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PAGE 6s, WIBFME PRES8% WEDNEBDAY, APRIL29, 1992 The only Whîtby Newspaper, owned and operated by, Whitby residents for Whitby residentsl Published every Wednesday, by S77209 Ontaril c. at 131. Brock St. N., Whftby, Ontarlo LI N 5S1 Phone 668-6111- TorontoLine 427-1'834 Doug Anderson ý-..Publisher Maurfcepilier - Editor, Alexandra Mâ&in, -roduto aae 2nd Glass -Postal Regfistration"#0535.1 Griér, should, réQnide To the Editor: When Envlronmant MUniste Ruth Grier vislted the 4yndg Shores develorment land besldi Whty Psychiatrlc HostaAp 28, did she ask ta soee.where thi 1stry-hlgh densiy.,towersw averiook the èrek? Did Shi wonder how $1,500'par year car possibly add anthlng ta thi protection aif'he.. provinciali significant hlghly sensitive, cas ana wetland with 6,700 ,peapli living nearby? - T hat'a tha amount bucigetad Ir tha environm ental management and-,manitoring plan aha recenti appraivad for support ai the public awarenass, 'component oai . the post-deaopment monitoring gvoup. Parhaps' H cauld buy aone pamphlet par year bigging' residants not to litter or let t hel pets run baose. True, thera aremany other more Important aspects.,ta the EMME than that pathetically lndeqate budget. .The princ1 ilroétv leature,,le ~blophysaicacorridor, wfth addition, affoi" eatcaver, meant ta separata ýýd'9ebpment and Isha'human impacts tram the Most sensitive areas . Ta this extent, the plân lis innovative and probably a, first aifits kind ln Ontaria. But is R enough? That la -tha question neithér Grier ,nor her Liberal predecessor James Bradley wauld permit ta be answered thraugh an open public avaluation of the plans adaquacy. Bath haveý denled rapeatad.requesta ta rter the land use plan and the EM4MP ta the-, .ministers' awn 'advisory cammittaq chaired by Dr. Phil Byers, as the province has axe mpted tself tram a full environimantal assessmant. * For the Town ai Whltby, this was just anothar land use plan which wauld have put, pople and donùt shops as close ta the marsh a'the politicians. and plannera could place them, thatise,untilthe nowevr, hÉshad the baneft af -the Crombia waterfrant and. the Kantor green lands reports calling for broad landscape and aca- systems approaches ta planning. Grier- has the measured warnings ai Dr. Byers' report na. 38faithe irreversible ioss ai natural areas ta the cumulativé Impacts ai aur current, reckless- styla af planning, and sha has aven adopted some ai these recom- mandations. But thay are niot ta, be appliedta Lynde Shores. No accaunit has been taken ai the impact. af..the massive subdlvisions yat ta b.- bulft aiong the Lynde watershad north ta Brooklmn .,or' the, major trunkç sanitary sewer ta b. built under the Lynde ta service them. No accaunt has been taken ai the cumulative impacts of the master plan develapment of Part Whitby designed ta house another 7,500 people, or the 'wldening ai Victoria St. (the northern baundary ai the wetland), or the Durham officiai plan-' revision adding populations just'narth ai the 4019 or-the development ai Hlghway ýW lnriedibly, the, p'lanning ai Lyne hores .was -,undartaken or whhaut as Muech as absi llnventory aifspacles, and ,habita,a 19e praecondition, Grier has' commltted ru -ýtha provincial "govor'n'ment ta. le. requireOf area m unicipalities Sarlslng 'out ai thé! saniereport no. le 1 s.Evan, Durham now raqujires tn 'field studios, for dèelopment. near le anvironmnentally .*sensitive areas.ý yThe authors ai the enviranmental Smanagement -and monitoring. plan le ralied an a 1977 study for the region's9 conservation authority. 1- ýn The- Lynde valley 'had the" lt potential ta be pianned as a major ygreénway systam tramf the lake ta c the- Oak Rdges Moraine wfth tha e Lynde- Shores. wetland as. the 9 'crpïwningfeatura. Upstraam, tihat e opportunity'Is about ta b&lost. 