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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS Raymond LaBadie (left), curator of the Electrical Historical Museum of Lonîgueuil receives souvenirs of Whitby's history fromn Whitby Historical Society members Bilan Winter, Gert Drew and Adele Ruddy. The presentation took place i a restaurant on lie Ste. Helene.1 Photo by Giles Pilon, Longueui Jean Guy Parent, President of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, receives a pottery mug made in Whitby from Brian Winter, a director of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce. The mug was inscribed specially for this presentation and represents the products of local business in Whitby. Photo by Gilles Pilon, Longueuil y - 1ý i Mayor Jim Gartshore presents Longueuil's acting mayor Gilles Leduc '-ith a podium inscribed with the -tarnes of Whitby's town councillors. Also seen in this picture are Don Lovelock, Mrs. Leduc and Mrs. Gartshore. The ceremony took place in the Longueuil city hall, Friday. Whitby's mayor iim Gartshore and Longueuil's acting mayor Gilles Leduc read the principles of twinning at the, opeýning ceremonies in the Longueuil city hall Friday night. Looking on from left to rigbt are Jack Hilton, Longueuil's chief of protocol Gaston Dunn, and Whitby Town Clerk BIiI Wallace. i Mayor Jim Gartshore and members of the Whitby twinning delegation listen intently to a talk on the operation of a water filtration plant ini Longueuil frora the plant's director (at left). A tour was provided and a reception held at the plant, on the shore of the St. La'vrence River.- Continued f rom Page 2 On -Saturday, the Whitby delegation visited the Olympic stadiumn in Montrea1ý which is stili under construction. ýDuring the visit, the Whitby residents witnessed the opening ýof the Quebec Provincial High School Champ- ionships which were being, held in the Olympic stadium.,, < In tie evening, there Was'a restaurant on Ile Ste. Helene, at which presentations were made on behaif of the Whitby Historical Society and the Whitby Cham ber of Commerce. Brian Winter and Mrs. Adele Ruddy and Mrs. Gert Drew presented gifts to Raymond LaBadie, curator of the Electrical Historical Mu- seum of Longueuil, which has been twinned with the Whitby Historical Society since 1975. The gifts included a copy of the oldest photograph of Whitby, taken in 1860, and souvenirs of the l2Sth anniversary of the Whitby Fire Department and the lSOth anniversary of St. Mark's United Church. Mr. Winter also presented an inscribed' mug made 'in Whitby tui Jean Guy Parent, President of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce. Following the dînner, a number of Whitby delegation visited La Ronde on the Expo-islands. There was also a visit to a water filtration plant in Longueuil, where there was a reception and conducted tours. A visit was also made to the Longueuil cultural centre to see an exhibition of paintings of Longueuil's historic buildings.. Sunday started with a religious service in St. Antoine Church, the largest church' in Longueuil, which was originally construc- ted as a cathedral. The final event of the twinning was a dinner at the motel where the Whitby delegation was staying. Fur- ther gifts were exchanged and speeches made. The dinner ended withi the singing of Auld Lang Syne* and O Canada in Englishi and Frenchi, as everyone joined hands. Sunday afternoon the Whitby delegation returned by train fromn Montreal, everyone agreeing that the twinning visit had been an outstanding success. Next year Whitby will be host 10 the citizens of Longueuil. * t IThis is the view Whitby's twinning delegation liad of the Olymnpie stadium in Montreal. The stadium seats 74,000 people, and wras being used for a bigh sehool athietie meet during the, twinning visit. Gaston Dunn, Longueuil's chief of protocol, and Acting Mayor Gilles Leduc prescrit Mayor Jim Gartshore o.l Whitby %vith ant exaniple of work by -Longueul's. artistie comrnunity as the officiai gift from Whiitby's twinriing partner. Watching the ceremony are Mrs. Leduc and Mrs. Gagrtshore. ML !21- -. - - ý ý - - - . 1 -1. ý 1 < ý Il 1 - ', ý, -, ', < - - - 1 - < ýý- " ý Il < 1 'l 1 > 1 ý 1 1 1 .> i