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WHrTBy FMEEPIRSS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1991, PAGE,18 Groupsessions 'part ofhidrare needs -study munyaenis n euatr t90,fa-cicche"ommmd Focal group sessiOns will be held asu part of the Child Care Commuxuty Needs Study for Durham Region now underway. A group sessia» fur adminis- trators, aupervisors and commer- cial operators of. child care pro- grame wil be'held'on Mon day, May 6, 7:30 p.m., in the Whitby Publie Iàbrary auditorium. and care providers will be held on Wednesday May 8, 7:30 p.m., at St. Mark's United Church, 201 Centre St. S., Whitby. A session for parents, com- will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 1 p.m., at St. Mark'is i Whitby. Sessions will bo also be held at other locations in the region. 'Child Caro: Blueprint for the Lectures to be held on sehool gradée restruceturing The Durham Board of Education Transition Year TasLk Force invites the public to attend the following lecture symposia addressing issue relate to the restructuring of grades 7, 8 and 9 in Ontario schoole. 0 Pirst Transition Years Symposium: Sharoni Bates, Féeration of Women Teachers Association of Ontario, April 11, Henry Street Hfigh School, 7:30 - 9 p.m., Topic - 9 Underitanding the needs of the. adolescent learner.' e Second Transition Years -Symposium: .professor Allen King, Queen's University, April Town puts Region on notice FROM PAGE 1 some councillors expressod alarm about a massive devlopment of 8,000 people recently proposed for northiwest Whitby. Yet the propsai byErin Mille Development Corp. fa la inte the category of '21-22 ppa, sarn DrmIm. mThirty is much too high, but if the .tRegion's Ipan says 30, that wiill ho the orcler of the day,» said, Drumm. «Got is fine I have no problora with it W its manage- abl. and affordaLle." Councillor Marcel Brunelle noted that the Region is propos- ing a populationoéf 135,000 in suthWluhtby bythoe sx2021. 'Wf we build te tlat\kind of density~ south of Taunton, we wWbecalled Whitby, wo will b. 'cérowd city'," said Brunelle. <'W. should fight te get those densitios down,"he added. Councillor Lynda Buffett said if council did not «speak out now," a dangorous procedent for future densitios will ho set. "Wè have te look at sensible, rplanned development but the egon ias ayl theywant.to urbanize Whitby.sai7Bufett "They want Wtbyte become a municipality 1k Missiseauga, 1 don't want to see that happen." Councillor Ross Batten reitera- ted remarks hoe made at last week's planning and develop- ment committee meeting. Batten said Whitb was not utrying te pick a Îfight;» with regional council or its planners but only seeling te have a voice in its future. However, Batten uaid there was no justification for the Region assignin a 30 ppa and poplationol6Oe00O te Whitb. ~don't think anyone reall y knows where those. numbere came from, » said Batten. Bugelli said council was right te enunciate its feelings so, voci- ferously but hoe foît strongermea- sures were requirod. .«J want te croate a cloud and leave it hanging over tuis issue. We cant ho to light on this «We should C prepared te flght it at the 0MB." ýThe 0MB (Ontario Municipal Board) is a provincially-appoin- ted body which rulos on munici- pal mnatters. Pointipg ot that VWbitby is also conductin g its own officiai plan reviow, Bugelli said that ~rocss ws hdangor of beiînF Éemacuate by h R on e plan. While oxpres sym anpathy for Bugli's Îmotion, aYor 130b Attersley wondered i f council would ho creating probleme for itself by adopting an arbitrary figure as policy for the Town. However, planning director Bob Short asàured council that an overaîl density assignment for the municipality would not hin- der his department. Councillor.Dennie Fox said ho was exasperated with the atti- tude of regional council. Fox said Wbitby's regional- councillors have been conveying the Town'sa opposition to the plan for soveral months but to no avail. M&They'e ignoing cour plalnin staff, they ignore counci1 makes you wonder if regiconal government is the beet form of government," said Fox. Attersley promised that ho and Whitby's three regional.council- lors will continue carryng "th torch forward.» Attorsloy .aid decisions on Whitby' future muet bo made by Whitby representatives,. !ot counclorsn cother municipa- lities. "Wo will drive forth tii. peint that w. want imput asto how we ses the makeup of Whitby,» said Attersley. While supporting Foxes senti- ments, Brunîelle ca-utioned that the Re ionsé plan ha not yet been adopted. 'l dont think we're at the end of road and we shouidn't assume that we are there," said Bruneile. . . -. quantities last. Pet Food and Supplies Authorized dealq SCECEDE 368 Brock St. S., Whitby er for.. Q l 1 . I'AMS@ NAUR'bQI-EZe>FeJ.-J 18, Henr Street High School, 7:30 - 9 p.m., Topic - 'Making good secondary echoole more responsive.' * Third Transition Years Symposium: Gerry Connelly, Ontario Minietry of Education, April 25, Henry Street Hligh School, 7:30 - 9 p.m., Topic - <Transition year education: The vision of the ministry' of education.' For more information, cail Dave Snoddon, superintendent of achools, at 576-460 (ext. 259). 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