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PAGE 22, WHLTBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1990 Prty romps vandalism crackdôwn ByMieKwbd A Th anksgiving weekencd patyi? n Brooklin has drawn the ire of councillor Rosa Batten. Tlhe North ward councillor cal- led for a crackdown on vandal- ism iast, week after teena ers attending a party in the vi lle ran amok and daznaged bo É publie and private property. Batten told Town council that an open field behind St. Leo' school has been the scene of teen parties for. several years. He said the weekend parties usualiy drew a handful of partici- pants, and since there haý1* neyer been any significant incidents, nearby residents did not mmnd., But that ail changed Thanka- giving Weekend aaid Batn. «Saturday night there were 300, 400, 500, peo)ple, we're not sure of the'nuinibers;," saI4 Bat- ten. "The place was invaded,- resi- dents were concerned ail even- Lwrdngýto Batten , two soc- cer fields were damaged and the. goal posta completeIy destroyed;, trees chopped down; beer botties broken and fires indisc riminately lit. 1(A, parka and recreation departmnent spokesman said the metal soccer goal posta will have to be replaced at a coat of $2,300.) Batten biamed a «few irrespon- sible young people" for provoking a clampdown on the site in -the future. "An area that was once open to young people will now be closely, scrutinized. A few idiots have spoiled it for the. majority.» Batten said police- and Town officiaIs must ensure that a simi- liar incident does not occur again. gHe also appealeci to young people. to "use their heads" and consider the consequences of' ;stheir actions. "Those lpeople who donWt take others' riglits and property into consideration spoil it for everyone.» Although Batten said up to - 500, peopieAmay have attended the party A 1Drhaxn Regional Police spolcesman had a different figure. tl h Sgt. Ken Anderson tl h Free Press police responded to a complaint aiut il p.n. Satur- day and oniy found about 10 or Téewas no alcohol or damnage at that time. I don't know about a massive party, if s6, if daveloped later,» ai d SEk PAGE 25 Brookin rofile Phone 668-6111 Residents protect dump isites By Mke Kowalsld Durham Region's non-involve- ment in the selection procesa of possible sites for a garbagee dump, was a mistake admits chairman Gary Herrema. The egional chairman's frank admission came during last week's meeting of the waste management committee. The committee heard from several people upset over the choice of five candidate sites for a long-term waste disposaI faci- lityvin Durham. uThiscommittee made an errer in judgement. We were teld te keep our hands off and we did,» said Herrema. «We'll not do that any longer.» Under the provincial Environ- mental Asseasment Act, munici- pal politicians are not permitted te interfère in the proceas until a final propqosed site hias been selected. Durham's search* for new waste management facilities is going throughi this proceas. Herrema said committee mem- bers did not know the details of the selection criteria for the can- didate sites. Five locations 'in Pickering, Newcastle,, Oshawa and Scugog Township were chosen by consul- tants MacLaren Engineers. Ail are located on farmland and ail have been criticized for environmiental, planning or agri- cultural reasons.1 Angry resi ets have been packing recent public meetings in the affected municipalities te voice their opposition., "More and more ]Pm convinced that this act, is designed te dis- rupt communities,» said Her- rema. "We're not happy with a lot of things." Aithough- only onke delegation was scheduled te address the committee, residents living near aIl the sites attended the meet- iLnDeath spoke against a proposed site located just west of Curch activities Thanksgiving services, as well as worldide communion services, were held at Brooklin United Ohurch on Sunday, Oct. 7. Sunday school children participated in the servioe by adding their gifts Of food te those presented by the adulta. The fruits of the harveat decorated the front of the church and will ho shared with the needy. The UCW-conîbined units and frienda from neighboring churches joined together in a potiuck supper on Monday, Oct. 15. The speaker was Betty Turcott, president of the Oshawa Preabyterial of the UCW. A bale of good, used winter clothes will be packed on Thursday, Oct. 25. Donationa should be left at the church prieor to, that date. On Nov. 24, fromla.m.to 2 p.m., Novemberfest will take place. This will feature a lunch roon, bake table, jams and pickles, Christmas cakes and puddings, homemade mincemeat, and craft table with knitting and other items. Craft tables are available te be rented for $15. To reserve phone Evelyn Dennis at 655-3467. An evening of music and song, called ' Evensong,' wil ho presented by the senior choir, under music directer Jerry Miller. The lSth anniversary project will ho on Sunday,'Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. The program wiii - inclu4e, çongregationgl. singing of, some favorite evening, and gospel sangs, anthems by the choir and an organ recital by T. J. H-illier, son of former ninister S. J. H-illier.- Everyone is invited te attend this service. The lSth anniversary banquet wiIl be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, 6:30 p.m. Any menibers or adherents of the congregation who have not yet registered their intention te attend should contact the church office immediately. Former members interested in attending should also caîl for reservations. Office number is 655-4141. The price is $10. The anniversary quilt is to ho auctioned immediately following the meal, at approximately 7:45 p.m. Those who wish to bid on the quil*t,- but will not be attending the dinner, can leave a sealed bid at the church office prior to Nov. 3. The dinner speaker will ho Bey. Bob McNaught. The anniversary church service wili be on Sunday, Nov. 4. Al members, adherents, former members and friends are urged te attend. The guest minister will ho Rey. David Mundy who spent part of his childhood in Brooklin when* his father George Mundy was the mninister there. This congregation pooe him as a candidate te the ministry and has followed hia career with interest. Lunch will be served