H Vo.2,No 4W e aJue1,914 ae Attrsly bws outfr yr'rc By 11.Kwlk nanayAtrlyad been one of talk about, but at 'a laterdate," sid ReonlcuclrTmEdas Whitby ihave a new mayor corne -the frtt ieppr nbin i e Atrly n einr ard councillor Lyzà dwiBuf- Noebe.accept campaign nains. eit I owed it te the, peopleý who fett have also declared theii candda- Aft« er ilyeasin the position, Bob Pr;omising te say 'more at a later' supported me i the past te. let ýthem ies foryr A±erle il nt es 9kigre-lecton date, Attersley si he owed it te bise lcnow now." Attrsley, 58, beéan his political as mayor of Whitby in\the' Nov. '12 supporters:' and 'campaign workers te tese' ihrwlhstrw cre a16 hnwseetda municipal election. make hie feelings known at this time. the race for mayor wide open. cuclo n ae euyr~o Ofering few rea8ons for his decisin c eandcoelpe he omrcuclo er mw oWhiby an.atrrev Attersley stunned felow Twncunci- pressed by rprerFoooigthrm t ersuelloeyi 1988, h is making lors -with his -,announcement during meetig. aotermnatth jb.SRgPGE3 Mo.nday's meeting. "r : te t1ee rj4iPb.- SET ...E - - IéAAu a ut u lAA5g A 1YwaI, 1;0 Region approves, officiai plan 'Hose-radng reduces g reenel Whitby ha" emerged from Durham ]Region's officiai plan review in good éhape, saytworginal councilors. Both Joe riÎ;tn and Miarcele]Brunelle have few complaintà , about the new officiai plan approved by regional council last week. M ID I Infact, the two counillors feel Whitbym benfit more thanay other Durham municipalityunder the newp an. Culminating a proces that, bega lma ive years,coni endorsed a document wluch will guide growth in Durhm or the nezt 30 years. An -officiai plan specifies land use plicisiia uiality. Durham's current plan wascadopted in196 Under the new plan, which stili requires provi*ncial goverýnment" approvral, Whitby is projected to have a population of 1600000 by the, year 2021. Butin oýrder 'to reach this target, a little «horse tradlinÊ" toc>. Agreen,,elt separatingz Whitby and Ajax was reduced by 1,600 acres i order to accommodate future housing an~d industrial needs., T.he beltal H - 2 will now be less than two miles wide between Halls M.',and Au'ey Rd. (Ajax), north from -Victoria St. to Taunton Rd. Althogh ome coundillors argued that too much green space Wvas Drumm says a sjgnf-iantamount of open space wiIl remain and therel'will be "very little negative impact on the area's natural environment. "The extension oif the urban boundazy to Halls Rd. ensures that Whitby has residential and industrial land easily available,» said Dramm. «A4ax came east and'we went west ... taldng everything into' consideration we preserved quite a bit of green spaoe and have the land we need.» Earlier- this year, Town* council took umbrage with Region proposaIs for future population densities in Whitby. Region planners recommended a density of 30 persons per gros acre pa) while Town planning staff felt a density of 20-21 ppa was more realistic. Drumm said that while Whitby feit the 30 figure was too dense it was prepared te take the Region's population projection provide<i it coula have more land te, acc'ommodate the extra people. <'We were the only municipality in the region te do that,"> said Dramm. ýIt could work out te be as high as 21 but I thinlc it- will go down for-eaodte 17 acrosa the board.» Drurnm said Whitby- was "adamantly against» the 30 ppa but is Spleased with the compromise. Brunelle concurred with Drumm's assessment. 'The density issue was important, that's the one that most scared eges ail of us," said Brunelle. 15,-19 While happy that issue was settled, Brunelle expressed concern 1 SFE PAGE 38 Hello ..911? KATI STVENocN %prtices an emergency 911 fal as 'part of ýthe 'o0or0 program taught byý St Jonmbuilan e 9staff; at Gro Sre hide' Cottage, Clild Gare Centre., .. .... ... .. ........ ... ...................... 11 , mme, ----------- >By Mike Kowalsi Despite. a stagnant economy, Durham Region's economic development department is workcing overtime. "Itfs unbelievable," said commissioner Pat Olive in reference te the number of "very serlous" queries about Durham Region that bis department has handIed irecently. "We've been extremely. busy the last three te four weeks, we ve had inquiries from a number of sectors," said Olive. It makes me feel comfortb ltat we may slowly be coming cutf this recession.' Duigthe at mont h the department has deait with" 'two or tbrede"nquiries froro the United States, one fomthe Toronto area and one from England, said Olive. And according te Olive, time spent by. staff bias been more extensive than merely putting a brochure in the mai*ul. He termied the level of interest expressed by these. potential investors as, "serfous, very serlous." "It's taking a lot of work from several departmnents te resolve these inquiries, it's not just a matter of sending out information, said Olive. "Ij clasa inquiries as passive4ssible and really activie ... these are serious enough te get us involved." 1Aithough he declined te discusa specific details, Olive said a "change of direction"' within the. departinent maýy be creating greater * interest in Durham, both nationafly aid from abroacmd.. The depamnthas broadneditsscope to assiat local industries in such areas. as competing in foreign nmarkets, rather than > RE PAGE 3 .School news 32 ............................................................ Il MIE é