Whitby Council during its regular meeting last week approved the making of an application to the Province of Ontario for a low interest loan of $20,000 under the province's Main Street Revi- talization Program. The funds are to go toward the acquisition of planters and trees for the downtown area, to help the community to improve and beautify municipally owned lands. Vice Chairman AI Kirby had presented a three-part request to the Administra- tive Committee. The request included- the suggestion of the application for the loan for the purchase of benches, planters and" trees for the downtown core Area. The other two suggestions were for the town to pur-, chase property in the vici- nity of the four corners for the purposes of a parkette arld to have the staff autho- rized to up-date and imple-, ment the 'secondary plan related to the downtown core as soon as possible. The conceptual plan for the redevelopment of the downtown core as presented by Mr. Kirby to the Commit- tee provides for the preser- vation of buildings of a his- torical, significance, the implementation of one way streets in the downtown core, the construction of rest areas and the upgrading and ex- pansion of parking areas. Mr. Kirby, referring to the planters and trees program, stated it was his opinion that this type of program once started "would provide the first positive steps towards the' redevelopment of the Downtown core area." Due to the lack of green places in the downtown core of Whitby, Mr. Kirby pointed out that the Whitby Central Business District Improve- ment Area Committee is recommending the Town purchase property in the vieinity of four corners for use as a parkette. The property suggested is located at the corner of Byron Street South and Dundas Street West. This property, only one block west of four corners was at one time the location of a tea room before the building was demolished. The Committee believes that the acquisition of this property for a parkette would provide a "Needed rest area," and also provide a public access to the pro- posed parking area south of Dundas Street and west of Brock street.. Councillor Gerry Emm told Council when the Com- mittees had the diseussion, the proposal for the deve- lopment of the Downtown Core area would extend northward to at least the Canadian Tire Store with the possibility qf. going a little further north and to Hickory Street on the. east. He had forgotten the western boundry and thought the southern boun- vote for Two by-laws were passed qt the regular meeting of Council last week which increased the rate of pay for the Mayor and members of Council. Annual allowance for the Mayor of the Town has been $17,400 which was increased effective on December 1, 1978 to $18,300 per year. The By-law also authorizes that on the first of December 1979 the Mayor's salary will be $19,150 per year. Each member of Council has been receiving an allow- .ance of $6,000 per year up to the end of November 1978. Effective as of December 1, 1978 their annual allowance is increased by $300 to $6,300 and by the first of December 1979 the rate will be incre- ased to $6,600 per year. Thus each member of Council will receive by the end of this year a total increase of $600. The increase for the Mayor's annual allowance will be a total of $1,750 by the end of this year. dry woùld be possibly the Dominion and" Safeway Plazas. "Generally it will be mostly the present business area of the Town," he said. pay raise The increase in the Mayor's allowance was authorized by one by-law and the increase in the Counci! members' yearly allowances was authorized by the pas- sing of a second by-law. Lt.ured, A Scarborough womar was listed in satisfactory condition in the Oshawa Gen-, eral Hospital after her hand' became stuck in a dough rolling machine at a Whitby Industrial plant last Wednesday. Whitby firefighters freed Patricia Ho, 28, from the machine in the Buns Master Bakery at 1380 Hopkins Street. Deputy Fire Chief Tony Vandoleweerd said the rollers on the machine had to be loosened to free the woman's left hand. Two Whitby companies will benefit from the award- ing of nearly $1.5 million in contracts from Lockheed. Aircraft Corp. for products associated with the delivery of 18 Aurora CP-140 long, range patrol aircrafts. The federal department of supply and services announ- ced last week that ITT Cannon Electric will inanu- facture $784,181 worth of electrical connectors for Lockheed, while Croven Ltd. during the supply period whichended last year, ship- ped $660,833 worth of crystals to Loèkheed. More than 200 Canadian subcontractors have received contracis for the $1.03 billion Aurora project. THE BIGGEST IGLOO IN TOWN It's been so cold lately that somé people have resorted to has attempted to sleep in it. The igloo builders, posing with building igloos. That's what four Elizabeth Crescent children their accomplishment are, left to right::RandyiKapuscinski, 9, did during the past three weeks, and by the middle of last week of 70 Elizabeth