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Whitby Free Press, 25 Jan 1978, p. 1

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Camp X museurn .Plans for a $6 million historical village depicting the role of Canada and the Durham Region in the Second World War were un- veiled today i the Whltby Council Chambers. Many distînguished guests, attended the unveilling, in- cludlng Lieutenant-Governor, Pauine McGibbon, represen- tatives of the 'British 'and American governentsrepre- sentatives of thie Department of National Defense, and a number of Canadian federal cabinet ministers. Representatives of all the services involved in Camp X the World War Two spy train- lng camp and research centre on the Oshawa-Whitby border, attended, along with William Ste'v enson, author of the best-selling book a- bout the British secret war, "A Man Called lIptepid.. . Mayor Jim Gartshore acted'as chairman of a joint meeting of the counicils of Whitby, Oshawa and Durham lRegion, and Alderman Alan Dewar of Oshawa, unoffinial head of a project team for the historical village, presen- ted the concept. The historical village, said Mr. Dewar will be a tribute to Canada's so4ar unrecog- nlzed contributions to the War effort, and will feature, besicles a reconstructed Camp X, a naval station, an air museuni, and displays featur- ing the work of General Motors in Oshawa, Defense Industries Ltd. in Ajax and the agricultural war work of the Durham Region. In the middle of the coin- plex, which Mr. Dewar com- pares to Upper Canada Vil- lage, will be a church which will serve as a rnemnorial to Camp X and ail the people who served there. The historical village is designed by Oshawa architect DerekOwen_-and Mr. Dewar. Mr. Owen lias had 25 years of experlence in historical restoration work and lias a considerable knowledge of miitary affaira. Other members of the pro- Ject tearn are West Lynde residents Alan Longfield and Lynn Hiodgson, who have spent seven months research- ing the history of Camp X and interviewing people as- sociated with the Camp. Mr. Dewar said the Camp X historical village will be managed by a non share capital private corporation and will raise 20 per cent of The project tearn inten ds to apply to the Ontario Heritage Foundation and the Federal istorical Sites and Monuments Board to declare Camnp. X a national and pro- vincial historic site.' Mr. Dewar indicated that the National W*ar. Museumi, Department of National Defense,. and the Royal Canadian Military Institute are very interested în the proposal and have many sur- plus'artifacts which could be used in the»iuseumn. lie said the displays in the proposed village would make the war effort of the Durham Region corne to 1fr, and be a recgnition of Canadaspr i the total allied war effort. This will be a commnumty based project, he said, featur- ing ail aspects of the region's war work. For example, said Mi. Dewer, mucli of the food sent to Britain dwring the war was grown on faims in tis repion- "Thec record of Ca'nada la somnething nobolly should back away from," lie said. "Canadians provided tic brai power and manpower for espionnge during the war." Ther Camp X museumn pro- ject ia expected to be a major touni attraction for the Alderman Alan Owen, and Whltby model of the propoi A TRIBUTE rio REGION'S WAR WORK Dewar of Oshawa, Architeet Derek moriaI to -aIl those people who were assoclated wîth Canip ýMayor Min Gartshore examine a scale X, ,many of whom dld not return froin thefr secret mis- sed Camp X nuuseum complexdeslgned ions during the Second Worîd War., by Mr. Dewar and Mr. Owen. Mr. Owen la pointing to 'a clwrch li the centre of the complex which will be a me- Given Freedom -of Region, Whitby and Oshawa Thnree muncipalities ho nor "Intrepid" Sir William Stephenson, the "Man Called Intrepid," was honored today for the part he played i the allied secret war againat Nazi Ger- many 35 years ago. At a joint meeting in the Whitby council Chambers, chaired by Mayor Jini Gart- shore, Stephenson was award- ed the freedom of thie Town of Whitby, City of Oshawa and kegion of Durham. William Stev ienson, a long-tume friend and ally of Sir William, and author of "A Man Called Intrepid," accepted the award on behaif of Sir William Stephenson. The bylaw grantig th6 freedom of tic three munici- palities to Stephenson was passed this afternoon in the people are expected to attend. Sir William Stephenson, who lias also been called "The Quiet Canadian," has received honors from Britain, the United StatesFrance and Belgium, but tis la the firat official honor he bas received from his 'native country of Canada, says Alderman Alan Dewar, of Oshawa. Sir William, who was born at Winipeg, in 1895, now lives in Bermuda. He fouglit with the Royal Canadian En- gineers in the Firat World War, and was considered to be "disabled foi life," after a gas attack. However, lie wcnt on to join the Royal Flying Corps and won the Distin- guished Flying Cross. In J une,l1940 after working independently for British In- teligence, Stephenson set up Britishi Security Co-ordination i New York, whidh operated a British intelligence networic throiuffn,ît the worl-wth Stephenson's BSC network. Stephenson spent $12,OO0 of his own money to purchase the sfte, which wzs considered strategic becau.se it was iso- lated, yet had proximity to major BSC outlets in New Cont'd on P'. 2 Bom hoaxer gets 30 days A Whitby youth who planted a fake bomb at Anderson Collegiate last year was sentenced to 30 days in jail Thursday, and ordered to provide 200 hours of comn- munity service work for eight other crimes. Sentenced is Gary P. Arsenault, 16, of 361 Ander- son Street. The court was told that Arsenault had plmnted a fake bomb i a school washroom Oct. 13, and then phoned a bomb tbreat to the achool- sec-retary. Judge Norman Edmondson called the action more than a "prank", and sàmd it was "an attack on the conunity at nionths probation for burglary, two charges of mischiefposs- ession of stolen goods and four minor thefts. The' court was told Aise- nault and two other youths broke ito the Iroquois Park Arena i Septembér 'and did $3,O0O damage to the vending machines as well as stealing money, candy and cigaret tes. The accused also broke two car antennas and stole some clothing from stores i Whitby and Oshawa. He also free Pren Phéto

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