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-. - PAGE 6, WHITBY FREE 'PRESS, WEDNESDAY~ JANUARY 20, 1988 ,- r ~AJ -VOICE 0f THE COUNTY TOWN The only Whitbynhewspaper independently owned and'operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents U:I Published every Wednesday By 677209 Ontario 1r' Phone: 668-611il -Doug Anderson Publisher Maurice Pif her Editor Peterlrvie Adivertising Managet AlexandraSimon, Production Manager Brooklin resî »dents have again made It qulte clear that they -are-quite sensitive ta any sohemes that; woul1d'th reaten ta upset the delicate balance of their communlty. Monday night's.large turnout at a public meeting, ta stomp ail over a plan for a re tail mail in the village, was the most recent example of Brooklin »opposition ta any significant, alteration in the community makeup. The village, as it is located. in a rural'area just north of the ever expandlng Whltby urban area, offers, but for the trucks that 'rumnble through, the quiet setting preferred by-bath longtimre resîdents and mare recent arrivais ffrrm the larger urban ameas. Nom mail.in Brooklin At the , public meeting on Monday, arguments against the propased retail devi ment at*first'came singly -concerns ai water' supply, fire protection, sewage disp< impact on traffic, sidewalks and curbs-, effec the existing dawntown area -before the ri sweeping argument fallowed that the plan wi affect the whole area. in short, Brookiin residents. like the 1ife and se.ek, ta preserve ýthe ldentlty, lncludlng the loàcal businesses already estaC'bllshed, that-they hâveattached ta' that'way oifife As is alrealdy obvious t*o residents, any future hook-up that w'ili bring more waterand services. tao Brookli n cou'id resuit in. more residential the development-and accampanying, commercial ac- bout osal, Dt an mlore, ýouid kstyle S«Hawever, Brooklin wants ta hang on ta what It- is -naw. The iatest deveiopment proposai was not anly too large, but lll-timed. It also shows that Brooklin won't unidergo change easlly when, conditions are more favorable for developmient and when such cha nge may be inevitable. LE TTERS Whitby Generai Hospital should receive fundiing* To the editor: I would like to comment on two important issues inthis area:. free trade and the urgent need for Whitby General Hospital to expand. Firstly, free t rade was often talked -about during the last provin- cial election. During the election, the, Premier promised that he'd fight this free trade deal '"tooth and nail." I agree with 'Mike Breaugh that -Premier Peterson should take a prominent role lin fighting this deai by taking the Mulroney fedéral conservative government touvuUc, in areas affec- To the editor: Copy of letter to James Bradley, Minister of the Environment.- Re: Garbage Disposai -'Brock South Issue Dear Sir Our organization wishes -to register the strongest possible protest against what could someday be another attempt to ex- tend the metro waste disposai cen- tre in Durham , Region. We represent the citizens of the eastern quarter of Whitby who until very recently were mostly old time residents but are now mostly ex- Torontonians who are seeking the better life, Considering that Toronto is an urban, industrial, commercial cen- tre while Durham is mainiy an a gricultural region one would think that Toronto residents wouid be more adverseiy affected in heaith areas. Surprisingiy, in a Durham community.health survey (Decemn- ber, 1985), a report was given of a survey comparing the rate of diseases of Durham with that of Toronto. For' some strange reason(s) Durhanm had a cancer rate approximateiy 60 Per cent hig her than Toronto while heart cusease was aimost 40 -per cent ting provincial jurisaîction, ana trying to, convince the U.S. Congress that Canadians are spiit on this issue. I agree wholeheartedly with Ed- ward Broadbent that the Mulroney government should cail a federal election 'on this important national issue. If free trade is going to affect ail Canadians positively or negatively, ail ordinary Canadians from coast to coast deserve a chan- ce to debate this issue with not oniy their members of Parliament but also candidates or representatives from the other respective parties higher. Since cancer is an exposure- related disease, it can be argued that the residents of Durham