Financial agreement made iBrooklin now one step clos er to reality The development of Brooklin is one step dloser to reality, Last week Con- solidated Building Cor- poration reached a financial agreement with the Region of Durham. As part of the deal, Mayor Bob Attersley announced that CBC had purchased two acres of industrial land in south Whitby for develop- ment. Under the development agreement signed with the Town of Whitby, CBC must develop 350,000 square feet of industrial space in the fir- st eight years of the project. 'We're not holding him to putting them in Brooklin," Attersley said indicatîng that this sale will apply against the agreement. The mayor also said that * iower Whitby is a better place to industrial develop- ment."- Regional Chairman Gary Herrema said last week that officiais have 44very favorably" reacted to the lates! proposai put to them by the developer. TIj'e also indicated that the plans which would turn the hamlet of 1,600 into a small town of 10,000 should be before regional council sometime in April. Herrema also indicated that council will approve the growth of the hamlet. Regional Councillor John Aker (Oshawa), chairman of the finance committee referred to the offer as "treasonable" after last week's council meeting. While details of the finan- cial agreement are not avaîlable speculation has it that the developer is willing to "front end fund" the $5 million construction of ex- tending the regional sewer system to Brooklin. This will prevent the region f rom having to debenture the project at today's high iiiterest rates. However, despite this agreement it is expected that the proposaI will meet with stiff opposition from many councillors who will dlaim that there is already 14,000 acres of residential land already serviced, there is no need for the project and CONTI1) ON PG. 1) Vol. 11, No. 12 Wednesday, Mareh 25, 1981 36 Pages Ashe How sweet it s! Progressive Conservative MPP for Durham West George Ashe was re-elected last Thursday winning nearly 10,000 more votes than second place finisher Liberal Norman Wei. Here Ashe rides the shoulders of two Pic kering Panther hockey club players at the Heydenshore Pavilion after the resuits gave true indication of his victory's size. The Tories picked up a total of 70 seats across the province followed by the Liberals with 34 and the NDP, who suffered a loss of 12 seats, ending up with 21. Ashe finished with 17,029 votes, Wei with 7,448, the NDP's Hugh Peacock with 6,578 and Liber- tarian Bill Leslie with 1,215. Stay tuned: The next provincial elect ion wîil be in four years, same time same place. Complete election coverage inside. Free Press Photo by Stephen Greenaway Election Resuits Listed below are the unofficial resuits of last Thursday's election. However, Shirley Pike, the returning officer for Durham West, said that she did flot expect the results to vary after the officiai count was made. Candidate Votes Percentage ASHE, GEORGE* 17,029 53% Progressive Conservative WEI, NORMAN 7,448 23% Liberal PEACOCK, HIUGII 6,.578 20% New Democratîc Party LESLIE, BILL, 1.21.5 4% Liberi arian Total number of votes cast: 32,268 Num ber olel igible vot ers .5.0 Percerit agelu rnout 55% No>te: The percentage given for each candidate is based on the nuniher of votes casi . not the total number of eligible vol ers 'inicumibenrt and elected mner of the Ontario Legislature for tDurham West