PAG E 14WEDN ESDAY, JUNE 10, 19 81, WHITBY FREE PRESS No healh hazard . 0 0 Where is Lynde pollution source? Whltby Town Council bas given its support to the Durham Regional HeaI*h Unit in seeking that a study be done on the Lynde Creek in Brooklin. At (ts meeting Mon- day nxght, council gave its support to the unit in asking that the Ministry of the Environznent do a 'urvey of contamination of the creek. The last survey of the creek was done in 1978, however, Dr. Jean Gray, the medical of- ficer of health, said in the letter that no further studies have been done because there was not enough money in the budget. However, that study did not indicate that there was a health hazard to Brooklin residents. " .... (Dr. Ted Watts, director of the unit's en- vlronmental health ser- vices) states repeatedly that the stream is con- taminated but that it does not represent a health hazard to the residents of Brooklin," she wrote. That statement by Watts was made in 1978. However, Gray also says that it would be wise to find the source of the contamination. "'Although there have been no outbreaks 0f water-borne disease among the citizens of Brooklin and the poten- tial for the con- taminated stream water to produce this type of health hazard is small because the stream is used neither as a source of drinking water nor as a bathing area, it is, nevertheless desirable to have the source of the contamination pinpoin- ted." In his 1978 statement, Watt described the con- tamination in the Lynde Creek as "icon- siderable," and that while its degree varies it appears to be heaviest in the ares from Bald- win Street to Winchester Road. East Ward Councillor Joe Drumm said that council should be sup- porting the health unlt's request and "do the job that needs doing. " Centre Ward Coun- cillor Barry Evans told council that it was about Urne that a study was done to determine whether or not the creek was polluted. "igt should be established that there is a pollution problem, " he said. Regional Councillor Tom Edwards ex- pressed his concern that this information rnay have an effect on Durham Regional Comdcil's debate on the proposed development of Brooklin that will take place today. Edwards, too, was of the opinion that such a study should be conduc- ted. III suspect the study will confirm what we have been hearing," he said. The matter will now go to the Ministry of the Environment for its consideration. No 401 barriers for two years 1981 TORONTO -Ontario Transportation and Commun- ications Minister Jamnes Snow said that probationary drivers statua for ail new drivers was inîplernented June 1, 1981. At the samne tinte, a change will be made in the method of recording demerit points ag- ainst ahl drivers - recording such points as of the date of the offence radier titan frorn the date of the conviction. Both moves are based on recormmendations by the Select Committee on Highway Safety. "I amn confident," Snow said, "these measures wiil help make ail drivers more responsive to the traffle laws of this province while, and at the same Urne, make our highways and streets safer for ail of us. "Probationary status is ne- cessary, unfortunately," Snow continued, "because too unany of our new drivers appear to be demonstrating a lack of respect for traffie laws, resulting in a disproportionately high rate of colisions and con- victions. '~l bleve probationary status, wihisautoinatic suspension at six demerit points, will have Stdefinite and positive impact on ail new drivers - especiaily those who are potentialy care- less." The new status will apply to ail uîew drivers, regardless of age, including anyone Nvlo h as not held an Ontario driver's licence within the pevlous three years. It wili a'so) auto- matieally exchud e themi froutu holding either a school bus driver's licence, Class B or E. or a driving instnîctors licence. The onlv exceptions to probationarv statits will l)e driverés who held. for at least two of due previous three vears. a valid drivers licence front another province or tenritorv ini Canada, a State of the. tnited States of America, a Canadiaut Forces Europe Operator'is Li- cence, or a combination of any of these. The probationary status of new drivers will not be appa- rent front their licences whiceh will be exactly the saine as present licences. However, new drivers will have to coin- plete two, one-year periods free of suspension for trafflc violations before this status will be removed. "The new driver," Snow pointed out, b4will have to be a careful, attentive driver to avoid accumulating six points and a 30-day suspension." Unless drivers accumulate al six points at one Urne, they will be notified by letter at the tinte of their first accumulation of points and reminded of the automatic suspension at six points. And, although demerit points are reduced to zero when a suspension occurs, probation- ary dnivers will retain titis status until the necessary two, one- year periods without suspen- sion have been completed. '4We are aiso revising the regulation regarding the point