by Norm Mealing FALL GENERAL MEETING: Well, folk, we did it once more. The very hard-working West Lynde Community Association Executive called a gen- eral meeting for last Thursday evening at 7:45 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building at 405 Dundas Street West. In response to their call, only 30 people, in- cluding the Executive, took time out to attend. This wvas, a pity because, as you see, 40 people is a quorum, and a quorum is necessary to hold a meeting. Therefore, no formal meeting was held, only an informal discussion of the lated in advance. that agenda was constitution. So necessary to suit healthy situation, executive have no agenda, part of which had been circu- One item of particular importance on the propsed changes to ie W.L.C.A. the constitution, bending it whenever the situation at hand. This is not a but Bill Hoffman and the rest of tie alternative. No one is interested enough to attend a meeting to find out for themselves what is going on. You know, ours is a very successful community associ- ation by any standard of measurement. Our dances are popular, well-attend, and have few parallels in this area. Our bowling league has completed two very successful seasons, and is starting a third. Our field days have been well-organized and well-run. Our community voice has been recognized, heard, and listened to by 'both the pro- vincial and municipal governments. Our community has involved, and been involved with, the rest of the county town. As I said, by any measurement, we, as a community, working with and through our community association, have been a success. But what has been at the bottom of this success? It has been the efforts of a very few people. Beginning wiîth the work of the steering committee which formed the Association in 1973, through the first elected executive in 1974, up to our present executive, a nucleus of people has made the community association, and its activi- ties, work, and a nucleus of people have been constant mn their support of the association. But this nucleus would not total more than 50 people over the three year life of the association. And out of 500 families, that ain't good, folk. A lot of people take community activities for granted. Their attitude is that there will always be sorneone to run WHITBY the dances that they like to attend, to run the field days that their kids like to attend, and to act as their spokesman when their homes and their community arc aflfccted by the actions of government and others. But will there always be someone? I think not! Our community association will only be there as long as our community supports it, and aIl its activities. In this context, support means involvement, and the involvement is not there. If it were, there would be more than 30 people attendîng a general meeting. THE IIIGHRISE ISSUE, REVIS ITED: If you had attended the general meeting, you would know that the exectuve is considering warming up the highrise issue once again. Despite the fact roads and- sewers are going into the site, certain of the executive feel that ail is not lost. They are planning to hold a meeting on the issue, and they are intending to invite the newly-elected M.P.P. from Durham West, Dr. Charles Godfrey, to the meeting. This is a good second start, and I would urge them to get at it without delay. I would also urge any readers of this column who want to, to get involved right away. Fresh blood in-the battle would be a tremendous asset. I would also urge ail of us who live in Whitby to get going on this one. This is not, I repeat not, just a West Lynde issue. It affects us ail. The architect who designed the new civic center has said that highrise is a thing of the past. Yet, here, in Whitby, four highrise towers are eventually going to be built. If these towers are built this thing of the past will be Whitby's way of the future. Council opposes these high- rises, and has forced the developer to court on the issue. We should encourage the Council to stand fast in the mat- ter, and, if need be, to become bolder. We should let them know how we feel. During the upcoming Mayoralty election, we should let the candidates know where we stand, and we should de- nand that they stand with us. We should impress upon the provincial government that their financial intervention precipitated this issue here in Whitby, and we should impress upon them, both directly and through Dr. Godfrey, that their intervention must stop if this issue is to be resolved in the people's interest. And we should appeal to the provincial cabinet, again directly and through Dr. Godfrey, to require the Ontario Municipal Board to convene hearings so the opposition of Council and the people of Whitby might be heard. In short, we should ail come together and defeat these highrises now. By doing so we will end highrise as a form of housing for Whitby. SHORT SCRIBBLES: The Warriors are at hibition game against Hockey League. Game Regional Municipality of Durham Planning & Development Committee OFFICIAL PLAN OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY of DURHAM PUBLIC MEETING Wed. Oct. 8th 8:00 p.m. MUNICIPAL OFFICES COUNCIL CHAMBERS The purpose of this meeting is to present to the Council and the public of the TOWN OF WHITBY various choices for the future population growth and land use, as part of the process of preparing an OFFICIAL PLAN for Durham. The public is inVited to attend and present their ideas and concerns regarding the development of the Region. In addition, the public Council Chambers Whitby Mail Whitby Mall is invited to view INFORMATION DISPLAYS at (Oct. 9, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) (Oct. 10, 10a.m. to 8 p.m.) (Oct. 11, 10a.m. to 8 p.m.) Further information concerning these meetings and information displays, can be ob- tained from Jim Moyer, the Region's Planning and Development Department, Whitby 416-668-7731. Clark Mason, Ch airman Wm. F. Il. McAdams, Commissioner home again this Sunday for an ex- London of the Continental Senior time is 7:30 at Iroquois Park. FRBE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1975, PAGF 7 The Corridor Area t<atepayers arc holding a dance this Friday at Heydenshore. Tickets are available from Bill -loffman and are $6.00 a couple. There are still some tickets available for the W.L.C.A. Hallowe'en Dance on Oct. 24th. Call John Giles at 668-7485. 6AI A7 rmstrong reports that the W.M.A.A. fall dance will be held in November and that the MOTH-BALL-JO- BAND will be featured. More details soon. The West Lynde Mixed Bowling League is well under- way. Annette Thorburn's 241 single was a highlight of the action on September 23rd. Bye for now. See you in a week's time. Leisurworid 723339 SPEND 15 MINUTES WITH US TOMORROW AND FIND OUT %WHAT IS GOING ON IN DURHAM! MORNING REPORT 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. News, Sports and Weather 1350 THE OSHAWA STATION