Newhope for Port There's'hope yet that Port Whitby will receive its much-needed sewer pipe this year. Regional, council has agreed to review the possibillty of starting construction this year following the discovery of a $1.5 million sur- plus in the region's water and sewer budget. Whitby's regional representatives say there is a good chance the project will be approved next September because of a $440,000 gover- nment grant that wil be lost unless construc- tion begins this year. The $3 milion projecthas been deferred for thre years in a row due to lack of funds. See atonies on pages 5 and 7. Cro wding 13, No. 12 Wednesday, March 23, 1983 20 Pages critie ai Overcrowding, at the Whitby jail is a "critical" Problem which.has led to confron- tations between staff and inmates, the- President of Local 301 of the Ontario Public Service Employee Union says. -Graham Field'says the pressure has caused some staff to, take more sick time in order to, deal with mounting frustrations. The jail, wbich was originally built to han- de 60 inmates, now holds 155, Field says. Among the union's recommendations in- cludeinstalling portable ceil units. But this can't be done until sewer-problems in Port Whutby are cleared up. Story on Page 3. Report.A card Durham pupils receive the least amount of money per student for their education than any others in the province, a study released by the Durham Board of Education reveals. The study, called a Co-operative Evaluation and Development of school Systems (CED- S8), is the most comprehensive report on the quality of education in Durham to ever be released. Among the 134 recommendations in the report include stricter discipline measures, amaller classes - more teachers aides and bigger budgets for textbooks and classroom resources. Details on page 3. $2,500ý gift The Whitby Firefighter's Association bas joined the growlng number of community organizations who are making donations to the fund raising campaign at Dr. J.O. Ruddy Hospital. The fir-efiglters presented fund-raisers witli a $2,500 cheque last week and promised to comne up with another $2,50W beore the year is out. The donation' was macle by 39 firefigbters who say they believe the continuing care ward at J.O. Ruddy is a "worthwbile idea". Story and pictures on page B. Treading is easy for tots... Who says tots can't tread water? Certainly flot three-year old Jennifer Eathorne of Whitby, who takes swlmmlng lessons regularly at Iroquois Park pool. Her instructor is Lorraine Barton, also 0f Whltby. Study follows tragie accident Whitby's public works department is studying safety at the intersec- tion of Garden and Dun- das Streets following the tragie death of a crossing guard at the in- tersection last. Wed- nesday. Jacoba DeBres, 52, of M4 Dundas Street East, was kiled when one of two cars involved in an accident there juznped the curb. Police say DeBres was standing on the nor- th west corner of the in- tersection when skie was struck by a westbound vehicle that mounted the curb after colliding with another car in the intersection. The crossing guard had been escorting students from nearby Florence M. Heard public school at the time of the accident. No one else was injured despite the fact that many youngsters were stan- ding near the liglits waiting to cross. "We'll take a look at the entire situation there," Mayor Bob At- tersley said Monday. "We have neyer been happy with that whole intersection." Attersley said the works department wil bring a report forward at the earliest possible date. Publie works director Dick Kuwahara, who had known DeBres for many years, said bis department will study records of past aicciden- ts at Garden and Dun- das to determine if there is a safety problem. We'll look at the ac- cidents to see if there's some kind of pattern emerging, " Kuwahara said. "There miglit be something there that is distracting motorists. " He said motorists might be distracted by sunlight at certain times 0f the day, or some drivers may not be prepared to stop at the liglits, whicb are close to lights at Lupin Drive andDundas Street. Attersley said im- provements to the inter- section could be macle along with construction currently going on at Garden and Mary Streets. Town officiais joined crossing guards, police, friends and family last Saturday to pay their final respects to Jacoba DeBres at funeral ser- vices held at W.C. Town Funeral Chapel. She is survived by lier husbandJohn and sons Walter and Rick, and had been a school crossing guard for 16 years. Police say Donna Mossing, 42, Of Longfellow Court in Whitby, bas been charged with making an improper left turn in connection with the two car collision in the in- tersection. A'. « IV 20 Pages j