WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1 976, PAGE 15 Wtby Business- To wne Plaza sign gets final approval After discussing the matter at several meetings, Whitby Counicil recently gave permis- sion to the owners of businesses in the Towne Plaza to erect a sign identifying the plaza, located at Dundas Street West and Frances Street. Permission was granted for an 1 8-foot sign on a 20-foot vylon with lettering to be in one colour on a white back- ground. Council mienribers had been hesitant to grant permission for the sign until they could be assured that the sign would please the plaza's tenants from a business point of view and' the areâ's residents from an aesthetic standpoint. ONE MUJST BE LUCKY! Nancy Dair (right) of 136 Hillcrest Drive in Whitby receives 50 tickets for Thursday's Wmntario draw from Helen Couture, manageress of the Chainway Store at 123 Brock Street South, as Linda Russell, President~ of the Whitby Downtown Business and Professional Association and ticket drawer, looks on - Nancy's naine was drawn from among those of several people who made purchases 't the store during.November. Five people won 10 Wintario tickets each. Free Press Photo Development Officer says: Vacant industrial splace can be good thing for Whitby The amount of vacant -i lcKson Road industrial 80 per cent of ail industrial industrial space in Whitby, a parks. growth in Metropolitan hot topic during the recent This vacant space,' accord- Toronto in thie past 15S years election campaign, is flot ing to Mr. Spence, is called lias been fromn inventory necessarily a bad thing, says inventory space, for it can be space alreudy buit. Whitby's Regional Develop- divided up to be leased to "Srnall, rcasonably priced ment Officer Richard Spence. small industries. space for small ind 'ustries to In his campaign for mayor, "Inventory space is establish tliemselves and Dr. Ken Hobbs expressed con- important to the ongoing grow", is wvhat Mr. Spence cern that the town was losing growth of the industrial calis this inventory space. $70,000 in taxes because sector", says Mr. Spence. The companies, he says, will 200,000 square féeet of "As you fil it, you have to go on to build thieir own industrial space is vacant in provide more". buildings as they expand, and the Hopkins Street and Mr. Spence points out that Cont'd on P. 19 CROSS COUNTRY_ includes skis, boots, horness and poles SURF SAILING ( SKIING )UTFITS Feotu ring w oxl ess skis The ultimate sailing exper -ience Su rf S ailor Fibre Glass 49 1Ibs. an alternative to water skiing Instructions included $595010 on display at Sportsman' y's Corner 103- BYRON ST. S., WHITBY 668-4511 CLEARANCE 7'3 COROLLA miles, gold. Lic. DYW 749 $1995 73 CORONA 2 door, hardtop, 4 speed. deluxe model, only 32,000 miles. Lic. ARM 073 SPECIAL uncertified 72'COROLLA 1200 4 speed. Lic. ASP 992 $495 SPECIALS 73 CAPRI Sport car, V6, low mileage. Lic. BPB 899 $2395. 75 COROLLA Commuter special, 1'600, 2 door, 4 speed transmission. 18,000 miles. Lic. KMC 521 SPECIAL CERTIFIED 71 COROLLA. 1600, 4 door. Lic. DYN 445 $1295. WH ITBY TOYOTA between Ajax & Whitby on. Hwy. No.iý USED CAR 668-4792 2 $7895