Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, December 4,1996, Page 23 casino application rejected by Committee fROM PAGE 1 opinions." Tht «voice» will corne ini the form of a petition cazu- ainnow underway in Wl hiby cur îty churhes,.the resulte of w1hich will be presented te council in the near future, Hamilton added. In urging support fer the staff recommendation, Wood teld committee that there is considerable con- fusion surreunding the issue. "The idea is net te create casinos, but te provicial goverr eliminating rovinI by putting them manent location,» Noýting that lec ties in Whitby ra million throuÊh1le ceeda last year, W ned that this mont elsewhere if his a] fails. "If we dont do il ing might, Ajax m: somebody definitelj Wood peinted resuits of a survey Couple wi$996,ý Oshawa -couple ]Richard and Robyn Loucks won $996,442 in the 'Nov. 27 Lotte, 6/49 draw. They picked up their cheque Monday at the OntahoIe ottery Corp- orations Toronto prize office. "This le bard te cemnprehend," Richard said. I was numb and shaicy," said Robyn after coi their win. They own and ope] Village Pumpî Oshawa. They* ha daughters, one son ai grandchiidren. Richard and Robyn take tripe te Las Vce Aruba, invest for rei and "have a good 0hrz Alicia Cox Father Leo J. Auc Read all about itl Austin- Community Theatre's fit Broadway proqduction, West Side Story, je a smash bit! Lut Wedneeiday, opening night, was a resounding succese as the entire cast had an amazing run last week. The show roopons tonlght, with performances on Thursday and closing night on Sinclair Secondary School December lefnalyhors and you knowiwhat that meana - mistieto., Santa Claus and, drum rail please .two and a hall' more weeks until holiday vacation. The sno w le falling, carols' are playing, and students and staff need a break. With the stress efISUs and other on-going projecta, this Friday's PA day arrives in the nick cf time. Although it won't le a total break from the work, at least we get te sleep in and watch our favourite cartoons. The holiday spirit is alive through ths halle of Sinclair. This month's TAG themo is the holiday spirit of giving. Grade 9 TAGe will le taking part in eul-M1TP, while grades 10 te OAC wiii le rumnmaging through their closete for food and toys. Sub-AMlT jea programn deigned tokep the hands cf area chldren warni. Our - fundraisers are underway and will continue until the last wook cf ahool. Saturday, Dec. 7. Tragic love , and revenge cemblned fabulous costumes, and dancing te maki ACTes greateeit show~ ickets ($7 for adults students) can sti purchased for this mnc event by calling 666-f On the basketball aur Wiidcat boys tean certainly lad good etz around. The midget teain played their teurnament of the Y, Exeter on Nov. 23. Al they lest te Sinclail Lamaroux of scarboi they came eut with a i over Exeter. Greg finished second lni tournament three shooting conteât. niidgets aise won Donevan in league acti On the junior c despite strong efforts t out by Neil Daga, No Singh and Jason lia the boys lest te a experienced McLau team. However, this lesi balanced eut with a ' victory over Doni Radman led ecering wil points. Ini senior action on No' Wildcats began their se right with wins over Sin and St. Mary. They won1 first league game agï NcLaughiin, who are defending LOSSA champions. Wes Vickery Adam Farr led the scori Another Wildcat vic was captured over Done, 70-26, with Chris Schm and Vickery leading coring. The food shortage >urham Région is a probi Iustin- tries tû help e koliday season, and so rmuai Cbristmas bas Dod dirive is underway o Mors. Be as generous asi ani and donate food, m: id ciothing te the bankel our homeroom. aasist the ted by Town staff whi riment in indicate support for his pi ig casinos posai. in a per- Of the 28 groupa (out he said. more than 75 that respo chr-ded, 25 favoured a calari manent casino in Whitby. aised $2.3 "Charity casinos are cor btteiypre- img. Tbis is a unique opp Toodwar- tunity for Whitby andif iey wiil go don't grab it, semebody e]i ppiication wiIi.» t Piker-According te a sti butPckr report, the gevernme: iightt expect te generate aboi ly wiÃi." $4»60 million in revenu te the annuaiiy frem VLTs, wit y' cenduc- 10 per cent goingt charnty. efIt is aise estimated the 142 *lbe raised from pet 142 manent charity casinos. Hamilton rejected Woed' argument that the govern n&iming ment had the best interesiý Of charities in mind when:i )rate The recently approved Iegiehl pub~ in tien Pernutting VLT ir iv fu charity casinos and raci LVd *0ght;traecks initiaily. ~fleigit What the gevernnxent ii ilatedoing is net ieeking eut foi 1gaPlandtOfa aities, but ieoking oui tirement gvrheenl m nf ,stmas.' bucks from thii.» Hamiliton said mest Whitby reaidents wiii con- tinue te support charities, but are oppesed te a casino eperation. "Evidence shows thal VLTs are highly adictive and that pathoEtalgam_ biers are most likel'Iy te le ~ unempioyed and have b heuseheid incomes under fà $25 000P» he eaid. L j A *hWo is supporting this? stnThose leastabie teafr Stin it-amilton conceded that VLTs "may be the wave of the -future" since the Ontarie Lottery Cor- 1I fatal poration has been ordered wth te devise a plan te extend sunglng the VLT netwerk te, establ- e one ef ishments licensed te serve va ever. alcohol. , $5 for «But it deesn't mean we il b have te set it uu in a wredible permanent location. 