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Vol. 122 No. 14 Tuesday, March 1, 1988 Copy 50° 44 Pages - Conway development moves closer to approval | SIE 4 The Conway Development i proposal on the north side of : Highway 7A in Port Perry moved x a significant step closer to ap- proval Monday afternoon when Scugog councillors voted to sup- port an amendment to the Durham Region Official Plan. Council now has officially principle" which clears the way for developer Hans Moehring and his consultants to file for the ne- cessary amendments to the Re- gion's Official Plan. The proposed plan involves construction of a large indoor ~~ shopping mall of some 64,000 square feet; 96 condominium given the project "approval in A SU A Pate 0} units in three separate buildings; + ment Monday afternoon following a lengthy meeting with municipal "planning consultant John McDer- and a six storey apartment build- ing with 100 rental units for sen- ior citizens. The development would take place on about ten acres of land owned by Mr. Mochring where the Conway Restaurant, Bayshore Takeout and Car wash are now lo- cated. The commercial part of the project would be along the high- way, while the condominiums and apartment buidlings would be closer to the shore of Lake Scu- gog. Total construction cost for this project has been estimated in the $20 million range. Township council agreed to support the Official Plan amend- mott and planners and architects working for the developer. Mr. McDermott told council the developer has agreed to several significant changes to original plans that were submitted. One major change reduces the number of condominium build- ings from four to three to allow more open space to the project. However, the total number of condo units will stay the same at 96, with 48 in one building and 24 in the other two. The internal roads to the con- prs ow A face only a mother could love! Steve Foote (above), with his remarkable talent for comedy, steals the show as Phil, a nervous wreck of an actor who happens to get slugged on opening night in the play within a play called Jitters, the Borellans Community Theatre group's latest production, at Town Hall 1873 March 3,4, and 5. The Borellans opening night was Friday, and It's clear the group has a comedic hit on its hands, no small thanks to the antics of actors like ©. Steve, For, more photos, see Inside. dominium buildings will be maintained privately, and there will be underground parking for the condominium owners. Also, there will be no public access via Water Street to the commercial mall, except for emer- gency vehicles. . (Turn to page 17) A champion quilter Alice Carnegle just doesn't look like most people's conception of a quillter--an elderly lady with snow- white hair. In fact, many heads were turned when Alice's quilt won the prestigious Canada Packer's Quilt competition. People just can't get over how young the grand champion is! See story for more on this talented "youngster." EEX CF FFF Yr For the second time in less than five days, there has been a fatal accident on Durham Road 57 south of Blackstock involving a gravel truck and a car. Durham Police said a 72-year old Barrie man died instantly early Friday afternoon when his car went out of control on the snow-covered road and hit a southbound truck loaded with sand. 2, SOA Danie] Brown died in the crash and his 66 year old wife Doris was taken to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto in critical condition. : Police said the driver of the southbound truck, Raymond Green, 29, of Erin, Ontario, suffered minor injyrice in the crash. i od The accident took place shortly after 1:00 PM in what police described as poor driving conditions about three-quarters of a mile north of Taunton ad. : . Just five days earlier, a 40 year Scugog Township man lost his life when his late model car went out of control, hit a snowbank and spun into the path of a northbound gravel truck. | The accident which took the life of Alfred Lewerentz of RR 1, Nestleton took place at the intersection of Durham Road 57 and 20. said bo 1 accidents were due to poor visibi charges were laid. ; | : ¢ He said Regional Police set up regular radar patrols on Durham Road 57 between Blackstock and Bowmanville. Vehicle speed was not a factor in ei- ther of the two fatal accidents, he stated. ---------------- y and snow conditions. No A second fatal accident A Regional Police spokesman. with the Bowmanville detachment office Ina] acidone bit h a -- -- -- . -- a . - a yl ea ai i a ad eR a te Stieber in ee" att eT a gpa EL A a