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Residents say that region is responstie Prmgle Creek Pollution onthe risce See page 14 2 e Summer is sailing away This unldentlfied family found a brief respite f rom the holiday weekend's baci weather to sal off peacefully into Lake Ontario from Whitby Harbor. Summer, for rnost people, has offlIcialily corne to an end and with it, the lazy, hazy days'0f saliing on the Lake, camping ln the forests, and generally taklng life slow and easy. Now cornes the tîmne for the kîds to go back to schooi and for everyone to brlng their atten- tion ta the Inevîtabie coming of the winter mon- ths. Ah, yes, those weére the days. Free Press Staff Photo. *Afte r five years as mayor Gartshore decide to retire At last nught's meeting of Whitby Town Council, Mayor Jim Gartshore announced that he would flot seek re- election in the upcoming November election. In announcing his retiremnent from public life, Gar- tshore told the F'ree Press "that it is with a real feeling of sorrow that IVve reached this decision. "I've fet really honored to have sat as mayor of the municipality for the last five years and for three years prior to that as a member of couneil. " "It lias neyer been my bellef, frankly, that one should try to perpetuate himself mnto this position and I have decided that now is the time to mnake the change. "One can ixnpress his priorities and personality on the community only for a number of years and perhaps this is the tune when a change should be made for somebody ,with other priorities to be at the helmn. "I shah be returning to private industry and I must give thanks to the Whitby Welding group of compamies for having given me the tixne to have served for the last five years as mayor of the munîcipality." par