PAGE 16, WHITBY FUEE PFRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6,1987 Kellyis acclaimed for NDP FROM PAGE 1 with the insurance business. "The Liberals think the next elec- tion is going to be just a formality, but I've got a surprise for Mr. Peterson," said Rae, "He's going to have a fight on his hands like he's never seen before." "I feel as though I'm in the mid- dle of a change in Durham," Rae told Kelly. "I'm looking forward to a team at Queen's Park after the next election that's going todo a great job for the working people." Kelly, past president of the provincial riding association, is a teacher of mathematics in the aviation department of Seneca College. A pilot and member of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, Kelly was on the short list in the space program narrowly missing the seat which was even- tuà lly occupied by Marc Garneau, Canada's fist astronaut. Her organizational involvement in- cludes president of Seneca College Faculty Association, steward for OPSEU Local 560, founding mem- ber of the organization of Working Women and an affiliation with the National Action Committee on the Status of Women. I Bôrn in England , the 39-year-old Kelly who is.married, has lived in Whitby since the age of three. She is a graduate of Ienry Street High School and the University of Waterloo. Oshawa favored for new building FROM PAGE 1 Oshawa claims an interest in the building worth about $3.3 million. Oshawa's proposal included dropping the claim if the Oshawa site was chosen. "With the adoption of the recornrmendations of this report, a decision on the ownership question . should not be required," states Evans. However, Whitby Mayor Bob At- tersley disagrees. He said the Region should settle the ownership question before deciding on a new regional headquarters. Attersley also said the report "is full of holes, and he has a lot of questions." He will ask those questions when the report goes before a joint meeting of the Region's planning and finance committees this Friday at2p.m. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, former Dunlop Tire factory John Ambulance instruction1 were simulated at the recently to provide St. for Whitby Fire Depar- tment members. High school students from Whitby portrayed the accident victims for the first aid exer- cise. Free Press Photo Decision hurts good faith bargaining: developer A council decision that Hometown Developments must pay for improvements to Pine St. before construction begins on a condomium on the street "hurts good faith bargaining" between the Town and the developer, says a spokesman for Hometown. Rob Morton made the statement at Monday night's meeting of the operations committee. Last week, council approved requesting the money from Hometown. Morton said the developer and Town staff had worked out a suitable agreement on the 16-unit building to be built at the corner of Pine and Dundas St. E., before council's decision to ask for the money. Morton said the amount could be $15,000. "We don't object to any im- provements. Our criticism is we now have to come up with more money," said Morton. He said that during negotiations with the Town's planning and public works staff, improvements to Pine St. had never been men- tioned. The Hometown had agreed to pay for a storm sewer along Pine while the Town would pay for curb and gutters. "I am asking this committee to ask council to reconsider the money for the improvements," said Mor- ton. But administrator Bill Wallace informed Morton that while the matter was "unusual, it is council's perogative. "Council has the right to do that." He said the public works depar- tment estimated that the developer would have to contribute $14,000 towards the improvements. The street has no priority for im- provements for at least five years, Dick Kuwahara, public works director told the committee. The money would be held till that time. He said the department had taken into consideration the im- provements, but felt that when the street is reconstructed, al the people on it would pay for the work through taxes. "It is not unusual for council to do this," said councillor Joe Drumm. "Since you use the street and are going to build on it you should pay." "They (Hometown) think we're changing the rules in the middle of the game," said regional councillor Tom Edwards who moved the recommendation at councii. "This has given me second thoughts on the timing of the issue," he said, a comment to which met objection fromm operations chairman Ross Bat- ten./ Committee made no recom- mendation to ask council to recon- sider the decision. Renovations needed at Anderson CVI Improvements at Anderson CVI in Whitby and O'Neill CVI in Oshawa have been identified as the two most critical secondary school upgradings in Durham Region. Upgrading, at a total estimated cost of $1.56 million, has been proposed for O'Neill next year. A report before the Durham Board of Education's property committee indicates that the school is on both the science lab and library upgrading list while there are "serious deficiencies" in music facilities and dramatic arts ac- commodation. Ministry of Education staff recently toured the school to con- sider whether improvement and maintenance projects could be con- sidered for capital funding grants. At Anderson, where science lab renovations are underway, library Bricks stolen over weekend Four skids, each holding 464 bricks, were stolen from a Whitby construction site during the weekend. Another site was the act of van- dalism. The four skids, with bricks valued at over $1,000, were stolen from a construction site on Mayflower St. Meanwhile at a site on Henderson street, youths are believed to have kicked holes in the walls of model homes. Damage is estimated at facilities require upgrading while concern has been expressed about the adequacy of the two existing gymnasiums. The board staff report suggests that one gym could be increased in size to provide a large gym for in- terscholastic sports. The expanded gym could also be divided to provide a total of three facilities for physical education classes. "The library and gym are especially critical in that Anderson Will be increasing rapidly in enrolment with portables until à new second ary school is completed in Whitby (4-6 years?)," states the staff report. Estimated total cost of upgrading at Anderson is $1.96 million. No decision has yet been made as' to when the upgrading will be carried out. Sod is in short supply FROM PAGE 4 Public works director Dick Kuwahara said his department has contacted builders in Whitby and have been assured that homeowners will be getting their sod. Councillor Joe Drumm took the opportunity to ask Dodds for a realistic time period home buyers should expect before moving into their new home. She said the ation is recommending10to 12 month&