have a greater exposure to cancer- causing materials. There appear to be two negative features found in Durham but not in the Totonto- Pickering nuclear reactor and the Metro dump. It seems to oui' organization,that any area, such as Durham,. which has been > identified as a high risk area for cancer and heart disease would cause alarm among heaith and enviromental people. With this in mind what consideration has your miistry given to aileviating the effect of the Metro dump on area residents? Politicking is fine when it is limited to money and prestige but when it concerns the lives of ratepayers hoilow gestures have no place. What is, required is respon- sible, rationai consciousness. An earnest reply wouid, be ap- preciated. Yours truiy, Partick Dooley President Corridor Area Ratepayers Association Whitby during election time. As Ed said, Muironey's "got to have a mandate from the 'people"' -a mandate Brian Mulroney did not receive during the 1984 election. Now the Whitby hospital situa- tion., I agree, with Stephanie Bal that Whitby General . Hospital shouid receive the neceýssry funt- ding from the Ministry of Health to expand and get, 43 active care beds. Whitby has had 65 active care.beds since it first -opened in 1969. And historic 'aliy speaking, Whitby opened during the John Robarts, Bill Dav îis era, and for ail that time the Tories were in power, the On- tarfo .PC's -a party in which Stephanie is an active member, bas done zilch in allocating any fur- ther active care beds between 1969 to 1985 in spite of Whitby's giving population. When you're in op- position, Steph, you can criticize the govermnent of. the day -be it Conservative or Liberai. But Ms. Bail should not neglect the Conser- vative record. SEE PAGE 19 Letter issued a eau to action, To the editor: Contrary to the views expressed by J. Butson which you pubiished on Jan. 13, 1 believe Ms. Bail made a number of construc- tive suggestions and vaiid obser- vations in commenting on the acute care, needs of the Whitby General Hospital. In reviewing ijansard, I note that the Minister of Health did state that the growth in Durham Region is oc- curring in Ajax, Pickering and Oshawa. What about Whitby? The minister did state that the District Health Council supported her government's position, yet it is a matter of public record that this body, to which the Minister referred, recommended the k) s allocation of 43 active treatment beds for Whitby Generai Hospital. It is also a matter 0f public record that the number of active care beds at the Whitby General Hlospital 'is well below the Minister's guidelines. I concur with' Ms. Ball's statement.that ail of the citizens of this. region have a stake i this issue. Unfortuinately, thç gover- nment erred in its decision. The hospital board met with the minister and according- to publîshed reports, she refused to, reconsider her decision despite overwhelming evidence that the statistical data utilized by the ministry in, arriving at their decision was icorrect- and out- dated. Reason has not prevaiied and thus it has become incumbent upon us to, bring pressure to bear on the goverrnent ,regardless 0f' our politicai affiliations.- This, I believe, is in, the 'true, spirit -0f the demnocratic process.. Ms. Bail ob- viously believes in this process and is urging each and évery one of us to exercise this right. Ms. Bail has issued a eall 'toac- tion. Apparently, she believes that we can effect change!1- Not four years hence, but now. What a refreshingiy'optiznistic outlook in a rather cynical world. Yours truiy, Jerry Moskaluk À g, < "Didn't Iseeyu na ,Dick Tracy onc" Rlatepayers' group op posed to local waste disposai centre1 LETTERS The Whitby Free Press welcomes letters to the Editor on any subject of concern to our readers. Letters shouid be brief and to the point - rareiy more than 300 words. Ail letters must be accompanied by the name, address and phone n umber of the writer; however, on request, your name may be withhield from publication if we agree that there is a validreason. The paper reserves the right to rejeet or edit ail letters. Send to: The Editor, Whitby Free Press, Box 206, -Whitby, Ontario LiN 551 or drop through our mailsiot at 131 Brock St. N. The, FreePressBuilding 1131 Brock Street North. p.O0. BôCx 206.'Whit by. Ont..