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PAGE 14eWEDN]ESAY' JANUARY 10, 1979, WHITB FREE PRESS Office building oper On Saturday Jan. 13. at 2, April 1978. p.m. a new office bu ilding , Members of -the Town will be officially opened in Council, town and regional downtown Whitby. officiais and other învited Mayor Jim Gartshore will guests will attend the open- cut the ribbon to open the ing tours of the new office building at the ýsouth east facilities. Music 18 expected cornet of Brock and Mary to be provided by the Whitby Streets, which bas been Brass Band. under construction since The building, of steel and lKNIGHTS 0F COLUMBU CABLE CHANNEL 10 * 4 BIG GAMESI IVERT WIDNESDAY *U P !O $375-00 IN PRIZES * 3 fer 1.o (Je scm * LAST WEEKS :WINNERS I MMm D. Cam«oan, Oshawa Mr. B. Duiofla, Oshffaa * Mr. L. Corson, Osha Mms F. Button, Oshawa * GRAND PRIlE WINNERS U Mms B. McKey, Oshawu * BNG CARDS AVAILABLE AT: * Baskin-Robbins - Safevw.y Plaza, Whtby Oshawa Meat Products & Delicatessen -1818 Dundas St. E.; Whitby I * Shorty's Cigar Store- 121 Brock St. N., WhitbyI * Shorty and Son Billiards - 130 Dundas St. W., Whitby * Bailey Pharrnacy- Brock St. S.,* Safeway Centre * Jury & Loveli Drug Store - Whitby Plaza Whity Glss Miror 317 Brock St. S. Whity Gass Miror210 Brock St. S. ris Jan, 13 brick construction, was built by Mary Brock Develop- ments, made up of tbree men from Scarborough and West Hill. In October 1977, the same firm, under the name of Katina Developments, open- ed the Kent Building, a simi- lar office, structure, at Dundas and Kent Streets. This building is presently 95 per cent occupied. The principals of Mary Brock Developments own a nuliber of other sites in Whitby and further develop-, ment is intended, says Bill Schatzmann, rentai agent for the new building at Brock and Mary Streets. The structure, likely to, be called the Mary Brock Build- ing, contains 7,000 square feet of office space on the second floor, 6,000 square feet on the ground floor and 3,500 square feet in the base. ment. The first f loor is entirely occuipied at present -and of- fice space is available in the second floor and basement. Tenants in the first floÃ"r are The Bank of Nova Scotia, W. Scbatzmann Real Estate, Wesley's World of Travel and Hairlines Limited. The bank, which occupied aý building north of Henry Buildaîl for the past 15 years, has doubled its floor space in its new location, occupying 3,000 square feet on the main f loor and 1,500' square feet in the basement, for a total of 4,500 square feet. Mr. Schatzmann has been in the real estate business for 23 years, and bas operated bis own firm for 18 years. Wesley's World of Travel opened temporarily in the Kent Building last year and moved to the Mary Brock Building recently. The first business to open in the Mary Brock Building, on Nov. 1, 1978 was Hairlines Limited, a new business for downtown Whitby. The Mary Brock Building cost about $750,000 to cons- A bus service for Whitby is strictly a cost-benefit mat- ter, Mayor Ji m Gartshore said at the January meeting of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce. Asked about what is hap- pening with debates on a bus service, by Chambe r President John Roberts, Mayor Gartsbore said he expects council will rebash the subject again this year, but he does vint intend to truct and is the latest in a series of moderately-sized office buildings to be cons- tructed in Whitby's down- town. Ample parking is provided for the b~uilding on two lots, one for 22 cars behind -the building itself, and one for 30 cars at the corner of Mary and Perry Streets beside Rousseau Heritage House. bring it Up. "We can't keep a tight rein on finances with a bus ser- vice," he said. "It will cost $25 to $30 per taxpaying unit in lthe town." Mayor Gartshore said that except for one or two citi- zens, and a small group, only council bas asked for a bus service. "lIt is up to council if it feels it needs one," he said. K4 M EK4.FOTE, January CLEA.RANCE S.ALE Stili A Good Selection & Sizes. Up To Regular Prices. Ladies', Men's & Children's SMOWB@OTS Ladies', Men's. & Children's SNO.S Ladies'., Men's &Chlldren's ,SLIPPMRS PURdiE WHITBY MALI Whltby M (ll~R<,l.~ = n SHERIDAN MALL Plckerlng MARY BROCK BUILDIG Costa deternuine bus servce De* THAPAR Denture Therapist * ~ DW St.Ond E.; Whiby, H4OU RS> Mon. - Sat. & Evenings By Appointment Onl"Y. - 1 4p-