People power lias once again been acktiowledged by a commit tee ut' Ie Provincial governmenît. An all-party select coinî- ilite of MPPs lias recoin- tîîended dtatnîunicipalilies in hIle province hold public hiearings more ufieti and de- tail tmore iniformiatîin ho the public befure going ahiead witil projects. The reconîrendalion was schieduled to be inade this week in Toron tu by auil11- iineniber cunînîittee set up by t.» Prem ier William Davis last J une. The cuinîittee was ap- poin tedat'ter tumîerous muntti- cipalities conipl'ained that tlhe Ont ario Municipal Board hield tu() înany powers and ttsed theti like a dictatur. Tis, apparentîly, cut nu ice witb itie all-party cuni- uniit ee. lnstead thiey will recotumcend that ilie 0MB remnain as a watclîdug uver nînniicipalities wi th complele power lu veto their decisions. A furor arose iin Whitby earlier this year Mien coutîcil th petitiutîed the 0MB to dis- pense wihh a vote ut' dec tors in- respect lu ta neaî'ly $1 mil- lion municipal-police complex for Rossland Rd. Later, council decided to ask the 0MB lu ignore this requesl ini respect to the mu- nicipal building but the police complex is nuw underway. Now, apparently, any de- cision on a new municipal -~buil dinîg will have lu be de- cided hy tic incoining couti- cil. The previous council de- chied'to selI the existing nmu- P*»wer P..» nicipal building to the Library Board and they are slatcd to take over the town hall on December 18. Meanwhile, the town is lefi in the position of having lu negotiate with the Library Board for space and rentai rates in portions of the town hall flot yet required by the library operation. An indication of how Fni- censed many citizens were at council's actions was founid in the formation of a Citizens' Sîudy Group which advocated Continued on page 3 VOL. 2, NO. 49 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7,1972 10 CENTS PER COPY WPH under c ornes110 ;-ý fir WHITBY-A scathing report, eritical of almost every department and systeni at the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital has been turned in to the Ontario Health Ministry The report. the result of weeks of work by a special 7-man task force ap- pointed from liospital personnel, charged inadequate trealmient of patients, low staff morale, a poor standard of fire and other safety precautions and retention of patients long after they are ready for diseharge. wvas Dr. Wesley Cons. a pro- F tèssor ou' Psychulogy' at York' Uniîversîv, and a part rime WPH staff meinber. Qîhers on the tasktforce commilit tee were Sirfley Barnies. Acting Assistant Di- rector ouf Nursinig, Dr. George Blake, Director. Alcohuolisinî Uii. A.H. ('h urchmian, hos- pilai accoutntan t. Ualricia Cooper, a wa rd supervisor. Judy' Galpin, a liead niurse and Dr. Claude Maniigat, Di- rector, Scarhoroughi Service at the liospital. During the course out the commritteeS work, Mrs. GaI j pin resigned froim the bus- pitaI staff and lier place was taken by Mrs. Ruth Northey, a registered nurse. The report fullows by six nîonths a reorganizalion ai the hospital which was de- signed to get rid of chronic wards, by mixing patients-in four geographic units--includ- ing short and lonîg term pa- tien ts and thuse su ffe ring from aIl kinds of psychiatric problems. 0f the geographic units, one holds aIl patients fromn Scarborough, and the others those from York County, On- tario County and from Dur- ham and Victoria counties. Before the move a 21- member delegation represent- ing many of the professional staff members went lu Queen's Park claiming the move would be hazardous to patien ts. At that lime, MP Ed Broad- bent provided information to the NDP's health critîc, Dr. Jan Dukstra, MPP, who -sub- ELECTION NEWS Pages 2«34 scquently raiscd the mîatter in the provincial Hiouse. Cornrentrîg un the report lu the FREE PRESS, Mr, Broadbent said the findings uf' the îask force are alinost identical lu thuse presented hy lim to Dr. Dukstra last Mav. An attenîpi by the FREL PRESS îcu gel a commen t fron I)tr. Richard Pot 1er. On- tario's Misier ou'F[leI tb. im- niediateîy aller