Whitby Free Press, 4 Jan 1973, p. 5

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1973, PAGE 5 ottin; It altsothsr Itha, ianuary 24-During a regular town session, counicil decided it regul would defer construction of counc municipal headquarters at the May Rossland Road site, but to Wiîtl proceed immiediately with Theat construction of the new police agemn building.Brn * CBC began telecast of "The Ba Whiteoaks of Jaina", a series *Co of particular interest to Whit- plexi by residents as the house on mlajor the setting, Inverlyn, was tele- woulc cast as the famous Jaîna. payer February 1O-With February nmark. '72 a mere ten days old, a Na recorded 8.2 snowfall was the pop, result of two early-in-the- meeti rnon th snow stornsin Whi tby. Cen te * A new group formied inlJulne Whitby withi the intent of called "6making itself more know- land1 ledgeable of the activities Of The1 the municipal governrnen t and tario departînents of the Town Of any Whiitby." The group known town as the Whitby Citizens' Study be pç Group engendered much con- re-ad, troversy with the '72 council a vote and later wvas probably the nucleusof new interest during Juri local elections. îawsi *Public protest fromn the of Lyi Whitby Ajax area resulted in Histo a full scale investigation inIto Housc the Ajax Hospital ambulance service by the Ontario Hospi- tal Commission following a February 14 mishap when a young girl waiting for a school bus near Dagmiar Ski Club was hit by a car. Reportedly ambulance operators dis- patchied fromi Ajax hospital were unable to find Dagmiar withi a subsequent valuable tinie loss. March 2-A bylaw passed by Wlitby Council authorized the borrowing of S75,000 for the purchase of an aerial lad- der fire truck. * MP Ed BroLdbent levelled down on bureaucratic delays originating in Ottawa which culmninated in hundreds of delays ini Oshawa Whîby area unemployrnent cheques, March 5- I 7-year-old Ann Par- ish of Dufferin Street was wounded as the occupants oi* a lighit bitte nietallic 1965 or 66 Pontiac pulled uip in fronnt of the Spruce Villa Hotel, Whitby and fired Iwo shots fromn what was believed to biave been a 4 10-bore shotgun. Car's occupants were nevcr apprehiended. vision studio for Whiitby fol- lowing ('RTC approval to lay cable. April 21-Two Whilby boys, David Charlebois, 1 3, and his brother Dennis, I12, were kilîed in a tragic car-b-icycle collision. The boys hiad just picked up their paper route money and werc riding on their bicycles Io ineet tlieir mother to help celebrate lier birthiday. April 27-"('ouncil is selîing outits own i erchants by iloving the town hiall to Ross- land Road,"- charged Coun- cillor Bob Attersley Mien the dccision f*or a Rossland Road ppenec ihall was mêde during a lar meeting of the '72 ceil. 4-The reopening of Ly's downtown Brock tre under the new mian- ent of Bill and Tess ýt. )uncil approved new comn- in a vote which gained a rity by two. Decision Id have cost town tax- rs near the $1 million lO-The Whitby Area committee staged a mass ing 8 p.m. in the Whitby tennial Building. S8-A teînporary haIt was d to the proposed Ross- Road municipal complex. hait called by the On- Municipal Board meant contract between thle iand the builder would ending whîle the town Ivertised to dispense with ýe ol the electors. 10-In a formaI key ing over ceremiony, Lob- Food Chaîin made a gift nde House to the Whiitby rical Society. Lynde ;e was of particular sig- 'n nificance to the historical group because it was first used for township meetings as early as là 808 and it was on its property that the famned Queen's Plate was run in '1870. June 15-Brooklin farm im- plemnent dealer Bob Heron was* appointed to take the late Heber Down's seat on Whitby council as representa- tive of the North Ward. June 1S-The launching of a memorable Whitby Seniors Citizens Week co-ordinated by Mrs. Mandy Crawford and sponsored by the Town of Whitby Recreation Depart- nMent. June 29-The anniversary of the Witby Free Press first year in business. July 25-At a special closed meeting of the Town of Whit- by couincil, a decision was made to close the Whitby Comrnunity Arena. Council had previously received an engineering report which ini- dicated thiat because of the struictural capiacity of the tim- ber frame of thie arena, there was no alternative but to close it. *Chierney's Furniture World invcsted $1 million in Whitby in their Highway 2 new outlet. August 2-Pretty I 9-year-old Pamela Ronideau was chosen Miss County Town Carnival Queen 1972. * Announicement of a new 40' by 20', 800 square foot new pet cemetery on the northeast corner of Ontario Humane Society property was made. ALBERTO DENTL CEAMBALSAM DENTA CREM *J INSTANT CONDITIONER with and CREME RINSE Family Size fLs (100 mi.) 7 $1.499 August 24-Whitby citizens LISTERINI rallied in a petition agaînst Bell Telephone for the com- ANTISEPTIC pany's cancelling out of local MOUTHWASH paying agencies. *-- 18 oz * The Andrew Antenna Pee OZg. Wee Lacrosse AIl Stars brought ~ S~ home the award for the Na- $1.99 tional Pee Wee B Champion- slip. _ALBERTO VOE September 5-A special publicH SPA meeting of the town was HAIRSPA called by the council "to dis- with MI RAL PLU cuss the provision of arena Any type facilities, the police building 13 ounce project, the library building Su ist 4 project and to establish pri- 1ý 29 orities for the undertaking of these projects."cuo . i.A a (Gontinued on page/J) MlU L S AJA&X _______________71 STATION RD. - 942-3623 OPEN >ao..Wd. 800 *.m. te 5:00 P.. STO ESThum. - Mr. 0:00 e. te 19:00 PM STORESSe. 8:00 Q.a.. t* 5:00 P.. 4j Flate-a-CatorTIEP SUR SA G b ahT 0F Aich in your psentvvs . 'l , 'neyoc* 1 I. mo.redto b.accuaewlhin 1lb. Vou gloseyou iffai FOUR wiho eamoving the gogesend becouse the gouges a e neyaetunder pesure hesart nonsirlooks. 1972 CHARGEX prieus Effective Mondiv, Jan. 8 to Saturdoy, Jan. 13 SUPER G-SPECIAILS. 1 irirestone'i

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