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PAr.V. 2-WHTTRV 1 PEEPRERS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1987 Durham wants hurry-up on 401 wideningproj eCt Durham Region councillors, par- ticularly from Pickering, want the Province to speed up the proposed schedule for the 401 highway widening from Scarborough to Pickering. "We can't cope every evening and every morning on that route, Firedamage at Jensen 's An investigation is being made into the cause of a fire at Jensen Auto Body on Ash St. The fire, which started around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, caused $14,000 damage. The Whitby firé department was able to contain the fire to the office area. The fire was spotted by a Metropolitan Toronto police officer who was returning home from work. counillor Norah Stoner told high- way pianners from the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munication who outlined the design before regional council last week. Construction from six to 12-jane from Neilson Rd. to Brock Rd. is not expected to begin until mid-1989 and will take seven to 10 years to complete. - "We need your assistance to per- suade the ministry to move more quickly on this," Stoner told plan- ners, adding that P-ickering council fat he .projet completed within five years. Noris Bot, senior project manager, said the ministry has made a commitment to begin the project within five years. He said two years willbe needed to carry out engineering. A further widening, from Brock Rd. to Oshawa, is now only in the data-gathering stage, he added. Durham Region has recommen- dbe acc le aed as u s possibl and that design work get underway to continue the widening to Newcastle. The widening from Neilson to Brock. Rd., a 15-km stretch, ' s estimated to cost $100 million. Traffie growth has increased by 10 per cent in the past five years. About 106,000 vehicles per day used Highway 401 at White's Rd. in 1985. CDe7YdIWWdc Sth AnniversarY Specials VE UNTIL SNDAY MARCH 8 TILL 6:00 PM WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES AND WHILE SUPPLES I. 427-43.1.MON-THURS 9 HWY. 12 N. 0F ROSSLAND FR1 i S. OF TAUNTON SAT&SUN i 9-7 9. 9-6 Drug crisis led to bust Those from Whitby who were charged are: Peter George Buls, 30, charged with -possession of a narcotic for the purpose of traf- ficking; Scott Jaquin, 19, possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking; Richard Lenis, 24, two counts of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of traf- ficking; Lynn Mattis, 25, two counts of possession of a narcotie for the purposes of trafficking; Arthur Henry Mitchell, 41, possession of a narcotie for the purpose of traf- ficking; Daniel Timothy Short, 31, possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking; Barry Gor- don Short, 26, two counts of possession of a narcotie for the purpose of trafficking; Charles William Hetherington, 25, Myrtle, two counts of possession of a nar- cotic for the purpose of trafficking. p PRICES E FET-tL;1IV UN1I.Q Iar ai"eq . MILK BROCOLLI s2.49 .68 2% 4 Litre BagPdoS 2 Bag Limit Product of U.S.A. PEPSI RED & GREEN SEEDLESS GRAPES Plus .79 o .99 Ib. 1.5 Litre Product of Chile YOGURT 3for Sealtest Light & Lively 175g .99 BACON $1.99 lb. COOKED HAM KLEENEX TISSUE $1.9 9b. i .99 Box - . - "~' LAST hasi hash oiù and LSD. No crack was discovered by police, who also said no weapons were involved. Along with the drugs, police also seized $50,000 worth of stolen property. While police said most of those arrested were individual• cases, some were "associated with biker groups." Besides the Royal and the Spruce Hotel, drugs were also purchased in Bobby Jo's, the Georgian Motor Hotel, the Simcoe Tavern and the Genosha Hotel, all located in Oshawa. Police said some purchases were also made in Ajax and Pickering, as well as private residences. A total of 130 charges under the Food and Drug Act will be laid as well as 150 criminal charges in relation to the stolen goods. The majority of the 58 people arrested are from Oshawa, eight are from Whitby. Now Open T& T SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS corner Hwy. 12 & Taunton Road wers • Blades Sharpened >aws • Genera Tune-Ups 430-0805 Plaza plan is rejected town core where, she pointed out, there are opportunities for growth. However, in response to a question by councillor Joe Bugelli about the specifie position of the BIA on the application, she replied that the board was "neutral" in a resolution adopted at a board meeting. Mary Madill, a resident commen- ting on the rezoning, said the block would become "a commercial area anyway in five years." She said longterm planning is needed to work out an architectural design for the area "that is an asset to Whitby," rather than the "piecemeal planning" which she said had occurred in Whitby. Planning director Bob Shortsaid the commercial core area can't be fenced in since commercial uses are growing. He noted that such uses have already started to move into the "arterial edge of the residential community." He said the Town can either stop it or allow a natural progression. Councillor Marcel Brunelle, who chairs the administrative commit- tee, said the downtown area "has all kinds of room for in-filling. ' He opposed the rezoning applications, he said, because if allowed, "How can we say 'No' to all that follow?" He said the residential-commer- cial 'border' should be maintained "if only for now." He added that he was "disgusted" by development on Dundas St. E., which he said was the result of "piecemeal planning." Committee supported a planning recommendation that designated the east side of Brock St., between Ontario and John Streets, as low density residential with a conver- ted use policy. There are brick buildings on five of the properties on the east block while two other properties have already converted to commercial use. He argued that businesses have to expand to be competitive, and maintained that the commercial use would be 'good development.' "I submit it is appropriate to permit good development - you need a good window to your town," Tunney said at the meeting. He added that if there was con- cern about 'strip' development, 'The edge is already there,' ap- parently referring to a three-storey apartment building already at the corner of Brock and St. John Streets. He referred to a remark by coun- cillor Gerry Emm, saying the ad- ministrative committee member had previously mentioned that business had to grow and expand to be competitive. But Emm said he was referring to expansion of an existing building on an existing site. "This is a new frontier," he said of the applications to rezone residential to commercial at the Brock St. S. location. A petition in support of the com- mercial development had been signed by several merchants, described by Tunney as the "vast majority of merchants south of Dundas St" A 3-name petition had previously been presented by Lorna England to oppose the rezoning. She said again last week that neighboring residential property-owners "op- pose any more encroachment of commercial development in the area." Georgina Phillips, manager of the Whitby Business Improvement Area (BIA), said the BIA board of management wants to encourage development in the existing down- • Lawnmo •Chain S i %»I FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1