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Whitby Free Press, 24 Jul 1974, p. 2

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m Attendthe Carnival1 If you haveni t been readngthw Free Press, shame on you but we 'Il jôrgive you if )'ou promise .tWtwnd this vear 's Cozin ty Town Carnlival. T/w theme, this is the firsi ycar jôr a theme, focuses on our new Ir oquois Park anci you can mean mouth tlhc Mayor for a lot of things he has and hasnt' donc but by gosh he got us our Iroquois Park and notv that the arena lis almost flnislzed we're aiso weli on our way to getting a vwimming pool complex. Dear Sir: In the last Federal Elec- tion at least 65%. of the Canadian voters did not sup- port the P.C. and did not want to buy Mr. Stanfields Wage and Price Control idea. According to Mr. Kainins in his Election Post Mortem of July 17 in the Whitby Free Press, this 65% of Canada were flot only "irresponsible" but also "stupid". That is quite a statement to make and to print and 1 want to voice a sharp protest to Mr. Kaînins and to the Editor (for prining this) for such unfounded insults. Who is this Mr. Kains that he thinks he has the right to cail the majority of Canada irrespon- sible and stupid. Your paper calîs itself the "Free Press" but does that include the right to insult people because this 65% of Canada did not go along with a Wage and The thousands of children of Whitby wiIl finally have an aena to skate on this winter-...or wfll they? A group of 15 adults claiming to be a reincarna- tion of the "Whitby Dunlop" hockey team are greedily try- ing to make ice time where none exists. Local minor sports organizations and pub- lic skating groups wiil be deprived of time unless citi- zens become more concerrned with non-residents taking ad- vantage of facilities that we, the tax-paying public, so des- perately need for the youth of our town. We have been patiently waiting for our new aena and I sincerely hope that the people of this town won't be cheated out of skat- ing this winter. The "Senior A" team are womking men with their own private method of transport- ation and there are at least 10 aenas within a 12 mile radius of Whitby. You and I are paying for the new arena and we have the right to object strenuously when a few people that don't pay taxes in this town move in and are so overpowering that they influence members of "Town Councl" to reverse their original decision of "nu time for Sm. A". Price Control systemn that has elsewhere proven to be a vemy doubtful. May we read your apology in your next edition? John Jager 150 Thickson Rd. N. Whitby. EDITORS NOTE: Newspaper co/umnisîs voice their own opinions and flot necessaril), the opinions of thre newspapers they are writing for. For us to change the intent' of KaInins' col- umn, wouid be the same as changing or re-writing your icuter and tirai would certain- ly infringe upon your night (and his) to express your own unadulterated opinions. Ironically, editorially we dis- agree with Mr. Kaîninis tsing the terms "irresponsibie "and "stupid'. but we cati t apol- ogize for his righî f0o use tcm.. Our main concemn should be to keep the children occ- upied in a healthy environ- ment- and off the streets. The mayor and town counicil are more worried about 15 adults than the thousands of youths and the Young at heart that enjoy skating and minor sports. Since counicil doesn't seem to be able to make firm decisions, perhaps a petition at council1 meeting July 29 at 8:00 p.m. wîi show our representatives that Whitby residents have waited long enough for an aena and we don't want to be barred from using it! SThe mayor and councillors are voted into office to care for the needs of the people of Whitby - not for Toronto residents! ' P Uhktt[é..I liJ Yvv iiiy. m T/we 1974 Counav Town Carnival promises (o be the best yet 0f course we said that Iaszt year -~ and we were right! luis year thereY7 be the addition o/ atcade show with the town v industries and businesses participating and it 's a good ivay w gel 10 know ivho is making what in Whitby. We sUi don t know at,. the time of writing who wl/i receive the Peter Perry award as Whitbv :ý outstanding citizen f ôr 1973 but lasi years winner, Jack Woodward, 2nd Nuclear Plant For Pickeàriig Preliminary work will be existing station which has a started almost immediately 'capacity of 2,160,000 kilo- on construction of the sec- watts from four 540,000 KW ond fuli-scale nuclear genera- units. First unit of the new ting station at Pickering, '20 station is due in service in miles east of Toronto, and 1980 with the three remain- next year for the two million ing units scheduled for the klowatt oil-fired station at succeeding two years. Wesleyville, 50 miles east of Estimated cost is $ 1 ,250 Toronto it was announced million. Peak construction recently by Ontario Hydro.' force wiil be 3,300 and thou- The arinouncement foll- sands more to be employed ows last week's provincial by suppliers. Performance government approval of a of the initial Pickering plant $2.6 billion system expan- has attracted world attention sion by the utility. and the station has out-pro- The third