Words fonj pWestLyncte by Norm Mealing This has been a most interesting week. Each day has brouglht with it another bit of news which I would like to share with you in the column. So, without further delay, here it is. Whitby Tennis Club There will be a registration evening for all those interested in playing tennis this coming season. The even- ing will be Wednesday, April 23rd, beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the Centennial Building on Centre Street. So, if you want to play tennis this year, and be-part of the club, be at the Centennial Building on the 23rd at 7:30 p.m. Whitby Minor Baseball The Whitby Minor Baseball Association is looking for both coaches and umpires for the coming season. This is a good way to get involved with the kids, so why not give either DIANNE NOBLE or ED DAWSON a call. DIANNE can be reached at 668-8155 and ED'S number is 668-9856. Whitby Cubs and Scouts Congratulations are in order! AL MACKINNON called on Saturday afternoon to thank all of us in West Lynde for responding so well to the paper drive. On April 12, the Scouts collected 16,000 pounds of paper, an increase of 7,000 pounds over -the previous month's total of 5,000 pounds. When you consider that this translates into about $100 for the scouts, it really was a good day. Let's try to better this total for the kids in May and have 100 percent response to their appeal, O.K. AI also pointed out that the scouts have made an application to use the faciities of the new school in the fall. - This depends, of course, entirely on the numbers of boys from West Lynde who want to get involved in scouting, and to date, interest has not been all that great. AL needs to know soon, so if you want your boy to get into scouting in the fall, give AL MACKINNON a call at 668-9583 (after 6 p.m.). Whitby Theatre Company BERT HEAVER, the Public Relations man of the Whitby Theatre Company, dropped off some information 6n the company the other day. BERT points out that the company is alive and well and thriving in Whitby. They perform from September through June at their theatre in the Centennial Building on Centre Street and they offer a variety of productions aimed at the varied interests of their audiences. Upcoming on their schedule are two one-act plays to be presented on April 19 and 20 at 2 p.m. These plays, which are billed as lively comedies suited to parents as well as kids, feature the.junior and youth groups of the company. Also upcoming on their schedule is an offering entitled, "I Mean.....Whadda Ya Want" written and directed by MR. HEAVER. It is a musical revue comprising singing, dancing novelty numbers, skits and a few timely knocks at local and regional government. It's at the centre from April 22 through April 25, curtain time 8:30 p.m. 'Ihere wll be a special' presentation on Aprl 21 for our senior citizens, curtain time 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the box oficeoratiddletonsBookSoreon1Dndas West. ligtin isyou thnggiv MeberhipChairwoman, to te teate o Tusday, Tursays orSaturdays. To date, there has been 110 response from our local member the HON. WILLIAM NEWMAN, M.P.P. I have also been contacted directly by a Housing Ministry official who pointed out that only 25 per cent of the 352 units will be rent-geared to income units funded by OHC. While that is true the other 75 per cent are being built under a rent stabilization program. 'hie government lends the developer the money necessary to proceed (at 8 per cent on a fifty-year mortgage) in return for the develop- ers guarantee to linmit the amounts of rent payable. What with OHC money going to subsidize rents, federal govern- ment money going to subsidize rents and municipali money going to subsidize rents, the total effect is subsidized low- rentai housing. A rose by any other name is still a rose. This particular developnent, and the way it is now going, could quite conceivably see ihis project postponed during this election year, only to start up again following an election. Or it could sec the project discontinued as a low-rental proposition, only to go forward on a commercial basis. Neither of these is appropriate in that our objections to the proposal are two-fold. We abhor the thought of an instant low-rental housing ghetto to be sure, but we also abhor the thought of an instant. high-rise ghetto which is -WR BLL wC WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNEËDAV, APRIL 1È197,OPAGE7 totally incompatible with its surroundings.' We would suggest, therefore, that the project as a low- rental, and high-rise project be stopped, never to start up again. This being done, we would suggest thattthe province the town, the community, and the developer corne together to develop a sensible, logical approach which guarantees low-cost housing without destroying the framework of our fine community. We sec no other acceptable alternative, and we challenge both governments to prove that they exist for people. Well bye for now. See you next week. Assessment Reports of the appeals hearing last week sketchy. Apparently, there were 190 appeals, previously reported and the Judge was going judgment until ail the appeals were heard. I hope by next week to detail all this for you. Subsidized Housing (or OHC) have been not 128 as to reserve It was very interesting to learn that this column broke the story in Whitby on the proposed subsidized, low-rental, high-rise apartment development at Dundas and Jeffrey Sts. Thanks to the Sunday Sun, I beat the Star to the story, and our other locally-distributed weekly has at the time I write this column, yet to carry the story. This, coupled with the apparent surprise of some of our local politicians at hear- ing the news, leads me to the conclusion that the HOUS- ING MINISTRY did not circulate the information in this area. If that is the case, let's hope it wasn't done on pur- pose. At any rate, the two columns thus far have provoked considerable interest considerable local interest in this issue. ED DAWSON reports that, in his letter to housing minister IRVINE, he requested a meeting as soon as possible. MR. IRVINE's office replied by delegating a housing ministry official to meet with Ed and his committee. ED views th is meeting as a preliminary to an eventual mee'ting With MR. IRVINE. Vaselin lwt ýl 1 ( M li lo