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J PORT @& PERRY A LVS - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO -- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1976 -- PAGE 17 baked aa RE AC Po FN LES TRY MAT Da STNG : SECOND Rd. SECTION Cartwright Central opening Thursday was a big day for Cartwright Central Public School in Blackstock when education and political offic- ials officially opened the $650,000. new addition. There was standing room only in the school's gym- nasium for the ceremony, with included addresses by Durham Board of Education Chairman Yvonne Christie, Mr. K. D. Munroe, director of Education, and others. But 'perhaps the most delightful aspect of the cere- Lynda Bazarin, Jamieson entertain. Angie mony was the pertormances of the school students, who showed off new found instru- mental and vocal talents. Highlight of the evening was the presentation of 17 works of art to be hung in the school by the 0.N.O. Club of Blackstock. In January, 1974, after the inception. of Regional Government and the realign- ment of our boundaries, the Cartwright School shifted from the former Northum- berland & Durham Board of Dickinson and Heather Education to Durham Board of Education. It was quickly discovered that there was an overcrowding condition and need for an addition to this school. On finding that the former Board had not included this school in its Building Fore- cast to the Ministry for the year 1974, an application was made in February, 1974, to have it added -to our list which had. been submitted the previous October. Being too late for 1974, the Ministry assured priority in 1975. On September 8, 1974, The " Board approved Architect to start plans, and on Novem- ber 11, 1974, Board approval of sketch plans were received. On April 15, 1975, Ministry approval of sketch plans were received and on July 11, 1975, final approval of Tenders from the Minis- try. Construction was started on July 15, 1975, and on March 19, 1976, the addition was occupied. It should be noted that the facilities were planned to provide special program opportunities for Grades 7 & ~ 8, i.e., art, science, instru- --mental- music: also a Lib- rary Resource Centre and General Purpose Room for all grades, and a new Kin- dergarten to replace the old school. Lighting in the older north wing was brought up to current standards. Adminis- tration and Health Room facilities were improved to the degree required by a school of this size. - The - unimproved field to the east was incorporated and graded, and seeded to provide a soccer field and two ball diamonds. Equipment to support all programs and new facilities has been provided. . alt haw AINE aA SIE ADO] Catherine Corden, president of the ONO Club of Blackstock, presents one of 14 prints of Canadian art the club had donated to the school, to the school's principal Doug Hogg. The presentation was made at official opening ceremonies on Thursday. Call for major rezoning A recommendation in a Regional Works Department report calling for the rezon- ing of existing residential areas within the municipal- ities seemed to draw the most alarm by local coun- cillors, most of them ex- pressing concern over the enormousness of such a task. The department outlining the phasing of development within the village to an upper limit of some 7,000 people on full municipal services, feels that existing Port Perry zon- ing bylaws allows for a heavier density than desirable. Theoretically, according to Regional experts, if all residential areas within the community where to rebuild or renovate to the capacity allowed under the present bylaws, Port Perry popul- ation could be pushed over 12,000 people, far beyond what the services could adequately provide. Although Regional author- ities view the prospect of all b Port Perry residential areas reaching the upper level of density as highly unlikely, they nevertheless feel that Port Perry could be in a position later on of being unable to refuse building permits under the present zoning. Concillors felt that such a task of rezoning all residen- tial areas would be a colossal one. Mayor Lawrence Mal- colm suggested that instead of rezoning the entire com- munity, the same effect could be accomplished more easily by simply shrinking the total size of the recom- mended service area. The report allows for an interim immediate develop- ment ceiling of 4,000 people and an overall Port Perry development ceiling to accomodate 7,000 people. To provide the necessary services, the works depart- ment calls for the spending of $2.8 million to update water and sewage services, including a little over $1 million to expand the Nonquon River Water Poll- ution Control plant. Mobile home development The erection of mobile parks within residential areas of Durham Region may be allowed, suggests a mobile home park impact study placed before the region's planning and devel- opment committee last week. The suggestion, which could apply to areas desig- nated under the regional official plan would not become a reality without the approval of local councils. The report was put to- gether by the planning staff as an insertion to the official plan as the region's policy on mobile homes. Land design- ation for these parks were withheld pending the out- come of this study. A mobile-home in the report is defined as a factory built transportable home on a permanent anchoring or foundation. This unit is connected to service facil- ities suitable for year-round occupancy. These units, like any other residential accomodation, must meet with the stand- ards of the Ontario building code, the electrical code, plumbing code as well as any bylaw of the municipality. According to the report, over 90 per cent of the mobile homes built in Canada are constructed to CSA stan- dards. There was also concern expressed in the report of regards to fire safety. The fire safety in mobile homes is apparently rated lower than conventionally built homes. The average fire loss for these homes across Canada is 65 per cent higher the report notes. The report stresses that mobile homes are not a form of low cost housing, and the use is not short lived. "While the units may come and go, the underground services represent a sizable sized investment,"' the report stated. It was also noted that there re no economies in the production and distribution process of mobile homes over conventional houses. Nor are there any major aspects of superior perfor- mance over the conventional bungalow. In most cases the land where the mobile home is located is leased therefore the sale price of the unit is less than a fixed single family dwelling. 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