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More te.eth putinTow sgn-byla MY £UVKI, Uerleb5Dk , Towni council has a dded more teeth -to its sign bylaw ini order to rid Whitby of portable ésmis. OnMoayconiaopa poic stateent that would force bueses wanting bylaw varia- tion onpermanent signs t remove. any -eisting portable signtheaeadyave. The matter of portable sign was brought up after three3 separate sign bylaw variances were approved. Althoughthese. applications deait Vwith permanent signs, cmouncillorJo Bugelli noted that SUCf applications are often approvfeven though the comn- panies which make thm violate the existing bylaw by keeping portable signe. Bugelli said he wanted council to make it standardpoEc that businesses be for to take away their portable signs before variances are issued for per- manent signs. . We co'uld get a whole mess of signs removed this way," Buelli sa'id9portble signs are ugiyaà,nd caue asiht ostruc- tion t'o drivers pulHinffont of parking lots. The perceived eyesore of por- table signa has been discussed at several recent sesàions of council and the planning and develop- ment committee, with councîior Joe Drumm, in particular, repea- tedly askxng that portable signa be banned from the mu!nicipahity The problem associatedt with portable signsis in the enforce ment of t he bylaw which pro- Mibits them. Bugelli biamed the problem of enforcement on buainesses which keep portable signa. c'Ifaut te bad faith made by developers," Bugeili told council. «Cooperation by business would be the best way to enforce the bylaw." To show the problemns that eist, Bugelli cited the e ample of a local business which had been asked to remove its two portable signs. Although the business i* so, the signa re- appeared on the.property a short time later. Drumm, who onoe described Dundas St. E. as looking like «ieyland» due to large num- ber of portable signs, said Whtyslouldn't toeérate the situation anymore. «Th4ey desecrate our town, said Drumm. -Tne quicker wZ get a Mac truck out there ta take those signs away the happier ilI be.»< During a recent - meeting; Drumm voluteered ta take a truck and tow ail theportable si s mWhitby away. planning and development com- mittee had approva a rezonig application by a local business with the condition that a por- table sign on the property be removed. Council defeats re solution LSco won't wait for opposing9 bill on car Whitby's great car insurance debate is over. After two motions critical of the, Ontario governinent's pro-' posed no-fault auto insurance seheme were hast on tie votes, Town council Monday decided ta eress its concerns about the bhindiectly ta the governnient. The Association of Municipali- ties of Ontario (AMO), a Iobbying group of which Whitbv is a inem- berwil beaaked to rew*ster Why's criticisms of the bill. Concil. defeated both an ope- rations, committee recommenda- tion opposing Bill 68, the Ontario Motorist Protection Plan, and a weaker motion from councillor Joe Drumm before settling on the compromise. 1Prior ta debatinj the commit- tee's recommendation calling for .outright rejection of the bill Drumim proposed that council merely adivise the Province of its concerna about how the bill will affect municipalities. (Under Bil 68 public cor- ortosare enms or ar mg the fulbenefit of teir employees injured in motor vehi- cIe accidents while on duty. Csts ta the public body can no longer be recovered from a third Party such as workers' compen- sation or group insurance.) "I have no fauht with no-fauît," said Druxnm. "This will cut delays in pay- ments.. It often takes two or three years before you get a settlemient, this plan emphasizes gyingbeneflts mnstead of fixing Telling council, "I would not be spa*ng on it aIl unlees it affec- tedteg municipality» Druim said Bihl 68 strikes a «reasoable balance between pure no-fault and what we have now.» The bill is expected tu come before the Ontario legislature later this month. It. bas drawn the wrath of many groups who dlaim its sta- ted aim o reducn exorbitant auto.iiisuraiiie premiums wilh approv al of du --mp COURTNEY ELLIOTT put her best foot forward, along with a big amile, as Glen Dhu publice chool students joined staff and others for the offical opening oermonjes at the sehool on March 6. Various presentations were also made (sec page 33). By bMke KowalskI Lasco Steel's decision tu pro- ceed with a temporary dump for car shredder wastq has provoked both outrage and synipathy for the companys plight. Demands for shutting down the dump are tenMpered by the threatened loss of jèbs of workers involved in the dumping ope- ration. However, a clearer picture may emnerge this* week when Durhaxn Region's planning com- mittee inmer~s cscuss options available ta it in light of Laacos decision ta, go ahead with the dunip. Lasco (Lake Ontario Steel Company Ltd.) aznnounced hast week that it could naît wait for Durhami Region »ta pass an offi- cial plan amendmýnt approving the temporary diuflp . Lasco begandupn waste, the byproducts of its car sihred- ding opertion intc the tempor- ary site because eompany offi- cials said further delays wouid result in the immediate layoff of Tý?yhâvebacked up. their decision with legal opinions which craim the company is not violating the law by proceeding wîthout the amendxnent. Also, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment grantod Lasco pernission last month ta begin Lasco spokesmani Ron Deeth said conipany officiais will attend the planning committee meeting, but not to make a formaI presen- tation. "We wiil be there ta answer questions. Lasco has always been open about the project from day c'ne "said Deeth. "4,reveý always been co-opera- tive with the community,1;1we want to, work sornething out." This latest developmnent in- volving Lasco's waste disposai problems had its origine two years ago. .The com4anyiÎs3proposing a posed of' shredder waate andi earth, at its Hopkins St. plant. The waste in comprised of rub- ber, plastic, choth and glss not recyched when oid vehîcles are shredded for metal. However the full berm is being hefd up pending an enviro-nmental aasessment The company was allowed ta operate a demonstration berm for aasessment purposes, but SEE PAGE 34. Panel supports free' trade See page 4 ]Bus servio to be reduced Sée page 34 ç?%~b~~. jjjjjUý