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Mlinistry Whitby Council, at its most recent-meeting, voted to apply to the Ontario Ministry of Housing for financial assistance in the amount of $110,000 for a two part devel- opment study of the Brooklin area. A condition of the application is that the town will retain total discretion on the selection of the consultants. The town clerk recommended "that the province be advised that the·town is prepared to undertake the study on de understanding that Consolidated Building Corpora- tion and Markborough Properties Limited would make up the shortfall on an acreage basis at the end of such study". Consolidated Building Corporation and Markborough Properties Limited each own large pacts of land in Brooklin. - Newman opposing him. His support came from Councillors Tom Edwards and Joy Thompson. The clerk reported that "I have been informed that the province of Ontario, through the Ministry of Housing, is prepared to provide financial assistance to the town toward a study of the Brooklin area". The study is to be undertaken in two phases. Phase one is "a feasibility study to examine the potential for growth with $ 10,000" from the province. The second phase is "to undertake an in-depth planning study which would set forth land use designations, densities and other planning requirements with $100,000" being contributed by the province. ma, Councillor Don Lovelock, who lias been opposed to the acceptance of moncy from developers throughout the controversial issue of the Brooklin plan study, voiced his opposition to the section of the committee recommenda- tion that allow council to do so. le resigned as chairman of the planning committee a short while ago when council would not support his recom- mendation to refuse developers' money for the study. Councillor Lovelock moved that the reference to accept- ing developers' noney to pay for any shortfall be deleted. His motion was defeated by a 4-3 count with Councillors Gerry Emm, Jim Gartshore, John Goodwin and Mayor Des Tories meeting Vol. 5 No. 20 WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 19757 TEN CENTS The annual meeting and dinner of the Ontario South Provincial Riding Progressive Conservatives will be held on Wednesday, May 28 at the Annandale Country Club. A reception beginning at 6 p.m. will precede the dinner. A feature of the evening will be the official election of officers for the newly redis- tributed riding of Durham West which incorporates Whitby, Ajax and the south half of Pickering. Bill Newman, provincial member for Ontario South and Minister of the Environ- ment at Queen's Park will be on hand together with special guest speaker Frank Drea, M.P.P. for Scarborough Cen- tre. Nominees for candidates will also be introduced at the annual meeting and dinner. Tickets for the special evening are still available by phoning 839-3683. Council, citizens voice opposition at the Whitby beach. Others went boating, sun- bathing, bicycliig, and just about all the warm weather pursuits were back in full swing. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess Last Thursday's public meeting, called to discuss the high rise apartments planned for the corner of Jeffrey and Dundas Streets and the Ontario Housing Corporation involvement therein, was like David and Goliath all over again. As David, in the forn of Whitby Council and over 300 residents of the town, listened, Goliath, an OHC spokesman, said that the Ministry of Housing is deter- mined to proceed with plans to make 25 percent of the apartments' units available to people on low incomes regardless of public opinion in the area. The first phase, in which the OHC is involved, calls for construction of two 20 storey apartment buildings containing a total of approx- imately 325 units. The pro- vince lias negotiated an agreement with the builder, Peter Sorichetti and Sons, to house low-income families in a quarter of the units. Wayne Barrett, assistant director of housing develop- ment for OHC, said that the low-rental units would be available to families earning less than $15,000 a year who have lived in Whitby for at Man badly injured [n stabbing incident Durham Regional Police Mr. Subratee's heait the investigation headed by say a Sunday morning stab- stopped twîce before he was Sergeant Hodgson resulted biniz in West Lvnde resulted transferred t the Oshawa in Mrs. Khirool Subrate. 42, in one man being hospitalized n critical condition and his ife being charged with attempted murder. Durham Regional Police ent to the home of Khaleel Subratee, 46, 120 Michael Blvd., Whitby at 9:30 a.m. following his admission unconcious to Dr. J. O. Ruddy Hospital with what the duty doctor identified as a stab wound in the right ide ofhis chest. General Hospital where he is still in critical condition. Constable Mike Closs, assisted by Constable King, found what appeared to be blood on the sidewalk, the driveway, and in front of the front door at 120 Michael Boulevard. Intelligence from head- Division - called in and of the same address being taken to lheadquarters and formally charged with attempted niurder. Police have a steak knife believed to be the weapon used. The accused was held in custody at the County Jail pending a bail hcaring Tues- day and at press time was still in custody. The case will come up in Whitby provincial court this Friday and prob- ably be remanded. This is the scene of a Sunday morning stabbing which left Khaleel Subratee in critical condition. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess 1 east one year. According to Mr. Barrett, 62 percent of Whitby's popu- lation falls into this income category. However, this figure is not very accurate, according to Mayor Des Newman. He said tliat when the ministry of housing instituted the Ontario Housing Action Pro- gram, it asked municipalities in the province to prepare, in the ministry's own words, "a quick and dirty report" estimating the average income in the community. However, Mr. Barrett in- sisted that there is a need for low rental accomodation in the area but admitted that very few of the town's citizens have made applica- tion for it. When asked if he and the rest of councilare opposed to subsidized accomodation in high rise developments, Mayor Newman said "we have always been that way" and later added "if they (OHC) had kept their noses out of the dann thing, we wouldn't have this problem". He and several councillors pointed out that they would support low rental accomo- dation provided that it was on a five percent scattered basis throughout the town. Mayor Newman told the audience that, in recent years, the town has offered several lots to OHC at book (less than market) value for low- income accomodation but each time OHC has balked. "Tliey had the opportunity and they did not take it", he said. Instead, they have chosen to do something which council is opposed to - clustering low income fam- ilies together. Patient killed Dave Middleton, 16, a resi- dent of the Durham Centre for the Developmentally Handicapped, was killed in a two-car accident in North Oshawa Friday. inance s SOME STAYED IN WHITBY The Victoria Day weekend saw the usual mass exodus and the resulting highway congestion, but some stayed in town, such as the families in the photo above, and enjoyed the recreational facilities The Bureau quarters Oshawa), Central (CIB), (i7th were 1 is