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Region to awa rd tender for Faiew Lodge renovations .Durham Regional Council la expected to award the tender for the renovations at Whitby's Fairview Lodge Home for the Aged at its meet- ing today. The contract is exý pected to go to Tobern Construction Limited 0Of Downsview in, the amount of $2,475,000. The 32-year-old home will be almost totally renovated .,and will in- clude the addition of a new wing, new wash- rooms, re-conditioned electrical and heating systems as well as an improved fire alarm and 111e safety system. This work is being done nearly two years after Dr. W.G. Grant, the home's medical' director, first recomm- ended them after two elderly ýresidents of the home died after an out- break of salmon ella. Whuîle the food poisoning did not cause their deaths, the disease was a contributing factor. When he submitted hits report, Grant said that if such outbreaks were to be avoided in the future Fairview Lodge would have to be brought up to accept- able standards. However, at last Thursday's meeting~ of regional council's finance committee,,not aIl councillors were'in favor of going aliead witli the project which vyw111 cost a total Of $3 Million" when com- pleted. "Spending $3 million to renovate a building is wrong," Regional Coun- icillor Ed Kolodzie (Oshiawa) said. "It 18 just totally wrong. We should put the brakes on and put a hold on this project. We can't afford this." The committee voted 4- to 2, with Oshawa's Doug Wilson siding with Kolodzie, to approve the project. Members of the social services commîttee made a strong case for the project. "The -only landlords who don't update their buildings are those wlio are in it only for -the mo ney," Côuncillor Chris Mason (Oshiawa) commented.1 "We'd be derelict in our duties if we turned this down. " Cost estîmnates made on the project when it cleotfup-of $3 milon.- $1,195,00 0 will come from tax supported debentures. A donation will cover the remaining $255,000. One 0f the big issues ini the project is wash- room - space and, the committee was told that facilities are so inade-, quate at present that -40 people are using one washroom. "Teepeople de- serve some .dignity," Social Services Commi- ssioner Doug. Johnis said. "When this place was built, it was a reason- ably nice place. But now, 32 years have passed anid'it' needs up- dating. Even the provin- cial governent 'came out, str7ongly saying this .rk should be done," headded. When completed, the renovation will see the addition 0f a new wing. However, this wlll flot mean more beds in the facility. According to Johins, the home lias 223 beds and after *the\ work is completed it will 'still haveM23 beds. The rea- son for this is that space is being given to provide more1 washroom space, therefore more beds can hlot be provided. Some councillors have suggested that the region would be 'better off to construet a new home for, the aged, how- ever,- Johins pointed out that a new facility could cost $7 million or more. Should council. ap- prove the tender tqday, construction is expected to commence in June. Completion is expected in June, 1983. WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY APRIL 28, 1982, PAGE 13 Brooklin Bylines Î......cont'd froni P. 6. men ded to buy in. advance, there will be some tickets on sale at the door.« Enjoy an evening .witli your friends. WHATCHA GOTTA DO Does anyone happen to know the by-laws with respect to tethering camels i the main street -of Brookliný?eDonit laugli. The' way the.dirt and grit 15 pilingup, that's the only mode of transportation that wil be suitable lierebefore long. Dry, calm days are bad enougli. Tien you only have to worry about the traffic whipping up the dust. When it rains it's a, disaster; a fine spray of mud coats everything - windows, cars, ýkids and clothing. On a wirndy day it's like a dust storm in the Sahara. Grit gets in your eyes, up your nose and i n your liair. It'permeates buildings througli every nook and cranny. I must admit, I telephoned the Town of Whitby, a few weeks ago, requesting that something. be done and sure enougli the street cleaning machine was here promptly., It did a terrible job. Tlie orily thing that it accomplished was the piles 0f dirt formerly Coumdil will ask. for grant,, for Home Renew'al Pro gram Whitby Town Council will ask for a $152,488 grant from. the Ontario Ministry of ,Municipal Affairs and Housing 50 that it can continue its participation in the On- tario Home Renewal Program. -According to, treasur- er AI Claringbold, "this program is intend- ed to provide boans to homeowners with res- tricted incomes to com- plete renewal works on their properties to bring the property -up to the standard included in the town's minimum stand- ards bylaw. " However, Claringbold 18 not confident that the town will receive the amount requested., "The Province of On- tario supplies limited financing to this. pro- gram," lie said adding, " ... it is unllkely that the town will receive more' than $40,000 for this year's allocation 0f fun- As of Mardi 31, the town lias receîved 109 applications for boans under the program.1 Since the town'began participating in the pro- gram in 1976, it has awarded $373,937.08 in loans., The town is also paid an eight per cent ad- Gîive.. '4' HE HEART FUND TYPE WR I TE RS ADDING AMINES f* CALIJLATORS. SALES *SERVICE»* RENTALS ministrationý fee by the government for. each boan that - is aàpproved and must provide in- spection and admiini- strative services to each accepted a pplicant. Roman Catholic Churches HOLY FAMILY ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, Saturday Masses at St. PauI's Sohool 903 G if fard St. 668-3676 200 Garrard Rd. Sunday Masses at Anderson Colleglate, 400 Anderson St. MASSES (just above Dundas St. 576-2098 Saturday;, 7 0.m. MASSES Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:15 p.ml. Saturday,,7 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:15 a.m. "Know that 1 arn with you àlways; yes'to the end of time." haven'i helped a customer' 218s por awen w EVERY WEDN ESDAy. Buy 1 order fish &chips getI FREE We f ry halibut, cod, haddock, shrlmp and scallops. Eat ln or take out. BREAKFAST SPECIAL 3 eggs, bacon, homef ries, toast and cof tee. 668-8672 Mon.- Sat. 9 a.m. - 7 P.m. am Confidet> there were fiattened and spread over a larger por- tion of the road. I really; don't know wliether the equipment was faulty or there is just too much dirt for it to'cope witli. I only know the situation is getting ridiculous. It appears the only time the streets. gets cleaned properly is just prior to. the Spring Fair Parade. Couldn't let the T.V. cameras pick up the siglit of dirt blowing in« the eyes of the politicians riding in the parade, coule'we. The first'timie I tried to get someone from Whitby to do anything I go t passed fromn the Municipal Of- fices toDurham Region, to the Departmnent of Tran- sport and back to Whitby again., Some fourteen cails, later I made it., The riglit conne ction, the job was done. However,, I hesitate to go through that again. It seems we are in a state, of limbo. No one wants to do anything concerming Brooklin until 'the question of development is settled. Well, isn't that great. Everything cannot be placed on the back burner waiting for something that miglit neyer liap- pWe7siti pay taXes, we should have the road mnain- tenance we deserve. Howý bad does it have to get before something is done. It sliouldbe done now. See you next week ...Roxanne Reveler Brooklin Bakery drop-off Frldays, before nioon please 655-4951."