:1:iji:i:p'IuJ: i]iiii~whlty Fiee Pros, Wednesdayl'Auiqust 9, 199,Pp Whitby oa tilantdeath penalt By Mike Kowalski Even lier own brother's murder has not been enougli to alter a Whitby woman's view of capital punishment. Former Durham Board of Education trustee Tanya Gulliver remains opposed to the deatli penalty despite the recent losa of lier youngest brother to tragic circumstances. In a letter to the editor whicli appears in today's Free Press, Gulliver reiterates lier long-lield opposition to capital punishment even in the wake of lier brother's murder on July 8. Tyler Gulliver, 23, was illed after an argument lie lad with another man during a lieuse party in Peterborougli turned violent. According to 'Peterboroughi police, the assailant first stabbed Gulliver with a knife and then stabbed two ether men wlio tried to disarm him. William * Snape, 31, of Peterboroughi, was charged with first-egre murder and two counts of attempted» murder and is currently in custody awaiting a bail liearing on Aug. 15. In lier letter, Gulliver admits to briefly "fantasizinýg" about Tyler's kçiller being executed, but after further consideration she realized that this would serve no purpose. "It's true that our crimirnal justice systemlias many fiaws and must be re-exaniined,"' Gulliver writes. "I do not agree, liowever, tha t reinfroducing the death penalty is Hocey parent se.eks ans wr FR OM PAGE 1 "But I think money is siplioned from liouse league for the others and rd like to see a complete financial breakdown," lie said. 4 Athougli le had been doing a slow hurn over the cost of registration fees for the past three years, it was not until last yearls annual meeting that Walcliuk attempted ta get answers to bhis questions. Fees for the 1994-95 season liad increased ta $235 from $220 for tliose taking advantage of the aryregistration special. Those wlio could net pay early saw the regular fee jump to $25 fromn $235. "I went ta the (annual) meeting at Whitney Hall and asked about the reason for the increase," said Walcliuk. 'They kept saying it was the cost of ice time, the cost of this, the cost of that...costs, costs, costs," lie said. "I asked to see the books because I thouglit tlie costs liad gone up too mucli and tliey were charging too mucli, but I couldn't get them." Walcliuk said WMHA treasurer AI Westcott told him the association would refund a portion of the registration fee if "too mucli money" was collected. But neither Westcott nor former president Mike Brousseau offered ta go over the association's recordsà with him, Walcliuk said. "They put out a financial report for everything lumped together, but wliere is it for house league?" lie asked. "Last year I let it go, but this year, wlien I s'aw-tlie rates go up again, I said Tliats it, this is too mucli.' (The registration fee for the 1995-96 season was $260, payable by July 15. For those paying before April 8, the fee was $245.) "When I saw the fee for this year and I saw tlie $27,000 (surplus), I knew this was not riglit." According ta the treasurer's report, the WMIIA liad $529,796 in receipts ini 1994-95 with the buik ofit coming from $3 19,835 ini registration fees. Other sources cf inceme included* $79,500 for those playing at the representative- level and. $45,814 in sponsorships.. With $517,303 in expenses, the WMHA finished the year with a $12,492 surplus. But wlien combined with a $14,500 surplus from the- previous year, the association was $26,993 in the black as of April 1. "I figure there sliould have been a minimum $50,000 surplus from house league alone, not just the $27,000 overail," said Walcliuk. "I think it's gone ta subsidize the *Carson Wagonlit Travel (selected apts) others." Walcliuk bases his calculations on the number of children playing hockey (approximately 1,250 last season) and his knowledge cf the type cf expenses involved from liaving been active in tlie Whitby Men's Hockey League. Walcliuk is past-president cf that organýzation. ni could be 100 per cent wong and maybe tliey do h ave everything justified, but I don't believe it," lié said. "I hear parents complain every year. I know r'm net the only one." Association treasurer Westcott declined te comment and referred The Free Press te president Peter Lang. Past-president Brousseau recalled discussing the matter with Walcliuk, but also preferred that Lang speak for the WMHA. "I 1.derstand wliere he's (Walcliuk) coming from, but that would