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Whitby Free Press, 18 Dec 1991, p. 3

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,WBITBY E Rý£,WmmNsDAYDB 38M 141991, PAGE 3 Items from Whitb oni agnda(s)Dé. &I9 That a bylaw be brought torw*rtotltte -rnetr .'reerv acossWa ii to 1he north side. of Drde Bivd., east of.Thfckson Rd. ÏI*-ýN., asrneuestedbY representaýtive aÃ"f theý' developeraofthé 'su'ýbdivision. tepraiyterminato;.road-,ý aiwnebyuinga 0.iftte reserve. if la now' legai accessaia a coninuùous'. public street. procedure for condomignium applications and tee under. the Rentai Housing "Protecti Act. The teewouid be $1,O0,wththe department reviewing the féee struct ure after campleting the current application (Mary. Gardens Comiplex.Inc., 540 Mary St. E., conversion tram ca-op ta conda for existing 24 apatmet nit>.The, municipaiity is now chargrd withth1f responsibliity af pracSsing the required condo applicationthrough ta' registraton SApproved Recommenda- tionsfrom operations committee That the Town of Whitby accept the proposai tram Frank Cowan Co. Ltd., i nthe amount of $205.257, for the Town's generalIinsuranoe, and risk management program for 1992. mTe cost is 18.6 per cent lower than the 1991 cost of $252,147, also tram Cowan. The Càwan bid, the lowest of'three.proposais, complies with or exceeds ait' of the Town's Insurance coverage requirements. Approvre T hat.the 10w tendeèr ai '*$1 0,137tramMWb Offset Publications Ltd. for th. 1992 s.,pîinglsummierrecreation brochure and $1(XII37 for the 1992-93 fall/winter brochure be accepted. mhe required :WorkJncudes the prining of 26.000 brochures on .recycle ppr.The Web Offset bld for 99293,lowest of 13 'proposais.'is a decrease.of 15 per cent from the 19el1-92, agenda Whit~y' poo oficeis safe. for now. "IThere are no immediate~jln for any ch anges in Wbitby, said JoyoeWells.-a' Canoaa Foot spok- She id. the losing ai the - Oehawa B post office m. March * "won't make. ansi differenco ta, -Stsere fed, and the men ran ta their c, with a bag of mo 1ney - poli iwon't, saylho* much --,and Bri gansgu. Police'foiund t e gtawaycar, a bMue, faur-doarf1991 Pmut Acclam, a shor distanc from. the soene. They'ro askiùg anyone who was at the store durmng the robbery ta check$ their vohicle faT anysfignl of dampge. They also, wanùt ta talk té aziyone wha saw the car driving thraough the Knob Hfill parking lot té, the- rear af the IC-Mar Plaza on Albert St..,' The 18 afficers and support staff working on the case are looldng for tree maie suspects, the fst described as 6ft. to,61L Wbitby." " Al ai aur post offices in Canada are under review and so is Whitby,» shé said. Wells referred ta the roview as "an angoingprogram" and is part ai Caa o long-range pri- vaiationpogam. She said te ewill stilli ha three' i-servico retail postal outlet in Oshawa. Pa.rking restrictions lifted FROM PAGE 1 can afford ta, lose that (35 per cent) »"ho said. e5? have ta do things dii- fer:ntlr ta continue ta, survive," Morton said it is critical that retailers are able talpv custa-- mers eývery chance tashop bu this recession. "It bouls'down ta, economics," said Little., Ho said council has seen "fit ta gius ail the tools and advan- tag t downtawn Whitby." Mayor Tom Edwards said it was necessary ta, do something te "save those jobs that are preciaus ta Wbitiiy.n 1"If w. don't do somothing, well lase some businesse,he said. Edwardss. aidl nany nierchants are risking a lot oi their money and time ta, improve the down- tawn are*- It is a situation that requires immediate action, ho said. "Twhese measures need ta ha taken in these hard economic times,' said councillor Ross Bat- ton. "We 'have peopîe'fightig for s*urvival,» said Batten.. Ho said this iis one ai the rare occasions when there isn't enough time tahobaà npublc iut an a parkingpln Batn said council is asking residents in the area ta tem- porarily help retailers through -the neît month snd a half during this "emergency stuation.» ThMé-new bylaw will not heaa problem on the weekends because many pepSe such as banking staff andinsurance com- panies' employees, don't work. Litesaid many ai "the rosi- denits are gone ta work and are not at home during the week. .Batten- said coundil hopes the résidents wil "honour the btent were trying ta accmplish. Counclaôr Marcel Brunelle said this situation are "extra- --Jý- ' « 1 %. , . * . , lý , . - 1 4 ordinary circumstances" and that the new bylaw will ha "an exorc- ise in ca-operation.» 