PA..\t1 . Wt S),\.J A4UARY 21, I1981,I.WIIITI3V FR11 lPRESS Edwards wants local plant shut down if there is no end to polutio Regional Councillor Tom the water intake in 2 the sewer system, contary to discharges is to shut down Edwards wants wrîtten kilometres f rom the the Region of Durham sewer the plant. assurances f rom the discharge pipe," Edwards use bylaw. "The only thing people Ministry of Envirooment that Whitby's water supply is flot being polluted by in- dustrial wastes that are dumped into Lake Ontario. Edwards told the last meeting, of the Whitby Town Council that he had been told by ministry officiais recen- tly that the town's water supply isn't being con- taminiated by industrial waste. "They say there is no danger to the town because said. "They said that this allows lake water to dilute the chemnicals." "That's fair enough, but if they're sure it causes no probleins, 1 want it in writing," he added. "And if that's not the case 1 want the plant shut down. " The councillor was referring to a Whitby plastics company which has been fined some $25,000 over the last year for dumping toxic chemical waste into Plastic Surface Finishers of Burns Street pleaded guilty to different charges of dumping chromium, nickel and copper into the sewer system. However, a spokesman for the company said that the fines levied against his firm will not stop the disèharge of the chemicals. Klaus Meyer, the spokesman, also said that the only way to stop the have been talking about is that those chemicals are killing the bacteria in the waste treatment plant," Edwards said. "They fail to see that these*chemnicals are going out into the lake un- treated. " He also said that during a planned meeting between regionai officiais and Mayor Bob Attersley, "the com- pany officiais should be on hand to answer questions." E Bv ;C. Roger fi orrh This is a i sor-Ntliai ma% maîke tIlle(Guilncss Iook of Reco>rds. A miamn operating ia siaill business in lBrilistit(.'oluial)i recenti', receive(l tNo pieces of damaged material t hrough the mail. As ai resuili, lietiled a dlaim with post office officiais seeking compensation for (lie insured articles. The posties promptly re- jecidt(lie wrequest, claiming the items in question %vere fragile. To mosi people, te wor(l fragile prohably incans easily broken, frail, or delicate. The post office has a somewhat different definition. Roger Worh is Director, Public Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The items in question gihal the posties iermed fragile? Two short pieces of pipe with a tensile strength of 42,000 pomîmîds per square inch. No noise barrier Whitby will not geL a noise barrier along the Highway 401 such as those in Oshawa. Ontario Minister of Tran- portation and Com- munications James Snow toid Whitby Town Council in a letter iast week that it. wil not get the green-coloured barriers along the north side of the freeway. Snow said that the ministry has studied about 100 sites that may menit the installation of the barriers. "The selection for sites," the letter said, "is based on a detailed analysis in order to establish priorities and Whitby's request is not ranked high enough for selection this year, although they wiil continue to con- sider two sites in Whitby for furture programming." However, Snow's response has not pleased the initiator of the request, West Ward Councillor Joe Bugelli. "lWe want to know what criteria the ministry used to make this decision," Bugelli toid council. "Snow's letter doesn't say where we stand on the list or what tests they did to set the criteria. " Dining Guie. CEDRICK'S 173 Brock Street, North Whitby. A popular dining spot. Cedrick's speciality of the house is barbeque nibs, al you can eat at only $6.50,* in- cluding a baked potato. They cater to family din- ners, banquets and wedding receptions. From Sun. to Wed. you wili be entertained by solo performances. Thurs. to Sat. by a live band. Open Sun 4-10. 668-8822 Le CHALET DINING ROOM, 110 Dundas Street, Whitby 668-4377 Long a favourite eating spot for people in Durham Region. Le Chalet specializes in Seafood, Steaks and Roast Beef. They feature a businessmen's luncheon from $3.00 and up. Dinner for two is from $15.00 and up. A salad bar is included with full course meals. Ail major credit cards are accepted. Le Chalet is open Monday to Thursday from noon to il p.m., Friday noon to 12:30 a.m., and Saturday 4 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and Sunday 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. The restaurant is licensed. THE FILLING STATION, 948 Slmncoe St. N., Oshawa A delightfui diing louge, The Filling Station carnies an interesting menu that in- cludes Munchies, Main Dishes and Speciaities. Another feature is a menu for children under 12 and a dessert bar, where you can serve yourself. The decor is bnight and warm, the ser- vice good. and the prices very reasonable. The Fiiiing Station is owned and operated by Sven and Judy Larson. They will be deiighted to have your drop in for lunch or dinner. Ail major credit cards are ac- cepted. For reservations, cali 571-1200 THE GREAT WALL, 116 Dundas Street West, Whlt- by, 668&7021. A favorite eating spot for Chinese f ood loyers. A large setection of Canadian dîshes also served. Prîces range f rom $2.30 and up for lunch, and $3.25 and up for dinner. Open from il a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays, Friday and Saturday open tiI 2:30 a.m. Licensed for beer and wine; will be fully licensed soon, The Fragile Post Office 1 lThe aimigrN hsilessIlaiIl ev entualIý t hre%% ui)bis iîands aînd aiccel)td l le l<iss. ln addfi- tion, ani mnhappy ecusiomler %vs iforced Io %%aitl'ortIlit' pipe. If titis %Naîs ai sngle inci- (lent, the %sor%, %% o1IIl (t(wliriglit hilarious. ButghIe 57,000 umcner ('ailaduiain Federaition of luttepemident Business regu larly recci ses sinlilar comnplaints. %VIiile gaies of postal ssork- ers tossing around custonier packages are not new, ii's dii- ficuli Io)understand boss mnaierial w'itl a (ensile strength of 42,000 pounds could.l)e darnaged. 'rhere is litile wonder a lot of Canada's smaller firms (and larger companies as well) have simply given up on the postal service and turned Io other delivery systems. Surelys it's time some coin- mon sense prevailed among botb %vorkers and manage- ment in our fragile postal systemn. Even if ii's only a redefiniiionofI lile %word "f ragi le. "