itby hosts Minto Cup lacrosseplayo OnAgy0teBidr Larosetas'y Deiner Sports history will be made in Whitby this week as our own CBC Builders lacrosse eamn faces off against the Burnaby B.C. Cablevision teai for the Minto Cup at Iroquois Park arena. The Minto Cup is the highest award in Junior A Lacrosse, a traditional trophy which has been sought by teams froin eastern and western Canada for 76 years. For the first time the con- test for the Minto Cup is being played in Whitby. The first gaine was Tuesday night and the remaining games of the series will be held Sept. 8, 10, 12, 13 15 and 16 at Iroquois Park. All gaines begin at 8 p.m. Early in August the CBC Builders advanced to the sen-finals by disposing of the Hamilton Bengals in four straight games. They went on to meet the Peterborough' Gray-Munros for the Ontario Championship and on Aug. 30 they had defeated the Peterborough team four games' to one. The Builders were formed about 10 years ago as a Junior B club, and in 1974 noved up to the Junior A division. After only three years as a Junior A tearn, they find themselves in a position where they could be Canadian champions. The series against the western team from Burnaby is - a four out of seven situation, and if the Builders win the first four games the Minto Cup could be theirs on Monday. It the series goes to its full seven gaines, the out- come will be decided Sept. 16. The 18 tembers of the CBC Builders are ail under 21 years of age, and Whitby area residents. Coach and General Manager is Jim Brady, a wellknown sports figure in Whitby, and his brother Brian is assistant coach. Les Reed is the team's assistant coach. On Aug. 30 the Builders defeated Peterborough 11-5 at Iroquois Park Arena before a jubilant crowd of 1,270 fans. As Ontario champions they will represent eastern Canada, and since it is the east's turn this year to host the Minto Cup playoffs, the action has come to Whitby. The Burnaby team arrived Sunday night, and is staying at the Holiday Inn in Oshawa. Lacrosse fans will be inter ested in the outcome of this year's Minto Cup series because if Burnaby wins, it will end a 23-ear jinx for the west. Not since 1953-54 has the West won the Minto Cup two years in succession. Victoria B.C. won last year, and western fans as well as those in the East are anxiously awaiting the results of this week's playoffs in Whitby. l. 7, No. 36 Wednesday, September 7, 1977 20 Pages Water plant property Whitby owns the land; Region wants it for $1 These gaily-costumed folks who seem to have stepped out of the 17th century are members of the Gadabouts, a senior citizens' choir from Kingston, Ontaro, which has toured seniors' centres from Victoria to St. John, and recently visited England. The members of the choir stopped in Whitby Thursday on their way to perform at the Canadian National Exhibition. From left to right are Dorothy Elston, director; George Greavett, Babe Down, Harry Singleton, Mae Phair, Helen Geris and Peter Gers. Mrs. Phair, a resident of Whitby, is an honorary life member of the Gadabouts, for her work in selling a record of their songs in Whitby. All are dressed in costumes made for the tercentennary of Kingston in 1973. Free Press Photo by Brian Winter Whitby's town council and the Region of Durham are about to enter negotiations over the land on which the new regional water filtration plant stands. Last week the regional council recognized Whitby's claim to ownership of the land on which construction of the plant began in 1976. The region has asked the town to sell the property, adjacent to Heydenshore Park, for one dollar, but Whitby's Recreation Chair- man Bob Attersley wants the region to pay the full market price appraised at park value rather than commercial. The money gained from such a transaction could be spent on other park develop- ment in the town, he said. Councillor Attersley said that the town "took a beating" when it sold the land on which the police station stands to the region, and says Whitby should get some money back from the three acres of Heydenshore Park so it can be invested in park land. Councillor Attersley is looking for $30,000 for the Legion Silver Jubilee service at arena Sunday Legion branches from Ontario, Quebec and New York State are expected to participate in a Silver Jubilee Rededication Service of Allegiance at the Iroquois Park Arena Sunday afternoon. The service, sponsored by Branch 112 of the Royal Canadian Legion, is Whitby's major recognition of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth Il. Admission to the after- noon's events is free, and all Whitby and area residents are invited to attend. The arena opens at noon, with an hour of food and refreshnents provkiad by the, Ladies' Auxiliary. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. there will be seven classes of competitions, for which there will be trophies and $700 in cash awards. These include a platoon competition (commander and 24 members exclusive of color party); color party (not less than six members); bands- brass; trumpet and bugle; bands--pipes and drums; bands--flute and/or fife and drum; Militia platoons (commander and 24 members) and cadets, army, navy and air force (commander and 24 members). Police, fire fighters and allied veterans have been invited to compete. At the present time- it is expected that there will be representatives of the Legion in Whitby's twin city Longueuil, Quebec, and Spencerport in New York State, participating. Other organizations expect- ed to compete are the Whitby Brass Band, Ontario Regiment Cadets, Whitby Sea Cadets, Uxbridge Legion, Bay Ridges Legion, and Oshawa Legion Branch 43. General Sir Neil Richie, a fleld commander in the North African campaign in the Second World- War, will take the salute and present the the salute and present the trophies and awards. Mayor Jim Gartshore and the members of the town council have been invited to participate I the service, along with all zone comman- ders in District F. which includes Oshawa, Bowman- ville, *Whitby, Bay Ridges, Claremont and Port Hope. The program is being organized by Henry Perry, President of Branch 112 and Mark Lockyer, vice president and parade marshall. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. there will be a grand parade . on the arena floor,kand General Ritchie will take the At approximately 3:30 p.m. Rev. Bob Mansfield, padre of Branch 112 will con- duct a short religious service in commemoration of the Queen's Jubilee. He will be assisted by Rev. A. Woolcock, Padre -of the Ontario Regiment. The entire event will be taped by Pine Ridge Cable TV, and an edited video tape of the service will be sent to the Queen. Branch 112 of the Legion has applied for a Wintario grant through the Town of Whitby to assist in financing the rededication service. three acres, but Town Treasurer Forbes McEwen who discovered that Whitby actually does own the land, says that more than four acres are involved. Councillor Attersley said that the region, as it has been expanding its systems, has been paying for additional property needed, and now it wants to pay one dollar for land after somebody gave permission to build a $7 million waterworks plant without checking to see if the region actually owned the land. "Now that they admit we own the land, the region is saying they will look after the septic tank costs", he said. Concern about the deal Whitby was getting from the region for removal of sewage from Heydenshore Pavilion led Mr. McEwen to discover that the town owned the land where the waterworks plant had commenced. Almost two years ago, the region announced it was ter- minating a lease it had with the Whitby Public Utilities Commission for land on which the Heydenshore Pavilion septic tile bed was located. This meant the town would have to bear the cost of a holding tank and its pumping out at an annual cost of $2,500 for at least two years before sewers would be available in the area, said Mr. McEwen. "I investigated this further and came to the conclusion that the land in question never become a regional asset", Mr. McEwen told council last year. He states that there is absolutely no doubt that the four acres including the tile bed belongs to The Town of Whitby and not the PUC. Now the region has to negotiate with the Town of Whitby to gain title to the land. V< RmIE S-1-01> "M"F'l", 1, ý Mm ,,_e M. 1