Page 12, Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, JuIy 20.,1994 Waterfront trait awaits provincialningl By Mike Kowalski Construction of Whiitby's por- tion of the Lake Ontario water- front waîking trail could begin this faîl. Pending approvai of funding from the Ontario government work on the five-kilometre traif should be underway in Septem- ber. When ceonpetd next spring the. trailwil for part of te province's much-vaunted 90-mile walkway stretching frorn Bur- linItna te:the Trent River. .Town council last week aflir- med its previous support of the trail -- a key component of the Waterfront Regeneration T7rust. (The Trust is a Crown cor- patio estabîished two years atouid future development alongLk Ontario. Its form- tion stemmed from the Crombie Royal Commission which made a number of recommendations aimed at protecting the Water- front.) But counci'e esupport is con- tingent on the province honour- ing its earlier commitment te fund at least 50 per cent of the cost of the walkway and reiated ixaprovements. Council has already spent $509,000 on works asseciated with the overaîl $783,600 project andi will eeek reimburseerent of the $509,000. Although Whitbyý is respon- sible for t he remaining $274,600 property taxes will net be taupecl for the additional funds, council- 1er Rose Batten stressedi. r The Whitby Inn Restaurant & Sports Bar 1Dmnng Room Special *Buy one entrée at regular prîce 1 * get 2nd entrée a IEqATm 1/2 PRICE 0 I speclal. BqE s Auguot 31, 1904. uThose dollars won't corne from taxpayere' peckets but from revenues generated b y the marina in Port Whitby,» Batten told council. According te, a staff report, roughly 70 per cent of Whitby's 10-iometre stietch of water- front je publicly owned. The approximately five-kilo- metre trail would be reasonably continuous" but there will be gape te fili and secondary trails to build and/or improve over the coming years, the report states. The proposai also links Port Whitby to the trail that will be bujît in conjunction with the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital redeement and the proposed Lynde Shores residential com- munity, the report adds. In addition to, endorsing the trail program, council aIse appro- yod Ion g-term beases with Dupent Canada and CoSteel Lasco te permit public accese te waterfront property owned by the two companies. The agreements will aîiow the trail te be built acrose the comn- bined 65 acres of lakefront land the. firmes own in Whitby. 'The Town will have access te 80, 85 per cent of the water- front," noted Batten, chair of council'e planning and develop- ment committee. «Corporations such as Lasco and Dupont should be commen- ded,-" ho saîd. Work already performed in preparation for the trail includes the folwing: CAL VNKHM TIRES 1Not As llusttated AMERITECH ST P20SX70RX15 $85.00 Installod & Balanced 100,000km Road Hazard Warranty * $20% 000 for a new boat launch off-Gordon Street te, iepiace the oid launch 'on Brock Street; *$160,000 for shorewall im- provements and security railing at the harbour, *$67,800 for improvements to Corbett Creek; * $42,900 for special tree plantinge. According te the staff report, Town offciais will also investi- gate other poténtial projeçts along the lakefront. The Whitby Kiwanie Club je interested in constbructing a sjpray pad at Heydenshore/ Kiwanis Park while Whitby Rotary 'Club ëunrise has pro- poeed building a. gazebo in Lake Park,~ the report etates. OBITUARWES Harold Rowley built Whitby's HAROLD DEVIRRE ROWL9Y Harold Devrirre Rowle, who built Whitby's tiret nightc ub and who was a Justice of the Peace for 23 years, died at hie home at 1000 Byron St. S., Whitby on June 29,1994. Ho was 84. Ho was born on- Oct. 19, 1909 in Davideon, Sask., son of Alexander and ay Belle (Agard) Rowîey. Ho married Annie Elizabeth Pearl Wilson on April 8, 1929 in Oshawa. In .1938, ho bought a house on Breck.Street South on the right- of-way for Highway 401 and moved it to the corner of Byron . . .. H W K.......... first 'nightclub' HAROLD ROWLEY rand Keith streets where he ie for the rest of hie life. Ho