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WHITrBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMIER 9,1988, PAGE 21 Few questions at meeting for north wa rd candidates By Mike Johnston produced by a dump. "Only one of thein borders on He responded that Region staff Both Brunelle and Drumm The setting was appropriate Regional candidate Edie Gom- Whitby," said Edwards, Who have indicated five concerns they called for an environmental the Ashburn Comxnunity Centre, ille said she would "Act on the agreed with Gomille that the have about the berm. hearing on the berm -while 40 citizens and. the two people principle of fairness," while safest site should be the one that "The Region will be at the Gomille contended that if seeking to represent them on regional councillor Tom Edwards is supported. hearings (on the berm) and will readings on the berm'indicate council. noted that a recent study Edwards, the incumbent, was want answers to those points high levels of heavy metals, then But incumbent Ross Batten identified seven sites in Durhamn also asked about the Region's before it gives approvai te the the Region should take a stand and challenger Brian Wick Region for a dump. position on the LASCO berm. berm," said Edwards. and say no. waiked away practicaily unscath- ed at an ail-candidates meeting last Tuesday night. The two fieided only two questions from the audience, niostly on the water and sewer - probleins facing north Whitby.LUN II .Y Batnsidi iltake two to NURIER STOCK four years before sewers and- water wiil be extended to Brooklîn and he noted that I- council has asked the Province for I program. The two were also asked about a iack of activities for aduits in Brooklin and Ashburn. But Batten noted that the1/2 PI E SL passive land availabie for Wicki also noted that a study is underway on Brooklin Memorial Park that should create more R aduit uses. In bis opeming speech, Wick claimed that Brooklin is losing its 9'fj conimunity feeling because farm- ADN A way for homes and factories. "A new officiai plan will control that," he said. Batten noted bis record duning the past three years saying that he had been a "vital and strong' member of council. BUY 1 GET V Oe "1amn proud to stand on my 1 FREE ~~ 'record." Garbage and the proposed berm at LASCO Steel monopo- -".ized the questions te the four B Y ,G T F E candidates for regionai council. Counciliors were asked where ;a new dump wiil be iocated now "'that Durhamn bas broken its ties ýwiih Metro. Councillor Joe Drumm re- sponded that there is no room in Ajax or Oshawa and the dump Pickering - which leaves Whiùtby. .'We may ha told it has te go in Whitby," said Drumm. But councilior Marcel Brunelie said soul conditions necessary fordpwilbS TC the bottom of a dump site wil He said Whitby bas a lot of ~Tux¶X rock and sandy soi] which is very poor for containing leachate a"N>1pj lmead wresr.0 *RLG PIUL SCi IAPCLD AI MOKSI [OCAl NU14SI LI S I I V VVtow IIdve iIL rlign~i io iîmL g iu *'.ai .,. i,. . 0 WA k.àià...t.. r,..h. tn limit .,. i....,,., -SI..e .c.mnîtf..r ille QLa ntiiitiesImu :.t DRUMM REGION CA TCH BEAT! THAN FROM S semmemgn» Imm on mommeum roi Pn i=N Iý-, K ir