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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31,1975, PAGE 1l O0CTOlIR High ritse developer wins long battie Whitby Council announced Monday that it will not engage in "a costly legal battle" 10 hiait the iglîrise apart- ments planned for Dundas Street West by Donbill H-oldings Limited. The Town received advjcc from its solicitor Lawrence Mandel that it prepare certain documenits, a stop which is, in essence, tie first step in th-e issuance of building permits to the developer. to haIt ihie project by hunting f'or deflicienciesi ilte-site plan. Thley found several and told the developer iliat thcy would not issue thc building peinîits until the delficicinces were taken care of and the building hieighit reduced. At one point, the developer threatcned to apply foi a nmandla- inus, a court order whicli would f'orce thc Towni to issue, the building perinits. The Town an nouinced (luat il would dcf'end against thie application. reduccd the height by one storey and council is not pre- pared to indulge in a costly legal battle tohaît the projeet. Thle permits wiIl be issud. AIl councillors present at Monday's meeting, with the exception of Acting Mayor John Goodwin whose final vote had no effect, reluctantly supported the report which recommcnded settling out of court. OHC to build seniors 'aprmf The Town of' Whitby will accept an offer 1-ron the On- tario Hiousing Corporation to purchase the Coihorîme St reet School site for $18~5,000 for the constructioni of a senior citizen's apýrtmieii( building. The Town wiIl pay f'or dernolition of' the 'school colnantodeaa Demoti- tiontrwliich idoauthe jo fo $6.800. il d hejb o The Town will proceed with the demrolition upon re- ceipi of* a $ 100 deposit [rom [ibe 01IR. Thelc nncx, wliich current- Population could triple Stage 3 of the Regional Municipality of Durham's officiai plan, 'Choices for the Future', was presented in Whitby last week. The alternatives for development of the town are presented in two catego ries - Whitby and Brooklin. Stage 3 forecasts a population of 100,000 for the Whitby urbani area for the year 2000. The three alternatives, ail of which predict a population of 100,000, "are simiîlar to the existing Whitby Official Plan", the report states. bcing' used as a stôrage area for Town rccords, wilI be al- lowed to remain on the site and will be rented to the Town for $1 if the Town agrees, to vacate the pre- mises upon 30 days notice [rom the OHC when it is required fo r construction o f the senior citizen's building. The annex will be used as the job site building. 'lýhe Town will attempt to anend the zoning bylaw Io allow the development of a maximum of 122 units with a minimum of 25 parking spaces or a maximumn of 105 units where no enclos-d park- ing is provided. LNOVEMBER I Renaissance revisited The Renaissance came alive again at Heydenshore Pavil- lion Friday niglit as Whitby Arts lncorporated staged its first annual Grande Bail. Visitors and guests, most of whom were dressed- in authentie Renaissance cos- tumnes, entered another era through a Gothic stone gate- way, as they were announced by a trumpet fanfare by Peers Davidson - The patron of 'the bail. Arnold Edinborough, former editor and publisher of Saturday Niht, now presi- dent and chief executive offi- cex of the Council for Busi- ness and the Arts in Canada, appeared, as King Henry the Eighth, and read the solilo- quies which accompanied a series of living tableaux of famous works of aît. by the great masters of the Renai- ssance. Des Newman honoured Local citizens and munfici- pai representatives from across Canada gathered at Heydcnshore Pavillion last Wednesday to pay tribute to former Whilby Mayor, Des Newman at a gala testimionial eve miing. Gifts were prcsented - y representatives of niany coi- munity organizations, and tri-. butes'paid by menîbers of tlic town council before an audience of 368 peuple, the largest crowd ever to tom (out for a dinmîer at Hleydenshiore. Thiree special presentations by tic Town of Wliitby highi- Iighted the evening, as recog- nition of Mr. Newman's ser- vice for 10 years as mayor--- the longest terni in the history of the towri.- Coun.l Gerry Emm, on75 behaf of the town council, - presented Mr. Newman with the Freedom of the Town of Des Newman and bis wife Marjorie are ail smilÈs as they receive tributes from citizei Wliitby, the highest honor of Whitby and municipal representatives from across Canada at the testimonial dinner that the town can confer. their horor. Frorn the earliest returns until the end of- election night, it was a neck-and-iieck race between iim Gartshore anÏd John Goodwin, with Mr. Gartshore comiing out on top Pool0 offitC The crowd held its breath as three intrepid voyageurs set out in a red canoe to navigate the unchartered waters. This is not a description of somne of Canada's explor- ers embarking on an expedi- tion, but of Recreation Director Wayne DeVeau, Mayor Jim Gartshore, and Campaign Comnmittee Repre- sentative Joe Ottenbrite who paddled a canoe out to the centre of th-e Iroquois Park swimming pool for the official ribbon-cutting cere- mnony Wednesday. With Mn. DeVeau at the stern, the voyageurs set out, a little wobbly it firsi, but made t tz the outen deièths as Mayor' of Whitby for 1976. Unofficial totals rhow Mr. Gartshore with 2,555 votes, 547 ahead of Mr. Goodwin with 2,008. The other candi- ially opens without incident. As Mayor Gartshore and Mr. Ottenbrite cut a red ribbon stretched across the pool, a cneer rose from the assembled multitude. There may have been sorne doubt in the minds of a- few as to whether the crew would make it safely to shore, and a member of the Whitby Brass Band added to the suspense of the moment by rendering a very auithentic fog horni blast. B3ut the voyaguers made it, safe and dry, back to the edge of the pool- and the facility which Whitby has aWaited for more than 10 yëàrý was at last officially open. nei dates were lett tar behind; Warren Mowat coming third with 711, Gord Hanna fourth with 544, Bruno Hari- laid fifth with 270, and Graydon Colville sýxth with 115. The turnout was very light with only 34.6 percent of thie town's 18,000 eligible voters casting their ballots, said Deputy Clerk Brian Switzer. Mr. Gartshore swept the majority of, the town, with the exception of the Corridor and the North Ward, where Mr. Goodwin had his strengthr. "This is thz, first time 1 have been at a loss for words", said Mr. Gartshore, as he stepped up to the podium to address a packed hall in the counicil chamrbers, arice the results wero knnwn.. "t1 would like to thank ail the people of ail parts ofthe community wL.o worked for me," he said. 411 understand and respect the position of mayor and will try to hold it above ail else". w mayor -'This is sometning i fiever expected to corne to fruition. lt's excellent to run, but when yôu've won the race, you recognize the great responsi- bility you've taken on"- For a political newcomer, Bob Carson,- Monday's elec- tion wa~s a runaway victary ini the North Ward. e Unofficial vote totals placed Mr. Carson first with 743 votes, to 297 for Mr. Wood- ward, 177 for Edward Mac- Donald, and 51 for Rene Thiebaud. The famniliar 'figure of Dr. Ken Hobbs is back again on counicil af ter a two-year absence, following bis victory in the West Ward Monday. Dr. Hobbs defeated his nearest opponient, Ralph Stratford, by 222 votes taking ail but four of the polis in the ward. Unofficial totals placed Dr.. Hobbs with- 831 votes to 609 for Mr.- Stratford and 257 for Brian Evoy. - Jim Gartshore addresses a capacity audience in the Whitby municipal building afler being eleeted mayor Const-ructiofl of th e two high rise apartînent buildings to be built J.effery and Dundas Streets bas begun.- Free Press Photo by on the corner of Alex Kaînins Jim Gartshore is Whitby's ms in 1 --- DECEMBER lwwl