PAGE 12, WHITBY FREEPRESS; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1989 Henry student w*Ill be page in Pam e Pariament A Henry, Street High School student is one of 42 teenagers from across Canada who will et a close-up loôk at the operation of Canadas government. Robert Cross, 18, has been selected as a page for Parlia- ment. The Gr. 13student will act as a page while attending the University of Ottawa. His courses will be scheduled around his duties at Parliament. Duties involve delivering mes- sages, getting water and making photocopies for MPs. Pages have a three-shift sche- dule and work no more than 15 hours a day. ROBERT CROSS Cross expects the experience to be on unforgettable one. "I'm going to see Canadian politics in action," said Cross, who aspirees to become an inter- national lawyer. Criteria for the one-year posi- tion included high marks (Cross will finish the year with a 95 average), general knowledge of Cana dian and international events, and recognition of names and faces making news. Appli- cants also had to be bilingual. "You have to be able to talk to an MP in his or her language. Cross had te, write an exam on his knowledge and then take part in an interview. He applied for the job in Janu- ago of his selection. Applications were sent to ail hglh school guidance offices. Only Cross applied for the position fromHen . "I was surprised was the only who applied. I would encourage others to apply next year," said Cross. He has not received any infor- mation on how he is to conduct himself while in Parliament. The only information he has received is a book with the names and faces of aIl MPs. He has to memorize the book. Cross leaves for his position and university classes at the end of August. European waste management tour completed FROM PAGE 1 waste (cardboard, plastic, etc.) into two boxes which di'd not have garbage bags. The boxes would then be col- lected and the wet garbage would go to a central composting area while the dry would go to a recycling depot. Brunelle was impressed by both recycling depots he saw in West Germany. Two injured from firecracker Two 12-year-old Whitby boys received minor injuries Tuesday night from a firecracker explo- sion. They thought the firecracker was a smoke bomb. Clayton Law of Rice Dr. recei- ved an injury to a finger while Ian McNeil of Stargell Dr. recei- ved minor burns to his eyes. Durham Regional Police said the two, along with two other boys, found a black pouch, with a wick. in a park. Both were taken to hospital were they were treated and released. *v Entertainment Garbage is run through a num- ber of stations where different types of garbage, plastic, card- board and metal are all separa- ted by hand. Most of the recycled items are then sold to private companies. Brunelle noted that in one plant in Elsingen, West Ger- manY, despite the fact that it was alf the cost to send waste, with the glass removed, to a recycling plant, industries would not go to the trouble of separat- ing t he glass. Instead they send their waste to landfill sites. "If they could get that garbage delivered that plant would see a profit. They wanted the govern- ment to get involved and make it mandatory,»said Brunelle. Brunelle also noted that the separating of wet garbage redu- ced the problem of methane gas and leac ate from landfill sites. Brunelle said the tnp has given him more knowledge about the problem municipalities face and will help him make a better decision when the Region receives the McLaren report which is studying Durham's gar- bage problem. I have brought back some- thing valuable,»said Brunelle. He said that Durham, if it hopes to one day receycle 50 per cent of its garbage, will have to move beyond the blue boxes which will not be able to handle the volume. (Durham is now recycling 5 per cent of its waste.) "European countries don't have all the answers but the tnp has given me some encourage- ·ment. I think I will be able to sell the idea of (expanded) recy- cling to other members of coun- cil.» One award, 7 honorable mentions for Courthouse production Ted McIlwain won best sup- porting actor and the Whitby Courthouse Theatre won seven honorable mentions for its pre- sentation of 'Noises Off' at the recent Theatre Ontario Festival '89. Evert McIlwain, who earned one of Whitby's honorable men- tions for best actor, also received a Stratford Award (audition with directors of Stratford Festival). The Whitby theatre group's other honorable mentions came for best technical achievement, best visual presentation, best supporting actress (Bronwyn Powell), best actress (Monique Essegern), best director (Henry Schregardus) and best produc- tion. The Owen Sound Little Theatre production of Talley's Folly won four categories, includ- ing best production, best actor (David Leslie), best actress (Corry Lapointe) and bcst techni- cal achievement. The Gateway Theatre Guild production of 'Noises Off' won three categories and earned two honorable mentions. Single rep wanted Adopting a motion by north ward councillor Ross Batten, Whitby council will ask both the federal and provincial govern- ments for single representation for Whitby. In his motion to council, Bat- ten noted Whitby is at the tail end of four ridings. Whitby is represented federally by Rene Soetens and Ross Stevenson and at the pro- vincial level by Alan Furlong and Sam Cureatz. "I'm not picking on (our repre- sentatives) but our represen- tation is fragmented," said Bat- ten. He said the public is often confused as to who is their repre- sentative. Council agreed, but not before a warning was issued by regional councillor Marcel Brunelle. He agreed with Batten but said if all municipalities felt the same, menibers of Parliament would number in the tho»sands. "There are too ma s now," said Brunelle, noting an increase in members would dis- rupt business at the federal level. Optimist bike rodeo June 24 The Optimist Club of Whitby will hold a bike rodeo on Satur- day, June 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rodeo, for those aged 6 to 13, will be held at the municipal parking lot on Green St. (behind fire station). Entries will be divided into four age groups. Trophies will be iven for first and second place Fnishers, medals for third and fourth. The Norco freestyle team, fea- turing Rick Newman and- Rob Trend, will perform at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m'" - Damage at GO Damage is estimated at $600 after vandals broke windows at a GO Transit bus shelter at Dun- das St. E. and Garden St. The damage was discovered by a police officer on patrol at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 10. JOEY ANDREWS, 4, and Karen Barrett of Whitby, as well as senior residents from Whitby, Oshawa and Bowmanville enjoyed a warm evening listen- ing to a music show at Whitby General Hospital last Tuesday night. Vince Ohprecio-Free Press photo Pyro-video dance party June 17 JAG Dise Jocke Services will hold a 'Pvro-Video Dance Party' Auditions Friday Auditions for the next season of the Oshawa Festival Singers will be held Friday, June 16 at Knox Presbyterian Church on Simcoe St. N. in Oshawa. . Girls aged 11 to 17 may audi- tion. Cali Lorie Easton-Flynn at 668-3990. at Iroquois Park arena on Satur- day, June 17. Permission was recently gran- ted to use indoor fireworks, from Pyro Techniques, at the dance. "There'll be a massive amount of lighting and sound as well," says Graham Northam, who, along with Andrew Hunt, operates JAG. The dance will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Tickets are available in advance for $7 at Rob's Records in downtown Whitby, or for $8 at the door. For more information call JAG at 430-1897. 'Dreams' June 22-25 'Dreams,' the Whitby Court- house Theatre Youth Group workshop show, will be held from June 22 to June 24, 7:30 p.m., with a matineee on Sunday, June 25 at 2 p.m. Tickets, for $4, are available from cast members or from Promenade Books, Pear- son Lanes, 103 Mary St. W. SEAFOOD AND STEAKHOUSE CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL DINNER MENU ROAST PRIME RIB OF BEEF, VEAL PARMESAN, SOLE - A LA BONNE FEMME $9.99m-U" Plenase Ca s 430-W3017 For Rservations 99Dundas St.W. Whitby leI Ile 1 F-_ on mi 1 - 1 -3 a IL-