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6 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, June 26, 1961 THE NATURAL HARBOR at Whitby may soon see the heyday it once enjoyed more than half a century age with the development of the St. Lawrence Seaway. To this end, nearly one million = dollars have been spent on the har- bor in recent years. Shown above is a view of the harbor entrance. The new eas. pier and apron at the north side of Harbor Foresees Greater Use Whitby Harbor, at one time one of the finest on Lake On- tario, is currently undergoing dredging operations in an at- tempt to link it into the St. Lawrence Seaway shipping lanes. McNamara Marine Ltd. re- eently finished dredging the har- bor to a depth of 26 feet. Although dredging will have to be continmed on an annual basis, the depth of Whitby Har- bor will accommodate most of the ships entering through the Seaway. At the present, Whithy's wa- terfront problems are docks, warehouses and easy accessible waterfront roads. Another need is industries willing to use Great Lake ship- ping for import and export pur- poses. One of the great factors of Whitby's early development was its excellent natural harbor. During the 1870's and 80's it was not uncommon for 25 ships or more to be loading and un- loading at Whitby Harber. Horse-drawn wagons lined up from the waterfront to the four corners and beyond (0 univaw their produce into grain ves- sels. At the present Whithy has one of the best unused harbors on Lake Ontario. Millions of dol- lars have been poured into mak- ing Whitby Harbor one of the finest on the lake's north shore. Although seme of the property surrounding Whitby Harbor has already been purchased by in- dustries looking forward to still better harbor facilities, some of the land remains unused and unsold. At the present the only ships visiting Whitby Harbor are dredgers and oil tankers. New that Whitby Harbor can accom- modate ocean-going vessels an attempt will be made to exploit this asset. Geographically Whitby Har- | bor is in a competitive location. Oshawa has poured millions of dollars into making their harbor one of the finest between Toron- | to and Montreal but at the pres- ent Oshawa is getting limited use from their harbor. Whitby, PICKLING TOOLS When making piekles, experts | recommend using enamel, alu- minum or stainless steel cook- ing utensils. of course, could never hope to rival Toronto's docks. Although a number of water- front lots have beem purchased by prospective industries, none have ventured to build a ware- the harbor. Last year, the first ocean-going cargo vessel, the Monica Smith, tied up at Whitby's harbor to unload a cargo of pile steel which was used to improve the harber. (Oshawa Times Photo) house, let alone a factory with the primary interest of water transportation. Since Whitby is located in the relatively mild 'Banana Belt", | the harbor could be used almost 12 months a year this alone is a major factor since in time i is hoped all Great Lake ports |} as well as the seaway will be kept open to navigation the year round. To The WHITBY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE nd INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION * CONGRATDLAIONS WHITBY TRADE FAIR Wed. & Thurs., June 28-29 2 P.M. - 10 P.M. ARNOLD'S MARKEY | 115 BROCK ST. N. MO 8-3567 WHITBY ¢, CONCRETE PRODUCTS LD. TO VISIT THEIR Cordially Invite You . . . BOOTH AT THE WHITBY INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE FAIR ON WED. AND THURS. -- JUNE 28 and 29th From 2:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. 2, concert proouers Ln. JERRY