'WiII Grier 'and, her colleagua r- Dva Cokereconsider and allow sanieindepndant asssment. ai athe wetland's chance ta maintain. :t nainlyand 11'provlncll- bigical teriy' in ,the .paca ai 3 such deIeiopmentpressureo. Hugh Peacock, Chair t Conservation C ommîttge Durham Raglan Field Naturalsts G ive, usa break To the Edltor: ýRe: 'Whtby'sý teenagers not wanted,' by ,Staphen Leahy. April 15, Free Presa Reading this article, 1 am absolutaly amazad .aetthe biasad steraalypes and generalizations made by, tha author, about teenagers. 1 lam 16 years aid, and I beliave that ha la complately wrong. How thoe authar' arrivas et the conclusion thet teenagers ara, athar causlng trouble or, are complely self-invalvad la beyond me. Pleasel Give us a break. As an adut, don't try tapasa the blama for crime, Insolece and hastilhty to another aga group. Froni My vlewpalnt, et an average hlgh schoal, I honestlY beliave thatlesthan ana-quarter oft> the -tenaged students- are respansibla ,lar, the type ai immaturhty displeyed by..the a na girl - wha ittered 'and varbally abusad thé concarned citizen. Don't judge a group ai people by the actions af ana member.' "' Evïeiy group oai'people, has iha traublamakars, not only teenagers. You seam ta sea anythea or exemples ai aur grap. What about the others? For 'exampla, 1 and sevaral other studants ara involvad ln a valuntary-orchestra thit pîsys et haspitals, and ratiremant homes. Our hlgh school bas many student-run ' ar. aniations that benafit aur sacety as a wMole, including an Envtronment Watch M1 PAGE 8 Treat our Indwith reMspect By Stephen G. Leahy Just recent ly, a United Nations graup vated Canada as tha 'most' desirable place ta live lrn the warld. Even without the UN's endprsement, Most ai us I eel proud and grateful that we are Canadians., .There la m uch ta be proud ai and grateful for, including the vast and varied', landscapa wa call Canada Fram the uncounted rivers and lakes, ta the' miles ai sea caast, ta the e'ndlas s plains, ta the enarmous tracts aiforasts, ta the hugn emptiness *ai the tundra ý-- thîs a caunjtry that la Imipassible ta lully camp rehend. SVist. varlad ad wilid, Canada ls consldered by many pepple ai other -nations ta have the last real wlderness an the face ai the earth. Large areas ai our country are unscarred by roads or any other construct .by man. This ls not the case anywhera aIse, aven the green, sea' af the Amiazon ralnforest, -s now criss-crossed by roads. We, too, thlnk af aur-.Canada, and aspeclally the no ai pure' watar, clear forests; ail unsulliadI hand aiclvillzation. We believe thad birthright as Canadie and anjoy this puri wlildernessA ut ur-ci have tha sanie opport Recant -studies notanlakes -ý- by f bat planes and kiiomtras tram i davelopmaint -- show contamination by tt mathylmarcury. Over ai the iish sampledec lavais. Thase lavais, - toxîc '"ta Iiah-eatinç anImais, lIncludlngI cause? Marcury ramn. ý Lîke ýýacId rain, dumped Into the malnly by amokastaci continent. The ýmajor sourc mercury are tram thi garbaga in munMcpàl and by- Industrli involvinq 'smalters production ai chiorina,. Once in theý atmo Roads de.liver To the Editor: Re: 'ProVlnrô ta respond ta petitian agalnst freeway kink,' Free PrsApril 5, 1992. Rob Burgess does not- represent ail the residents ai Brooklin ln his effort ta canvince, the government ta build the 407'llnk ln, somebady else's backyard. Living 800 m etres tram 'the prapased ink and juat over a kiometre tram the technically- preferrad 407 route, I shudder at tha thought af the noise, pollution,- lncreasad local traff le and Industrial davelopmant that the hlghwaywll bring. But, 1, cannot, ln gqr conscience,7 condann the buid( ai the road. I amn a consumer. The mulk, shoas, cars, wallpaper and evarything g e 1neetom~ann my standard ai living, corne ta, Whtby by road. ln tact, 1 prabably' would not live in this communfty dl ht were not for the highways- that Dassthraugh it. Whitby would not be the sanie'-vtal, well-serviced cammunity wfthôut thern. Most peapié rely an roads ta get them ta wVdvk. ln .planning 'new routes, the government i q~e~ ffil in iÉ OLWJlkbisJepqI j _ want fast, raliable-tran and from 'aur Jcobs YW huge variety c- i: services. 