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PAGE 149 WHITY FREE PRESS, W.EDNESDAY, JANUy 3, 1990 .................................................... .................................. ............. REVIEW.B89.REVIEW.'89 REVIEW '89 REVIEW -'89 REVIEW .. .... . .. .. .. ... ..... .... ... .. .. . .... ..... .... ... .. . .. .. .. . .. .... . .. ..... . . . 0.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0. .. .... . . . . . . . . .. And the. survey said.e . leno In June, results of a survey by ]Bell Canada indicated that a majority of Whitby residents, with exchanges -beginning with; 666, 668 and 430, as well as Brooklin and area residents with exchanges beginning with 655, did not support tall-free servie tc Toronta. 0f those Whitby resfidents who responded ta the survey, 56per cent were against the toll-fee service that would have broughflt a higher monthly service fee ($19 from $8.75 a month for resi- dences, $64 from $29 a month for business). Toll-free service would be imu- plemented only if at least 51 per cent of those surveyed favored tall-free service. More than two years ego, Tom Oldman of Whitby began ta, organize the effort ta determine if town residents wanted the toîl-free service. When the survey began in March, 1989, there- were fears by some residents that Whitby would be divided since- many residences and businesses east of Thickson Rd., those with exchanges beginning with 723 and 725, were exclucid from the survey. However, Bell Canada said residences east of Thickson Rd. would be p art of a survey of Oshawa ta b later carried out. Làater ini March, Whitby coun- cil said it opposed the survey since it did not include aIl of Whitby. f I Brookhnrof ile Phone 668-6111 B9REVIEW --89*REVI EW B9 REVIEW / 89.,REVIEW B9REVIEW .. 0......... .. ...................................................................... 0......06.9............ ... TTELL WATER SURVEY In.February, Town council decided ta express ta the Minis- try of the Environment an inter- est in funding assistance for upgrading of private wells in Ashbumn, to reimburse AH. Ber- trand Holdings Ltd., developer of a proposed 39-lot subdivision in Ashburn. If funding was avail- able, the developer was ta be reimbursed for a well water sur- vey. The survey was ta take place after the apparent. con- tamination of the shallow aquifer water suppl1 CLUB HONORED In February, about a year after formation, the Optimist Club of Brooklin and president Bilan Wick received achievement awards. The club later arranged a summer camping expedition for 16 trainable developmentally handicapped from Oshawa, and held an oratorical contest for students on April 5. PHA1tMACY ROBBED Two men, one armed with a handgun and the other with a knife, held up Shorts IDA Phar- macy (now Brooklin IDA) ini Feb. 9 and made off with drugs and $700 cash. kn March, police arrested Donald Gordon But- chard of Hamnilton. He was given a seven-year prison sentence Nov. 27. His accomplice is stili at COCAN PAYS FOR STUDY kn April, Coscan Developments offered ta pay for an engineering solutions study in Broki esti- mated ta cont between $50,000 and $100,000. The study was ta look at various ways of solving the sewage pollution problems in Brooklin. Coscan has almost 400 acres of land in Brooklin for BROOKLIN & DISTRCT P.C. ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting 8 P.M. Wednesday, January 10, 1990 COLUMBUS UNITED CHURCH Simcoe St., Columbus Speakers: Sam Cureatz, M.P.P. Rose Stevensoeî, M.P. Foflowed by Dessert& Coffee P NOTE CHANGE 0F MEETING PLACE EVERYONE WELCOME proposed residential develop- ment. WHEE.S TONWMI The Wheels ta Meals pilot pro- ject began in February. A coop- erative effort of six churches in the Brooklin area, seniors are given transportation toaa monthly luncheon in Brooklin. NEW ROOF A revolutionary Eurotpean slate was used in April as material for the new roof at Brooklin United Church. The sul- cem slate will last for several decades, according ta a church official. ARCHITECT kn May, the architect firn of Milus, Bollenberghe Top Ps and Watchorn was hired 6;ythe Town ta design th e first phase of Brooklin Memorial Park, a phase which includes race track reno- vations planting, parking facili- ties anc1 two soccer fields- BROOKLIN FAIR 'Live the Country Life'was the theme of the 78th Brooklin Spring Fair held June 1 ta 4e under mostly sunny skies. The fair attracted 30,000 people, matching the high attendance of the prevlaus year. kn Octaber Caro VanHemmen succeeded Eldon Werry as fair board pre- sident. Werry had completed his two-year terni. Vaneèmmen is the first woman ta, be president of the board. DANCE WINNER kn Aeril, Connie McEllistrum Of Brooklin was first in novice- l5Oth