WEITJY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1990, PAGE 13 ............................................... 06............................ .......... ...... '89 RE\ lEW B9 ýREVIEW '9 REV!EWB9REVIEW 'B9,REVIEW Other development s CONVENTIONEW j Plans for a $1-mjlljon ban- quet and convention facility at te northeast corner of Hwy 12 <Brock St. N.) and Taunton Rd. E. were announced in July. The rezoning application has yet ta receive approval by the Town and Rgion before construction can begin. HOTEL? Development of a hotel in Whitby, such- development sought by the Town, in particu- lar,l by Ma yor Bob Attersley, during the 1980s, appeared im- mient when plans Or a Jour- ney's End were announced in Au lst. Pl ans called for a 104-unit hoteV/motel at a location adjacent ta the former Cadbury plant on Champýlain Ave., east of Thick- son ff. S. Other hotel/motel projects have been proposed in recent years including one at Hwy 401 and lËroc St. S., b ut delays and further negotiations over site development have postponed con- struction. The Journey's End develop- ment had first been approved by the Town in 1987, but was delayed by the sale of a 10-acre property. Ini December, Whitby counicil lKve ap royal ta, a 45-suite hotel tht ilb. part of Cullen Gar- dens' Prettiest Street'ta be deve- loped dur-mg5thel1990s. Cinema returned ta Whitby in the faîl of 1989 as Cineplex Odeon opened six theatres as part of a complex ta include a restaurant, stores and office spaoe off Thickson Rd. S. Princi- pal owner of the complex is Rick Gay,- who also in 1989 became owner of the Niagara Falls Thunder junior A hockey club. One cf his partners is Mayor Bob Attersley, who bought the King- ston junior A hockey franchise. SENIORS CENTRE EXPANSION Whitby' counicil decided in February ta hire an architect ta investigate the possibility of adding a second floor ta the seir'activity centre on Brock St. S. Some counicillors and staff members of the facility feit the expansion would not ease the problem of accommodation. The centre was designed originally ta, accommodate 250 seniors but at the time, 1,200 seniors were using the facility. The recom- men dation was. passed through Whitby's operations committee in April with the cost of the study pro*jected at $20,000. Three options were to b. studied: expansion ta the south (resulting in relocation of the lawn bowling facilities), expansion ta the north, and the addition of a second stary. It was eventually pro sed that a second building ta, th e south be constructed and attached ta, the building by way of an enclosed corridor.1he work would cost an estimated $2»100,000, of which the Minis- try of Community and Social Services would fund up to 30 peAr posite the Whitby municipal building. The new oceisexpec- ted ta, be ready for use by April, 19.Teregisty office is now in a temporary location at the Thorntan Plaza in Oshawa, where it was moved in 1987 ta relieve overcrowding at the for- mer location in a building adja- cent ta the Centennial Building in Witb. In September, Whitby council approved a plan for future use of the Centennial Building as a museum, archives and theatre. Renovations are expected ta cost $3-million. Opposing the plan was councillor Joe BugeIli, who said concerns over the 137-year- oId building's structure have not been adequiately addressed in reports andstu dies so far made by staff. COURTS MOVED In September, the Province announced that provincial court criminal division, in Ajax woulcl be moved ta existing court facili- ties in Whitby and Oshawa, starting Jan. 1, 1990. For prýo. ceedings that were heard in Ajax, criminal matters have been- moved ta, Oshawa and Provincial Offences Act cases ta Whitby NEW IJBRARYBRANC A new branch cf the Wihitby Public Library began i Septem- ber at the, Rossîand/ Garden plaza-The location wiIl be used until the library's new head branch is opend n the rec com- plextabe built at Rossland and Birock. JAIL EXPANSION A six-year plan by the Minis- try of Correctional Services ta expand the Whitby Jail was announced in 1989, with the first phase ta be construction of a 2, 900-sq. ft. administrative area. Mnthe faîl, yet another report of overcrowding at the jail was made. A publie institutions in- 9VEMM AARCHnTUCs iw. PERiSPECTIVE IN JUTLY, plans were announced by northeast corner of Hwy 12 and Taun- applicant Mike Volpe for a $1-miflion ton Rd. E. banquet and convention facility at the spection panel said if the jail was a structure in the private sector, it would be condemned. HYDRO OFFICE In April, plans were outlined for the future relocation cf the Whitby HydeE -crcCommis- sion administration offices ta aa new location, most likely adja- cent ta, the Town's works yard on Taunton Rd. east of Hwy 12 (Brock St. Y), where the com- mission has a smnall works yard. The commission has operated from offices in Whitby's down- town for 40 vears. PSYdH HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT In December, representatives of Whitby Psychiatric Hospital and the Province outlined ta, the Town the. master plIan for redeve- lopment of the hospital itoaa 325-bed health care facility, con- ing in 1989 towarci tne expan- sion. GLEN McCloud, Fairview Lodge resident, put a flEGISTRY OFFICE few shots through the hoop during one of the in December, groundbreaking camp carnival acivities held at the lodge i June. oeremonies were held ta, mark Renovations were almost completed i 1989 at the the start of construction cf a land registiy office on an eiaht-acre Lodge, ending nine years of work at a cost of struction not ta beffin beore 1992. Surplus hospîtal lands have been included in the Town's Lynde Shores development plan which was adopted by Region in Octaber (with the exception of a French-only secondary school use proposed for a property within the area). Residential, iîidustrial, commercial and open spaoe uses have been laid out i the Shores pIan for the area bounded by fiy401 ta the north, Annes St. and Gordon St. ta the east, Lynde Creek ta the west and Lake Ontario ta the south. CORPORATION 0F THE. TOWN 0F WHITBY IN THE MATTER,0F THE ONTARIO- HERITAGE ACT, R.S-.O. 1980, C. 337 AND THE MATTER 0F LANDS AND PREMISES AT THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPAL ADDRESS IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO NOTICE 0F INTENT TO DESIGNATE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby intends to designate the interior of the building at the following municipal address as being of historic or architectural value or interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 337. lnverîynn 1300 Gifford Street WHITBY, Ontario REASONS FOR DESIGNATION 0F THE INTERIOR 0F 1300 GIFFORD STREET ARCHITECTURAL The interior features of lnverlynn are well preserved examples of . architectural styles and workmanship prevalent at the timne of construction of this house in 1860. These features include the plaster ceiling mouldings, base wood mouldings and door and window trim. The centre staircase and three (3) fireplaces are also significant features. Any person may, before February 2, 1990, send by registered mail or deliver to the Clerk of the Town of Whitby, notice of his or her objection to the proposed designation together with a statement of reasons for the objection and ail relevant facts. If such notice of objection is received, the Council of tCie Corporation of the Town of Whitby shail refer the matter to the Conservation Review Board for a hearing. DATED a! the Town of Whitby this 3rd day of January 1990. Donald G. McKay Town Cîerk The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 575 Rossîand Road East WHITBY, Ontario LIN 2M8 PHONE: (416) 668-5803 * 4 6 t4 3. l* 33 . . , 1 I44 3444433' le343té ,4 433433 .77