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PAGE 26, WHM YFREE PRESS, WEDNtJimA, usumansic n 5, 1989 CURLY THE CLOWN was a big hit at the Durham Down Syndrome Association Christmas party at the Shriners' Hall in Oshawa on Dec. 3. Peter Tomblin-Frec Pregs photo Psych hospital redevelopmert plan outlined to Town By Trudie Zavadovics Minstry and hospital repre- sentatives outlined the master plan for redeveloping Whitby Psychiatric Hospital at Monday night's Town planning committee meeting. A study was launched to deve- lop a functional program to iden- tify the use, space requirements and budget estmates for the new 325-bed health care facility. A second purpose was to assess the site's capabilities to accommo- date the facility and to develop guidelines for the location, design and future planning of the new hospital and the lands that will be surplus to the pro- ject's needs. "The next step is to confirm a design and hire an architectual firm," said Ekki Bunten of the Ministry of Government Ser- vices. "We request that the management board proceed in hiring an architectural firm and start the preliminary design." He said the preliminary build- ing design would be ready about April 1990 and that a complete design would be available about 1991. He anticipated that build- ing would begin in 1992 and be completed in 1995. Bunten said that it would be hard to estimate the total cost of the project, but it would exceed $75-million. He anticipates another study to determine how to best utilize the old, existing buildings. Committee approved the mas- ter plan. DR. JAMES WHITE from the music department of the University of Western Ontario visited Denis O'Connor High School recently to work with the school choir. The choir is preparing for the school Christmas concert Dec. 13,7:30 p.m. Peter Tombln-Free Press photo Used Christmas trees to be made into wood chips You may not know it, but the next time you take a nature walk, you may come across that Christmas tree you put out for the Town to collect. Discarded Christmas trees léW Lodge wants St. John Ambulance dog lovers The need never changes. as volunteers Borrowing bylaw recommended Whitby's operations committee will recommend Town council gives support to .the temporary borrowing of $2-million. The Town of Whitby annually passes a bylaw to authorize tem- porary borrowing to meet spend- ng requirements in the upcom- ing calander year. These borrowings may be required to cover expenses incur- red eariy in the year unitl the first tax installment is received, and late in the year due to uncollected receivables. However, the borrowing is not done in the traditional way, from financial institutions. It has been the practice of the Town to borrow from Town reserve funds. The interest rate paid to the reserve fund is equi- valent to that paid by a similar investment through approved financial institutions. The estimated cost to borrow $2-million for a 30-day period is $20,000. That interest would be provided for in the proposed 1990 current budget. So far this year, it has not been necessary for the Town to borrow funds to maintain cur- rent operations. Don McKay, town treasurer, says the bylaw is only put in place if the financing is required. Fairview Lodge seeks volun- teer animal loyers,°those particu- larly fond of dogs, for the pet visiting program. Volunteers must be willing to commit two hours a week to work regularhrounds at the Lodge with a purebred therapy dog olunteers are needed for the following periods: Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.·and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The Lodge will provide train- in and orientation. For more inFormation call Heather Tim, Lodge activities program direc- tor, at 668-5851, ext. 43. e>&eetoC-o The Whitby Free Press would like to wish a Happy Birthday to ail it's carriers with December birthdays! Bill Bird Tim Kettrick S Robbie Stevens Leigh-Anne Connelly Darryl McClinton Shawn Geldart Ryan McNeilli Tammy Gernon Jennifer Radman joraînaaî van mie b-ouwe j have normally been collectea along with the regular garbage during the second week of Janu- ary. And tradionally, the tree have been disposed of at landfill sites. However, this year, in order to reduce the volume of waste, a different method of collection and disposai will be provided for by the municipality, for the 1989 Christmas season. This year, Christmas trees will be collected from the curbside in a separate truck and taken to the op erations centre and pro- cesseddthrough a brush chipper, shredding the tr*ees into wood The stockpile of wood chips couid in- turn be used by th e Town's parks and recreation department, for exanple, on nature trails. The chips may also be offered to individuals and landscaping companies. The collection of Christmas trees will be provided during the week of Jan. 8, 1990, on each of the regular garbage collection days. A similar chippin prograni was run successfu ly in Os hawa last year. Garbage collection suspended on holidays Residents of Whitby will have to keep all the fancy gift wrap- ping, cardboard boxes and the table scraps from the upcoming festive season, but just until gar- bage collection staff and Durham Recycling staff finish enjoying the holiday season. Garbage collection will be sus- pended during the week of Dec. 25, but will resume Jan. 2, 1990. Residents are also advised that Durham Recycling Inc. will not conduct blue box recycling collec- tion during the week of Dec. 25. Again, that collection will resume Jan. 2. Collection of recyclable cor- rugated cardboard will be on Friday, Dec. 22, indstead of Mon- day, Dec. 25, and again on Fri- day, Dec. 29, instead of Monday, Jan. 1. Town staff will be hand delivering official notices to com- mercial businesses affected by these revised colleciton dates. \J-~ 00,