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LAest",we 6rQeL . Town wants link p lan scrapped By Mike Kowelsk Town council has demanded the Ontario governient scrap a controversial eight-lane highway propsedl for west Whitby. e Ifteprovince ignores the request, council will turn to the Ontarlo Municipal Board (0MB) for help in stopping the project. By unanimnous vote council Monday called on the IM<nisty f Municipal Affaire to modiIy Du- ham Reâgion's new officiai pilan by deleting ail references te a freeway link between Hwy. 401 and the future Hwy. 407 in Whitby. Should the ministry object, it will be 'asked to refer the m atter te the 0MB for a decision, coun- cil agreed. Athough couneil previousiy eipres;sed opposition te the pro- SEE PAGE 27 Tee users encouraged to raise f&nds for new By MlkeKowall cainpaign. Tat may be the only way a fourth fadiity can be built in the near future. Town council Monday endorsed a report from its parka and recreation department which outlines various measures aimed at coping with ice time shortages in Wbitby. The report, wich was pre- ped in conjunction with the Broklin Whitby Minor Hockey Assoiation, makes a number o suggestions te accommodate the inra,'ndemand for ice time at th owns three iepaa Arnong the report's proposais is one calling for splitting the minor hockey season inte two parts. Ibis would reduce ice time f esrson the association, owerregstrtion fées and make it easier to recruit volunteers ince they would not have te commit as much tixne, the report states. It would also serve as a stop gap measure until another arena or rink can be buiît, the report adds. Councillor Don Mitchell ter- med the document "an excellent report" ard said thq depart- SEE PAGE 27 r * ý1Z1 .I ,- ý JAMIE LAWRENCE, 5, of the Highland Dancers performs at the opening of the Loblaws store at Rossland Rioad East and Garden Street in Whitby on Oct. 31. Other activities, such as pinata-bashing (photo at Ieft), followed opening ceremonies for Lobtaws' 66th store ln Ontarlo and Quebec. Photos by Jeremy Dreuar, Whlby Free Pres Future of downtown Brookirn stili a concern By Mike Kowalski Brooklin merchants and residents hope Town council has heeded concerne about prtecting their downtown from future dveiopment. Generally, they have adopted a 'wait and see' attitude that measures aimed at preserving the village's downtown will be incorporated into Wihitys new officiai plan. Tey are prepared te give council the benefit Of the doubt that plans for commercial development elsewhere in iWhitby will not be at their expense. Presentations on the Brcoklin issue were made te council's planning and deveiopment committee asat week by local business owners Peggy Frankovich and Bill Little. . Yaovich is vice-chair of the Downtown Brcoklin Business Association and Lâittle a developer whose Whitb projeets include the refurbxshed Broolclin Mi Earlier this year, Little submitted a 500-name petition wiiich objected to proposais contained in a study that wil be included in the new officiai plan. <An officiai plan is a document which stipulates preferred land use policies in a municipality. A draft version of Whitby's plan is expected to be presented to Town officiais this month.) The 'Commercial and Central Area Strategy' report was prepared by MlM. Dillon Ltd., the consulting firm conducting the official plan review, and adopted by council in March. According to the report, Whitby wiIl need an additional 3.01 million sq. ft. of commercial floor space by the ya 2011. Deducting pendigapplications, desgnted. development commitmenta and vacant lands, there are 1.6 million square feet of floor space remaining to be assigned by 2011, the report states. Although the report makes several recommendations to meet this need, two Eroosais in particular becaxne the focus of 'aptition. The study suggeste designating the Brock-Taunton intersection as a major commercial area with 400,000 square feet of floor space and perrnitting up to 150,000 square feet 6'o or space in ouidth village's downtown ares. SEE PAGE 20