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Whitby Council supports downtown rejuvenation by BLAKE PURDY Staff Writer Town administrators, namely council and staff, seem to unanimously support rejuvenation of Whitby's downtown core. One indication of that came last week when all council members voted in favour of designating the town's central commercial district as an improvement area which is the first of many steps required before actual rejuvenation can take place. But, possibly more impor- tant than the actual vote were the comments made by the council members before the show of hands was duly recorded. The comments proved that council members are not behind the downtown business people whowant rejuvenation, they are along side as well. Further proof that town council and staff feel as much a part of the plans for rejuvenation as the business people themselves can be found in a recently released policy statement on "The Revitalization of Whitby's Downtown Core Area". The purpose of this policy statement, written by town staff, 'is to show council's desire to encourage ' and actively support, wherever possible, the revitalization of Whitby's downtown core". ROLE AND FUNCTION According to town staff, council recognizes that "The present role of Whitby's downtown commercial area will change with the urbani- zation of this community and that competition will *be shared with two other major commercial areas south otf Taunton Road", namely Rossland Road at Garden Street and Thickson Road and Dundas Street. With that in mind, town administrators have set out a list of priorities which they feel are essential to the survival of Whitby's downtown. According to the policy statèment, "Council shall actively encourage the development, rehabilitation and redevelopment of the downtown area as a multi- fuicti.nal major commerciaL centre". In addition, town admin- istrators believe it necessary to "provide a greater variety of commercial, cultural, personal service and other related office facilities which will have a broader appeal to the entire community as well as the development of a signi- ficant supporting residential component". Cou ncil shallalso encourage "the maintenance and stren- thening of the local and district commercial functions of the downtown area serving the immediate residential area and the residents of the 'old town' respectively", says the policy statement. Preservation of the down- town area "as a historic centre for the Town of Whitby within the larger urbanized Durham Region" is also important, according to town administrators. Council supports "the preservation and rehabilitation of buildings of architectural and historic merit". Continued Page 2 I ________________________ - a Vol. 6, No. 44 Wednesday, November 3, 1976 20 Pages INSIDE EDITORIALS.............................. COLUMNS.................................. COMING EVENTS............... SPORTS................................... BUSINESS................................... ENTERTAINMENT............... REAL ESTATE...................... Body found at the foot of lake The body of a woman, whom a regional police spokesrnan describfd as an outpatient at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, was found in Lake Ontario at the foot of Gordon Street, in front of the main hospital building, on Saturday. According to Staff Sargeant Doug Bulloch of Division 18 of Durham Regional Police, the body was identified as that of Lena Lord Tornow- sky, 62, who had been in and out of the hospital since 1952. Police believe the woman drowned but are apparently considering the possibility of an inquest. Council says 'no' to firemen Whitby firefighters are "fnot very happy" with a recent town council decision refusing them a change in work shifts. According to Tony Van Doleweerd, President of the Whitby Professional Fire- fighters Association Local 2036, the firefighters request- ed a change from the three eight-hour shifts which they are presently working to shifts of 10 and 14 hours but were denied by council. Mr. Van Doleweerd said that the 10 and 14-hour shifts are "accepted as the normal for firefighters". The firefighters requested the change after hearing that the Anti-Inflation Board turned down a pay raise given to them by cQuncil in April. A formal statement may be forthcoming from the fire- fighters in the future. A Hallowe'en dance at -the W Activity Centre on Saturday is pro ghosts and goblins isn't only for kids Richard England (right), chairm MUTT AND JEFF hitby Senior Citizens' and n. M Gomersall, winner of the best costume award, took of that the evening of time out from the activities to pose for this picture. . Free Press Photo en of the centre board, by Blake Purdy Attention bowlers! A total of $3,500 in prize money will be up for grabs when -Ontario's first Match Play Open for the Whitby Free Press Bowling Awards gets underway Saturday at. County Bowl in Whitby. The winner of the tourna- ment, sanctioned by the Ontario Bowling Council, will receive $1,000. 1 For further information, -all County Bowl at 8-2651. Hallowe'en was quiet for police, firefighters Police and fire department officials report that there were no major problems in Whitby on Hallowe'en. "It was an extremely good Hallowe'en from our point of view", said Doug Bulloch, Staff Sargeant of Division 18 of Durham Regional Police. The Whitby Fire Depart- ment was kept busy on Hallowe'en but not as busy as in past years. The Whitby Fire Depart- ment answered 16 calls in Brooklin, according to secre- tary Beverly Atkinson who said that all but one, a shed fire at 97 Cassels Road, were minor. However, on Thursday evening, an electrical fire caused $400 damage to a bedroom in a house at 43 Garrard Road, she said. On Monday afternoon a fire of unknown origin caused an estimated $5,000 damage to Grove House, a vacant building on the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital grounds. M PAGE 4 PAGE 5 TO 7 PAGE 12 PAGE 13 PAGE 15 PAGE 16 PAGE 19 1 ÂSÉ r ýR E Eý IP R E SI