PAGE 12, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1984, WHITIBY FREE PRESS The year in review... Local kids nearby when gunman attacks Quebec assembly Residents of Myrtie processing plant to the Town Council that Kurz maUion ureatened to appeal any expansion and reconstruction of the Kurz Foods Inc. food Ontario Municipal Board, we reported in our first issue of May. Residents told Whitby Foods was already in violation of many local regulations and that the reconstruction of the plant, which was destroyed during a fire in January, would have been detrimental im- pact on their homes. However, council wasn't persuaded and gave Kurz Foods per- mission to rebuild but only after laying down several stringent con- ditions. Council also promised the residents that it will closely monitor events at the plant. Whitby Council also adopted a non-binding housing statement after nearly two years of study. The statement set housing production targets of 700 residential units a year until 1987. The study also called for the town to establish a municipal non-profit housing corporation in the event that enough private sector support for the development of geared-to-income and subsidized rental housing could not be found. After a geared debate, Whitby Town Council put aside its no new grants policy and gave the Oshawa and District Unemployed Help Cen- tre $1,000. Councillors supporting the grant said that this organization had run out of funds and the town would do well to support t hem in some fashion i 2ntil new sources of 1 evenue could be found. a Coun. Joe Drumm P noted that there was lit- te council would do to help Whitby's unem- ployed. "This council can do little, precious little, but let's do the lit- te that we can do," he said. Ontario Lieutenant- Governor John Black Aird came to Whitby May 12 to officially turn the sod to begin con- struction of a new wing at Trafalgar Castle School. The 110-year old private girls' school will receive increased acedemic facilities in- cluding science labs and an»art studio because of the expansion as well as a modest increase in their enrolment. Both inside and out- side workers employed by the Town of Whitby threatened to walk off the job in May if a new contract wasn't signed. The workers, represen- ted by the Canadian Union of Public Em- ployees, wanted job security provisions in- cluded in the contract. They also wanted some language changes made and said they were prepared to strike if necessary. Some 42 grade 7 students at Whitby Senior Public School came home safely after finding themselves in the middle of Canada's worst tragedies of the last decade. They were about to tour the Quebec National Assembly building when a lone man burst into the province's seat of government and fired his submachine gun killing three people and injuring 13 others. While the children were not in the line of fire, several reported afterwards that they saw the man fleeing the chamber after the shooting. After spending a couple of uneasy hours in a room off the building's main hallway, the children and their teachers were lead to safety. They completed their tour of Quebec before returning home. An environmental crisis took place in Whitby on May 21 when 300 gallons of almost pure chromium acid was accidently dumped into the region's sewer system. Part of the Cor- bett Creek Water Pollution Control Plant had to be shut down and the source of the leak, Plastic Surface Finishers Ltd., ended up paying over $500,oo to clean-up the spilL The Local Architec- tural Conservation Ad- visory Committee also made the news in May after publically fueding with *Whitby Town Council over the demolision of the Dow house on Rossland Rd. The committee told council that an apparent ack of communication caused Costain Ltd. to tear down the house despite the attempts of one LACAC member to purchase the property. Scarborough City Council protested loudly to their counterparts in Whitby at the end of May because of a sign located on Kennedy Rd. just north of Hwy. 401 that encouraged people to leave Scarborough and move here. The sign was erected by Grand Oak Homes Ltd. to advertise new homes they were con- structing in town. Before the month ex- pired, Whitby Town Council signed a new contract with its inside and outside workers. BOOK BASH Beginning Jan. 2, the Whitby Public Library will accept registrations for its "Baby Book Bash". program, an eight week program of simple stories, rhymes, songs and activites for children 20 to 35 months old and an accom- panying adult. The program will be held Wednesday mor- nings from Jan. 6 to Mar. 6 in three time periods beginning at 9:45, 10:30 or 11: 15a.m. This is a limited registration program. For more information call the library at 668- 6531. Here's to a good start and a happy ending. E? Hope the coming year brings you health & prosperity. 1220 Dundas St. E. Whitby GOOD LUCK 'n '85 May you enjoy a eattfif and Aik *&IBalF happy New 153 BROCK WHITBY 66 Year.j (ST. N 6391 5 ~Zi ¶k%, 1