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PAGE 4, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESIŽAY, DECEMBER 17,1986 Publishod oveiy Wednesday DOUG ANDERSON ~IIiI)1~By 677209 Ontarlolc. Publisher. w hitbyPhone: 6686111 f]L~9Y F~F F~F~MAURICE PIFHER WThe Free Press- Bulding KEN HATHAWAY 131 Brook Street North Advortlsing Manager VOICE 0F THE COUNT TOWN P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. The only Whitby newspaper independentiy owned and operated by Whitby remidents for Wlîitby remidents Suddenly, without commnent The last Whitby council session for 1986 ended But counôlîlors merely applied thie f irst rubber appeal made of a similar bylaw in Oshawa. the year with a bang as a bylaw was put forth stamp to a decision that had already been made ln The reactions of both Whtby's adult entertaln- which, If passed, would remove aduit entertain- the backroom. ment parlor operators and community member ment f rom downtown Whitby. To take the big, Initial step - f irst and second wlll be evident at a public hearing to be helId over reading of the bylaw - with barely a comment given the bylaw. That's some breathing roomn offered by But the public performance of council during the public forum as to the reasons for such the Town before a final decision Is made and -a representatives at Monday's meeting was hardly a a move, is both improper and unfair. most Interesting discussion, baring ail, but of ln- bang, more of a whimper. terest to every resident, should resuit. The bylaw is bold, controversial - it's neyer easy Council members later told The Free Press that Let's hope our counicillors make their own to Impose Interpretations or perceptions of com- they had contemplated such a bylaw but were public comment on such an Important matter of, munity standards on segments of the cornmunity. awaiting a decision by the Supreme Court of an moral judgement. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dignityof handicapped went unr ecgnized exmWteCrho nweg, u lo adlc fudrtn To the editor: In response to Doug Anderson's editorial "The Other Side of the Fence" of Wednesday, Oct. 29,1986, we take ex- ception to the 'content, tone and implications of the position postulated. Even though we recognize the right of any person to his opinion, to publish such an article demonstrates To the Editor: Letter to Mrs. L. Peltenberg, Whitby: - Dear Mrs. Pelten- berg: WiLh regards to your letter which was sent to (Dec. 10 edition) the editor of the! Whitby Free Press on waste disposal processing. I think you should be aware that this is not a new processing plant. Already this company has been processing its waste internally since we, as council, threatened to close the plant down. The latest addition was Lo process 220 ad- ditional gallons per week, from its sister plant in Bowmanville. As you know, Plastic Surface Finishers Limited were the cause a lack of insight into the study of genetic medicine, the capabilities of the developmentally han- dicapped and the humanitarian quality of western civilization. The author begins his article with a commen- tary on the P.E.I. case of Eve. His facts on the case 'appear to be ac- curately'presented and of major spilîs that oc- curred at our water treatment plant, and this cannot be tolerated. Immediate action was taken. IL is of the ut- most importance that this material not get in- to our sewers in an un- treated form, and Plastic Surface Finishers Lmiteu un- dertook the expense to rectify the situation, and thîs is being ciosely monitored. If this would have been a totally new ap- plication, public input would have been necessary, and sought after by the authorities. Trusting thiswill ex- plain the situation, I remain, Sincerely, G.S. Emm, Regional Councillor Town of Whitby to the point that he is 44 not in favor of wholesale sterilization of the mentally han- dicapped" is well-taken. However, the latter part of the article suggets a need to scien- tifically control reproduction. There are problems with this section of his thesis, in that not al "Igenetie" handicaps are transmitted from generation to generation. We suggest that the writer delve deeper into the study of cytogenetics. For one Down Syndrome child with Trisomy 21 is a "fluke of nature" and will not be transmitted to subsequent generations. The author not only fails to demonstrate adequate medical neglects to recognize the handicapped per- son's right to human dignity. The suggesti*on that "lmalformed In- fants will "burden soc iety for the rest of their lives" shows the author's insensitivity ding about educational advances made over the last couple of decades in " fostering in creased in- dependence for the developmnentally de- layed within our society. SEE PAGE 22 School meetin described as waste of time To the Editar: Public Meeting Regar- ding Pupil Accom- modation a Joke We wrote recently concerning the above, and while it is pleasing to note the number of concerned parents in at- tendance, I for one would' consider this meeting a waste of ime. Questions raised were busing students were a) not given the courtesy of distance and b) safety. direct answers, and in Under the current many instances we were proposals students will advised the concerns be required to walk, in were a political niatter. some cases, in excess of This being the case, why two kilometres and did the Durham Board across dangerous of Education not request railway tracks. the presence of , at the Distance has not very least, a member of diminished, nor have the municipal gover- the safety hazards been nment? removed, yet bus ser- Reasons given for vice to ensure the safety is to be cancelled. Whose conscience will the .death and/or disap- pearance of our children be on? The staff and elected trustees of the Durham Board of Education? I think not 1 IR was apparent at the outset, this meeting was held as a form of ap- peasement, and that in trustees and the staff of the Durham Board of Education had already decided on which proposai will be im- plemented. Statisties are wonder- fui, they can be used to tellanybody anythlng, I know I use them, and I think it is disgustingl1 M. K. Flewwelling Van Belle Floral Sbop- Santa'shlelpers Plastics plant is not new: Emm Policy Thec Whtby Free Press le always iooklng for letters to the editor and welcomes letters on sny Issues that coacern its readers; Whiie the paper resérves the right to reject or edit any letters for publication, a letter that ie short and to the point le most iikeiy to appear on our editorial page In- tact. Mlthough not ail Issues can be addressed ln a short letter, the best la one of about 300 words or lise. Ail letters to the editor muet be slgned and accompanied by a phone number for the edtor's Information. Letters may be sent to: fThe Editor, Whitby Free Press, 131 Brook Street Nor- th, Whitby, Ont., LIN 581.