PAGE 6, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,1988 fe VOICE OF THE COUNTY TOWN The only Whitby newspaper Independently owned and operated by WhItby residents for Whitby residents. Published every Wednesday By 677209 Ontario Inc. Phone: 668-6111 Doug Anderson Publisher Maurîce Plfher Editor Peter Irvine Advertising Manager Alexandra Simon Production Manager It was starting to become an annual Brooklin-New Westminster confrontation for Canadian box lacrosse supremacy before a team called the Adanacs decided they'd like a crack at the Mann Cup. And so the Coquitlam squad arrived Monday in Whitby to continue preparation for tonight's (Wednesday) first game in the Mann Cup against the defending champion Redmen. This should be a great series. Both teams are fleet, 0 0 Exciting final and goaltending could play a large role with the Redmen sharpshooters trying to outdraw Jim Veltman and gang, intent on at least tarnishing Redmen undefeated status for 1988. It's nice to see the Redmen go for the Cup right in Whitby, but home advantage has meant little in previous Mann Cup championships - Brooklin won in New West last year and New West won it here two years ago. Nevertheless, enthusiastic home crowd support gives a boost to any team. So we encourage attendance at what promises to be a fine spectacle in one of Canada's oldest and established sports, with many of Canada's best in the game showing their particular talents. We wish luck to the Redmen, and look for a good show. LETTERS FROM OUR READERS 'Thoughtful consideration'needed to guide Whitby future To the editor: In his book, Outine of History, H.G. Wells noted that "un- coordinated human initiatives lead to nothing but social chaos." Now more than 60 years later, we, in Whitby, can bear witness to the truth of those words as we struggle through the endless disruptions to our lives caused by development gone wild. We expect at these times to hear thoughtful men of conscience speak out against the onslaught of such chaos. What a pity that we appear to have only one such man of conscience involved in the Whitby political scene. Gerry Emm seems to be a Day care service 'assembly line' To the editor: (Re: Letters by Margaret Jones, Whitby, and Susan Austin, Ashburn, in The Free Press, Aug. 24 edition, about day care.) As a former staff member in Metropolitan Toronto Day Care, I read with interest the rebuttals to Barbara Black's letter (Free Press, Aug. 17). Unfortunately most children are in day care 11 to 11 1/2 hours a day. Mommy and daddy work the eight hours and the children need care while their parents commute. The children fit the day care schedule, not vice versa. The only exception is in the infant group (age 0 to 18 months) and at that group there are three infants to one staff member. But if the room has three staff then an extra infant is allotted to the group. Why is it that day cares work at the maximum recommended ratio? I have yet to see groups work at a minimum ratio. With the number of children per group, per staff, the only way to service each child is by assembly line. If you want to research the Why the price difference? To the editor: On Thursday, 18 August 88, I had occasion to compare the gas prices in Metro's west end and the Pickering-Ajax-Whitby area. The lowest gas price I observed in Metro was 43 cents/litre, the Keep promise To the editor: The elections for mayor, etc., are coming up and they should keep their promises better than they have in getting the streets named after Peter Perry winners. Also, there are a lot of people who can't get away, only down to the lake where that terrible old boat is an eyesore. We think they should do something about both of these things before they make any more promises. Oldtimers, G and W Robinson. lowest I saw displayed was 42.9 cents/litre. On the other hand the lowest price available in the Pickering-Ajax-Whitby area was 47.3 cents/litre at the Highway 2 OLCO station; the rest were uniformly 47.5 cents/litre. The difference in the lowest price in the two areas is more than four cents a litre or about 9 per cent. Is there any rational explanation for this price differential? What is the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial relations doing? Is there a collusion amongst the gas station operators in the Ajax-- Pickering-Whitby area? I hope not! The consumers in the Ajax-Pickering-Whitby area need help. Is anyone listening? Yours truly, C.K. Kalevar Toronto loving, caring quality of day care just ask the staff how many of them have their own children in day care. Even worse, check higher up to the administrator, regional inspectors, directors, etc. Here we find the nannies, private sitters, etc. If the staff do not have chilldren of their own, ask if they recommend day care. Looking from the inside out, it is a nightmare. Unfortunately, dreams and ambitions of caring and nurturing children go by the wayside as overworked, burnt-- out, stressed out staff cope as best they can to get through the day. There is no resource in our nation that is so poorly dealh with as that of our most precious resource - our children. (Name withheld by request) Brooklin lone voice crving in the wilderness, imploring others to stop, look and listen to what is taking place in our town. Mayor Attersley tells us we ought to be proud that so many people want to come to Whitby. Is he really naive enough to believe that anything other than economics and convenience to Toronto influence the decision of most people to move here? When did we reach the point where such platitudes are offered in place of the serious thought which should be given to the concerns of a great many of us in Whitby? Perhaps it was about the same time that Mayor Attersley and most of his council decided that the interests of the developers should override the interests of the people of this town. Anyone who has attended a council meeting and watched or had cause to take part in this travesty of "thoughtful consideration" must surely fear for the future of this town,. The City of Chicago carries the adjunct "The Windy City." Whitby must by now have earned the title of "The Dusty Town." Gerry Emm appears to be giving serious thought to running for mayor. Surely there has never been a better time for Whitby to have such a thoughtful man of conscience in that position. S. Priest Whitby Hold hearing for new families To the editor: I noted a great irony in the Aug. 24 paper -- your excellent article on the proposed LASCO berm was followed immediately by a public notice to allow 600 multiple family condominium units to be built just west of the berm's planned location. I'd like to speak up for those 600 families and request a full environmental assessment hearing be held to address the concerns they certainly would have if they lived there today. Sincerely, Margaret Carney Whitby LETTERS The Whitby Free Press welcomes letters to the Editor on any subject of concern to our readers. Letters should be brief and to the point - rarely more than 300 words. All letters must be accompanied by the name, address and phone number of the writer; however, on request, your name may be withheld from publication if we agree that there is a valid reason. The paper reserves the right to reject or edit all letters. Send to: The Editor, Whitby Free Press, Box 206, Whitby, Ontario LiN 5S1 or drop through our mailslot at 131 Brock St. N. qq The Free Press Building 131 Brock Street North, P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont.