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Prohibited during rush hour.... WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1982, PAGE 3 Regio .nto compromise on Cochrane parking Durham Regional Council is expected to endorse a recommenda- tion today that parking on Cochrane Street be banned between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. fromn Monday to Friday. This recommendation is the result of a com- promise between the region's works commi- ttee and area residents. By HOWARD SMITH Local business people will be'briefed on an On- tarie government pro- gram ito assist small businesses in the Regal Room of the Centenniai Building, 416 Centre Street South, Whitby. The small business management develop- ment program, spon- sored by the Ministry of Industry. and Trade Development, is intend- ed to provide estabiish- ed hocalhy-owned and managed businesses with up-to-date informa- tion on management techniques. The program object- ives are to improve the service, organization and profit structure of retaihers, tourist opera- tors and service com- panies in the program, through counselling and the demonstration of new management and accounting procedures. The program will bé co-ordinated by the The committee had oni- ginally intended to pro- hibit parking on Coch- rane Street at ail times. However, area resi-' dents were upset at the proposai. Vehîcles are currently ailowed to park on both sides of the street, how-ý ever, Commissioner Bill Twelvetrees believes this causes many Whitby Chamber of Commerce through a local committee, which will select 25 owner-, managed businesses from the list of appli- cants. Each of the selected businesses will have its operations assessed confidentially by a con- sulting firm hired by the ministry. Interested individuals are invited to leave their names at the end of the meeting or telephone Shirley Acker at the Chamber office, 668- 4506. Committee members are Howard Smith, Nigel Schilling, Cobie Stimming, Merv Patton, Dave Parish and John Brady. Participants will be selected from the list of applicants -by June 21, with counsehling to be compieted in July. Foilow-up assessments will be undertaken in November, with a wind- Up dinner scheduhed for Councl Column Submitted hy members of WHITBY TOWN COUNCIL By COUNCILLOR ROSS BATTEN North Ward Chairman, Treasury Department We are just completing what I consider the most enjoyable and most promising season of the year. Most enjoyable because we experience the return of the birds, the grass turning green, the leaves coming out on the trees and the marigolds begin- ning to bloom. Most promising because we can look forward to the warm weather and sunshine and time to do more of the things we enjoy. One of the most enjoyable pastimes in the spring and summer is to watch our children mun and play in their own back yards and of course in facilities pro- vided throughout our community. We in Whitby have many of these facilities such as our arenas, swimming pool, bail diamond, soccer fields, tennis courts, parks and playgrounds. We shouid be proud of these facilities and proud of the fact that they are attractive, well maintained and safe for our children. However, we find that our facilities are not always as safe and dlean as we would like them to be. In spite of the continued efforts of our town staff to maintain them adequately, we find that misuse, abuse and vandalism make the job most difficuit. I become very disturbed and concerned when I witness examples of misplaced garbage, broken glass, broken piayground equipment and equipment ie: picrâc tables that are missing aitogether. I would like to stress that these facilities are the property of us, the taxpayers of the Town of Whitby and it is our responsibility to assist the town staff in every possible way to proteet that property. My famiiy and I plan to use and enjoy those facilities throughout the sumnmer and I hope each and every one of you have a great summer and are able to enjoy some of the facilities our tax dollars provide. 1...1 .. 1,, , . ,. ,,,, ,, ,,ý,-,, . . problems.' "Due to the narrow shoulders and open dit- ch line on the west side, parked vehicles en- croach onto the traveil- ed portion of this arter- ial roadway, " he said in his report to the com- mittee. "This roadside park- ing has caused conflicts November 25,1982. Consultants for the program, Business Management Services, Cambridge, Ontario, were selected from five firms invited to submit proposais. EDITOR'S NOTE: Mn. Smith le the presldent of the Whltby Chamber of Commerce. /p grade your kences and out buildingqs thisý year and generate local emploi/ment with help from a Fa'rmste-ad Improvemnent Grant u'orth up? to $2000. Ontario will pay haif the cost of eligible improvements ($2000 maximum grant per farming operation). ELIGIBILITY: You're eligible if the value of your farm production is at . ( least $12,000 or if - you own and farm a minimum of 40 hectares (100 acres). provements e*new and -- replacement . oJ wire fencing - outbuildmngs .... improvements - in the past and contni- butes to operationai pro- biems involving through traffic," Twelvetrees continued, "There is no sidewalk on the west side of Cochrane Street and therefore private driveways are of suffi- cient length to, accom- modate two or three vehicies. " But area residents did flot agree with the commissioner's views and 66 of them sent a petition to regional council saying so. One resident toid the works committee at its meeting hast week that: "I have yet to see any hazard created by the very few cars that have ever parked on either side of this street to through traffic."' Another resident said that parking on the street Ws no different from parking on any other major road in the Town of Whitby. Cochrane Street resi- dent Ruth Reid said that restricting parking pni- vileges on one side of the street would create pro- blems on the other side. " If parking is restrict- ed to one side of the street, we can only fore- see further conflict with an excessive number of vehicles* parked on the east side, " she said. "Surehy we should have the privilege of parking in front of our own house, " Reid added saying that the reai pro- blem was speeding motorists.' However, Regional Chairman Gary Herrema said that since Cochrane Street is a regional road parking shouhd be banned. "It is a regionai road, and parking shouldn't be aliowed on it. " The matter will be de- bated at today's meet- ing of Durham Regional Council. W ~ ART E& TECHNIQUE HakstylnSchaul ENROLL NOW FOR NEXTMONTH'S CLASSES 7 Government Llcensed Instructors 27 uuccsffl ymos of lrtlng .xp.rfinoe 14 ONTARIO ST. OSHAWA, 576-0479 MALE & FEMALE MODELS WELCOME Thank you for helping our students today. to be professional hairstylists tomorrow. Improvement Program. (painting, rooing. siding, fou ndations) remo)val of derelict buildings Alil improvements must be donc by > ~local, labour or contractors and materials purchased before the end of 1982. 1-10W TO APPLY For further iiilormation and to ()htain application firrnS. wfit or p)[1011C')Lit local Onrtario Ministrv 0f ýXAgriculture and Food S (OMAF) office. Dcadline ~ for applications must be date-stamped no later than midnight l)ecemher 31, 1982. -- The Ontario Government- Working to HeIp People. Ministry of Agriculture and Food (5)Ontario S Dennis imbrel Minister .~William Davis. 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