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vwliby Prewýýs hlsda<FY5. ¶93Pg By M.ke Kowalski Ontario riding MP Rene Soe- tens will announce his choice for progressive Conservative party leader within the next few days. "I expect that by this time next wek people wiIl know where I stand,' Soetens told the Free Press on Monday Soetens said he is stili review- ing the economic platforms of the major contenders vying to replace outgoing Prime Minister Brian Mulroney before making his decision. A convention to choose a suc- cessor to Mulroney as part y lea- der (and autornatically prime minister) will be held in Ottawa next month. Ontario riding's nine conven- .... .... .... .. . . .. .. .. .. Federal Liberal leader Jean Chretien will lie in Whitby on Chretienwil be guest speaker at a meeting held by the Whitby Chamber of Commerce. The meeting wilI be held at Ileydenshore Pavilion, starting with irgstration at 7:45 a.m. Breakfat is at 8 a.m. There are still tickets left. The cost is $16 for chamber members, $25 for non-members. Cail 668-4506 for more informa- tion. The chamber has also invited Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and federal NDP lead Audrey McLaughlin to speak ini Whitby. "So far Mr. Mulroney has tur- ned us down and Audrey McLaughlin has noty et confir- med," says Vicki Deighton, chair of the ch amber's program com- mittee. Housing project revi*sed FROM PAGE 1 aesthetically pleasing7 than a high-rie partment building. Noting that Schickedanz can proceed with the apartment building should it se choose, Feldman urged committee te, pro- cess the application as quickiy as possible. "If we don't get maximum ce- operation and expeditieus aLppre- val, we might net lie able te develop it as this," said Feldman. "Since 1989 the real estate market has been declining. It could lie developed as a less appealing project," he said. BËut committee members were not prepared te embrace the new proposal at this time. .% Nor were two area residents who had concerns about the pro- ject. Suse Eggert of Dunlop Street noted that proposed 4.6-nietre setbacks in the rear yards of units backing onto Mary Street are less than the 7.5 metres preferred by the Town. John Southern of Regency Crescent was worried that over- crowded" area schools cannot handle the additional children the townhouses will generate. Southern asked committee te delay the application until this probleni can be addressed. Councillor Ross Batten, com- niittee chair, pointed eut that both school boards will lie asked te comment on the application. Unless the scheol boards in- dicate that more students cannet lie accemmodated, council cannet reject the application on those grounds, Batten said. Councillors Dennis Fox and John Doîstra were concerned about lack of parking facilities and open spaoe in the proposai. A planning departmient report states that only 115 parking spaoes are provided, whereas a typical developmnent would require two spaces per unit or 130 parking spots. The report aise states that ne visiter parking area is planned. Fox rejected architect David Sheps assertion that visitors can be accommodated by the indivi- dual units' driveways. As for landscaped open spaoe, the staff report states a mini- mum of 35 per cent is considored appropriate. The application pro- poses 21.8 per cent. Fox aIse asked about plans for the Heard house. Sheps said the building will lie relocated to the corner of Ash and Mary streets and main- tained as residence. The house was once the home of Florence M. Heard, a former Whitby school principal. Atough it has yet te receive official ciesignation, the vacant house has ben proposed for pro- tection under the Ontario e i- tageAct cickedan z orginally wanted te, deniolish the building, claim- ing it was in no condition to be moved and economically unfea- sible to lie restored. But council agreed with the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) that the house has both histori- cal and architectural significance and must lie preserved. The revised rezoning applica- tion will be circulated ofurther pubic and agency comment efre coming back te, committee with a recommendation from planning staff. - -A Soetens to announoe bis choice tion delegates and six alternates were chosen at a meeting in Ajax last Thursday. Seetens said a few peoplr Minor bal PROM PAGE 24 sions. At opening ceremonies Whitby chief of police Bill Pikington threw the first pitch, te Whîtby mayor Des Newman. Gaines were played at Town Park (now Rotary Centennial Park), Peel Park, St. Theresa Catholic elementary school and E.A. Fairman Public School. In 1970, when the "Expos were the talk 'of the country," says Murkar, registration increased by almost 100. Opening day cere- monies on May 30, 1970 included the reading of a telegram from. Exposa Rusty Stauli, 'Le Grand Orange!~ Stauli would visit Whitby at a basebail banquet in January, 1971. In 1972, the Whitby and Oshawa association jointly organized the first of what would lie an annual midget tourna- ment. Members of the winning team would see an Expos game. Murkar says. volunteer help plye a big part in the early oprton of the association, just as now. Umpires weren't paid, however, in the early years of the association. expressed support for a particu- lar candidate, but most are either still considering their choices or not indicating who tHe Petiate Defence Minister Kim Campbiell, the a pparent frontrunner, has the backing of three people, while Environment Minister Jean Charest can count on two definite supporters. Whîtby's other federal repre- sentative, Durham riding MP Ross Stevenson, previously announced that he will support Campbell. r---------------- ITBI JUNIOR A LACROSSE SÇCARBCORCUGH roquois Park Arena 11 i Thursday, May 6 ' 8:OOpmi i--------------------I Corne and take advantage of our super sale on BF GOODRICH RADIALS einstallation' -Balance -Tire Disposai.- Allgnment Check 275x6SR 5TA............ $12200 ALSEASON s 255x6SR15T.A ..........$11200 WHITE 245x6SR15T.A......... $10900 175x8OR13 ..$.. S4.O 235x60SR 5T............ $10500 1e5x8oR13........ $57.00 21 5x65S R15 T.A............$ 9500 185x75R1 4z....... $60-00 1 95x75 4 ............ $63.00 195x60S R14 TA ............$ 8900 205x75 14............ $66-00 215X60SR114T.A...*****..... $ 9200 205x75 i5 ............ $68.00 * 21 5x75 5 ............ $72.00 21 5x70S R14 T-.............$ 94.00 225x75R15 ............ $78.00 205x7OSR14T.A ............$ 91.00 235x75R1l5........... $83.00 Ail 012er BF. GOODRICH COUP VR end HR allale While quantities IasU W. ws fot b. Inowingly undersold.9 m-1 We are now your Durham Region IFGoodrlcli Racing Headquarters 1 The Whitby Free Press would like ta wish a Happy Birthday toalal its carriers with MAY birthdays! Michael Griffin Charlene Hurley Michael Johnston Thomas Lemierzewicz Rosanne McLaughlin Rowena Nippard --I CENTRE WARD councillor John Doistra watches as a worer removes the roaf tram a building at the Kinsmen Pol. There wiIi soan be no sign of the paol which served several generations of Whitby residents. The pool wili be replaced by a chiidren's water spray pad, ta, cost $36,281. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Press Environmentalists Strt ere ' Nicholas Peirson Rebecca Pritchard Mark Robertson Peter Robertson Darcie Solomon Bobby Verwey Virginia Willoughby 1 àvowleý \,4,lt