. One dealt with taxes. Hsland's finances have improved draniatically since the bylaw was le motet important result of this bylew was the increase in citizens' participation in vericus issues. And voter turnout increased by 15 per cent. The referendum bylaw ie working in Rossland. Other communities are enecting or considering a similler process. It bas been a win-win situation for everyone in Rossland. Isn't it time that the people of Wbitby had more say in the affaire of our community? Isn't it time for e referendum bylaw? Stephen G. Leahy Brooklin Whitby duplicate bridge Oct. 5 Ron and Chus Adù 710D, fone England and VonniesWharriW 68.5. BssB eya n ud Dorothy Evans 65.0. 1-ldka Rcai and Lena Bird 64.5. FUR anmd Olga Howden 82.5. Helitha 0ke and Fo Chlldehooo 61.5, Lavry and Trud Ruest 61.5 oct.2 Bil and Olga Howdsn 78.0. Boni aui Chrus Adair 680. AbsI muid Mwon KuilU, 62,. UNand Mary Grgy 020.1Ida mand Boit Jamay O, IonsEngandnid Vorvile Whuuus 68W. Ronrie Rcbortsanid Mile Jubyv 61.A