PAGE 26 WEDNESDAY, DECLMBER 18, 1985 WIIITBY'FRLL PRESS Low inconle &partments to be buit A smaîl group uf regional officiais gathered lait week at the site of what was on- ce the historic Conant house to mark the ground breaking for the latest Durham Non- Profit Housing Cor- poration projeet, a $3 million apartment building which will con- tain low income family housing. The new complex is expected to be ready by June of next year and will contain 40 units, 60 percent of which will be rented out at market value while the remain- der will be rent-geared- to-income family apar- tments. Although the apar- tments are open to anyone in the region, Whitby Regional Coun- cillor Gerry Emm said al ter the ceremony that Whitby Council will be working to see that the town is next on the cor- porption's list of projec- ts. "&We're ripe for one of these in Whitby. There are more coming up and we'll certainly be ap- plying. The corporations newly installed Chair- man, Diane Hamre, told the Free Press that she is looking for increased funding for non-profit housing from the provincial and federal governrnents and new projects will be ap- proved wherever the need is perceived to be greatest. 'There are moves right niow in the upper levels of government to increase our funding and we're hoping that will corne through. If it does we'll be looking right across the region and wherever there is a need it will be ad- dressed," said Mrs. Hamre. The projects are en- tirely funded by the federal and provincial governments and ad- ministered by the Durhamn Non-Profit Housing Corporation. By renting out 60 per- cent of the apartments at market value, the corporation offsets the cost of the subsidized housing. Because of the historic value of the Conant family home which occupied the site on Simcoe St. until this faîl, the project proved controversial in the community, a fact that was not overlooked by I kCOOPER-SMITH VOUR ONE STOP STORE FOR ALL WILD BIRD FEEDING REQUIREMENTS *~I DELUXE BIRD MIX 20 Kg.. ....... $11.55 8 Kg .............$535 rhi li a top quality mnix made by us on ad- vice from the Audubon Society as a Premliurn bird seed. BLUEJAYGROS8EAK MIX 2 0Kg...---...--$ .19 5 41/2Kg ........... $5.19 a mixture of sunflower. peanuts and corn for the big birds. DISTELFINK MIX 1 lb.......1.75. 5lb ........... $7.60 A specialty mix vvith Niger seed for Floches. Niger seed also sotd separately. We aiso ssii sunflower seed, millet, cul corn, and any grain normaiiy used in aur bird seeds, axparately for anyane wlshing ta make their own mix. Large or smali quantitles avallable. COOPER-SM ITH_ 16 Celina St., Oshawa 571-1541 WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO! 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It's an ideal site to serve Oshawa and the region. " the town should definitely do something about this - its a really poor job! " The town's director of public works said Mon- day that while he was concernied about the sod beîng dug up, he had ex- pected the problemn. "We knew when we decided to plough the sidewalks that in the older areas of town where we have 4' sidewalks, the blades of the ploughs would be wider than the sidewalk," said Dick Kuwahara. While Kuwahara responded to Thur- sday's complaints by knocking 6" off of the plougb blades the next GOLDEN GATE 107 Brook St.S. Whltby 668-2222 This popufar,3O-yea od Chinese restaurant fas recently introduced szechuan Cuisine for ttrose whaîNie hot, spicy dishes. n addition talits Chinese fure the Golden Gate Bf 50oot fers a wide sefectian ut Canadien dishes. The BOBo patter und their chicken fingers re two specieities worfh trying. Perfect for lun- ch or dinner. open ram il ta 2 ar. daif y. Friday and Saturday untif 3 arn. Fuify icensed. Oinein and test home deliiery. tw ti pi 1p Whitby Fire Department The following cails DEC. Il St. S. Car accident, vere responded to by 1:34 a.m. - 1623 3:oO p.rn. - 7001D rie Whitby Fire Depar- Charles St. St. W., apartmer ,ment for the seven day ResuscitatOr, CPR. Building cali. )eriod from 8 arn. 12:26 p.m. - 201 South 11:30 P.m. - Vionday, Dec. 9 Blair Building cail. Champlain DEC.9 4:06 p.m. - 112 Queen Medical aid. 4:32 p.m. - Brock St. St., Brooklin. Building and Burns St. Wires on cal. DEC. 13 ground. 