jAGjsy The only Whitby Newspaper ownecf and' operated by, Whîtby resîdents for Whitby residents!1 Pblise vey ednesday by 677209 Ontario Inmc. at 131 Wro t.N, Whitby, Ontario. Li N 5S1 Phone 668-6111 Toronto Line 427-1834 Doug Anderson - Publishert < Maurice Pither - Editor Alexandra Martin - Production Manager 2nd Glass Postal Registration #05351 Nothin g to dod To the, Editor: 1 arn wriling ln 'response ta the recont two-part coiumn, wrttan lby Staphýn Leahy, about teenagers.> Tphewrlor af this. latter'.lé' obviously. a very- thoughtful, considarate persn who' likes teenagers wad a -change). it would be nica taO have someona like this gentleman maklng dacisions that affeCc ur children,. maybo thon thora would b. samothing for them >ta do ln Whilby., 1, 100, arn very concerned about teenagers. ÃŽ. have- searched oui things for, my teenagers ta do ln Whitby, to no avail. f thoy are not ln organizod sparts, Which is nol overy teenagers cup aot tea, and, in somo cases,,100 expansive for parants, thon they ara lat oui 0f ovorything. i ýrocently phaned the new mufti-million dollar roc centra on Rossland Rd., thinking thora would be something constructive for teenagers thora, but 1 was, disappointod., k seoms they hava aven been forg allen thora. Thora is nothing for them thora until they re-ch the ripe aId age of 18. What are thoy tada in'the meantime? Roam the streels, 1 supposa. i don't thlnk people hava thoughl mhuch about how badly-Wa treat aur teenagers. Whon they waik into mails, they -are treated like shopiflaers and followed around; they are conaiantly beln pulled aver by the police, or suC things as standing talking ta, their friands at a corner or a park. When they do decide ta stay ln the parks, the rasidents close t( gel up in arms and ,chased out; they 'are when they boardbuse evon givon a hard lin because of-the way th choose ta have thoir hi sohool are given a becausa 0f their vlews 'sensitive' subjocts. This conaiant harra judgmenl muai be a gre some and, ln some w held parti y rasponsiblo the vandalism we r which 18 broughl on lb and crying out for ailei ta make teenagers vie in a very negative wa can b. very dangerous. Teenagers have mai doal with alroady, witt adding 10 Iheir pres many 0f us had la deE pushors ln high sohools, AIDS and many olhg things that teenagers n cope wIth on a daily1 mayj 1 say they are dei amirably and coping real pressures in a VE way. They should be app cniticuzed and left everything. We ff somethlng for aur teena Sa what ff some express themselvos i outrageous cloihes and Benealh their masks, ti kids , looking for accq respct. Let us Needless spendinc To the Edltor: Recently, I received my income tex rofund and, wilh R, easi! of -paperannouncing th.e'Naw Govemnment ai Canada Cheq us: 1 have no probiem wih the govennment rodesigning their choquas (ospecielly f it's for security pupses), buldo have a problem witrhthe axpanse Involved in lannouncing' il. 1 don't know the exact coaita have il printed, but f each slip were ta cost aven j ust ana cent ta Parnt, the total cost wauld stili be 1lgb, .considering 1he numnber probably printed (afthough I co-ordinate a lot ai printing for the company that 1 manage, Ik 18 naval In these volumnes). For instance, fflive million people ec received Ibis notice (ce. 20 par cent ai aur population), the total cost would b. $50,000 (et ana cent each). In reelity, itlis highl ikely that 1h. number ai people receivinp this notice was even higher as it seeme il was sent ta .veiyone recelvln GST or pension choques, etc. during the les few months, and Rk 18 qut. osil thathe cost perpiece was hlgber than my estimete.1the place Is four-colour, printed bath sids). In short, when are aur gùvemme M edministrators (In this case ioderai, but it appimes ta al le vais) golng ta roalize cannai (morelly, should public funds needlossly. 1 lice most pople pnablem shenng the SkE PAGE 3.f Do the parks have them -eglared ai s, some are ne ai sohool iay' drossor air; others ai hard time ion different asment and 'sal $train on ay, muai be for $orne of Viw pointw * Water ýconserv ation: Untappedý issue 'of the 6'green' movement By Rich Krechowlcz ea about, W. Canadians talc. our wator y frustration for granloed. Wa assume thal we n«Ion. k has will aIways bu able ta turn on the w us aduts tep and thal water will always b. ay and thal thora - cdean, abundant and, ~y ting ta aboyea ai, inexponsive. With 18 par ny ting to cent aof the warld's fresh walor et lhout adults aur doorstep, why would we lhink sures. How any different? ai with drug For a people olhorwise Wel ;the fear af informad about environmentai or dreadful mattons, w. Canadiens are lusi earn ta surprisIngly Ignorent and basis? And complaent about wiger. W. ailn Rih it cannot afford ta continue ta liv. wi% hnany undor the delusion of a batamrless Dry positive Weil. Canadians rivai only the leauded, not Amoricans for being thoewanld's out ai largost users - and westers - of nust f ind weler. ln Durham Region, we gars ta do. reflact national trends: we usa about 420 litres per day par persan teenagers on average. Compare thedtot wy wearing countrias that use as litîle as 12 1hair styles. litres par day par capite. hoy are just Our consumplion is increasing. ptance and For the lirai lime ln Durham s give tbem Reglon, waler retloning was imposed ln Pickering and Afax in Juna 1988. R was viewed by most M. Murray as a temporary inconvanionca., By August 1991, the problomn wasn't just 'summar use: ' I. Naturel Rosources Minister Bud Wildman announced a new provincial wator conservation 1t h a they