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Whitby Free Press, 31 Jul 1991, p. 15

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Camber moves to new. location Whitby>s, Chamber- of Com- merce is on the move. The chamber is relocating its office into- the former Whitby Hydro building at 128 Brock St. S. Lack of space in its current location *n Pearson Lanes on Byron St. N.prmpted the move te the larger acllie. Chamber general manager Deb Filip expects the move te be completed by Friday ami thie new office open. for business neit Tuesday-. The chamber bas operated out of Parson Lanes since January, 1989., According ta Filip this was the chamber's first «real home". Prior to PIearson Lanes,. the chamber shared. space in the Centenniall Building with -the Whitby Archives. «When we moved here we owned one metal desk and a filing cabinet," said Filip. "We're very gateful1 te <qwner) Bill Little or taking' us Mn as tenants., We will really' miss Pearson Lanes.» The chamber will only occupy a portion of the former Hydro headquarters. The Town of Whitby also bas offices in the building. The space became available when Hydro moved into its new building on Taunton, Rd. 'earlier this year. THE BROOKLIN Mil ini the 1880s. Beside the miii (right) is the WesIeyan MV.mhLA6%aWW breh.mmsean divn By Drummond Whts Durham Contre MPP The Solicitor Gênerai recently lntroduced amnendments ta the Fire Marshal Act that should, when passed, offér much greatér public protection ftram f ire and environimental hazards. After évents such as the Hagersville tire tire and Iast falI's apartment tire here in Whitby, the need-has béen demonstrated ta strengthen thé tire marshal's pawers.so that, such envîranméntai and social tragédies can be prevented. Locally, there is a tire dump and another site that should be deait with. People in Whitby have been concerned with thèse threats to aur community. However, your governiments have flot yet had the legai ability to act on your béhaif, as we should have. We do not need ta have another local tragedy. Thé changes in'Iaw would permit thé tire maîshal and assistants ta issue an order for corrective action where thé environmental conséquences of a tire might be seriaus. This would bé thé case with thé potential of a tire tire. 'On occasions whén thé owner, ar persan résponsiblé, is unwilling or unablé'to take action, the tire marshal and his assistants can take action. This would only happen in rare circumrstancés and would requiré thé authorization att he Firé Code commission. Athough rare, communities such as ours neéd ta know that no one can hold their safety toransom. No one can refuse ta Iook ater the dangers that théir properties créaté. T hé nééd for thesé améndments was painted out Iast taîl and winter on séveral occasions by local tire officiais. I hope that thé pr.oposed amnendments wiII address thé concérnis that they expressed thon. MPP reflects on lst ye..,,ar FROM PAGE 13 first budget. «Rather than looking at our options of what 'can' b done, théy say this is what'should' be done, regardiess of the pain it causes. AI that matters te thém is reducing the deficit.» SAnd White _accuses Ottawa of havinq a hypocritical attitude te Ontaridos pro lems. "We. have the incredible irony of the féderai government dump- ing its déficit on us with théir cutting of transfer payments. «Yet these are the samé people who say 'you have a defîiit, .do something about it'. While hie agrees it «would have been nice te be elected in good times.» White says the govern- ment is doin the best it can in view of today's économy. "There are limitations on what we can do, it's the reality of the timés. » White admits the legislative process may moire too slowly for some but he feels the govern- ment is doing what it can to mike the*exercise more acces- sible te Ontarians. He said «seven or eight» dif- ferentcommittees are travelling acrosa the province this summer holding public hearings on vari- ous issues. White himself is chairman of the justice committee which will solicit views on the. proposed «common pause day" or Sunday shopping ,law and othier matters. One of thesé items is a pro- posai te allow terminaliy ill patients the right te refuse medi- ,cal treatment. "There are some major changes. planned, we're giving ,eo eower over their own lives," says White. NEXT WEEK: An interview with Durham East MPP Gord Mils. A thank-youa to iresidents To the editor. The committee of the Brooklin Summer Craft and Gift Show would! like to thank Brooklin residents for'their enthusiasm and support. We thoroughly enjioyed bring- ing the show to Brooklin and look forward to an even bette show Nex ;orm=a and Ron Douglas Terry and Diane Rooney Horse show Auge,11 The second annual Durham Cup horse show will be heid in Brooklin on Aug. 11. The show, sponsored by the Durham Pony Club will begin at 9 a.m. at the ýrooklin fair- grounda. Classes wiIl include hunter, jwnper, equitation and short stirrup. For more information, call 655- 8873. Little plans Co11mmiercial Brooklin will be g etting a taste of downtown Whitby, William D. Little style. Little, owner of Pearson Lanes and Marketing and Motivation, ilbeappl1inhis- spécial touch ;ttheBrooklin Mili.' So taken with the property, Little is thinking about moving bis offices to the mill. He says lise of the mili site is now limited by the sewage sys- tem, mechanical septic, allowing only specific uses that would not strain thé existing system. The sewage system was appro- ved by both th e Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authon*ty (CLOCA) and District Health thi rei th on ini grg wi syl rei sa he ioJ to de apartment and uses at BrookliniiýMlil ait so plans are currently in tle wants te makebthe mili 'up to ie kn for the commercial/ snufi' for businessyet retain the idnilproperty. historic architecture. Little is looking. at creating The building is,,one of the few ree two-bedroom aàpartmients brick milis in Ontario. i the upper level and establish- The mill was buiit ini 1848 and ýg commercial uses on the owned by Robert Campbell. The ,ound level. brick milI replaced the frame He says more, detaiied plans structure that burnt down one il be made when a sewage yearprior. rstem is in place. The mill was actually buit on a cedar swampand the resuit "I'd like to see some type of was a lar te crack in the south staurant at some dae,» Little wall. The bruilder used stone fil tys. "I see it happening in a te repair the wall. ritage style, utiiizing the inter-- In 1919 Charles Wilson put in r of the miii te ailow business electric motors. The miii was sold operate around the eisting in the 1970s to Jim Hughes. sig. Little. has owned the property_ Likel bis other properties, Lit- since March 1990. 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