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' 4 % { ja 8 ti fe i by Rob Streich Following an overwhlem- ing response by Pickering resi- dents and concerned others, Re- gional Council decided to hold off on deciding whether to ac- cept the proposed Greater To- ronto Area's Waste Manage- ment Plan. TA a i ays of vocal op onby hun- dreds of area residents, the Re- gion passed a motion to post- pone voting on the GTA plan for our weeks. Additionally, the council- lors decided to provide the citi- zens of Pickering an opportuni- ty to air their concerns at a public meeting in the near fu- ture, The provincial government has offered a parcel of land in Pickering as a possible site for a "megalandfill", referred to in the plan as P1. This site has been identified as a probable lo- cation for a contingency landfill forthe GTA. One of the primary con- cerns was that the Durham Waste Management Master Plan would be pushed aside if the GTA plan were accepted. Durham might lose control of Volume 123 © Number 22 its waste disposal facilities and end up being the dumping ground for all of Toronto. Citizens lobbying PACT, Pickering-Ajax Cit- izens for the Environment, led the attack on theproposed Dur- «dent, pointed out that ham long term strategic plan, only released on the previous ay. Bill Parish, PACT presi- etro would control the vote 5:1, asit is based on [opulation. Dur- ham would unable to pre- for hit and run driver Durham Region Police have stepped up their search for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit and run accident April BE 16 west of Greenbank that left a six-year old girl in critical | condition. A police spokesman said Monday that four officers are | working on the case. "7 "Chitistie Trotter and her mother Joanne were standing f| beside Concession 12 about 6:15 PM April 16. : I':> The youngster, who was holding her bicycle at the time, was struck by a car described by Police as a light blue J 2000 series, possibly a Pontiac Sunbird. The vehicle would have damage to the right front corner. The youngster was rushed to Sick Childrens Hospital in Toronto suffering multiple injuries. According to reports, her condition is improving slightly, but a week after the accident, she is still only semi-conscious. Police are asking for help from the public in solving this | case. If you have any information about the vehicle contact "579-1620 or Crime Stoppers at 436-TIPS (call collect, if neces- sary) | Officials upset with Officials with the Durham Public Board of Education are 'upset with the amount of capi- tal grants handed down last week by the provincial govern- ment. The Durham Public Board received $39.5 million from the province for new school con- struction, while the Durham Separate Board received $68.7 'million. Public Board chairman Lo- ran Murphy was quoted last 'week as saying "I don't be- Btudge the separate board their upil spaces. I am happy for then. ut I would still lik . Last received $14.7 ion, while te board the separa rece r .million in capital alloca- weok will bo spent over the next ea' three years by the two Durham Boards for construction of new schools. Though it amounts to near- ly $100 million, it is far short of what both School Boards feel they need for construction of new schools, and up-grading ex- lating facilities, ver the next three years, there will be six separate ele- mentary schools, four public elementary and one public sec- ondary school built in Durham on. All of the new schools will have day care centres. : Across Ontario, the provin- cial vernment has ear- mar $1.2 billion over the next three years for new schools and school renovations and re- pairs. But school boards say they need over $5 billion over the ext five yeaa ta keep» with ools. the demand for new About 40 per cent of stu- dents in On attend class in portables. Residents oppose 'mega dump vent Toronto from doing what- ever they wanted. Parish said, "PACT is op- posed to external control of our waste 'management system, Only with the people elected or appointed to the stewardship of (Turn to page 15) - Pa a, 2 Zakeana a Most Promising Actress Zakeana Reid just couldn't believe her ears when she discovered she'd won a THEA award for the Most Promising Young Actress in Central Ontario. The award was presented to the energetic 17 year old Port Perry resident, at the Association of Community Theatres annual gala in Toronto. Zakeana won over adjudicators with her outstanding performance as "Willy" in the Borelians production "The Passion of Dracula." See story Inside this Is- sue of the Port Perry Star for detalls. I