inhiiaive ta eachieve a zero not) spen Increese In watar use by the yaar 1 2001i Conservation is now et the B, have no heert 'of 1h. provincial waten cost of eificioncy stralagy. Why do we use and waste so much waterc. First ai ail, Canadian waier rates are among the iowasl ln the world. Because waiar' is Inaxpensivo, we tend ta tlnk wa hava lots of il. Amaricans pay à bout double aur raies. and Europearis pay about four limes more. We're gelting a bargainl Environmonlal groups such as Greenpeace have caiiod for incroased water rates ln ordor ta refloot ils rosi vaiue. The Ontario govornmonl roconlly arînounced that kIlwas preparedta examineaa new. pricing structure for wator. Translaie that mbo increasos in waier raies. .Highor wator rates would do much ta, encourage conservation, as well as providing the necessary capital ta rohabilittateoaur water deliver infrastructure. Environ- ment Canada estimatas that this cost may be as hIghý as $8 ta 10 million ln the nex t tan years. Durham -Rogian's utilily manager dlaims thae aven a 10 par cent cut ln waior, use wuld go a long way la roIvieýng the pressure to expand exiaiing pi anis. In 1991, municpalitles spant somo $1.7 billion on water purification and waste waior. cleanup -- hree limes the 1980 tab. For the time being, wa can reasonabl1 expeci thai waior pOIlcy and conservaion will not meore a burnlng Issue. ln the short lerm, the delivary af waier is a monay-maker, and polticIens are rather hesitent ta cul revenues by suggesling ta consumors thai t hey cult their, waier buis. We aiso know thai political leadership waits until the issue' reaches crisis proportions before action is taken. Furthermore, the onorgy and environmontai caass0f wator and sowage treatment' has been ovorshadlowad « by the concemn for the purity of aur drinklng waier. Tho more wator we consume, the more anergy and chemnicals needed ta treati k. The skçyrocketing sales 0f water purifficalion devices and' botled waler Indicaies thai consumners hava takon matters Int their own hands. In August, 1991, reglonpl chair Gary Horrema steted thai <wator) conservation -bogins. ai home and that' governmoit should Inveai ln 'o"ducation, nOt consuitant. While these comments saund encouraging, the facl remains Ibat the ýwatar shortage problems' ln Durham continue ta b. vlowed and deait wilh ln typical fasion: quick fix.-, To'increase s 9pp1y, by proposing ta bulid a new$6 million tramornt facility ln Ajax Is fundementally fiawed. Just as we thought the answor ta enorgy shortagos in the 70s was incresed supply, wa are now .repeating the. same mfistake with wator. Hardi y enyono ,Is -looking ai the damanid sida of the equation serlously. >Evon If building' a new treaitment facility ln Ajax',' could stand on ils awn monits, the hgh. levais of tritium -conlaminalion'In Ajax's present wator supply sho uld bu reason onough la question the sense In subjocting aurselves ta the inherent heelth risks.- lnaieed of .the typicel responsa SE EPAÃ"E 35 - E the editgp.. Projects help residents to help themselveS. To the. Editor: Copyof letter ai Minister ai Houslng Evelyn Giganles and Ministor ai Community and Social Services Marlon Boyd. Re: Durham Rogional Acceas ta' Permanent HousIng p' ectê. Doar Ms Gigantes and Ms Boyd: Witha. provincial doficit mast certain ta surpass the $10 billion mark this year, culbacks In social services are inavitable. Whet we as an arganizetion are puzzled about ls the govérmmant's tergals to reduce iunding. At 1hlswriting, à ls still uncler as ta whethor iunding will b. continued for the provlnce-wlde Accoss ta Permanent -Housing proj ects. The local Durham Regionel Access ta Permanent 'Housing committee is admirabystlvlngr ta ensure that such lunding for its uv.e direct ,s 'ervice projects -conïtinues, and we, as anoiher 'local arganization, offer'them, aur full, Ifispo ta Impassble for those ln 'the sacieV work profession'ta romain untouched the lb"lck ai permanent, .effordable and adequele housing,0 ta quote committee chair Joan Skelton. Vet haw laeit possile thet such vital programs as, Housing Ijelp Durhem, the John Howrd Ac"~s Program iand others. lace' an uncertain future while, -for exemple, a proposaita spend. $4 million.on blnulhighwey slgns has-been acceptod?. As social -workors, w. are* wol mware thal aur existence, was borne oui af the nead ta bridge the gap between the, naeds ai aur clients and thé Inabiflty of varlous systemsta luIflIsucb needa. Howeven, tis constant battIs ta advocete for "basic . necessities" while other lese crucial prajocts', are supported, Ieads one ta question the abîlity ai those ln power to lui comfprehend 'the ,developmontelly behdicapped, lb. single mothens, the eldenly and the hameleas yautb. Whether- helping clents ta search for permanent hausing,' empowenment,* aperate -ta assist certain mamburs ai our community ta help thomnselves.- In a, rocent' press conferenco, OAPSW president Sandra Campbell nespandod -ta 1h. Preiers -economc- address and asked thet he'- nol aliaw the gavernment tai, "compromise aur most Important rosourcos -- the pplaiOntariiono the saeeoa oca omplicy. If a community-besed pragrem that enables 1he less fartunate ta obtein hausing should fail victim ta the 'budgetary axe, il la unfartunsely. aur "most Important resources who will pay the price., organmzingwon<snops ta saucate the community or oelvocaling wtb, Charle Narrls, presidont landiords, j he prqjécis in Durhamn Ontarlo Assciation of are not.croaling depandancy in ils, Proioesonal Socil lWorkrs, k* recýients bu%-basedon emodelofr. - -Durham Reeho fi