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IF --- ---- - -- - - - -- - - -- - --- -- -1 1 9 0 , P G E I. Developmentý 0Committee That a seven-story, 84-unit housing development near the corner of Perry and Mary streets be approved. The Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation is planning to build the apartment building. lncluded ln the proposai are 40 units reserved excluslvely for frail. elderly residents. carried mhat a 7,OO-sq."ft. nursery and garden centre proposed for Brooklin b. approvod.Tm. applicant, Kervin Nurseries, proposes to build the-centre at 1270 Winchester Rd. W. Carrod, mhat the Canadian lrrperial Bank of Commerce b. granted a mînor variance to the Town's sign bylaw. mhe variance will allow for three additional wall signs outslde the bank. Carried Recommenda- tions from the Operations Committee That the munMcpality enter Into an agreement with the Durham separate achool board for the construction of 20 additional parking spaces at SI. Matthews School, at a cost of $30,698. mhe achool is currentiy under construc- tion and will b. ocated near Foreot H¶igtisPa-rk. That: two tenders for supply of unleadsd gasoline and diesel fuel b. accepted. Esso Petroleum Canada will supply the gasoline at a cost of $1 37,613 whlle ShoîIl Canada wlll supply the diesel fuel at a cost of $121 ,493. Carried That the existing fines for on-street parking meter violations be Increasedfrom $5 early payment and $8 set fine to $10 and $15 respectvle. ItemS, from Whitby Counc. agenda(s) April 919M9> tions from ,nthc Planning and Other Business That a request from the principal of Anderson Coliegiate for the terrporary waMvng of parking restrictions on streets near the sohool be referred to the operations committe.. The parking restrictions would only b. ifted until construction on the schooi's parking lot has been completed. Carried That an application by Thunderbird Golf Club for an addition to the existing clubhouse be approved. The applicant is planning to enclose a 94.75 square- metre section of the second-floar balcony to allow for a meeting hall. CaMred agenda il Uy Mike Kowalskf Buildingaf bridg'on Victoria St. teo w for G3 Transit ser- vice ta Oshawa will cause Majo f looding problems, warns a south Whitby resident. Ruse Wilde says a bridge pro- posd for Victoia, east of Brock St.SB., will remove an embank- ment that serves as a dam on Pringle Creek. Wilde said removal of the embankcnent and a 12-ft. culvert undex- the street will mean that i the event of a major storm nearby houses will beflooded.-y .He said affected homeowners haive dîscussed launching a «lass action" lawsuit ta try and bridge- is necessax-y te shlow for a planned extension of GO Transit service fx-om the Wihitby terminal te Oshawa. tThe-Preferred route of Minis- y ofUansortaionplanners is along new tracks that use the CanadianNational right of way south of Hwy 401 to, the former VIA Rail station 'in Oshawa. According to Wilde, 16 houses would be dlrectly affected if the embankrnent was removed. He said engineering. studies undertaken over the years by vax-loua levels of govexnment support bis argument. "Wepve toldr the Ministry of Natural Resoux-ces and CLOCA (Central Lake Ontario Conserva- tion Authoxity) that openn this up would lead te fiodng,, said Wilde. "But they keep isisting that Yo ur t u.m to'help is coming soon! Watch for your First Class Fund contribution* package ina the April 25th Whi y 1pp-Pes ÃŽSupport the Whitby-General .Hospital under exis3tn conditions the house will be fiooded. Theybae it on something like Huriricane Hazel.w Wilde argues that fiooding pro- jections ahould reflect the more common, but less severe 100- year-storms. He believes the embankment offers protection from this type ofsitorm. CLOCA deput~y administrater Chris Conti said that while the SEE PAGE 21 MrdiAeil1 DedUesfw ilavetihg iRb r Effkleaf CewerI Fer Yevr Heiae BY Mike Kowalskid Three ,n%ore -rush-hOur trains are being added .té the Whitby te Tobronto GO Transoit lime. The.,additional. Service,..two mnorning trains:and ýone evening traill commence April 30., Teextra trains will add 3,200 seats in the morning and 1,600 in the evening. The new service is.p art of a $5-billion public1 transit package unveileW ' heOntario govern- ment last week. The.moneyý will be sent ini the greater Toronto area over the neit - 10 Years. Part of the pack- age Includes the long awaited extension of GO service ta Osh-' awa this- faîl, aibeit on a limited scale te start. GO spokesman Tom Henry said changes to the miorning ser- vice involves two new trains and moddification* of an existing' train'a schedule. 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PUT YOUR PURCHASE ON YOUR GAS BILLII rcall Air Control fôrdatilisi Confriai Air Condrifieneèrs SA VE. u Frue WÃŽii Natural Gas i k5 Y corweyouoîo Parts.& Labour Mllua g&sasà. Warranty Lq> a 60 on ow ~ I Ii ljjWirter Cover buis. i *i*on' *,IIi'lti t h ue ch GOTransit adds toWhit-by seri ........... 1 1 1 HEM aEffl sEffl Mm sEffl Efflffl siffl REffl REffl HEM HEM MEM A new"train will be added to the Whitby. te Toronto, run. It will leave the -Whitby terinal shortly after 6 a.m. Th Ie,7:43 a.m. train out of Whitby, which now makes a Il the stop s en route to Union Station, WIllmake ilslast stp atBouge Hill and then proceed non-stop te, Union.- A new* train will follow from Pï *gand make ail the usual It Winl provide a slightiy fas- ter trip for people from Bouge Hill east a.nd double thecapacity ini that time iot," said Henry. Changes te .evening -serviceini- volve the 4:53 p.m. -train from Union Station and addition of another train 10 minutes latex-. The 4:53 train wiIl nowmiss two stops. The new 5:03 p.m. will stap atthe two mse stations, SEE PAGE 21 m m rs., Fr1. 10-9 Sat. 10-5 WMMýý MME PP£,c« WEDNESDAY, MM 11, 1M. PAGES lý