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Bathurst strike may end on Thursday PREPARING FOR SNOWFLAKE BALL Members of the Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital's Volunteer Association were busy last week preparing for their annual snowflake ball which will be held at the Ajax Community Centre Feb. 24. Making a snowman and other decorations for the hall are: Trudy Ruest, Gill Christie, Eve Harries, Olivia Detlor and Bobbie Bicknell. Ontario's Lieutenant-Governor, Pauline McGibbon will be the guest of honor at the ball. Tickets arc available by calling Mrs. Gerri Flint of Volunteer Services at 668-5881, ext. 323. Yree Vress Photo Fair site bylaw is passed The Whitby Town Council during the brief Council meeting last week passed a by-law permitting the use of an Agricultural Fairground on the 67 acres of land west of Garrard Road purchased by the South Ontario Agri- cultural Society. The by-law stipulates that it shall come into force on the date it is passed by Council, subject totheapprovalofthe Ontario Municipal Board. The by-law is being sent to the Ontario Municipal Board. un approval by the Board the South Ontario Agricultural Society agree to abide by the stipulations set out in the by-law. The Fairgrounds will be located bn the 67 acre site located west of Garrard Road and south of Winchester Road, Brâoklin, Some of the stipulations are, that in the construction and operation of the Fair- grounds nothing will be done or permitted to be done that could be construed as a nuisance to the owners or occupants of neighboring properties, in particular the owners and occupants sit- uated on the east side of Garrard Road and generally opposite the Fairground lands. One of the reulations is that the South Ontario Agri- cultural Society erect a chain link fence along the Fairground lands abutting the west side of Garrard Road. There are also regulations regarding the landscaping of the lands in order to provide a natural barrier of trees and shrubs visually and for the purpose òf controlling noise and dust. It was pointed out in the by-law that, if the Agricul- tural Society "should fail to provide and properly main- tain to the satisfaction of the Town the various facilities and matters referred to the Agreement," the Town could take action as set out by the authority of the Municipal Act. The site plan for the South Ontario Agricultural Society's proposed fair- grounds was drawn-up in March 1978. As a security the by-law stipulates that on or before- September 28, 1979 the Society shalh file with the Cont'd on P. 2 About 180 workers at Con- solidated Bathurst Pack- aging Ltd. who went on strike at midnight last Wed- nesday, .mav be back on the job by Thursday. Negotiators for the emplo- yees reached a tentative agreemeni with the com- pany late Friday night, and the union members were expected to vote on the Piekeri died of The body of Dwight Pat- rick Schnerch 20 of Pickering was found about 5:30 p.m. last Wednesday at the bottom of an eight-foot railway embankment. A Canadian National Railway engneer on a shunting train found the missing youth's body near the railway tracks west of Brock Street near the Iroquois Park, Police. said. le had been missing from his home since January 23. An autopsy was performed at the Dr. Ruddi Hospital Friday which revealed that the youth had received frac- t ures and cuts to the le! side agreement Sunday. The workers went on legal strike Wednesday while mediation meetings were still-in progress in Toronto involving six different Con- solidated Bathurst plants. The 180 workers at the Whitby plant are members of the International Wood- workers of Arnerica, Local 2-242. ng youth exposure of the face and head as well as cuts on the back, Coroner Dr. D.W. Conley said. It is believed that the injuries could have been received when the youth was either hit by a slow moving train or it was possible that the youth had jumped from a train and received the inju- ries. The coroner's office believes the youth died from exposure after being knocked unconcious by a blow to the face. A Police spokesman said on Monday the case is still under investigation. Bus system to pool set up on trial basis The Recreation Depart- meht is launching a trial bus service on Saturdays for the children, young people and adults living in the Ashburn, Myrtle-Brooklin area. The trial bus service will operate between these northern sec- tions of the Town and the Iroquois Park Arena. The Finance Committee authorized the provision of $500 to the Recreation De- partment.-in order to act as "a buffer to get it going." Mayor Jim Gartshore was in favour of the Recreation De- partment bus service "sub- ject to the staff implement- ing the program "to make such a venture worthwhile." - Recreation Director Wayne DeVeau pointed out that the cheapest cost for a bus to service the northern portion of the town by con- necting it to the Iroquois Park Recreational facilities is $40 a day; or a break down óf $20 a one-way trip and $40 a round trip. If it would be possible to have approximately 40 people riding the bus per round trip the "project would break even," he said. An estimated fare per per- son set at $1.60 includes the return trip.and entrance to the lIroquois Park pool or arena.- As the financial buffer of $500 was put into the Recrca- tio lbupartment Budget,'se- veral members of the Council stipulated if after a "three month trial" the rec- reational bus service bet- ween the northern and southern portions of the Town "does not prove to be a paying proposition then it will be cancelled." Councillor Gerry Emm emphasized the point by stat- ing, "it should be made known that if it (the bus service) doesn't start paying its way it will be cancelled." 1 The $90,250 Recreational Department budget also pro- vides for the recognition of Town championship teams. The budget provides for the destructive cost of vandal- ism done to Recreational facilities. This is a hefty $5,000 which is being placed as insurance against the very costly business of van- dalism which the taxpayers must pay for. The Whitby- Chamber -of Commerce is investigating the possibility of instituting an annuàl businessmen's award. President John Roberts, Art King and Bruce Bagg are working out the lterms of reference for the proposed Acceptance of the agree- ment depends on votes by all 1,000 members of the IWA at corrigated container plants in Whitby, Hamilton, Etobi- coke, St. Thomas and two in Quebec. Last November the con- tract at Whitby expired and the members were in a legal strike position last Wednes- day night. The workers walked out despite pleas against a walkout by their local president, because mediation talks were still proceeding. On Friday morning, workers at the Hamilton plant went on strike. Con- tracts at the other plants were dùe to expire within 60 days. Co-op Prjects receive $138,000 grant On behalf of the Hon. Andre Ouellet, Minister responsible for Central lortgage and Housing Cor- poration, Ontario Riding Norm Cafik announced that under the municipal Incen- tive Grant programme, the. Town of Whitby*is receiving $138,000 in support of two Co-operative Housing projects. This brings the total grants for these to $269,000. Part of the grant is for the ninety unit Co-operative Housing project at Ribblesdale Drive (off Anderson Street). The rest of the grant is for the forty unit Co-operative Housing project on the north side of Dunlop Street be- tween Green and Athol Streets. This second location is very important to the Whitby community because of its relationship to the down- town. It is Mr., Cafik's hope that it will help to re-vitalize the residential component of the Whitby core. award. Mr. Roberts said he would like to award a plaque on a yearly basis of a person or organization who has made an outstanding contribution to the business life of Whitby. The award would, likely be made in the autumn, he said. Chamber planning for businessmen's award i iF ÏR E PRE'