- .* ,' ,' ~i<3P 4 J.; 3.30 $5.5-million campaign annomced Whitby's largest ever fundrais- ing venture, for the expansion of Whitby General Hospital, will begin in the fall.w Mayor Bob Attersley will chair the hospital's 'First Class Fund,' a campaign to raise $5.5-million, the private sector share of the expansion that is expected to cost $12.6-million. Work will include a new wing, the addition of new health care technologies and expansion of health services. Wayne Currier, president of the hospital foundation which accepts donations and raises money for capital projects at the hos ital, says he is encouraged by t h e support already shown. "Although we are still in the planning stages of our public appeal, we have already received more than $500,000 in cash and pledges, including a gift (pledge) of $250 000 from the Whitby General i{ospital Auxiliary." Ed Buffett and Reg Webster will be co-presidents of the cam- paign, while 20 other community leaders will volunteer their time· and services according to the foundation. The other committee members are Ray Gilchrist, Bryan Davies, Joe Southwell, Ter Bainbridge, Robert Mor- ton, lair Buchanan, Dr. Naresh Kumar, Gail Calder, George Lof- thouse, John Morrow, Judy Mos- kaluk, Wayne Currier, Jeanette Babington and David Keenan. The campaign will "officially" begin in the fall of 1989 and continue until spring of 1990. The First Class Fund cam- paign office has opened at 519 BIRTHING CENTRE SEE PAGE 2 Couple set sailfor Leningrad By Mike Johnston A Toronto couple who left Whitby harbor last Saturday afternoon are hoping to pilot the first Canadian yacht into the port of Leningrad, Russia. Leslie and Carolann Sike left Whitby harbor Saturday, May 20,- on a one-year journey which they hope will continue the open- ing-up of the Soviet Union to foreigners. "Russia has just started to let people in the Leningrad port and we plan to spread good will and friendship to everyone we meet," says Carolann, who with some help from Peter Seshadri, one of the Itwo people joining the Sikes on the trip, was preparing the yacht for the sail last Thursday. Their voyage actually began in Toronto, Monday, May 1, but they decided to stop over in Whitby for a few days because they annually spend the summer at Whitby's port. "It's like a summer resort here. It's become such a lovely place," SEE PAGE 2 CAROLANN SIKE gets help from Peter - Seshadri, in preparing the Aqua Star for a journey to Leningrad in the Soviet Union. Carolann, her husband Leslie, Sesh- adri and another crew member left Whitby harbor Saturday for their three-year, round-trip adventure. Free Press photo Piekerin g dump site approved By Mike Johnston Claiming they had no other alternative, Durham Region councillors voted 21-10 last Wed- nesday to permit an interim dump site adjacent to the hamlet of Whitevale in Pickering. The dump will be shared by Durham amd Metropolitan Toronto from 1992 to 1996. By 1996, a longterm garbage plan is expected to be ready. But the fight against the dump did not end with council's vote as angry Pickering residents vowed to continue the fight even if they have to go to the Supreme Court of Canada. "We are going to court. This dump will destroy our quality of life," said Whitevale residents association president Lloyd Tho- mas. Pickering Ajax Citizens Together for the Environment (PACT) chairman Bill Parish claimed a challenge under Ca a's Charter of Rights could be in tuted "right away." Before voting on the dump, which also involves Durham in the longterm Greater Toronto Area solution to southern Omtario's gabage problem, Dur- ham councillors heard from PACT's constitutional lawyer Morris Manning, who claimed the decision violates two sections of the Charter. He said the dump violates sec- tion 7 of the Charter which guarantees the right to life, liberty and security, and section 15 which guarantees equality to benefits and protection under the law. Manning said section 15 does not permit discrimination on the basis or residence. Council also heard from SEE PAGE 3 Teenager diesi accident An 18-year-old Whitby teen- ager died last Saturday when he fell from the back of a pick-up truck. Durham Regional Police report Nigel Davidson, 18, of 201 Burns St., was one of a number of passengers in the back of a pick-up truck travelling along the ninth concession in Newcas- tie. As the truck turned, Davidson and another Whitby teenager, Scott Robertson, 19, of 911 Done- van Cres., both fell off. Both were taken to Bowman- ville Memorial Hospital. Robert- son was released but Davidson was transferred to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto where he died fron serious injuries. Police have charged the driver of the truck. Todd Elliot Cleary, 20, of Newcastle, with dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing bodily harm, cri- minal negligence causing death, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, and impaired driv- ing. DYSSAA records fall See page 27 Chalk Lake spring decision See page 35 Home and Garden Feature Inside -.wo