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Whitby Free Press, 8 Jan 1992, p. 11

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WMW BFME PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8,99 PAG'l Lynde Shoresplan aiýpproed, but .oppsietio e an B3yMarlo Boucher Throug 1991, plansunfolded to pave te way forresidential housing near Lynde Crek Marsh. Parts of the- Lornde, Creek remained iprivat. ow nership whenTown council apvea 30-estat. ýlot sdivi'l pro posed for the north sido rw ley Rd. E., betweenAsbrRd an& DUfs ]Rd. -i March. T 'hat meant the.Towný wouldi flot ac rteadclÃ"m.to the cekfrpubi pen space and would 1evethe ressbility for the protection of the valley to the private owners. ,J A month later, Town. council approved the final draft of an environmental plan' (EMP) to guide future d.velô ment'i the area and keepthe 1ynde (Jreek Marsh asa clasa 1 wetland.' The document 'prepared by Bird andHale Ltd. addressed the impact, of the Lynde ýShoresî Secondary Plan-and made ?ëcom-' menidatione,'for' 'the mngmn of open :space »lands-îni the wet-' land. The secondary pan was appro- vred. by Wiitby ,and, Durhiani Rtegion i 1989 and called for housing, schools and parAs deve- lopment. The housing will accom- modate as nay as 6 700 people and aà 185-acre industri*al Park in the aàpproimately lO0 acres of north of Victoria St. and soulh'of land eant of the, marsh. the, Canadian National railway Part Af the plan incljuded ýthe tracks. $150' million,.redevelopmiàt o f' ýThroughout the sapringand the, Whitby ]Psychiatric Hospital -snnimer of 1991, the »'rends of Lynde Marsh and councillor -Marcel ý Brunelle, who voted aainslit< the p Ian, fought, a ainst the propose developmüent man SER PA GE 23 Cosca n waterfLront, housing plan revisd By Marlo Boucher, Coscan Development C 'orp.' Harbur IIe husig project for Whitby'swaterfront, finally ceedthe last obstacles in In February, the Ontario M-nis*y)f Municipal' Affairs object a aTown bylaw iclud- ing the. lack of public walkway along the watefront and, the overaîl size of the project. With a pssible hearing at the Ontario Municipal Board (0MB), representatives from the minis- try, tii. Town and Coscan met to diseussom-e of the, concerns froin the'eovernment. In April, councillor Ross Bat- téns8aiathe Town waw willingta, make saini changes tao the.byaw but would 'oppose any «maijor overhaul." .Me said the Town was worried they may lose the developmenit if the provincial gover<nnthas' too many objections to, the bylaw. Meetigs between -the thre parties .continuedthrough .-the pngand the. summer. 1I ate October, Town council unanimously approved a revised plan that restored the. public walkway along the. waterfront. Tii. Coscan Harbour Ile sub- division plan at the foot of Brock;' St. S. in Port Whitby cals for' 550 apartinents, 110.tbwnhouses* 'Chez Win ston'. at. the gallery <An exÉhibition by Whitby artia Wisfthn MeNameehias"begun at The. station Gallery. "Chez Winston:. Mixed Media Constructions by Winsto)nMcNa- me.' examines structures and physical constructions used in society. His constructions deal with political and, religious symbols and icons. TIi. artist addresses tiie topice from tiie point of view of an outaside obsierver coming upon artifacta some time after their creation. McNamee wes born in 1948 in Jamaica, -West Indies, and un- maated ta, Canada in 1954. His family moved to Wbitby and after'graduating fron iiW school, h. ýbean bis studies at various art achools. His work hes been exhubited since 1969 in several galleries'in Canada, Germany, France, Italy and the. U.S.A. mle exhibition, organiz.d by ii. Station Gallery continues until Jan. 26. on the west sid& of the harbour- and"74 block tawnhouses on the eest side. The. original 'plan had 100 more rapartinents,-but- fewer towniiouses on the swest side and 13 more townhouses -on the eest. saide. The origialplan also includedý: a publi walkway along ,the' watefrnt, but Whitby council decided ta chiange the. location of tewalkway, saLyig a path.' along the, shorelinîe could pose liability. problorms to the Town in, tiie event of an accident. Tii. $250-300 million poct also calîs .for upgrading'of the. iiarbourfront walkway ta a hard 0F THE WEEK ARE: 1. Tom Cochrane MAD, MAD WORLD - Capitol 2. U2 ACHTUNG BABY - A&M 3. BryanAdams, WAKING UP THE NEIGHBOURS - A&M 4. Metallica METALUCA - Wamner 5. Rod Stewart VAGABOND HEART- Wamer 6. Michael Belton TIME LOVE & TENDERNES - Sony 7. Bob Soger THE FIRE INSIDE - Capitol 8. The Grapes of Wrath THESE DAYS - Capitol 9. Dire Straits ON EVERY STREET - Poly 10. Mariah Carey EMIOTIONS -.Sony GLENN MILLER The ompleite 13 CD Set Bicentonnial Speclal Editio - 3 CD Set 25 TI *KS N R. e rssfome Brck 432283 surl'ace and'- li qting a1ngthe walkWa.Publcic saety 'wi 1 'b. pr vd:t with a p st an c ai Ti.minmum.,width of the, Walkway,,will .be. five .metres, wýith-a 'maximum of 15 metres. Coscan has 22'acres ofa,1 6 on' tii. west sie and six on ii east aide of Brock St. ýS., for the. GUIE THE -PROSPECT 0F WBLTTY LASER KARAOKE Wfth Tony & Raz WED. A T. JANUARYBiIi - lith 158 Brock St. N. (At Mary Street), Whitby 666-5092, SPLACE Burt Dei Blanco Thurs., - Sat. 9- 1 arn, SaturdayMtne 3 -5 pm' Sunday 8- 12pm SPECIAL SUNDAY MATINEE ,Jim Balliancourt & guest 13:00 to 7:00 PM. 339 Malaga, Oshawa 576-9121 <THE LION& >THE UNICORN, BERNIE JESSOME Fn. Jan. 10,' and Sat. Jan. il '12 Coiborne St.E. Whitby *666-3034. ARTIsT WTN MCNME poses with a work he oeils 'Frankenstein meets the Vu-gin Mary...part two,' part of bis exhibition at The Station Gallery. Photo by Mark Reuor, Whitby Fro. Pr. <The IOth Wiitby Record Show will b. iield on Sunday, Jan. 19. ITii show at Hydenshore Pavilo illb. 'held from il Tiier. will b. CDetapes videu ospeteaand «thebes=o new and old,» according te organizera About 40 deniers froni Ontario and dealers fro=Montreal and Detroit, will have tables. Tiiere are also several new and used CDs offered.' .Admission ia $3. ii. frat 5Ota attend wlll receive a fre. -album. For more information cAIl Alex at 6682058.-*.. ' r----------------------- I. For the next-two weeks. také,I advantage 'of our' portrait 'Hembýan"fferfrompackage special. flM1kch~Ror iyA Cali Ol1a*n MlsKd i 0J1mNaV KÏdsJU1i) V S JV away to schedule an tllmaeyou girro ee. to here- $14.95 Special, Onellx 14. eTwo 5x 7s Whithy' 4302885 V& Vajd ny t Oan Mffls Ds Umlt, ant package per m4bec. NOa flwlth any offer adtlnhg oler. Aub ard m dms welcome We choa Ithe poSe. Expires /IM M2.sui&8 .ymbolAJ4. 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