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Page 8, Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, November 18. 1992 hoe e: estate, on, the Move 111e local real estate nmarket is ga ining momen- / With the 462 residential sales in Octber, ae arM oly26 per cent behind 1991 figures, copad to 24.9 per. cent only six mnh ago. "This is the fifth month in a row that monthly totals for this year's sales have surpassed 1991 totals," saf sODREB president Mark Snth. "Sales for this September were 33 per cent higher than this time last year and, with the'average n ie, remaining -stable at only 144173, we're on a rol. "The current affordability Of housing, low interost rates, the RRSP -Homebuyer's Plan and the five per cent down payment plan have ail proplled interested purchasers , into becoring h omeowners." Mie, trend was ovidont acroes Canada as il dlegatos of ODREB recently met with, other realtors at the Canadian Real Estato Association, Conferonce. in Victoria, B.C. The five-day assembly, ateddby about- 2,000 real estate profesioWas, -foatured' discussion on current, industry issues such ar the environmnent, education and legisiation..'-, T~al residential sales .for Canada as a whole -are up oyer 40 urcentthis year comparod te, t as»Smith, "Our local market is ,in Ulie with 'THomos sold, on average, in Durham Region at 95 pr cent of their listed price lan took an average of 52 days to do so." Today (Wednesda) is JFD DaiatHarvey's in Whitby. F 1or e 1very hamburger or chooseburger purchased at the restaurant, $2 will be donated by Havyste the Juvenile Dia- boe ondation of Canada. Body sopowner gve.,up ,onWhityý WHIT13Y DESIGNER Laura Brasseur of Laura Brasseur Interiors decorated the hall and :bathroom,0f the Idea Home at Pickedng's Home and Des*gn Centre. Brasseur, one of six designers who worked on the home, was on hand for ils grand re-opening recently. Photo by Mark Reew. WhlVtby Free Press By MiheKowalsld Ownersof an'Oshawa auto- body IrepaWr shop have ýgiven up, on trying te relocate >thoir busi-, ness to Whitby@ Following last weel's, ro4oction' of thoir ro'zon'-ing. application >by Town 'council, the partners want nothing' more te do with the municipality. .They are not even interested in co-operating with Whitby's economic developinent depart- ment te find a more «suitable» spot for their business. *Wo tried te move over and we were blocked,» said Ron Lindley, co-ownor ofA's Aute Body. .«Now well be going somewhero else.- I don't where, but it won't be Whitby.» Last week council denied Lin- dley's -application for a rezoning on the southwest corner o0 Crown Court ýand Boundary Road. Lindloy and co-ownor Gary Webster wanted an exemption te thé site's restricted nustra1 zoning te permit an auto body ut coune~il agreed with plan- ning staff that the intended usè is incorapatible and inappro-, Priate» te the area and that "prestige" industrial uses are préferred. .But Lindley, who bas operated. out a- leased facility on'Nelson Street in Oshawa for-10 years and iiow requires largor guar- tors, argues that his, business would be suitable. «We would be -under their (Town's) guidelines and every- thing kept inside. You wouldn' know we were a body shop,» ho claimed. *WhIv across the street (Bound- ary) they got a paint-testing place...but that's in Oshawa.1 Lindley said he and Webster would h ave purchased'.new equipment for the new location and- noted that 'the building is < the perfect size, dlean and ready tag. Atough only'a dozen people wouldý have been emnployed in the shop, Lindley said, local tow truck oiperaters and insurance agents would have benefited fom "off shoot" business. iàndley preferred not te specu- late on why council denied the application but did mention objections, filed by, two neigh= bouring businesses -- Duramoiuld Ltd. and Duramould PlusticsInc. "Pm not naming anybody or pointing a finger ... it's just dif- forent people council maybe lis- tened te ." Councilîlor Joe Drumm, plan- ning committee chairman, aenled any, suggestion that the décision was based on anything but -a planning nature. D.run. pointed out that ho supported the application at committeelee, but changed bis, mind aftor visiting the site. "I said originaily it, should go. in but when I went down and looked -at it I was ,wronj, it's not the bost' place for it," said Drumm., Drumm was disiappointed after being informed, of Lfndley's com- monts and hoped ,théo partners will roconsidor. "Itfs too bad, I hato teo loso it, but it's not what I see as prestige industrial.» Drumin said hoe will-still ask economic dovelopuiont 'directer Péter Lobel te contact iAndley. ."Thore should be a place 'for thom in Whitby,» said Drumin.. K-Mart tree program. helps needy Whtby K-Mart safhave agam«n oraizd the Chidren:s Tree signed to help Christmas From Nov. 19 te Dec. 19, the store will have'a tree trimmed with. colourful paper tags. The tree is te provide local needy children with a new gift for the holiday. SEach tag will give information on an underprivileged child, such' as first naine, sex, clothing size and age. People interested in making a needy child&s Christmas brightor,' select a tag from the children's tree and purchase a gift for the child. The child's naine must be registered at the store, but gifts can bo purchased at any location. .Presents for the cide should be returned te the Whitby Tax planning workshop* scheduled A free workshop on tax plan- ning Will hoheld on, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 7-:30 p.m., at Cullen Gardons. Jones, Gable & Co- Ltd. of Whitby will, hold the somnhar during which there. will bo a presentation of financial. strate- gies to take' advantage of changes in the marketplace. AIl participants wil receivo a comn mentary copy of Tax Tips To attend, make a reservation by 430-2252. store, unwvrapped, with ýthe tag, by Dec. 1.KMr staff will make' sure each 1 child's gift is wrapped and ready te open on Christmas morning. The program '"helps mako Christmas what it should be -- the happiest turne of the year," says Jan, uhmyer, store manager. "And it provides people with a way te express, the joy of caring." K-Mart acquired' the cldrends naines fromü orgaizatons involved chldre na regular basis. Ed Philip,- Minister of Indus-ý try, Trade and Technology, will beguest speaker at the annual Igenral meeting oftheDurbain Icgon Manufacturors Assoca- tion. Theo meeting will bo hold at Le Gala, Sunray. St. in south Whitby, on Thursday, Nov. 19. Cost of the dinnermeeting is $38 for members, $42 for non-. members. 79 eLO T - OHW needy local with You opve it to yourself to sto infrst to- see the wietselection and some of the towest prices at ELECTRIC 209 Bloo r St.E. Oshawa * 576-4166 Ed Philip at DRMA meeting