WHIT BY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NÃ"VEMBER 10, 1976, PAGÈ il 1:r'A w p ' 1>~. «...~: Mayor Jim Gartshore digs in the shovel to tum the sod for an extension to Munns Press, on the east side of Hopkins'Street. ioining the mayor (from left to right) are Ted Munns, owner of Munns Press; Bill Martin, president of Construction Design Services, the contractor; and Richard Spence, regional development officer for Whitby. Free Press Photo 1350 L ISTEN TO LIE THE OSHAWA STATION Consumers Drive extension planned Construction will begin in the spring of 1977 to extend Consuniers Drive from Hopkins Street to Thickson Road, Mayor Jirn Gartshore announced Thursday. The construction of this road wvi11 open up about 100 acres of prime industrial land, said Mayor Gartshore, who hopes that the new road wvi1I put some stress on the pro- vincial'government to improve. the cloverleaf at Thickson Road and' Highway 401. Consumners Drive wilI extend from its present location at Hopkins Street to a point on Thickson Road, north of the, former Howard Johnson hotel site, and replace the existing Champlain Avenue between Hopkins Street and Thickson Road, said Mayor Gartshore. 1-e also pointed out that Champlain Avenue east- of Thickson Road will be realigned to join the new Consumers Drive extension. Construction is expected to be cornpleted by the end of 1977. Mayor Gartshore explained that no part of the cost for lte road will be borne by the town, for the provincial gommnrent will pay for the portion from Thickson Road to the Hydro right-of-way, and the developer of the lands east of Hopkins Street, ADN Associates, will pay for the remainder of the Con- sumners Drive extension. The road extension is the resuit of a co-operative effort by the Region of Durham, Town of Whitby, Province of Ontario, Constimers Gas, and Munns Press, said the mayor. As part of the arrange- ments, Consuiners Gas liad to give up some land (o nmake a proper road ahgnmnent, and Munns Press, opposite the existing Consumners Drive. traded a third of an acre of land with ADN Associates to make roorn for the right-of- way. On, Thursday, Mayor Gartsliore turned the sod for a 7,000 square foot extension to Munns Press, which will bring this company's total space to 10,000 square fèet. Ted Munns, whiosc tather founded Munns Press in 1946, said he hiad originally intended to build his addition south of his existing building, but because of the new road, he liad toexchiange land to build on the north side. scb yigu charte red W.A. D.-Se/b y, c.a. B. K. Madge tt, c,.a. Off ices C.J. Roberts, c.a. R. W. Bo/er, c.a. Telephones 171 King Street East, Oshawa C. W. Marlowe, c. a. 579-5531 22 Walton Street. Port Hope 885-2335 USED STATION WAGONS * "ALL IN WOOD GRAIN TRIM" * Lic. JNP 372) power equipped, roof rack & new radial tires.395 * (Lic. IJYV 029) power equipped, radial tires & air conditionîng. 229500 <Lic. AXC 327> roof rack, power equipped, factory mags, air conditioned. 1 595"* STEVENSwON /BRADLEY 4DU," st. W 1542 WITH BOB BURR A ND JIM GILCHRIST FOR ALL OSHAWA GEN'ERALS GAMES HOME & WAY BLOOD DONOR CLINIC WHITBY RED CROSS DATE: Wednesday November l7th, 1976 PLACE: The Canadian Legion Hall, Byron -Street South, Whitby. VOUR Gi FT MAY SAVE A LI FE. PLEASE COME. 0 1