Vol. 16,No. 44 28 pages Crossing guards rejected A request by the' ,Durham Region Romnan f Catbolic Separate School Board for il adult crossing guards at varlous locations in the town bas been turned dlown 'by Whitby's operations comittee. The declslon was ren- dered followlng a 20- minute public meeting Monday, wlth officiais frons the board and separate school suppor- ters who were opposed tothiecrosslngglurd.' Debate -became 50 heated -at one point that Catharine Tunney, who chairs the transpor- tation commlttee of the' board, accused the town Of havlnïg 'twô sets of' Heated debate at meeting rules in the town, one for the public school board and one for the separate." The commlrnttee heard that the request was made because the board is revlslng its transpor- tation pollcy. Gerr O'Nell, con- troUler of transportation for the board, said the revised policy would leave some students walklng .to school, students who In prevlous years would have been bussed._And- to ensure the safety of those students, crossing guards would ha needed. But that did not sit well wth committee members. IlSo you're putting the onus on ns to ensure the gafety of the kids,"' said coundillor Joe Drumm. "You're taking the onus off yourself and putting It on us. I don't think you're belng fair asking us to solve your problem. The' town is being sucked in here. On the mmn*ve If the policy is in tat- ters that's your fault, flot - ours," sald coun- cilor Drumm. Tunmey told the com- mittee that the board is not trying to shirk is responsibility and is slmply Iooklng out for the safety of children. Aznong the il locations requested by the board, three would involve crosslng studen- ts across a four-lane ro4dwvay -Dundas St. and Bell Dr.; Anderson St. and Bradley Dr; and Anderson St. and Crawforth St. Mayor Bob Attersley said this decision by the board was'"as imine." "lIt is ridiculous to bave students cross four lanes of traffic. I arn totally opposed to that," said the mayor whose comment received a tremendous amount of applause from those who attended the meeting. .The committee turned down the request saying that the locations do flot meet the warrant system established by the town. There are flot enough cildren crossing at those locations to Warrant a guard. But Tunney told the committee that children are not now crossing the streets. That wil change with the board's new pollcy, thus creating a catch 22 situation. The committee was also given petition with 181 signatures on it from separate school parents opposed to the crossing guards. Speaking on behaif of the residents, Lynne Childerhouse of 22 Michael Blvd. told the committee the im- plementation Of croesin&, guards would be unsafe for their children due to high traffic counts and a lack of sidewalks. The committee also heard that the cost for hiring the guards would be $36,00 to the town. Board supports bilingualism Tim is shakin'! THAT'S TIMMY RAE behind that mask shakin' it up. durlng a slngalong at the Read-A-Long Day Care's Halloween party last week. Edwards wanted as NDP nominee- The NDP association for the new Durham Centre riding is hoping Whitby councilor Tom Edwards will ha a can- didate for the party's nomination. for the riding. Edwards, was men- tioned by the candidate search committees struck by the association at last week's founding meeting of the party's riding association,, says new president Don Stewart. Stewartsays there is also "tantalizing talkc out of (Oshawa) Mayor Pilkey's office." He also says that a number of "'promfinent union people" have been men- tioned . as possible nominations for the par- See P. 2 %-Fou&N&C guvwqvwlThe Durham Board of RICK HANSEN received a hero's made Its way through Whitby Iast Edarotb ion wat On- welcome as bis 'Man'lu Motion' tour Sunday t a rh lnt bard h s meeting trustees sup- ported official ep1 Hensen gets Whitby welcome bilingualism for the ______ province in principle. __________ Trustees, perhapa Rlck Hansen's Man I Preceded by is praise, Hansen was soon Auditoriumi in -Van- remembering the lack W ib r i t' Motion tour came theme music, 'Man i hing followed by an couver, British <Coul- of planning whlch h t y a is ' thouh Whtb as Mton' (written and army of joggers and bia to begin his400o73 pceed o the axtnson-r weekend. sung by England's John cyclists, doing. their Iiometer trip arcund ceet fte xesin1 More than 100 people Parr), Hansen and is small part to malce the world. of separ' ate schoo en turned out in the early entourage of motor- Hansen's trip seem that . Hansen was only 15 dng do'watheo morning hours Sunday cyclists and tractors much shorter. when a car accident governmnent to walk into o te greet Hansen who wth attached donation Hansen is now spen- changed him from an Atlhscpatofd.the embarked on a world barrels, entered Whitby ding 10 days in Toronto athletic teenager to a Asapr fshlow tour morp than a year around 7 a.m. He was where he wiil catch up paraplegic. mo the botard uvrgmed ago in an attempt to greeted at Garrard road onsom much nede He bas now covered teOtrogvrmn ralse $10 million for by. the music of the rest and attend fun- 32,000 km. and bas to 1 develop a long range see p. 21 spinal cord resegrch. Whitby Ses Cadet band. draising events. visited over 30 countries plan with respect to To date, Hansen bas While travelling along It was March 21, 1965 i four continents as he financial costs and im- raised a littie more than Hwy. 2 to shouts of en- when Rlck Hansen makes'is way back to peenain rcdu curagement , and weldotfqldç ýq 5>î I, ef .4,441>y4t4i Wednesday, November 5,1986. TrflÃ