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In April 4, Laura Ami Kalinski was killod crossing the street near the Lynde Shores Conser- vation Area. The nine-year-old girl was kil- led instantly when she was struck by a car.. Whitby regional councillor MarcelE'runélle says that a number of options s3hould be con- sidored.1 «We want Wo move as soon as possible,' he said in. an inter-» view. At a Région works commit- tee meeting on April 18, council directed staff Wo present a report in early May., Brunelle said ho received a At Heber Down Anglers aim for prizes The Central Lake Ontario Consovation Authority wMi host its sixth annual Streami Angling Prize Day at Hleber Down Conservation Area on Saturday, April 29,9 a.m. Wo 3 p.m. The ovont is designed for the oxperienced sud novice sugler. First-, second- sud thid-place prizes wiIl be awarded for the heaviest rainbow trout, with random draws being held for al regfistered participants. Trhe Durham Region Anglors Assoiation will demonstrate various fishing techniques sud answer.suy questions throughout the day. .Admission is free with donations being accepted Wowards the improvoments of Hlebor Down Conservation Area. For more information, cail the authority at (905) 579-0411. letter from, a concerned parent, saying that something should be done mn the area. "They wanted to make sue other kida go home with their fish" said B1runelle, who said he was very s3haken b the tragedy. Options considered include lowering speed limits Wo 50 kil- ometres per hour, placing 'no parkcing' si npacingwarning sýgnsorii anga bDareron tlýesideof therad Brunelle siai that there is a similar barrier now constructed on the Scugog Lake causeway, which doesn't allow people Wo The RoS of Durhamn, a young parents' support service, is seeking voumteers Wo provide on-site child care for infants sud toddlers while their parents are 'involved in educational programs. The program runseiéther 9:30 Wo 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 W t 3:30 p.m. For further information, cali Sandy at 432-3622 on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. dash across the street without 1He further said that people wantmng tW flh i the area should park their cars in the parking lot provided. This may reduce the risk of accident by clearing the shoulders of vehi- clos. Bruneile said most members of council seem willing Wo take im- modiate action. 'That gave me a lot of encouragement that somo- thing will happen," he said. Fire set at vacant home A fire at a 300 Henry St. house Saturday*evening causod about $15 000 damnage. The deliberately-set blaze at the abandoned residence,, on Henry at Dunlop Street, was reportod Wo the Wbitby f»r department around 7:40 p.m. Two or three childron, doscri- bed as about aged 12, were seen running from the scene. Police are investgating. Legal advice wanted on. DBIA issue PROM PAGE 1 'itted againt each other and I don't thmk* the problems will be resolved by accusing each otherYý 8avage challenipd deputy- mayo JoeDrurmm ssuggestion that the majority of members who voted Wo rescind the DBIA were professionals, while the majority of those supporting it were merchants. (Ail downtown businesses, whether retail or professional within a speciflc area, belong to the DBIA sud must pay a special tai which is used Wo improve the downtowns appearance sud tW sponsor promotions aimed at «I don'tthix it reprsnsthe profesoonals again. the retai- lers» Savage countered. q say that professionals want get r'dof it, but the majority o the board is made up of retailers." Anderson, publisher of the Wihitby Free Press, also defended the referendum process. «I believe it was' as fair as possible and done i a democra- tic way,' he said. 'lhose who did not express a view either chose not Wo or did not care.7 Anderson rejected arguments that the narrow seven-vote mar- gin in favour of disbanding the HALF PRICE BOOKS BUY + SELL+ TRADE DBIA was afar cry from the 85 f«r cent who signed a petition lst year to mporar ily rescind thesipeial DBIA ley 'Thiat was W put he taxi aboyance for two years. If council haî acted thon, we would not b. here today,' ho said. (Despite receiving a rtitio signed by 85 par cent o DBA mombers, council voted Wo retain bath the association sud the tai. However, council agreed Wo set up a mechanism for direct elec- tion of the proviously council- appointed management board.) Anderson claimed the rela- tively low response Wo the refer- enduma was a signal that people on both sides of the issue are "fed Up' with the current situa- tion. «Those who want Wo keep the DBLA goinq; are propping upa dead horse, he said,andlcalled on council W « give this boast a decent funeral' so that advocates of a merchanta' association, for example, «can get on with the But until council repeals the DBIA bylaw, «nothînag can replace it,» Anderson noted. «Put thé DBIA out of its misery sud put the downown on a positive track.' Although not a business owner, Porcins is on the board by virtue of a downtown business having designated her as its representative. She, o dismissed compari- sons Pbetw;een the referendum sud last year's petition cam- «htwas learly not a refer- "ALL-GREEN" SOD GROWERS LTD. 725-9674 e 263-2213 <Specîalizing in 1000/ Kentucky Bluegrass since 19 62) ondum vote. No one at that time was asked if they wsut the DBIA Wo exist,' said Perkins. "It was just tW put it i aboyance for two years. It was a breathg spacebleing asked for, not dissolution." According tW Perkins, opposi- tion ,Wtothe DBIA cornesim a variety of forms. ."Some people look at the finsu- cial statements and see 65 par cent of the' budget spent on administration,»"she noted. "Thon there are those who look at $700,000 spent in the asat five years sud wonder where it's gone?" Businesses located on .the fringes of the DBIA geographical boundaries «feel thieir pockets are baing picked Wo the benfit of others,' Perkins said. Rgardless of therproa feelings,, council has no choice buttW sppr it the board's ýfil satisfied that the refer- endum was conducted in a fair and open manner, councillor Marcel Brunelle, could not sup- port its conclusion. Brunelle, council's reprseta- tive on the DBIA board warned against rushing into a decision without g-etting a legal opinion sud speaing tWthe merchants themselves. "One of the thinga council did right was Wo have su elected board'» he said. "nJ'e merchants had f'aith that the people who were elected would make it bot- ter. Even the people who- were opposd (to the DBLA) voted in favour (referendum) because they thouet the new board work Wo c hange it. However, the board chose Wo use the referendum result as a mandate Wo disbsud it, Brunelle said. But rather than do away with the DBIA, Brunelle called on the board Wo review the commenta made on the referendum ballots sud use them as a guide Wo impVILg the downWown. Inrecalling opposition Wo the DBA levysuad-the demand for an elected board, councillor Don Mitchell noted that «nover was the concept sud validity of the DBIA"chalIenged. "We are, still left with the arguenin rview that the concept is a vahd one,'»Le smmd. But Mitchell has.littie faith in the effectivenes of a voluntary merchants' association sud said Brooklin business ownors are struggling Wo keep their orai- zation afloat. He said the board itself can opt not Wo do anything for three years. «It's clearly in their mandate notWspend money.'Lot peoople pay no DBIA tax sud experience wvhat services that will entail,' he said. «After thre ears people will gt a bott eeln for it sud will now if thoresn'ot*to mis. Then turning the table on Anderson, Mitcell added, "Ths horse, despite years of flagrant beating is not da et.' 'The horse is definitely fil, but not at the outhanasia. stage. I don't agree we should shoot it," said councillor Judi Locngfield, who proposed the recommenda- tion. She admitted that council could be Wold it has no options, but said the imprtance of the issue warranted futer study. Councillor Shirley Scott, who prior Wo her election was instru- mental in the anti-DBIA patition camnpaign, said she prefers a volUntary association with no effstablished boundaries sud a dis- continuance of the mandaWory tai. Although ho did not know what the board will do now, Savage rejected Mitcholl's sug- gestion of a zero budgcet. "To me thatwould be anega- tive option,' he said. "It wouldbe undemocraZtic for us Wo do that when the majority of those who votod wsutod somthing else.7 .Savage aise predicted that downWown businesses would thrive if free of the DBIA sud its msudatory tai. «More than $700,000 in addi- tional taxe have been taken out of smalI businesses' budgets,' ho said. 'Tm firmly of the bolief that if there was no DBIA tomorrow, the downWown would prospor. People say businessos have sur- vived in spite of it.' ENJOY the UNIQUENESS of COUNTRY MARKET SHOPPING every SATURDAY & SUNDAY Free Parking 0 Free Admissionf 0 Antiques a Crafts 0 Vegetables a*Woodwork etc... etc. ... etc.< SAT. 9to 5; SUN. 10Oto 5 THICKSON ROAD North of Tauniton 655-3331