w PAGE 20, WEDNESDAYSEPTEMBER 11, 1985, WIllTBY FREE PRESS Two time loser says she'll take on mayor in re-election bid Galgry renovations complete Mayor Bob Attersley, centre, cuts the ceremonial ribbon to officially reopen the Whitby Station Gallery and signal the end of a three-year renovation program by the town. In 1983 the roof was replaced; in 1984 the exterior paint was restored to its 1903 colors; this year the lower floor was renovated and fire and security systems were installed. Assisting Attersley ln the ceremony last Sunday, are Rob Morton, president of Whitby Arts Inc., and Linda Paulocik, director curator for the gallery. Free Press Staff Photo Legion Week begins Sunday Next week is Legion Week, not just in Whitby but throughout Canada. This is a week that is set aside by the Royal Canadian Legion to in- form the public of who it is and what Is does. Branch 112 (Whitby) of the legion has a busy week of activities plan- ned to make local residents more aware of what they are doing. Sunday night when the branch holds its annual Honors and ' Awards Banquet. At the dinner, the Legion will honor many of its own for their contributions to the veterans' association. On Tuesday night (Sept. 17), the branch will sponsor a dart tour- nament and open house at the Legion Hall, 117 Byron St. S. Both events will begin at 8 p.m. and The following evening (Wednesday), the Ladies' Auxiliary will host their monthly euchre night beginning at 8 p.m. Admission is $2 and refreshments will be served. All are, once again, welcome. The open house will continue Thursday evening when the Whit- by Brass Band will give a concert in the auditorium. All are The week (Sept. 15 to ail guests will be askwa welcome anu 21) will be kicked off tosign-in. admission. His goal if re-elected.... Edwards wants town to attract major hotel In announcing that he will seek re-election for a third term as one of Whitby's two regional councillors, Tom Ed- wards said that his major goal in the up- coming council term will be to attract a major hotel to the town. "A major hotel will bring jobs and assessment to our community," Edwards said. "We know the demand is there; there are a number of suitable sites in various areas of our cc -unity and we have services we need for. project of this site." The long time municipal politician also wants to see development in Port Whitby now that Durham Region has completed the $3 million Corbett Creek-Pringle Creek diversion sewer. "It is essential that we now provide the growth that justifies the cost of these extended ser- vices," he said. Another major task of the next term will be convincing the region to spend the money needed to renovate the older wings of the Fairview Lodge Home of the Aged. Edwards noted that the provincial gover- nment has already committed.itself to its 50 per cent share of the $2 million nroiect. EDWARDS "The next difficulty will be in persuading the regional council to ap- prove their share of the funding," he said, "Senior citizens deserve the dignity of privacy in their declining years." The Mary St. W. resident has also been active on the Business Improvement Area Board and wants to see that work completed. "I want very much to assist in completing the downtown renewal project. We have an in- credible number of dedicated, innovative individuals who operate the downtown businesses," he said, "With guidance and wise allocation of renewal funds, already allocated by the town and the provincial government we can ex- pand on the stimulus now underway." This he maintains will have a "ripple effect throughout the com- munity bringing con- sumers and increased business throughout the town." Except for a few brief absences, Edwards has been a member of Whit- by Town Council since 1964 in various positions including centre ward councillor, reeve and deputy reeve. Prior to that, he was a member of the old Whitby School Board. "The past three years have been the most in- vigorating and satisfying that I have experienced," he said, "This has convinced me that I have much yet to offer to the community of WHitby that.I hold so dear." On Friday, the branch will hold a dance in the club room. The public is welcome and, once again, there will be no admission. The week will close on a high note with the branch holding a "Mon- te Carlo Night" in the club room. There will be games of chance and the public is welcome. Throughout the year, Branch 112 offers its support to a wide variety of local organizations. The branch sponsors the Whitby Minor Baseball Association bantam representative team and a men's fast- bail team. They also offer the auditorium at the Legion Hall free of charge to the Whitby branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society