Ex-mayor Aformer mnayor has study said hie wlll take the The Town of Whitby to the sitej Ontario Municipal static, Board should council Whitl permit the development ter-cii of any service stations In h at the intersection of cil,> P Thickson Rd. S. and Bob SI Champlain Ave. the , Des Newman, who prestij served as mayor fromn and in( 1966 to 1975, made the Howi statement at last week's of the meeting of council's wgs1 admninistrative cominit- meetin tee. nnth Applica tions have been file by- at ieast two Canadian ohl com- panies to'develop- gas stations at the intersec- tion as part of the area station, Newi the in upgra< land a] 50 litt A routine traffic check by members of the Metropolitan Toron- to Police Force's 41 Division has led to arrest of two men in connection. with the theft of 21 video tape recorders from the Sony of Canada warehouse on Thlckson Rd. S. According to a spokesman for the Durham Regional Police Force, the van the two men were driving was stopped and Metro Police officers then dlscovered the V.C.R.'s i the rear. Police estimated that each of the V.C.R.'s was worth $1,400. ie area will be the 0f the GO-ALRT on and wili be the Iy terminus for in- ty transportation. has report to coun- planning. director Short is calling for development of ge commercial adustrial projects. Yever, that aspect ,e planning study ignored at the ig to concentrate le issues of gas ns. vman noted that iportant issue of iing industrial tppeared to be ,of tle significance Charged with two counts of thef t over $200 are Calvin Alfonso Salmon, 33, of Lynn Valley Crt., Scar- borough and Bentley Rudolfo Babb, 40, who is employed as an operations supervisor by Sony. Later in the week, Sony reported that durlng an inventory stock check it discovered that some $200,000 worth Of equipment had been stolen during the period from Apr. 30 to Sept. 17. An investigation -into that report- is con- tinuing. vn According to Don Given .0f Ultrmar Canada the Thickson/Champlain is going to be a higb ac- tivity area and, therefore, ideal for a gas station. "Thickson Road is a strategic location," he said. Newman pointed out that there are already four gas stations not a mile fromn this intersec- tion at Thickson Rd. and Dundas St. E. Given asked that the committee give "some flexibility to the officiai plan" and added that because of the Go- ALRT, the area is "«seriously constrained"l in terms of what the land can be used for. "This is an excellent opportunity. for a ser- vice station," he said, "This application has menit."Y Frank Quinn' of Texaco Canada said the corner wiil be an "ex- cellent opportunity to provide a key entry into Whitby." He noted that the town will have strict site plan control 80 the develop- ment of gas stations will blend in with the overal plan for the area. Quinn also claimied that the stations will flot cause more traffic. but will serve existing traf- f ie. "It is not going to con- flict with any residential property or neigh. bouring shopping cer,- tre, " he said. Curds 'N Whey now open Cheese loyers wii probably want to check out Whitby's newest business establishment, Curds 'N Whey at 12 Dundas St. W., The store was formerly known as Eldorado Cheese and Dairy Bar but according to owner Doug Weir, the store' wili continue to carry Eldorado cheese products. The store will also carry Greaves preserves from Niagara-on-the-La.ke, Claxton fruit cake, regular and whey butter and other fresh food products. They will also prepare cheese trays and baskets and mail orders for entertaiment and gift needs. In the photo above, Reg. Coun. Gerry Emm presents ownersJune and Doug Weir with an officiai, Town of Whitby keychain for their front door key as the town's official welcome. 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VS quality $_____1 _____$49 A OW LWReg. $0 $19Reg- 14950049500IUIATONLOWESSAVED AN .$70 0S0l LADIES'S 14K YELLOW GLD DIAMOND CYLUSTERReg. $2100001LADIES'12K27ELLO GODDAMN LUTRGOLD MARQUISE Rg 270 RING DIAMOND RING.42,CT. CENTRE DIAMOND .17 CT. NOW ~~ll-,VSI-SI QUALITy NOW ONLY DIAMONDS TW .65 CT. SALE CON DUCTED BY R.J.P. JEWELLERS INC. g' *Il .1I---F-E-P- - .- A Y Y 1 , rTnTj 4-r > 1Q570-t, nîm Will go to 0MB over gas station -plan if needed Metro police arrest two, for theft, fro m Sony warehouse nl.qn WHITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. OCTORFR 24- 1994- PM-W i z c that they, dldn't even mention it." "I'm opposed to any service station at. that corner," hie said adding hie feels 50 strongly about the issue he will file an objection before the O.M.B. if counicil approves the ap- plications. "That is. the degree and depth of my op- position." Newman supports the concept Of in- dustrial - commercial development but doesn't believe that gas stations are consistant with it. "If we are going to have any kind of prestige developmnent, the last thing we need is a gas pump." However, represen- tatives of two Canadian oil companies have op- posing views. JL Il