P'AGE 2, WHITBY FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, JULY 8,1987 Buses to be retendered Bids for the operation of the Town's, newly revised transit system will be tendered again. The Town received two bids for the contract but one was incom- plete. Miller Transit bid $1,610,093. The only other bid was from the present operators of the Town's transit system, Charterways. No letdown A $736,000 building permit for the restaurant being constructed at the southeast corner in the Kendalwood shopping plaza is highlighted in June's building report for Whitby. The monthly report from the public works department shows the Town continues to be an attractive market issuing permits totalling $10,674,246. "There is nothing in this report DUNDAS PLACE Condominiums in Whitby form $85,900. Interest at 8¾% for a limited time only! Herb Visser 655-3309 or Res. 655-8894. REIMAX Canaan Land Realty Inc. Realtor. WHITBY CO-OP Housing - 3 Bdrm apartments, early possession. Asking $76.500. Why pay rent? Cali for more in- formation. Herb Visser 655.3309 or Res. 655-8894. REIMAX Canaan Land Realtv Inc..Realtor. Charterways bid $1,923,107. Committee decided to retender the contract to obtain the best com- petitive price. Since the Town is trying to have the new transit system operational by September, committee also gave administrator Bill Wallace authority to accept new tenders during council's summer recess. in building telling me that Whitby is going to slow down," says Mayor Bob Atter- sley. In the six years prior to 1980, At- tersley says the Town issued an average of $32 million in permits a year. Since 1980 that has increased to $68 million a year. June's total brings the total value of permits issued to date in 1987 to $73,053,702. "That ,is better than the $68 million record we set in 1985," says the Mayor. Last year the Town issued $115 million worth of per- mits. At this time in 1986, $56,320,967 in permits had been issued. In July, residential permits totalling $9,047,146 for 75 single dwelling units and il apartment units were issued. Commercial permits valued at $1,399,100 were also issued. The restaurant plus a $350,000 permit for building on Thickson Rd. N. make up the lion's share of the commercial permits. Industrial permits valued at $198,000 and agricultural permits valued at $30,000 comprise the rest of the total. No institutional permits were issued in June. "Whitby is looking really healthy. I am quite pleased," sajys Attersley. Building permit fees for June totalled $69,951, bringing the year's total to $451,914. DURHAM STUDENT PAINTERS GuaranteedLowestPrices! Satisfaction Guaranteed 100% Student Operated Professional Quality CALL Residential or commercial 430m2232 FOR FREE ESTIMATE Exterior or Interior STRAWBERRIES & RASPBERRIESê Pick Your Own Every Day (Ready picked available) Zdanowicz Farm* 8 A.M. Hwy 7 BROOKLIN to RD.4ORTAUNTON *8 P.M. 0 o - ROSSLAND WHITBY AJAX HWY2 N.W. CORNER AT TAUNTON AND CORONATION ROADS Bring Containers or purchase at Farrn Call 668-5509 for more information SURROUNDED BY her family, Lois Daw was honored by Ashburn on Canada Day with the opening of the Daw Trail. Shown from left are son Stephen, Lois, grandson Matthew (9) in front, son Jim with Michael (6) on his shoulders, viewing the memorial plaque. See pg. 16 for more photos. Free Press photo Daw family is honored The late Fred Daw and his wife Lois were honored on Canada Day by the community they had so faithfully served over a lifetime. The opening ceremonies of Ash- burn's Canada Day family picnic included the official opening of the Daw Trail linking the Ashburn Community Centre with Ashburn Park. The nature trail through the woods was instigated by Fred Daw and two years after his death it became a reality thanks to the hard work of many local residents in- cluding children involved in the scouting movement. In a speech to the 450 or so on hand, Margaret Davis recalled the years of friendship with the Daws. She recounted the years of service Fred gave to the community through Burns Church where he held most offices and the com- munity centre board of which he was a founding member. Davis mentioned Lois' con- tribution of over 20 years as Cancer Society zone captain for Ashburn and a member of the board of direc- tors of the Children's Aid Society for 18 years. She has also been a member of Burns Church for more than 35 years and has held office, SEE PAGE 3 New van will aid seniors' care· Transportation for senior citizens at the Whitby Community Care Centre will be much easier thanks to the Whitby Lions Club's donation of avan. The vehicle, which seats 11 passengers, will help alleviate the problem of volunteer driver shor- tages who, in the past, had to use their own smaller cars to take seniors shopping, to medical ap- pointments, or to social events. More handicapped seniors will now be able to use the service, since the van is equipped for wheelchair transportation. Although transportation is the most widely requested service of this non-profit organization, other serveies such as home repairs, visiting, home care and Meals on Wheels are also available. With a population of 3,200 citizens over 65, Whitby is a prime location for a service such as this one, whose main goal is to keep seniors in their own homes rather than geriatric institutions. Established in 1978, the program has served over 900 clients, and has about 60 - 70 clients who use it constantly, ac- cording to administrative co- ordinator Marie Brooks-Smyth. The centre, now located at 400 Dundas St. W., is always in need of volunteers as the demand for ser- vices grows. Lodge addition denied Due to planning department con- cerns, Whitby council has denied the request of a lodging house owner wishing to erect an addition to her house. Lorraine Willis, owner of a boar- ding house located at 125 Euclid St., submitted a proposal to erect a one- storey addition to the existing building in order to create three guest rooms. The original house would then be turned into a single family dwelling. Planning department recom- mended the request be denied as it does not conform to the lodging house zoning bylaw which requires a minimum of 300 sq. ft. for each guest room. The request was resubmitted by Come in and discover the x T" r I7 the contractor proposing to reduce the number of guest rooms in the addition from three to two, but the request was again denied due to the conditions of the same bylaw. An additional concern of the public works department is that access to the parking lot at the lodging from Mary St. would be un- satisfactory. Correction Bev Galley was incorrectly iden- tified in a photo in last week's edition. The Free Press wishes to apologize for the error. 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