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Attesleyis re-elected DURING muïnicipal election night at the Whitby municipal building ( clockwise from top left), Denn's Fox signais triumph after learning the resuits of the last poil in east ward; Joe Bugelli looks over a conifortable lead with one-year-old Ryan; Patty Bowman relates the butterfiies she experienced only to flnd she'd topped the public trustee voting;, Lynda Buffett, keeps a close eye on voting totals in a three-way race in centre ward she would win; Bob Attersley, returned as mayor, and Ross Batten, returned as north ward councillor, offer each other congratulations at about midnight. From leak at LASCO PCB tests negativ e ByMike Johnston Tests for PCB contamination in 26 firemen, police officers and Lake Ontario Steel Co. (LASCO) employees have proven negative. The tests were ordered after it was learned the 26 persons inay 'have cerne into contact with the POBs following a fire at LASCO Oct. 31. "The firemenWs and policemen's blood tests indicate they did not receive any poisoning fr-om their exposure at the fire, " states a press release fr-om Jean Gray, Durham Region7s medical officer cf health. Fire at the site burned 450 te 900 litres of electrical cil coa"ing low levol PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), stat- ed a second press release from the Miistry of Environment. Saxnples of soul in a ditch where the oil burned showed PCB levels of between 64 and 147 parts per million. Anything over 50 parts per million is considered SEE PAGE 10 By Mike Jobnston Bob Attersley bas won a fourth term as Whitby mayor. Attersley defeated Gerry Emm for the top spot by 1,001 votes - 8,436 to 7,435. I knew it would be a tough fight. But we got out and hustled," said Attersley after the outeome was evident at about midnight Monday. "Anytime an incumbent runs it is tough but I had good workers," said Attersley who was acclaimed mayor in oth 1980 and 1982. He defeated Lynda Buffett in 1985. When the first poil was reported at 8:30 p.m., Attersley was ahead 9-1 and he neyer looked back, gradually widening bis lead as poils came in. After 101 polis, he was comfortably Ieading Emm by a count of 4,929 to 4,379. "Even in his (Emm's) north ward I oniy lost by 91 votes" said, Attersiey, who bas said this will be bis last termn as mayor. Emm, a 19-year veteran of Whitby poitics,1 said he called Attersley at 11:30 p.m., before the final count was in, to congrat- ulate him. "We were the winners tonight. We got out our message that growth is happening too fast. I got strong support for niy position, " said Emm. But Aterley disagreed. He said that if the voters had agreed with Emm's message, Emm would have won the race. Emm, a regional councillor who was chairman of Region public works committee, refused to say if he will take another run at the mayor's job in 1991. I will be maling an an- nouncement within two weeks on my future," said Emm, who admitted it will be bard for him to walk away from municipal politics after 19 years. foi will be watching (coundil) very closely. I now have an opportunity te look at things from the outside for a while. "I ran a good canipaign. It cost half of what Bob's cost. I took a calculated risk, but it was something I wanted te do," said' Emm of a caxnpaign that often saw heated words between the two council veterans. I didn't like the tone of the campaign, tbat's not my style," said Attersley. "I came out witb the facts and didn't do any criticizing. But I bave no bard feelings" Attersley said be will now turn bis attention to a council that bas two new members, and now numbers eigbt instead of seven. Wben announcing bis intent te seek re-election in September, Attersley said he wanted to finish .projects he bad started as mayor, notably the extension of sewer and water services to Brooklin and the redevelopment of Port Whitby. Hie zaintained that cern- mitment after winning a fourtb, Pages II -111117 and according to Atteràley, bis last term. But be did leave the door open for a fiftb term, commenting after his interview witb -the press that he will not run "Unless sometbing drastic happens that makes me stay." He di d not elaborate on wbat be meant by "drastic." Voter turnout estimated at 44 per cent A total of 36,000 Whitby residents were eligible te vote in Monday night's municipal elec- tion. While exact voter turnout figures were not available from the clerk's departmnent at press time, a tally of the votes cast for mayor show that, unofficially, approximately 44 per cent of voters took _part in te j3rocess.. Deputy clerk Raph Walten said the tally was completed by 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, one bour earlier than in 1985. Votes were tallied at polling locations, then pboned inte the municipal offilce where tbey were entered into a computer. A bard copy was also kept, according to Walten. He said an officiai taliy would not be available until Wednesday. ELECTION The canidaâtes Pages 129 13, 14, 19, 209 21 & 23 Stephen Lewis talksto teachers- Page 31