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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1979, PAGE 3 Downtowvn -Whitby J Today 1 have to pick up an old topic again and beat it arqund for a while. Two topics, actually - bus service and taxes. As you may have read in this newspaper last week, Lhere wil shortly be a forum on transportation held in Whitby. For the sake of ail concerned, you downtown business people must get out to this forum and push as hard as you can for a bus service. In spite of ail the plans for the dlowntown that are being developed, the downtown'cannot 'actuâlly .progress without a bus service. Developers cannot be expected to build any commercial space here in the downtown unless we cari offer a way for people to get in from, the outlying regions and make use of'the commercial facilities in the downtown area. I know that *Tve doubtless beaten this old topic haîf to death in the past, but unless we get some positive input from those who may not only directly benefit from a bus service, but ailso from those whose taxes wilI likely increase as a..result,, decisions would be made which affect the, future. of the downtown- for many years, and without our concern we. may be faced with a system incompatible with our needs, too expensive- or no transportation system at ail. 1 have always advocated a bus system for Whitby. But. I've aiso advocated common sense in choosing thetype of service we get. Now, 1 can't see a system that will cost each and every person in Whitby an extra $35 to $50 yearly in taxes. In addition, we will of course, have to psy, a fare to use this. system.. Enough is enough. Taxes- are. too high already. We don't need a further burden. But we do need a'bus system. Somewhere between these two poles there has to 'be a reasonable alternative, and I'm working looking to.Lhe people in the municipal building toprovide us with, that alternative. It was encouraging to see 50 many people at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon a week Monday, A speciai word of thanks to ail of the new members who took the time to corne out." Do your best to get out to some of the events in the upcoming Winter Carnivai. The Jaycees have spent a lot of time and effort organizing the Carnival this year, and -We owe them our support. While this doesn't have anything specific to do with> the downtown, what happens anywhere in Whitby happens'to ail of us, so let's get out and support those who are making Whitby a better place. In closing, if the weather is 30 below zero, can spring be far behind? Probabiy. Sure there's no way Jean Drapeau ýwili come down from Montreai and put a roof over the town, welve got to put up with it. What fun. But don't feel. badiy.ý You could live in Ottèr CreekWhere youhave to go out toget your mail every day in this weather, and pay a very large amount of'tax dollars (and even more this year, I understand) for facilities imost of the rest of the town aiready'has. Local idustry s'old Lake Ontario Concrete Industries, a Whitby, com- pany, has been7purchased by T H C A companies. Sup l Control of the' coMpany, UP which manufactures con-' crete sewer and water pipes, U M has been acquired by George R Wimpeyý and Company Limited of London, England HOOPS HOOI and Darling and, Hodgson Limited of' Craighall, South Africa. 18 B rock St. N. The former owner of the Whitby company had been <Kilmer Van Nostrand Comn- pany, of Downsview. The takeover was j approved by the Foreign Investment Review Agency of-the federal government. Housing Council's administrative committee will be taking a close look at a proposai to build 1,074 housing units on i 292 acres east of Garden POE(1)6610 Street and north of Rossland 36 - -STET OT Road. WIBOTROL K About 3,500 people wou' e Gourmet Gadgetry be accommodated by tis 0. Bar Acoessories project which is proposed by 0Cowr Costain Estates. This repre- O Furniture sents haif the population à Grassware increase projected for __ 'LightiU1g Brokli ifthecomuniy * Plants Brookifi i thecommuity . Sho wer G iftis grows to 10,000 people. à Table Top Councillor Joe Drumm S Woodenware advised council to look at Open 6 Days a Week this proposai carefully in relation to týie Brooklin sec- ondary plan'study. With, a purchasp n- Indications are that if the Reoelve a compi project is approved, buildingAutI. I would flot take place for up toL four years. Edwards to be hlonored for Canadian unity work On Wednesday March 7 in the Vice-Regal Suite at .Queen's Park, the Lieu- tenant-Governor of Ontario will host a reception, honour- ing the Ontario Federati'on of Canadian Unity, sponsors of the People to People Petition Campaign. Among the honoured guests wiil be Tom Edwards former Whitby Councillor. TOM EDWARDS' Mr., Edwards explained that he became involved wyhen representing, the Ont- ario, Làbour Movement in company' with Dennis $600 truck fire at LASCO Whitby fire fighters were cailed to the Lake Ontario Steel Plant Sunday at 10:44 .a.m. to extinguish a ,truck fire. The fire department reports that a piece of hot siag fell between the rear' duais and set the truck's tires on fire, Damage is estimated at $1.600. McDermott, President of the Canadian Labour Congress. He was -asked to. appear before the Task Force on Canadiani Unity co-chaired by Pepin-Robarts. Mr. Edwards pointed out that although h le attended in his Labour capacity he was able to draw on his experi- ence as chairman of the Whitby Twinning Committee since 1968 in making the submission. He is delighted at the impact that the People to People petition campaign has created throughout Canada, and feels that the honour in being recognized in this way by lier Excel- lencylshould be shared by the people of Whitby who 'have supported the concept of Çanadian Unity on a one on one basis by sponsoring È thëé. exchanges between the peopie of, Whitby and her tWinned',. community of Longueui, and. in particular those residents of Whitby who signed the - People to People petition. Mr. Edwards- intends to bring to her,Excellency 'the good wishes of. those people, and the assurance that the people of- Whitby share b ler concern that Canada should remain one nation.L Dated at Whitby, Ontario'this 26th day .of January, A.D., 1979. ý e .For OOKING (S& SWATCHES 668.761 1 thfi r -. .*,TUE CORPORATION...0 F THE TOWN 0F WHUTBY NOTICE 0OF INTENTION NOTICE la hereby given that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whltby Intendsto pass a by.Iaw f0 change the name of the highway known as Woodlawn Avenue to Woodlawn Court. The.change In street namnewill apply to ail of Woodlawn Avenue as shown on, Registered Plans *numnbered 709 and M-1164, and registerèd iln the Land Tities Office for Durham (No. 40$. The reason for the change in street namne la f0 have the subject highway designated as a "Court" Instead of an "Avenue" to conform to the Town's policy of namlng ai cul-de-sacs "Courts" 0mfiS STR e WIOOI. IlOURT AND URTHR TAE OI CE htteCuclo h ono ANOtb FURtthe oR of8:0 NOTIC , onatthe 2Council fthe Town 0f 1979 ln th 'e Meeting Hall of the Whltby Munici'pal Building, 575 Rossiand Road East, Whitby. Ontario hear ln person or by his counsel, solicitor, or agent any person who dlaims that he wili be adversely affected by the by.law, and who applies to be heard.