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Whitby Free Press, 29 Jun 1972, p. 11

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TEMPORARY HOMES FOR DUTCH STUDENTS Forty temporary Whitby homes are needed to accommodate English speak- ing DUtch students on a return student exchange visit to Canada. Of t h e 18 0 students expected from H o I land, 140 have been accommodated and the forty needing temporary homes are boys between the ages of 15 and 19. "Whilean ideal situation would be a home with teenage boys in the same age bracket, any comfortable Whitby home would be appreciated, "l says Mr. Hugh H a w k e , an A n derson Street School Geography teacher who was instrumen- tal in having the students brought here. Although the students will take part in entertainment organized on their be- half, such as a planned trip to Niagara Fall s and a possible tour of the Picker- ing Nucleur Plant, they will primarily be interested in the routine day-to-day life i n a town like Whitby, Mr. Hawke explained. "Canadian food, the differ- e n c e i n cost of living - the ordinary part of Canadian daily life. A s p e c i al1 town reception is being held in their honour July 12, 3 p. m. at Heydenshore Pavil ion. Anyone interested in offering one of t h e s e young students accommodation during their stay is asked to telephone 241-9181. Page 11, Thursday, June 29, 1972, WHITBY FREE PRESS Myrtle Sausage AIlthough off the books of the local counc il1and theOntario, Mun icipal Board, the controversy over the prop- osed Myrtle Station sausage kitchen is still being waged. The Myrtle Station Action CommItt- ee, unsatisfied with an OMB decision ru 1 i ng in f avour of the Karl-Heinz K u r z s a u sage factory, has appealed to the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The committee, headedby Chairman Don Lovelock, is representative of 85 per cent of the people in the area. It appealed to the cabinet level following an OMB hearing from which the com- mittee says a decision was made "bas- ed on many inconsistencies". "The decision ignores the fact that we are an area in the Town of Whitby, an d a s residents of t h e town expect the same standard of planning and con- s ider a t ion that exists for the other areas, " wr ote Mr. Lovelock in the committee appea-l. He added, "The residents are pay- i n g the price. They cannot, however, accept the obvious discrimination that is being displayed. As another inconsistency on which the board's decision was based, Mr. Love I ock q uo ted verbatim from the OMB report: 'Planning consultant gave evidence on behalf of SOME objec tors. ' LYLE WEST ELECTRIC 145 King St. W. Oshawa BEST WISHES TO LUCIEN MOTEL 576-9011 MURRAY'S 405 Mary St. East AUTO SER WHITBY - VICE 668-6051 Complete Collison Service and Painting FREE EST IMATES e Issue represen ted 21 of 25 families in the area, "Mr. Lovelockpointed out. These 21 f amilles included the 39 objecotrs and represenis 65 men, women and chi1- d ren. Thus 85% of the people in the area object to this bylaw. Of the rem- aining four families, representing ten persons, three families or six persons have abstained completely. So besides the applicant only one person approv- 'ed the bylaw. " Town Clerk William Wallace has in- structed Sol ici tor H. T. Nichol to sub- -nit on behalfof the town, awritten e p r e s e ntation opposing the taxpay- oaic~ annral.

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