PAGE 10, WIflTY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17,199 Buffett dem ands- touglier tire regulatin By Mike KowalskI An apartment building fire which Ieft 200 people homeless has prompted a demand for tougher fire regulations. Councillor Lynda Buffett told Town council last week that Whitby needs to upgrade its fire safety standards. She said the Ontario govern- nient is drafting new fire protec- tion legisiation and Whitby should do the saine. «We should look. at hazardous biuilding in the town se that when th e new standards from the province come forward we'll be in a better position te assess what needs to be done," said ]Buffett. The Centre ward councillor's remarks were!prompted by a $3 million fire at 200 Garden St. earlier this month. 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In an interview, Buffett said she wants the fire department to prepare a list of changes it would like t o see in the Town's fire bylaws. Any local recommendations would be in concert with the UÎovincial guidelines said Buf- «I'd like to see if we can offer in put and leadership in this area,» said Buffett. «Sometimes it takes a situa- tion of this maunitude befere somethingis done.ý The Ontario Fire Code outlines safety requirements for older high-rise buildings but does not cover those under six sterys in he'ght. eïe code was te have been updated te include low-rise apartments but the necessary changes are stili awaiting government approval.' Standards oôr new structures are contained in the Ontario' Building Code. Buffett said the number of older buildings in Whitby is a «very serious problem,» espe- cially in the downtewn core. "In a lot of small apartments over stores rm not sure if the tenants have alarms near them.» Buffett wants the sanie safety standards te apply te ail buiid-' ings, regardless cf age. 'don't think because a build- ing is new it should be safer than a oid building.» Town staff, in cenjunction with the fire department, are te review existing blaws and report back to council. ' Efforts of volunteers eonmiende-d Vol.B yMike KowalsI Vounters,. firefighters and the community at large have al been commended for their roies in the recent Garden St. fire tragfedy. Town council last week for- mall expressed its appreciation te te maiiy groups and indivi- duals who responded te aid cf fire victims. About 200' people were left homeless when fire ripped through a 56-unit apartment building at 200 Garden St. twe weeks age. It too]c 50 firefighters from Whitby, Ajax and Oshawa more than nine heurs te extinguish the blaze which caused an esti- mated $3 million damage. Town administrator Biil Wai- lace termed the work cf Whitby's if pur weighî loss progran ofers Iaddish supipiiental friods that taste ikc some- thing astroilauts cal, gel back lu the real worl(l. loin Weigluî V'atclers. \Xeigit Watchcrs is the senîsihle, No expensive pre-packaged diel lix>dS. Witil Weight WtîCherý,. you enjoy real foîod you huy aî any sîiperîarket or res- taurant. You flot nnly lose m-iith, fuil-time and volunteer'flrefight- ers «remarkable» and noted ta five firefighters were injured whiie battling the stubborn blaze. Wallace aise, thanked Ajax and Oshawa firefighters for coming te the aid of their Whitby col-- leagues. Wallace said 24 people. repre- senting government agencies and conimunity organizati>ns met the following day te co-ordinate relief efforts. He said municipal employees and volunteers acted "above and beyond the calcf duty» in fmnd- ing housing, clothing and food supplies for tenants. 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