the report was made public. %vas un- successtu I. Huwever, I)onald Soutter, No protest at Whitby He stood siniling weakly, an unubîrusive presence in the milling crowd who lîad cornie luwaîcb electiun resulîs at tuwn hall. With the recurding of re- turnis lie saw on the board, BillIlrwin, 1,586; Jim Gart- shore, 1, 160. .Gerry Cox, I,062. "That's pulitics,'" he said wryly as his defeat was made clear. When the news of his de- feat was carried over Radio CKLB, Gerry Cox was de- scribed as une of Whitby's Most effective council memnbers. A newcomer lu Whitby admninistration in 1968, he was respecîed on aIl sides for his directness and sincerily. Gerry Cox made his uwn de- cisions backed by his own convictions. He took his de- feat, surprising as il was, like a gentleman, and un his way out of the town hall was heard saying lu a fellow can- didate, "Cheer up Bill, I'm losing 10." Cox's was jusi une drama in the Wlitby Municipal edcc- lion. Vernon MacCarl, a mcm- ber of towuî council since 1965, placed second last in the West Ward. special advisor on cuommuni- calions lu the Ministry of Health, indicated a scatemnent would be released later. "In house" He did say, lîowever, that the nîinister wvas at this Unie looking aithie report as an "in bou)tse pro ject. Mr. Soutter explained tbat Ulic minister b-ad encuuraged the report wvIin asked f'or an opinion prior to the Coinî- mnittee going lu work. Tbey had asked tur bis views and (buitzued on page 3 vote poils Mayor Des Newman con- firmed the pundits confidence, îhumping bis upponetît by a 4 lu I1niargiti. At last counit 5,473 votes were recorded for Newinau î wth 1,443 chalked up for Harilaid and just 537 for Mrs. Marks. Along wiîb the apparent sadness of the defeated was the open jubilation of tbe victurs. Reeve Tom Edwards hiad reasun lu snile, his 4,5 14 lead left upponienl Gord Han- na behind with 2,244. Depuly Reeve John Good- win drew a healthy 4,607 voles as opposed to upponent Don Read's 1,688. Eleclors looking for a change on council have Don Lovelock elected tu the North Ward. Alîhough Lovelock was painted as an aclivist because of his role in the cuntrover- sial Myrîle Station sausage kitchen, he led both incum- benîs in the Brooklin pulls with a heaîthy 770 votes. Jim Gartshore, despile cam- paign lîeal from i ncumbent niemnbers of council regarding his sludy group aclivily, suc- ceeded in the Centre Ward witlî 1,160 voles. He was joined by anollier newcormer, C'on tinued oni page 3 FACES MIRROR DEFEAT ln an earnest conversation after they realized they were flot successful at the polis are Vic Perroni and Gerry Cox. Uncle Bobby coming?7 With Christmas just a few calendar weeks away, the Christmas spirit is catching on with one Whitby youth group putting their efforts into a gift of imagination for al Whitby youngsters. It is the intention of Jim Balzan, Chris Kahn and Dave Preston to bring Uncle, Bobby, complete with his famed, double decker, English bus, to the County Town. Star of a fun hour for the little folk, Uncle Bobby brings with himn party games such as musical chairs, burst-the-balloon games, magic tricks and a pie eating contest. ln order to bring Uncle Bobby to Whitby, the boys will require $150 which they hope to raise by dollar subscriptions from Whitby youth. A box will be available at the office of the WH1TBY FREE PRESS, 212 Brock Street South. 1 "It is mny hope that we can raise the $150 strictly from the youth," says Balzan, so that the project can be a Christmas gift to the kids of Whitby--from the youth of Whitby. Saturday Decemrber 23 is the day planned for the show and dollars may be brought into the Whitby Frec Press Monday throughi Saturday fromi 9 a.rn. to 5 p.mn. Pie that counicil should keep the people betler informed'in this and other aspects of tinancing in Whitby municipal malters. Now, apparently the select committee namned by Premier. Davis has agreed with themn. The group's recommenda- tions, are expected to be met with disrnay by many mu- nicipalities including Metro Toronto. Metrô Chairman, Ab Campbell, has been one of the OMBs severest critics. I i