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Page 6, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, JuIy 7, 19M3 The only Newspaper owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents! MEMBER 0F: £IONTARIO CANADIAN ffICOMMUNITY f ,.1LACOMMUNITY ~U NEWSPAPER ANEWSPAPER ~VASSOCIATION Q > ASSOCIATION ~ CANADIAN CNA DIVISION AUDIT BOARD 25,500 COPIES DELIVERED WEEKLY Pubîished every Wednesday by 677209 Ontario Inc. Box 206, 131 Brock St. N, Whitby, Ontario Li N 5S1 Phone: 668-6111 Toronto Line: 427-1834 Fax: 668-0594 Doug Anderson - Publisher Maurice Pif he r - Editor Alexandra Martin - Production Manager Printed on newsprint with minimum 200/% recycled content using vegetable based inks. 0 Ail written material, illustrations and advertising contained herein is protected by copyright. Any reproduction by any means for commercial purposes without the express permission of the newspaper is prohibited and is a violation o f Canadian copyriht law. Reproduction for non-commercial distribution should bear a credit mie to the Witby Free Press. Lighten.up, Joe!. To the EdItor: in was greatly surprised to read inteWhitby Free Press, June 30* issue, that %the old street fighteru councillor Joe Drumm wants to frighten the citizens of Whitby into silence. Drumm askçed council to approve hîs motion that would have council sue any citizen of WhRtby for costs if they dared protest a council decision and made an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (0MB). Drumm is prepared to allow a couple of exceptions before the Town sues: If you challenge a decision and live within 400 feet of the area affected. the Town will leave you alone. And, if your appel în'tconsidered to b 0MB, then you won't get billed. Uc. all politicians, Drumm can use environment-friendly phrases, such as watersheds or ecosystem, but, alas, like most politicians, words mean nothing to him. f they did, then h. wouldn't trot out that old, arbtrary and meaningless 400-foot limit the provincial planning act uses. If your well was 405 feet downstream from someone he wants to rezone so they can store toxic chemicaîs, I wouîd have thought "the old street fightere would back your right to challenge the rezoning. As for what the 0MB considers *frivolous or vexatious," who knows what some provincial bureaucrats think that would be? ht could be almost anything. Drumm threatens the democratic rights of ever citizen when he says, in effect, if you abject to what counicil and one of the developer friends wants to do then n... you should put your money where your mouth is.w Now how is that for a level playing field? I'm sure Drumm wouldn't have us sued for any frivolous or vexatious reasons. We would only get 'the midnight knock on the door' j ust like in eastern Europe a few years ago when we had dared to disagree with elected masters. Stephen G. Leahy Brooklin Vi-ewp-n Global future for small business By Michael Wycks Designed in ltaly, German- engineered, moulded in France, manufactured in North Korea and soîd to Australians, a toilet made for American Standard truly 'is a global 'by-'product. This is but one -example of the powerfuî trend towards economic globalization taking place in our worîd. lt's a phenomenon linked to technology; technology that is redefining the nature of the firm and the nature of work. Computerization, telecommuni- cations and new materials have made transportation and communications cheap, global and accessible. Traditional trade in finished goods'is being replaced by trade in components and services, and production-sharing agreements and joint-ventures are making traditional concepts * f ownership and control obsolete. lncreasing amounts of trade, investment and t ransfers of technology are controlled by stateless global- or transnational corporations that are larger and more powertul, than most of the governments is the world. Going global is a terrifying LMainstreamI Canada proposition for somne; others bubbîe wth excitemrent. For John Bulîoch, president of the Canadian Federation - of Independent Business, going global presents a host of opportunities and challenges. for Canadas smail fiîrms. "As societies change, become more sophisticated, technoligicaî and international, small firms refîect that reality. OThe growing complexity of the marketpîace is also changing the linkages within the smaîî- business communityw Bulloch says. "Small firms need alliances and networks to assist in the transfer of technology, training of staff, the accessing of capital, deveîopment of computerized systemrs and exploitation of markets. Clearîy, smalî business is a 'bottom-up' phenomenon that refîects the broad nature of the society, as opposed to the power groups in society controlled by elites in a kind of 'top down' fashion," Bulloch says. Looking to the future, Bulîoch says small firms nwill be systems driven with linkag es between customers and suppliers facilitated by various forms of eîectronic communications. hI has< already begun with the massive application of tax technology. Computers talking to computers will gradually replace the f low of paper, espectally paperwork associated with the unending complexity of the tax system and the problems 0f complying with government red tape. *The same technologies that are making global enterprise r ractical are moving down to the evel of the small firm, with the promise of incredible advances ln productivity.u Innovation, Bulloch adds, is the key to success for both small and large firms inthe emerging global economy. American Standard, as one example, is successfully producing 'worldly toilets' for the global market. By pursuing innovative, flexible techniques and flushing out .barriers to entrepreneurship, Canada's small business community wiIl be poised and ready for the same global market. so the ds or. Illegal sîgns a mockery to law, council MORE TRAN 2,000 Durham Board of Education employees vented their feelins gainst the Rae govem- ment's socia contract leqWsation at a ralîy last week (Tuesday) at Cïvic Stadium in Oshawa. Photo by Mrk Rleesor, Whitby Free Press To the Edîtor: An open letter to Whitby council. h is disturbinçj to se. how Whitby shopkeepers are abusing the sign bylaw. However, it is understandable why this is being done when one takes into consideration the procrastination by Whitby council in this matter. In fact, the matter of a sign bylaw was brought forth in Jan. 1984 and still has not been resolved -- that is nine years. The site plan agreement with regard to Sizzlers restaurant and a video store at the Woolco Mal cîearly spelled out that there would be no temporary perimneter signage. Note the following: a) The Woolco Mali was bombarded by temporary perimeter signage on Wednesday, June 30 in excess 0f 100 signs. These signs were erected to promnote the sale of fireworks. b) Another example is Sizzlers writh a temporary promotional signage-- again, contrary to site plan agreement. c) As weliI, there have been other instances where individuals have been displaying varous forms of signage to selI merchandise. I have repeatedly brouht to your attention the deplorable condition of flea* market signs being displayed at the corner of Garrard and Dundas streets. These signs are a disgrace. Some have phylons on top of themn with unsightly streamers. One wonders when the elephants join the act in this circus atmosphere. ht is obvious the owners have no To the Edîtor: As the early childhood education advisor for the recently organized Innushare group, I would like to offer heartfeht thanks to al individuals, church groups and service clubs in Durham Region who have so generously donated much-needed toys, books. clothing, footwear, towels and toiletries for the children and parents living at Davis Inlet, Labrador. Special thanks to parents and children at Smail World Nursery School, Whitby for aIl their support. Innushare welcomes ail donations. W. really need fimancdaI respect for the' law as they continue to put signs anywhere they please, including utility poles. h is also obvious that Whitby council, who has articulated displeasure with the approaches to the Town of Whitby, would continue to ignore this signage Mess. W.A. Lovelock Whitby contributions . (any amount gratefully received) to help pay for the cost of trarisporting a schooî portable from St. John's. Nf Id. to Davis Inlet. Plans call for setting up a pre-school program in September. Furniture and supplies from St. Peter's Nursery School, Oshawa, which closed in June, wvill bu shipped to Davis Inlet in August. For those wishing to learn more about Innushare and to make a donation, calI Mary Wood (430-1653) orr myself (668-5504>. Join us in ths project as we demonstrate in tangible ways thai, through sharing, we do care. Joyce Marshal Helping Innu natives