.1 WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1976, PAGE 15 Whit bBusýin'ess Public invited 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Open ho use Friday at new works centre on -Taun ton Road East At 4 p.m. Friday, Mayor Jini Gartshore xii officially open the new Whitby works departmnent operations centre on Taunton Road. A numnber of special guests have been invited to the cereniony at the new centre, whichi is located east of High- wvay 1 2._ From 4 p.mn. to 8 p.n. the towù xiii be hold- ing open house at the opera- tions centre to enable the citizens of Whitby to tour the new building. The nexv operations centre replaces the old toxvn and township xvorks yards 'at Victoria Street and Brooklin. t is located on 10O acres of a 43-acre site purchased a few years ago by the Town of Whtby. In 1974 a sand dorne xas constructed on the property, and last October construction began on the S600,000 operations centre. The centre came into use in May 1976. The operations centre was designed by Totten Sims Hubicki Associates, and the contractor was Winvalley Construction, both Whitby co mpan ies. flth the recrecation and works departmnents are using the new building, which lias such facilities as a carpentry shop and storage area for eachi departmient. office space, five bays for works depart- ment .trucks, two service and repair bays, a vehicle xashing bay and a mnechianics and vehîicle repair centre. A fenced-in sectirity arca provides outside storage for culverts, pipes, gravel, catchi basins, drains, manhole covers, gufide posts and other eqipiiient used* by tie xvorks departinent. Public Works Director Dick Kuwvahara says thiere is roomn for expansion of tie 15,000 square foot buiilding as more equipmient isobtain- cd and the town grows. The new operations centre is located ini the central part of the town in order, to serve al parts of Whitby. Durham West MPP Dr. Charles Godfrey and Whitby Mayor Jim Gartsbore (at left) eut a red ribbon to which 39 $2 bills were attached, toofficially open the Whitby Bad Boy store Thursday. The 39 customers who held the ribbon each got a $2 bill as a souvenir. The original "Bad Boy", Mel Lastman, was on hanid to take part in the opening. Free Press Photo "4Bad BOY"9 Met Lastman opens his 39t1 A Vlgthearted atmnosphere which 3 S2 buis were staplcd prevailed at the officiai open- Mayor Gartshore cxclainied: ing of Canada's 39th Bad "Good Lord; do we have to Boy store in Whi tby cut mioniey'?" Thursday. Tlie 39 S2 bills represented Wlien Mayor Jimi Gartshore the 39 Bad Boy stores, and and Durham West MPP D)r. each of the 39 customers Charles Godfrey xvere called who held the ribbon took upon to cLit a red ribbon onl hormie one of the bills. istore "l'm really proud of this 39th store of Bad Boy", said the Bad Boy himiself, Mayor Met Lastman of North York. "We anticipate sales of S3 million in this store in its first year". Mr. Lastman said the 35,000 square-foot Whitby the chain, featuring furniture, broadloomn and appliances. He pointed out that the people of Whitby and Oshawa will flot have to travel 15 to 20 miles to the Toronto Bad Boy store anymore. .1'm pleased Dr. Godcrey that this store is not on a runway", said Mr. Lastruan. referring to Dr. Godfrey's fight against« the Pickering airport. "It could be a hange r", quipped Dr. Godfrey in reply. On a more serious note, Dr. Godfrey said the people of Whitby appreciate the persona] and community ser- vice which the Bad Boy store can deliver, and Mayor Gartshore expre .ssed his plea- sure that the Bad Boy chapin expressed its faith in Whitby by locating a store here. "We wishi you the greatest of success", he said. A number of town officiais were on hand for the officiai opening, in;luding Counicillors Joy Thompson, Dr. Ken Hobbs, and Gerry Emm, Treasurer Forbes McEwen and'Planning Direc- tor Kevin Tunney. Bluebemres Blueberries will flot grow in normal garden soils. They need aeidity much higher than is found in the average garden and too high for the growth of most flowers and vegetables. 77