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Mayor endorses tWinning program; urges'ail citize'ns to participate in it Vol. 7, No. 2 Mayor Jim Gartshore gave a strông endorsement to Whitby's twinning program with Longueuil, Quebec, in,. his inaugural add ress Saturday. Commnenting on the recent Parti Quebecois election victory In Quebec, the* nmayor said he suspected, tuai a number of Whitby people are "tconcerned as to what we as an ordinary town of ordinary citizens» can do to put across the story that this is orle country, one Canada". Mayor Gartshore announe- Wednesday, January 12, 1977 ed that he ha d received confirmation that Longueuil will be sending a twinning delegation to Whitby this year, and urged the citizens of Whitby tu participate in this, t1he niith twinning between Whitby and Longueu il'. "Lt would be iriy hope that Mien this, the ninth twinning of our cities does take place, tlie entire town would join in I to express our feelings an 'd concerns",an listen and understand their 16 Pae ges feelings and concerns", said Mayor Gartshore. "What we can do may be limited", he said,, "but since we are afforded 'this oppor- tunity, then we nmust in al conscience accept it as a total conmunity, for if we do flot we will bc rnaking a gigantie mistake, flot only as citizens of Witby, but as people of Canada, and it would be my hope whien Longueuil con- firrns the actual date, that we can say to themn- that the total town wilI f'oini in the 1977 twinning activities and thereby as a town and as individdals dQ our small ýbit toward national un ity". Mayor Gartshore also suggestcd 'that Whitby may influence other communities in the region to start twinning programs ýith Quebec, "for ifiîMhe final analysis it is the people of Quebec who will have the say, and it is up to us as individuals, not just governments, to do what we can to influencé* the end resuit of their action" p w M EE" PR E4 MA) WINTER IIIKES ....... PAGE 3 JIR'SE£YE VIEW, KALNII4S ON ............ PAGE 5 *IISTORTICAL WHITBY, POTPOURRI ........... PAGE 7' < INAUGURAL SPEECHIES ......«......... PAGE- 91 M SPORTS............. ,,PAGESiO0 ENTERTAINMENT.i ...PAEý4' Newman and Moriyama participate MayorJim Gartshore-cuts red ribbon to open Whiitby s new "eopleplace" With the members of the town couincil gathered aroLlnd hlm, Mayor Jim Gartshore cut a red ribbon stretched between two desks to officially open .,the ïnew municipal building Saturday. A capacity crowd of nearly 600 peopie turned out for the historic occasion. Clerk-Administrator Bifl Wallace announced that there were 355 people sitting in the council chambers, 60 standing, and another 100 out in the lobby watching the proceed- ings on television moniters. "I think you must feel this is a very great day for Whtby ", said former Mayor Des Newman, who conceived the municipal building project in 1970. Mr.' Newman- had high praise for Raymond Moriyama, the architect who designed the building, and presented Mr.*Moriyama with a book, "The Radiant City, by Lucor Buzier, a Swiss architect who was a pioneer in modern architectural design. Mr. Newman also poînted out how littie of the building is dedicated to the staff anid how much is devoted to the people, echoing the words of Mayor Jim Gartshore that il should be a "People place". "My only hope is that this building is used for ail the worthwhile purposes of this commýunity", said Mr. New- man. "This town is a menage of urban and rural, the essence of southern Ontario"1, he added. Mr. Newman also told the, spectators that Mr. Moriyamna had asked the counicil to ask him to plan 500 to 600 acres to protect the building so it wouldnot be obliterated by development. Mr. Moriyama cailed the opening_ ceremonies "a very moving morning for me", and stressed how he was trying to capture the -spirit of Whitby in the municipal building. I want this to be your place-a place you want to corne' to", lie said. "A, building in itself is ifeless without people. 1 hope you look upon today as a begin- ning. 1 hope the people of Whitby wiil breathe life into this and make it a real beating Bill Martin, President of Construction Design Services, the contractur fo r the municipal building, thanked ail who participated in the project, and presented the key to the building to Mr. Moriyarna, who, in turn, passed iL on to Mbyor Jim Gartshore. Ontario Riding 'MP Norrn Cafik said he was very impressed with the bui!dIing and the speeches of the councillors. He paid tribuite to ail- those. who ran for office whether they won or lost. "Buildings mnean very littie, but il is the people who work in them to serve you, he said. "Service to peuple or a cummunity gives meaning to human existence". Regional Chairman Walter Beath called the new build- ing "a tribute to ail who -3erved and, a memorial to these people--a place for. government of the people, by the people". Ac Another former mayor A Cerlo Harry Jermnyn, congratulated overflo the council on the new build- Wib ing also. "Whitby is not the real estate; it's the people", Tom Jerm: he said. Chief Jon Among the special guests Whitby Pq at the officiai opening were Pilkington, Scugog Mayor Lawrence Township B Malcolm, Police Commnission and formt CAPACITY CROWD VIEWS HISTORIC MOMENT apacity crowd filled the council chambers and and pictures of the opening and inaugural meeting, see ved into the hall at the officiai opening of the pages 2, 8 and 9. Municipal Building Saturday. iyn, Regional Police iJenkins, former Police Chief Bill ,former Whitby Reeve John Dryden, er Whitby town Nearly 100 workers are laid off at.LASCO plant Nearly 100 houriy rated 500 workers are stili empioyees of LASCO Steel employed at the steel have been laid off due to siackening business conditions, according 10 union represen- tatives. Union officiais said 97 workers 1ncudin ý 25 proba- tlonary workers received iayoff notices shortly before Christmas. H9ovever, nearly, manufacturing plant. Nick -Siavin, President of, local 6571, of the -United Steelworkers of America said the union had known for some time that business had been slackenlng off at the plant. For more stories- Clerk-Administrator, John Frost. Le tters of best wishes were read from Ontario Premier Bill Davis, Oshawa Mayor, Jim Potticary, Longueuil Mayor Marcel Robidas. and Oshawa-Whitby MP Ed Broadbent. A luncheon was served following the officiai opening and inaugural meeting, and tours of the building were conducted by the staff al afternoon. A special highliglit of the opening ceremonies was the singing of 0 Canada and Bless This f-louse., by the County Town Singers, who lined up ini front (if the Podium in the council chambers. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess Another faulty fireplace. is blamed for house fire in West Lynde home A faulty firepiace is being blamed for a $3,000 fire in a West Lynde home early Saturday morning. Shortly after midnight Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham and their twit children, of 3 Ann Arbor Côurt, were forced, to fiee their home when a fire star te d In the famiiy room- of their split level home., The Whitby Fire Depart- ment reports iu took about 20 minutes to bring the tire under control after il spread into the walls and ceiling. Damage was confined to the family roomn and the Gr- aha Graham family was able to return - to their home' after the tlire was put out. INSIDE YOR'S ADDRESS ... PAGE 2