PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12,197'7, WHITBY FREE PRESS Whitby Towne Estates Ratepayers' appeal rejected week confirmed a decision of the Ontario Municipal Board to let the Whitby Towne Estates subdivision proceed, and rejected an ap- peal of that decision by the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association. An 0MB hearing was held Aug. 8 approval of towri by- laws which would permit construction of the subdivi- sion south of Dundas Street and west of Kendalwood Rd. The 0MB representatives said the bylaws confori with the town'5 officiai plan. The ratepayers' association inirnediately ,appe,,aled the 0MB decision, the second time it had gone to tic Cabinet over thceniatter. The first tinie, in 1975, the Cabine t tplîeld the ratepay- crs' appeal. cd notice officially Thursday that by an 0rderiiCo(fll.l thje 0MB decision \vas con- fimm-ed. It wvas signed 0o1 Sept, 211. by the Lieutenant- Governor. The Whitby Towvne lstates subdivision wvas first planned in 1972, but siice 1973, lias receivcd nunlierous objec- tions froni thle Corridor Arca Ratepayers Associatîins. The ratcpayerS objected to0 the density or the sulbdivi- sion and asked for a recluc- tion in thie nulliber of townv inges inh974 an th sprateay crseappaledstepdeition at er that time. The ratepayers won their first appeal, but with the loss of their second appeal last week, Pat Dooley, president of the association, said the rejection was a political decision. Mr. Dooley expressed con- cern about there being no protection for individual property owners if the town follows the officiai plan as it interprets the document. Ed Hlyde, soicitor for the Whiiby Towne Estates devel- opers said lie was pleasedl with the Cabinet decîsion, and wvould like to procced with the developmeflt as soon as possible. theo Caine t'5 deiuand exsaid tisf adtdonc Ilit thwaiet supsd t.e'sgetn on \vith it ," he said. bave no probleni with thiat; that is the systemi," lie said. It is their righit ot do il and they bave every justification to do il, but I arn bappy tbe Cabinet confirnmcd whiat wve arc doing." Before the developmient can proceed, the developer mlust finalize a subdivision agree- ment witli tbe town. A plan- Car repairs can bie expensive. This is What Ontario is doing thelpyoge the mSt for your carrepair dollair. Repair complaints are the second- highest of al automobile'related complaints in Ontario. To heip motorists deal with car repair problems, your Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations has prepared special stickers gîving tips on "How to get the most from your car repair dollar." 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For complete'i nformat ion, write for the free bookiet: "Consumer Guide to The Ontario Business Practices Act," Consumer and Commercial Relations/Car Repair, Queen's Park,' Toronto, Ontario M7A 2H6 O ~Larry Grossmafl, Minister of Consumner and Commrercial RelatiOnS .Williamn Davis, Premier, Province, of Ontario agreemnent because of coni- siderable engineering invol- ved. d*» NormCafik is busy maf Ontario Riding MP Normn Cafic is a busy mani, holding three new positions in Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau'S govermrent. At a recent press conference at the Whitby Municipal Building; Mr. Cafik discussed his new roles as Minister of State for Multiculturalismn Acting House Leader and memnber of the Treasury Board. Mr. Cafik said that as Minister of State for Multiculturalism, he wants to turn his departmneft in a new directioni. cent of our population who are neither English nor French," said Mr. Cafik. The departnient was also a " 4grab bag for cultural grants," according to Mr. Cafik, and lie wants to change tbat too. Mr. Cafik explained that more than 50 per cent of the ministry's grants were for SI ,0O or less, and he wants to change the government'5 attitude toward major rather than than mninor, cutitural grants. "The real impact sbould be that a fair shake and equal opportuflity ini government and our whole national life be given to the ethnocultural groups," said Mr. Cafik. Mr. Cafik said hé considered there is a significant role in the Cabinet itself to assist these groups. 11"&My job is the need, to see three balanciflg groups - - English, French and ethno- cultural groups," he said. "We have two officiai lang- uages, but we don't have two officiai cultures."' Speaking on bis role as Act-, ing House Leader, Mr. Cafik said a great deal needs to be, done. "The ParliamefltarY system is slow and' laborious, and 'l want to make it a more, responsible body to the, Canadian people," said Mr. Cafik. Commenting on his TreasurV-: Board position, Mr. Cafik said the Treasury Boardi' the only ýlegislative commit- tee of the Cabinet, and the only one wtiose memberg- naines are mnade public. - Mr. Cafik said he hopes t6 have a considerable impaci1 on government spending in his new position, for there iç a need to spend public rne In the wisesl Possible way,,» -4- _er