Taylor receives grant to race M"' Canada Games for the Disabled Whitby Mayor Bob Attersley is seen making a presentation to local resi- dent Darryl Taylor, a spinal bifida victim who will be competing in the Canada Games for the Disabled this weekend. The town's grant is designed to help Taylor pay for his registration and living expenses whle competing in the August 23 to 30 event that will be held in Scarborough. Taylor will be competing in the 100-, 200-, 400-, 800- and 1,500- metre wheel- chair races. The chair in which he will be racing is the one in which he is sit- ting In the above photograph. The grade 12 Anderson Collegiate student qualified for the Canada Games after winning the bronze medals in the 200-, 400-, and 800-metre events in the recently held Ontario Games for the Disabled. Taylor will be part of a 40-member team from the province competing in the track and field section of the event. He is also a member of the Durham Golden Wheels basketball team. counci' Columý I~i~ WHITRY FRFE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 198 1, PAGES5 would be irresponsible and couinter productive if we do not address the issue in a positive manner with a view to improving the systemn to meet the needs of our community.'Take the time to study the sehedules which will be delivered shortly, look at *11 the routes, see how you could benefit from it as it stands, or how you could if certain changes were made. That's the input we're looking for. Please take the time to do so and then write us a letter i with your comments. Thank you for your interest and co-operation. ~C -YE'S E By COUNCILLOR JOE BUGELLI West Ward As you may be aware, Council is officially recessed through the months of July and August. Council meetings will re-commence on September 8. Despite the traditional recess, your mayor and councillors have been quite active during this time. The promotion of Whitby at the Eaton Centre in Toronto has received quite favourable reception. The tireless efforts of the mayor and staff directed at attracting business and commerce to our town should be commended. We are one of very few municipalities who have succeeded to grow and prosper while maintaining .the small town flavour which makes Whitby attractive. The building boom we have been experiencing bas corne to almost a complete stop as a direct resuit of exhorbitant interest rates. This lack of activity bas caused me a lot of concern because it makes it that mucli more difficuit to apply pressure ta developers if they do not act responsibly in inaintaining their undeveloped lots. It seems I have spent most of the summer investigating weed problems and chasing those responsible to see tbem kept under control. On the brighter side, the Whitby Transit system, barely a year old, is really starting to get on stream. The average daily revenue during the summer months was approximately $35 more a day than the same time last year. This is also more than 25% better than forecasted during budget discussions. Some minor route changes in the east side of town are now being implemented which should improve the service substantially. A complete report on the Transit Systemn is forth- coming in the latter part of September or early Oc- tober. We are looking for constructive ideas and suggestions. Keeping in mind the systemn is under contract for another two years - a trial period of 3 years was agreed upon by council last year - it If your car's out of shape you get rid of It, right? What if your body'sf outofshape? RIPAIR THA TM T PAI SThEE FOR FAST EFFICIENT REPAIRS AT COMPETITIVE ~PRICES 'y-' VISIT Wanda & Tony Martin at THE COMPLETE HARDWARE STORE UINION HARDWARE 319 Urock s.S.668-*354* The sununer is slowly comlng to an end for the 20 students working for the Central Lake On- tario Conservation Authority under the "Experience '81" pro- gram. "Experience" is an annual program sponsored by the On- tario government. The program provides summer work which is useful to the community for over 10,000 youths throughout the provin- ce. Two of the C.L.O.C.A. workers are Jo-Ann Jordan and Ann Gover- de. They're working in the Authority office this summer on a variety of assignments. Jo-Ann bas been doing cartographic work. She la updating maps of the twelve conservation areas. The new mape wll show the areas in greater detail. Other work has involved designing new brochures on Authority programs. One brochure on live animal traps bias aiready been completed. A second pamphlet describing the Heber Down Conserva- tion Area campsite is well underway. Ann, meanwhile, has been busy workîng on an Outdoor Recreation Analysis. This study wil reveal what recrea- tional facilities are available In the water- shed. It will also dlscuss CLOCA Experience '81 how adequate these facilities will be in meeting future deman- ds. The University of Guelph student lias also completed an analysîs of visitors to the Heber Down campsite. This report will provide statistical data which can be used in planning for future needs. LAWN INSECT CONTROL Two Insect ppsts that can destroy the beauty of y, ur Iawn are the chinch bug and the sod webworm. The chInch bug sucks the juices from the grass piants until they collapse and die. The 'sod webworm feeds on leaves and stems by ,chewing. For effective control THE WEED MAN wiII Identify your insect problem and supply proper treatrnent. THE VIýeJMsx CAIL THE DANDI-LINE at 666&3187 WE 1 'l . v .H'1 -i L_68,3 1968 1 a - t=).-