following the service and historical fflaraija, llbT u' *'N-. the Whitby-Pickering boundaiy on the corner of Lakeridge Rd. and Conc. 7. Death, who farma 135 acres of land northeast of the, site, said the committee should be investi- g ating other methods of solving Durham's garbage problenis. "Land is a non-renewable resource, once you use up land it's gone,» said Death. , er said a landfill site in the area will affect nearby farma. Death said seagulîs and rodents,' which* damage crops, will ho attràcted by a dLump. Fie also warned about contaminants from the site entering the water table. Death added that traffic on Lakeridge Rd. is already "horren- doua» and a dunip will make it worse. To reinforce his p oint that* the land is best suited for farming, Death presented a bag of apples te the committee. "This is not an attempt at bribey"»said Death. BilleÏnnox operates an apple orchard at the corner of Balsam Rd. and Conc. 7 whiceh produces 25,000-30,000 bushels a year from 21,000 trees. He e7p1ainèd to the committee that since trees breathe through their beaves, dust and other con- taminants will get on the leaves and suffocate the trees. Lennox said the water hie uses te spray the trees may originate from the dump. "Ilil spray it on the trees, it will get on the apples and into the food chaîn," sai dLennox. AI Ward of Ak'hburn expressed s"Pathy for the committees It'a a many-headed dragon you have to deal with and it p robably has fangs and is rabid. You're the St. Georges who have te slay it,» said Ward. However, Ward criticized the comniittee for not putting its "faith" into the three l's -- reduc- in reusing and recyclin&. h fi adDurham culgb «showplace for the world" in waste management if only governînent, business and indus- try took the initiative. "You have to have the faith you can do it," said Ward, adding that reducing waste should ho a cost of doing business in Dur- ham. "People want to solve this pro- blem, they don't want te dump it on another municipality and they don't want te dump it on their kids.» Officiais of both the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Dur- ham Region ederation of Agri- culture addressed the committee. Ministry spokesman John Fin- lay aaid farmers wiil bear the brunt of the burden when the final site is chosen. "iAwijI afpçý ngtonl3,QQO te- 800 acres of six te, eight farma Brunelle said the committee- which wiil be totally wiped out, eventually decided that another but several farms nearby,» said landfill site was. the~ last thing Finlay. Durham needed. He said the ministry was not «Unfortunately because of consulted during the site selec-. what the process involves, that's tio«n process. the firat thingon the table,» said "Its surprising that we saw no Brunelle.1 documentation on this. You cant't M uletinstaswa go on doing it this way," said wiTe publicdthnda tha'swhat Pinlay. w nedt oadta' o BilanDeGer, pesidnt o thethe case.» Brin DGee, pesientof He. said Durham residents Durhamn Region Federation of sol tedftr L et Agriculture, coniplained that the sol tedftr L et effecta on his industry eeno nste find out what options are given erlousconsierio b bing considered. sie os given senus cnsidratin by If another landfil ied consultants. become a reality, Brunelle said «Without agricultural land yuteewi ersrcin gia don't have a dump site, but from ceiasadmatra the proposais we've seen agricul- tox> hemcl adm a ture has not been considered hh is either recyclable or can very strongly.» bcoposted. t..corne -p ith DeGeer si amr whose the best solution possible under property is chosen will be, weli the restraints of the Environ- compensated but those nearby mental Assessment Act.»' wiil not.. Herrema' reminded 'dump "No one wants it in their back- opPet ht h omte yard but no one wants it next teoppnnsta h omte thmeither." and ultimately council, wiii make heem a rmsdta the final decision, not the PLC. Heremaprmisd tata He said the committee wants, a meeting will be arranged with dtie report from MacLaren the consultants to address the detiniled ciei n rcs federation's concerna.. utli n ig te ctiand press uIlm not ready to take over 4,50 usemsecing l cadndidat ites. acres of somebody's land for a wilbdoeutlha dump,» said Herrema. SEE PAGE 25 Whitby councillor Marcel Brunelle, a committee member, expre ssed disappointment wit the way Durham s1 wasteMe eingto management program has been perceived by the public. "In, early 1989 when we deci-op se dp committee was asked te see what we could do te, arrive at the beat solution possible," said Brunelle. A meeting of concerned citi- A Public Liasion Çommittee zens opposed te the proposed (PLC) te provide imput was for- gr e dump in Pickering, west med and some councillors and of Lkeridgie Rd. ý(site 59) has staff toured Europe te investi- been changed te Oct. 30. gate waste' disposal methoda The meeting,. originally ache- there said Brunelle. duled for Oct. 23,.has been res- «We took our* political lives in cheduled by organizera who hope our hands," hie added, referring te attract as inany concerned te public criticism of the junket. peo le as possible. It will be held nBrooklin, at Meadowcrest pub. lic achool, starting at 8 p.m., During the meeting a strategy R ate alerbe iscussed and cmite ed mAccordîng te, site 59 cara 111M Milton Mowbray, the meeting diseus a RMP wiii include the establishment of a nvironmental committee The Whitby Northern Com- examining téchnical matters and munities Ratepayers A~ssociation researching alternatives; 'a will meet o Tesday, Oct. 23, people impact committee focus- 7:30 p.m., at the Ashburn com- ing on the agricultural,' social, munitycet. historical and economnic impact of Subjectofdscsso wiîî be dunipsites;-, and committees for the proposed Durham-only land- atrategy, public, relations -and fil site, the Whitby officiai plan administration. review and other local concerna.- During the meeting, they will Discussion is held on issues aiso discuss- alternatives te within an area bounded by LaIc- dumpsites. eridge Rd. te the iwet, whtbyI A kinda, of thiniga are not >cgg Townline Rd. te the being done," says Mowvbray. "We nSc ,htyOsaaTwln want te demonstrate te various Rd. te the east and Columbus Weesofgvrmetta1alto ~ j;q pQ~tb., - people are. concerned."