2010. Ceuncillor Joe Drumm courts, shared Haznilten's misgiv- 15 haeinhat we have here is a arts ail government aupporting t boys semething that they know fret iii cause problems,» said 'ear at Drmm though "I can't understand when ir and a preblem doesn't exist Sough, why the government wouid fictory Sam ithe -point The over lon. ourte, ,urned rznan Iman, more ighlin es wae 73-63 avan. thI 25 v. 22e ason Iciair their ainst the East r and ng. eaory van, ranz the in lom. ?ach Our sket mes you Sey Li n, Doctors FROM PAGE 1 regardiese of whether they are affilliated with the hos- pitai or net, were invited te the meeting, Kumar added. Whitby councillor and board member Gerry Emin said a deal must le struck with the docters if the hes- pital is te survive. "I aupported Dir. Kumar at the beard meeting. I think ite good that a doctor is offering te help,» said Emm. "Hopefully, thie wil generate a littie more use in the active care area.' ich create a probiemr" ro- Drumm commended the Woods for their linge ope- of ration and invoivement Dn- with charitable groupe but er- said «this type of imblingf has ne place inm m ear.» m- Referring te Arnerican or- research that indicatea that we it coste $13,500 annually to se «fix up the probleme for a single gambier » Drumm ;af said there is netIiinq he can ýnt do te prevent gamlhng. ýut "But as an elected persen LiO I have te raise my veice t;h and say this is a cancerous te operation and the pie Who can ieast afford te uf- at fer will." ni Stressing that she je net ýr- a gambier, councilior Shir- ley Scott said she had te 's aspeak fer the charitable a- oeaizations» in Whitly. "W e will lese a lot of it charitable money if -it gees â- elsewhere,» said Scott, who ,n feliowing the advice of -e planning director Bob Short, moved that commit- 18 tee suipport a permanent r charity casino in Whitby, it provided that the necessary ,e zening je in place. g Councilior and committee tchair Dennis Fox could net support Scottes motion. - Fx doubted that the 28 30 charitable organizations 0 that responded te the e ow'ssurvey je a true breflection of the comi- munity. - Ho aise wondored if cern- mittee. would le "putting the cart before the horse by approving the proposai when the l'and use was stili inquestion. Town clerk Don McKýay suggested that a charity casino can le supported %i principle,» but Fox was stili roluctant and sided with Drumm. A -baffled. Wood toid reporters that hie did net understand the planning d eprmnt's intervention at this stage. Wood said hie facility offere aduit entertaimont and that the addition of VLTé shouid net make a difforence. Admitting that '¶you can't convince a true beliiver (Drumm),» Wood said other counciliors may viow the issue in a different iight. "Whether the probiom existe in Whitby and people get addicted or they driveL te North York and sp5end their money and stili be- addicted, what's the dif- forence? "Even if there is a two per cent addiction rate, 98 jpercent of the peopie' are Ernphaaizing that ho has nothmfg a ainst the Woods or thefir bingo hall, Hamil- ton said npe1opl hd co- monoy back. "Gambling je aiready happening in our cem- munity. Do we need te mrate a new breed of gam- ler?» LOWLY ExMPLoyEES SAVE MONEY ON WAMT DISPOSAL While visiting Viýctoria, I caled Tracey Mepham of British Columbia Bilding Corporation (BCBG), superviser of a large vermicomposter at the Mlnistry of Health buiidirzg, to give me a tour of their composting system that I had written about liast May. She in one of the maintenance personnel who service several of the BCBC buildings, and she showed me the effectiveness and simplicity ofher large vermicomposter and suggested a date when the worms needed to be harvested. Located in the underground parking lot of the building, the 36-foot composter is made fromn recycled plastic. The box, that takes up the space of four cars, is separated into seven bina that provide order to the feeding. Extra air is provided by pipes entering each bin from the building~s ventilation system. BCBC uinitiated the worm compost program in April 1993 to collect daily organic material from 1,200 employees. More than 60 pounds of material, including fruit vegetables, coffee filters etc., breaks down ini a four- day period, relieving the local landflll of 15,600 pounda of waste per year. "A good janitorial staff will distribute the food evenly arnong four designated bina as well as buzy it ini the cete"says Mepham. To separate the worme from the compost, the lids of three bina are left up for a couple of days te, allow an overhead light te, alune on the compost. This flot only helps the compost to become a bit drier, but also forces the worms, that have an aversion te light, te clump together in the centre of the pile. To harvest the worm castings, a large blue tarp in laid in front of the bina and ail the compost and worma are transferred. A fresh bedding of shredded paper and ether cellulose material, together with the clump of worms, are then placed back in their bina. "For the next few days the cafeteria organics will be added, thus allowing the other bina te rest," sayS Mepham. "This fiaished compost will go inte holding boxes te further decompose and await the arrivai cf the gardening crew who thon distribute it on the building's grounds-" The operation in so well maintained there is absolutely ne unpleasant odour. Mepham in hoping te include the program into another BCBG building. 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