component Of duced any other nuclear gen- the program provides for two erating station anywhere. additional heavy water pro- The Wesleyvflle station, duction plants to be built comprising four 538,000 kil- alongsidc an existing heavy owatt units, will have two water plant at the Bruce units in service in 1979 and Nuclear Power Development two in 1980. Est imated cost on Lake Huron near is' $672 million, and peak Kincardine. work force will number about The secônd Pic kering nu- 1,500. Residue oul wilI be clear station will twin the used to fuel the station THE WHITBY FREE PRESS <Voice of the County Town) Hornetown paper of Whîtby, Brooklin, Myrtle and Ashhurn also serving Ajax and Pickering. Serving over 26,000 readers. Published every Wednesday by Whitby Free Press Inc. Bruno Harilaici, President. &.ucit&çLu at the Free Press Building 121 Brock St. North whitby. SUBSCRIPTION (BY MAIL> $1 0.00 YEAMLY MAIL: Box 206, Whitby MAILING PHONE: 668-6111 PRI O TO7RONTO LIN E: 282-1004 PERITNO EDITOIR/GENERAL MANAGER - Mike Burgess ASSISTANT EDITOR - Jim QCuail CLASSIFIED ADS - Kathy Martin GRAPHIC ARTS -marie Burgess ADVERTISING- Robin Lyon certain/y deserved the a ward for a/i the work and lime he has put~ into thé carnival each year. The open air mail on Brock, Street South wl/i be back this year and we hope izt wli be better attended (han it' was ias t year. The Free Press wiil be busy takingpietures and recording events but that wont' keep us from en/oying a carnival that wiil soon be giving the CNE a mun for its moncy. The C'ounty Town Garnîval Ln/oy yourseif.' New 'HimNeighbour, Hostess Whitby arnd Brooklin area hospitality got another boost with the announcement that Mrs. Grace Coe has been named 'Hî-Neighbour' hostess for this town. Hi-Neighbour, an ail Canadian firm with headquarters. in Calgary, is des- îgned to make new-comers to a town feel welcome and at home, and to acquaint themn with points of interest, places of business and peculiarities of the town; as well as to help solve any problems they may have encountered. Mrs. Coe, a resident of Whitby- for several years, says that the Hi-Neighbour service is similar to the old custom of neighbourly teas which have largely been dropped in the hustle and bustle of a modemn society. Often,newcomers have a& hard tîme getting to know*.people àn:d' becoming accustomned to the town, she says,. and the job of Hi- Neighbour is to alleviate this difficulty.« Local sponsors are co-operating with the Hi-Neighbour programn, and in aIl cases provide gift *certificates which are to be presented to newcomers. As well as the certificates, Mrs. Coe takes along a kit containing information on everything, from hardware to hairdos.' Included is a letter from -the Mayor and the Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. Coe noted that she cari provide information'on just about anything in Whitby, including a brief history of the town, its churches, service organizations and clubs. The local hostess was born in Downsview and lived most of her life in the Toronto area where she was employed as secretary in a civil engineering firmn. An ardent Natura- list, Camnera Enthusiast and Artist, Mrs. Coe, since coming to this area has served as Director, Secretary and Photo-. grapher for the Brooklin Horticultural Society and is a memnber of the Whitby Arts Club and the Federation of Ontario Naturalists, as well as the Oshawa Garden Club. * J The Corporation of the TOWN 0F WHITBY' CONSTRUCTION 0F SIDEWALKS ON PALMERSTON AVENUE Take notice that: 1. The Couneil of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby intends to construct a sidewalk on the south side of Palmerston Avenue between Brock Street and Centre Street and intends to specially assess a part of the cost upon the land abutting directly on the work. 2. The estimated total cost of the womk is $3,738.00 of which $3,009.00 is to be borne by the Corpora- tion. The estimnated Private Propemty Ownem's cost per foot frontage is $3.00 and the estimated Private Propemty Owner's Annual Rate is $0500 per foot frontage. This special assessment is to be paid in ten annual instalîments. 3. Persons desiring to petition against undertaking the work must do so on or before the 23rd day of August, 1974 and such petition must be lodged with the Clerk of the Town of Whitby at the address shown below. Brian C. Switzer, Deputy-Clerk, The Corporation of the Town of Whitby, 405 Dundas Street W., Whitby, Ont. Dated the 24th day of July, 1974. NOTICE To THE PEOPLE 0F THE WHITBY AREA who have been misinformed - Hieard's Talxi IS STILL IN BUSINESS. 150 Perry Street, Whitby, Ontario 668m3732 WHITBY COUNTY TOWN CARNIVAL Officii pening Dinner und Peter Perry Award For Outstanding Citien of 1973' Heydenshore Pavilion Tuesday, July 30, 1974 Cocktails 6 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. Tickets $6.00 per person, available at 117 Greet St. or from any Chamber of Commerce member. Burnper sticker draw and dancing to miusic by Bey Smith and the Individuals PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1974, WHITBY FREE PRESS

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