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Whitby Free Press, 12 Apr 1995, p. 3

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Items from. Whitby Council agenda(s) and' Development COMnuttee That a site plan application ftram Dynex Engineering for a 4,768-square-foot addition ta the company's Forbes Street office be approved. Dynex manufactures steel milii equipment at its sauth Whtby f actory. That a site plan application t ram Dale Ramphai for a 1,238-square-foot addition ta a shopping plaza on the southeast camner of Thickson Raad North and Canadian Oaks Drvepovd. That an officiai plan arnenmentapplication trami Robert Hunter Farms Ltd. ta increase the maximum aiiowabie units ln the medium density camponent of a proposed subdivision' on the east side of Anderson Street, south of Winchester Road ln Braokiin, be approved. The- designatian wiii permt an increase ln the upperdensity limit ta 39 units tram 30 per net hectare. by incrnasing the density range. it is estimated an addiinai 17 townhauses can be added to the prevlausly approved subdivision consisting of 40 street townhauses and 19 inked units. Carried Recommendations from the O1perations Comimte Trhat tees charged at the Port Whtby boat launch and the That Durham Regianal Police be exempted t rom the Town's noise bylaw during construc- tion of the ciassroom for the Kids' Safety Village of Durham Region on the east side of Kathleen Rowe Public School on Athold Street. The building is being erected for the police by a team af volunteers tram the Durham Home Builders Association. Since tradesmen are volunteering their time, this requires mast construction ta be completed on the weekend. Cve VWhU>y Fiee Prou,IWskosmy, AMn 12, 1M9, PageS. FOR DUTOMI. LIBERATION, CEREMONIES Whitby cople heads oerseas Tom and Magaet Doucette will be two of the Whitby resdents . ing overseas ta take port in LiTeration ceremoniesin Apeldoorn, Halland. Tom to0k pr in the actual liberation- af Apedoorn'on April 17, 194. Prior ta bis service i narthwest Europe, he'served i North Africa with the British lot MSr the Alled landings in Sicily, -Tom was returned ta, the Canadian Army - l'h. Royal Canadian Regiment, lot Canadian Infantry Division. H. was woumded in June of 1944, just jpior ta the liberation cfRame, June3, 19-% but he continued ta, serve with Ibis regiment i Italy and later in Hallpnd. Margaret aiea served in the army -the British Army -in a pemai unit of the British War Deprtmnt known only as G1098. Shortly aller Tom went overseasini 1941, h. met Margaret and they formed a- .ffriendship thatlate hr1got the war. On May 8, V-E Day, Tom reumd aEnladfrom Holland to spend a14-(&Y furlough. Befare returning ta Europe, Tam asked Margaret ta marry him. When Tom returned ta Holland, h. asked for permission fromn the Canadian. ,Army ta get uaried and a ane-year extension, af bin service overseas, ta b. spent in Britain. Bath requesta were granted. This year, whfie Tom and Margaret are i Holland, they wil also clebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. Th'h Doucettes have been invited ta take part in the officiai apening af an exhibit, depicting the Libération, at the Apeldoorn V-ÀE DVA>y Legion and Town Plan ceremonies A church service and parade are among the activities to b. held ta commemarate the 5th anniversary of V-E (Victory i EuropeDy, an Manda Ma 8. Irh. Whitby and rklin Légfion branches will, however, hodthe service and parade on Sunday,. May 7' ta allow mare people, many wvlo might other- wffise b. Working, ta attend. Free Press, there was a letter hrm a Whitb resident acknowl- jgthe Lngon events but cp aining there was no* civic celebratian-of the event. Thiat prampted an immediate respanse fram bath Whitby Legion president Robert Maguire and Mayor Tam Edwards, who mndicated that planning for a Whitby commemaratian of -the event had begun a year ago. Edwards stated that at a meet- einh April last year it was Sged that the Legion branches sould hindi. the main celeb- ration of the event. «It was feit that nothing else should avershadow the efforts of those mait suitably equipped ta, exercise this commemorative activity," said Edwards. Edwards says the Town will also provide a commemorative pjlque that will.eplaced ithe Whxitby Publi irary downtown bec-ause 40 pr. cent of aur citi- zens utilize that facility." Members of the two Legion branches have also been. invited ta a plaque dedication ceremany during the Town council meeting Manday night, May 8. l'h. library wil also have a display with articles and memorabilia «tacommemorate thase wha served their country in thesee perilous times.' Edwardes sud ail the plans had been reported, as required, ta the federal gavernment s Veterans Affaire branch. As a result, the. Town has been nominated for a Governor General's Award. Edwards said any of the infor- mation "was available ta any of the media wha chose ta take up the question with me ... 7 Historie Museum on April 22, and the ----e---- of a- memorial Whn e oelèbrations are completed, in WHlad, the Daucettes 'bave been invtod to, spend four days at a cottage h I NSrmndy, France. T'he Doucettes came ta hib in 1947, shartly aller Mrae arrived iii Canada au a war brde.. Since that time, they bave lived intdmeWhitbyrareaand lived in the Town of Whitby oence 1978. Bath are members of the. Whitby ILegian. 211 BrookSt. S., Whitby 666-4612 I (Presenting, the Lane Custom Cu'ver Sale... ....< S9A VJ4GS 0F20%0ol o « I. I1 1-ere is th~e cnanc beautiful custom loveseat or chair,. especially for- you. browse through c settings, then choo 50 styles and 70( fabr-ics. Ail. at 'a sa% j507.Brock St. Norl ~' ~il-Mon,Tues,Wed. 10-6,1T :e to nave a ibujit sofa, handmade, Drop in and ur 25 room )se from over Ti thr rhurs. igs of 20%. E1gS Whitby 666-5755 Fr1. 10-9, Sat. 10-5 We mill write an original song for your special day. *Weddfrgp * Bfrthdays* Mother's Day* Roasts For a free brochure oeil 668-7993 Due to the GoodFiday Hliay the offices of the Whitby Free Pres IwI be closed on Friday, Apil l4tb I Normal advertising deadline4 Monday noon for April l9th, 1995 issue.4 _HAPPYEFASTE'R! E un lm 1

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