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A- ' ' ' 1 1 ý 1 1 ýRT u E 1 by Gisele SqmIu Afler almost- thre*e years, of continuous contîoversy,ý te., construction, on the fIîst pase of a, new International Ir port inilte Pickering aiea III begin immediattly, an- ounced Transport Minister ean Marchand last week. 1The 'initial phase consists f one 11,600 foot east-west nway capable of handling e. heaviest airciafts, an the ongest routes. la an -attemnpt -ta compro- ise with the envirornental- liss and aiea residents growth of air traffic and pop- opposed ta the construction ulatian ln lte Toronto reglan. of, the airpoît, only aone run- From there, they will de- way, ane terminal and sup- cide whethei or not there is. port> services ta meet minii- justification foi contlnulng mumi nternational standards with 'the full foui-runway will bo builI. pîoet Thusday's decision in- The gavernnient decldd vlvsno> reduction; in'the ta go lahead with lte Picker- 19,000, acre site aiea and- ing airpaît because it belieyed, would flot conflict with any- il- had ta honour the commit- further development ta four ment made in- 1968 not ta ar eve n mare runwayq if the permit the incieased noise need mnaterializes, a ministry distuxsbance inherent In an spokoesmein said. expansion at -Malton. 'Me single_ east-west mun- The- goveinment will then way aI, Pickering would be take another look at the 'used i 98 pe'cntof prevail- ing meteorologlcal conditions according to a, Ministry of Transport statement accomn- panying Mr. Marchand"'s ani- nouncement. The cost is $ 110 million in 1974 dollars and its initial facilities can be, ready 'ta meet ýlthe peak- travel season during 1979-80. 1A three-man cominnssion, with Mr. Justice Hugh Gibson as -chairman, îeported' last nionth in favor of the airport. But the fight continued in the -cabinet Thuîsday and pîoduced a one iun-way deci- sion. ~Jarnes Fleming (Lib. Yorkc- West),vwas one of tesun faces in the mmoso Thursday. 'He was involved in a sharp confrontation in the' Liberal caucus' when sane of thé pZo-enviîonij-ent members, began ciî culating a petition against Pickering. lie tola theni that he had 25,000 canstituents living In, Heil and that they had better be. careful- the next ,tim'e something 'carne up that would create havoc -for their, canstituents. Another major factor be- hind the, decision was, a feel- ing tiiet the "goverrnment had ta use every oppoîtunity, to create jobs because -of. fhe current ^,economric -slowctown. Uziler the revised plans,' Mr. -Marchand said bath Markham' and Stouffyfile would lie beyond lte area of miaximum permnissible noise, disturbance but Clarernont would be in the area. MW. Marchand plans ta meet Claxemoànt residents ta discuss the problenri and tell themn the govemment is. pre- pared ta buy their pioperties Vol. 5 No. 8 [S1II~'L Irvine Blarnes Locals by, Rod Jerred Minister of Ho Donald Irvine agreed m~ brief presented by The ham Region L ia s Committee in Oshawa Wednesday, stating tha levies in the Duiham R are the highest in lte .vince. Irvine added, "We wE see development i the hamn aiea, but the hig levis are not out fauli governments should stop the practise of increasing lot levies ta pay for services 'not )using directly îelated fo the vith a -development but for other Dur- aiceas in the municipality. o n In their brief, pîesentedi i last by'Don Ennis, the cammittee t lot claimed that' the high lot egion levies weîe the major cause Ppo-' -for haulting major develop- ment in the Durham Region. ant ta The brief also pointed out Dur- the need, for lte proposed h lot Paikway Belt East ta be made t but public soon and the imprave-' lals". ment of services especially local -water and sewage works in WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1975 aider ta produce develop- ,ment in the iegion. Pointing ta lte present sagging auto industry, Mr. Ennis stiessed the need ta diversify lte economy of the Durhami Region. He feit Ibis could be done by decentahizing lte provin- cial offices and ielocating" some in the Durham regian, giving special incentives foi new industries ta locate in lte region, establisliing pro- grains.ta assist.municipalities with niew housing, and lôcat- ing a univerity ini the Oshawa-Whitby area. 4- TO ADVERTISE I NYQUR SWHITBY NEWSPAPER CALL 668-6111 1 a'CENTS Politýiclins Vièw Aiprt D.î fferently - for the eople., councll -or said, "It doesn't biy>Gigèle Seguin "oe ýu' y-t-.1togive t-l botherime. I'm flot -against new -pie irport, sornething in ordei to get it." has been causing a lot of something", said Joy Thomp-_ Mr. Gartshore said it wilf- confusion and controversy son, Whitby Councillor. bring industry in and around within the region. Mrs. Thompson feels an the airport. This wil cause a' Whitby Mayor Des New- ýairport, is obviously needed tremendous amount of woîk man stated he was pleased in this aiea. Hundreds of that wHIl refleet in our econ- with the- government's deci- people use Toronto Interna- OmIcs. sion. lHe said he understood tional Airport and it has . "It wfil take at least 25 and sympathized with the reached its peak. yeaîs before we really, know people who had to mnove. She also'feels th-e regon if it was successful"- said Mr. "We need an airpoît will be affected because it Gaîtshore. badly"l', said Mr. Newman, -wilI offer more jobs,mre Gord Hanna, former reeve "and l'm prepared to take a opportunities, more air an of Whitby, had only this position forit." nie oltinandoe r.comment, &"I 'don't think it With the niew airpoit, Mr. gîess. wifl answer the pîoblems Newman feels that it will "I' eesr vl" aîoônd the Metropolitan aller moie job opportunities Jini Gartshore, Whithy aiea." MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION Mayor Des Newman- and Robert Enright, General Manager of ITT Cannon Electrie Canada, compare an artist's setch with the "real thing"9 at the company's industrial park site. The Mayor was on hand 10 tour Cannon's new, $1 milion expansion which la near- ing completion. The expansion W'111 more than double Cannon's production and administrative capacity. 'Me company opened its Whitby facilities less titan two years ugo, and has since lncreased .effiployment more than 60 lier cent to 220 persons. il s tt L elle Fui F R) P E)Siýl 2. I