$50OO g rant announced for harbor CAMI BETWEEN TWOMYR Province commifits $165,OOO to promote the region ann(>U-ced objectiverto increan The Province of Ontario will comijt $165,000 during the next two years to assist the Region of Durham%5 industrial development pro- gram Housing Minister John Rhodes said last Wednesday. He made the announicement during a visit to Durhamn to participate in the region's IndustrialAffairs Day, at the Consumner's Gas Building in Whitby. The funds will consist of a $60,000 contribution this fiscal year and a further Assessme Thle Honourable Margaret Scrîvener,Minister of Revenue, announced last week that in response to concerns raised by local Regional officials, the Durhamn Regional Assessmnent Office will remnaîn in its pre- sent Whitby location even though the Ministry of Revenue's new head office will be located in the City Of Oshawa- Mrs. Scrivener said, "During this past suimmer mny staff bave carried out a thor- ough review of our proposed tacilities in Oshawa. There- fore' I ar delighted to agree with Mr. WaIter Beath, Chair- man or Durham, Regional Council, that the Durhami Asusmfl ôç~wUIbe st $105,000 in fiscal 1978, and are made available through the province's regional prior- ities budget, a fund establish- ed to assist local municipalities implement provincial develop- ment strategles. Total cost of Durham's regional development promo- tion programn will be $220,- 000 with 25 per cent of the cost being picked up by the region. Mr. Rhodes said that thiis assistance is in response to the province's previouslY- n t s tays ti serve the Purham Ikegion by I continumng to be operated inr its current central location". t Mrs. Scrivener said, "The1 development and planning required for the operation of our assessrnent program de- mands cooperation between mny Ministry staff andal levels of government. Since my Whitby Assessment Office and the Durham Regional Government Office presently share the same building at 605 Rossland Road East in Whitby, we ahl benefit fromn flic convenient proxlmity of these two offices". Mrs. -Scrivener emphasized, "As well, 1 arn determlned that rlocation of the Mbistry's, hcad office wl1I ai 9' ti p p a t f s growth and employment oppor- unities to the east of Metro- politan Toronto. The housing iniister )ointed out thiat Ontario lias already contributed more hlan $40 million in jnterest- free boans for residential servicing throughi the Ontario F-ousing Action Progriimi, and $1 .7 million for servicing industrial land. In addition, the province hias announced that Ministry of Revenue offices will be tJVhitby not disrupt the quality or range of our services offered to the people of the l)urhiarn Region". ]Bus service A proposed bus service for Whiitby, a topic of discus- sion for more than seven years, has been referred to the town's 1978 budget dis- cussions. The Town of Whitby hias discussed with Oshawa Transit, the feasibiity of running Oshawa buses into ,Whitby, and cost factors have been examined at closed meetings, says Operations Commlttee Chairman Coun. SJoy Thompson. Oshawa, and that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario will construct a major ware- house facility in Whitby's Thickson Road Industrial Park. waiting, the Town of Whitby bas received a committmeflt from the federal governmrrent of $250,000 to finance dredging of the harbor. Norm Cafik, Ontario Riding mnember, and the new Minister of State for Multi- culturalisrn, announced the $250,000 lèderal grant at a press conference in the Whitby Municipal Building Monday. Another $250,000 is being provided by the Town of Whitby for onshore facilities, and work already began on filling in marshland at the harbor this summer. Mr. Cafik said the dredging tenders are being called immediately and once tenders are awarded, work wvil commence. The project is expected to continue through- out the winter. Mr. Cafik said there is a need for an equivalent amount of rnoney for further dredging, and by the time the first con- tract is cormpleted he hopes tc Brook lin meeting delayed hosngfr oeniy ou tonight at the Brooklin Secondary Study has been re- scheduled, as additional information has been request- ed of the Consultant. The Administrative Com- mittee of the Council of the Town of Whitby wil now hold a meeting on Wednesday, November 2 at 7:30 p.m., in the Brooklin Community Cenitre for the purpose of reviewing the progress of the work undertaken to date in Phase 2 of the Brooklin Secondary Plan Study, and to present alternatives for land utilization, as well as to provide for diffrent types of grant. Mayor Jim Gartshore said, with the recent purchase ôf 27 acres of land from the provincial government, the Town of Whitby owns about 100 acres around the harbor. He said the town hopes to get private industry interested in building a 450-boat marina for pleasure crafts, and hotels and other facilities that would go with it. A number of conceptual plans have already been prepared for harbor development, he said. The $1 .5 million develop- ment will take about five or six years to complete, he said. Mayor Gartshore said that now the town has'obtained grants from the federal government for the Brock Street CPR overpass and harbor developmnent the next priority is to obtain a federal facility in Whitby, now that the federal government is de- centralizing some of its departments. lation of 10,000 persons in the Brooklin area. Prior to the Public Meet- ing, Dr. Donovan F. Pinker and his team of Study Con- sultants will hold an Open House in the Brooklin Corn- munity Centre between the hours of 1 p.mn. and 7 p.m. to review the various study materials that will be pre- sented at the Public Meeting, and to receive comments from those persons who may wish to attend. The Adminis- trative Committee plans to hold two further meetings as the study progresses. DurInsuRedlon Cb*m Wmko lthMd WIIy Ibyci JMM Gotée, too& a s moments lut Wednesday to talk with Ontario Housing Minister John Rhodes (centre) at a Durham Region, Industrial Affairs Day- Mr. Rhodes promised financial help for promotion of Durham Region, but warned about government restraints placing the financlu responulbllitles more in the bands of the private sector for future deielopment, Free Preas Photo by **ia 1Wiatd' 1 Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary and Whitby Mayor Jim Gartshore flank Oshawa Riding MP Norm Cafik as he announces a federal graint of $250,000 for dredging Whitby Hiarbor. Mr. Cafik also announced Monday a grant of $100,000 for dredging in Oshawa Harbor, and $25,000 for dredging at harbors on Lake Simcoe. Free Press Photo by Brian WinterI