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Page 2. Whltby Free Press, Wecinesday, August 23, 1995 Miltchell to FROM PAGE 1 market rates or assist them," lie said. Mitchell said the "moat sensible" The Home Depot is rolling up its aleeves tu support the Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada at the first annual Home Depot Communityr Day te be held Friday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. te, 4 p.m. at The Home Depot at 1700 Victoria St. E. Whitby. -Helping Canadian ids help themmelves, this comnxunity- based special event will take place at ail 17 locations of the The Home Depot across Canada. The team of youths will work together with Home Depot staff memibers, ail of whom are trained experte in their field. The boys and girls will receive basic training in the principles of carpentry by option would be the former, but he did not expect that te receive mucli support from the user groups. SWhitby taxpayers, for example, will chip in $375,000 this year - $46.09 an hour - te subsidize ice building picnic tables froni scratch. The tables will be used at their local brandi of Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada. The community day activities marks the first anniversary of The Home Depot in Canada and will benefit the community by providing local youths with the opportunity to learn important life skills' and concepts such as planning, co-operation and seeing a project through te, completion. Come' and meet the store general manager, Ron Cleary and representatives and- youths from Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada. SAVE UP TO (firepiace insert Drop in and prevînew, prior to the sale! Firepiaces e Woodstoves - Chimneys - Accessories Wood e Oas e Electric - Corn and Pellets VERMONT CASTINGS - REGENCY e INSTAFLAME* WATERFORD HEAT 'N' GLO -, DUTCHWEST e EARTH STOVE WHITFIELD' force rentai costa. Without the fee hike, almost $300,000 more would be required te subsidize rentai rates at two new padig. Councilor Judi Longfield, parks and recreation department chair, imore hopeful than Mitchell that a deal can be struck with the private sector. "I think we couid reacli agreement with private concerns in the next few weeks," said Longfield. "They're (staff) negotiating fast and furjous," she said. While Longfield declined to identify the group(s) involved, she arena issue agreed with Mitchell on the main point of contention. "We're looking at the cost of ice time. Either we subsidize rates or pasa it on te, the players." Léongfield, who spent four hours at Iroquois Park last Tuesday talking with angzyparents at the annual lie-up for minor hockey registration, sympathized with their pliglit. She said inor hockey officiais should try an alternate method of registration, rather than * forcing people to, camp out for two days in the hope ofgrabbing one of the 198 available spots. However, Longfield admitted the most pressing problemn is a shortage of ice, but she cautioned that council's decision will not please everyone. ."Tm still getting calis from people who say don't increase taxes, their children do other things." A new downtown libraiy is also high on council's priority list, said Longffeld who bemoaned the probleme of a burgeoning population. "We're a growing commuinity and we can't keep up. We'donWt have the industrial base." e{ BROOKLLN}:*l Growth is exp ensive By Steve Leahy' I bats te say it, but the end of summer is coming fast. And in Brooklin, that means a lot of summer activities- such as basebaîl, lacrosse and gardening start te wind down and a whole bunch of new activities start up again. September has te, be one of the busiest and fastest months of the year. But lets not get ahead of ourselves too, much. Take advantage of the few warm August 'nights and erjoy a traditional corn roast and campfire. Talk te frienda and neighbours, about -what 'a wonderffiul summer this has been - and get ready for the fail. 49 PORTABLES.. NOT While Meadowcrest school yard iis being tom up for the sewage pipe t-unk lime - one wonders why that wasn't started at the end of June instead of Auguat - rumours about the number of portables te be plopped on top of the dirt vary from two te 29. There will defimitely be the odd new portable at Meadowcrest and St, Leo. But rather than getting a whole raft of them ail at once, they'll be added in opies and twos. For blanket coverage of ALL the homes and/or businesses in Whitby OR to selected areas only, oeil the Whitby Free Press - 668-6111. If you dicl fot get a flyer which islisted for ful distribution, give us a oeil. In a couple of years, there may well be something approacbing 29. But at least the sohools will get portables' te accommodate Brooklin's growing population. Other public places in Brooklin, such as the library, arena, community centre, tennis courts and so on will flot be getting 'portables' - nor new facilities. There wil be a nine-acre park in the new subdivision and perhaps there will be a bail diamond, and maybe a soccer field. But that is about it. In a couple ofyears, we'l l al feel the space crunch and lobby. for additional facilities - which we will aIl pay for. It bas become an established fact that new housing developments take tax dollars out of existing residents' pockets for the services and infrastructure (roada, police,- fire, garbage, rerationsi facilities, schools, etc.) they require. Studies by the University of Toronto and the provincial government show that while newcomers and developers pay taxes, lot levies and so on, this does flot cover the full cost' of servicing a new development. The rest of the residents bave te pay and tliat is why our taxes keep going up - flot because municipal ------------------------------------------- LlYIERS paper il in todayl S Prince Restaurant (selected homes) *Jerr's The Drug Warehouse (alilhomes) e Ewylng Pools (selacted homes) *Carson Wagon lit Travel (selected homes) employees keep getting huge annual pay increases. Politicians can hold the line on apparent taxes for a littie while - usually other charges such as water go up - as long as the number of taxpayers keepe increasing while the number of facilities stays the sanie. 0f 'course, that cant last forever. Soon4, expect your municipal taxes tu go up next year or the one after -- facilities and services get overloaded by the number of people using them. And then everyone wants new ones, even if it means tax increases. Another factor is that the lower the density of a - housing development, the more it costs to service. Housing development with large lots, for example, costs more tu provide basic services of garbage pick-up, road Clearing, water/sewage, transit and so on just because tAie'house are further apart. While some of the extra costs are reflected in higher taxes, this still doms not cover, the ful cost. And when taxes become too high - especially for com- mercial/industriai sector .- they threaten to go elsewhere unless they get a break. These days th~y are more likely to get ta~x brças concessions, grants or incerÏtives. Then the ful burden shi sto homeowners. GUIDES REGISTRATION AUl girs who want to be involved in Guiding fomages 5 to 18 in the Brooklin, Myrtle and Ashburn areas can register on Tuesday, Sept 12 - one week later than usual. Registration for Sparks (ages 5 and 6), Brownies (ages 7 and 9) and Guides (ages 9 t 11) will be at Brooklin United Church (19 Cassels Rd. E.) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This year's fee is $25 and there are paymentoptions. Note:- the girls need flot attend. Pathflnders (ages 12 te 15) will be registered at their first meeting on Monday, Sept. il from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at St. Thomas Anglican Church. Patflinders should attend this meeting. For further information, cal Norma Murray at 655-8357 or Heather Ireland 655-3742. Steve Leahy's columiu appearv eve, week He cati be reached .t65-439 r 5-5888 (fax). Priz5N 398orAu5 1 0479 :23164. 2129 052 Commnlity Day to benefit Big siblings BROOKLIN PHARMACYD 6FJ 5 BALDWIN ST. BROOKLIN - LOB iCO 905- 655- 3301 Folio Acide.. What's the big deal? Not enough women are daiiy of folio acid. Neural tube j getting the message that foiic defeotsoccur in the first few acid prevents birth defects. weeks after conception Experts estimate that 6 babies ...before many women even are bom everyday with nleurai know that they are pregnant. . tube defeots that could have been prevented by folio acid. 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