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WImitby Froo Presa, WecfMosday, March 29, 195,Page 3 Newspaper's fate soonknw Items from Whitby Council agenda(s) a1ah 7 Recommenda- tdons from the Planning*'and Development Committee That a site plan application tram Whitby Woodworking to pemta 12,900-square-foot adiin ta the company's exlstlng building at 1615 McEwen D. ea~peroved. That a site plan application f rom Canspar- Ltd. ta permit an expansion of the company's existing building at 165 Crown Ct. be approved. The expansion willl conslst of an 845-square-foot addition ta the office and a, 6,1 66-square-foot addition ta the factolry. e That a revised subdivision plan'tram three abutting property owners'for a 205-unit, mixed-density develapmet a n the east slde of Brock Street, north of Hilîcourt Drive, be approved. Committee had, recommen- ded approval earlierthis manth, but the plan was referred back ta staff ta addrosscancems expressed by neëarby homeôwners. When plans ta develop the site f irs t came bef are council ln 1988, the proposai calied for 383'units, lncluding a 209-unit apartment building. It now consists of townhouses, detached and semi-detached homes. Owners of Whitby Auto Wreers, which wilil be rnlocated, are invalved ln the Prie-- Carried Recommenda- tions -fr-m the Operations .Commiftte mhat the clerk's departrmnt b. authorized ta initiate the process ta change the namne of Woadlands Drive ln the Whtby Gardens subdivision ta Whitbum Street. The tire department asked for the change as bath streets are ln tact ane and it will make Rt easier for emnergency vehicles ta reach destina- tions., mhat the Pringie Creek and Bellwood commnunity school advisory committees be granted permnission ta hoid f ireworks displays at Pringle Creek Park and Krby Park an May 22. Çarried That a$6,l23 bid bO accepted from The Winning Edge Pro Shap ln Oshawa ta aperate a pro shop at Iroquois Park. Carried That a $105,253 tender tram Wlllis Commyunication Services Ltd. of Oshawa for upgrading of the radia system ln the new f ire depariment headquarters on Taunton Road b. apjrovedi. ByMike Kowalski A docison je, expected shartly on whother IMwham Region wiIl agamn have its awn daily newspa- per. Officialis of the Oshawa In- dependent are facing a. Saturday dea-d1no that will d.termine if the. twvice-wekly publication achieves its goal of bocming a* dailypkaper. Durliam has been without a local daily sinco the Oshawa Tmes closed last December. The Independent is jproduced by for- mer Times' employees. «W. are in the advance stages of negotiating with invostors 3ho have shown an interest in niak- inq the Oshawa Independent a dAlv nweape,»said reporter MÏA kStewart. "We'd like ta, get it wrapped up bY April 1 because the people of Oshawa have been without a daily newspaper for ive monthe and the people> of the Oshawa Times have been without a steady jobice November.n The Ine'opendent sprang ta, life last November shortly after union employees at the Thomn- son-owned daily went on strike. The workers then kept the paýper going after Thiomson Newspaipers Corp. closed the 123-year-old Oshawa Times in December. Their union, the Communica- tion Energy and Paperworkers (CEt'>, has subsidized the In»- dependent during a subsequent hufnt for investars. At least $250,000 has been spent by CEP, ta date and it will b. an investar in the daily paper if other financial backing can be found. Stewart, a momber of the In- dependent's management com- mîttee, apologized for not being able ta divulge mare details about the papees future. "If's lard ta talk about it when we!re still talking ta, people. who want ta, inveet,7 ho said. "We're not. trying ta bide any- tbing, but whilfe negotiations g on, we dorn't want ta b. unfairt them (poteni investors and do it through the press." While Stewart could not in- dicate if the Independent will realize its goal of becominga daily, there are some, signsetat it -maybegad news for the a pproximately50 people working there. Recent advertisemonts have tald the paper's readers ta watch for an important announcement and just last week a collective agreement between CEP and the Independent was approved. Although essentially a contract 'with themselves' at this point, Stewart explained that the Osh- HtrOoe&uu!a APPLAUSE Honey Comb Pieated Shades *Single & Double Cell *Blackout Availabie - ceý1he teicrif n lETTiE awa Independent -is a legaily incorporatod compan. Any investars would be bound by terms of the agreement, Stewart noted. "What we wanted was ta have something ta show investors who may corne along and say 'will the union strike me?,» ho said. "Were willing ta go without a wage increase for two years, because we want this ta succeed.» If sufficient financing can b. obtained, Stewart envisions the paper boing a "joint venture, somethmng new " and described it as a combination -of a worker- awned business and a traditional management-runconipany. For instance, omployees would b. involved in the decision-mak- img procesa, Stewart said. LIt would be more of a co- operative effort, rather than an adversarial relationship. These are thé dotails that you negotiate with a new owner for the sake'of the workers and the investars» Aithougli the staff is in place ta, produce a daily newspaper, Stewart admitted it wiil take sanie time for tuis ta happen. "If's something we're working an," he said. "Can we do it tamorrow morn- in?..Nbut I don't envision it bemng a big problem. Since thieir union has been and will be an investar in the In- dependent, this has caused con- cern among some CEP members at OshawaThis Wook. Editarial employees at the Metroland newspaper feel their union dues are being improperly used ta, subsidize the competi- tion. ."A lot of pople were upset at firet because w. weren't given any information"» said reporter and union officiai Chris Bovie. <'W. were told at on. point that; it would only b. for so, long, but it kopt going on and on," ho said. Bovie coinceded that the dues froni the nino union members at This Week represent only a amalJ>ercentage of CEP's Howevor, he wonders if the union went beyond its mandate by continuing ta fund the I- dependent after the Oshawa Tines closèd. "W. hate ta look like bad guys and we wish them the best, they are aur friends n said Bovie. "But down tle road we could need the money at some point." Bovie said- CEP memîbers at This Week considered filing a protest with the union, but no action has been taken to date. «I think those people have for- gotten what trade unionirn is al about,» repliod Stewart.. 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