1 unneIllor*Judi Longfield said it is 'not a long-term siolution" but if it holps one or two businesses toa srie then it is the right thing ta do. Councillors John Doîstra and, Joe. Drumm voted agantthe nwbylaw and salé heproblem of parking oud' on1y go tà someoneel. «We're creatig ta the problem not, solving the, problemh,n saicl Doîstra. Drumm said the probiem. has been there for a Ion tfime and "w're goig ta add . o« the pro- blem." Lot levies FROM PAGE 1 charge on new 'homes i the Ontaria Divisional Court., An interim court date has been set for Jan. 7, 1992. SAmcrding ta OR[BA president Ian'Rawlings, the association is requesting an interim, order bo placed ta stop. the implemen- tation ai the school's bylaw in the. York Region. The OHBRA wants ta show the- uniairnesa oi an education levy on new home buyors, ho said. 1ThMe is an absurd tax which was approvod'by the * rvicial govenment.two years ago when housing activi4 inOnaiws still booning,"he aid. "n1'e only thing that will ho achieved now is a dampening of house sales in an already lo market and a further r uton in jobs in the new home-building sectr 'esaid. Unti the ORBA application bas been heard i courts, the association l rqustngthat any funda cOilecteby te cho boards bé placed inta a special bank account, ho said. 3 i., medium buIdý with a «Eur ncomplexionf *qwen a lih lue rnhcoatad li~i olurd~hat, a'd armed wia shotg be 5e.8 i.,with a European complexion and long black liair ta, hié shaulders, wearing a navy blue jacket and arme- with a handun Tethird. suspect is d esribed as white with a black beard, and wearn a dark coat with a high collar Police have set up a spoi hotline (433-4733) for anybody with'information on the case or cadl Crime Stoppers at,436-TFl (8477). Richard Malcolm' Bridgman, a Brink'o'guard siain in thelie of duty Saturday, Dec. 14. Donations maybeimade in, persan- at thé, Bank,,of MontealrWhtby Mail,àw branch, account #7031-636.1 or throuh any Bank ofMofntrel b 1ch in»Canada.-using AWhitby - mnàs guard was .-hot >and killéd, in -an. armed- jbberyaturday afternoon .at XnbPlFarms m Oshawa. .Malcolmn Richard Bridgman 31, .died, An haspfital around .d p.. ha]f - an- hour after the rýobberyi A -funeral .was, ta ha heldthius mornipg (We'sday)' at the W.Cown Funeral, Chapel in Whty. A60-iyear-old' bystander was aima shot. He'sin sat4sactory condition In Oshawa Geneéral HospitaL. PolCe gsayaredMeaen confron- ted Etridgm À ad another iguard at thei tû k é kd near .the eas értrnceaitheasupermar- FROM PAGE 1 haenn t Durham Begional Police say they have been monitoring the area for more than six weeks now.ÃŽ Staff Sgt. Bey Graham says the problems ini the park are "nat of the epidemic proportions they indicate." He says uniformed police, the department's yuth bureau mem- bes and sfreet crime unit have all been on 'assignment in.the area.# "There han been some request for better.lighting in the. park,» said1 Larry Morrow, head of parka and recreation. He, sid ýthe equipment for .the lightin -la obsolete and difficult ta ,findthe parts neessary,,for Lorrow said4 the liphting in the *park isnaeq eand .n imprvmnt tt illWn.becon- sièemfuecapitalbudget disoussons.' lie 'said there 'has'been -reparte of vandalism but added that- the lighting situationi is not the only problemn the ares.- DURHAM'S'NEWEST HOBBY CENTRE" No need ta drive to Toronto anym«ore!'.' We carry Toron ta produot selection a t. Whibrcs KENDALWOOD PARK ,PLAZA.ý«,.. 1801 Dundas St. East Whitby. (Next ta Golden Griddle Restaurant across'from K M'art) Decomber H oum . Sunday 11 -4, Monday 1-6, Tuesday & W ednesday 10 -E Thursday & Friday 10 -9, Saturday .5 - 6 404.8888 i 0 a. 9 94 f 9i t 4 t's 4 S A 4 54 44 t4 I 4 4 4~f44 i i 4 4 S Vandalism, noise problemts No plans to close Whitby post office

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