Page B, Whitby Free Press. Wednesday, June 2, 1993 whitby bus iness ..* . . . By Mike Kowalski A second McDonald's res- taurant in Whitby is another step closer. Town council has approved, in principle, a compromise solution that removes a major roadblock to construction of a McDonald's restaurant on the southeast cor- ner of Brock Street South -and Consumers Drive. Council last week endorsed a proposal which will provide an entrance into the restaurant and also alleviate Ontario Ministry of Transportation concerns about access to surplus lands it holds south of the site. As a result of the compromise, an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) appeal, filed by the owner of the property intended for the restaurant, has been withdrawn. Last December, council appro- ved a site plan application per- mitting the restaurant, provided that problems involving vehicu- lar access to the site and storni water management were resol- ved. A numbered company (639373 Ontario Ltd.) now owns the vacant 4,602-sq. metre parcel of land. The company pland to sell the property to McDonald's Res- taurants so that it can build another outlet to complement the one it has on Thickson Road South. The new restaurant will have a Victorian-style design incor- porated into its exterior appearance as stipulated by council. But a dispute involving the Town, developer and province had threatened to send the mat- ter to the OMB for resolution. The transportation ministry had refused to convey part of the land it owns to the municipality so that a cul-de-sac could be built between the restaurant and other property owned by the Grand opening on Friday There will be a grand opening for Metropolitan Life's new Whitby office orn Friday, June 4. The company moved a sales office and 15 employees from Pickering to Whitby to be closer to General Motors, one of its main customers. The new office takes up about 4,000 sq. ft. on the second and third floors of Montgomery Place, 213 Byron St. S. Whitby Deputy Mayor Marcel Brunelle, Ontario riding MP Rene Soetens and Ontario riding Liberal candidate Dan McTeague are among those invited to take part in opening cereionies. Equity Act discussion June 8 'Employment Equity Act and Regulations' will be discussed at a meeting in Oshawa on Tues- day June 8. The meeting, held by the Dur- ham Region Employment Equity Network (DREEN), is from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Oshawa. DREEN is a network for human resource professionals and employment equity practi- tioners. Tickets are $25 for the lun- cheon meeting. For registration call Elizabeth McArthur at 721- 2000, ext. 409. developer to the east. Ministry officials felt convey- ing a portion of their land would devalue the property on the open market. They also did not want access to Consumers Drive by way of a right-of-way or easement. However, the ministry has since agreed to a compromise which would see the creation of a Town-owned cul-de-sac, but with the bulb being moved closer to Consumers Drive. Barry Evans, attorney for the developer, told The Free Press the agreement has negated the need for an OMB hearing. a (Last fall, Evans ied an appeal with the OMB to protest the length of time the Town was taking to process the applica- tion.) But a "slight snag" involving the storm water management aspect must still be ironed out between the municipality and his client, Evans noted. "The Town has changed the sewer requirement, we have to talk about it," he said. Existing storm sewers do not have the capacity to accommo- date runoff from future develop- ment in the area, Town staff contend. A building permit cannot be issued until this problem has been corrected, a planning de partment report states. Evans did not have immediate access to the technical details of the disputed matter, but he was hopeful it can be resolved quickly. "The planning department has been extremely co-operative. I'm confident we can work it out," he said. THE HOWLETT family won OGS Landscape Dolt Centre's 40th anniversary contest and received a $2,500 'Ultimate Landscape Supply Package.' From Ieft, Irene Howlett, son Lindsay and husband Tristan take a little time out to smell the flowers, held by OGS employee Richard Nichois, who's handling landscape design for the Howletts. Pooby Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Press OGS celebrates 40th year By Lucie Rochette Oshawa Garden Service is 40 years young. Every spring, OGS holds its grand opening. This year, they spiced it up a oit, to celebrate the anniversary. Customers who attended the grand opening were treated to free bot dogs. Door prizes were also given away. OGS was founded in 1953 in Oshawa, by Rene M. Thiebaud. Thiebaud immigrated from Switzerland with his wife and three children. With a $200 bank loan, Thie- baud started OGS. The company is now owned by the Thiebaud brothers. Marc E. Thiebaud is president and general manager, John J. Thie- baud is vice president and general operations manager, and Rene D. Thiebaud is vice pre- sident and landscape operations manager. The company has always been in the Oshawa-Whitby area. OGS has grown and blossomed from a small company to one of the largest companies of its kind in southern Ontario. Marc E. Thiebaud, the pre- sident and general manager, has been involved with OGS since 1957, and he says that business has generally been "fair." Thiebaud says that landscap- ing and grounds maintenance are the dominant part of OGS, but the company also runs a Do-It Centre, and bas a small number of affiliated companies. Thiebaud says that the main reason that OGS has stayed in business so long is because they provide "great service" to custo- mers, with quality merchandise and 'great value guaranteed." OGS does large and small jobs. In fact, Thiebaud says that they have never turned down a job because it was too small. "No j ob too big, no job too small,"he says. Chiropractors aid Sick Kids Two Whitby chiropractors will be contributing to the Hospital for Sick Children Telethon this weekend. For each youth client they have at their Rossland/Garden Plaza offices this Saturday morn- ing, Dr. David MacAskill and Dr. Kim Devonshire will donate $5 to the fundraising drive. Although appointments are still being made and confirmed, there could be as many as 100 young patients, says MacAskill -- meaning as much as $500 could be raised. OMB objection to McDonald's is withdrawn 1