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Page 6, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, September 18, 1996 Trhe on/y Newspaper owned and operated by Witb reidets or Whitby residents! ~lA MEMBER 0F: Canadien Community Ontado Commpt Newspaper Association Ontwaprno mmunity ri - Agi Whitby Whitby Business Oshawa-Durhamn Homne Chamiber of Commerce in Action Builders' Association The Whitby Free Press Is distributed free to 99% of the- homes in Whltby, Brooklin, Ashbum & Myrtie as well as numerous public and commercial uiets in Whitby, Oshawa, Ajax Pickering & Por Perry. . 28,500 COPIES DELVRE-WEKY MAIL SUBSCRIPTIOils AAILABLEÊ Canada $36 + GST - Outside Canada.$85 + GST ISSNUO44-398X Published every Wednesday by 677209 Ontario mc. 900 Hopkins St. /BOX 206, Whitby, Ontario Li N 5S1 Phone: 668-611il Fax: 668-0594 Doug Anderson - Publisher Maurice Pither - Editor Donald G. Hinton - Sales Manager Alexandra Martin - Production Manager Printed on newsprint with minimum 20% 4111 recycled content using vegetable based inks. IL * c'Ali wrtten mnaterial, illustraions and advertislng contained harein is protected by copyright. Any reproduction by an y means for commercial purposes without the express permission of the newspaper ls prohlbited and is a violation of Canadian copyrightiaw. Reproduction for non-commercil distribution should bear a credif fine t0 the Whitby Free Press. What an honour Tro the editor: Open leter ta -the Board of Eclucatian Durham We wish to extend aur heartfsit congratulations ta the employeesa and students oI the Durham Board of Educaion, recently named the best board of educatkon ln the worli by the Carl Bertelsmann Faundation ai Gormany. Durham won the awaid and a manetary prize atter sMi campetton wlth baards tram* six other countries. As members af the profession, we are very praud af aur colleagues and those students who have warked s0 hard ta achieve thîs hanour. Since thé Mniater ai Education refused ta attend the awards ceremany, R lslaOur hope that he wibi be gradlous enough ta extend his congratulations to Durham. W.T. Wosthead,, departmienthead, and Memibers of the StePhen Leacock C. English departmjent, Scarborough Board 01 Whitby's Cup players o the edltor:delpd for numers year s Regardess ofthegetheranunder the disciplined Regadle a h aain excellence of coach Larry ckey teamaq disappLOtn Windover. as ta the Amecan Thosssuccesses aocourte< Dntingsnt ln thsefIrst World for four alI-Ontarla AA up Saturday night 1i Waud ta championahips, tao many Ktend a special taurnament victorles ta Est ln ingratulatians - ta twa this.articie, a silver modal ln the embers of the Canadian worid mIdgot champianship ln am. Helsinki, Flnland (includîn gasa in Sweden and Rusia) 3oth centre Ksith Pnmeau but mast Importantly a leacy HL - Detroih Red Winas) af aride and hnnir .v kt %m ciaefenceman Adam OZt aniey Cup champions 1996 Colorado Avalanche) have iduated fram Whitby's 'resentatîve hockey gram. mhe two NHL players EncoL To the editor: Re: Calumn, 'Better than à was, by 6111l Swan, Free Press, Sept. 4 Mysincere thanks for BilI's message. As firat vice-prssldent.ai the. Federation ao Wme Teachers' Associations af Onitaria, i ar rleased fulI-time tram the Durham board where I was principal o! Lake Vista Senior Public School ln Oshawa. Bll's message la the kind of psitive, encauraging and supportive media coverage which ,keeps aur 41,000 members galng. To the edîtor:, i would 1ke ta cafr n personàIcOengratulatond!to the Durham Regian hsalth and series cOmmittes for their décision ta hold a public foru»m on the pilot prOJEct for warkfare ln Durham. Cauncillors Edwads Brenner,. Clarke,McMastr and PotticarrY voted ta hald a publc forum on this matter and they were supported by Region chair Witty and Mr. Cubitt, the twa Who wlîîbe mostly sackilsd with the consequences af a workfare Program ln Durham. The councillors oelly exercised their right that has been given ta them via the ballot bqx, ta decide on the eqenditurs ai scarce finandial Region tax dalars on programa thât Durham Region needa, and not an what la on the ChiId care.centre omitted To the editor: 1 cannot talcsans mre article, af glowing recommendiatian about the new Whitby Msntal Hsalth Centre. 1 find ht galling that nons of the preas coverage rogard(ng this nsw facilty mentions thoso groupa bft Ca aI the building. The Gardon Street Chlkd Cars Centre is a nan-profft workplace daycare that has beon part of the Whitby Montal Health Contre sînce 1988. The daycare la not, and has never been, included ln the new Workfare dec ision al rt board members, however, how 1 amn suppaseci to sv wero not Eadvissd, af this tact a $1 .8-million landscapl J until June this ysar. ln fac, the at this new tadllity, ,kri It board was ln* the pracesai that 50 klds and 15 stc snega fia l ase with Whltby lose their top quality de il Mental eafth Centre whiie centre which woàuld ha» officiais there knew that the far lbas than thîs ta pravi rdaycare was no langer galng 1 think hit s wnderful th ta b. suppartsd. mentally Ii i ll b. able tc As a hard-worsclng taxpayer, advantage of this nsw fa Howsver, it la irrespanslbl CI na ane la willInç acknawledgs the ftatthc ipplciucledaycare, centre has quietly suee u' a nîy ane taxpayer. supported ln their searct As the welfare rail has gone new hame.