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Whitby Free Press, 8 Jul 1992, p. 19

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WHIPB EUE PES~ ~Et4ESD Y e~lY, lut ,PAUE 19 Phone 668-6111 Hug sudivsio plneunvel,,ed ByMalBo he Apulc meetig was held: Mon«ay nigtt osdra applicationtfr a huge houinçg, developmentin .Brooklina. >The 'application by Brooklin Meadows CLtd*'.sfor 1,354 resi- dlential uison.a property boun- ded -by Columbuws Rd. tô the north, Winheseiter,,Rd. te the, south, -Queen .$t.. te the West and Thickson Rd. t6 thee, ast . There- would b. 1, 122 single detached. homes,, 77 ýtownliouses anid 155, apartments as eIl aâs two parlcs and t rom * fortbre ,* ~ **~44K. M.,~ B'y Mario Boucher ,Brcoklin 'Concrete Products. Ltd. may'finally jet Towný appro-, val fo r an expansion plan.< Planning conuittee on" Mon- day puass, a recommendation te permit McCo *Holdingsl Ltd., wbich owns Brookl!in Conrete Products Ltd., te amend Whitby's officiai plan to aloéw the comn- pany .te ,expand operations at its,- location on, the, south side of ColumbusIRd., .west cf, ighway 7 &12P Thé redesignation te industriâl from residenitial of part of the rear area cf the company pro-. perty wfil allow a restictive use area, for vehicle paking«'nd eut- door..storage 0foanuf :iactued concrete "products. -The restrictive *area will be 90 mnetres i'.,width and will rqr enclos'-nug and sreenm ing suitable landscapeberm. Theappictien,was previously denedby cunclinpart because the planning ïd dve- lopniendep-artment had -.two maor concern:the hazard.land anl the enviometlimpact from industrial usei the aàrea. McCoy has since withdrawn from its application the *hazard land desigpation (a reduced hazard land designation will b. retained)., As, wýell,, the applicant has aàgrèed,,that the propose exten- Sion~ of the indus3tralý land use and zone is te align 186-feet (57 metres) from the weerly.bound- ary for residential purpos-s,'a* that the westèrly 30. et(90 m?étres) of the expanded indus- trial area b. restricted-for use ýas vehicle paring, outdonor -storage. and buffering aspects.'i -the form- of a berm fencingaand plantinpin McCoy Iidobectedtoa-bya;wý intended te im=*plement the poli- dies: ýand -designations cf the Brooklin secondaxy plan, a'Ànd askd fr a Onari Muipal Board hearing, which took pe on June 24. The outome of the hearing isl expected. .within the. next.,few Brooklin Concr»e. las b een operating for the last 40 years and is the largest maniufacturer cf patio stones in North Anierica adthe largest. manufacturer of septic tanks ini Ontarlo. >Council NfflV decide ýon the Ulanning committe. recommen- ation next Monïday., elementary school on the .260. acre property. àhedevelopmentwouldlaccm- moôdate ýan,-estimaâted 5,500 people. The land is c urrently zoned agricultural.and. the applicant isv askigfor.. residential deigna- tion. The official, plan. desWgnation of theý p'oprt 'foir both the Town and Duiam Region. is for re-î ffl PAG E21 Wilson rec alis workingaàt mi FROM PAGE 18 Alfred s is father 'had -te borrw nioney for, evertbing h did. «Hf a farmer bruht in' a load, Of wbeat liý'e (father Ioud go up te,ý the Iikand brrwthe money(payhi)rntewet trgkthe miii, get bis monePy back' and, go back anid. pay the. banik. There were 21 other milis in the district making flour wlien» bis father tookoverët says Alfred. ' «?hey sadyou'I n eyer ý>make it 'go, ' Charlieé youil neyer-make it go.? 