The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 9, 1986 Port ae P.O. Box Ont. LOB 100 Brooklin Profile coho rea Bieokin nd 4 BENANNE SEVELER Phone 655 3637 or 985 7383 The plot thickens Attersley counters for the new Regional Headquarters building Whitby Mayor, Bob Attersley, has thrown his own ace into the pot to counter Oshawa's bid to relocate the Regional Headquarters building in his municipality. 'With the assistance of Toronto land developers Greywood Developments, Attersley stated last week that a proposal will be made to regional council in January for a multi-million dollar office complex which will include a new head- quarters location, plus a commer- cial and housing development, on 50 By law going to the dogs All you animal lovers out there had best beware. The Town of Whit- by has a bylaw on the books that limits the number of dogs you are permitted to own, and they are go- ing to enforce it. A bylaw to limit the number of dogs permitted at anyone's dwelling to two has been on the books for some time, but when recently put to the test, came up inadequate. For this reason, the Pickering, Ajax, Whitby Joint Animal Control Com- mittee (PAW), has put forth a recommendation, as a housekeep- ing matter to the three municipalities, that the old bylaw be revamped. Earlier this year, a Whitby resi- dent was charged with keeping more than two dogs in his dwelling unit. When the matter came to trial, the owner of the dogs contended that he was not in violation of the Town's dog control bylaw because it stated no person could keep more than two dogs IN his dwelling unit. The owner Brooklin Redmen general manager Mike Gray has called it quits after two decades with . the club in various capacities. Peter Vipond, coach of the hometown team has apparently so- Pet owners had better beware stated his dogs were kept OUTSIDE the dwelling unit as opposed to in- side and therefore were allowed. The presiding Justice of the Peace agreed with the defendant and dismissed the charges on technical grounds. PAW felt it was quite obvious the intent of the bylaw was to limit the - number of dogs to no more than two at any residence regardless as to whether they were kept on the inside of the house or outside. But unfor- tunately, the original bylaw as drafted just wasn't explicit enough. Based on legal advice obtained, PAW recommended the three - municipalities involved amend the original bylaw to fill the loophole found by the Whitby man charged. With the ammendment now in place, there will be no getting out of the fact that local residents are not permitted to keep any more than two dogs ANYWHERE on their pro- perty unless they are eificisily licenced as a kennel. meone in mind to fill the vacant spot, but it is acres of land located at Rossland Road and Garden Street. This pro- perty is across the street from the present headquarters building. Attersley admitted he had been "sitting" on the Greywood proposal for over a year but had been forced to make the announcement now due to Oshawa Mayor Allan Pilkey's bid for the complex to be built on lands in downtown Oshawa. Pilkey had proposed to drop a $3 million claim he says Oshawa has on the old regional building and also offered to throw in the land in downtown Oshawa for a new site free. He estimated the total savings for Durham, if they relocated in his city, would be some $4 million. Attersley has always claimed the "matter of constructing a new regional headquarters building would be foolish until the question of ownership of the present one is decided. He says this is the reason he has not come forward with his own proposal until now. "I've been holding back until we find out the disposition of the case between the region and Oshawa to see if Oshawa has ownership," said - Attersley. In addition to the ownership claim, the Whitby mayor has gone on record as stating Pilkey's offer does not take into consideration parking requirements. He said the region would require 400 parking spaces alone, adding there would not be enough room on the lands pro- posed by Pilkey. He said the Whit- by proposal will include free park- ing on the land, which is already zoned for the development. Pilkey, however, has said At- tersley's parking issue is a 'red her- ring"' and stated there are no hidden parking costs in his proposal. not known at this time who that might be. Here, Gray, to the left is seen sharing a joke with three local members of the squad who went on to win the Ontario Championship last season. Brenda Lawson, left, has reached a goal few young women achieve. Last Saturday, she was presented with an award by Ann Hankinson, Rural Organized Specialist at 4-H head office in Ux- bridge, acknowledging her 18th project with the organization. Her last project, Etiquette for the 80's will be Brenda's final one as she turns 21 later this month and surpasses the age limitation of the 4-H clubs. But Brenda will have lots to keep her occupied. The Cassels Road West resident is presently attending Humber Col- lege where she is studying to be a pharmacist's assistant. Better but out No-smoking extends to committee level Regional council will soon be deciding whether or not people will be able to smoke at all Durham committee meetings. The ban on smoking at committee meetings (smoking is not permitted at council meetings) was proposed at last week's meeting of the health and social services committee meeting by Whitby councillor Tom Edwards. He suggested the smoking ban should be extended to include all standing and special committees. Edwards' motion, which was passed by the committtee, came after information about the health department's anti-smoking educa- tion program in regional schools was considered. "If we want to keep young people from smoking, then why, in heaven's name, are we not going to this extent?" asked Edwards. "If we mean what we say, it just makes it hypocracy if we fail to do this." Stats have shown teenagers, par- ticularily females, are starting to smoke in record numbers. The health department, in conjunction with Durham Region Lung Associa- tion, is taking part in Project Smoke Free, designed to let public school students know the risks associated with smoking. Free legal aid If you could do with a little legal advice, but don't think your problem is big enough to retain a lawyer, or you simply can't afford their ser- vices, there is good news for you. Whitby Community Information Centre, located in the Whitby Public Library, is offering a legal aid clinic next Tuesday, December 16. The service is available to everyone and there is no charge. The clinic is not intended to provide in-depth counselling, but will offer brief information concerning legal problems. Clients receive a confidential 20-minute appointment with a lawyer provided by the Ontario Legal Aid Office in Oshawa. If you would like to make an ap- pointment for next Tuesday, call 668-0552 or drop into the Communi- ty Information Centre at the library. Gray vacates Redmen post Mike Gray has called it quits as general manager ot the Brooklin Redmen of the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Major Series cir- cuit after serving 10 years as a player and another 10 on the ex- ecutive, and will now act in the capacity of a director. Gray stated there had been a con- flict of interest between himself and Redmen president Don (Sully) Vi- pond, but that he liked the game enough to stay involved with the team. He added the pair did not see eye to eye on some issues and felt the change would be for the better Gray had suggested it was time for a change on the executive level, and put his money where his mouth was. Redmen coach, Peter Vipond, who was selected coach of the year last season, is said to have someone in mind to fill the vacancy left by Gray, but until that time arrives, Gray will continue to play an active role. The future of the Redmen team has been the subject of concern for some months now due to the talk of amalgamation with the OLA Senior circuit. But all ends have not been tied in as yet due to a discrepancy over a proposed play-off format.