- dawn In. Durham by 17, per S »Sn KI centovsr theblmtyear, DurhamW Reglan abviausly daesn't have' a welfare prablem. We are - hanlig he aidscdail aur o n the citizens in a reasanable, sensible and caring manner. g ncIA Durham Regloncuncil should ag b. free taoe ntinue ta pravide sacial services. etc. ln the best To the oditor: way thatIt sees ft LeVa hope that Janet Eckçer M nister Snabelen's bar, the new UInister !for af crdtclsm of the educai Community and Social system iln Ontario la becan Services, wfIl respect the mare and mare Jstld deciloý-On Sept. 12, the dscsIa ofa Durham và~th Bertelsmann Foundation, regard to hw we spend aour internatonalfaunciation bac social services manies. Surely, ln Germany, declarod1 in 'Cammon Sens.,' local Durham Board of Educat pepeshauld decide on local the beat educatian- systern Issues. -the 'wrld after a detai Theémniste s criticsm of teachera and Ilocal achool boards la not based on reaiity. k la basod soleIy on his pailtical agenda. Pet Jerm.ey District 17 Ontarlo.Seconcary SchoÃ"l Teachers' Association Sick. act To the editor: This botter ia ta the maron who abandonsd two kittens in a fleld near the 401, Whitby (in a Humane Society box); yau know who yau are. People Ik. yau make me sick. lt's bad eniough that yau albw your animais ta mun loss ta annoy the nsighboura, but thon you- refuse. ta take respansbilty for yoir' unwantsd affspring. IY You can't affard'ta spay or neutor, yau shaubdnt have. a pet ln the firat place. You're a réali pioce of wark alright. If I1 could anly get my handa ýon'yaIA. Id wrlng your, neck. Sonja Dressel iwaibow- bng bi nowving laycare e'/ ost dde? hat the to talcs faclifty. )le that 9 ta lat aur been of the being h for a -Dunn fhltby 'age atian mlng Carl an ised the Man agendla at Queens Park. i Queen's Park wants wrkare, let QueenVs Park pay 100 -per cent oai-the costa aOf implementing iL. Brao, ladis and gentlemen, >vu have upheld the principles' of democracy at the loyal ai local govsrnrne,. which has the moat effsCt on aur da1i lys. Yaur decision crossed aYIl the poNtcal Party Unes and 1,,for ans, oemmend your courage, especially in the, face of considerable Intimidation fram bshind the acenestram aur five area Tory MPPs. Queen's Park is certainly not maklng Ifs vsry easy for the local poNtian. Not anly are the coats af social programa, etc., being dawnloaded ta the local taxpayer, but Queen's Park want aur taxes used ta further 'Ludicrous defence y cuu su u lu a uUE To the editor: Albore. ti idailgc r Sa ta bath Keith Prmeau 1 read with amazement the Gamble and Mr. DaCiscouki and Adam Foots, commenta made by Andrew defsnd being supported by the Acdngratulatiansie Da"IOSln hia letter ta the editor Ku Klux Klan. As a Reform Andre 'Brit'G lesCnaccuracios in loUtera,' Free Party member and a candidate Whitby Presa, Sept. 11) in which ho ln thoebat olectian, Mr. Davies ralles ta the defence af John shauld denaunce .auch Gambie and Louis Albore. arganizations instead af Ir gi gMr. Daviesa alers up a defending and sharing Mr. H ludicrous defence af Gamble's twisted commenta made by Mr. rationalization. Mr. Davies My colleague, in another Gamble whsn ho was seeng shauld alsa know that, board, and hor daughter, both a Reform Party nomination notwithstanding what the started their firat days backç with priar ta the 1993 election. media thinks, na normal junior and intermediate Whsn Mr. Gamble was Canadian would support such students with 43 students and made aware thât members o statementa or anyone wha 38 stuents respectively ln their the Heritage Front, a white- hokis them, lot alone have that sral :har, portable suPrornacits group, was sarni esn reresen tei Thetm oe they a Mr. Davies writes that he Paruiamfent finally go sloep ai night after aclaimed not ta know these Mr. Davis goes on ta state marklng and planning for their Peoplo,- but. wauld not swear that h la not «entirel true" that students is considerably late off their support becaus., as a Louis Alors was not, kickçed out this September than h was last lawyer, ho couid not condemn af the Reform Pary becauso Septsmber befare the %Hards Peoplos Wih h hm he had nat he challenged the leadership. af cuts.n had dealings." Aoeording to Preaton, Manning. One ConservaMv government Mr. Davies, uthat principlod wonders if wnot entirely true% is cushave hurt kids. Articles respons. was not go eboing only a lis pregnant1 such as Blra keep us going, enaugh for the media and the Allae'vit msupporthai Mr.1 keep us'Proud and help kida. Party had no cholce but t Garnbedd idsutlofMrte Thankyou. OlM. a" adhslad--i ned lmtl MmmiSadTh~~g~XJ> W. anile nd uisladtaôhNm. 4,9ng shown the suporer wlc Iclde M. G~viitu ngaWie pres about Mr. Gamble's commenta, the partY'a clddlon 1ta expoîl him ta avoid further public attention la a plausible îscenario. As Mr. Davies does not Ikg my, version of ewsnts, and rather than doive turther into the murkY backwaters af the Reform PartytIo determine why Mr. Aibore was sent packIng, 1 point Mr. Davies ýand any other interested individuals ta the Dec. 9, 1994 Socurity Intelgence Review Cammitto. report entitled The Heritage Front Affafr. 1 specifically Wfsh ta draw his attention ta, sections 7.6.6 and 7.6.8 which have the subheadîngs 'The In reading- this report, I belove Mr. Davies wMll. gain valuablo Insighut Into -the actMtisoaiMr. Alare'and Mr. Gamblo. He may even loarn a kil bit mare about ths Roform Dan MoTefgu., &op - : ~ - T lx lm cc Ci el tei (Ni anc <Sti grai rep Prm