Town hopes bylaw change will helpmove boats By MIKE JOHN.STON Whitby council believes it has another "weapon" to use in its bat- tle to rid Whitby harbor of two derelict boats. The ships, the Prince Edward Island and the Isle Royale, have been moored at the harbor since March. The PEI is to be towed to the Dominican Republic to be used as a floating generating station while the Isle Royaleis to be scrap- ped. The Town has been attempting to get rid of the boats but because both are moored in federal water, the Town's jurisdiction is limited. On Monday night, council mem- bers approved an amendment to its property standards bylaw which they believe gives them the jurisdiction to have the boats moved. The amendment reads: "No vehicle or trailer or boat or ship or barge or mechanical equipment which is in a wrecked, discarded, dismantled or in an inoperative condition or is not in good repair shall be parked, stored, moored or left on the lands or. waterfront property." "This strengthens our oppor- tunity to get rid of those boats," said acting Mayor Tom Edwards. Mayor Bob Attersley, who has frequently spoke out against the two boats and sought federal assistance to have them removed, was absent from the meeting. Edwards said the amendment is based on one that was passed by the City of Kingston which was having the same problem. While council gave unanimous approval to the amendment, it does not take effect until Oct. 25 which Edwards says gives the owners of the boats time to respond. Art Robinson, one of the owners of the boats, previously indicated the boats will be moved from the harbor by early October. Should the boats not be moved by Oct. 25, Edwards said the Town can enforce the amendment at the cost to the owners. "This also helps prevent similar problems," added Edwards. Firemen to hold open house EARL PASCOE is admidst mechanism of the 1911 clock from former Whitby post office, one of collection of antique clocks at the the his the Heritage in Action open house Saturday at Henry Street High School. Pascoe is trying to learn who built the clock which came from England. Free Press photo Whitby firemen will be holding an open house all next week in recognition of National Fire Prevention Week. Ken Corner of the fire depar- tment urges residents to stop in anytime between 2 and 9 p.m., Monday to Saturday, to view the displays prepared by firemen as well as videos on fire prevention. Free draws will also be held, says Corner, coordinator of the event. The 1986 fire report, recently released by the solicitor-gpneral showed that fire losses in Whitby totalled $1,057,534 last year, second Final'87 blood donor clinie Oct. 6 Whitby's final blood donor clinic for 1987 will be held Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1 to 8 p.m., at the Legion hall on Byron St. S. Organizers are hoping for good attendance at the clinic from both regular and new donors. Red Cross staff, volunteers and the 8th Whitby guide group will be helping out. Health people between 17 and 65 are eligible to give blood. The process takes about 45 minutes, in- cluding registration, blood test, donation, short rest and a snack. Aspirin or other medication should not be taken 72 hours prior to the clinic. Recycling expected to be self -supporting Regional council members found out how the cost of recycling will af- fect their respective municipalities during their last regular meeting. Finance committee chairman Jim Witty presented a joint report from the works and finance depar- tments suggesting the fee charged to the municipalities be the same as that levied to dump garbage at lan- dfill sites throughout the Region, or $18.07 per tonne. Using this figure, it is felt, the recycling program scheduled to start later this year will be self-supporting. The Ministry of Environment has already approved grants of $189,000 to assist in operating expenses for the program for the fiscal year April 1, 1987 to March 31, 1988. It is expected the costs for running the program will be just short of $1.4 million during the 1988 year. The largest protion of these costs, almost $469,000, is attributed to the processing of the recycled materials. But it is anticipated the Region will realize $906,400 from the sale of these recyclable materials. An analysis, based on the par- ticipation of seven of the eight area municipalities in Durham (Brock is not taking part in the project), in- dicated all municipalities pay a diversion fee for solid wastes diver- ted from the landfill sites to the recycling centre at a rate equivalent to the prevailing tipping fee at the dumps. This payment would then be of- fset by a corresponding reduction in the payment for waste entering regional landfill sites. Whitby, which has no recycling program at the present time, would spend about $42,000 on recycling and $270,300 on landfill dumping. Whitby now pays the same amount ($312,300) to get rid of its garbage without the benefit of recycling. Only Pickering will end up paying more under the recycling project as they are allowed to dump all their garbage free of charge at the Metro Brock West site as recompense for having the landfill site located in their municipality. While the report said it an- ticipated the recycling program would operate on a financially self- sustaining basis, it recommended provisions be made for a possible surplus or deficit posifion. Should the Region find itself with a surplus of funds, the money will be used for the repayment of debts incurred to finance the purchasing of the new recycling centre building, boxes, vehicles and equipment. Sub- sequent to the repayment of those items, surpluses would be applied as a revenue in the following year's budget. Should the overall recycling program result in a deficit position in any given year, the deficit amount will be taken into con- sideration in the following year's budget. Pointing out that the diversion credit would under no circumstan- ces exceed the tipping fee, the report indicated should additional revenue be required, the general tax levy would be the only available source. Some concern was expressed that the increase of recycleable produe- ts in Ontario would have a significant impact on the market price for the recycled products. SEE PAGE 10 Pedestrian threatened Crossing Rossland Rd. at Steven- son Rd. in Oshawa on Friday Sept. 25 became a little more than a 17- year-old Whitby youth had bargained for. Durham Regional police report the youth was crossing at the inter- section when he was forced to jump out of the way of a Chevette con- taining three males. Police say the young man swung a gym bag at the car as it passed. The car then stopped and the driver and the two passengers approached the youth asking him if he had swung the gym bag. The driver then pulled a knife and placed it against the youth's throat telling him if he ever done that again he would "die." The 17-year-old then told police the driver got back in the car and drove off. The youth was unhurt. highest behind Oshawa which had $1.8 million in damage, in Durham Region. Other than vehicle fires, 21 per cent of all fires in Ontario were caused by cooking equipment, with 12 per cent from careless smoking and electrical and heating faults, 22 per cent. Man dies when crane overturns A 35-year-old Oshawa man died on Friday when the crane he was operating at the construction site of a Durham Region non-Profit housing development overturned, crushing him. Police-say the earth beneath the crane gave way, sending the crane to the ground. Dead is Robert Bax- ter, 35 of 1153 Norman Cres., Oshawa. Baxter was working on a retaining wall around a parking lot at the Nicol Ave, site of a 70-unit apartment building. The accident occurred at 3:30 p.m. An inquest has been called. ts44 4$4 41.. 4 4' ft~44*ti t $ ~t t t.$ 4.t.~)t.'TÂ'1'fi~. ~ 4.. 4 t , j j 44 44.44 &4 ,444'4 WHITBY'S WORLD CHAMPION PIPER See page 3 A YEAR IN THE NEWSPAPER BUSINESS See page 7