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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1985, PAGE 1I LACAC endorses Lynde House move By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff The Local Architec- tural -Conservation Ad- visory Committee (LACAC) voted, last Wednesday night, to support the proposai of the Whitby Historical Society, (W.H.S.) to move Lynde House (Whitby Museum) to a site at Culen Gardens. The motion to accept this proposai was passed by the W.H.S. executive the previous evening. In an unusual move, Michael Knel, who made the.motion secon- ded by Councillor Joe Drumm, asked for a recorded vote. In the 7-1 vote, the lone dissenter was chairman Vera Hugel. Those in favor of the move were: Michael Knell, Joe Drumm, Brian Winter, Robin Chance, Barbara Parry, Charlotte Gentles, and Betty Weldon. In a four-part motion Knell moved that: 1. the committee fully endorse and support the proposal of the Whitby Historical Society to relocate the structure commonly known as Lynde House from its present location at Dun- das and D'Hillier Sts. to Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village. 2. instructions to staff that historic and ar- chitectural reports con- cerning Lynde House be prepared so that the Magazine strives to promote all facets of Canada's history CONT'D FROM PG. 5 Pierre Gaultier del La Verendrye stated himself that one of the great benefits his work provided was 'the slaves that it gives the country'." Throughout the 18th century in the New World, slaves were owned by the movers and shakers of the time: military officers, ranking politicians, clergymen, even religious orders owned, sold and traded slaves. Says Trudel: "Despite apparently humane treatment, slaves died very young, at an average age of 19.3 years. Considered separately, Black slaves had a longer life expectancy than Indians. For Indian slaves, the average age of death was 17.7 years; for Blacks, it was 25.2." And lest you think of slavery as being a French horror: "Gov. James Murray (1722-1794) First Governor of Quebec after the British conquest," reads a caption beside an illustration of Murray. "Three years after he returned to England in 1766, a tavern-keeper in Quebec City advertised for sale in the Quebec Gazette 'a Negro Woman aged 25 years, with a Mulatto Male Child, 9 Months old; she was formerly the property of General Murray'." Want more information on either Canadian history or Horizon Canada (or both)? Write to Horizon Canada, 409 Lebeau Blvd., Office 444, Saint- Laurent (Quebec) H4N 1S2. committee May Knell said that land recommend to council values along Dundas that it be designated an Street range anywhere important heritage from $13,000 to $375,000 structure within the for comparable sites. context and provisions "The home currently of the Ontario Heritage hosts about 500 guests Act. per year," he said. "At 3. the committee offer Cullen Gardens, to the society any advice literally tens of and assistance the thousands will be ex- society believes poedoto an important necessary and the Partof both Whitby's committee feels capable andCanadas history." of.providing. Knel said that for the 4. the chairman ad- past 13 years, the bouse vise both council and the las been steadily society of its position. deteriorating to the Knell said it is point where it is in LACAC's mandate from danger of losing its ap- council and under the proved Museum status Ontario Heritage Act to from the Ontario preserve heritage struc- Ministry of Citizenship tures, i.e. homes and and Culture. buildings of important He said the house historic significance in needs approximately the Town of Whitby. $100,000 restoration "Having stated the work including a new goal," he said, "the next roof, an approved question is how to attain humidity system to it. preserve displays, "In the case of Lynde leating and air con- House, relocating its ditioning and electrical physical structure to work. Cullen Gardens appears "We can more easily to be the best available justify spending t-at and feasible option to kind of money on the ensure its preservation. house if we have people "I think the commit- seeing it," Knell said. tee is resigned to the "History is essentially fact that neither the a duli and dormant sub- municipality nor the ject unless people are society has the financial aware of it, exposed to capability of acquiring it, share in its wealtl the land the house and take an interest in currently rests on." its future." Tories holding Pirnic tomortow The Ontarfo Riding to mngle with local par- Progressive Conser- ty supporters and area vative Association will residents. hold its annual bar- Greenwood Conser- beque and picnic vation Area is located tomorrow (Aug. 22) at- on t-le first road running the Greenwood Conser- west- from Westney Rd., vation Area beginning norte of Taunton Rd. in at5ip.te. ruralAjax. MP Scott Fenneil s For more information expected to be on hand cal 6860432. Vera Hugel said that she was not in total op- position to the move, but would like to see other avenues exhausted before the move is taken on. "When dealing with historic buildings, ideally we want to preserve them on site. "A move is not a desirable option. "I felt we should pur- sue the option of putting in an offer to purchase and then see what hap- pens. If the offer comes back signed 'no', I'd agree then and would be Introductory special with Wendy MeMahon ACRYLIC NAILS . price WHITBY CORPORATE CENTRE, SUITE 301 CORNER OF GREEN ST. & HWY. 2 (across f rom Post Off lce) willing to support the move with my own ef- forts." Hugel said she had at- tempted to ammend the motion to the effect that the committee would support the move at the time the offer to pur- chase at a certain price was rejected, but she said that was not accep- table to the other mem- bers. "Yesterday's meeting went well," she said last Thursday. "There were lots of good and pointed questions, but it was a fairly amicable at- mosphere, considering the seriousness of the issue and the fact that once the house is moved that's the end product. "I'm not completely opposed to the move," Hugel continued, ad- ding, "I don't want to see the house go down." also SALES & SERVICE & office .Supplies 1j8 HAmi:OOD0 AVE S AJAX SHOPPING PLAZA TELEPHONE 683 1968 Y fLT~ùo~: 68.7446 "WHERE YOUR PRINCE AND PRINCESS REIGNS" 19 tUjiMý STIREO & VCR-SERVICE -Queilly Reptif a -Free Estlmates NEWI 50 " SUPERSC RIEN y. V. FRIE VCR with purchase 427-6551 1385 HARWOOD N. Just South 01 HWY. 2 MW