mean someone would have te de a special breakdown and that's up ta Peter," said Brousseau. However, Brousseau insisted that lieuse league liockey is. net subsidizing the other levels. He also does net believe it te be a "senious concern" cf ether parents. "Te my knowledge there's been ne fermal request that we keep track of coes separately,"M said Lang, wlio was net aware of Walchluks discussions with Brousseau and Westcott. "Seven, eiglit years ago ffiere was ne question that lieuse league was subsidizing the rep pregram, but net new," lie said. "I can assure you that lieuse league doesn't subsidy the others." Lang recalled that lie brouglit up the same issue himself about 10 years ago and "we raised rep fees ad a resuit." Lang explained that players at the representative and select levels are assessed additional fees, but it is dene on a team, rather than on an individual, basis. "Fer example, we will assess a rep team $3,500 extra for ice and it's the responsibility of tlie team as ta liow they want ta pay it," lie said. "Tliey can assesa it ta the playerg or liold fundraising events." Lang also defended this year fee hike even in liglit cf the association's apparently liealthy financial condition. "Wlien you don't have reserves and'you comùeita luforeseen ceets, you could have problems," lie said. For instance, the association is attempting ta "build a little fund" te cushion the blow of increased ice codas that will came about as F-or blanket coverage of ALL the homes and/or busînesses in Whitby OR to selected areas only, oel thle WHITBY FREE PRESS - 668-6111. If you did not get a fiyer which is isted for full distribuion, give us a cail. the resuit of Town council's plan for additional ice facilities in Whitby, Lang said. "There will be fee increases in '96 for the likeliliood cf the arena expansion and there are always other thinga that can come'up," lie added. House league convener Steve Meek lias some sympathy with Walchluks concerna, but aise feels the executive,. particularly Westcott, have done a "good job" over the years. "Wliat rve run into as a convener for one age group, and whicli Ive moved up year by year as- my son pregressed, are comments from parents with both points ef view," said Meek. "House league feels they're subsidizing other levels and the other levels feel tliey're subsidizing lieuse league," lie said. "I can't factually say one way or the other that there is a problem ... but then Ive neyer seen a breakdown." However, Meek noted that parents of representative players "get hit 'with a heavy cost. "I find it difficuit ta believe that lieuse league is supporting them." An3 accountant by profession, Meek said hé hlas applied lis own knewledge of booekkeeping ta the WMHA records J# lias seen. "From the dig l*ng rve, done and putting it ta a pýlusibility test, in my opinion, the problem that some parents think eista doesn't eist," lie said. lI haven't found that. te, be the. case, but then rve neyer seen a set of financial statements that weuld clear it up." StiR, Meek lias 'ne reason te suspect anything untoward. . "Being in lieuse league, I would have a vested interest in saying that." Bird's remains are found rnmail siot The remains of a stolen emu were dumped througli a mail siot at the Brooklin post ýoffice semetime Friday or Saturday. Police say a customer -found wliat appeared ta be an animal stomacli and bleod in a postal box at the 2 Price St. office. The grisly find was taken toaa Baldwin Street man, who identified it as wliat was left of an emu lie lad earlier reported stolen. Durliam Regienal Police are investigating. Local girl attack.ed Police are loeking for a suspect after a 15-year-old Wbitby girl reported being sexually assaulted early Monday morning at an Oshiawa niglitclub. The Nichol Avenue teen tald police she was at The Regent with friends around 1:10 a.m. -wlien a man approaclied lier and asked if she wanted ta dance. After bis offer was refused, the " Appraisals ~ On Spot " Repairs - 3 Days " Remodelling 211 Brook St. S., Wh itby man forced lier over ta a darkened corner of the club and sexually assaulted lier while dancing close, she said. He assaulted lier furtlier before witnesses realized wliat was going on and came ta lier rescue, police say, causing lier attacker ta fiee. He's described as black, six feet, with dreadlocks, wearing a denim shirt and blue pants. 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