-j WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 1, i1980, PAGE 9 Our' Historical? .Heritage 1 BNISUGENE HENRY XVi tiv's toreinlos I istoriaii ~ju The first settlers in these parts arrived in the century tai ring years of 1795 - 1800. Fitry years would pass, however, before improved roads, stage lines and a regular postal service would combine ta provide tolerable travel conditions, in the Whitby area. These improvements in communications and the Iroad systemns of Upper Canada also brought changes in many place names, that were given ta Ithem in earlier tirnes. Township Unes and con- cession roads were surveyed by Governor Simcoe's engineers in the years of fir- st settlement and a certain arnount of grading and sur- facing work was completed at that time. AlJ this did not guarantee, however, that there were many miles of good roads fit for travel in this part of the country. Simcoe surveyors often blazed road-side trees, ta, mark the way for set- tler/famer's statute labor in maintaining concession roads. Unfortunately, ab- sentee owners and the Chur- ch of England, did little labor on the roads fronting on their lands. As a result, there were great unsurfaced wagons, soon made quaqmires of mud from the neglected areas. Roads -in the outlying areas were poor and settiers there were isolated fromn the mnain centres of pper Canada, that were in fact, flot far away. Roads into those main centres were often relatively good-going into York (Toronto), Oshawa. Up nor- th, Ilowever, on the back concessions, it was almost wilderness travel where put- ty-llke, rutted dlay, road surfaces defied the best ef- forts of both man and beast, to get anywhere in the wet, green days of summer. As a resuit travel and the transport of goods became a winter activity with sleighs and s0 it was for many years. Ambulance During the week that en- ded on midnight last Thur- sday the Whitby Ambulance Service responded ta 91 calîs for service. 0f these, 29 were calls of a routine nature, 36 were standby cails for other am- bulance services in Oshawa and Ajax. The service also responded ta 26 emergency oeils, including four motor Overland travel by covered wagon and light stage coaches was held back in south-central Ontario for another reason. Travel by boat was faster, cheaper and far more comfortable than travel across country in a wheeled vehicle. The littie schooners gave the early stage Uines a bad time for many years al 'along the lake front from Prescott to Hamilton. Some stage lines curtailed their operations in summer time. some put their horses out ta pasture Names changed with postal service and ail of them got going as navigation on Lake Ontario closed with the firsf frost of fali. The first stage lines in canada operated in Quebec where public vehicles were- available for hire as early as 1700. As they extended their operations, a service ta Kingston from Montreal was started. In Upper Canada. the Danforth Road ta Kingston was completed in 1800 but it was sometime before anything like a through service was an ac- complished fact. Aong the lake front in- dividuals in centres like Whitby, Oshawa, and Port Hope ventrued into strictly local stage lines and the equipment' was primitive, consisting only of farm 125TH ANNIVERSARY 1855-1980 THE CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY A PUBLIC MÈIETING On Octaber 6, 1980 ln Commuttes Roam One of the Whitby Municipal Building, 575 Roseland Raid East, Whitby, On. tario, the Administrative Committes, at a rmgulariy scheduled meeting, wilI consider twa amsndments ta th. Officiai Plan of the former Planning Arma af the Town ai Whltby. 1> The firat amendm.nt wilI b. deait with at ap. proximatmly 8:00 p.m. The purpose of the final amen- dimentla to et 1,à medium dsnsity symbol wthin Environmental Area 9 ta permit the develapmmnt of Iow density singi. famIly dwmllings an the subj.ct pnap.rty identifimd an the map belaw. 