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t, 'lÀ Province opens door for PCBtransfer By Miko Ko#alski The Ontaro government has cleared the way fo* 500 gallons of PCBs to be removed from the ferryboat in Whitb harbour. am Centre MPPDrummond Wbite said trida an order-in-council was roved7 cabinet last week authorizing transfer of the poteqtiall dangerous chemical to Witby Hydro s storage site on Taunton Rd. According t White, te province will take full r¢ponsibility for the PCBs should an accident This had been a prime concern of the Whitby. Hydro Electric Commission when it agred to accopt the PCBs earlior tis year. Whitby ayor Bob Attersloy, a commission momber cautions that ther s no déal until Hydre officiais sign the agreement. . As of Monday mor iång, this had not occurre&said Attersley. Following apHydrosaproval hoat owner Art obinson woild then he in a position to re nove the s. This weuld aIlow the Whi businessman te sell tho Prince Edward Island ferry which has n docked at the harbour for four years. But a condition of the proposed agreement stipulates that Robinson enter into a lease arrangement with Hydro. $RE PAGE 15 Now 4 candidates Buffett to run for mayor By Mike Kowalsid Centre ward coundillor Lynda Buffett wants to be the next mtr of Whitby. e 40-year-old businesswo- man announced Frid that she willrimfor mayor int eNov. 12 municipal election. Buffett's entry into the mayor's race brings to four the number of people seeking the municipality's neumbent Bob Attersley, councillor Tom Edwards and for- mer councillor Gerry Emm pre- viously filed papers for the posi- tion. This marks Buffett's second attempt at becoming mayor. She made an unsuccessful run against Attersley in 1985. Three years later she topped a field of six candidates or>the centre ward seat on council. Calling hersef a "risk taker,» Buffett said she could have been content to serve another term as the centre ward representative. But «increased spoculation" that Attersley will seek the LYNDA BUFFETT chairmanship of Durham Region proipted her decision, said Buf- «(This has) brought about a growing concrn that Whitby SEE PAGE 10 BRUCE VILLIAMSON, a teàcher at Bellwood public school, shoved his moves off to student Skippers during Jump Rope for Heart. The rë-aise money for the Heart and Fou n of Ontario.. chr 3OUenow.pet J..........¼ ~ .. ..........._ _ ByMikeKowalski Whitby's professional lacrosse team will be more than Whitby in name only next season. Town counL Monday approved an oorations committee recommendation that six dites be made available at Iroquois Park arena next year for use by the thy Steel Hawks. Despite a warning 4y minor orts groups that accommodating the Stel Hawks will jeopardize their prograins, only councillor Joe Drummopposed te recommendation. (Councillor Tom Edwards was absent from the meeting.) Council's decision means the team can now pla six ofits,1991-92 home gaies in Whitby. Athough club officials had requested nine dates from January to April, they will gladly accept the compromise. Due atock of floor time at Iroquois last winter, the Steel Hawks were unable to play a single home game in the National Lacrosse Leau e's inaugural season. Theteai was forced to play its entire schedule of 18 "home" and away games on the road. While a similar situation posedgrblems for next year, committee last week sregarded a staff recommendation to reject the Steel Hawks'request. A staff report noted that the user groups are having prohlems finding sufficient ice time now and that registrations are expected to increase. But committee members felt taking 24 hours from the user groups to accommodato six games would not create a major problem.j More than 200 people attended Monda/s meeting to hear Brookln-Whitb Mior Hockey Association president Mike rousseau against the recommendation. au told council he was speaking on behalf of 1,800 yoWhitbyuths participating in hckey, ringette and fgure ,katinpg are non-proft oanzations, run by volunteers to rovidE youth sports opWrtunities" "said Buseau. ThStel Hawks, meanwhile, are a professional adult sports group of primarily non-Whithy residents formed to make a profit, he added. Ever since the Steel Hawks made their first overtures for floor time at Iroquois, the group's position had not changed, said Brousseau. "We remain philosophically opposed t allowing adult youth grups, especially professional stoa fbties away fromthe youthofWhithy," said Brousseau. "We further feel we should not be here defending our organizations and their needs to the Town)because of the wishes of any professional-sports group." Brousseau said several '"iaccurate" points were made at the committee meeting and he wanted to set the record straight. He ackriowledged that 114 hours of ice time last winter was either not used by minor hockey or traded to non-hockey users. But of the 56 hours not fuly utilized, most occurred after the peak months of December to March, said Brousseau. SEE PACE,18 rr,*,.4. . .1. . . . . ..... J as...B..a........ wo...rt....tn ......... ......d .