was a member of the Ontario Regiment militia before World War II, and served as a lieutenant in the Ontario Regi- ment in the war in England, . ... ... ..France, Belgium and Germany. When he returned from the war hebogt 5.5 acres of land at yrnStreetand Hihaý 401 and buit, in 14 tb e firet night club, the <âùu Bay- view. It was a popular entertain- ~ ment centre in Whitby for many THIS WEEKO WHITE DiNNER ROLIS OnIy DOZEN 9 91,Reg. 1.49 Uimi 3 dozen per customer MINI'DANISH MINI MUFFIN IUmit 3 dozen Mpet ctonwe fe r expr uesdy ul 2, 99 750 Hopkins Street, WNitby 666m1177 Bn Mer ALICE EVANS Alice Emily Evans of 315 King St., Whitby died on Monda , July 11, 1994 at Oshawa General Hospital. She was 79. S he was born in Whitby on Oct. 17, 1914, duhter of Str and Alice (Speller) Treadgold. She marnied Tiictor <Brick) Evans on Feb. 244 1945 at Al Sainte' Anglican Church in Whitby. During World War Il se was a member of the Whit-kn.it Club that knitted socks for Whitby's soldiers overseas. She was also president ef the Whitby branch of the Victorien Order of Nurses from 1955 te 1958. She was a member ef Al Saints' Anglican Church, the Whitby General Hospital Auili- sry and the Oshawa Golf Club. 'She is survived by her, hue- band, daughter Vicki,(and ber husband -Brian Chorley) of Whitby, daughter Laura Ber- trand of Etobicoke, son Stuart (and hie wife Sandra) of Uxbridge., granddaughiters Mar- garet,JuliaSusan, Emily Sarah and Alison and grandson Utom. The funeral service was held at Ail Saints' on Friday, July 15, Rev. Patrick WbiÎte ofllciating. Interment at Groveside ceme- tory. HAROLD WELLMAN Harold Wellman of 320, Annes St., Whitby died at Oshawa General Hespital on July 7, 1994. He was 77. Mr. Wellman, bern in England, was a Whitby resident for more than 20 yeare. Ho was a momber of a Royial. Canadian Legion branch in -Toronto. The funeral service was held at the W.C. Funeral Chapel, Rev. Jim Tiller officiating. Interment at Highland Memorial Gardons i Toronto. years befoi e it burned down about 30 years ago. Mr. Rowley sold the Club Bayview in 1948. Mr. Rowoley was a draftemnan at Pediar People Ltd. 'and General Motors bfore 1934, an attendant at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital from 1934 te 1966, and Juetic of the Peace from 1966 to, 1989. Ho was' a member of the Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital Quarter Century club, and was a member of the council for Boy Scouts in Whitby for many years. Ho raised pure red collies as a hobby. Ho is survivèd by son Bill (and hie wife Patricia) of London, Ont., Jim McCann (and hie wife Sharon) of Cannington, daughter Maybelle Sevcik of Whitby, grandchildren Paul Anne Ilarold, Alex, Jim, Trýice anc1 Jennifier, geat-grandchildren Cathleen andfJosephmne. Ho is also survived by sistere Ethel Brown of Vancouver, B.C. and Vina Nixey of Saskatoon Sask., and several nieces anc1 nephjews. Hoe was predeceased by brother Walter Rowley and sister Phyllis Thompson. The funeral service was held from the MçIyifosh-Anderson Funeral Homeý in Oshawa on Jul 2, 1994, Iëv. James Tiller officiating. Interment at Oshawa Union Cemetery. JOHN TOWNSEND John (Jack) Edwin Townsend of Brooklin died at Ajax-Picker- nHoepital on June 28, 1994. Ho was born in Toronto on Oct. 30, 1932. Ho wae a 30-yrbar niember of Local 2309 of the Millrights and Machine Erectore Union. Ho had recenitly become a member of the new Moose Lodge in Whitby. Ho je survived by son Johnny, daughters Colleen and Kathy, sister Dorothy Hunter of Scar- borough, nephew Jamie and nieces Nanicy and Marina. The funeral service was held at the W.C. Town Funeral Cha- pel in Whitby on June 30. B]ILL STONE William (Bill) Frederick Charles Stone -of Brooklin died on June 21, 1994 at Oshawa General Hospital. Ho was 81. Ho was born in Norwich, Eng- land on Aug. 24, 1912. Ho je survived by hie wife Gladys, son Fred ofBrooklin, daughter Cathie Neely of Brook- lin, five grandchildren, il great- grandchildren and sister Deb Thefuneral service was held on June 24, 1994 at the W.C. 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