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Page 28, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, Febnary 8, 1M9 Design awards p roposed for new building Whitby -By Mike Kowalsi There may soon be an added incentive for developers to, con- sider Whitby as the site of their future building projects. Town counci's planniung and developmont comniittee rocom- mended Monday that an urban design awards programi be ostablishoed in Whitby. acm If approved by councilacm mittee of Town officiais and local residonts wili b. formed and pvyen rospansibilîty for determin- mng Whitby's best designed new buildings. Special acrails and/or plaques will thon* b. presented ta the winning entries in as many 16 different building classifications. According ta a staff report, buildings and deveiopment pro- jects which exhibit «supeior architectural and urban desig standards" would be eligiblefo an award. Awards would be given ta those buildings which sinû- cantly improve the streeanaet provide a'unique urban space or setting and/or retain and enhance the integrity of a desig- nated heritage building,»_ the re ort states. Five citizen appointees, a representative of the Local Architectural Conservation Advi- sory Committee (LACAC), a Town councillor and a Town planner would formi the awards committee. While su rt,*g the concept, councillor Don Mitchell q us- tioned, the number of buildng cateRories. Mitchell worried that this migbt «water down» the award'a effectiveness. But planning directar Bob Short replied that not ail classifi- cations would be represented every year. For example, shopping centres and mails are not built as fre- quently as bouses, Short noted. Councillor Marcel Brunelle welcomed the proposai. Brunelle said tbat once develo- pers are aware that Whitby will publicly recognize its better designed buildings it will spark competition witbin the industr. "They'll make their buildings more attractive and we'll ail be better off for it » be said. "For wbat it s costing, this is a great opportunity.» Staff estimate the cost of advertising for citizen applicants, the awards and promotion te, be $2,000. The committee's recommenda- tion will be considered at next Monday's council meeting. $20-milion . tab if al Whitby roads uipgraded The cast te upgrade ail of Whitby' below-grade roads would b.iore than $20 million, it was indicated at Monday's Town operations committee meeting. Works commissioner Wayne Hancock gave the rough estiniate when responding ta, a question1 by west ward councillor Judi1 Longield during discussion af a1 reconstruction scbedule for seven1 Whitby streets. Hancock said the provincial government provides Whitby with a maxtimuin of $780,000 per year for road upgrades, on a 50 per cent cost-sbaring basis witb the municipality. -'Cw£pibc£>ri PROM PAGE 1 inathers relearn parenting elîs Iost after two generations of alcobolism. The tay-lending library anid clotbing exchange Willh:1l teach sharing and Innushare has been sbippinq to qualitcyused itaLsan clohin lected i lurbani -, Region ta, Davis Inlet on a regular besis for mare than two years. Essential cooperation has came from, sponsors such as North Ainerican Van Lines, Canadien Airlines, Marine Atlantic and Air Labrador. The sbipments will continue but Wood and Marshall say the q aid progranis have te b. expanded ta p ut native field workers inta the community to help bring about permanent change. Simply shipping clothes and toys will not help me bersq improe their parenting sills, seys Marshall. F or more information, contactq Wood at 430-1653.i Reconstruction of the streets wiil be discussed during budget taiks. The streets are: Elizabeth Crescent, from Manning Road te Crawforth Street, estimated to, cost $685,000; Centre Street, from Dundas Street ta John Street, $240,000; Gilbert Street West, from Annes Street ta Frances Street, $257,000; Franoes, from Maria Street te Gilbert, $86,000; Newman Cres- cent, from Annes ta Franoes, $351,000; Maria, from Annes te Franoes $257,000; Kent Street, from Mary Street ta Wainut Street, $300,000. Whitby. Kinamen say they "desperately need community suppot n eiping increase mebership." An information booth will be at Iroquois Park on Saturday, Feb. 11, 9 a.m. ta 3 p.m., during their annuel cystic fibroeis skateathon. "Our sinali club can't keep up the niomentuni witbout more volunteers ta assist in our fundraising and service operations," says Bryan Childerhouse, menibership chair. He can be reached at 668-5206 or 416-449-3756 for further information. MASONIC LODGE secretary Len Waltham Winter with a composite photo of the (Ieft) and worshipfui master Raymond Lodge's 61 members, taken'in 1892 by Nash (right) present Whitby archivist Brian W.E O'Brien, himself a Ioge memnber. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Pess Anothier O'Bri en group photo given to archive s A second W.E. O'Brien goup pbotograph bas seen the light of day aftor many years of storage, as a result of an article wbich appeared in the Whitby Free Press on Jan. Town of Whitby archivist Bilan Winter in bis colunin, 'Whitby's Glorious Past,' told the stary of a« 100-year-old portrait of 84 of Whitby's business and professional men, and stated that it was the anly pbotograph of its kind taken in Whitby. Last week Raymond Nasb, Worshifl Master of Composite Lodgye No. 30, AF' &Ab and lodge secretaryeonard Waltbam presented to Winter a portrait of the ladge's 61 members, taken three years earlier then the 1895 picture. Waltbam said tbat upon reading the article in The Free Press, ho remembered tbat the lodge had a similàir portrait which bad been stored, face to tbe wall in the caretaker's room ko the Masonic Hall on Cochrane Street for at least 15 years. At its regular meeting o n Jan. 30, the members of Composite Ladge voted ta donate the 30-by 22-inch picture ta the Whitby archives. Winter says the* picture, taken in 1892, and presented ta the lodge by O'Brien, wbo was a member, i eysignificant. "The indviul portraits include many personelities for whicb there was no pboto&reph known to eiat previaus ta lest week, be seys. Among the photos are two Whitby mayors John Hamer GrIeenwod (1872-75, 1883), and James Campbell (1891-92) wbose partraits are missing from the Ma yors' Gallery in the foyer of the municipal building W inter says he bad searcbed as far away as London, Englend, ta flnd a portrait of John Hamer Groenwoad, father of Hamar Greenwood wbo was featured in bis column on Winston Churchill last week. Aniong the pictures in the lodge group is Hemer Greenwood, the year ho joined Composite Lodge in 1892. I t is the earliest known portrait of Wbitby's moat famous native son. O'Brien, who created this long-lost treesure, bas bis own portrait in the bottoni rght corner. In the lower part of the picture is *the inscription, <Composite Lodge No. 30, G.R.C., AF & AM, 5892, prosented by W.E. OBrien, The 5892' is the Masonic way of writing the yeer 1892. Winter believes the naines idontifying each portrait were added sanie years aftor the picture wes assemblod. In one case a name is wrongly spelled, in another the first naine is missing, end in a third, a man is identified as a judge 20 years before ho was granted that title. One of the portraits, that of Dr. P.G. Moîdruni, is on a different paper, much ligbter then the other pictures, and may have been edded at a later date. Altbougb Waltbam can receil only 15 yeers in bis membersbip in Composite Lodge Winter believes the picture bad been îoclced away, for many years more, at loast back te, when tbe new Masonic Hall was opened in 1964. Twenty-two years ago Winter asked te see the lodge's picture collection and copy the portraits af p ast masters, and said ho nover sawthel1892 group photigraph thon Composite Lodge No. 3O and AM was founded in 1852, 40 yeers liforo the O'Brien photos were taken. The archivist intends ta have negatives made of each of the 61 portraits as well as of the complote picture. When ho presented the picture te, the archives, Waltham said ho would like copies of sanie of tho Past Masters wbo are in it, ta MIîlgeps in the collection of photographs mounted in the lobby of tho Masonic Hall. CL.OCA. manager isfired PROM PAGE 1 However, be did acknowledge the consultant's repart. "The eutbority h as been exa- mining its role and bas decided ta change its raIe in the coni- munity based on the advice of the. consultant," ho said. "The report fram the consul- tant recommended certain actions and the board is acting on it.» Harrell expected that the autb- ority will soon b. advertising for a new administrator, but said the final decision wiil be made by the incoming board. Deputy administratair and con- servation services manager Chris Conti will. serve as interim chief administrajieofficer. Funded bbth the Ontario gvenomnt and Durhamn Region, CLOCA bas an aperating budget of about $2 million and 27 fuIl- tume employees. Ita 15-member management board consista of 13 regional councillors and two private citi- zens appointed by tho province. Brunelle, Jae Drumm and Gerry Emm are Whitby's paliti- cal representatives on COA for the next three years. David Archer of Wihitby ls on. of the two provincial appointees. Created in 1958, CLOCA and aIl conservation authorities ini Ontario are responsible for watershed management and regulating.floodpflain areas. CLOCA is one of ive conserva- tion authorities serving Durhami Region, but the only one con- tained ontirely within the region. 'n