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Whltby Free Press. Wednesdy, NMrch e.,1995, Page 3 Ferret may Items from Whitby Council agenda(s) Mouday, March 6, 1995 Planning and Development Committee That amendments to two zoning bylaws to permit semi-detached dwellings on i 5-metre (50-foot) lots be circuiated for comment before a planning department recommandation. Under the existinig bylaws, semi- detached units must have a f rontage of 18 metres (60 feet) or fine mnetres (30 feet> per unit. Referred to plannaing departmient That a revlsed subdivision plan from three abuttlng property owners for a, 205-unit mixed-density development on the east side of Brook Street, north of Hilicourt Drive, be approved. When plans ta develop the site f rst camne bef are council ln 1988, the proposai called for 383 units, including a 209-unit aparîment building. Afte r objections weme ralsed f ra m nearby homeowners and council, it was reduced ta a 222-unit development conslsting of only town- houses, detached and seml-detached homes and then ta -the current proposai. Owners of Whitby Auto Wreckers, whlch will be re-located, are lnvolved ln the Zproposed project. Recomnmded to council That an application from Cadoor Developments Inc. ta lift a holding designation on 310 Mary St.E. and asite plan application for a 97-unit apartment building on the property be approved. The site is currently owned by B.G. Schickçedanz Inc., athough Cadoor intends ta purchase the property. The holding clesignation was imposed by council until adequate municipal services wem iln place. Committee terminal needs. Reconm.ndeto council That a $1 .5-million tender from C.M. Dipede Group Mt. of Toronto for construction of sanitary sewers, watermnains and roads in Brooklln be approved. The two-year project ls being jolntly finnce b Whtb, Durham Reglon and the Ontario govemment. This year's portion Involves work on Duke Street, Queen Street, Bagot Street, Charles Street, James Street, George Street and Centre Street East. Becommeded to council By Mark Reosor Kizzit the ferret may be get- 1t r nseommiteeappro- ved a recommendation Monday asking the Pickering-Ajax- Whitby (PAW) animal contrai committee to look at axnending byiaws in the three towns ta allow the keeping of domestic ferrets. PAW issued an order Jan. 20 ordering Kizzit's owner, Laurie Williamson of Brooklin , t rid of the faxniiy pet within0 days or face a $5,000 fine. In pieading his case, William- son taid counciflors that ferrets are not wiid animais and are deendent on humans ta survive. I find it, difficuit ta believe that anyone wouid want ta evict such a pet," he said, quoting a letter from another ferretôowner. "We have dogs attacking and disiguring people almost daliy, cats runnmg wid and opening F00?les' garbage, not ta mention ou ing the sidewalks and parks.» There are, about six million ferrets i theU.S., where it's the third most poular pet, and as many as 500,000O in Canada, he says. As for ferrets posing a threat to humans, Williamson says Dur- ham Heaith Department statis- tics show there were some 4,800 dog and cat bites reported bet- ween 1986 and 1993 -- but just Another firen ap artmient building An early morning lre at200 Gardon St. on Feb. 23 caused about $1500 damage ta, the wal and floors of thre front lobby. Whtyfwe chief Tony VanDo- lewerd says the blaze was star- ted in the lobby, likely by using a stack of ne'spape, and was intentionally set. "There are no normal contri- butin g factors i the area where the fire was started; we don't have any other cause.» A major fire at the building in the fali f 1990 caused extensive damage. The department condu.cted a fire code/retrofit inspection of the building after the most recent blaze but VanDoleweerd refused ta release the resuits. aitedfouwas APPLAUSE* Honey 00mb Pleated Shades *Single & Double Celi Blackout Available From The Makers 0f DUETTE' 12 ferret bites. UI hope after y ou have amen- ded this byiaw that your friends and neighbours bring their fer- rets out of hidingadyuhv the opportiy t meet or own one of- these delightful pets," ho concluded. uThen you, too, wiil under- stand why the name 'ferret' came from, the Latin word 'ferritus,' which means 'littie thief,' VINYLBILT SHUTTERS 25% OFF P Ti OOR ý;ECIAL Your Window Decorating Centre"FZ7 DLIDS& DRAPER YL~d W A ~Division of Deor Ag.ncy lmîerima WL. 88 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax (Pickering Village) 428-0937 get to. stay because rm sure this adorable littie animai wili indeed steal your heart.» Committee chair and east ward councillor Dennis Fox, wh0 chairs the PAW board, said the recommendation wiil ave ta b approved by the PAW committee mnd Pickeringand Ajax councils. "Ilwii do my best ta sell it ta the councillors i Pickering and Ajax as well,» said Fox. 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