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PAGE 10. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1981, WHITBY FREE PRESS Between You and Me By RUTH COLES "Doc" McEwen Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peal. This week a visit with Fobes McEwen, the assis- tant administrator of the Town of Whitby. Com- monly known as "Doc" because his father was a veterinarian, he has lived with this nickname for many years. An able and competent man, he is involved with many aspects of town business and to name a few, THE CORPORATION OF THETOWNOFWHITBY TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL of the TOWN OF WHITBY Cordially invite you and your family to attend an OLD TYME CHRISTMAS PARTY to be held on Sunday, December 13th, 1981, at the Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be Entertainment, Santa for the Children and a Sing-a-Long for everyone. Light lunch and Refresh- ments will be served, compliments of property, commercial, industrial and residential. The harbour project is dear to his heart as is the in- formation centre which proved to be a great success this past summer. Port Whitby in a way has been separated from the Town of Whitby by two physical factors, namely Highway 401 and the railway tracks, one of the busiest lines in Ontario. Even so, the Port is ac- cessible from the east, west and north. I think the so-called separation can be a great ad- vantage. It can give the area a distinct character of its own and with forethought and vision could develop into a wonderful place. A viable neighbour- hood, close to the Ruddy Hospital, Heydenshore Pavilion, Iroquois Park, the Art Gallery, the thru- way and a short way to the centre core of the town. The town's assets, primarily land, about a hun- dred acres will have to be developed and the marina will act as a catalysis and a magnet for this area to perceive the harbour developing as a total neigh- bourhood. Last, but not least, we must not forget the GO Transit Station, a very important part of life for many people at this time and no doubt more so as time goes by. Good housing, condominiums, maybe a medium highrise, a good restaurant, shops along the boutique line and you have something to be proud of and to build on for years to come, with all kinds of improvements. A good place to live, play and work. As time goes on water may become a way of life for many as gas and vehicles skyrocket and cot- tages become less desirable as the help situation becomes more difficult. There it is! Whitby has it all at her doorstep, ready made. I would like to see some entrepreneur operate a cruise ship out of the harbour, one with a good dining room, a place to dance and a lounge. Could it operate without a loss? For people in Durham Region it would be a delight and for those in Toronto a great way to spend a day or an evening on the water. About a million people are expected to visit Cullen Gardens on a yearly basis and the numbers may top that. How -about encouraging them to come by boat? A bus to carry them to the town, the centre core with stops en route and then on to the Gardens. With good P.R. this could be one of the greatest tourist attractions in the country. Of such things dreams are made. Mr. Cullen has a talented and very creative mind and has fulfilled many dreams. Mr. McEwen take it on, it's all there for the taking and you too have vision and dreains. I saw it in.your eyes today. The Port area is interesting land and much can be done with it. The park by the Marina is shaping up, a lovely place to picnic and rest, to birdwatch or to watch all the activity on the lake. If you are lucky you might even see pink "flamingos" in the water. Pringle Creek could be "organized" a bit with a footpath, a few bullfrogs and hopefully some polly- wogs swimming around bullrushes. Nature can be aided at times by careful thought and this could apply to the creek. Mr. McEwen tells me that MeNamara and Texaco are giving serious study to the financial viability of changing their land use. To live by the lake is a delight and I feel adds to the quality of life. Cooler in the summer, milder in the winter as the temperature in such a large body of water never goes below 32 degrees Fahrenheit so this creates a warming effect. Much cleaner air wafting across miles of water, maybe purified to a degree by the sun than winds blowing inland, often westerlies with pollution from the city. Where, by the way, is your marigold? Doc McEwen had a beautiful one, a silk one in his lapel today: Onto another topic for a minute or so. Housing and