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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17, 1982 WHITBY FREE PRESS DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 214 Dundas St. E., Whitby 668-7797 Hours: Mon. - Sat. & Evenings By Appointment Only across f rom Beer Store) LA CONTESSA HAIR SALON *SALES,* MONDAYS ½ PRICE PERMS FOR ALL THE FAMILY TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS INTRODUCING SUSAN BOLDUC OUR NEW HAIRSTYLIST 1/2 PRICEON EVERY HAIR SERVICE AVAILABLE INCLUDING PERMS 668-9262 Thickson plan public meeting tororrow A public meeting will be held tomorrow night to allow area residents to voice their opinions about the proposed commercial develop- ment in the Thickson Road Dundas Street area. The plans currently under consideration by Whitby Town Council call for the provision of 558,000 square feet of commercial space in the area although the Dur- ham Region officiai plan only allows 400,000. The official plan also calls for the downtown Money matters "Financial Planning for the '80's," a seminar on money management will be sponsored by the Whitby Public Library on February 17 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The seminar will be presented by Investors Syndicate Limited and will concentrate on per- sonal financial plann- ing. Topics covered will include income tax savings, R.R.S.P.'s, 'ýR.H.O.S.P.'s, life insur- ance, use of credit and 9ther topics. For more information call the library at 668- 6541. core to have 500,000 square feet and the Rossland' Road-Garden Street area to have 800,000 square feet of commercial space. East Ward Councillor Joe Drumm, chairman of the administrative committee, said recent- ly that developers own- ing large tracts of land in the Thickson-Dundas ánd Rossland-Garden areas do not want to see commercial space cut out from their areas. However, unless the official plan is changed, some cuts in commer- cial space will have to be made. First City Develop- ment Company Limited owns land on the south- west corner of the Thickson-Dundas area as does Tije Limited, the owners of the Whit- by Mail. Both of these firms have indicated that they are ready to proceed with development in these areas. However, plans put forward by Markbor- ough Properties Limited for the Rossland-Garden area will not be implemented for a few years. Mark- borough's plans are reported to be substan- tially larger. Residents in the -Thièkson-Dundas area have voiced disapproval for-the plans in that part of town saying that if the development is allowed, the area will become overcrowded. Residents have also said that development will cause virtually un- surmountable traffic problems especially when the Highway 401 interchange'is enlarged creating more traffic on Thickson Road. Both town and provin- cial government offi- cials have said that at some point in the future Highway 12 may be moved from Brock Street to Thickson Road to create a bypass of both downtown Whitby and downtown Brooklin. The town's public- ,meeting will be held in couincil chainbers at the Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road West, at about 7 p.m. The Corridor Area Ratepayers Association is also sponsoring its own public meeting on February 24 in the town hall's committee room. This meeting will focus on the proposal by Jovial Investments Limited and its partners to build a Canadian Tire Store oh Dundas Street immediately behind Bowman Avenue. Whitby Town Council has also rejected this proposal, however,-the developer has appealed this decision to the On- tario Municipal Board which will hold a hear- ing on ADril 19. 1~~' OFFICE)M FURNITURE WAREHOUSE-FULL IN AJAX Everyone is 'helpingout, The above sign is an effort by the Town of Whitby director of special projects, Forbes "Doc" McEwen to "give credit where credit is due?" The big sign is in blue and white, the colors of the Province of Ontario's Progressive Conservative gover- nment and pays tribute to its $50,000 grant for harbor improvements throughits BILD (Board of Industrial Leadership and Development) program. The sign was knocked down for some unknown reason recently and this gave McEwen the means to help bring Ottawa and Queen's Park together. McEwen noticed that during the recent first ministers' conference, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was told by Premier Bill Davis that if the federal government came up with more money for the province, Davis wouldn't mind giving credit to Ottawa's help in current Ontario programs. So, McEwen took that statement to heart and put the sigU back in place with a short postscript. That post- script, in the Liberal government's red and white colors, says simply "P.S., Pierre is also helping." McEwen explained that the harbor improvement project is funded by the town to the tune of $80,000. The provincial government contributed $50,000 and the federal government kicked in $40,000. It looks as though everyone who is participating in the project is given the non-partisan credit they may deserve. - Free Press Staff Photo Residents Save onphone INow you can cut the cost of phone calis to Toronto with Bell Canada's Optional Calling Plan. Here's how it works. If you pay $5.60 per month, you can get up to $9.35 worth of Whitby to Toronto calls for your $5.60. Business customers pay $13.75, and get up to $22.95 worth of calling. If you cati Toronto frequently, this plan can save you money. é o 1 . - 1 .