Crescent; his brother Ronnie, 5, (in doorway); their masterpiece was completed. The children proudly Jamie Szikszay, il, of 51 Elizabeth Crescent; and Ralph reported their igloo, located at 70 Elizabeth Crescent, is 13 feet D'Andrea, 11, of 60 Elizabeth. The igloo, cut from blocks of long, 10 feet wide and 24 feet in circumference. It is between snow, is crowned with a Canadian flag. four and six feet high, and consists of a dining room, living room and two bedrooms. So far no one but a nei'ghborhood dog Free Press Photo by Brian Winter Town has applied for $20,OOO Mainstreet oan Coun cil' .me*,mbers- Two Whitby M.dustrial firms receive $1.5 million contracts Mayor Wmter weekend Whitby's annual winter carnival, promising to be bigger and better than ever before, takes place at Iroquois Park from Thurs- day to Sunday. Hosted by the Recreation Department of the Town of Whitby and the Whitby Jaycees, the carnival will be officially opened by Mayor Jim Gartshore at 7:45 p.m. Thursday. The ceremonies will take place at centre ice in the arena, prior to a Senior A hockey game between the Whitby Iroquois and the Cambridge Hornets. Friday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. there will be public school hockey and broomball preliminaries, and secon- dary school broomball pre- liminaries at Iroquois Park. At 6:3.0 p.m. Friday there will be the Durham Region Championship'Swim Meet at the Iroquois Park pool, fea- turing teams from Ajax, Whitby, Pickering, Oshawa and Uxbridge. From 8 p.m. to'1a.m. there will be a dance at the Legion Hall on Byron Street South, and at the same time there will be the Carnival Queen dance at the Centennial Building, hosted by the Jaycees. Saturdaythere will be ser- vice club displays all day at Iroquois Park from 8:30 a.m. to Il a.m. there will be a Jaycees Pancake Breakfast in Whitney Hall. Public school hockey pre- liminaries begin at 8 a.m. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. there will be media match up cornpetitions featuring guest celebrities. From il a.m. toR5p.m. the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association will offer pony rides for the children. From 11:50 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. there will be a ringette game; from 12:40 p.m. to 2 p.m. the Whitby Blades will play a hockey game against Stouffville, and from 2 p.mn. to 2:30 p.m. there will be a demonstration by the Whitby Figure Skating Club. At 1 p.m. the Whitby Minor Baseball Association will open a dunking booth, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. there will be a cribbage and R)E)E) P RI i t4o pen Carnival Thursday euchre tournament spon- sored by the Whitby Optimist Club. At the same time there will be a Ringette Associa- tion Bake Sale. At 2 p.m. there will be a Durham Region Swim Meet in the pool, and high school and elementary school chal- lenge matches. From 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. there will be public skating. From 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. the Durham Regional Police will hold a tug of war. From 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday there are three events to go to: a Monte Carlo Night at the Whitby Arts Station Gallery, a Minor Hockey Association dance at Heydenshore Pavilion and a Whitby Figure Skating Club dance at Fantasyland Park. . Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to Il a.m. the Jaycees will again'have a paneake break- fast in Whitney Hall. From 10 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. there will be high and ele- mentary school skate races; 10:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m., girls' ringette game; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., pony rides by the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association; 11:50 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. skate race finals; and 12:20 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., elementary school hockey consola tionfinals. From 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. the Whitby Block Parents will be having a bake sale. Afternoon events include elementary school hockey championship finals from 1:40 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.; Grades 7 and 8 hockey finals from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.; elementary school broom- ball finals from 4:10 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.; and McDonald's hockey showdown from 5:20 p.m. to 6 p.m. Evening events include a Whitby Figure Skating Club demonstration from 6:10 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; McDon- ald's presentation and bob- skate exhibition from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; high school broomball championship game from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.; high school hockey cham- pionship game from 8:10 p.m. to 9:10 p.m. and presen- tations and closing cere- monies from 9:10 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.