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- -. s *. WHITY FREg PRESS, WEDNESDAY, &OVEMBER 6,,1991. PAGE 27 Only 2- respond tQ PACT .urvéy Only two of eigcht Whitby ýcan- didates responded te, an environ- mental issues questionnaire dis- tributed b yPickering Ajax Citi- zens Toget ýer (PACT). Whitby's mayoral and regional council candidates were as t réespqond te the qestionnaire in Octeber. -GeryEmm, mayoral candidate, and Jim Pr;iest, regional council candidate, res- ponded te the.questionnaire. PACT asked questions refleet- iun candidates' opinions on land- fiidisposai, incmneration, waste reduction and recycling. Ninety-nine per cent of all thosè who responded 4ould s'up- port an increase of' blue box items for recycling as well as expanding the program te apart- menti andbùsinesses.I Th;e samne percentage encourage more reduction and recycling by business and indus- try, as well: asmore backyard compostingbýy residents. Almost -h*lf did not favour. residential pay-by-bag.'ý PACT said that a "disturbing 43 er cent did not know ,Îhfrthey would resist a pos- sible extension of the Brock West site beyond the currently permit- tedvolumý. Z4) such a critical issu1e, is thiu the 'type. of response . he voters want te hear from'those- hopine te represent our coni- munities?" Both Emni and Priest said they would relsist. such an exten- sion. Priest said he did not know if the Durham Region-based land- MIh site te be selected by M.M Dillon should be for waste from Durham only, and did not know if he would resist if the Pl site at SEE PAGE 29 Atti.'tudes< vary -on universit y If Whitby has the opportunity to accommodate a university, «we candidatgery t» smm yr shouidateg fr it sim ayra But during discussion of the matter'at a -candidates meeting Expenses oversight fed' to reporter, says Emm Whitby mayoral candidate Gerry Emm recently alleged that information about his incorrect expenses form from the previous municipal election was "fed» te a local newspaper reporter. Emm was asked at a recent candidates' meeting in Ashburn if the problems he encountered with spending guidelines would affect his financial decision-mak- ing on council, and if a police investigation. was the resuit of thé incorrect statement. Emn s'aid he «didn't lie" when he made his financial statement, it- was only an. oversight by his auditor that he exceeded the lumit on a -certain section. «The ministry told me there was no problem, I could correct it,"said Emm. Emni again repeated that he was "totally honest» about bis statement, to the extent that «I'm the only candidate who declared everything, even my Visa Card.» Enim said his own investiga- tion of the matter revealed that a local reporter was "fed" the infor- mation about the incorrect state- ment. Emm did not state who fed the information. There was applause by the audience of about 25 people whén Emni completed bis explanation of the oversight. More ice surfaces are needed: candidates Whitby mayoral candidates agree that more ice surfaces are needed in Whitby, but they are urging "more creativity" rather than more tax dollars to pay for such facilities. At a recent candidates' meet- ing in Ashburn, Lynda Buffett said «new ways" have te be found te *vde ice surfaces. tohé saidone exaïnple might be thaeprivate enterprise pro- vide such services. «We have te look at these needs in more creative ways,» she said. GryEmm said he agreed wth one suggestion that tents be pe»solution. TmEdwards said «We have te, pa h resources of the people of Whitby» frideas. A1J1ORIZEDBY CFO FO GEITEux in Ashburn' recently, mayoral candidate .Tom Edwards said the idea "doesn't:make sense." Emlm saidý a university would bring mone.V inte the area, and he would work to locate a university hère'if thé opportunity arose, "for the benefit of Whitby and Durham! '» But Edwàrds said a new university ould cost at least $50 *millio4, lwhile: existing universities olffer extension pro- grams in this area. As a resuit said' Edwards, there is little likelihood that a university would ever locate in Whitby. Edwards said he was part of a delegation from Oshaw-a and area that, in 1965, tried to con- vinoe the province te bring a university te, Oshawa. But the province had already decided on a number of locations elsewhere. However, Oshawa did get a college, said Edwards, adding that it cost about $35 million te operate the college last year. "Your idea doesn't make sense,» Edwards told Emni. "Nothing , ventured, notiqlg gained,» replied Emm. "It's not someting a municipa- Iity can decide," said mayoral candidate Lynda Buffett. «Yes, it would be nice to have a university in Whitby, bit it will mean provincial funds are needed and they don't have those funds now." IlN Co le d ofmlcuc n o mn Bý-pIsp-J nd onire etS h nliA urý---P rs S. aw ence e O e . M. . ..Io*.anLi 5, oh te ,v.-igpit ais n i *b -uncfpl FOR DURHAM PUBLIÇ SCHOOL BOARD TRqUSTpE FOR "KIDS FIRST" EDUCATION IN WHITBY Authorized by the CFO for Tanya Koch