Whlby Free Press, Wednesday, December 21,1994 , Page 13 Work near marsh Wassail DANIEL FAREWELL of Toronto, whose grandparefltS are volunteers at the Whitby Mental Health Centre, enjoyed the tree-Iig htinq that was part of the 'Celebration of Friends'WassaiI earli er this mbnth at the centre formerly Whitby Psychiatric Hospital). A 'Wassail & Waltz' on Dec. 17 at the Courthouse Theatre was the fifth and final event of the hospital's 75th anniversary year celebration. Photo by Joromy Dresar, Whlby Free Press Theft at C&C Three videocassette recordera, four compact diepayeratwo receivera aditose dr ecks were stelen in a breakm Tues- day mornin, Dec. 13 at C&C Sound. l3SOHPopkins St. Police say the culprit(s) "12 Days' ornaments for sale The annuel Christmnas orne- ment fundreiser ia being held by local the Big Sisters organiza- tien. The firat four in the sere of ernements represontirig the Twelve Days of Christmnas is available et the National Bank of Canada et 701 Rosslend Rd. E., Wihitby. For more information, caîl 436- 0951. smashed the glass in the front door, possibly with a sledge hein' mer, and foroed the door of a locked office te get te, the items. They were gene when police arnived at the stere around 2:3C e.m. in answer te, an alarin Owner Chris Catten says he installed bars on the windowi and doors immedietely after th( break-in, the second at the stori this year. Catton says the bars aboule' discourage the tieves, who spe. ce in<ick,'smash-and-gral robbries Its net like they casi the place and dlean you eut.» The winners of the Christina colouing contest held by Th Free Press are Sumeet GoundE (aged 4), Derek Stevens (eged ' and Ashley Rosen (aged 9). WiR M PAGE 1 This activity includes soul test- ing and staking eut Of future roads te serve the planned com- muni of 5,000l eople.seitv issue. Many peeplie are -calling us upset," said SNM spokespersen Jehanna Tite of the recent apparance of construction vhi- c I s on the Rose property. "If they're putting up a fence theK're making a statement,» sadTite. "If itfs under ap eal te, the municipal board they should have some sensitvityWe re un- comfortable, especiay1 with the stakes. Tito's rup bas filed an appeal of Whitby council's appro- val of the three-part Lynde Shores develepinent te, the 0MAB. Rose,( the -provincial govern- ment (through the Ontario Realty Corp.) and Durham Region are the three prncipals behind the housing development and nearby industrial1 park. In a recent letton te Whitby p ublic works directr Wayne Ilancock, Rose representative Ken Fergusen seid a contracter was hired te, repair fencing des- troyed by vandals. Fergusen's letton states that garbege was dumpe on the pro- perty and that aTl-terrain vehi- clos broke down fonces betweon Rose land and the newly instal- led berrner plantinga. (The plantings are part of the 55-to-200 metre buffer zone bot- ween the marsh and propesed development.) "We are concernod that con- tinued acts of this nature will ultimately destroy the young Raffle winn ers Eleanor Cassin won a family portrait as first-prize winnor in the Christmnas railfle held by the Whitby General Hospital Auxili- . LÀrry Windover won secnd prize, a custom hand-knit swea- b ter; P. 0'Connor, third prize, -decorative china plate dlock; 1Edith Watson, fourth prize, giant panda. 1 ae a icsque Hoiday e e or 7) s I 5. together t/is Cix» os c.take tineforci failv % portrait L655-3939 plants and possibly cause dage te the welands,» states Ferguson. But in addition te the fence rir, the contractr has ase bni nstructed te instail a second "construction fence" where the development abuts the open spaoe lands. This fence will act as a «first line of defence against intruders inte the open space,» Ferguson states. The contracter will aise be placing a trailer on site for use as an office for ucurrent and future construction activities,» Ferguson says. Concurrent with the preven- tive measures, roada wiIl be staked eut and a tree -preserva- tion prograin prepared fer the area te be cleared for construc- tien, he adds. Tite has not yet heard from the 0MB about the on-going work. One of SLM's objections te the development is the bernier bet- ween it and the maïséh. "If the barrier is in dispute, ia it O *imte'toPut up the "We'll be wetching carefully. If it goes tee far, we mey seek legel advice. » Ferguson rejected e suggestion that the work pre-judges the eventual 0MB decision. "I don't see hew it would,» he teld the Free Press. «We're concerned about tres- done. That'a our primaiy con- cern.n Whitby planning director Bob Short said Town staff visitedl the site after receiving complaint. 'Mhe number one thing one has te remember, it la private prgperty," aaid Short. "Prom what we can fee they're not doing anything a privaýte property ewner cann o iwit their property"he said. "It's good that eole are focussing on the site but we investigated it and theres nthing from what I cari see that they can't do.» Duo 0robs b usiness Police are warning local store owners te beware of a pair of thieves who have used diversion, tactics te rob at least three Dur- hamn steres, including one in Whitby, recently. The teain managed te steal an undisclosed anieunt of money frein Shoppers Drug, Mart, 601 Dundas St. W., Tuesday evening, Dec. 13. One of the men distracted the clerk while the other entered an office and stele money from the safe. " Pizza e Pasta Cappuccineo " Desserts andwiches " Salads eAppetizers *Espresso MSLTAUFDANT, 13D 4B 3ILLIAD8c Experience Whtb s \ew Concept FPuily Licensed J3?illiaird Lounge WVILITBX TOWNSQUARl;E 3050 Garden Street N. of Rosslafld e 666-2539 uJ I L o o h Courthouse Theatre HARLEQUIN !in advertisemOflts in this week's and every week's. WHITBY FREE PRESS. Take the ad to the merchant along wîth the coupon below. (or reawofable faCskTlIe). 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