PAGF 14. WllITIWY FREE PRESSWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 1987 . e Brooklin Profil ROXANNE REVELER News & Features Editôr Phone 655-3637 Depot now planned for Brooklin area Trick or treat? THIS OLD CHAP, standing, or should we say sitting, on guard in front of the Rooney home on Winchester Road, ap- pears to be enjoying his fall surroun- dings. His main job was to greet trick and treaters on Halloween. 0MB hearing on housing plan An Ontario Municipal Board hearing will be held Dec. 1 to con- sider a nine-lot estate residential development proposed in a forest area north of Myrtle Rd. W., west of Heron Rd. Whitby council originally ap- proved the application, by William Burgess, for the development on July 14, 1986. After Durham Region approval, the matter was then referred on May 8 by the Minister of Municipal Affairs to the OMB after a request for a hearing by Clark Muirhead of RR 1, Ashburn. In April, 1987, the new owners of the property, William and Margaret Frankovich, requested that the draft plan of subdivision be referred to the OMB so that both matters could be considered in a single hearing. The property is 16 hectares (40 acres) in size and now used for forest management under an Store use is proposed A light equipment rental, plum- bing and water treatment store has been proposed by Gary Young for a Baldwin St. N. property (Hwy 12), south of Brawley Rd. The property already has a two- story building which has been used for a number of commercial ven- tures on the first floor with an apar- tment on the second floor. Young proposes to erect an ad- dition on the south side and a storage building at the rear. The proposed zoning is special purpose commercial. No comments were made about the application at a recent public meeting. agricultural zoning. Estate residential zoning is would be required for the housing plan. Several conditions from various agencies were imposed to permit development, including construc- tion of an asphalt road from Townline Rd. The Whitby fire department said the proposed cul- de-sac into the subdivision would be 1,700 ft., far beyond the maximum 750 feet normally agreed to by the department for one-access proper- ties. The department said, however, that only eight lots are not "cause for redesign of the proposal." Central Lake Ontario Conser- vation Authority concerns involved protection of the area, and a revision of certain proposed lots was suggested for flood control. The authority -also wanted a report on subdivision effects on Lynde Creek, particularly water quality and fish habitat. MARGARET DAVIS (1) and Barb Porter of Ashburn admire one of the works by Marc Barrie at Gallery Brougham. Barrie has donated his latest limited editions to Burns Kirk Guild to be used as a door prize in, the Guild Show coming up next Saturday. A bus depot originally planned for Sunray St., near Consumers Rd., has now been proposed for a property just north of the Brooklin community off Hwy 7-12. White Sterling Investments Ltd. has applied for an exception to the highway commercial zoning to permit the depot for the servicing and repair of Travelways buses. But the abutting landowner ob- jected to the preliminary site plan for the property at a recent public meeting. "I'm not really happy with the way the proposed garage is going to be built...where it's going to be," said the neighbor. He noted that the building would be only a short distance from his property even thought the property was 2.5 acres (one hectare) in size. "You've got 2.5 acres. Surely you can move a few feet?" councillor Joe Bugelli, administrative com- mittee member, asked a represen- tative for White Sterling. But the representative said the building was located to act as a buf- fer from noise deriving from bus parking. s "That's the reason it was located that way," said the representative. "I don't know which one he'd rather see - buses or a building?" The relocation of the building will be considered in a forthcoming report by Town planning staff. Myrtle news By LAURAL HAMER Brooklin Women's Institute met at the home of the president Laural Hamer. Sylvia Hahn was convener and guest speaker was Catherine Hook, a lectVrer at Sir Stanford Fleming College Peterborough. She gave an interesting talk on the role of women in developing Canadian culture with emphasis on two well known pioneers in the Bobcaygeon area who raised large families while developing their writing talents and becoming successful. Sunday school under the leader- ship of Margaret Stevens is once again available to all youngsters in Myrtle area. *<* K** .**'* Reflections of a Golden Age By MABEL M. McCABE We all rejoiced when the postal strike and the teachers' strike were settled. I'm now wondering if we will see any difference in service from those very angry workers. The children of Toronto were the pawns for the teachers and the total population of Canada were once again held to ransom by the postal workers. The government finally made them go back to work but I'm afraid we will not get what we are paying for. It is disgusting to see men and women acting like hooligans. We all saw them on the picket lines. Many were charged, but I would be willing to bet they will never be convicted of any offense. Now the postal union claims it's going to court to fight for the right to walk out again. They feel their civil rights have been jeopardized. For the information of all CUPW members, the rest of the citizens of Canada would be happy to let them walk and keep right on walking. Hire all new workers. Our civil rights have been beaten into the ground for too long and it's time we went on strike for good service. We want lower postage rates and a system that will assure us we will receive our mail before it is outdated. I remember when we worked in sweat shops and were paid very low wages. There were no coffee breaks or paid holidays. You considered yourself lucky to have a job and even though the pay was hardly livable you hung on. At this time in our history unions are out of step with the economic situation of many. They have become greedy and an- tagonistic. Just a few weeks ago we were hearing about the Daily Bread food depot. Many for Thanksgiving, donated to others less fortunate. Of their own choice the picketers walked on the street and received notices in the papers. Not a thought to the poor father of some who may have no job. If they were so hard done by, those strikers could have gone back to work and donated their unwanted pay to the poor. Do they not realize that many are out of work through no fault of their own. They want to work for a decent wage so they can once again find their respectibility. Many of these unfortunates were the very people who came forward to make a few dollars strike breaking. I applaud each and every one of them. If my health would allow I'd have gone myself. To see women swearing and spitting on others is a sight that boggles the mind. Sure tempers flare but must both sexes become animals? They looked like sparring children in a schoolyard, except kids would have had more sense. The aimighty dollar has done it again -made fools of grown men and women. In the first place the management of the Post Office knew for months this was coming but they waited. The union bosses wanted confrontation and therefore would listen to nothing. Wise up workers, The head of your union never lost a pay cheque and you did most of the walking while the big boys grimaced for the cameras at every chance, Your monthly dues keep them in wine and steak while you do the dirty work. 'Twas ever thus. So hire yourselves back and if there is a slowdown in service no one will notice. It's been thepits.fr years. Le