WHIB REEMPrlEM ~WEDNESDAY, AUGUSr 1,19921 PAGE 8 Stepsl taken- t~Op, CHANDRA HUNTER ,shows'off the material 250 students from across Canada invýolved in she received at the second annual'.Student the conference. Commission in Ottawa. Humter was one of Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Press Whi6tby tudent part, of commission FR OM PAGE I nesâ leaders .at à a ,news con- ferènce at Canada.House.. Individual partici'pants also present them to their localI MPs, say~s Hunter.' The goverument 1seems to h. listening. Hunter says ail *or Ç arts of 15 -recommendations om last year's commission were, made into law. «One of the thinga we sugges- tedwas to have a national stu- dent " exchange program - we thought it wouid neyer happen, but they did it.» Major recommendations this year include:> "setting national standards for education and French immer- sion proras, to make them the same ail across Canada. "There were a lot of French people titis year... and a lot of people couldn't communicate, -notes Hunter.', * ,teaching-students about the other cultuTres that make up Canada from an early age - "if pecopie understand the other cul- tures, they won't have anything to be prejudiced about.» * putting Imore, emphasis on bilingualism everywhere li the country. * lm:proving communication bten aIl Canadians "because when you communicate, that's when you start to understand.» The Town of Whitby lu -taing on Nick Gulencbjhn' propertyat the northwest corner of Taunton Rd. and Garden.St. Gulenchyn's property la floo- ded whenever there lus heavy rainfail, and flooding lu' worse thlu summer due to abundant rainfail. Flooding, occurs when runoff from, the ýneighbouring Town works yard spill s through ,a berm separating the two' properties. Part of the problem is due to a catch basin grate often blocked with garbage, so the runoif can't reach the storm sewer. Whitby- mayor Tom Edwarde says the Town 15 cleaning the grae while operations centre dià rer ed Rule is Planning further measures to soive the problem.' qI regret~ very much* the pro- blems affecting titis gentlenxaft (Gulenchyn),' says Edwards. «We're trylng od what we can to remed thesiuation.» Edwardssala the Region bas, to deali with drain e rblems9 onthe south aide of Tauntomý Subdivision construction there had recently blocked the, storm sewer. oltîo~ < «ne Péini olo fe drainage, fin told, on the south aide,» says Edwards., ,Gulenchyn had said repeated attempta to have, Town and Rgon officiai stop the flooding hadgone nowhere., Edlwards admits he was con- tacted and had arranged that'a Town official look after the pro- blem but that the remedial work' coulcfnot be done immediatelyé (up. DURHAM DODGE. CHRVSL *giving natives self-govern- ment and' the means to imprv their situation. poe The conference was sponsored bTG Magazine, the National ýapi Commison, the Optim- lat Club and Rockwell Canada. 1FREE. *When you buy 5 tickets at the regular price OFFER EXPIRES - OCTOBER 6/1992. Offer not vaid on Sundays. ~TIS oupn ~vald 0<9 192 eno 0, cSm«ot*b ofTb4w Ul W amy 1w ofl«, wi s abi c o ewitbouno9w. NEWHISTORICAL FEATURE in the *Whitby Free. Press I.What industriat building had- been inoperation for more than 140 years ,when it' ceased, operations.,this, year? 2.What Toronto buildings were desiq.ned by thesamne architects that designed the Ontario County Court House, ( now the Whitby, Centennial. Building)? 3. Who was Whitb'à Iongest- serving mayor in its 137 years as a town? 4.Whatnoted figure from Whitby'shistory was born 200 years ago, thisyear? Ans wers on Page,15 This feature provldAd by 'RcARIW. DO YOU ýHAVE A BROKE.N ýWIl IVJHIBY AUTO VV specialiq GLASS. For blanket coverage of ALL the honm andlor businessosln Whtb D to sebebtd aes only, cal! 1h ,.f you didr notget af!yewhkch l s'edforfui, dirmtioni give us acal. *BrookINniD1A Pharmacy WBrooklin, Ashbum, .R.# 1 &2) *Corporation of, the Tlownof Whtby É ail urban homes) * llan North (ReiMax Summit (selected home*s) * ndrew Wbood' (NRS Realty One mc.-) (Broolîn, Ashburn)' :-.