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Wediesday, May 9, 1984, 28 Pý Lasàt week was (Photo is second fromn Education Week the top). thrughout Ontario and Last Friday after- sehools throughout noon, the- students of Whitby got into the Col., J.E-. Farewell swing of tbings par- Public SeShool in. Otter ticipating in several dif- Creek celebrated ferent events.- Education Week with a The kindergarten parade through their students of St. John the neighbourhood. The Evangelist Separate parade was led by a Sehool took a tour of the Model 'T' Ford carrying main fire station on Mayor Bob Attersley Brock St. S. and were and local historian enthralled by the big Brian Winter who fire engines and equip- dressed up as . Col. ment used by local Farewell who was clerk, firefighters. treasurer and solicitor In the photograph of Ontario County for 40 above Erin G#wley, 5, years until bis deatb in tried on a flrefigter's 1923. coat only to find that it The parade included a was a bit heavy for her. centipede (third photo One Of her from top) of young classinates, Susie cbildren fromn the Waldron, 6, dlimbed school. atop one of the engines After releasing With Firefigbter Brock literally hundreds of Purley to get the high balloons into the air, the view of tings (top left). entire school sang' O At Dr. Robert Thor- Canada in both English nton Public School, the and French. pupils were entertained In the bottomn to the sounds of Rick photograph, Brian Win- and Judi of Prologue to ter looks on as Jean the Performing Arts. Free, Far.ewell's They entertained the librarian, accepts a few children with the music copies of "The History of their ""Land of the of the Oshawa Silver Birch"I album. * Generals" from one of LiÏstening are (from its authors,,Mayor Bob left to riglit): Heather Attersley. Chapmni 7, Melanie As these few Clare, 7, Charlene photographs show, Phinn, 8, ami Rajir Educati.on Week was a Gandhi, 7. Ail are grade busy Urne for schools in 2 studemits at the achol. WVhltby. 4,No, 19 that would allow busnesesthat' would be-prohlbited'under the, new.-bylaw to continue 4N G ove rning home uaeç,.... Emm..RRLand Edwards say no to bylaw The proposed, revis« home occupation us bylaw has been reject« by Whitby Town Couii dil's administrativt conxmittee. * Voting to reject tht measure were regiona' councillors Tom Ed wards and Gerry Emnr who said that no publi< complaints have evei been aired under the old two bylaws governing home occupations. *Sin ce there was no discer- nable problem, they felc that changes in the regulations were nol needed. III received no com- plaints Iast year, or the year before that or the year before that, " Emnm told the committee. Edwards said that be bas seen the complaints made to date under the old bylaws and noted that there were no more than 10 or 12 of them. These complains are held i confidence under the town's current policy and could not be discussed at the meeting. The committee was confronted by several local residents opposing the bylaw. George Sullivan of Dundas St. E. told the committee that the proposed bylaw would adversely affect people living in older parts of town. "You are decreasing the value and potential of their property," he told the committee ad- ding that he felt the proposed measure was "not fair." "You will prevent anyone else in the future from starting up a business i that same housebold," Sullivan continued. John - Melnyk, wbo *lives on'Durbam Road 2â, told the committee that they had no right to tell people what they can or cannot do in their own homes. "You have taken away the right of people to do what they wanit in their own home," he said. "'What goes on in your home is your own business." Melnyk also pointed out that the town already bas other ways Of dealing with problems such as the dý after it was adopted. e Edwards said that d because complaints i- received to date are 'e held in confidence, they can't be discussed 50 the e committee really il doesn't know what the P problems are. a "I can't accept the c recommendation that r- this wil clarlfy the issue J beyond measure, " he added, "I'm afraid that it might create even more problems. " j In the rejected bylaw, e Short bad recommen- t ded that five regulations be established gover- ning the use of homes as D places of business. D He recommended tbat 1 no more than 25 per cent of the home's floor space sbould be used for i the business; that the external character of 1 the bouse would not be changed; that no machinery or equip- ment shail be used in connection witb the business that is not normally found in a home; tbat no goods, <wares or merchandise shall be offered or ex- posed for sale as part of the home business; and, >that no adclitional parking spaces sha B bu permitted for the home business. Short also recom- mended that a home <businessperson, would not bu -allowed -te hire employees to carry out bis operation. There were some residents in attendance at the meeting to sup- port the bylaw. One of them, Rod Angevaare of Byron St. S. said that the measure would make "downtown a butter place te live. " The issue is expected to'bu taken upagamn at next Monday night's meetingrof Whitby Town Coundil. NDP set to S elecet election- nominee The Durham West New Democrats wil nominate their can- nomination. Don Stewart, the association's president made bis announcement lastweek.