at which demerit points are recorded following conviction - froni the present date of conviction to the actual date of the offeuice. "'This,'* Snow pointed out, 4'will elirninate a loophole whereby high-point drivers can dclay their trials until prev- iously registered (lenierit points arc reln(>ved froin their records - thus avoiding a 15-point s[wpeIsi<>n. "This regulation," Snow Conlude(l, has a protection clatise to ensure that no drivers m-ili 1)4?suspended under the new tiate-of-offerice nde whose cases are pending hefore the conurts. Sncb <iconvictionls won't lw havk <ate(l, resulting in 1Implemented J une Noise barriers al through Whitby's sec- tion of lHighway 401 wil not be constructed until 1983. Whitby Town Council was officially informed of this on Monday night in a letter from James Snow, Ontario Minister 0f Transportation and Communications. West Ward Councillor Joe Bugelli originally brought up the question of noise barriers for the highway late last year. At that time, he questioned why the City of Oshawa got the green colored noise barriers when the Town of Whit- by did not. In his letter, Snow told l, council that the barriers in Oshawa were in- stalled as part of the highway reconstruction program. The minister also said that two noise barrier sites have been iden- tified and are on the ministry's priority list. "I can see no reason why they should not be constructed in due time, " he said. Bugelli told council that it appears Whitby will have to wait until 1983 because of budget constraints. The councillor ap- peared satisfied with the response from the minister. The Church Speaks Probationary Status for New Drivers to be Earle Leslie Miller, instructor Frank Dettrick and Moshe Levine are seen here hard at work on the skin packaging machine housed in workshop 7 at the Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital's open house held last week. Coffee and doughnuts were served to those attending the open house te view firt hand the operations which take place in the workshops. Miller and Levine, botit outgoing patients, were sealing chain lock packages with a plastic shrlnk wrap. The written Word By THE REV. J.A. RONEY Rector Ail Saints' Anglican Church They walked. They cycled. They bowled. Ail for the Whitby Bible Society. At least, "weather per- mitting", that was to happen in Whitby last Satur- day. They came from the churches of Whitby to show that the Bible is a common denomninator for al Christians. People are forever complaining that the churches don't work together. But in Whitby we do 1 The translation of the Bible has for 282 years been the work of the world's Bible Societies. There are somne 2,000 languages spoken today. Some 1,685 languages have been translated so people may read the Bible in their mother tongue. Whitby's Bible Society saw walkers, cyclists and bowlers raising funds for Scripture translation, for printing and distribution of Bibles in third world countries. It was the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that caused men to write out God's dealing with mankind into the books that form the library called the Holy Bible. In fact, the books have been bound together as a common witness to God's working in the lives of His people. Christian Unity has grown largely in the 2th century. The samne Holy Spirit moved Christians to work together rather titan op- pose one another in India, Africa and South Amnerica in the mission f ield. In Whitby, the Ministerial Association serves to bring a common witness to Jesus Christ in this community. We too, are bound together by the Holy Spirit in God's service just like the books of the Bible. We conduct services on Sundays at Sun- nycrest Nursing Home and Fairview Lodge. We participate in the annual universal Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in January. In March we have held World Day of Prayer services organized by the women of oui' churches. During Lent we have had seven years of Wednesday Noon services in Lent. For several years choirs of our churches have provided an annual Festival of Praise. But the Bible Society has been the focus of this spring drive to assist the Canadian Bible Society in its word. People of ahl churches appreciate the fact that the Bible Society is a common helper to us aIl. As each new Canadian becomes a citizen the Bible Society provides him/her with a copy of the New Testament. Every Church in Whitby should be involved in declaring oui' common unity in Jesus Christ. Dif- ferences there will be. There are also differences in our families. But there is far more -that binds Christians together than separates us. The purpose of Christ's Church is to be a witness to the.truth and the love of God for ail mankind. What we witness, and how much of the truth and love of God we declare is found in the library of books called the Bible. We are one in the use of the Holy Seriptures. We appreciate the Bible Society which translates, prin- ts and distributes the written Word of God. We are cornmitted to work together more and more.