Consultant will recommend Fairview express ARTHUR WILLIAMSON of Fairview Lodge disem- barks from Percy Mountjoy's stagecoach after a ride around town last Thursday as part of 'Down Memory Lane'week activities for lodge residents. Free Press photo on waste dsposa il] The Region of Durham's'Ontario, Conservation Authority public works- department has (CLOCA) bas said they are recommended that-a consultant oppoeed to that." be hired to determine longterm Last week, CLOCA voted 6-3 solid waste disposal strategies for against using the conservation the Region. area as a dump site. Region staff will look at short Aùother site availabie to the term options available to the Region is an existing landfill site region. in Newcastle- -,wned by the The recommendation was Laidlaw company. approved by the works committee Emm said that could either be at a meeting held on Tuesday, a long or short term answer for March 1. the Region, adding an agreement The recommendation wouîd have to be made with the acconpanied a works report that company. dealt with available options open to the Region. One of those options is to open a site at Heber Down. But Gerry Emm, Durham works committee chairman, believes that option may never occur. He says it would require an environmental assessment hearing as well as capital costs to be paid by the Region. "Besides, the Central Lake Other options include a continuing agreement with Metro Toronto or finding a new site for use only by the Region. Another is incineration, while recycling has now begun on a grander scale to reduce waste. Emm says works department staff have indicated the Region could only recycle 15 per cent of the waste it would have sent to Hopeton's hope rests with Sick Kids hospital By Wednesday or Thursday (March 2 or 3), doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children should know the extent to which they can help Hopeton Edwards. The 11-year-old Jamaican boy was brought to Canada by Whitby's Anna Bryan. Hopeton has neurofibromatosis, a disorder related to Elephant Man's disease. . He arrived in Canada on Feb. 18 and has.been undergoing tests at the hospital since Sunday, Feb. 21. Hopeton has a lesion covering his left eye. His chin, nose, mouth and left shoulder are warped. Doctors, as well as Bryan, are hopeful surgery will help correct some of the disorders Hopeton has had since birth. "He is very cooperative with the doctors but he dosen't like the cameras," says Bryan of Hopeton's stay in Canada to date. Since his arrival at Pearson International Airport, Hopeton has been the centre of attention by Toronto and local media. "But he is adapting," says Bryan. But Hopeton has been unable to get accustomed to the Canadian diet. "He doesn't like Canadian food," says Bryan. So, with the help of a Jamaican restaurant in Toronto, Hopeton has been having a Jamaican dinner every day. On his first full day in Canada, Hopeton spent most of his time with the Durham Regional Police force. That Friday, Hopeton was treated to a ride in a police car as well as an afternòon at the firing range. "He had the day of his life. That is a day he will never fdrget," says 'Bryan who had nothing but praise for the department. "People should know how good our policemen are," she says, SEE PAGE 24 Request for pre-fab sehool The Durham Region separate school board has applied to the Province for an "advanced" allocation to erect a school in Whitby for French first language secondary 'school students late next fall. The school, which will include pre-fab components after a recent motion by Whitby trustee Tom Oldman was approved, will be located on Michael Blvd. adjacent to West Lynde public school. "It's just a different approach for construction," says Grant Andrews, the separate board's superintendent of business, about the pre-fab option. 'The basic advantage is that it is faster to construct." The school will be a two-story, brick structure. Pre-fab components make up most of the school, including classrooms, offices and library resource centre but not a gen.-'al purpose room. 'We did have that school SEE PAGE 14 region landfill. But Emm believes that if recycling was province-wide that figure could rise to 50 per cent. The . consultant is to report back to the cmnmittee within three months while staff may be able to report on short term locations within two months. Also attending the meeting were representatives of the Corridor - Area Ratepayers Association. Regional council will vote on the recommendation March 9. Downtown parking costs go up Parking in the six downtown lots will cost more as of April 1. Parking rates will increase to 25 cents for two hours. The cost was 25 cents for three hours. Leased parking spaces will also þe increased to $30 a month from $20. The Town currently leases 169 of the 331 spaces available in the six lots. On-street parking will remain the same at 25 cents for each half-hour. It is going to cost the Town $4,000 to make changes to the ticket machines and meters, and install the proper signs at the parking lots.