If. N1 Likpond *housing plan. goes to0M By MarieiBoucher An Onitarlo Municipal Board (0MB) hearing will b. held Jan. 27 to dcide on arezomiungappli- cation for townhouse doevelp- ment south of Lick Pond, located south of Dundas St. P.; and east ofThickson Rd. S. Whitby Estates Ltd. wants ta build 39 townhouses at. the three-acre location at the corner of SpringwoodandÃgichol Ave. The application was firat made in November, 1989, and referred to planing staff by Town council in Septomber, 1989. Town plan- ngconitteoejected the plan. The applicant fîled a site plan application last June. The applicant has appealed te the 0MB for one hearing dealing with bath- zoning and site plan because council has not yet enac- ted the necessary, omn. mne Councilplaced the property i a iiolwcategory until many items are resolved. The Town has, in the process, established a oition on the site plan, includug" conditions of approval such as work from the ublicéworksdepartmnt, should C>e 0OMB decide in favour of. Whbitby Estates Ltd. The ap ilicant had also pro- posd o u'cl' a27,000 sq. ft. shopping plaza north of Lick Poed, but wanted approval only for the townhouse portion at this tinie. Local residentsa pposed bath proposais. Rsidents said the added popu- lation from the townhouse deve- lopment would increase the need for more facilities. Residents also said there was. no need for another plaza. There were also concerns about the threat posed te wildlife ini the pond area. A. 1979 study of the 'pond, previously owned by the ický family for 90 years, found 92 different species of birds living in the vicinity. WVhitby 'Estates'?s original pro- pasa was for 19 tawnhouses south of the pond, used i the winter for skating. Councillor Joe Drum m had i- dicated that ho was willing te support- the application for 19 tewnhouses, but not an addi- tional 20. Councillor Ross Batten had in- dicated ho was not opposed te the project, saying the residen- tial an parkland aspects of the proposai. would enhance the area. Batten had descrlbed the cur- rent condition of tho pond as an weyesore.n WHTYS FIRST CHEILD of the new Zielonka holding son Aaron, the cou- year, Christopher James Zielonka, ples firet son, 'Brendln,, and' mon was born at home at 7 arn . o'a New, Ki Devonshifre holding, Çbrito, Year's Day. FromIneft are father Alan pir Ioo>laksur btyF. r At-home birth for-ý: Whitby's New Year's' baby By Mark Reesor Whity's firt baby ofl1992 was born at 7 a.m. on N~ew Year's Day ta Alan Zielonka and Dr. Kim Devonshire, a local chiropractor. But Christepher James Zielonka wasn't born'at an area hospital, ho was delivered at home. Midwife -Peggy Cannon says "it was a beautiful birth, very smooth and straightfor- ward -- pecfui." -Ii. brthwas wonderful,» agrees Kim. «I foît very safe and very- loved becauso I was surrunddbymy famîly. Kim had her first child, Brendan, by Caesarean section in a Tarante hospital, and bath Kim and Alan wondered if the operation had really beon necessary. Thywere also upset Alan wasn't allowed to staywicKIim aLtr the birth and that sho couldn'tse the baby for the first 24 hours of his life. "Theres so much that happons in tho first 24 hours thiat I missed,» says Kim. qI wasn't even there for the bfrth - I was unconsciousj.» Son number two, Aaron, was delivered at home. It wasn't easy - Kim was in labour for 42 hours - but neither parent has any regretsi, noting that they lilkely would have been talked inte another Caesarean birth if they had gone te the hospital again. Christophor was born after only five hours labour - about average, accordmng te Can- nonu, who's been a practising midWfe for six years and is on. of only two midwives in Durham Région. Having a baby- at home- helps a mother pro pare psychol gicallys says Kim. "You doal wth your fearsbePýcauso you don't have medicine te rescue you if things gettuh. She says; the hospital system sonietimos made hier feel intimidated, and she feared intervention. "At home everybody adapts te your environment instead of you adapting te, theirs. » Camnon says she doos about 20 te 25 home births a year and 10 te 15 hospital births. Prospective clients are screened ta inake sure they don't have risk factors such as diabotes, a heart condition or previous difficult births. Cliente are closely monitered at every stop of their labour ta ensure nothing unusual develops. Cannon saLys she doesnt hesitate-ta head'ta: the hospitgl when necessary -abouùt 23 per cent of tho timo, on a non-emergencyj basis - *ul because olabour isn'pro51 s esing. Tha smost often becausea«moater iessIl a little fr...ghtened about having her baby at home, says Camion. "They relax after getting te the hospital and thon give birth.» Cannon says complications that would reaamothertabo takenta hospital by ambulance are very rare. She says studios show low-riskpregnancies 'endiihome births have fewer problema than A owrshospital births. Residents oppo'se, restaurant plan By M 0oBoce A pr1. sa for a new res- taurant'on Rossland Rd. E., east of Andersn St.ý. and westý of Thiclisn Rd.was. oppesed by about .70 residents at a. Town Clanning conum»ttee meeting.-on Antoino Aibilismappli.d for, a rezonig from residential ta commercial toa show development !ofa fine diinreturant with aRpproximately <)set.off Ros- lanîdJusat o-f thie hydro,,cor- ridor- between- Anderson and Thichion. Accodi.to architect. Lennis ily dwelhing on the property Would be relocated. Nearby roisidenti were -angry that a cmeca oigmy Per mitted in the ares., Ed :Kullkauskas iprésented, council with a 'petition of 66 names of area-residents opposed ýAothe plan.k «This- area doos not roquire a restauranV,' e said.- Many residents were conter-, ned .that should 4th. restaurant' fail te miake profite1 it could turn intoa a, tavern and crate noise late at night. SEE PAGE 2