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PAGE B4, WHITBY FREE PRESS-NDUSTRIAL REVIEW, MARCH 11, 1987 Whitby Free Press - still independent Like many businesses in Whitby last year the Whitby Free Press was acquired by new owners. Doug and Susann Anderson who have lived in Whitby for 17 and 34 years respectively bought the paper from Mike Burgess who had been associated with it from shortly after it was started in 1970. In buying the paper, the Ander- sons looked closely at the market area it served and at the dynamic growth of the Region. They con- cluded that by stressing the Whitby market as a separate entity from the surrounding communities, the paper had the potential for con- siderable growth. The history of Whitby gives it a certain distinctiveness and pride which the paper will emphasize. Doug Anderson who has played an active role in community affairs for several years feels that - by stressing Whitby content the paper will develop a better readership than its competitors and thereby become a better advertising vehicle. Under the previous owners, the GR AYWOOD paper had had considerable cir- culation problems in many parts of Town, but realizing that good ad- vertising begins with gdod distribution, the new owners have doubled the rate of carriers pay and the paper is now being delivered weekly to virtually every home in Whitby, a claim that cannot be made by any of its competitors. The Andersons, both of whom worked for several years at the (now) Whitby General Hospital are finding their first venture into private business, both challenging and rewarding. P Free Press Logo M FROM PAGE 2 The proposal, now being considered by the Region, calls for a 170,000-sq. ft. regional headquarters as the flagship building of a mixed-use business complex on 60 acres of land at Garden St. and Rossland Rd. The preliminary conceptual design for the headquarters was developed by award-winning ar- chitects Raymond Moriyama and Ted Teshima. Garnet Watchorn, Graywood president, says the site is ideal foi location and accessibility for all regional communities. The headquarters in Whitby would be part of a new high quality urban business complex called "Centre for the Future", which will 'ehhance the profile of the Region as a growing community. Included in the Centre for the Future will be offices, retail facilities, hotel, sports club and ad- jacent high quality condominium residences. The design for the ur- ban business was conceived by Robin Clarke of the Clarke Darling Downey Partnership, designers of many prestigious buildings and developments. The proposal offers both im- mediate and lasting economic benefits to the Region while protec- ting its existing investments. It requires no immediate capital ex- penditures for the Region- and provides major financial incen- tives. Graywood has offered the Region immediate ownership of five acres of the property, appraised at $2.5 million; a lease rate of about $2.5- million per year over 20 years; ownership of the building after 20 years (the building is valued at $24 million in 1987); and 500 on-site parking spaces. "The regional headquarters building will be custom-designed by world-class architects to meet the Region's own specifications and needs," say Watchorn. The headquartêrs will be in- strumental in accelerating the development of the business com- piex, creating a focus for significant further growth. John Farrow, of Coopers & Lybrand Consulting Group, said construction of the proposal development will give 5,000 person-' years of employment over a ten- year period. Graywood has completed several major development projects in Canada and the United States. The company is now developing projects such as Number One York Quay on the Toronto waterfront, Westmount Estates in the Town oif Vaughan, and several others. i Raymond Moriyama, whose ar- chitectural achievements include the Ontario Science Centre, Whitby municipal building, Scarborough Civic Centre and the Metropolitan Toronto Library, has -been a plan- ning and urban design consultant in Germany, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia as well as the U. S. and Canada. Winner of 28 awards in 29 years, he is in high demand at universities and ar- chitectural conventions The extensive, glassed-in front foyer on the Whitby municipal building is a good example of Moriyama's work. Teshima, a partner of Moriyama & Teshima Architects, is also a frequent guest lecturer. He was project director for the Scar- borough Civic Centre project, Win- nipeg Railway study and Scar- borough Town Centre land use plan. The design for the urban business centre was conceived by Robin Clarke of the Clarke Darling Downey Partnership. His architec- tural achievements are charac- terized by a modern urban styling. He is best known for designing the Royal Bank Plaza in downtown Toronto. totten sims hubicki associates Change happens so fast... that most of us have trouble keeping up. Change...the evolution of space age technologies, the ebb and flow of fossil fuel availability, the shifting focus of capital investment... means that society must continually review its priorities for the best use of physical, financial and human resources. For the Consultant the task is to apply the most contemporary technologies in translating concept into reality while preserving and, where possible, enhancing the natural and human environment. 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