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Whitby Free Press, 4 May 1983, p. 1

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Rugby team opens with win The Anderson- C.V.I. senior rugby -teamn began their regular season on a wlnnlng note as they trounced Ajax HTlgh Sehool by, a 30-7 score. Winger Dave Andrews scored two flrst hall trys while fullback' Martin VanKessei and centre Ed, Svetek addedsnge trys. FIy-half Tony Squaricotta cipe in with two conver- sions. The ndero squad maintained a commffanding 20-3 lead at the hall. Flanker'Mike McKelvey and centre Paul Shaubel notched second hall trys for Anderi. son, and Squaricott.a booted a conversion through the uprights. Dunbarton Hlgh School will tangle with An- derson thi.s Thursday afternoon at 2:30 on the Anderson playing field. The second part of the doubleheader will feature Henry Street 111gb School hooking up with Pickering High School at 3:30. Loceal'imiarksnan wins awards Jîm Spratley, a local marksman, la gunning for the 1908 Olympica, but the 20-year-old Bzooklin resident la piling up a long list of aw4rds on the way to his goal. Spratley, a ýstudent at Centennial College, came home with a silver medal from the ,:Benito Juarez Games in Mexico two weeks ago and was chosen toreceive a 198 achieve- ment' award from. Ontario's Tourism and RecreationDepartment. He, is settlng kils immedlate' sigkits on' gaiWffl'a berth on this summer's Pan Am Games team wlh trials being held in early ,July in Kitchener. "I have international experience so I think I -have a reallstic chance of maklng the team," - he said wi a Irecent interview. 1Spratley, who has been shooting for only five years, says that it takes about 10 years to develop an international medallst. See story and picture on page 7. Canadian author Iwrites for kids' Students at West.Lynde Public School were treated to an appearance by Ms. Beverley Allinson, author of more than 40 books, last Wednesday. Allinïson, wkio has travelled across Canada- several times, tries to write books for child- ren who are tuned into telev*sion by using, photographs and young peoples' adventures to tell the story. 11 like to extend the mind's imagination," skie said. "I stliulate their imaginations by using mine." Ski l the fifth Canadian author to visit the school this year. Next month, a book "Young Wrlters of E.A. Fairman" will be published includlng the original stories of 137 grade four and five stu- dents. See story and picture on page 19. Spit fire Band cornes to Whitby The Spitfire Band is coming to, Wkitby. The band, born a mere two years ago, has released two albums and seen them soar up the music charts. The first album titled "The Spitflire Band" la goig gold, while the second, '"Thle Spitfiîre Band, Flight IV' has been such a success that the recording group la now mailing personal appearances. The musicians,, produced and emceed by Jacktie Rae, vary in age from early twenties te veterans of the era of music fromn the 40's. Spitfire was invited to play at the Wrld's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee i 1982 but still will only tour Ontario. Tickets are still-available for the Jume 4 show at Iroquois Park Arema. See page 19 for story. Vol. 139 No. 19 Wednesday, May 4, 1983 32 Pages w LAJ I Mariag-Go-ound,. 'Paul hDelilglfew(ae by John Baylss) and Katrin Svag (played byJane Whtely) do the tango ln a scene' lfro th deighfulnewplay at the Marlgold Dinner Playhouse, The Marrlage-Go-Round.- See page,1il. Council ,Says no tylawcha-nge Whitby town council still refuses to give in and change a zonlng by- law so a developer, Whitby Towne Estates, bas tbreatened te take the matter. before the Ontario Municipal Board. The argument la over the rear yard setbacks of a 399 lot development In east Whitby. The developer originally wanted the rear yard depth amended te 25 feet deep while the existing bylaw stipu- lates that the minimum setback ha 10 metres (32.8 .feet). 'Wbitby Towne Estates have agreed te a mmne metre (29.5 feet) compromise but coundil are sticking by their guns. «"I suggest they can live with 10 metres, " said councillor Marcel Brunelle. "Ten metres la a minimum standard and even that is small. When you have a stand- ard, you should stick by The developer bas said that tkiey wish to change the bylaw bW cause of the changing market for sizes and shapes of homes. "We don't change our plan because the mar- ket changes," countered councilor Joe Drumm. "We're flot goig te be run up and down like a fîddler's elbow. " Council- fears that a bylaw change would re- suIt in a precedent. Tkiey do mot want other developers asking for the same deal. Barry Waltmam, ap- pearing on behalf of Wbitby Towne Estates, said that'a change in the bylaw sbould not result In precedent. 1"We emphasize that eacb developmemt pro- posaI brought hafore coundil sbould ha con'- sidered on its own merit," hesaid. Wbile Drumm- said coundil should settle the matter "here and now", councilor Tom Edwards said that coundil shouldn't try te solve kiousing problema at the cost of jeopardiz- ing houslng plans. An earier report by the plann director said.tha t if the rear yard sethack-were reduced to 25 feet, there la a possibility that two storey dweing units would, ha separated by only 50 feet i the rear yard area. "We have some hesi- tation in recomxnending a reduction in rear yard setback if it results -i separation of dwellings whlch would cause shadowing effects and some deterioration in privacy," said the report. The 309 lots would ha located on as yet unbuilt roadasouSth of Kirby Crescent and north of an unopened Buarns Street. w 132 Pages

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