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Week in Review! One Step Close for Price Club And Aikenhead's "Warehouse" Geoff Alderson was up bright and early on Saturday morning, May 1 to take part in the Scouts For Canada tree planting at Ontario Hydro's Fitness Trail at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. Many area youth involved in the Scouting movement were part of the Trees For Canada tree planting project near the nuclear station. The volunteers planted white cedar, white pine, white spruce, oak and other varieties of trees. Geoff is with the Fourth Bowmanville Scouts. , Is Mothers Day Other arrangements from $25.00 Gift-Boxed Fresh Orchid Corsages $9.95 Cockerham's Florists 1 33 King St. W. 623-8855 Bowmanville by Laura J. Richards Durham's regional council has approved approved a new warehouse-style shopping shopping complex off Highway 401 in Whitby. At a meeting on Wednesday, regional regional council voted to amend the Official Official Plan to allow the development. The decision brings the Price Club Warehouse and Aikenhead's Home Improvement Warehouse one step closer to reality. The stores are expected to create 550 new jobs. However, some local retailers don't support the development. Fair tax assessment is what Whitby and area retailers want for the new Price Club Warehouse and Aikenhead's Aikenhead's Home Improvement Warehouse Warehouse which plan to locate in Whitby, south of Highway 401. Area retailers and supermarket chain representatives told Durham Regional Regional Council at their meeting on Wednesday, that they want to see the two nèw stores on commercial lands rather than industrially-zoned property. property. Industrial land is assessed at a different different rate for taxes. The amendment to the Durham Regional Regional Official Plan saw the Industrial Area where the proposed Aikenhead's and- Price Club outlets are to be built changed to Special Purpose Commercial Commercial Area. . This will help area retailers who are worried about fair tax assessment relax. The two warehouse stores will be located south-east of Highway 401 at Thickson Rd. in Whitby. Three representatives from competing competing stores and one representative on behalf of Invar Industrial Limited discussed fair tax assessments and market impact. Russ Cheeseman was the first to speak to councillors about the outlets coming to Whitby. The two warehouses represent a "new retail concept" that would have an effect on other businesses in the Whitby Oshawa area, Mr. Cheeseman , the OMB would react to another case noted. /dike this. "The potential impacts need to be "I think the board has had enough looked at," Mr. Cheeseman said. ' of market fights," he said. The idea of the stores bringing be- Looking at the United States expe- tween $120 to $140 million into the riencc, where warehouse outlets have community is wrong, he added. That' been operated, "small independent money will be funneled away from re-, businesses have increased," Mr. Jarvis tailers who have been in the area. , noted. However, Robert Jarvis, represent- That is because with people saving . ing the warehouse outlets, told regfe%, money in the warehouse outlets they al councillors "550 new jobs would be that people will go to once every three to four months to pick up supplies. They will travel up to an hour to get there. During the question period following following his talk to councillors, Town of Newcastle Councillor Larry Hannah pointed out that he knows people from Peterborough who travel to warehouse outlets. Looking at the average consumer, Mr. Jarvis said they are not interested in this type of store. "Seventy-five per cent of the market market is not interested in the facilities. However, 25 per cent is," he said. With an estimated $3.7 million being being spent by Durham Region consumers consumers at the other Price Club Warehouses Warehouses and Aikenhead's Home Improvement Warehouses in Mississauga Mississauga and other areas, having these outlets in Durham Region means keeping that money here. Instead of the money going outside of the region, it will remain here. Mr. Jarvis also pointed out that since the Scarborough location was mled out, the consumers who would have gone there will most likely go to Whitby instead. instead. "A substantial inflow about 15 per cent will come into Whitby and that was with the Scarborough store," Mr. Jarvis said. New percentages have not been calculated, he added. Since it was the land zoning that was being vigorously questioned by Mr. Cheeseman, Dennis O'Neil of A&P Properties and Steve Gilchrist the Vice-President of Canadian Tire Associate Store, Mr. Jarvis told council, council, "Invar has leased the properties to Aikenhead's and Price Club. I don't think there's any other use for the land for a long, long time." Oshawa Councillor Mike Armstrong Armstrong told councillors that no matter which way they voted on the amend-' ment to the Official Plan, someone would take the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). Mr. Jarvis said he isn't sure how have "more disposable income available available to spend elsewhere after their staples staples are bought." Mr. Gilchrist told the delegates at the meeting and councillors tire new stores will not only compete with hardware stores* but supermarkets, optical optical outlets, florists and so on. "Price Club has all of those, along with meat and tires," Mr. Gilchrist said. However, the 550 new jobs won't won't help the local economy the way most people are looking at it, he warned. Many of those holding the jobs will be paid minimum wage. "Six dollar per hour wage earners don't buy new homes," he pointed out. "A destination store is somewhere you go to do your own thing and go right home. It is site specific." In a recorded vote, Durham Regional Regional Councillors voted 22 for the proposal while six voted against it and four were absent from the meeting. Fund Themselves From Page One Mayor Hamre pointed out to committee members and Councillor John O'Toole, the councillor responsible responsible for the Treasury Department, Department, she felt uncomfortable with the idea of no advertisements for local local groups. "One ad, just in local papers, otherwise otherwise you're setting yourself up for the biggest shot in the foot," she warned the committee. Deaths TURNER, Artie - At the Oshawa General Hospital on Tuesday, May 4, 1993. Arlie Norris in her 84th year. Beloved wife of the late Rev, Harold Turner. Loving mother of Ron and- his wife Carolyn of Kingston, and Norris and his wife Betti of Guelph. Dear sister of Bea Easton and Leta Finlayson. Predeceased by a sister Viola Stewart and a brother Ken Norn's. Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Doug, Pat, Sarah and Alison. Resting at the Armstrong Funeral Home, 124 King St. E., Oshawa, with Funeral Service in the Chapel on Friday, May 7 at 11 a.m. Interment Bowmanville Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Cancer Clinic - Oshawa General Hospital or the chanty of your choice would be appreciated. Visitation Wednesday Wednesday 7-9 p.m. and Thursday 2-4 and 7 - 9 p.m. Opaque Satin Wood Coating Penetrates and Protects Sikkens Opaque Satin Wood Coating is designed to beautify exterior wood surfaces, old and new. Available in a variety of rich solid colors, its special formula penetrates, preserves and protects wood from the harsh effects of sunlight and moisture. It is ideal for use on fences, decks, siding, verandas and pressure treated wood. To preserve and protect your exterior wood ^surfaces, use easy-to-apply Sikkens * . Opaque Satin Wood Coating. sikkens CENTRAL PAINT & WALLPAPER 295 Ritson Rd. S., Oshawa 434-3939 generated by the two stores once, con- r < Tsfniction is complcBPon tte"Torig- ; term'leased land. '?Æ£ï termlèased land. The warehouse retail store is thing today's consumer wants, mi. Jarvis said. "This is a facility demanded by the consumer." The stores will generate taxes and revenue for Whitby and "will recapture recapture the dollars flowing outside of the region," Mr. Jarvis predicted. The warehouse stores are what Mr. Jarvis called "destination facilities" Quebec Woman Dies After Being Struck by Truck A 40-year-old Quebec resident was struck and killed by a truck on Highway 401 east of Newtonville Friday night. The accident is being investigated investigated by the Cobourg OPP. Bibi Nafccsa Khan, of Dollard Des Ormeaux, Que., was walking along the westbound lanes of the highway when she was hit by a transport truck. 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