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~ ~ -.~j ~S)'~ - y, PAGE 18, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1982, WHITBY FREF PRESS Live-in thief sought A Brock Street apart- ment was broken into while the resident was on vacation. The break-in occurred sometime between August 13 and 29 and it appeared the apartment had been lived in during the resident's absence. Jewellery and some ornaments were stolen In Blaek and White By MICHAEL KNELL Free Press Staff During his long parliamentary career, the late The Right Honorable John- George the Inevitable (as one prominent Ottawa journalist lovingly dub- bed him) earned a reputation for being Canada's finest orator. Whenéver Diefenbaker was being overzealously heckled by the Liberals in the benches opposite he was often heard to say: "Loons, I hear lons." Well, I've been hearing a lot of loons lately. Locally, the loons have been crying from within the hallowed halls of the United Auto Workers and General Motors of Canada as they engage in a use- less, futile power struggle to gain control of the economic lives of some 16,000 people. (Which is ac- tually 35,000 or 40,000 when you count their families and that number jumps dramatically to over. 150,000 when you count the rest of the community.) Other squawks have been heard from a prominent member of Durham Regional Council who has been demanding more welfare money from the provin- cial government instead of lobbying for more job creation incentives and other solutions to our current economic mess. Even the tried true and blue power corridors of Queen's Park seern to have been invaded by yet another flock of loons. Firstly, we have an obscure official of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (or so I have been told privately by some people in the know) trying to scuttle the development of Brooklin simply to make a stand on preserving Ontario's $3,000 FEDERAL GRANT 1 ST TIME AVA, LAB ""0 HOME BUYERS 49,90i Police recover stolengoods, two charged Two men have been arrested after Durham Regional Police Force officers executed a search warrant at a Brock Street South apartment building. Police seized a plant - valued at $25 --which had been stolen from a Johns Street West resi- dence on August 21. Charged with posses- sion of stolen goods un- der $200 are Daniel Clar- ence Purko, 22, of 504 Dundas Street West; and, Robert Scott Brown, 23, of 108 Brock Street South. Both men will appear in Whitby provincial court on September 3. CounclC Col um valuable farmland. His intent may be good, but the land around Brooklin, experts tell me, is no longer good for farmirnígin the traditional sense. Another species of loon is inhabiting the offices of the Ministry of Health. Instead of making more rnoney availabie for the irnprovement of the Dr. J.O. Ruddy General Hospital and the Ajax- Pickering General Hospital for the betterment of health care in this part of the region, this loon is allocating money for a hospital in the Markhan area that hasn't even got past the planning stage yet. For more "loonacy" we have but to turn to the Ontario Humane Society and its current dilemma with the Pickering, Ajax and Whitby animal control shelter. The flock of loons we find here is trying to gain more political credibility by-asking for an in- vestigation into Whitby's local animal shelter. It just so happens that this flock of loons was respon- sible for the condition in which the shelter finds it- self in. It would appear, in essence, that they're rat- ting on themselves. Through this short diatribe it is not difficult to come to the conclusion that the local and provincial political world is for the birds, or rather, er, loons. See you next week, I hope. Submitted by members of WHITBY TOWN COUNCIL CONDOMINIUM TOWNHOMES BURNS ST. W., -WHITBY Clean, attractive 3 bedroom townhomes with garages. GET BETTER THAN CURRENT MORTGAGE RATES ON THESE HOMES. The fifty-first Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu is an invitation to all those who are of Welsh birth, extraction or who want to see Welsh life in Canada. The event will take place at the Harbor Cas- tde in Toronto beginning September 3. The first two days will focus on social and business acti- vities. On Sunday, there will be religious services in Dewi Sant (St. David's) Unitod Church, with a Welsh hymnsing con- ducted by Noel John of Llandeilo, Wales. Registration takes place every rnoring at 9a.m. For further infor- mation contact Tom Ed- wards at 668-3578. Ask a member of the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board for details. * Handy accesse to 401 andGO system. W < Iz Iz .ï-RN. I HWY. 2 N GO STATION 401 -Na PRICED RIGHT AT $58,900. - Four bedrooms, two four piece baths; two"kitchens, two living rooms, detached home 25 years old in Whitby. For more Information 668-6221 or 571-3727. DREAM KITCHEN - Extra two piece for children,. 141 foot lot, big pub style room for entertaining plus fireplace. Catherine Moffat 668-6221 or 571. 3727. $77,900. WITH A POOL - Large kitchen, 2 baths, home has been completely upgraded, shows like a model home, 3 appliances, fin. basement. Sarah Bursey 668-6221. By REGIONAL COUNCILLOR GERRY EMM Deputy Mayor Chairman, Durham Public Works Committee September has come and it's back to school for most of our Whitby youngsters. In fact, this will be the first year that all four of my children will be at- tending school in Whitby. The youngest will be off to kindergarten next Tuesday and my eldest girl, Julie, Will start grade 12 at-Anderson Collegiate. September also brings another milestone for your's truly - I will celebrate another birthday later this month. I don't have to tell you (since it has been well reported in the press) about the serious vandalism .problems we have had in town recently. Fortunate- ly, the police have been able to make some arrests, some of which came about through public assist- ance. I believe that the introduction of the $200 reward will bring about the apprehension of more people and bring them before the courts. Last week, I attended the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (A.M.O.) as a voting delegate from the Town of Whitby. Firstly, I should congratulate my colleague Councillor Joe Bugelli on his election to the A.M.O. board of directors. This conference was more than informative as we tried to deal with municipal affairs as they relate to the province. At the conference I derived great satisfaction from my conversation with the mayor of Picton, Donald A. King, who praised Whitby for its endeavours to attract new growth, especially in our industrial park. Mayor King headed the small urban municipalities convention which was hosted by Whitby in 1975 and he has seen a great change in our town'and although Picton is a rural municipali- ty and attracts a lot of tourists he was interested to know that Whitby is also out to attract tourists'. In the upcomiig weeks, I would urge the citizèns of Whitby to become interested in municipal affairs and by reading their local newspaper prepare them- selves for the upcoming electioris and to become in- volved in whátever capacity. I would expect by the time this column is read we will have a decision as to the future of Brooklirît.It has been two years since the Town of Whitby gave its approval to this project and one year. siite Durham Regional Council added its endorsenrient tô this much-needed growth. Welsh conference offers three-day experience f zmmp