Conserva t Ive M. P. P. for Ont- ario Sout. h Bill Newman told the Whi tby Free Press Tuesday that let- ters-o f opposition writtenl in res- ponse to the-pro- posed Rossland Road municipal complex "were so great in vol ume m y office sent out three different types of form let- ters advising Whitby Town tax- p ay e rs what type of recourses were open to them. " "Very rarely do we get these kinds of responses to Whitby Whitby th*ese kinds of p r obiems, " said, the MPP. These letters, which as far back as 1970 numbered -seventy-five , w e r e al 1 against Whitby Town C o u ncil proceed- i n g wi th the town Volume 2, Number 21 Complex h a l 1 at the Ross- Iand Road site, he continued , in- dicating that he would assume that some letters must have reached the On tarlo Municipal Board level at the time. For those still opposing the pro- pos ed move, Mr. Newm'an saidhe woul d suggest a letter to the sec- retary of the Ont- ario Municipal Board, J. A. Ken- nedy, 123 Edward . tree t, Toronto 101, Ontario. Adverse returns FREE HOME DELIVEW (Voice of the Çountv Towam Thres, Thursday, May 25, Î972 Reaction Mayor Newman Chosen President of Mayor's Federation The Town of Whitby has once again made cross-Canada newspaper head- ines, w it h t h e installation of Mayor Desmond Newman as unanimous choice for the 26th president of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipal!- ties. The 41-year-old mayor, president of Cametoid Limited, an Ajax metal finishing company, has been a strong v o i c e for the r ol1 e of the municipal level of government in participation at Canada's f i r s t tri-level government conference to be held this fall. Commenting on the Whitby mayor's r e c en t appointment, reeve Tom Ed- wards said it was indeed a credit for Whitby to have a man as young as Mr. Newman elected to this highly impor- tan t post. "His post is all the more prominent now that we are moving into an area of three levels of governmen't with respect to the upcoming historic. conference, " said the reeve. "It is possible now that municipal- i ties will eliminate the red tape of having to go through senior levels of governmentoneata time by being able to approach these levels together.I" "Mr. Newman's recent appointment WHITBY is a great honour to wnitby residents and I would iike to take this opportun- itytocongratulatehim on behalf of the council and the people of Whitby."e' JAYCEES SET UP ADOPTION CENT RE The Whitby Jaycees are going into the adoption business so they can build a park. Saturday morning at the Whi tby Mail, the Jaycees wil attempt to find foster parents to adopt 10, 000 trees of all kinds. The project is a fund raising effort so t h e group c a n d evelop d'Hillier Park. •The park is 52 acres or about ha 1 f the size of Ontario Place. John La Tulipe, secretary of the Whitby Jaycees said the group is, Iaiming toward a nature park where the whole family can enjoy themselves." The original park development idea came f rom Chairman Chris Wilson three years ago and through hi s efforts the ideas were worked on until a plan was decided. The Whitby Jaycees hope to spend $10, 000 over the next three years to April LeBIanc, 3-years-old ponders, Whitby Jaycees really grow as big as provide new playground equipment of a S w e d i s h design and picni c areas separated by small bridges and water areas. One of the major costs willi be e r o s io n control so the banks of the park stream will not be eroded every Spring by high run-off waters. To get the money the Jaycees need you. When you buy a tree the Jaycees will give you another one free so you c an adopt two trees for only $2. La Tulipe explains, "Weneed the support of e v e r y b o d y in town. " " If every fami ly in towncontributed $2 we would have the funds we need!Il The Tree Adoption starts off with "I am sure, " said the reeve, "that hewill do as well a job for the feder- ation as he has done as mayor of this town. will the little tree she adopted from the this one? a p a r a d e Saturday morning at 9:30 f r o m t h e Town Hall and. winds'i up at the Whitby Mall. Atentwill be set up at the Mal1 and there will be a band and other entertainment. Your s on or daughter can take home a co uple of trees, plant them and watch them grow and in the mean time themoney will build a great park for them. Somewhere out there are a couple of trees that need you and this Sat- ur day the Whitby Jaycees will do their best to make sure you can adopt them. to Rar e on the Free Press adver t!1 s ement, 'Message to the E 1 e c t orate' havd now r-eached the hundreds with still only one "ifor" vote. Votes are still being sol- icited both for and against by a group of Whitby citizens. i . enld