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United Way challenge LASCO STEEàL and Coniumers Gas are engaged -in head-to-head cometiiontorais oe o~te h a m a n o f t e C n s e r G a Unitèd Way caMpaign forDurham region, and Kih Anderson, superintendent' of employ0e relations at ,Lasco, 'are encoura<ing the..,.eited..,,Way. The loser*of the Co mpetitio0n -be'tween - the ,two comp#anies Winl serve a br-eakfast to the other. > Dougl-as recei'ves.bsns award ByMario Boucher The 1991 winner of the Whitby Chamber of 'Commerce Business Person of the Year is Cristan Dougl,,as, owner and operatar of Commercial Rosidential Con- struction Services (CRCS). "Fm veq thrilled and e hoou edh ai lastweek 9 anulaward luncheon hold at Douglas said he was surprised 'by the nomination from his co- "There's always room for com- muiyinvolvemont," he said. Tecurrent preident of the BrolnKinsnxen Club said he still spends a lot of time with his wife, Robyn, and his tbree sons bcuemany cf the activities in i$1,,28 Million raised for United.Way More than $1.28 million has been raised after five weha of the Oshawa-Whty-Newcastle United Way campaign. flhe amount raised, however, represents only 41 per cent of the goal of $3,12M,000. Recent contributions were made byeMployoeaof Gus Bron Mtor inWhtby,Oa9h- awaGeneral Hospital, Enterpr- ise Ford Ltd. of Oshawa, Big Brothers of Oshawa-Whitby Hostel Semvces of Oshawa ami Grandview ».Rehabilitation Centré4Ohaa .WhIby Chamber of f Since 1928" wliich hie parl;icipates include his family.' For example, ho is a Brooklin beaver leader and a cook for the local cub camp. Among the activities ho helIns as sponsor, he mentioned t e WVhitby Iroquois Soccer Club, the McKenzie 'ive' team from the Oshawa basebal bague, the Ontario women's provincial ringette championships and the Broioklin Redmen lacrosse club. "I enjoy getting involved in anything, whether itfs sports or a servioe club,» he said. Ho is an active member of the Canadian Federation cf Indepen- dent Business and the Whiitby Chaxnber of Commerce, and h. is aIse involved with raisinghoýspi- taI funds with Whitby General Hospital and Oshawa General, Hospital. The native cf Peterborough said hie has been a resident cf the area since 1969. «FTm just a believer cf the community,» he said. Douglas said h. encouragfes bis employeos ta rais. funda for dif- CRCSmatched the amount of monoy raised by ýthe employees for a co-ýworker who had become. commerce disablod and was ineligible for compensation because t he acci- dent occurred at home. Douglas also hopes ta continue next year, for the third time, an annual Lake Ontàrio cruise ta rais. money for handicappod children. Ho has been a supporter of the 'Say No ta Drugé' prograin, the Canadian Diabètes Association, the Oshawa/Wbitby Fire Preven- tion program -the local and Canadian Police Associations, and the Ajax/Pickering/Whitby Association for Community Liv- herunner-up for the award was Fred Wynistorf, manager of the Canadian lmorial Bank of Comreat the four corners in downtownWhitby. Arm=ed robbery Two people threatened a clerk with a knife at the Hasty Market at West Lndeplaza, Dundas St. W. ealyudy mornmng- 1e pai escaped with an un- disclod amount of cash and cigarets from the store. Durhamn Reffional Police con- tinue ta investigate. By Marlo Boucher >À public walkway along the watefront has been restored -in the Coscan Harbour Isle subdivi- sion p an at the foot of Bïock St. S.. ini Porthitby. Mftor discussion with the -pro- vince, which held up the plan té urge that the public walkway be laced- along the waterfront, Town counicil unanimously' ondnore the revised plan on Monday night. "It» will b. a landmark in Whitby' said Mayor Bob Atters- ley. ý -1«Tbrough negotiatioi, this thing almnoot diod two or threo. tim but it han worlced out for' evryod,»he'said. Ate sleiaid Coscan will in-, vout betwçfep $250 million- ark4d' $300 -million. for tho harbouf %Tat kiid Of money wilfý croa- lot of jobs for- the neit fiet taeven year,ho said. Tii.1 subdivision will consistý of2 550 a!partmonints, 110' townlioýhuse on thé west aide of the harbour and 74 block townhouses on the east aide. The original -plan had' 100 more ap artments, but fewer townhousos on the west side and 13 more townhouses on the'east aide. The original1pan also included a public walkay along the waterfront, but Whitby counicil decided to change the location of the walkway, saying a, path alongr the shorelinie- could pose liability roblems ta the Town mn the event>of an accident.-* Future plans caîl for upgrad- ing of the _h ~~ t walkway ta a hard surface and lighting along the walkway. Public safety will be provie ihaps n chain fonce.ddwt aps n area,» said Attersley. Ho aaid he hopos the last appeal -to the Ontaïrio Municipal Board from a, Whitby resident will be soon withdrawn so, con- struction can begin as soon as possible. aWe've got the full support of the rmbie, Commission and Ruth Grier, the Minister of. the Environment,» aaid coeuncillor Dennis Fox. 'Tm happy that entire area will be cleaned , lhe said. Fox added th-edevelopment «will satisfy anyy who was -worried about theinta plan.». "It waa a very pstive achieve- ment on the par of, the Town,e said Diana Jardine, diroctar of the plana administration branch, central and soiithweat of the Miniatry of Municipal Afair., She said the minimum width of the walkway will. be five metres, with a maximum of 15 nietres. According ta David Keenan, assistant branch manager of Cos- can Development Cor. the com- pany bas 22 acres çof land,16on the westsideand SIXon theeast sî. de of BrckSt. S., for tii.plan. * esaid the Town - ' the Srovince are to be commended. othe negotiations that led te thefinal plan., 4 j4~ *1*44â*~# .v$ ê44* ~ ,$4*$~ ~ ~" ~ Waterfr"' o nt W alkway backlin. Coscanpl,an,.