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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAX', AUJGUST 6. 1986, WI-ITBY M~lE PRESS Cause of Lynde House fire undetermmed rBy MIKE JOHNSTON Free Pes Staff The cause of a fire at Lynde Hanse ,wbich destroyed articles af clothing, filled the bouse wlm asmoke and caused $10000 danmage bas yet ta be deterrnined and the investigation la ta continue, states a report bi' thé- Ontario Fire Marshalls' Office. Th~e Whitby Fire department was ta recelve the report Tuesday or Wednesday but a representative of tbe Fire Marsball's Of- fice told mhe free Press, "there is no official cause yet." As af press timne the bouse was stili closed by tbe l'ire Marshall's Of- fice and Witby Fire Chief, Ed Croucb said tbe bouse will remain closed until tbe, in- vestigation ls finisbed. He said tbe Fire Mar- sbal's Office is cailed in "for major fires or wben mhere is clfficulty determining the cause." Memberri of tbe Whit- by Historical Society are now waiting word from tbe fire depar- tment so they can begin moving artifacts from the house ta another location. President of the Society BUIf Oyagi said a representative of the Mlnistry af Citizensbip and Culture will be coming out ta tbe bouse sonietime tbls week ta assess the damage. But Oyagi said because no one can en- ter mhe bouse, the assessment may be deiayed. 1Tbe society ta also waiting word 50 artifac- ta, such as tbe two pianos whicb could not be moved on the nigbt of the fire, can be moved Into storage. "rIi'ere were artifacts destroyed in the lire but most of the damage was caused by smoke;" said society vice- president Rod Angevaare. He said artifacts that were destroyed were mostly dresses from the 184 roorn. It was the closet in that room where thefire started. Angevaare. could not place an estimate on the darnage because the ar- tifacts are stili scat- tered in varlous peoples houses. Hotel construction delayed but will soon proceed A meeting wltb the Mlnistry of Transpor- tation and Conm- munication tbta week wll pave the way for construction of a multi- million hotel on Brock St. S., says Mayor Bob Attersley. The Mayor said future land needs for the new Whtby GO station at the 401 and Brack St. S. bas held up construction of the hotel. "But we'Il find out what they are dolng tis week and how mucb property they wil need, " said the Mayor. He -saald one of the issues ta be discussed wil be bow much property wll be needed for a northbound eit off tbe 401 at Brock St. A fter mhe meeting betWeen represen- tatives of the M.T.C., mhe town and the region, a site plan for the 112 1981 CUTLASS IS 4 door, PS., P.S., AMFM elotrIc defroat $5687 1983 PLYMOUTH RELIANT SE Super cean, 4 door. radio P.B., eteatrio detrosi s51687 1978 VOLKSWAGON RABBIT Low mleage. Auto trans, eactrc dat rosi Radio MUST SEE! rooni hotel can go abead. The Mayor saîd the site plan sbould be gaing before coundil in Sep- tember. "«I'm looking for mhe firat part of September. Tbat's the target date," said the Mayor wbo bad earlier boped for a Juiy conrruction date formte botel. That date bad ta be pnshed back because SEE PAGE 22 1985 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER AFF Pack, tully toaded 1149791 we Sertait233229 1984 DODGE ARIES 2 Door, ott Sae, AMifM lectrlc defroat, PS.. P.. s5,987 1984 FORD TEMPO GI 4 Door, PS., PB., AMIFM cassette Auto trans, buckets. electrtc darost $6e997 Corne in and* see our lime up of new vehicleas INo reasonable offer refused Ail trades accepted Special financing or up to $1,000 ca8h rebate on selected new mode!s.. Drumm nixe The chairnan of mhe Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, Joe Drumni taagainst a golf course being built in the Lynde S hores Con- servation Aiea. "Unlesa tbey could alleviate ail environ- mental and financiai concerna I just don't see it down there," said Druni. A group calling them- selves Lynde Sbores Golf Club Ltd. and Golf Management Group presented mhe proposai for a golf course to tbe CLOCA executive commlttee last spring. But according ta Drun the meeting was a friendly gesture on mhe part af CLCA. "IWe bad a request ta come and talk and like everythlng else we said we'il listen. " However, members of mhe Durbamn Reglon Field Naturalists believe CLOCA mem- bers may be taking the proposal seriously becanse mhe groQzp were invited back ta a second meeting in June by CLOCA. "We said came back if you want but we're flot tbinklng af it asaa serions proposal," said Drumm. Drumni said be believes the concerna about a golf course at Lynde Sbores bas been sgolf blown out of proportion. But wile be per. sonally ta against tme golf course he dld say it could probably be rationalized in the CLOCA mandate. He sald that besides flood contrai, wblch ta mhe prime job of CLOCA, mhe province and the region expects CLOCA to provide more passive recreation. He said tbat would in- clude preservatlon of woodlands, marsb walkways, and basically giving people an opportunlty ta enjoy mhe outdoors. Drumm said it la the CLOCA board that I FROM PAGE i Lynde House may travel ight private homes," said mhe Mayor adding tbat mhe proposali "wili also see D'Hilier St. straigbtened out." He said a site plan on the proposai will be gaing before council sometime in September. The Whitby Historical Society bas now rented a private storage unit and wli be movlng ail mhe artifacta, stored af- ter the fire, ta a central location. They wiil also remove the two pianos from in- aide the Lynde Hanse wben mhey receive per- mission from mhe On- tario Fire Marsbali's Office ta enter tbe bouse. In the interim, bet- ween the move and deciding wbat artifacts sbould remain and whether or not tbe society will run tbe bouse, Angevaare said thesociety is ioaking for a temporary mnseum site, aomewhere in Whitby. He requested tbat if anyone knows of a site, tbey sbouid cail the society. The Lynde Hanse move is expected ta take place sometinie, in Augnst, said acting ad- ministrator, AI Claringbald. take up to 24hbours. He said a target date "It's amazing bow the af August il niay have town ta dolng tins ail by ta be pnsbed back themselves,"' said because af some Iast Angevaare, reiterating minute details.t thme society bas not Accarding ta been involved with the Claringbold the bouse move. will be moved along But he did say' the Dundas St. ta Audley society has given per- Rd. up Audley Rd. tao e mission for the town ta 4h Concession, mhen use the structural over ta Culen Gardens. analysta from the cotn- He said the move may sultants study. FROM PAGEl1 Shadow cabinet will have responsibility not be swayed by we've got a very pressure groups. I think responsible group of counciliors who do mheir bomnework and make responsible decisions based on that* infor- mation. If a sbadow cabinet is to be effective they'il have to do their bomework too(. They can't just be a flasb in mhe pan on certain issues," said Mayor At- tersley. The inayor added tbat the sbadow cabinet's O *O members wiil only be : *sN privy ta information mhat ta public and ail E confidential items will remain confidential. Councillor Edwards )0 said council ta always * looking for new ideas *SOK from tme public on bow ta reduce the costa of municipal gavernment and be welcomes any move that wiil open up mhe process ta construc- tive input. "Iwish mare notice- was taken of!the mings .2101we do. I'm always ~~ dismalred wben we pass a budget of millions a! any attention. It's the big, expensive mhinga that don't get tbe scrutiny mhey deserve while the individual *ii issues get ail the atten- lii i tion, "said Edwards. m -1