4:.35 p.rn.- Coîborne 2:48 p.m. - 401 DEC. Io St. E. (bus stop). bound lane, 1/2mi 6:42 arn. - 49 Goldring Medical aid. of Lakeridge R Dr. Check caîl.' DEC. 12 fire. 6:49 a.. - 305 St. John 3:14 am. -225 Hickory 7:18 p.rn. - 322 St. W. Building caîl. St., apartmnent 307. of Wales Dr. Chec 4:41 p.m. - 518 Palace Medical aid. DEC. 14 St. PubliecAssistance. 7:40 a.m. - 36 Muir 3:41 a.m. 10:00 p.m. - 9030 Cres. Buildinigcall. Charles St. E Dagmar Rd. Check cal1. 12:39 p.rm. -.211 Brock caîl. I rotappage (one Town will repair damnage M* spring can't cut off 10 inches," he said. The shorter blade (now 46" when angled) is still "very tight" and won't really solve the problem, he said., Kuwahara believes, however, that most of the grass that the ploughs dug up was overgrowth which hung 2-3" over the edge of the sidewalks. "Now it looks bad," he adrnitted, "but when we go around and examine the sod in the spring, we niay find that it's not as bad as it ap- pears to be. " Kuwabara said that the town would go back in the spring and repair any damage that bas been done. If the damage turns out to be more extensive is, he admits that the town will "have a real problem." While Kuwahara has looked into the purchase of narrower blades, so far, the company that sup- plies the equipment, Bombardier, bas no other blade to meet the town's needs. Modified blades can be ordered, but they are extremely costly, he said. The director of public works is hoping tbere won't be any more sod overturned the next time the ploughs go to work since "the damage bas already been done." If the overhanging grass Dunlop nt 203. 1610 Ave. twest- file east Ld. Car Prince ek caîl. -1636 Building is really from the last two to three years overgrowth as Kuwahara suspects, the town's 46" blades may be okay until 1988, when the grass grows back. The complaints received by the public works department were not from througbout the municipality Kuwahara stressed, but only from residents in the older neighborhoods. In the new subdivisions where ail of the sidewalks are 5' wide, the Bombadiers performed admirably. in fact, Kuwahara even received calîs thanking the town for providing the service. Double taxed Durham Board of Educatiori $600,000 for In 1982, Frank Miller, then Ontario treasurer, extended the seven per- cent sales tax to include purchases made by' boards of education. Liberal treasurer Robert Nixon is con- tinuing that practise. This means not only do property taxpayers pay for board purchases with their school assessment they also pay for the sales tax which' goes to the provincial goverament. The association of arge school boards of Ontario is concernecl fhat this indicates Nixon's acceptance of property taxes as a source of revenue for the province. NEW YEAR'S EVE TICKETS NOW ON SALE 110.' PER PERSON, PARTY FAVOURS SUPPLIED. OPEN TILL 2 A.M. LIVE IN CONCERT SWEET EMOTIONS ... Trihute lp 4,-n, .'nih GODDO PLUS MORE.... HOLIDA HURB CLOSED DEC. 24 & 25, OPEN BOXING DAY- 5 P.M. - 1 A.M., CLOSED NEW YEAR'S DAY ALL OTHER HOURS THE SAME The Old Monday Night Madriess is back at Cokee Joe's Tim~esrunningout.. W SOiI haven't f ound that perfect gifit? Avoid the city rush,1 enjoy a quiet country atmosphere. fa Short drive Weil Worhh faN ngf Broolklin Village Shoppe fine ladys'ivear Hwy. 12, Brooklin 655-3474 1 à 1