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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20,1989, PAGE 9 Durham takes York Riegion to 0MB over sewer agreement. Durham regional counil'ended 1989 4y declaring war with the neighboring Region cf York and plans te, start battle in Januar>~ Councillors voted to talc, York te the Ontario Municipal Board <0MB) over six recently appro- ved residential and industrial developments in the 'York-Dur- hani sewer agreement. The. straw that broke council's back was a broken verbal agree- ment with Uxbridge regarding an industrial land development in Uxbridge. InitiaIly York had objected te the development but seemed satisfied after meeting with Uxbridge'officiaIs te work things eut. Shortly after, York reneged on decisions made during that meet- iwihrgret we are .doin this,» said Durham regienal chairman Gary Herrema. aWeve neyer goné te war with a neigh- Keeping on top. of regulations FROM PAGE 8 panig public officiai. nOntario, the most frequent contact points between small business and the provincial government will most likely be the Ministry of Labour, regard- mp workin conditions,.* the Ministry of %venue, for sales tax and corperate tax, and the Miisr of Consumer and Com- mercial Relations for businesses where consumer protection legs. lation exists, such as traivel agents, real estate agents and car dealers. In order te, keep the level of tension as low as possible and resoive the situation favorably an veteran member of the pub*c service makes the following sug- gestions: 1. -Stay on top of the major rules and reguIatiense that apply te your business. Once a year, phone arounid and get an up to-date copy cf the applicey rules. 2. Join an association that represents the industry yWure in. An industry association monitors ail the rules that affect its mem- bers and passes them on throjgh newsletters and seminars. F or examnple1 the Hotel and Motel Association of Ontario and the Automotive Aftermarket Retai- lers Association cf Ontario as information both ways, fro ite mndustry to government and the gevernment to industry. 3. Join other groupe, such as the Canadian Federation cf In- dependet Business or he loal chamber-of commerce, which can represent yqu and advise you on more genqrai issues, such as taxation. 4. But should you be suprised one day when an inspecteir from the mi»nistryof widgets appears unexpectedly, there are some rules cf thumb te, remember, such as: - Get the facts about the pro- blem. Be reasonable, b ut con't agree te anything definitive on the spot. Say you need time te research the problem. Endanged Spacu 1wcokes me presmLng qp"S&ie Are Canad wffihg teJt wlldeneu-amabeco.o dbodete as partaof the prioeaof civlization? Do we evisime a fufture withoet wildoes - What do Canadian. m a whole want? Twenty-oe e Iding consevatioeiits have joened forcein ths book to dhic swhat ba& bappened to aur wildeemars, ýwbat in happening and whe, and what muthappen te protect these fragile trmsur.& $3995 Slzop in person or uend $M.95 plus $2.00 &hipping by cheque or money order £0: * e a rt h 0 d aon ce eources for living In tune with theooerth @=O m U S & MM 0 m *cmwit o m fm@CJD MAPM 67 KING ST. E., OSHAWA ONTAIO L1H MB 435-0497 - Consult an expert in the area, either in your company, elsewhere in the cemmunity, or through your industxy associa- tion. - And, finally, keep cool. They're people, too, and are more likely te act in a gracieus man- ner if they're treated in a gra- cious manner. ".Oh, flot much, just going through some gomerment rules and regulations.' borin municipality.» ;Wtby regionai councillor Joe Drumm declared war with more gusto. «I have ne regrets m* mging te war with York,» saidDrmn wMey're abusing the sgstem. We shouid have don. this tour or five years Hmo. If we're in a war, let's get our iist boots on." Oshawa councilior Linda Dienne was also quick te jump on the war bandw "I have ne prbeirn going'eto war with a municipality which 80 blatantîZ is trying te abuse the System. y Herrema teld ceuncil members that he had infermed Yerk's ere'- gional chairman cf bis intention te rais. the issue adding,"HIIel b. over here on -bis high heorse temmorrow.» Durham feels that York, which currently has no restraints on new develepment, will seen be using moe than its share cf a sewer plant that treats waste from York and the. western part cf Durham. '«Tey're breaking the agree- ment," said Herrema, referrig te a tri-party agreement regard- ing capacity use cf the sewer plant. Durham Region wants the 0MB te review six plans wh involve a total cf 2,300 acrsof industrial land and subdivisions for 13,800 people. The Region feels that the pro- posed amendments wouid adversely affect the growth as set eut in Durham's approved .frSnmOur House to Your House with al Good Wishes for the Coein ear. OFFERIG 10% OFF SELCTION ACCESSORIES FREGIFT WRAPP"ING (Items over $20.00) »J3ENYDA 'S 0UNTR Y8LEGI4NCE A totally unique concept in shopping, created for your enjoyment. And 'tii 6:00 pm Saturday. 1916 Dundas Street East, Whitby e 436-1593 official plan. Durham wiI paise request that the Minister of Municipal Affaire refer te any other officiai plan amendments- within the Region cf York that involve the York- Durham sewage system - ~ -~ = - - -.- - -