'And 1we .An fraadam ta jump m1bo ,drive, ewey tran> t îho bustle. AIl-,thasp hing' aur right an'f cour ,thani et the iowest pas1 Roada deliver., UnI, willingta/change our wwI equira more -i theni Ytthe Idea oai arw -U hgI1Way..sii th dastroy wldlife. Il wl t,'armland. Ilf Mr. Burge preventtha link, ha w ta support h co-p reta twh dlaims esidents s50 daleat the 40V407-linF b. attackng the-ca prablem -- ur .ovar-, on the autambile.. Whan housing is ir aiready .deveiopad ar transit cen, satis transportation'needsJ urbani sprewl would aih Tawn money -- roa( police protection, ara MEK PAGE 8 orth, as a land mercury' eventually returns ta aarth tn air, endls whan it raina or snows. The run-iff by the, rough accumulates the marcury id the bottom ai! ponds and, lakas,. wh ich i t hs Oaur gats into amall organisma that'ara !ans ta inharit eatan by largar anasandws on. ae, untouched Andit Just, isnWt'.mercury thatla I ,hildrôn, wiIl not foulino aur» waters. A ra cante report rtunity. released by Enviranmant' Canada Ot remote stated the tollowlng:.- gýnassiblea anly -e Thara ýare . 360 diflarant Jhundrada ai chamicai confaminants datacted ln. any human the Great LaIýes. vhi! h levais aof Over 25-etoxlc chemicals. have oxic arganlo bean,,lound.In Beluiga whales ln thé' 9r 0 per, cent St. Lawrence. (Some daad Belugas aontainad hlgh mua beAdisposad aifas toxicowasté over tima, are as a.rasuft.) Irds ýand,' - Peicida .contamination has iumans.- The bean founid'in Wells tramh P.E.l.. ta marcury ,la -,F'Rh wIth Aumours andbirds atmosphera born-ý,with, croiWadbis, caus'ed t"y ,ka across tha taxii ns Intha wýýatar aïabecamlngý >mare camman.' ,ces ai this The report concludes, Iln a ae buming af typical gavemmental lack ai reai d incinarators concern, 'that ,,these, Iacfs aIll proces suggast that humnan haalth may b., adtha 'inljeôpardy. This la what, wa.,,have done ta isphere.,,tha- aur ,watar In the past 125_yaara.ý r nWhat la ýhappening ta aur atmosphara? ,Wlat , about the, ' ozone layer? How may ail ai this -affect the, food' we eàt?, What__ abo ut certain specias.ai birds and animais,.and wild tiowera that ara becorning-,«itlnct 'tastar than we ca n codunt theTsa eai ruits :f the 125-yaars there, has - bean a 'Canada.- spratiain ta 'Wlehava abusad the land, e 'ldemand a waters, plants and animais af this gôoda and country for 125 yaars, sa how can isist on, the we be proud, ai this *anniveisar - Our cars andý How? -- By. resolving ta act on the, > ýhustle and- knowlaee. we now ýhava and ;s we se" as treating this- tremandous - country rse,' we -want we- liva ln with respect, gratitude ssibla cost. anda reai concern.for tha lutura las wa are cansaquencas ai auractions., way afIdlie, O-ur pride, should'spring..tram and mare ai aOur recognition-and, response ta, the tact .that wa 'are part ofaia othar, super- complex wab af ife. And in-tha' Irough, ,the- knowle'dga '-that each raction- we me., Il wlll taka has a. direct, impact. on, the I wpe -Ott naturell sysatam we are part, ai. And as wants ta that- an ecosystam, a watarshedor ould do welI a p-olnd ,ha s an' inherent . right.- ta' subsidized axisl. And'that wa ýtake tram aur, iuses ha land onily what wa lna'ed ta survive- datest. Ta opn -- and 'this taking la dona 'with k., ha should utmast care and deap gratitude. tuse af the Canada waan't almtea -dpendanca rugged wildarness 1?5 years ago, nor ls R today. tis, and hs lwy ritensified, ln been, more like a rare and delicata res, public fiower,* once _,pluckad, will1 neyer ly -ý,Many bloom -again. This end ta Only whan wa hava laarnad ta âo sava the lvehhta great land, can wa da, sewers, take'rîeal pîride, liwhed ehave afready in accamplished. Opinions expressed are t1bose of the author. gr Êt* - - - - - - - ý - - - - - - - - - - ax%*ÎA 7-7-- ---7, ý;7_Z7Ml- M, 77,"77.'-*M"ý -,«."",ý",.,ý".ý,»,,,,,ý =-I', ý , = 71,11ý- u j-!t' 7:U7----7-ýziA-' 77, ý , - ý -IMM- ý"b Cý,ý To the editor...