by MALCOLM SCHILL "We must save the mus- um" said Councilor Jim artshore at a recent Council 1meeting, "however, as of yet, SA-VE I don't think we've tried very hard". • He made the remarks dur- ing a discussion in council as to the fate of Lynde House, the museum operated by the Whitby Historical Society. The museum, located on THE Dundas, Street West is pre- sently on land owned by Loblaws, even though the historical society owns the building. "One day the Historical Society is going to come up here and dump over 100 USEUM years of history on our front steps," said Councillor Gart- shore, "simply because they can't find a permanent loca- tion, or the financial baéking to operate". However, Councillor Tom Edwards countered that a takeover would be too costly. "To keep the present building and relocate it would cost about $50,000". he said. "It's impossible". The museum is presently ineligible for provincial grants because it is not operated by the town. The Historical Society has not requested takeover. Council voted to forward information on the condittoil and availability of provincial grants to the Historical Socie- ty, for their consideration. Vol. 5 No. 7 Abortion Issue CalIed A Fraud by ROD JERRED A part-time nurse at thé Ajax-Pickering General Hos- pital, Mrs. Ita Venner, claims the abortion issue is a fraud and that hqspitals are termin- ating unborn babies not for the health of the mother but simply to cut down the popu- lation. Mrs. Venner said, "the best method found to control population has been to kil the unborn." Mrs. Venner, representing Nurses for Life also expressed concern that a panel of Ont- ario Cabinet Ministers did not respond to her brief dealing with abortion that she pre- sented to them in Oshawa last Wedrnesday. in an interview with the Free Press following the pre- sentation, Mrs. Venner said she intended to write a letter to the Cabinet asking why they did not reply to lier brief at the meeting. The core of Mrs. Venner's bii2f stated that expectant mothers could no longer feel secure while giving birth, knowing that 'the same staff and facilities in theoperating room were used to perform abortions. "I have received com- plaints from mothers who are afraid of hospitals where abortions have been per- formed", Mrs. Venner said. In her brief, Mrs. Venner complained of hospitals that equipped "with facilities to kill", but are not equipped to give birth. She was referring to the Dr. J. O. Ruddy General WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1975 Hospital in Whitby which no naternity department has performed abortions. TO ADVERTISE IN YOUR WHITBY-NEWSPAPER CALL 668-6111 10 CENTS has but A hospital spokesman did state tlhat they do have an isolette, in case of emergen- cies, to sustain the life of very ill new born babies. Mrs. Venner also asked that the provincial 'govern- nient not give money to women's groups promoting abortion. Stating that she realized the need for family planning, Mrs. Venner * stressed that emphasis be put on self disci- pline. Mrs. Venner felt she re- ceived no reply to her brief because the provincial government is stuck with the abortion issue. Group to Appeal by ROD JERRED In possibly their last attempt at fighting council's plans for the Whitby Town Estates development, the Corridor Area Ratepayers' Association will appeal to the Ontario Cabinet in hopes of sending th case back to the Ontario Municipal Board for further consideration. As yet, no date has been established for the appeal. The town estates are to be constructed in the area south of the K-Mart and Whitby Mall. In a move to introduce their case to some -members of the cabinet, John Buchan- an, president of the ratepay- ers' association, presented a brief at the cabinet hearings in Oshawa last Wednesday. The brief charged that Whitby Council was not fol- lowing its own bylaws. By building townhouses on 20 foot frontage lots, Mr. Buchanan, a Toronto police- man, said that council was ignoring-a 1973 bylaw stating that no single family housing units could be built on less than 50 foot frontage lots. In order to by-pass this, Mr. Buchanan said council created a new by-law, instead of amending the old one, which would permit the con- struction of the townhouses. In an interview with the Whitby Free Press afterwards, Mr. Buchanan indicated that the townhouse development does. not live up to section 332 of the Whitby Officiai Plan, which states that any new housing to be built in the existing area must main- tain. or improve that area. The association's brief frequently referred to town- houses as "barrack and trans- ient housing". According to Mr. Buch- anan the ratepayers' Associa- tion is not against the developmènt but protests the approval of the development without considering the opin- ion of the people in that area. Mr. Buchanan said that Mayor Des Newman has staked his reputation on this .development and. will not change the plan no matter what the ratepayers' associa- tion says. However, Buchanan feels if the matter could be referred back to council by the O.M.B. a compromise could be worked out. Ac- cording to Mr. Buchanan, certain mermbers of council have expressed private disap- proval of the present plan, The ratepayers' associa- tion has offered an alternate plan which would reduce thé number of units from 2,400 to 2,100 and the percentage of townhouses from 51 to 25 per cent. The association's plan pro- poses to build only unat- tached single family units south of the proposed Road 11 with townhouses being constructed on the north side. The ratepayers' associa- tion is also protesting plans for widening of Kendalwood Road to four lanes to offset increased traffic for the area. An alternative step of constructing new main roads to offset the flow of traffic would be more preferable, according to the asociation. Des SpeaksOut by MALCOLM SCHELL About 12 percent of all the yearly fire calls in Whitby and a "large proportion" of the police calls each year are directed to the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, accord- ing to Mayor Des Newman. Mayor Des Newman made the remarks while presenting a brief to the Provincial Cabinet last Wednesday. A- mong other issues included in the ten-minute brief were Whitby's rund hydro systems and the financing of ~sewer and water projects. Concerning the psychiatric hospital, Mayor Newman re- quested that the provincial grant to the town, on behalf of the hospital, be raised from the present one of $50 per bed to a grant based on the assessed value of the institution. .The brief showed that although the number of beds dropped from 1,088 in 1973 to 870 in 1974 the number of fire calls increased from 15 to 33. This meant an increase in the services provided while revenues decreased. Mayor Newman said he felt that the lack of adequate financing placed an u.ndue' financial burden on commun- ities that had similar institu- tions. When speaking of the rural hydro systems, Mayor New- man said that Whitby pur- chased its rural hydro in 1968, prior to the establish- ment of Regional Govern- ment, for $856,89.00. At that time, he was given an estimate from Ontario Hydro on the expected revenue from the system but this has proven to be about $ 100,000 short. He suggested that as the takeýovep-of rural hydro would have been recom- mended in any case, with the advent of regional govern- ment, the province should pay grants to Whitby to cover purchase and operating costs. In this way he said -the citizens of Whitby would not be penalized for their "fore- sigit." Mayor Newman continued by requesting that municipal- ities be permitted to deter- mine the methods of raising money for sewer and water projects; where the cost of these projects is assessed directly back to the munici- pality. Under the presenit system, which places the raising of monies under the regional government, there are great discrepancies between areas said Mayor Newman. He cited an example, saying that. Whitby had to pay about twice as much as Oshawa for the same services. 01 FI' R!EýEl RiE l'