Barn and ho use A barn on Coronation Road and a house ini the Bradley Farni subdivision were struck by lightning during the violent stormn which passed over Whitby Friday afternoon. At 3:13 p.m. lightning struck a horse barn owned by Johin Lane on Coronation Road southi of the 7th con- cession. Fire Department officiais say the barn was totally destroyed andestimate the ioss at about $1 5,000. Three horses and a dog were rescued, but Mr. Lane iost'i 8 chickens and a consid- are hitýt by erabic amount of eqtiipmicnt stored in the barn. At 3:39 p.m. the chimney of a house at 531 Bradley Drive was struck by iightning, and a fire broke out in the back bedrooms causing $7,500 damage. The joit was ilightning in viole spowerfÙl tha til kPockeq wýas done at 9 Cardiff Court mails out of the wails said a when lightning struck an fire departmnent spokesmnan. electrical panel. The owner of the homne, Other incidents during the Rivi Chopra, was out of the stormn inciuded a boit of country at the time of the ightning which shorted the fi re and the house was fire aiarms at Lake Ontario unoccupied. Steel, a tree behind At 5:45 p.m. $150 damage Anderson Coliegiate struck ?0,nt s torm by' lightning, and a hydro ipole on Brock Street North damaged by lightning. The fire department reported that ail its trucks were out during the storm, with calîs coming in between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Vol. 7, No. 29 Wedne@day, July 20, 1977 24 Pages Park meethia With i public meeting planned for tonight at 7:30 p.ni. in the -seniors activity centre to discuss the Rotary Ciub's plans to develop Centennial Park, a controversy is developing over the role of Burns Street in these plans. The town couincil recently endorsed prelirninary plans for the park, which wouid be divided into two sections by the extension of Burns Street from Brock to Byron as a major traffic artery. Joe Southweli, President of the Rotary Club until the end of June, says the club endorses a iandscape architect's plan which includes the Burns Street extension, although he is not personaliy in favor of the extension. 1However, Planning Director Kevin Tunney bas opposed the easteriy extension of Burns Street through the park, and says it wiii require an officiai plan amendment and a public hearing. He favors use of an unopened road alowance caiied Miller Street. Bill Irwin, chairman of the Rotary Ciub's park deveiop- ment committee, supports Mr. Tunney, stating that the Burns Street extension would confiict with the use of the park, and does flot conform with the officiai plan. Dick Kuwahara, the town's public works director, con- tends that the Burns Street extension is a much-needed east-west arterial road to link h the eastern and western portions of the town. The oniy major east-west link is Dundas Street, he says, and Dunlop Street is presentiy being widened to provide a minor arterial route from the West Lynde subdivision to Brock Street.- CkRNIVAL QUEEN, 1977 Linda Foskett, 17, of 116 Green Street, is the 1977 County Town Cr'mival Queen, seiected from among 23 girls at Iroquois Park Arena Sundfiy night. By coincidence, her siýter Debbie was Carnival Queen in 1974. The princesses, also selected by a panel of judges Sunday, are Liane Gross, 16, of 20 Chopin Court, and Cindy Sullivan, 16, of 835 Dundas Street East. The carnival queen and princesses wil be riding in the carnival parade Juiy 30. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess Durham, Y fights against Metro's encroachment into Ajax and Pickering Durham Regiori Chairman Walter Bcathi and theexecuitive committc'e of the Town of Pickering have supported the activities of the D.irhuan Region YMCA in Ajax and Pickering, and cchoed the Durham Y's concern about en croa chinen t ire m the Toronto Y. Sieven Elliott, president of die Duiriiam Rcgion Y. which is baseci in Whitby, wrote letters to Mr. Bcathi and the Picke ring CounIcil c Xprcssing concero about the newiy- fornmcd Ajax-Pickering YMCA at the Sheridan Mallencroach- ing on territor-y vhere the Durhamn Y lias been operatig programns. The Ajax-Pickering Y is an extension of the Scarborougli branch of the Association, lie said. "This attempt to make inroads into what we consider to be our constituency of service has resuited in a great deai of confusion to residents of Ajax and Pickering", said Mr. Effhott. ile pointed out that regions we re estabiished b y the province t o contain the powver structure of Toronto. Mr. Beath responded to Mr. Elliott's ewncerns by sending a letter of endorse- ment of the Durham Y's activities to the National Council of YMNCAs of Canada. A iveiy debate deveioped at Pickering executive com- mnittee last week over the issue, but the cornittee camne out in favor of the Durhani Y when il was informed by Clerk-Administrator Noel Marshall that the Ajax- Picke ring United Way supports te Durhamn Y and flot any YMCA from Metro Toronto. The executive committee has recomniended to council t-hat a letter be directed to the Durhamn Y endorsing its activities within the region and expressing concern over the infringement of the Metro Y in the Ajax- Picke ring area. Tom Quinn, Pickering's director of recreation strongiy opposes the actions of the Ajax-Pic]-ering Y. "This department c an't understand \vhy the Metro Y tried to control areas outside its jurisdiction", he said, and echoed Mr. Elliott'.z concern about duplication.of progra m s. Somne executive committee. mnembers fei t that the rnunicipality should not take a stand supporting either organization. Councilior Don Kitchen said the problemn should be resolved by the' two organiza- tions, and Councillor Alex Robertson agreed, stating that when the town needed a YMCA many years ago neither group spoke Up. "As a member for many years this is the first time 1 have heard that the YMCA has boundaries", he said. "lt's like saying Christ must stay in Toronto because another Savior is i n Whitby". Bey Koven, regionai director of the Ajax-Pickering Y, has calied the problern an internai affair which oniy the YMCA can handie. She says the Ajax-Picke ring branch is not an extension of the Scarborough branch of the Y, but is a member of the Centrai Ontario Lakeshore YMCA; which aiso includes memberships from branches in Toronto, Oakville and Richmond Hill. A Top TOP TOWN TWELFTHI ANNUAL JuIy 2O KW,,Aug i uWHITBY - WWlW«O TVTe C W (F'M E, Pl RIE SS -7j c IaL ouliri