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PAGE *12,, WIUTY MM PRESS, WEDEDY Â ,1 Council rej et recycling depot applicat ion By IMke Kowali A rezoning application for a paper recycling depot operating îllegally north of the -Whitby- Scugog border has been unami- mously rejected by Scugog coun- cil. Council asat week turned down an application by Please Save & Recycle Ltd. that would -have permitted storago of trucks and containers used in the recycling business. The rezoning plication was opposedby residLEnts on both sides of the Whitby -Scugog bor- der who were concerneda bout development in the environmen- tally sensitive Oak Ridges Moraine. Aithough advertised mas transfer* station for paper, card- board, glass and tin, residents were worried about other types of grae being kept on the site. HiýayPÎýker, president of tho Ridges ArÏea Ratepuyers' Associa- tion, was eiated with couneis action. urm very pleased, I think it sa positive stop,» said Parker. Although council's docision means the 85-acre site north of Town Line Rd., wilI rotain its rural designation, another pro- blem stili faces Scugog officials. The company has been operat- ing on tho 'site since last year, without having acquired the pro- per zoning change .As a resuIt the company was charged with two bylaw infrac- tions ivolving illejal use of the prprty and facilities, chseéarges are e4>ected té be deait with later this year4,, Moanwhile, comp nYowner Doug Puckrin bas a application before Durham Rgon council seeking an officiai plan amend- ment tat would perm'it the recy- dling operation. Poignant lookat13 ByT¶rudie Zavadovies TIhe Durham Shoestring Per- formera production of '1837- The Fariners ]Revoit'iis a poignant look into one of the more turbu- lent parts of Canada's history. Director Jeannine Butler and the il actors chronicle and relive the rap e of homesteaded farm- lande by a corrupt, yet unchal- Ionged Tory governmnent. play reveals thes hmile and stamina of the farmnerse, the Reform Party, and their idea]is- tic and determined leader Wil- liam Lyon MacKonzie- This intense, incredible pro- duction of the Tlheatre Passe Muraille and Rick Salutin play is truly a credit te, this company and te, theatre. Eleven actera portray a cast of 104 characters, totally captivat- ing and believable. Thoy've taken a seemingly mpsible feat and muade it lok smple and enjoy- able.. The 23 soenes take i the yefirs from 1836 te 1838 and loc4tions in Upper Canada and the U.S.A. The DSP program summarizes the play most aptly: «Mhe central figure of this play is William Lyon MacKenzie, but the core of the play is the ordin- ary people of the time - the farmers, the workers and their wives. Although historicai and political, it is primaril1y a theatri- cal event. The theme, howover, is still a plea for a united and independent nation. W. haven't won yet.' The set was perfect in its simplicity, props were minimal, BRYAN W1LISTON perforxned at a recent chl- dren's concert at the Whitby Publie Library. Proceeds from the concert, organized by the Kinette Club of Whitby, were donated to the Whitby General Hospital First Class Fund cam- paign. NOBORU SAWAFIS 'Samurai and Mrs. Gainsborough," woodcut and etching, part. of the 'Printshops of Canada' exhibition at The Station Gallery. with the most.extoéisivebeing ima nti à ta¶ng -was a of at a -wa thoriginal music by Anne Walker. Lt s r-imostib eIfhih any onepr f hsa lIÇL as a treat from start te fuiih. Whàt a way te learn about such -a significant p art -of Canada's bis- tory. Lt haît action, inormatin humor, heartache. Lt was enter- taining and enlightenin"g hiistory corne te life. t was perfect fortadl ages. Venner art ond&SPIay Maureon' Edwards is hlding an exhibition of -orgngl;lw tec lors by Wlitby artstEtnést'Ven- ner at Cullen Country Barnà duringMa'.' Vennoàrlis works, which have earned prizes i:1 juried art shows have been shown at thé Tom I'horson Gallery i Owen Sound as well as i Enpad and Scotland. At'age 15 Venner won as-cho- larship, at t~eLondon! &hool of Art. Grant for Station Gallery renovatièmi A provincial grant of $14,360 has been awarded te, The Station Gallery for renovation work. The funding was made avai- able through the cultural facili- ties iniprovenient program of the Ministry of Culture and Corin- munications.1 Renovations include construc- tion of a vestibule and platform at the main entrance of. the gallery te provide more environ- mental control for exhibits and provide protected accese for view- mg ,of the exhibits by the general Correction Due te an editing error In an article in last weekee edition remarks b Y Jeannine Butler' about the origins of the Durham Shoestring Performners were in- correctly stated. The article incorrectly implied that the theatre group started because of a lack of quality theatre in the area at that time. She stated, ini faCt, that the. theatre group was , formed because .there was -already qaa- lity theatre, that provided 'the im~us orfurther gVowth. Fr.Pre*. wéhis tâ apo- $