Whitby bus debate reopens BEWITCHED! A dramatic moment when the witch is pushed into the oven is depicted in Meadow- crest Public School's production of Hansel and Gretel, presented by the primary students for their parents May 18. From left to right are the good fairy (Allyson Wichall), the mother (Jody Batty), the father (Grant Reveler), Hansel (Colin Moor), the witch (Raffaele Siclliano), and Gretel (Stacey Whittington). The recorder choir and primary choir provided the music for the production, and the Kindergarten class sang a flower song. Free Press Photo by Brian Winter Once again the Whitby town council is seeking a meeting with Oshawa to find out the costs involved in havini Osha wa run buses into Whitby. Councillor Joy Thompson, who has been working for establislhing public transit for many years, brought the matter up at a recent meeting of council's operation comrnittee. Councillor Thonpson said she wanted an updated report on. the bus situation, because, with summer coning, she has been getting phone calls from people wanting to know how to get children to the Iroquois Park pool. Another problem is senior citizens who say "they are stagnating because they can't get out of their houses", said Councillor Thompson. "They don't have two cars in the families. If smaller com- munities can have buses then why not us?" she said. Mayor Jin Gartshore said there was a report a year ago which said even with a large number of passengers, a bus service in Whitby would still have a $50,000 to $60,000 deficit. In reply to a question from Councillor Bob Attersley, Councillor Thonipson said Whitby had previously appro- ached Oshawa about extend- ing its bus service, but Oshawa wanted Whitby -to pick up half the deficit. "With all due respect, no bus service run without a deficit", said Councillor Residents n One of the most important groups concerned with the future development of the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital has not been consulted by the Minister of Health in his plan to develop a new role for the psychiatric facility, says Durham West MPP Dr. Charles Godfrey. There has been no request to the citizens of Whitby to indicate how they feel that hospital should function in the future, he says. "There is no doubt that Thlompson. "*Some time along the line we have to plan how to have a bus service". Mayor Gartshore suggested the best scheme would be to integrate with the GO buses. On a motion from Councillor Attersley, the town will approach Oshawa to see if its bus service can be extended westward into Whitby. ot consulted many citizens have been con- cerned with the past activity of the hospital - many taking pride in the expertise of the institution, others concerned with what have appeared to be shortcomings in its activities. So that the community and the hospital may live together in a co-operative manner, it is vital that any future plan for the Whitby Psychiatric Hos- pital be made with consider- ation for the feelings, and hopes, of the local residents", Dr. Godfrey said last week. Block Parents receive citation from the police Whitby's Block Parents received a civilian citation from the Durham Region Board of Police Commission- ers at a special ceremony Friday evening. The citation, for "contri- butions with respect to the safety and well-being of the community", was accepted by Judy Taylor, Whitby Central Committee Chairman for Block Parents. The awarding of the citation took place at the Policeman of the Year dinner, held by the Oshawa Central Lions Club at the Red Barn Auditoriunu in Oshawa. Whithy currently has 970 Block Parents, which repre- sents one third of all the Block Parents in the Durham Region. Block Parents were estab- lished in Whitby in the spring of 1976 to provide assistance to children in difficulties. Block Parents have signs in their windows, indicating that their home is a place a child can come to in case of emergency. The Block Parent program is credited with saving the life of a heart attack victirn in Oshawa recently. The "men After the amount of con-, cern expressed by Whitby residents about the level of police service in the town, the Durham Regional Police are making an effort to make the "man in blue" a little more visible in the town. The police force announc- ed last week that it has in blue" increased the number of offices serving Whitby from 20 to 24.s Couicil has already sent letters to Provincial Treasurer Darcy McKeough and Attorney General John Macbeth expressing its con cern about the partial closing of the station. are back in downtown Whitby This includes a man on call for service elsewhere he hours of the Rossland Road the beat in the downtown will return to his car and go. Station to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. area, whenever possible, a The new officers were till the end of June. police official said. added to the Whitby beat Mayor Jim Gartshore has t May 1 as the debate over the said he is carefully watching Plans cal] for an officer closing of the night shift of= the police activity im the to park his car near the fire the Whitby police station was town, to see if there is any 1 hall in the downtown area, beginning to gather momen- drop in the level of service - and walk the beat during tui. with the elimination of the business hotirs, carrying a Currently, the police are night shift at the, police rr n lio If h liLets a nolnning to not reduce the station. Polie rescue woman Two regional police con- stables on radar patrol are credited with saving the life of an 81-year-old Whitby wonuan early Thursday muorning. Constables Tom Carty and Paul Henry were patrolling Dundas Street East at 1:15 a.nm. when they stopped a wonuan specding. They were told that a house at 1100 Dundas Street East was on fire and raced t<) the dwclling. The police officers broke the glass in the front door to get into the house, and had to crawl through the building on their hands and knees because of dense sînoke and gasses. They found no one upstairs but in the kitchen the officers found 81-year-old Miss Hazel Allin, standing in a state of sho'ck. The officers carried Miss Allin out of the house and revived her. Fire Chief Ed Crouch said a porch fire of unknown origin caused about $5,000 darnage. On Wednesday another Cporch fire at 500 Brock Stree-, South caused $3,000 da.age. An electrical defeat is believed to be the cause. Whitby fire fighters battled a blaze in a pile of scrap cart at Art Robinson's wreckin: yard on Highway 12 for five hours Thursday aflternoon Chief Croucli said an investi gation is being mai;de to see il charges wil be la ino numoke pollution. WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S........... Whitby fire fighters drag lengths of hose to the scene of to see if charges will be laid for smoke pollution is being a fire in a pile of abandoned cars at Art Robertson's undertaken by air pollution officials. wrecking yard on Taunton Road Thursday. The fire burned Photo by for five hours, keeping fire fighters busy. An investigation Mario Schembri portavic Idulu. il il%, býqa 4 1 4