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Whitby Free Press, 5 Apr 1978, p. 1

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I 'j Legacy couic! expand lodge Acting Mayor Gcrry Emm, and Mike Burgess, representig the executive of the Whitby brandi of thc Canadian Cancer Socity, raised tic cancer flag at the municipal building last weck to start off Ibis year's $22,000 campaign. Cancer-Month started April 1 with a daffodl sale by the Beta Sigma Phi sorority. Free Press Photo - Doubling the size of the extended care wing at Fair- view Lodge is one possible way the beqiiest of the late Bessie Farewell could be used to improve the homne's facili- ties, says Regional Social Services Commissioner Doug Johns. Miss Farewell, who died Jan.' 25, left $1 75,000 to the Town of Whitby for improve- ments to Fairview Lodge. Since the lodge is'a regional îesponsibiity, the bequest and its use has been referred Io the regional social services departuient. Mr. Johns says the existing extended care section of Fair- vliew Lodge can accomhmodatef- 50 persons and cannot pos- sibly- accomio date '-'future demands. Plumbing and drainage facilities within the home are deteriorating, he'reports, and, major repair and/or replace- ment -can be expected to be necessary at any future time. He has suggested to the region that the existing ex- tended care wing be demolF ished and rebufit as a two- storey wing' with a capacity of 100 persons. - The anticipated cost would be about' $2.5 million, of which the region would be required to contribute $1 .25 -pullon Deducting the be- quest' of $1 75,OOOwould leave a balance of $1 ,075,000 net cost to the region, says Mr. Johns. * "WhîIe the additional 50 beds would not 'solve the future problem of demand, the addition would ceitainly alleviate the immediate neces- sity a nd, within reason, pro- vide a maintenance free new accommodation 'for another 15 to 20 years,"1 said Mr. Johns. S "As fu ture requirements indicate, the balance of the' home could be treated ini a sirnilar fashion and, Fairview Lodge.capacity mwouldýbei-. creaseô to some 446 beds 011 a two-storey basis, which would not, in any way, over- tax, the existing- lot size"'I The 28-year-old' home presently has a capacity of 223 persons. Mr. Johns also suggeste d that, a senior citizens out- reach day care centre Jbe con- stîucted at the home to service seniors living within five to 10 miles of the building. However, he 'consideied that Whitby's senior citizen population is not large, enough to require a day care centre until a future date. Hiis recommenda tions on the use of.the Farewell be- quest are presently before regional-council for consider- ation. Works depot reviewed Regional councl will re- 'to reject the çontract bid. consider today its decision -of if built, the new depo a wcek ago to drop a $1 .4 would serve the Oshawa million works cepot construc- Whitby area, ieplacing thre4 tion project on Garrard Rad. depots now considercd ai A motion was made to re- tiquated. consider the action after council had voted 12 to 9 to M ilk store reject a bid of $1 ,445,850 isrobbedJ by a Toronto construction iJV firm to build the. depot. Several councillors had ob. Of 3UU jectcd tn the financing agrce- Durham Regional Polio mient wblch would have re. arc lnvestigating a robber quired the sale of 11 .9 acres wbicli occurred at the Wes of land on Thornton Road Lýynde Mac's Milk st ore Tiux lu Oshawa for $480,000 to daY night. lelp pay for the new works Police said at 11:30 p.m. depot. Some said the selling male clcrk was locking th price of the Thomnton Road store for tic nigit when soin property was too> kw. one struck hlm on the heie Staff officiaIs, however, with an unidentified objc sud tiat the pric was realis- The clerk ran for austani tic,baaed on appraisals of thebut wicn heretumned, hedi lmnd and the state of the. covmrd the casi drawer wa mnissini. ot r- ce ids 't. ce, ia- ras *fIMAI' UUUD ULU4'ASHIONED MUSIC Good oldfaslioned Canadian fiddle, guitar and banjo Elesior Townsend, the champion woman fldle pbiyer in music waa featured at the Whitby Public Libray Thuruday --North America. A larg crowd tuwned out to heu MapleI niglit by Maple Sugar, a traveling folk muuc group. From Sugar In action Ih llbrarv goitoritu. ' left to rgli are lia Gordon, Graham Towuwend, and Foe- Press Photo-by iinWinter T'ender isawarded for sewage plant Durham Region Council The plant expansion will 1990. The expansion willl bas awaided the contract foir be flnanced tbrougiÉ provincial also permit devclopmewnt lu a $6.5 million expansion of 'sad federal grant:s ad a $4.4 four major industrial parka, tic Corbett, Crcek watcr pol- million Ontario Houslng Action according to D)urham Ragion lution control plant, ervig, program lban, officials. Oshawa and Wliitby. Walter Evans, design mana- A report prepared by theà Ellis-l)on Ltd. of Willow- ger for the. region': works works department staff said! dale, rceived the contract to departnient, suid tie ncrcaued thc expansion of thc CoTbctt1 double the capacity of the capacity of the nwage treat- Crek plat wiUl permit in- plant to eli8t million gallons 'let lnt Wl comoaedusrldevelopment of a-. ~p*~~h ~ J Corbett Creck plant was corn- vlctcd in 1972. Thcft invest3*ated' Durham Regio IIPolice arc investigatmng thet tleft of $100 cash and a $110 calcu- btor from an auto body uhop on Mary Street last week, A polce mokennan asd

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