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PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1986, WHITBY FREE PRESS Publlshod evsry Wednesday DOUG ANDERSON 1Ir~ w hitby By 677209 Ontarlo Imc. Publishor f I////RaMPhone: 66886111 W 'd d ~-The Free Pros Bulding KEN HATHAWAY 131 Brook Street North AdvertIsIng Manager VOICE 0F 1HE COUNTY TOWN P.O. Box 206, Whltby, Ont. The only Whitby newspaper independently owned and opernted by Whitby residents for Whitby residents Ministry looks at accommodation, Yesterday (Tuesday> trustees of the Durham complained that the situation had become even, York and Carlton? Or were boards unable to Board Of Education were to conduct Ministry of more critical. A superintendent even mentioned forsee, as weil as unable to do anything about, the Education officiais on a "windshield" tour of the the incredible possiblity of going ta sohool In shif- growth that has sprouted portables ln schoolyar- region. t's the Iatest attempt by the board bt ts. ds? show the province how growth is makirg student Trustees are now competing, to have schools Part of the problem' for Durham is the reduced accommodation strained. which are needed ln their munficipalities move up grants It receives from the province because of higher on the board's priority list. Whitby trustee the difference in class size recognized by each. There are now 258 portables ln use In Durham Ian Brown noted, for example, that a new school The Durham board allows 25 percent fewer Region, Including 56, at Whitby's il public for Kendalwood had b een number one' on the 1987 students per teacher. It's another factor the board schools. The regional total is 63 higher than last capital forecast but was. now f ifth in prlority, is trying ta communicate to the province. year. The Durham board has the highest percen- behind new schools ln Port Perry, Ajax and The Ontario government announced this week tage of elementary students ln portables of ail Pickering and a school addition ln Pickering. 'that It is increasing capital grants -to school boar- boards ln Ontario. lt's not a distinction the board Mr. Brown and fellow Whitby trustee Pat ds as weli as other groups, although the extent of wishes to claim. Bowman also argued that the Palmerston school the benefit to the Durham board is as yet The number of portables Is equivalent to 22 new addition should be higher on the list than sixth. unknown. So the timing for the windshield tour is schools, according to the Durham board's figures. The board did receive funding this year for the not bad. Yet each year the board receives capital approval new Pringle Street public school. In Whitby alone, the 1986 population of 46,175 is for only two new schools so that more portables "lIt's unfortunate that we're in a position of one expected to climb almost 56,000 by 1991, accor- are added and for which only limited grant money against the other," said Pickering trustee Lorna ding to regionai projections. Part of the tour taken is avalilable. Murphy, as trustees pleaded their cases at a yesterday by ministry reps was Subdivision areas The board previously signalled the crisis recent meeting. ln the region, and, we would expect, to areas situation It faces with growth, particuiarly In Ajax, Has the ministry been blind to accommodation where new housing Is about to begin. Whitby and Pickering. Only recently, the board problems of boards ln Durham as well as ln Peel, Let's hope.the windshield was clear. Lette r to the Editor How about new blood? To the Editor On September 29, 1986, 1 attended a televised Whitby town council meeting, the second and final one of the fail session regar- ding the Blue Grass Meadows issue. Deputations had been put together whlch in- volved exhaustive research of archive material in libraries, many phone cails, travel to points outaide of Whitby and meetings withvarious people. We felt that the deputations contained ail pertinent facts-legal as well as moral. We had also engaged the legal ser- vices of Mr. N. Schilling who also presented a deputation on aur behaif. We were sure our elected representatives would corne down from their social high borses long enough to listen and see the facts of the issue, at hand. Unfor- tunately as soon as Counillor Edwards ref- ferred to the people "out there in television land" I knew that we were wrong and where things would go. Councilor Brunelie made an eloquent apology speech to Coun- cillor Edwards for fighting against him on a projeet five years ago on subsidized housing by the United Church of Canada for Senior Citizens. Counillor Edwards responded with his acceptance speech ta the apaiagy given.ý Councillor Batten asked a couple of questions regarding the legai aspects at which point the Mayor asked for a legai opinion fram Mr. Shart, the planning director. An interesting movel Councillor Bugelli made his speech about monkies, some of wham walk because they dared and those who didn't still swing from trees. Somehow these coun- cillors must have felt that their speeches related ta the situation at hand but those atten- ding the meeting as well as those "out there in television land" failed tasee it. AUlIlknew was that it was a good thing we had braught along aur sense of humour or the sadness of the situation would have been overwheiming. The mayor appeared ta be tatally bored with the whole situation but what couId one expect fram a mari who relies on a crystal ball to heip him make a decision regarding the redevelopment of the downtown core and jakingly refers ta body odar as more of a prablem than cigarette odar. I persanally don't know of anyorie with iung problems due ta body odor. Having a husband anid a child with asthma, cigarette smoke is a very seriaus prablem not ta be dealt with lightly. Cauricillors Drunm and Emm were the oniy ones who deait with the facts ini a responsible mariner and chose nat ta go along with the rest of councl' and vated against the proposal. As a resuit of this ex- 1 S -ee pg.7 Policy The Whtby Free Presla always Iooking for lettera to the editor and welcomea letters on any Issues that concern its readers. While the paper reserves the right to reject or edit any lettera for publication, a letter that la short and to the point ia méat Ilkely to appear on our editorlal page In- tact. Mlthough flot aU Issues cou bc addreased ln a short letter, the beat la one of about 300 worda or lets. Ail lettera to the edîtor must be signed and acconipanled by a phone number for the editor'. Information. Lettera may be sent to: The Editor, Wbtby Free Press, 131 Brook Street Nor- th, Whltby, Ont., UiN 551.