2> The second, a genenal ammndmment, wili be dealt with at appraxlmatmiy 8:30 p.m. The purpose ai the second amendment la ta, delete the numericai reference ta maximum lat covenage In residential armsfnrom policy statement 3.3a7 by repiacing the present wonding of poiicy statement 3.37 with the foilowing: "Council shah Ilnclude requirements such as the reguiatlon af height, flbar, space, setbacks, lot covenage, lot size and Iandscaping ln the Restrictmd Arma (Zoning) By-iaw." Ail materlais rlating ta the proposais are on film end are availabie for public Inspection et the Planning Dpartment on Level 7 ai the Whitby Municipal Building, 575 Rosslan Road East, Whitby, Ontario. COUNCILLOR BARRY L EVANS, Chairman, Administrative Commlttee ROBERT B. SHORT, Wltor of Plannin wagons with little caver. Rising economîic activity based in agriculture during the 1840's brought a marked improvemnent in coach design and use. It was during the 185's, however, when grain and lumber ex- ports jumped dramatically to the United States that tr, i e cincreased and service est.iblishments like inns, taverns anîd blacksmith shops appeared all long the main travelled routes and concession ro;,ds of local importance. in întegrated economnic systorm was in the making. Iii 1851, the Canadian , rv-inent took over mail i. n (his country. ioitractb were let for carrying the mail and in- itormation was solicited with 1rtgard to, what is now --tferred ta, as the demographics *0f the situation. As you can imagine Members of Parliament became in- volved (as they stili do at the mention of a post office) and there were few communities that did not consider a change in name, for their lit- tde cross roads centres when the opportunity arase then. Set out below are a list of places that did change their. îiames, many of which were acquired early in the pioneer period of settlement. PLACE NAME 1980 EARLY ONTARIO TIMES Whitby . Windsor Harbor Perrys's Corners Oshawa Sydenham Harobr Skae's Corners, Brooklin Winchester Myrtle Well's Corners Ashburn Butlers Coi-tiers Pickering Editiburgb Raglan Boyles Columbus English Corners Prince Dayton's Albert Corners Borelia Crandall's Corners Utica McKercher's Corners Epsom Jockey's Hili Manchester Fitchett's Corners DIAL-N-- INSPIRATIONi Dial 668-1331 and hear a three minute inspirational message by - Pastor-Emmo Oltmanns of the Ernmanuelchurch at 401 Rossland RoadW. in Whitby.. , REGIONAL 7D77») MUNICIPALITY DURAM 0F DURHAM NOTICE In order ta assist In the evaluation of an application to amedth urham REglonai Officiai Plan, the public is.Invited to provide Input by way of submissions to the Reglons Planning Department. SubmIssions must be received no iater than Friday October 17, 1980. The purpose of the amendment application mentioned above ls ta indicate the location af a future east-west arterial road ln the Whltby Urban Area as indicated on the map below. BURNS STf. TO BE INDICATED The Regionai Panning Commttee will consider the above-mentioned application at a: PUBLIC MEETING TO BE H ELD ON: OCTOBER 21, 1980 AT 10:00OA.M. PLANNING DEPARTMENT BOARDROOM 105 CONSUM ERS DRIVE, WHITBY Subsequentiy, the Regionai Council wiil consider the recommendation af the Planning Com- mittee at a meeting ta be held on: OCTOBER 29,1980 AT 10:00 A.M. COUNCIL CHAM BERS, REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS BUILDING 605 ROSSLAND ROAD EAST, WHITBY If there are any questions related ta this matter, please cail Mr. L. Kotseff, M.C.i.P., Planning Department, (416) 668-7731. Any submissions should be submitted ta the Offices of the Plan- ning Department, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby. Requests ta appear before the Planning Committee as a deputation cancerning the amen- ciment application must be forwarded ta Dr. M. Michael, M.C.î.P., Commissioner of Planning, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario, Li N 6A3, and must be received by the Friday preceding the meeting. Requests ta appear before Regionai Council as a deputatian concerning the amendment ap- plication must be forwarded ta the Regional Clerk, Regional Headquarters Building, 105 Rassland Road East, Whitby, Ontario, LiN 6A3, and must be received 48 hours prîr2r tri the Regionai Council meeting. W. Beath C.W. Lundy, A.M.C.T. Regianai Chairman Regianal Cierk