VA nl A iriiricx v:pmn n,ilc uvnv.Qn&vT1&NTAPV l11W wýep wA whitby' VOUCE 0F THE COUNTY T( r Publlmhed evsry Wednesdaý By 677209 Ontario Imc. Phono: 668-6111 às The ~Free P206, Building )WN P.O.'Bx26 Whltby, Ont. PAGE~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 4DOUG ANDERSONWZ)zbjà , À"4ulu L r &u PubIlsher MAURICE PIFHER Editor KEN HATHAWAY Advortlslflg Manager The only Whitby newspaper independently owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents Pei Whltby council members apparently decided Monday that, well, after aIl, it wouldn't hurt to Iearn a bit more about the nuclear situation ln Durham. Sa they overturned last week's operatians commlttee recammendation- not ta listen ta Durham Nuclear Awareness - operations com- mlttee will hear the graup this comlng Monday. The argument given by councillors Tom Edwar- ds and Ross Batten, operations committee mem- bers, for originally turning down the deputation was that such awareness is a regianal mnatter. Yes, it Is, and rnuch more. So is it nat also local? The group, made Up of about 50 members, mostly f rom Whitby, Bowmanville and Ajax and af- f iliated with the Nuclear Awareness Project based in Toronto, is opposed ta Ontario Hydro's plan ta, transport radioactive heavy water on Highway 401. Hydro plans to begin movlng the water, from the rmission to speaIk P ickering nuclear power plant ta a tritium-removal ted for local rr plant ln Darlingtan, in March. The group wants admit, howevei each nuclear plant ta have its own tritium-removal are different foi facility. FinalIy, Whlt However safe that transportation may be and however futile may be the group's protest, coun- cillors can only benefit by learning more about the shipments which will be made on a corridor which passes right through the municipality. As for groups such as'Durham Nuclear Awareness, their protests elicit assurances of safety and precautionary measures from Hydro about local nuclear operations - assurances that the public likes ta hear. And why did two councillors prefer ta pass on the matter as it was a reg onal concern? Is this the same council which recently supported a report that rejected the regional recycling centre and op- nunicipal contrai of. recycllng? We r, that the scope and Implications r each and every Issue. :by council's decision ta permit the Newcastle and Ajax had already agreed ta hear Durham Nuclear Awareness. Members af the group attended Monday night's Whitby council session and were prepared ta speak but were inl- stead shuttled ta a Monday night appointment with committee. lt's apparently Town policy to have delegations first attend committee sessions. But members of the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association have previously obtained immediate attention- at the council level during discussion of the Bluegrass housing project. That, toa, s a regional and local issue. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Greed wasn't raon for Sunday store opening,ýs,, To the Editor: Re Sunday. Openings. I have read numerous articles on Sunday openings and the Supreme Court's decision on the above' matter and I would like to set the record straight. It has been stated that the only reason stores stay open on Sundays is greed. This is false. I have a business that has broke even over a three- year period. With Sun- day closings, instead of breaking even, I will now lose $60,000 a year. This is what the loss of one day's opening means to myself and my family. So after I have gone bankrupt my next move wil be to inform my staff that they no longer have jobs. Some of my staff will find jobs but some will colleet unem- ployinent insurance at the taxpayers' expense. It has been stated that Sunday is a family day. If su, why do we allow gas stations, convenien- ce stores and produce markets to open? You mean the do-gooders opposed to Sunday openings have neyer Thanlks for gifts To the Editor: on bebalf of the patients, staff and volunteers at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, I would like to thank all those in the community who responded to our request for Christmas gifts for our patients. The contmnued support and interest of the communty contributes greatly to rehabilitation in the hospital. A special thank you to your newspaper for printing the article regarding Christmas gifts for Whitby Psychietric Hospital. All the best in the New Year. Sincerely, Cindy Wideman Co-ordinator of Volunteer Services Retailer now loses money filled their tank up or bought milk or eggs from Becker's on a Sun- day? V'Il even let them in on a littie secret, there are human beings working in these establishments; they are not at home with their families. I amn also a human being and I would rather work would. Businesses do on Sunday and feed rny not drag people into family than lose my them, the people enter business. And believe it on their own. or not, some of my em- It has been stated ployees would agree. these insensitive If we were allowed to businesses will force open on Sundays I would people to work even if not force antybody to en- they don't wi sh to on ter my business, only Sundays. people who wanted to What if we hired only? For example, we could hire people who need the money (double tirne on Sundays). We run an ad for six people to work Sundays only. They would work one out of three Sundays, enabling them two free sundays out of thrýee. They would make ap- proxim4tely $80 to $100 for that Sundays' work. That would mean only two people would work each Sunday. We would have a. some 0f our regular. staff would want to work Sundays (double time on Sundays you know!). In conclusion, this Sunday. law is goinà to cost people their business - and a lot of people their jobs. And to ail you do-gooders, I love My family everyday not just on Sundays. Yours sincerely, A Whitby retailer (namnewithheld by request) 4 i iy