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Whitby Free Press, 15 Sep 1976, p. 2

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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEM BER 15, 1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS United Way - lkickoff The 1976 Oshawa-Whitby United- Way campaign began Monday with a kickoff luncheon at the Holiday Inn in Oshawa for the camipaign's 400 voluinteers.' The keynote speaker wvas Dr. Carl S. Winters, a world- renowned lecturer and world traveller, who addressed the group through the courtesy of General Motors of Canada. The 1976 campaign goal is $795,000, a $41,000 increase over $754,000 raised last year. LEGION AIDS HOSPITAL The Dr. J. 0. Ruddy General Hospital received a chaque from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 112 last week, amotunting tu $500 ta be used for replacement of equipment. Taking part in the presentation (above) are Logion President Henry Perry; Milton Brush, co-chairman of the Legion's fund-raîsing committee, Hospital Administrator John Kunetsky, and Legion Executive Member Hugh Miller. The donation was one of the Legîon's many charitable projects in Whitby. Free Press Photo Corporation of the Town of Whitby Public Notice of an Information Workshop The Towni of Whitby will be holding an information workshop at Dr. Robert Thornton Public School located at 101 Hazelwood Drive between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Septemnber 22, 1976. The Administrative Committee has directed the Planning Department ta examine the possibilities of lot severances in an area bourded by Rossland Road to the north, the Whitby!Oshawa boundary to the east, the Hydro Electric Power Commission to the south, and the Hydro Electric Power Commission ta the w9st, part of Lots 18, 19, 20 anid 21, Concessions 1 and 2. The purpose of this wrwkshop is ta present a series of options which would allow certain properties ta be considered for separations based on minimum lot areas and fronfages, anîd as a result of such ai workshop, to request the Council ta adopt a policy for the future r9garding separations. Further information wîth respect to these meetings can be obtained from the Planning Departmqnt, 14 Church Street, Brooklini, Ontario, Telephone 655-3346. Wm.i H. Wallace, A.M.C.T., C.M.C., CLERK The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 405 Dundas Street W., ŽJL Whitby, Ontario R 1,1 Q ed4 L r- Il CL 3V- Reconstruction of Brock Street North from Mary Street to Maple Street will cost approximately $930,00 which includes the granular base, storm sewers, stormi sewer outfalls, curbs and gutters, and hot mix asphaît. The province's Ministry of Transportation and Comi- munications in the am-ount of $565,637.56 .- $200,000 in the fiscal year April 1, 1976, to March 31, 1977, and +365,637.56 in the fiscal year April 1, 1977, to March 31, 1978. The region wilt- pay $103,747; the town, $86,849.82; Consumner's Gas, $ 1 2d',000; Whitby Public Utilities Commission, $ 10,500; Bell Canada, $6,000; and $82,41 7 wilI be charged under The Public Transporta- tion and Hlighway Act. Widening of the 2,050- foot portion of the road from two to four lanes is expected to begin in late October. Man charged Durhani Regional Police have arrested a 42-year-old Whitby resident and charged hiim with having sexual inter- course with a female under 14 years of age. Charged Sunday was Albert St. Laurent, 231 Pine Street, He will appear in Provincial Court October 8. Students walk for funds Sept. 30 For the second year in succ:ession, the students and staff of Denis O'Connor I lighi School w,!]l be holding a 'Docathon" to raise io-iey to cover the operating expenises of the school. Startinig at 9 amn. Septem- ber 30, 375 students, 25 staff and a nuniber of parents who ?Njttb Jùou1 LL5 The Whitby Lions Club wishes ta express tharks ta the rnany local businesses who supported them with their adveri.isements at the Bavarian Garden. hiave been invited to partici- pate, will take a 20-mile walk tlirough Whitby, Ajax and Picke ring. Denis O'Connor students will be spending the next two weeks getting sponsors for the walk, says Vice- Prin cipal Tom Fitzsimmons, who hopes' the walk will bring in more than the $ 16,000 collected last year. Since 1971 the school has been holding fund-raising projects with the staff and students participating, to cover the school's operating expenses. Until last year, the projeet was a lottery based on the NHL hockey gamnes. This year, for the first time, the parents of the students are being invited to participate in the "Docathon". Brock Streetrebuilding will cost about $930,000 We are now adding 1)F "Mr. Leonard" and "Louben Sports wear" ta aur distinc-tive fine of clothing. 10% OFF ON ALL TOPS10 off bayfln ot an age SIZES SIZES 5 - 16 FASHIONS 126 126 Brock St. S. Whitby 668-1266 MON -SAT9-,6 FR9-9 Il 1

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