Brooklin Bylines During the few short years that I have lived in Brooklin I've had the distinct impression that many of the inhabi- tants feel that (a) no paper serves the interests of the North Ward; (b) that the Town ignores their feelings and their complaints; and (c) that nothing goes on up here. O.K. I may be wrong, but as I said these were the impressions that I received. So lets take theni one at a time and see if they are true. Maybe (a) was true once upon a time. Certainly there was no regular column dedicated to the North Ward area. But then came along the Free Press offering a weekly column that could inform all the sundry of the activities and the complaints of the people up here. At long last a paper with OUR interests in it! And what happens? Well some people have enjoyed the column and have been good enough to call me and tell me that it is just what the area needs: Some have even given me information and com- plaints to write up. These I thank. But where are the rest of you? This is your paper and YOUR column.....without you the latter will curl up and wither away.....then you'll be able to complain again. But not to the Free Press. About (b) I'm not too sure. I didn't live here when the area had its own town council, so I cannot compare the present situation with the past. One thing I do know is that this column is read by your representatives on the Council.....Councillors Gerry Emm and Don Love- lock. And they do take the time to call and answer those complaints that are printed, and to enlighten us, when nec- essary, on the procedures that have to be taken by Council in trying to keep the taxpayer happy. Not that Council always succeeds in keeping everyone happy, but at least YOU know that you have got a chance at your pet peeve being noticed by your representatives. Regarding (c).....this one isn't true. There is plenty going on around here. The only thing that is wrong, is that half the area doesn't know what is going on in the other half' If you are one of the established members of the community then you are already aware of the various group. and club activiteis that you can share in. Unfortun- ately the later arrivals (and there are quite a few in this category) are not always so well tuned in to the 'grapevine' and therefore feel that nothing ever happens in the North Ward. Can someone enlighten them.....and me!.....so that we can partake in the community endeavor that appeals to us the most. Or are they closed shops, or are you so suc- cessful that you do not need any extra members or partici- pation? To sum up. If you were under one or all of these impressions then there is a remedy. Call 655-3750 and ask for the Bylines.....YOUR column. You will then get the chance to air your pet peeve, or to inform us of your latest group activity, to enlarge your membership, and above all you will be giving the Bylines a chance to do the job it wants to do.....informing the readers of the activities and events that are going on in the North Ward. I see that the Scouts of the area had their first paper drive of the season. In fact I'm sure that many of the residents around the Community Centre were overwhelmed at the fruits of their labours this weekend. In other words, the amount of paper flying around on Sunday made the area look as tho' it was the site of a litterbugs convention. I'm sure that this is not what the scouts had in mind and I'd like to think that by the time that this is read, that they will have undertaken the job of hunting out all the news- print that has found its way into the various gardens around Cassels Road and Bagot Street. I also hope that this will not be happening everytime there is a paper drive. Group '74 are still awaiting your contributions to their Garage Sale. Don't wait for clean up day to get rid of your unwanted bits and pieces..call 655-3646 and they will arrange to pick up your offering and use it in their sale.. which is on September 28th, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., at 44 Baldwin Street. You help them and they wil be able to help the community..so lets get them started. Someone else is 'sounding off'. One of our readers asks this question..why are the lights at Memorial Park (the park, not the parking lot by the arena, which it seems is neyer lit up even in Winter) left on night and DAY the way they have been since the Spring? In these days of conserva- tion and high taxes..and lets face it we are paying for those lights..excessive use of such lights should be cur- tailed on both accounts. Has anyone got the answer or an excuse. or it is iust another case of bad management? Well that's it for this week. Not a very happy column I know.....but perhaps you will cheer me up between now and next week by calling in with some happy news. I certainly hope so. The number once again is 655-3750 and ask for the Bylines. looking forward to talking with you, LIZ. WHITBY FREE PRESSWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1974, PAGE 5 Coates Seeks Post John A. Coates, 51, of Concession V, Pickering, says he will seek the provincial Liberal nomination in the new riding of Durham West. Durham West comprises Pickering, Ajax and Whitby. Mr. Coates, a lawyer, and member of a Toronto law firm, has lived in Pickering for the past ten years. He is a founding director and first president of the Ajax- Pickering United Appeal 1970-73, and was campaign co- chairman with John Kruger in the 1971 campaign. He is still a director of the United Appeal and this year's Chair- man of the Education Canvass. He is also a member of the Pickering Library Board. Mr. Coates became politically active in the Liberal Party through his close association with Norman Cafik, the Federal Member of Parliament for Ontario Riding. In 1972, when Cafik was 12 votes down on election night, Mr. Coates served as Cafik's legal adviser on the judicial recount which followed the election. Cafik's four-vote recount victory gave Federal Liberals their two-seat lead in the 29th Parliament. Mr. Coates also played a conspicuous part in Cafik's 1973 campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party in Ontario. A native of British Columbia, Mr. Coates joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a permanent force officer on leav- ing high school and served throughout the Second World War. He took part in the invasion of Madagascar and the landings in Sicily and Italy. He served off the coast of France during the 1944 invasion and in 1945 he was navi- gating officer of HMCS Algonquin, the first Canadian des- troyer to leave Canada for the Far East. After the war he studied law, graduating with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Law from Harvard. Married with six children, Mr. Coates practised law in Prince George, B.C., from 1955 to 1963 when he joined the Carter Commission on tax reform as a research supervisor. Mr. Coates believes there is a serious crisis in Education which, he says, is in a state of chaos. Ontario has gone, in a few short years, from one of the best systems of education in North America to one rife with discontent, where no one: pupil, teacher or parent, is happy with the system or the results of that system. For this, Mr. Coates maintains, the provincial government must accept full responsibility. There is also an emergency in providing serviced lagd for housing. The cost ofhqljding land for three or four years is enormous, he says, and this cost is passed on to the buyer. As an example, Regional Government in the Durham Re- gion has only compounded the problem by introducing one more hurdle which must be cleared before further lots can be placed on the market. The result is more delay, more FREE PRESS ADS PAY TO ADVERTISE IN YOUR WHITBY NEWSPAPER CALL 668-6111 John A. Coates planning, and greater cost to the home owner. It forces a developer to go first to the town, where he can encounter endless delay, and then on to the Region where he is back to 'square one' and must virtually start over again before continuing on to Queens Park possibly by way of a hearing before the Ontario Municipal Board. The unnecessary two- level planning at the municipal level requires two planning departments where only one existed before regional govern- ment. This costs Pickering ratepayers an extra $180.000 a year. The cost of land and delays in servicing land are directly attributable to the provincial government and the legislative function, he maintains. 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