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Town reverses Charges laid after Auto recycler stand on signs steroid withrw pae 2 investigation page 3 plan page 4 Former MP cargedmpe12 Rtegion cool to GTrA seherne By 741k. Kowalakl A radical restructuring . of micipal government in the Toronto area has received a cool reception from local politiciains. Durham Region council wat%,in no' mood last Wednesday to endorse a scheme for overhauling muicipal government ini the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). While several councillors were intrigued by some of the proposais, they heard presented by Brampton Mayor Peter Robertson - sucli as the elimination of school boards - none were prepared te make a decision at this lime. Even Robertson's warnwng that failure te act soon could result ini an unwanted system being foisted on tliem by the* Ontario government, did not sway council. Most councillors felt they were in no position te debate the proposals, such as amalgamating municipalities, without input from their constituents; - "This will be diffcult te swallow," said a blunt Whitby mayor Tom Edwards3 in predicting -SEE PAGE 21 No 'intnt' to abduct ids, so no charges By Mm*k R.or A Lupin Drive woman le stili shaken after catching a man trying te persuade her two children te get into his truck last week. Michelle Barker says her seven- year-old daughter and four-year- old son were playing on the frOnt porch when she heard someone speaking loudly te them around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. "There was this big guy yeliing at My children and they loôked scared. As I opened the door I heard hlm say 'Get ini the truck now, your daddy wants you.' I swung the door open and said 'No, I'm sorry, their daddy doesn't want them. They live here, their daddy is at work.'" The man, who she later discovered also lives on Lupin Drive, drove off but she sot the license plate number and phoned police. Police traced the plate and talked te a 40-year-old suspect but didn't lay any charges. Barker Baye the suspect admitted what lie had done but teld officers he was a mental patient and.was liallucinating. "The police said there's nothing they can do." By 741k. Kowalskl A potentially explosive resolu tion to come before Whitby General Hospital's board of directors this month was criticized at Town council Monday. North ward councillor Don Mitchell challenged Mayor Tom Edwards' contention that a motion te be debated by the board on Sept. 27 reflected council's views. Mitchell claimed the motion - which- demande a return te 24-hour emergency service and Whitby Generai Hospital remin nng an acute cars- facility - dose not represent the position taken by couneil in June 1994. His insistence that the demand for a 24-hour emsrgency department will hinder hospitai officiais in plagnning for an uncertain future, drew angiy reterte from botli Edwards and coundillor Shirley Scott. The -latter accused Mfitchell of heing ignorant of the "real facta" on the hospital issue, while the mayor upbraided him for brea king ranke with hie colleagues at this late date. Edwards at one point "defied" Mitchell to show hlm where councl's resolution did flot address 24-hour emergency service and Whitby remaining an acute care facility. (Although Mfitchell did not take up Edwarda' challenge,' the resolution's actual wording has ne specific mention of emsrgency services. The two-part resolution only stipulates- that acute care services- be retained at the hospital). The exchange occurred shortly after councillor Gerry Emm brought council up te date on the statua of the resolution he and Scott put forward at the hospital board's July meeting. (Regional councillor Emm is Durham's representative on the the impression that the decision te hospital board and centre ward limit emergency srvices "came out councillor Scott le the Town's ofnowhere" and that it was unfair representative.) te hospital administration. The motion, whidh was (In an attempt te reduce costs, circulated to couneil during the hospital officiais closed the summer, was tabled by the board dspartment between the houre of until its September meeting. 10 p.m. anîd 8 a.m.). After Emm concluded bis "The difficulty 1 have is* that the remarks, Edwards said the hospital board deals with this resolution rsinforced the stand specifically. They have more taken by council last ysar when information than we have," said the controversy surrounding a Mfitchell. proposai te convert Wltby "They'rs driven by severe cost General into a rehabilitation restraints and tlisy want to, keep treatment centre wae at its the hospital going into the next greatest. ' century.w But MiÎtchell teok exception te While lie supports retention of the mayor's commnt acute cars services, Mitchell said "I don't want it t e msee as the issue muet ha viewed unanimous council support of the realistically. resolution," lie sald. mi think when we're talking 'I don't reSai us looking for about an acute cars hospitai and restoration Of 24-hour (emergency) we want te return it to 1968 sece." Mitchell said thle motiongive SEEPAGE 21 ROYAoL PROMM' ,'THE BÀND and Corps of Drums of the Royal Regiment of Wales peérformance. The band aid'cerps also performed Labour Day performed wdh the WhÎtby Brass Band Wednesdlay evening at the oodya uinGros n iitr IIg.'. Rotary Park gazebo. Hundreds of people tumed. out to watch the FýwMby M O5Mhy Free Pé=&<