arniversary,,v service To begin Brooklin United Church's lSOth anniversary year a John Wesley covenanting anc1 communion service will be held held on Sunday Jan. 7,il a.m. The event will be the first this year ta celebrate the annivers- ary. The church was first formed in 1840. kn 1925, at the tume of church union between the Con- gregational, Methodist and Pre- sbyterians, Brooklin United Church had its beginning[. Anniversary pins and calen- dars portraying the histary of the churéh are available from the, churc office. intermediate Mighland dancing at the Dunedin Hlighland Gaxnes in Dunedin, Fla. SUBDMVSION PLAN REJECTED k 'June, the proposed Village Square Inc. subdivision, that would increase the population in Brooklin by an estimated 2,500 people, was rejected by the Town. The application had pre- viously been describect by nortn ward councillor Ross Batten as "premature" since infilling of the community and the provision of services are the main priority for Brooklin. RENASCENT Minister of Health Elinor Caplan attended the opening of the new Paul J. Sullivan Treat- ment Centre for Alcoholisin and Drug Abuse (Renascent), in the former Carnwith mansion at 90 Coîstan Ave. in Brooklin, on June 29. GOLF COURSE SUBDIVSION DENIIED kn June, Durham Region rejec- ted a proposal by Lakeridge Linka Golf Course for an estate residential subdivision and nine- hole golf course at Brawley Rd. and Regional Rd. 23 (Lakeridge Rd.). The application was refer- red ta the Region review of rural lands. Whitby council had pre- viously recommended« a 31-lot subdivision plan adjacent ta, the existing 18-hole golf course. PLAZA REJIECTED kn July, Town council rejected a plan for a commercial plaza for the northwest cornner of Bald- win St. and Winchester Rd. in Brooklin. SENIORS' COMPLEX APPROVED kn July, Whitby council appro- ved a plan for a 135-unit seniors' complex on the east side of ,Anderson St., South of Winches- Sleigh ride express lbegins The CLOCA 'Sleigh Ride Express' is about to leave on another busy schedule for 1990. Horse-drawn sleigh rides will be operating at Heber Down Conservation Area on Saturday, Jan. 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 1 p.m. ta 4 p.m. Ticket price is $1.75 per ride. The rides will start froni the day-use area at Heber Down Conservation Area (not froni the ski parking area). Directions: From the intersection of Hwy 12 and Taunton Rd., go west on Taunton ta Country Lane Road, go north on Country Lane ta, the park entrance and continue north through the park ta the day-u'se parking area. If the weather doesn7t coeperate and there is no snow, wagon-rides.will be substituted. ter Rd. kn December, Durhanm Region gave approval ta the plan for the 15.4-acre property. WASTE DISPOSTUY In August, a public meeting was held ta informd Brooklin resi- dents about the environmental solutions study that will include a jproperty-by-property survey of al private waste disposai sys- teims. TIhe survey will help deter- mine the extent of sewage pro- blems and piossible solutions. ELLENCEAWARD Organization Metrics a Brook- lin company, won, for tle second time, ï-he annual excellence award for its computer software for 'Succession Planning.' The firm beat five U.S. competitars for the honor. IRATEPAYERS' GROUP A new citizens' group, the Whitby Northern Communities Ratepayers' Association, was for- med in August afler concerns about future development in the north ward area (the group's area excludes Brooklin). Rick Worr of Ashburn was elected president, for a term ta continue until September. 1990. The gup had concerns about the proposed expansion of Harvard Industries, an auto mirror manu- facturing plant, in Ashburn, an application on which a decision has yet ta, be made. VIA RAIL SERVICE ENDS Passengers on Via Rail's Toronta-H7avelock service that has a stopi north Whitby said they were «betrayed" by the Con- servative 'government when it was announced that the service would be axnong rail cuts ta take effect Jan. 15, 1990. GO Transit expressed no interest in taking over the service, and the pas- senger association for the Have- lock lime was considening a pni- vate venture. FIRST CITY In January, the Ontai'io Supreme Court ruled that Dur- hamn Region must pay back $3- million ta, First City Develop- ment Corp. and Tamaýy Realt Ca. the two companieswhc hacrpanned ta extend services to Bollin. The Region had cashed a letton of credit deposited in 1981 by First City for the hugfe development planned in Brook lin., ONTARTO Health Minister Elinor Caplan with'Renas- cent founder Paul Sullivan at the opening of Sullivan Rouse in Brooklinlast summer. - 4e-t 441 j' e041#fà _IEcLI A Open Hbuse Jan 5th & 6th Lessons & Supplies LORRAINE COOMBS ,* I 17