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Whitby Free Press, 5 Jun 1991, p. 31

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Wlff'BYFRE PRES% WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1991, PAýGE 31 NOTICE 0F INTENTION STREET NAME CHANGE The Council of the Corporation of die Town of Whitby intends to pass a by-law to change the name of Blair Street to Garden Street The change in street name will apply to Blair ftreet, between Dundas Street Eat and Bums Street EastI as shown, below. The road'ailowance between Lots 24 and 25, Concessions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Town of Whitby, aJren "h: two different naies. The road alowane s named Gardn Sret nort of Dundas Street East~ and Blair Stret south of Dundas SeCe EsL The- change in street name wiIl eliminate any confusin oeaused by th is difference in street naines.y th Ai Tg The Planning and Development Committee of Whity Councol wili met on the evening of Tuesday, July 2,,1991, in the Moetng Hall of the Whitby Municipal Buildling, 575 Rossiand Road East, Whitby. for the purpose of earing any person who dlaims Nis or her land will be adverseiy affected by the by-law. Any person wishing to meet with the Committee is asked to advise the own C"er accordîngiy no later than Thursday, June 27,1991. DONALD G.* McICAY, CLERK THE CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY 575 ROSSLAND ROAD EAST WHITBY, ONTARIO Ll N 2M8 TELEPHONE: <416> 668.5803 Viewpoint: -Protecting the. ozone FROM PAGE 6 voics herd. if we make our Here is what you can do: *.clip out this column and send it te Minister Charest, Roomý 436 north, Centre Block,. House of Ccgnmons, Ottawa, KiA OA6 (no postage required>. mcde a signed note sayingouarewt what I have witia *write your 0own letter, let the iminister know how you feel; *send copiestoyour MPs and MPs; 0 write the ,Whitby Free Pres and other newspapers;- * talk with,.jouir friendesudnc ipeighbours, and asic them te write the minister. This is too imorat a problem te leave up te politicisus in Ottawa. --We muet tell them that the only thigt o et a these chemial by 1995. Optmns.expressed are those of the autiior. Foster wins5 medal . Tiffani Foster skated to one gold, two silver sud two bronze medals at the Spring Skate Fes- tival held recently inRBuffalo. The WhiÏtby, figure siater receivedtheéo' for her skaei the i-termediate compulsories. Her two silver medal finishes came hite junior sdnvc compulsories. Foster captured to bronze i the intermediateasd novice free skate.,. Road repairs FROMPAGE i "eight to ton times more costly,"-aaid Kuwahara. "'A dec**isi had to be made quickly, to do repaira so the road was flot daengerous or ful reinstatement ofthe road. "'The decision' was to -go with the quick job and leave it to future budçet %considerations for the full job.' Kuwahara said the road must now- be maintained- throughout the year but the ý rave1, surface, wîll m-ake it esier. '-'- Calcium applied to the gravel Iwill control the dust pIrobleme, h e added.' North ward councillor Ross Batten sympathized with the' residents b ut said council had no choice. -1There's fot really aýnything else that can be done said Batten. "The road heaved in the winter and'as far as safetýr, it couldn't stlythewayit was. ortr-the road to a hard surface would. have cost an esti- mated $600,000, said Batten. He said no money could be found for a job of tha mgni tude, but $50000 was allocateld for immediate r;epaire.. "T'hat'. not something new, last year we, did the saine thing to Garrard ]Rd.,» said Batten. Vihle it 18 'too late for this year, Batten said a new council to be elected ini November could qpt for a full reconstruction of <Jronation next year. "Vie have other gravel roads in the muni*cipality, 1 live on one J understand their concerne the had a hard-topped road anâ now have a gravel one., "Itfs not intended to s9ay that wray, we had to -re0pond to an immedi ate problem.ý» Lane, however, is akeptical. E6he worries residents might be told there la no money for the work next year. She 'questions how effective the calcium will be in controlling gravel dust. "How ion g wiII it Iast? Every two montha? .You* might as weII do a surface road." LUne said that 18 years ago she, paid $800 ini taxes on her home, now i;'s morýe than $2,000. Were getting lesa now than when we moved in, we're back to a country road.» STEPRN LEW IS, former Canadian ambassador to, the United ÏNtions, discussed 'Consumers in Health Care'1 during the sixth, annual Conference Of Comnunity Advisor Board held at, Whitby Psychiatrie Hospia. e conference gives com- munity advisory board menibers, the chance to discuss major 'mental hiealth issues and contribute to planning of mental health services. Chyle Boy!, photo Crime Stoppera andDurham Regional Police are Id ifo the public's help in aolving a number of robberies which bvo' cccurred throughout our region. Robberies are bcing committed 'on an inicreaslng basis,,and., are being witnesaed by the public..* During the irst, four montha of this year, there have been' twico as rnany robberiea comparod to last yoar during the saine time period. As of April 30,: there -have beon. 83 cases of robbery. You can help. our community to solve, and poasbly prevent some of these criminal offences by calling Crime Stoppr you know or even suspect that a person la responsible. pesi Crime Stoppera wvill pay up to $1,0 oËr information* leading to an arreat. You wfll neyer be aéked for your name or have to appear in court. You will b. given a cod number to identifyyourself. No one will ever know who you are. Te Crime Stopprs numbeïr le 436-8477 (that's 436-TIPS). If this number is lonpg distance, call us collect,-or through your local Durham Regional Police number and asic for Crime Constable Grant Arnold is the co-ordinator with- the Durham ReÏnlCrime Stoppersand writes this article to help combat I L lvii iti~~i DUNASCENTRE GUARDIAN DRUGS 220 Dundas St. W. Whitby Open 7 Days a Week including Holidays FREE DELIVERY AIl Drug Plans Accepted J1o% 00 WH ITBY - URGENT CARE -WALK IN Medical .Clinïc 220 Dundas St. W. Whitby No Appointment Necess;ary -668,7899 A cilizens' board administers the Crime Stoppers prograni of which there are iiow over 850 in North Ainerica. The reviard money is raised through tax deductible doncitioris which may be sent to Durharn Regiorial Crime Stoppers, P.O. Box 51. 0 sha wa, -0 nta rio L 1 H 7 K8. 1 1 1 works are valued between $150 and $1,000. The pre-sold tickets will be drawn ini random order on the night of the event. The ticket holder then selects a work of art, with the element of chance maig the selection more limited athe, evening progresses. Drawing For Art will be held on Thursday, June 13 at Inverlynn, an historlc Whitby estte. Viewing of the works will be fromn 7 to 8 p.m., folowed by the draw from Î to 10Op.m. .Entertainment w111 b provded by Fred and Joy Brooks, sd there will be light refreshments along with door prizes. 'Dra)wing For Art will be among the gallery's largest fundraisng events ci the year, says director/durator Lina Paulocik. It also gives us a chan to promote many of our =eioo artistsansd provides the public with the opportunity to obýsi on of their wSo.t Aniong the artiste whoee wçrk wili b. featured are fibre artiat Janet Dalgleish Coates, printmakers Libby Hague sud J.D. Heywood, Peter Kilisnyk, watercolour painter Greg Maude sud Paul Sloggett. There will aise be a variety of' works fo paintings te prints te sculpture. .IDraw tickets cost $150 per peron and allow the holder to big one guest. Tickets must be purchased in advance and-are available through. The Station* Gallery, located at the corner- of Victoria -and Henry, streets in Whitby, the Rotaiy Clubl or' *Vùb#<,ýYWç ç6"m Drawing for Art t>l.-l-l;ý t2i Il",, 1 >

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