Page 20, Whitby Free Press, Wednescday, May 26, 1993 fROOKLTN} Services needed before province approves plan for lumberyard JIM VERNOOY tags out Tom Rivet at the third annual student/parent baseball game held recently at St. Leo's School. The teams were very evenly matched -- the game ended in a tie. Photo by Mark Reesor. WhiIby Free Press Police show new equipment to youth club members Durham Regional Police constable Mitch Martin was at a recent Brooklin Boys Octagon Club meeting to demonstrate the force's new blood alcohol detection equipment, new video cameras beng installed in the cars and radar equipment. The departnent has new electronic bood alcohol detection equipment to determine if a driver je impaired. Club members were given a description of how the equipment works and some members were given an opportunity to blow into the unit to see how it reacts. The new equipment is more accurate Photocopies, Fax Service, Custom Labels & Decals, Wedding Invitations, Business Cards, Complete Sign Production BROOKLIN BULLETIN 76 BaldwIn Street, Brooklin Fax 655-3715 Cali655-4434 E than the Alert equipment that the force used previously. Following the demonstration, Martin took groups of four members at a time on the road to demonstrate how the force's radar detectors record the speeds of moving automobiles from both a standing position and while in motion. Martin explained to the members that each time an officer sets up radar aqbiment in his vehicle, he must r the radar gun with a tuning fork. During the road trips, the kids were surprised at how inconsistent were the speeds of drivers. Octagon president Steve Webb. said, "the demonstration helped us understand better how speed can affect the opportunity for accidents. We couldn't believe how fast some drivers were travelling." The Whitby detachment has juat installed new video eq ient in some of its cars to record visually what happens at the scene of stopping an impaired driver. The camera is mounted in the front window of the police car and is attached to a remote microphone worn by the DR. GIRISH HATT Family Dentistry ID New Patients Welcome Insurance Plans Accepted Days, Evenings & Saturday Appointments Available Emergency Calls Accepted (during office hours) 701 ROSSLAND RD. E. SUITE 207 (Rossland Garden Plaza) WHITBY RO0SSLANDRD.EAST N ý 0 DUNDASST.(HW.OZ 666 02 LE T E401 NE S LEVATOR ENTRANCE BESIDE I COMMUNITY PI4ARMACY attending officer. The equipment can zoom in on license plates and an interface with the department's computer can overlay details of car ownership, date and time onto the recording tape. The tapes are then held by the department and used in court if charges for impaired driving are challenged. The club is a youth group for high-school aged studenta under the sponsorship of the Optimist Club. The group has its own executive and plans both community service and social activities for its members. The group meets every Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Brooklin. For more information contact Keith Wick at 655-4434. Club naines By Mike Kowalski The Ontario government has softened its opposition to a pro- p osed lumberyard south of rooklin. Provided water and sewer ser- vices are extended to the site, the province will have no objections to a home improvement centre planned for Spencers Road, west of Hwy. 12. But despite its willingness to accept the project, the govern- ment may still find itself at odds with both Durham Region and the Town of Whitby. There are no pians to extend municipal services to the pro- osed site in the forseeable uture. Whitby and Durham have approved officiai plIan amend- ment applications from the Mit- chell Brothers of Brooklin for a Iumberyard and showroom on the six-acre property. However, a neighbouring resi- dent has requested an Ontario Municipal Board (0MB) hearing into the project. Glenn Bryers of Ashburn Road claims area homeowners are worried about the development's impact on well water, lack of adequate fire protection and potential traffic problems. Although it did not seek an OMB hearing, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs had its own concerns about the Mitchell application. pnder the Durham Region and Whitby official plans, the Mit- chells' desired location is desig- nated major open space. The manistry feit "urban type uses" were not suitable for open space areas and advised Durham and Whitby of its concerns last fall. But due to -a change in the site's designation in the new Durham Region plan from open space to an urban living area, t e minîstry no longer has any objections, spokesperson Milena Avramovic told The Free Press. "Since the lands are now desig- nated for urban uses, we no longer have any concerns with respect to it not being within an urban boundary," she explained. Although the ministry has objected to many aspects of the Region's proposed official plan, this was not one of them, Avra- movic said. (Approved by regional council last year to replace Durham's old 1976 plan, the new plan must also be approved by the province. (But the proposed plan, a docu- ment which stipulates preferred land uses in a municipality, has met with opposition at Queen's Park.) Avramovic said the minis prefrs that theiumbernar receive "full municipal services» rather than a wel and septic tank. tWeve sent that position on to the board," she said. Whitby councillor Ross Batten said there are ne plans te extend municipal services north on Hwy. 12, only on Anderson Street te accommodate Brooklin resîdents. "I don't understand their con- cern, it (lumberyard) doesn't demand a large use of water and sewage »e said. The Mi chells have been seek- ing permi sion to move to the site on the north side of Spencers Road -- about halfway between Taunton and Winchester roada -- for three years. Tbey 'have been based in Brooklin for 43 years, but their Church Street store is now too small for their building supplies business. In fact, the Brooklin store is essentially a showroom. Most of the stock is kept at a former Ontario Hydro storage yard, also located on Spencers, southwest of the proposed site. An OMB spokesperson said the board will wait until Whitby council changes the site's zoning and deal with that aspect at the same time as the official plan amendment application. This would avoid the need for separate hearings, he said. raffle Wlffl Firprae latt Two Brooklin residents were winners of a raffle draw held by the Durham Pony Club. Sain Grandy, first- lace win- ner, received an a ghan and 2Sk Big Sisters Day y LNu oh Caolin s second dlacea ,ancy o nOIIe ilui pl ,u received a living flower arrange- ment. About $470 wasmraised from the raffle, and the money will go By Lucie Rochette June 5 is 'Big Sisters Day' in Canada, and as luck would have toward instructor clinics for the club's senior members. SCouts have g booth at fair Th.Rt. 1ev. J.R. Sperry, The 2nd Brooklin Scouts will have a booth at the Brooklin Spring Fair from Thursday, June 4 to Sunday, June 6. They will sell pizza from Joe's Pizzeria and chicken wings from Barb's Deli. Proceeds will be used to fund various camps and to purchase camping equipinent. For more information, contact Robert Montpetit at 619-1998. retied Bishop of the Arctic, was guest preacher at the May 23 service at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Brooklin. Born in western England, Sperry went to Coppermine to work in the mission, and literally built the church in that Arctic community. He did an immense amount of work to translate the scriptures and prayer book into the Inuit language. it,1 falls on the samne day as the Brooklin Fair parade. The Big Sisters in the area were already planning to add their float to the others in the parade. In addition to participating in the parade, the float is their way of celebratng'Big Sisters Day.' The theme of the float can't yet be revealed, said a Big Sisters spokesperson,abut it will be a brand new loat. Aniveryservie Brooklin United Church Sun- day School will hold the annual anniversary service on Sunday, May 30, at 10:30 a.m. A special lunch will follow the service. 7- ýz