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Page 2, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, JuIy 20, 1994 Busy bulding, trend continues in Whiotby Perrnxts were issued in June for more than $7.3 million worth of construction in Whitby. Largely due té the huge Whitby Psychiatric. Hos it 1 redevelopment, pernmits ave>ý been issued for about $92 million worth of construction in the fiîrst six months of 1994. The total value of construction for aIl of 19903 was $109 million a figure which'Whitby coulci exceed in the next few Mgnth go As usual, moýt permi Bs sed in June werf singlý fa ily homes. Reiin i I con9frLe ion accournts o I t al fie's $7S, millio u~ing value, nd for $48 n if the year tâ- date's $94'-milliofi value. RASPBERRIES ii* PICK VOUR OWNEVERY DA Y Supply Permnitting (Ready ptcked avalable) - Green Peas ii Zdanowicez Fa n ~00RNE AT..N COROATIE MODS: <~oW* for ore lcling.nloraUo M oSet 4 Excllng Lve Shos Day oxSepthua5 ai 1 pm, 3:3Opm,8apm Includîng Kids'Puppet Show at 2:3Opm KIdso Day $1.99 Ever Thursday Face palnting, and children's shows at il amn, lpm & 3,pm Kldsummer JuIy 27 - KIds free wlth Password SUMERCONCERT Aug12 &13 at 7pm fetrng Prescott Brown and Lori Vates IJL Culien Gardens 300 TAUNTON RD. W.9 WHITBY Ž1 (905) 668-6606 - THE FORMER Cobi Foods canng factory on a 10-acre. property at Brok Street North and Maple Street West, south of the Canadian Pacifie-rail line, is being demol- What A VIew From y aur gourmet kitchen or the fabulous famity room with Palladian window. Overlooks ravine & conservation area. Monarch Parkside Model, spotless neutral decor with numerous upgrades. Cali now to view. Kathleen Hansford, 436-1800 ished to make way for a. 125-unit town- house complex. The canning factory had been vacant* since it was closed by the company more than four years ago. Photo by Jeremy Dresar, Whtby Free Press Roberts will relocate, board. seeks new ,chief for Whitby'library Ken Roberts will beleavinghis c ition as chief librarian f tIhe. ityPublic Library in Novem- ber te become chief librarian in Hamilton. «I've enjoyed îny work in Whitby,» says Roberts. «My one disappontn1ent is that %m leav- ing Whi at a time when its residents lespertely need a bet- ter central library facility. "4Our services are begmnning te deteriorate." Roberts, chief librarian in Whitby for seven years, had sta- ted i a. previous interview that the exisiting facility on Dundas Street West was net large eniough te provide adequate ser- vice. w GREAT BEGINNINGS NEED ROOM TO S-T-R-E-T-C-H? OVERSIZED BUNGALOW! In WjO<iaIy nie 2bdrm 2 bahrm homne. Don doay - 25M00 eq. huge kitchmn ecot Bewakhmqie ra 4bdonuag W aer n doc uk-& n abeed & n bonchos, Ioddc. 4 bodroomu.nshod oc mont. primo addlion wsuper rraer bdnt .WS pe. caeeddc &eclsc anpocboa*iuI Whkby locaion, cdose Ioala am"nde. ensite. ce"1r ai, 3 tariares. sunom (O lot. central ai. 6 appL àmmi. vondwr mtlvaed, bi gai off us. more. Aldng'r.Mo.M t 0 JUST LISTED 3137.500.0 Akng 321 9,. .00 cCALL ROSEMARY BROWN 433-211I.,Ml "I would have liked te have helped create the cetral library this town deserves,» says Roberts. «While we are'recognized as a technelogical leader, WPLs abi- Iýty te deliver basic library ser- vices is suffering. We simply do net have enough roem te house adequate collections.» he Whitb library board is develeping plans toward the establishment of a new central library facility at the eisting location.. Whitby board chair John Ecker says e will ail miss Ken. He has been an excellent adminis- trater and leader. Hie will be hard te replace." Durham Roberta' terni as cief librarian, the Rossland road branch was opened, the Whitby Commupity Information Centre became a library responsibility, and a compact disc and video collection was introduced. Aise, public use computers and printers were installed, in part- nership with the Kinsmen Club of Whitby.. Roberts is now everseeing the expanmsien of CD ROM products in the library and workng with area libraries te, create a public access information netwerk. The library board will recruit for a new chief librarian te replace Roberts in the faîl. «Ken's ireplacement* will have a teugh act te follow,» says Ecker. Ecker says the board has established a search committee that will work through the sum- mer. UWe hope te have a new chief librarian in place by the tiine Ken takes up his duties in liamilten." Old-canningfactory cornes down. NATIONAL 1 __ R11\111ý1\11,11R\i(l 1