igh sehool site deleted from Brooklin plan The high school site in the proposeci Brooklin develop- ment bas been removeci by a committee of council ap- parently bowing to pressure from the Durham Board of Education. The site is located on the east side of Thickson Roaci, just south of Winchester Roaci andi is to be designateci for future development which means that council could re-designate it as a school site sometime in the future. This move was contrary to the advise of planning direc- tor Bob Short who tolci the administration committee that the site should have an industrial designation. Leaving the designation open with the possibility of the school site "doesn't suf- ficiently respond to the con- cerns of the board of eduction, "Short saici. "It coulci be lookeci at as providing for a school site in a disguised form, " he said. Last month, represen- tatives of the board told coundil that a Brooklin population of 10,000 could not support a high school. If the Brooklin expansion occurs, students from the area will be buseci about six miles to high schools in the southern part of town. The school site designation will be removeci from the Official Plan amencinient. Accidents down say OPP Fast taikers The Ontario Provincial Police announceci recently that the motor vehicle collision experience for the month of January on high- ways under their jurisclic- tion indicates a substantial decrease over the same perioci last year. In January 1979 there were 64 fatal collisions com- pareci to 55 this year, a reduction of 14 per cent. Persons killeci was reduceci 16 ý,er cent from 80 to 67. Personal injury collisions and persons injureci droppeci 25 per cent and 31 per cent. The total number of collisions was reduceci by 28 per cent. Assistant Commissioner J.S. Kay, Traffic Division, Toronto, stateci, "A survey of our Selective Enfor- cement Program revealeci the number of patrol hours and charges laid has in- creased dramatically, nine per cent in hours and 33 per cent in charges. The Force has 173 stationary, moving and hand-held radar sets in operation across the Provin- ce, with an enforcement in- crease of 92 per cent. We also utilizeci unmarked police cruisers and moving and hand-held radar equip- ment in our Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Program in our Districts from Windsor to North Bay. This program was commen- ceci on February 5, 1979, therefore no comparisons are available. I would also report that charges for faiing to use seat beits also increaseci by 56 per cent. "The unseasonable weather encountereci during January not only resulted in fewer motor vehicle collisions but also reduced the fatal snow vehicle collisions by 78 per cent from 14 in 1979 to 3 this year. This resulteci in a 64 per cent reduction of persons killeci from 14 to five. Gîve~. THE HEART FUND BRIAN DEGOAN DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC HARWOOD PLACE MALL 683m6074 S125TH ANNIVERSARY 1855-1980 THE CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY GARDEN PLOTS FOR WHITBY RESIDENTS The Parks & Recreation Department of the Town of Whitby has again established garder' plots for Community use due to the success of the project in past years. The size of the lots wiIl be 25' x 50' at a cost of $20.00 per lot to the user. Thie land will be plowed by the Town and water made available. Ail requests wil be on a f lrst corne, first served basis. if you are interested, you are lnvlted to apply to: Parks & Recreatlon Department, Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East, Whltby, Ontarlo. "'Fewer collisions freeci up our personnel for increased patrol and selective enfor- cement which also nianifested iîtself in the total accident experience. "This fact bears out the force theory that preventive patrols are most important in reducing traffic collisions on Ontario roads. " These ladies were the winners 0f the Whitby Toastmistress Club's speech contest that was helci recently. On the left is first runner-up Lillian North who gave a speech entitieci "Mrs. Clean's Nightmare". Contest winner Pam Stetier is in the centre andi she gave a speech entitled "A New Way of Dying". Right is second runner-up Carol Davis whose speech was "Climb Your Highest Moux- tain". Stetier wii. speak with other club contestants at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto on April 19 in the Council 9 speech contest that will be hoeted by the Pine Ridge Toastmistress Club 0f Pickering. -Photo courtesy of Whitby Toastmistress Reportsotchild abus have more than doubled over the past Oive yoars. The new Ontario Child Welfare Act requires that prof essional persons who work with or who treat-children must report suspected cases of child abuse to a Children's Aid Society. That's the Iaw. Reporting suspicions of child abuse is one of the best ways to help prevent child abuse happening again. Child abuse is everyone's concern. Teachers, doctors, nurses, social worKe rs -all1 persons who work with or who treat children -need your active support if they are to keep children from being abused. The professionals need your assistance. Yo'epart of the solution. To find out more about child abuse write for our free bookiet, "«YOU AND THE ABUSED CHILD". Write to: Child Abuse Information Ministry of Community and Social Services 7 th Floor, Hepburn Building Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario MiA 1E9 Ignoring itwon't make it go away. Ke'ith Norton, Minister of Comm unity and Social Services William Davis, Premier. Ontario