four times a year for their blood donor clinics. They also offer bur- saries and scholarships to deserving high school students and sponsor an annual public speaking contest for students during the latter part of the school. The 900 members of branch 112 have also given their support to the Fairview Lodge Home for the Aged, Whitby Community Care, the Whitby Sea Cadet Corps, the Whitby Brass Band and the Whitby corps of the Salvation Army. Last year, the branch -,in conjunction with the Legion's Ontario Charitable Foundation - donated $10,000 towards the renovation of the Dr. J.O. Ruddy General Hospital's second floor extended care unit. The Royal Canada Legion is an important part of our community and next week will present an opportunity for ail Whitby residents to not only thank them but show their support for their valuable work. By SUSAN LESJAK Free Press Staff If Bob Attersley chooses to seek- a third term as mayor of Whit- by, he will not be ac- claimed. Whitby businesswoman Lynda Buffett announced her intention, Tuesday, to challenge Attersley in the upcoming mayoralty race. Buffett, who said she is running because of her fear that Attersley would be acclaimed, assured the Whitby Free Press, that she was nevertheless "run- ning to win". "As the town of Whit- by grows, it will be facing a lot of problems, she said. "We've got to deal with those problems now - not just for the present, but for the future." One of Buffett's chief concerns is with the rampant development currently taking place. "There has been such an explosion. I'm worried about how this will affect our identiy. Are we going to remain a "small town" or become just another ex- tension of Toronto?" The Whitby Chamber of Commerce past- president warned that unfettered devel9pment could result in a colorless town of high- rise apartment com- plexes. "I'm all for development, said Buf- BUFFETT fett, "But it's important to retain the town's Vic- torian theme." The shortage of affor- dable housing is another of Buffett's concerns. After discussing the problem with developers and residen- ts, Buffett claims she's got some concrete solutions to the problem to be revealed later on in the campaign. While the 34-year-old woman has run for council twice before (in 1980 and 1983) and been defeated, she denied that her former defeats viability as a mayoral candidate. "I think it sometimes takes longer to become known and accepted as a candidate in a small town," she explained. Oshawa regional coun- cillor Larry Depuis rar three timès before fnally being elected last term, she added. Buffett said people , who knew her were all of the opinion that she'd make a better mayor than councillor. While the candidate acknowledged her relative inexperience in municipal politics, she Couneil said she did not view this as a liability. After attending council meetings and commit- tee meetings every week for two years, she claimed familiarity with the formal workings of council. "Since I left high school, I've always been self-employed," added Buffett, who described her leadership skills as 'strong". Asked what she thought . her chances were for becoming Whitby's next mayor, Buffett replied, "very good". rejects board's request for RC Whitby town council has declined the Durham Board of Education's invitation to jump into the separate school funding fray. Council unanimously voted down the board's request Monday to put the question to the voters on the 1985 elec- tion ballot. "I believe in the days to come that item will be resolved by the provin- cial government and by the courts," said Mayor Bob Attersley, who strongly urged council not to support the request. The issue of the exten- sion of separate school vote funding was discussed at length at the recent meeting of the Association of Municipalities of On- tario, said Reg. Coun. Tom Edwards. It was the consensus at AMO that municipal gover- nments should not med- die in areas that are properly in the school board's domain. 'Trustees were elec- ted to take care of their affairs, and we ours," he concluded. In view of the recent decision of the collective municipalities, Edwar- ds said it was inap- propriate for council to grant the public school board's request. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY PROCLAMATION LEGION WEEK ONTARIO 1985 TAKE NOTICE THAT September 15 to 21, 1985, is hereby proclaimed as "Legion Week Ontarlo 1985" in and for the Town of Whitby. Citizens of Whitby are encouraged to participate In the open house festivities planned for the week during regular Legion hours at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 112, 117 Byron Street South, Whitby. 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