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WHiTBy flMRESS, %WpjEDESAY. JULY 24,1991, PAGE 8 De clé1i0on "on. weapons, Motion A rulmng on theé validity of 'weapons' charges, against. a Whitby businessman ýhas'béen delayed.until August. A decision'on an application to quash chargé'sagainat Art Rob>in- son waà,to have beèànhanded down- in' Ontario Court last month. But acording to Bérnie OBr3ien, 'counïsel for Robinsonn', the 'trans3cripýt from bis client's preliniinary hearig, was,.flot available for, the Juné court- date and la -not, ýéxpeté te hoready, until Au 't. No décisin on, thé motion can hérendered 'withouit the 'tran- script, explained O'Brien. Robinson, ownér of. Arts Auto Wreckers, was. charfed with five différent- ofenoes following an incident at bis north Whitby. scrap yard Iat, Octobér. Theé charoM es ludé 1,assault and. possession of-,a,ý dangerous wéapon. SA Inéws crew from a*local television station ,was also invol- yod in the allegéd altercation. Essentiloy, 'B rie nàsmotioný dlaims thé Cirown has, not pro- vidéd sufficient évidence that aa wveapfon was uséd during thé incident. Robinson was committéd te trial on thé chars ollowîing a preliminary hearmg earlier tbs yOrien é xpecté d ,that a üre- trial* iy to have been «feld last Fridy would also ho delayéd until' thé transcript was pré- pared. EXOHNGE TUDETS fom paindQec gath.r h toter on the weekend at Heber Down ConeratonArea for :,a pniul. The'students*arëe, studying Englisb at Secondary School. Father Leo J Ausin iCatholie "Spans studen--eta tas'teof Whitby Ao Aanthis- sumrmer, students frm, Spain'have been getting a tatof Whitbv culture.- As pat, oraprogan through. the Language Workehop in -Toronto, 35 students froni Spain, joined by two from Québec, are learidng English. Classes are hong held this year at Leo J. Austin Catholic lgh School. Students fron ages 12 to, 20 are enhancing their English grammaticils. Thyse of thé stiudents are ini thlrd-year law in Spain.. While thé émpbasis is. on leamr ninot al of it.,ià in thé clsrooni. Most of thé time out Of clasm set with individual hast famuiies, wile Mmy exrion.taCbvé been plannéd, includingtip Wonderland and Niagara Falls. Loalthere are tours of Traflgar Castle, the lire hall and Wbfle mny eijoy local sporting activities, others look forward to visiting thé Eaton Centre. One student from Spain, David, bas been in Canada twice and bas . been involvéd with excbange progras nsm Ireland and England* nSpain, the largeit meal of the day is lunch, while supper isn"t usuxally served until,10 p.m. "You havje so many' télévision stations hem," Davd s;aya. "In Spai wéonly have five." Thé students will ho in Whitby until July 28. ,Garrard,.traffie problems addressed JACQUIELiE SMITH 10, of Witby was outstand- ing in her agq, -egr of the Suaburst national beauty nt fuud&Smith flniaed firat in tii. beat aUtnteU omeito ndws iefirst lorie. By MIke Kowald An attempt will ho made te, slow down spéeding motorists on Garrard Rd. But since thé east Whitby road does not qualif'y for traffic sigi- nmais, local résidents ýworry that TÏow;n council's proposéd solution may not do thé job. Council asat week approved oversized stop signs at thé inter- section of Garrard and Manning ]Rd. Two sehool guard-crossings, one at Harold St. and thé other at Forést Rd.-Gadsby Dr., will also ho in place for Séptembér, provided guards are availablé. However, traffic lights, thé major demand of résidents, will not ho installed until lévéls reach thé minimum criteria required for financial assistance from thé Ontario govrnment., Council's -décision .was prompted by a 162-naine tition and a récent personal ,appeal from Sué Bailéy of Meadow Rd. Bailéy, whosé 11-year-old daughter was struck by a car in April, appearad before council's opérations committée last month te request ligbts and a pedes- trian crossover. Such measuires are needéd as there are no lights or ste signs hotwéen Rossland Rd. =n Dun- dao St. te, slow traffic, noted Bailéy. .Comnmittée agreed te havé staff investigate thé 1féasibility of Iights and/or a pestrian céross- over at various locèations on Gar- rard. I a report te committée, staff determined that existing trafflc and pedestrian lévéls do not menit either alternative. An eight-hour study of traffic volume at Forest-Gadéby indica- téd that only 31 per cent of thé minimum requirement was met, states thé report. .Since it does not ineet provin- cia critéria, thé municipality would ho responsible for 100 per cent of thé $60,000 -cost of instal- liggte.. thé report adds. But Bely tod council thé She said théré are two élemen- tary schools, a variéty store, traf- fie from Manning and hua stops which contributé te thé problemn. Whilé future devélopméent will brinog anothér *1,384 résidents. into-thé area, ah e addéd. <'Wé also, havé a number of senior citizéns in thé area, who would like 'ap lace'te cross thé road » said Bai éy. teé "7We're takig one longstec of road from Rosland toDundas. To find, one place (for lights) sihould not ho dffiicult.» Councillor Joé Buýigeéli, com- mittee chairman, siai th need ovér will. continîue te ho moni- toréd by staff. Hé said thé recommendàtion for stop signs and guards was made te géet «something positive» ini place immediately. Councillor -Dennis Fox admit- ted feeling "bétwixt and hot- weén» on thé issue. He said résidents weré led te bélieve committee was consider- ing «somé kind ôf pédestrian trafflc Ights" butnow staff had recomrnéndéd against it. SEE PAGE 9 L adShubsunEverrteens] Lad bU o