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WI-ITW FEEPRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7. 1982, PAGE 3 ,No compensation for flood victima...,NITTIN Neèither region nor provincefr4 wilitake the B ecause neither the provincial government nor Durham'Regional Council will accept responsibi 'lity, Port Whitby homeowners who recently experienic- ed flooded basemnents will be left "high and dry" On. the weekend of March 13 and 14 ap- proximately eight homes in the Front Street Harbor Street area were flooded when two- area pumping sta- tions broke down- because of jamming. Crews f rom the regional works depart- ment found that, the pumpýing stations had been clogged with towels, socks and other pieces 0f cloth. This is -the second time in as many years that this situation has occurred., Many regional politi- cians suspect that the clogs w-ere caused by inmates at -the Whitby Jail., However, both jail and Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services officiais have denied the allega And, th( can't. be1 the floodi hasn't 1 negligent At last w~ of regic Whitby r Tom E Gerry Ei cessful motion pc, for the re investiga the f loc securec "for ti owners fi GO may lie going east by1l985:lueA si QUEEN'S PARK - The long awaited GO Transit, train service extension east of Pickering could be a reality by 19Ü5, ac- cording to Durham West MPP George Ashe.ý Ashe, who also serves as Ontario Minister of Revenue, made the remark last wekk in res- ponse to an announce-_ ment made by Trans- portation and Communi- cations Minister Jamnes Snow. Earlier in t he week, Snow said that he was- recommending to his cabinet colleagues that the project be under- taken. However, Ashe said that Snow's announce- ment wasn't an announ- cement at ail, merely a reponse to a question posed by' a reporter froni one 0ôf the Toronto newspapers. "'His announcement wasn't an announce- ment," Ashe said,' 1"There hasbeen no kind of official announce- ment, he was merely responding to an inquiry." "He- was stating ppbicly that he suppor- is it."$ The local Tory mem- ber added that reports' on the project are stiil being prepared and should be before cabinet in a few weeks. "lWe haven't won the Bribdge resuits The following are the results of last week's play at-the Whitby Duplicate Bridge Club. North and South: Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Baker, 127; Dereck Alstein and Paul Beischlag, 116½2 Dr.ý and Mrs. Richard Ketcheli, '115Y2; and, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Davies, 115. East and West: Mrs. Ben Harlander and Mrs. Larry Ruest, 136; Mr. and Mrs. Lea Vrengden- hill, 121; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wharrie, 113; and- Mrs. Georgie Bovay and Mrs. George Steffler, 112. battle-yet," he said, "But, it's sure a step in the right direction. " Ashe al so claimed that it is no longer a matter of whether or not the project will be ap- proved. "It's not a mat- ter of if, it's a matter of when. " And, the "earliest feasible time" is 1985. "I've always said mid- 1980's," the minister said. When he did not know' thqý Iatest estimate, the project is going toý cost miore than the originally believed $50 million. "The estimate has grown considerably fromn the original esti- mate," Ashe said. res ponsibiiîty ation. priate sources." "(We have reviewed ie region says it Edwards told council this situation," Leluk held liable for that this second flooding said, "and .there does fing because it incident was the resuit not appear to our know- been proven of a "lack of action" on ledge tobe any evidence t. both the part of the that these sheets or part xeek's meeting region and the provin- of sheets came from the onal council, cial government. Whitby Jail. epresentatives Furthermore, since "Apparently we were ;dwards,ý and the flooding was not the not rnissing any from 'mm were suc- hmonrsfut they the Whitby Jail at that in havng a houle ivnes ome tie, headed )ssed that calls form of compensation. Regioflal Councillor egion to not only "We're talking about Gerry Emm, chairman ate the source of a -handful of people of the works committee, )ding but to who've got a problem said that a manhole wilI compensation they didn't cause," Ed- be installed just outside he property wards told council. '. 0f the jail. The manhole from the appýro- However, Regional will be equipped with a Councillor Gary special sereen that will Herrema told Edwards prevent foreign' articles that he should be careful froni entering the sewer not to- mislead the resi- system. dents. This work will cost an "I think this problem. estimated $3,500. is serious and it has to "We have an indica- be solved," Herrema tion that the ministry iesaid adding that the will pay for the mn easiest solutions mav hole," Emm told coun- Leading sources have been'quoted recently as saying that the project will cost $75 million. 'II haven't seen that figure in -any officiai document," Ahse said. However, one thing in the project's favor, ac- cording to Ashe, lis the government's continued commitment to its "GO East" policy. "This will be one of our arguments at.cabi- net," he said. "There is no doubt that this 'is something in our favor." . The minister also ex- pects a quick decision on the project. 'II would hope within the next two to four months.", not conform to esta- blished regional policy. Two weeks ago, works commissioner Bill Twelvetrees said that the region was flot liable for the flooding because the residents could not prove the region was negligent of its respon- sibilities. "This is the-second time this has hap- pened," Herrema ad-' ded, "There's got to be something wrong." However, in a letter to Durham- WestMP George Ashe, Correc- tional Services Minister Nick Leluk again denied that the material found to be clogging the pump- ing stations came from the Whitby Jail. However, while Leluk is sympa thetic to the homeowners' plight, he can do nothing for them. "Although I sympa- thize with the -residents affected, I am of the opinion that the Govern- ment of Ontario is not in a position to offer finan- cial assistance in this matter," he said. HOLISTIC GROIJP DYNAMICS Beginners Classes .SmailIGroupes. 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