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Fire destroys building Fire destroyed the Whitby property maintenance building and most of its contents last Wednesday evening at Highway 12 and Taunton Rd. The cause of the fire is still un- der investigation, but arson is suspected. When Whitby firemen arrived at the scene, flames were coming from every opening of the building and along the entire length of the roof. The maintenance equipment within the building, which was in- sured, was destroyed, but some of the equipment o.utside remained in- tact, according to the department. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Man hurt in assault A Whitby man was injured last Sunday morning after being at- tacked by an assailant with a baseball bat. Stephen Raetsen, 19, of 715 Clarence Dr., Whitby, was taking home his girlfriend on Castlebar Cr. when an assailant smashed in the window on the driver's side with a baseball bat. Police say the assailant mistook the female passenger for his ex-wife. Raetsen requiréd four stitches on his nose and suffered abrasions to his left shoulder. Approximately $500 damage was done to the vic- tim's car. David Gradwell, 34, of Carnelly Ct. in Ajax is charged with three counts of assault, dangerous weapons, and two counts of mischief, according to police. Sex assault charge laid An Etobicoke man was arrested on July 24 for a sexual assault on a Whitby woman which occurred on JulylO0. Police say the man, an employee of a paving company, was held in Oshawa for a bail hearing for the assault which took place on Ap- plewood Ct. in Whitby. Spy school FRED READ scrutinizes a clue during a detective workshop at Whitby Public Library last week. Par- ticipants dressed appropriately for the junior spy school. Free Press photo Plaza addition approved Whitby council has approved a 12,000 sq. ft. addition to a plaza at the northeast corner of Bonacord Ave. and McQuay Blvd. in the Otter Creek subdivision. The plaza was originally ap- proved in 1980 when the developer proposed to build a commercial plaza comprised of 21,600 sq. ft. The first phase of the plaza, measuring 7,500 sq. ft. was built at that time. With the 12,000-sq. ft. addition approved by council, the plaza will only comprise of 19,800 sq. ft. Expansion will be to the east and westof the existing plaza, however the developer has not yet supplied the planning department with the building heights. The expansion is to be constructed of brick to match the existing plaza. WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29,1987, PAGE 3 Manning Rd. extension contract tender selected Work will start this year on the extension of Manning Rd. from An- derson St. to Thickson Rd. N. after Whitby council accepted a low ten- der of $949,469 for the work. The bid was from Novacor Con- struction of Queensville. The contract calls for construc- tion of approximately 900 metres of road including grading, un- derground services, curb and gut- ter and sidewalks and -oadway illumination. Watermains and sanitary sewers will also be in- stalled on behalf of Durham Region. The Region will pay $32,585 for Black tie sale in downtown Whitby merchants will be spor- ting black ties and and a limousine will be parked at the four corners during a sidewalk sale "with flair" to be held downtown Aug. 6, 7 and 8. Beside the Champagne Limousine Service stretch limo will be a ballot box for a draw in which shoppers can win a dinner for two at the restaurant of.their choice in downtown Whitby. Meanwhile, patrolling the streets will be a tuxedo-attired individual who will hand out a complimentary carnation to downtown visitors. Face-Painting, musical entertain- ment and balloons will add to the festive mood of the three-day event held by the downtown Business Im- provement Area. the work. With contingencies, asphalt overlay and permanent road markings in 1988, the total cost of the extension will be $1,160,000. The Town will finance the work through debentures for which it ap- plied in June. Resident is hurt in fall A Whitby man fell from a 20-foot ladder last Tuesday while painting his home on Pilkington Cr. in Whit- by. John Grady, 41, fell face down on- to his driveway after the bottom of the ladder slipped out from under- neath him. He was sent to Whitby General Hospital and then tran- sferred to Sunnybrook Medical Center to be treated for serious head and chest injuries. He is now reported to be in good condition at Sunnybrook. Money taken after break-min Police are investigating a break and enter at Brooklin Concrete on Hwy 12last weekend. The front door of the building was broken open, and a small amount of money was taken. Larger watermain FROM PAGE 2 St. S. in the downtown area. Council finally decided to deal with the two applications, by Sam Princiotto and Lorna Cheah, at 500 and 506 Brock St. S. respectively, by removing them from the plan and studying them separately. Rycroft said those two ap- plications were not in the "same category" as the Sorichetti ap- plication since those two pieces of land would have to be rezoned. Seguin to run in Inuvik FROM PAGE I runners should be receiving more detailed information on their in- dividual contributions within the next week from the company responsible for organizing the event. Seguin says he hasn't trained much for the relay, since it is only one kilometer, but he does run regularly. He ran the International Marathon six years ago, but "other than that, not much."