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PAc~4bNrrgrç4~g~~ CEREMONIES were held Magy 8 to mark the 'officiai'p opening of Dryden Heights. JMy Mario Boucher With tbree major projects, the. non-profit housing market in Whitb4y in expecd to teimprove significantly. .At à meeting forý the Durhami Region Non-Profit HousingCor- poration last wee, the 1991 annual report indicated two apartinent buildings. and- one townhouse projects inf Whitby have already opened or are near comlotion of construction. 1 "The corporation continued its longheld tradition of achieving excellence in its projecta, thereby, maintaiig*.our *acceptancei the 'communitie,»:said Oshiawa, regional councillor Linda Dionne, president of the houaing cor- porationi. "ITis la a very satisfying role te p1a trying to help some fain- îliesfind amnco lace te live and enjoyt the benefits of thie cern- Emnt said Whitby Mayor Tom Dryden Heights, recently oened at the. corner of Dryden dlvd. and Waller St., has one- and two-bedroom apartments available for immediate occu- ac ad features appliances raun centre, ,storage room recreation room, playground and patio in a park-like aetting. It has,110 apartmient imtitas, 30 ono-bedrooms, 64 t*o-bedrooms, il three-bedrooms andfvet- bedrooms, that are wheelchair accessible , in,,a, aiz-storey -build- ,ig witini 2.40 acres of land, .'Ibeheve that it will provide dgod sn needs to. sorno o - f the residents' of the. community and it. Will not dec'rease thé vaàlue of the properties of nearby. rosi- dents," said Edwards. Edwards said -the building has an impressive- and good appearance, is well-lit, an&cihas excellenit stanýdairds.. The. community wllbeneft frôrn this project by thle economic contribution te be genorated by the buildings rçesidentsaswell as a $30000 Olevy forpariciaand g eneral application and $75,000 for building permitslho said.' Construction 'started in November 1990 and the final cost has been estiniated at $13.5 million. Plans aise caîl for a achool in the saine subdivision.' Another apartment buildingi Perry Terrace, at Perz t. anýd Mary St. n downtown Whtby', ta, bo completed sometime linJuly with occupancy probably in Sep- Thxerèe Ydll-be 72 one-bedroom atpartment u nits and '12. two- bodrwm, units in -the, six-storey buildinW.,within, 0.67 arso land. Tiihé jc is estiae oca abot-1 . -million -and is beingt geare forT single .people, -frail elderly.and physically and deve-. lopmeontally ahdicapé indivi- dual. T 7he building is ,located In downtownWhi*tby, and 'the apart- monts wilL< feature..appliances laundry centre, floor, activity and quiet roenn and an outdoor patio. 1Marigold, Court atý the corner of Garrard St. and. Dryden Blvd., is, a&tw-and -three-bedroomi townhouseprojeet that will in- clude.:a gaârage, an outdoor patio,, a community centre and junior and senior playground on' the green space on teegtar ,prhé,rt1.1million' project le expocted to be conle ted in July wihoccupancy in eptember. It, will be a «famxln*l-rented» development with 61 two-bed-, room-and 46 -three-bedroom units, with two of the housesto bo wheelchairaccessible. Another townhouse project is, i the development -stage or te area south of Drdon Blvd.; and east of E ric, Clarke Dr., east of Garrard7 Rd. and north of Rose- land. The cost for 60 townhopuse units !I projected to be about $8.3 'million, wiîth,.families in mmi-d forI3 two-bedroom (twÀo of which would be wheelchair antd thre Lu-bedcro-om ii I on 3.7 acres cf land. Anyone iýnterea'te'd in-,any of theeprojeçts, can. conitact .-the DuraniNonProit ousing Cor- portio atthe Whitby MaIl, - ýqth49rnthe Lang Toý ér. expaiea a lh M«of oH Àýîl provide about $3 ,mi1lioýx to expand dialysis services at Osha* Georal Hospital.:, Th hoapitalà'shemodialysis program will, be. expandýd to serve an additional 30 -patients, and a peritoneal dialyis progrwm will b. added to serve 53 patients. Oshawa General wil receive $2,443,599 in annual operating and $498,143 in one-tÜne fundig. This is part of the $15 million the minitry announced -recently te exad ysis services acros 'Ontario to- serve an- additional 235 patents annually. Thi includes $9î.3 million in armual operating and $4.7 million in pnoè-time fiinding. Newproees provide more non-profit housingunit;s "in ý-Whitby*""