Three Towns 0win i An historic gathering of tbree mayors of twinned towns occurred last week as Wlitby England was officialiy twinned with Whitby Canada. At left is Mayor Marcel Robidas of Longueuil, Quebec, Whitby's first twinning partner; centre is Mayor Ernest Hutchison of Whitby, England; and at right is Mayor i Gartshore of Whitby, Canada.. The tbree mayors are reading the twinning vows which loin communities together in a pact of mutualfriendship and good will. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess Whitb 1y Ontario aind Whitby England we re officially "etwinnecl" in , an hitorie ceremony at thie municipal building March 22. Threc mayors participated in the brief twinning cere- nmonies, Jiim Gartshore of Whitby Orntario; Marcel Robidas, of Whitby's twin city Longueuil Quebec; an~d Ernîest 1-lutchison of Whitby England. Mayor Gartshorc referred to Whitby England as Whitby Ontario's "m-other town", and Mayor Hlutchison called, the twinning "one of the finest things. that has happened". Mayor Gartshore prcsented Mayor Hutchison with the Ontario County history book, A Towin Called Whitby, the Rotary Club sketches of the Centcnnial Building and St. Johrn's Anglican Church, and a set of town cufflinks.' He also presented sketches of the Ontario Ladies' College and cufflinks to (ouncillor H-arry Best who accompanied Mayor Hutchison. Mayor 1-utchison presenteci Mayor Gartshore -with an oak plaque from a 100-year-old church bearing the coat of arins of Whitby England, and an historical map of this ancient Englishi community. Mayor I-lutchison and Whitby Lions Club' President Bill Sorichetti exclianged gifts, and the Whitby England Mayor brought gifts from the Whitby Rifle Club, Red Cross, and Rowing Club. Pire Chief [id Crouch pre:r sented a plaque and uniform to. Mayor Hutchison, and 125th anniversary spoons to Mrs. Hutchison and Mrs. Best. Brian Winter, archivist of the Whitby Historical Society, presented the mayor with copies of the Ontario Ladies' College Centennial history, published in 1974. Whitbyý Free Press Columnist imrQuail provided a showing of slides of Whitby England, which he took during his visit there in the summer of 1975. Whitby is now officially twinned with three comm'un- ities:ý Longueuil, Quebec; Whitby, .ngland; and Feld- kircli, Austria. PublicP.ark possible A n extensive public park at the mouth of Corbett Creek, including a portion of the old Camp X lands may soon become a realîty. Coundl's operations comn- mittee has approved in principle a plan submitted by the engineering firm of Totten Sims Hubicki Asso- ciates, and the project has been referred to capital budget negotiations. Larry Windover, of Totten Sims Hubicki Associates, told the committee that the pro- posed 85-acre park consists of 29 acres of the World War Il spy training camp, 22 acres of lakefront property and beach, 23 acres on the east branch of Corbett Creek and 10 acres on the west branch of the creek. The entire parcel of land is south of Highway 401 between Thick- son Road and the Whitby- Oshawa border. Although the land is in- accessible from the west because of private lands along Thickson Road, Town Trea- surer Forbes McEwen says Phillip Murray Avenue from Oshawa and the Whitby- Oshawa boundary road will be developed in 1978. Mr. Windover stressed the importance of the park as a wildlife nesting habitat, a marsh separated from Lake Ontario by a gravel strip of land. The 29 acres ot. high ground where Camp X was located could becomne a passive play area with a picnie and barbeque section, and be linked to the other parts of the park by trails, he said. Mr. Windover suggested the Boy Scouts could use the section of the park on the east side of Corbett 'Creek on the north side of the marsh. The Scouts arc already planning to plant 10,000 trees in the area this spring. Councillor Joy Thompson said she wanted to sec the park open to everyone and no t used exclusively ýby the Scouts. 'Councillor Bob Carson suggested a written agreement should be made with the Scouts regarding use of tl{èir portion of the park, so that they would mit eventually consider the area was theirs alone. No defînite financial commitments have been made regarding development of the park, although mnention was made of a possible SI 00,000 provincial grant if the town matches that sum, and Wintario grants and govern- ment -fUnded labor incentive projects were also suggested. Mr. Windover suggested that prelirninary grading and dlean-up of the area 'could commence shortly, providing the town council approves a detailed plan. He also con- mented that the Corbett Creek sewage treatment plant would have to be obscured from the park by a boundary screen on the west side of the property. The Corbett Creek area was a popular picnic site since pioneer times, although in the I1940s, the area was the site of the secret British spy training camp where Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond books got his experience in espionage. For many years there has been a private settlement of cottages west of'the creek, on Thi, I. s",n's Point. Summer Visit The twinning delegation from Longueuil Quebec will be visiting Whitby on the weekend of July 1, Mayor Jim Gartshore announced last wee k. Longueuil Mayor Marcel Rohidas an d (ounicillor Jacques Bouchard attenidcd the officiai twinning ecre- mordes cd *Whli thy Canada and Whitby LEngland aind finalizcd flic arrangemenlts for the upconlliflgvisit. Whiitby. has beçi t winncid withi Longucuil since199, and a large dclcgatioli of visitors is cxpected this year. a Whitby resident celebrates 95th Dr. Charles G'odfrey, MPP for lhirham West, presents a 20 years in Whitby with hevi provincial gomerment plaq(ue to' Mrs. Albertai Louise She attributes ber long life' Warrenden, of 922 Greenwood Cres., who celebrated ber smoke or drink,. A - fai 95th birthday Mareh 28. Mrs. Warrendeiî bas !ived nearly Warrenden on Mareh 27. rdaU'«hter Mis: Mande Northey. ýto ýthe fait* that she does neot ily party was field for Mrs. Free Press Photo 1