'Well, iesays, Tmgoimg te ry -hlieoutlasted themf, al but one, and that was the one down iBowmanville.» The Wilsons survived by con- centrating on quality. «W. worke[on the 1idea »that we couldA.urn eut a better pro- duct..,. it was. the. best fleur' because we got the best wheat." The flour business was good until after World War Il, when- ,housmeivesstppdbaking - Alfred says thngawent dow quickly. Brooklin' main stère (where the CIBO is now> would take 40 25.-lb. bags of four'per w14eekh says When weê-finished ýoffthey'd do well if they took four bagsaa week.j! S The Wilsons stqppedmaking flour and concentrated on miing feed. Alfredý worked at. the mill for 59 years, eventuallybecomin ga p artnür wmth-his :father ,aimd brthers -Winston and Alfred. .Charles continued coming in daily for, shortý1 periods until two yearsbeforebIn0 death in 1968 - bis sons ýcontinuedyrunnng the, m11 until they sold it i 1978.: Alfred says running a mill.was always bard work -<'tdidn't matter. ,wlia you i& idthere-was, 'alwayut ut.onwerç lifting. <Yuhad Ihave a strongbac and aweak Mindlw e Discover Brooklin The Central Lake- Ontario Conservtion Authority- says the HerDwn 'ConservationArea cmigfacilities are' now opnt fort= public' use aganinbtis redsites are available 4daèenýt te a 600-acre park., Camping rates. are * 16.50 per night-and $99 per week. (Carèadiansenior rates..are"*8.50 peàight n *95 per week,, Anl sites have hydro and water ,hokpsdwell-as cMestoa dumnping station.,No rsrvtons. rgr groupse retjuiring camping. >accommoatin r intendiing>te utilige .the day ý use area for einic%, etc. r requested tbok these facilities through .- the' main' office (telephole416-579-0411)., in the past, viutors from a over have ta=n advantage cf the 4mm Brock St./Hwy 12 north to Hwy. 7. Turn west te Coination Rd. and south te- theý entroince. Photocopies, Fax Service Custom -Labels & Decals Wedding Invitations Business Cards, Compete Sign Production BRGGKLIN BULLETIN 76 Baidin Street, Brookiin Fax 655-3715 Cali 655-4434 k-Ad -Tri 76 Anew solr1t of Abe, m VitimAccentsDfU U 655-3059atyu OpenMon. Fr. 9-5. .flE . '55m3301 r 1Ma igold Travelf and free delivery 51 Baldwin St. 655-5400 57~~7 BaidlnwS. 6St34 id A To admerise in this feature please- oeil Lynda Fox at the -Whitby Free Press, r~# a ~ W ~ ~ 'W~4 Ivif Ir w Mr 1H 's Gary Young and. Duanne, Weish dispia equipmentqli front of Bréokiin Rentais. B:gun- as a part-time business 15 years ago, Brookfln Rentais has sine expanded to become aful-equIp rentai 'store. Preidet GryYoung.says tat expansion -was possible' because af, the support recelved 'fîoum' Brooikiin and area residents over the years. *This support has ailowed us ta uüpgrade our.,equipment and provide our- customers. with the bèst, e quiprnent 'ta'service their needs,* he says. *Brookiin Rentais, Intum, contributes,,at no'cost equipment ta loalservice organizationsfor varlous fundraising act(vites. The store offers awide variety af items for. rent- U-Haui trucks aqod traliers, *party supplies, barbecues, corn roast pots', fish cockers, dinklng water'filtrationi systems and water soteners,- ta name a few. Bosh i,an M euipm'ent'inicludes such inakos as« Honda, Stihi,' Brooklln Rentais offers pick-up and deUivery, and maintenance of' equlpment. The store wilI sharpen tools. and -.ut:kys adsai ctfibiadles and'éandng supplies. -Duanne-Weish, r-!gt-manager, -provides one-on-one customfer servicel tuliâsuWé'thiïdÉthi -custoMîr.;rntseÀagt -,4edl' 'Ont they-need.. '-t il ý l'

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