housing starts are very much alive and very healthy in Whitby. Contrary to what we often hear about business in general and in fact what we hear about everything. Rumours are like a rolling stone, gathering moss and momentum as it rolls. This can be dangerous and adversely affects many things. What we read, hear and see are often vastly dif- ferent. We have to seek the truth and throw away the distortions. This was brought to mind recently by a Toronto friend who told me the housing situa- tion in Whitby was poor, etc. etc. She had been tol dby someone who "knew". I thought I knew too as several people in authority had talked with me and told me the opposite. To debate with a friend is fun and informative, to argue no and so that was that. She told me I must not close my eyes to reality and why should Whitby be better off than the rest of the country? Wherever we go, we see buildings going on at a great rate and we marvel but not always with delight. Whitby is becoming bumper to bumper houses it seems to me and I am told that many of them sell before they are completed. There have been many more housing. starts and more units built in Whitby this year than last. Some- one is champing at the bit to build two thousand houses in Brooklin as soon as the go ahead is given and this must prove that there is little depression in Whitby about housing. A few years ago we reached a very high peak in every thing pertaining to business. It is not always easy to maintain that stance, to keep that balance and the end result can be a decline. This is not the end of all good things but rather a balancing out. Maybe the above quote at the beginning of the column which no doubt pertains to the heart can have another meaning. Let us not grab everything that is less than perfect and talk it to death or read all the doom and gloom stories ad infinitum without giving it some thought. DON'!1SIAY PUT FOR THE HLIDAY$, GOTRANSI!. The Holiday season can snarl you up in traffic jams,; people jams, and parking problems. \ -So why just stay put, with your rad and your temper boiling over, when you can GO Transit? Call.your local GO Transit number for the GO Bus and Train schedules that suit you. In rush hours, and throughout the day, go to work, go shopping, or go all out for a good time... but GO Transit. INFORMATION: S~579-4224 OR 1-800-268-1983 Toli Free HON WILLIAM DAVIS, PREMIER LH PARSONS. CHAIRMAN STIO Mý HON. JAMES SNOW. MINIS¶ER A.F LEACH. MANAGING DIRECTOR Ifs notwork fowalk. So why nof walk f0 work? Singers holding season shows The County Town Singers will again be bringing the music of Christmas to Whitby this year. The town's and one of the nation's most re- nowned choral groups will be holding two Christmas concerts on December il and 14 at St. Andrew's Presby- tèrian Church on Coch- rane Street. Both per- formances, under the direction of Russell Baird, will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets for the con- certs, which are the 14th annual, are $4 for adults and $2 for senior citizens and children under 12. They are available at Middleton's Book Store on Dundas Street West. There are also family tickets available at a cost of $10. This covers mothers, father and their children under 12. They will also be sing- ing in front of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in downtown Whitby at 7:30 p.m. on December 18. This concert is being held in conjunction with the Whitby Downtown Improvement Area Board. EASY! The easy way to flnd a buyar for items you want to sli la a... CLASSIFIED AD CALLOI68.111 WHITBY FREE PRESS rt1 SEE US!!! WE CAN STILL GET YOU AWAY FOR XMA S!!! 185 BROCK ST. N. esley's WHITBY Corner of Brock à Mary orld of 668-7955 Travel mc. Stay Young ..... Have Fun ..... Traveil FLORIDA VACATION Club International will guarantee you and your family, every year for the rest of your life, fun in the sun at a beautiful resort hotel with a fully equipped kitchen in each suite. AIl for a ONE TIME ONLY COST OF $1,250! Bank financing available. Cali collect 416-482-6447 Club International 10a.m.-9p.m. daily . . . . .,.4 , d 1 . '. *,# 0, , a à , a Children must be ac- the Town Staff. companied by an adult. R.A. Attersley, MAYOR Romnan Catholic Churches HOLY FAMILY ST. JOH N T.HE EVANGELIST Saturday Masses at St. Paul's School 9031-GIf fard St. 668-3676 200 Garrard Rd. Sunday Masses at Anderson Collegiate, 400 Anderson St. MASSES(just above Dundas St.) 576-2098 Saturday, 7 p.m. MASSES 'Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:15 a.m. "Know that I am with you always; yes to the end of time."