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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28,ý 1976, PAGE 9 Thik~n Radsies haeidustrial potential By BRIAN WINTER Staff Writer One of the areas in the Durham region with the greatest potential for--indus- trial developmnent is, located in the Town of Whitby but probably few residents have ever seen it or-know where it is. Officially it is called the Whitby-Oshawa hIndustrial Basin, but it is niore popularly known as the Thickson Roa d Industrial Park. The Thickson Road Indus- trial Park is actually flot one, but four industrial parks, owned by four different developers, comprising in total about 500 acres on both sides of Thickson Road south of the CNR tracks. In the late 1960s the Town of Whitby began assembling land in this area and in 1973, before regional government came into effect, the town sold 212 acres to JDS Investments Ltd. of Toronto. Since then, three other developers have assern- bled land in the area, and through the Durham Region's development officer fo r Whitby, Richard Spenice, the lands are being prepared for the establishment of industrial firms in the town. An important feature of the Thickson Road industrial Park, according to Mr. Spence is the projected extensioni of Wentworth Street fr0111 'Oshawa to Thickson Road, xvhich will pass throughi the industrial park and provide a major traffic artery south of Highxvay 401. Already a portion of the Wentvorth extension has been conistruct- ed through the'JDS property. 0f the four industrial parks, two undeveloped tracts of land are located on the west side of Thicksoni Road between the CNR tracks and Lake Ontario. The one closest to the tracks consists of 70 acres owned by Orlando Realty Corporation, of which 40 acres are plowed, flattened The three clients wvhich have moved into the JDS multiple building are Wick Printing Ltd., fornîerly iocated in Col umbus, wliich took two units; Comtech Ltd, a computer programming and accountiî,. lbusiness wvhîch and ý'ready to go", says Mr. Spence. Some fi is required on the remaining portion of the land. The area is an ideal heavy industriai location says Mr. Spence, and the developer is to seil, lease or rent. Immiiediately to the south is a 78-acre tract of land own- ed by Esquire Developmnents, whicli extends to tihe Lake shore. Another heavy industry area, this land is al$o 64ready to go" says Mr. Spence and the developer will sell, lease or build. Sewers and water on Thickson Road can service the sites, and there is rail transportation adjacent to the Orlando lands. On the east side of Thickson Road, immediately south of the CNR tracks is the Tricont Industrial Park, consisting of 76 acres. Ail services have been installed, providing roads, water, sewers, gas, hydro and street lights, says Mr. Spence. Building lias already begun in the Tricont Industrial Park. In the faîl of 1975 a 900,000 square foot parts warehotîse was conîpleted by General Motors, and clients a re considering purchasing of' other sites in the industrial park. The largest of' the four industrial parks is "Lakcview Industrial Esta tes" imnnîediate- ly south of Tricont's land. This is the _21 -a.cre parcel of' land purchiased in 1I973 by JDS lnvestmnents Ltd. Buildings on lthe site con- sist of a multiple occupîincy building with sp)ace for about 20 medium to ligl t industries, built in 1975 and already partially occupied; and a building under construction by Fishier Scientific Conmpany Ltd. M Y ,~ ~- ~< moved from North York; and Duromould Ltd., which manufactures specialty tool and die mnaterails for plastic injection nmoulding. Construction started in the faîl of 1975 on the Fisher .Scientific Co. Ltd..building, northeast of the multiple building, with occupancy expected by the beginning of June. This conîpany, with a hiead office in Montreal, andl another plant in Doni Milîs, manufactures and distributes scientific instruments, chiem- ical solvenits and solutions and specialized scient ific produ..ts. The building occupies 110,000 square fee t, and will initialiy employ 60 people, says Mr. Spence. However, he expects the staff will increase in the near future. .On May 20 Fisher Scientific Co. will hold a reception for invited guests, in co-operation withi Tricont Projects Ltd., J DS, the Region of Durham and Town of Whitby. Regional Chairmnan Walter Beath is expected to make a speech on11the occasion. Mr. Spence points out that a rathe r unique arrangemen t has beein made bet\veeni Tricont and JDS for a joint promnotion of their t\vo industrial parks. It is uinusuali for two conîpetitors bo gel together If) foot flic bill for promiotion of' an entîre area ria, ~w of more thian 300 acres of industrial land lie .says. The region und Town( W'uitby are also participatîi in this program.i and ",t extremncly aggressive saNc AU Lo MAKES YOUR CAR SHINE AGAIN, PROUD AGAIN. DELUXE SERVICE__ Lighl Surface Sanding Masking 9 2 Coats of Enarnel- Oven flaked 749 ROYAL SERVICE ~9 Thoroi."lh Surface Sandnq Maskifnq 9 3 Coats-of Enamel- Oveni Baked 1 9 PREMIER SERVICE Thorough Surface Sandinq -Machine Sanding of Rough Areas --Mas kînç Full Coal of Maaco Prmer-saer 3 fAn 95 coats o)f Maaco Enamel -Oven B8aked BAKED-ONâ METHOD 7 7000 COLORS EXPERT BODY WORK FREE ESTIMATES I Shop Hours: Mon thru Fri 8arn-6pm Saturdays- lOam-2pm iM4 TOWN 0F WH ITBY "YfMENTAL HEALTH. WEEK" TAKE NOTICE that the period of May 2n d to May 8th, 1976 has been declared as "Mental Health Vleek" in and for the Town of Vhitby and ail citizens are to promnote good mental health - at work, home and school. Dated at Whitby this 28th day of April, A.D., 1976. Mayor J. C. Gartshore, Town of Whitby. .I "'y OSHAWA ffVisn R-dT.Soutli 579-4000 I.<,Sti @Ae àACOIH Wilson, Rd. S. 1 i program is under way by the Toronto rejon to realtors from the Spence. i. il Indiv portr plce ara", says Mr. ~5tartajfi2miI~5' lEaditbi Choose from our collection of beautiful backgrounds, and start your tradition today Col6rPortriti 880 WED THURS FRI SAT 5 6 7 8 Daily 10 a.m. ta 8 p.m. 1801 DUNDAS STREET EAST, WHITBY Gi6aS Satsfacin was ages- Babies, children and aduits. One slttlng pet subject. Additional subjects-groups or lviduais in same famiiy-Si.OO per subject. No proofs-choose from finiehed prr4edolçlii raits (poses - our selectio,) Nou may select additional portraits offered tnt Yï nabl .he esm Guaranteed complete satisfaction or rnoney lcheerfuliy refunded. No hiandling 0! targe, MAY Sxyio TUES 4 Thiïs view along the Wentworth Street extension east from Thickson Road shows the entrance to Lakeview Industrial Estates, Whitby's newest industrial park. The long building is a multiple occupancy industrial mail, with spaces for about 20 clients, three of whicli are already occupied. The industriai park, owned by JDS lnvestments Ltd. is one of four on Thiekson Road south of Highway 401. Free Press Photo