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• F VOICE OF THE COUNTY TOWN w PAGE ý WHIBY FEE PRSS, WDNDOUG,;ANDER1S198 Publi shed every Wednesday By 677209 Ontario inc. Phone: 668-6111 DOUG ANDERSON Publisher MAURICE PIFHER Editor PETER IRVINE Advertising Manager he oil it-* sisaper idp.<Iit om lidaïnd ptrti'tt-1 b% N htb e.h. ~for M hlii th»resideti Plans confused for school Between boundary changes and parent demanas for improved facilities, Palmerston Public School has been the subject of much debate - and con- fusion. Now it would seem that trustees have approved an addition to improve school facilities such as the gym and library - changes parents have fought for continually in recent years but apparently rejected by the board, not so long ago, as un- neçessary. The Ministry of Education has previously gran- ted funding for an expansion on the understan- ding that the expansion was a Durham Board of Education priority. But the board had withdrawn that grant request when boundary changes ap- peared to indicate that future enrolment didn't warrant more space. The ministry somehow didn't get that message until it was too late and included the Palmerston work in the 1988 capital grants for Durham. Whitby trustee Ian Brown says the ministry rejected a "major" expansion'but did approve funds for an addition. At any rate, a com- munications and/or~planning breakdown 15y the board resulted in an unnecessary roller-coaster ride for many parents who might still have doubts or the board's handling of the matter. Let's hope for eventual Town approval of at least some of the suggestions in a report by a an- dscape architect on possible improvemerts to Whitby's waterfront. A public walkway, bike path, new and improved beach and boat launch, and even waterfalls - it's quite a vision for Whitby harbor yet not unat- tainable, and would serve to spruce up a summer commuriity space that has the potential to attract more residents, particularly in fine weather. By initiating the study, the Town has followed the lead of other municipalities and recognized the benefits of recreational development along waterfronts. Carry on, we urge. Unrest at post office isn't surprisi To the editor: With reference to the letter carrier's strike at the post office, and the events which have taken place across the country during the nast week. nerhaps it would be only fair to consider all sides of the question. When one considers the high qualifications which one requires to become a carrier in this nation, and the hours, months and years of training which one has to undergo to qualify as a person who can not only walk, but can also read, it is not surprising: that there is an element of unrest at the post office. The high elemnent of danger in- volved in walking the streets of our town and cities in broad daylight certainly should convince the population of the necessity of paying these dedicated and highly qualified people far more than the Put 911 ahead of headquarters To the editor: During all the rhetoric concer- ning a new regional headquarteis building it would seem that none of our local politicians is aware that not only the federal government but the provincial government has for the past number of years been decentralizing the many different ministries and departments. There does not seem to have been a great hue and cry to build one enormous building to house everything under one roof either in Ottawa or Toronto. Why is it that so many hours and dollars, yes tax- payers' dollars, have been spent trying to determine where a huge new complex is to be buiit soathat it will enhance the image of one municipality? If for the past years regional work has been accomplished from different locations what is the great need to build one centre so that the same work can be done? At the time that a 911 service is cesperately needed in the Region our politicians are trying to figure out how and where the money will come from to pay for it, and because they don't seem to be able to resolve that the 911 issue is again on hold. Yet there seems to be money for building another con- crete monument. It would be the best monument of all if people of the community could be able to dial a possible life saving number and say "our politicians were able to eut through miles of red tape and discussion to provide this service for us with the least amount of deiay. " Isn't that the waytan elected of- ficiai would like to be remem- bered? Or perhaps the question should be "In the final tally what goes on a record - concrete buildings or peoples' lives? Sin*cerely, Carol Beamish Whitby young men and women of our ar- med forées. When one also considers the men- tal strain of reading street names and verifying the numbers on each and every building, it is understan-, dable that this may frequently resuit in outbursts of uncontrollable frustration resulting in violent at- tacks on persons and property. If it were not for our antiquated labor laws, we could replace our letter carriers with infants of seven and eight years of age, who could be paid minimum wages, if any, with no benefits. This would enable our overworked and exploited carriers the welcome opportunity of joining the ranks of the unem- ployed, and our postal corporation might, as a resuit, show a siight profit through its operation. Yours sincerely, PeterC Whitby To the editor: If those of the "eighties" took a page from the books of the animal kingdom, then there would be no need for... 1. DAY CARE CENTRES to nur- ture offsprings brought into our society (affluent) by parents too busy to care for them....birds and animals do not shift their young to other animal species to care for! 2. CURES FOR AIDS...victims who are a result of homosexuality and promiscuity are not taught "abstinence" ...animals morals are maintained according to a moral code...I have never heard of a homosexual robin or snake! 3. RACIAL ISSUES...which cause death, famine...e.g. Africa...turmoil and unem- ployment...e.g. ethnie factions im- migrants coming into Canada depleting jobs from landed im- migrants born and bred and "lan- ded in Canada"....as every species in the animal kingdom remains with their own flock, in their own global territory, in their part of the land sea, or jungle... you don't see a cuckoo bird cohabiting or copulating with a Canada goose... or jackass with a rhinoceros! 4. WIVES OR FEMALE MATES remain in the lair or nest until the offspring leaves and the father or male goes out to "Bring home the bacon" or "Worm," as the case may be until his family are self- sufficient...there are no jungle kids, pasture kids, tree kids to compare with out street kids. As the three monkeys state in the poem, "Man's pedigree": Yes, Man descended, the ornery cuss, But, brother, He didn't descend from us! Man in his present state of moral and cultural demise, should take a lesson from the animal species and get back to the basies. Then our human race may save itself from extinction! Barbara Black Oshawa, Ont. "He's a shrewd businessman " IL Harbor plans look good ng Take a lesson from animals 1 1 vuet Y . yquq-,&%, rhe Free Press Building 131 Brock Street North P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont.