WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14,ý 1986, PAGE 7 Priest hikes to Ottlawa for boys' om By MIKE JOHNSTON Free Press Staff He went througb Witby last week virtually un-. noticed except fora concer- ned citizen who calledý the police to inform tbem that a priest and a young man 'were wâlking along higb- way2. The - police officers responded to the> cail, checked bis I.D., discovered wbat he was doing, and wished bim good luck. The priest is the Rev. An- drew Naud of the Holy Family Regional -Niagara Youth Centers and Boy's- Homes and he was passing through Whitby on a walk fromi Niagara Falls to Ot- tawa to raise money for bis Niagara Falls based emergency boys' accom- Imodation program. 'Father Naud, 38, is House Father to the Boy's House, which provides emergency açcommodation to youths 16 to 21. The home opened in Dec. of 1984 and bouses boys from towns and cities ail over Ontario, not just Niagara- Falls, said the Reverend. The wallc is to raise money for the home which is now operating at'a ByMIKEJOHNSTON Free Press Staff Durhams Region's ex- pansion of Thlckson Rd. S. to accommodate five lanes la once again coeting the Town of Whtby money. In Mardi, the town learned it would have to pay an estimated $95,0 toprovide proper street filghting on Thickson on- ce t was wldened. Now the town is going to pay $102,565 for sidewalks on both sides of Thickson from Dundas St. to the future extension of Bur- ns St. While the town's 1986 budget did not Include deficit of $13,000 said Fr. Aidrew. It is funded partly by Liberal Churches in the city and the city of Niagara Fails. However, the Father said that raising money isn't bis main reason for the grueling walk. "I want to make people aware of the problems we have in our society with our youtb," said Fr. Andrew. The Rev., v.,ho is a liberal catholic Priest, is married with two bilidren and is being accompanied on the walk by an ex-resident of the home, Ray Gravelle. Gravelle, 18, said he stop- ped into the home to sleep one night and ended up staying. On bis own since he was 14, Gravelle is -accom- panying the Reverend because of what the home bas done for hlm. "This is the least I can do after what the home bas done for me," he said. He is now renting the basement of the reverends bouse and volunteers bisý time at the home. The two men left Niagara Fails May 1, and have been keeping up a pace of 20 to 25 miles a day. They expect to arrive in Ottawa aroundt the price for the lightlng, the *sidewalks were budgeted for, said Whitby counilor and chairman of the regional works depar- tment, Gerry Emm. "The town waited for construction to hap- pen," said Emm. He said that if sidewalks, were ln place before construction began, the region would have paid to repair or replace them. Councillor Emm also said the Region is presently looking at continuing the expan- sion of Thickson toMary St. and from there to Rossland Rd. The Town of Whitby had asked the Region to incorporate the price for the construction of the sidewalks into the con- tract for expanding the road. The price for con- structing the sidewalks has been tendered at $85,470. However, with engineering costs and contingencies, the final price has been estiniated at $102,565 by the Public Works Department. In preparing the 1986 budget, the Public Works department had estimated the sidewalks to cost $91,900. The over- May 22. Once in Ottawa the reverend will present a let- ter from the Mayor of Niagara Falls to tbe Mayor of Ottawa, extending greatings and briefly describing the purpose of the walk. For food along the way, tbe two men rely on donations from, restaurants and sleeping arrangements are usually under the stars in tents and sleeping bags they are carrying on their backs. But once in a while, they get an opportunity to sleep indoors. "We stopped at a gas station near Toronto for in- formation and the owner of the station invited us ta sleep at bis bouse for thE night, " said the Reverend. Tbese two are not tbe only ones involved in the walk. Stan Cegnar, a resident ol tbe home, makes bis way ta a town before the Reverend and Gravelle, to contact the media and display posters about the walk. "Stan is our P.R. man and he gets to a town anyway be can,"' said the Reverend. The ReverEFnd said tbe last time be called the home over $6,000 had been ier budget c, expenditure of $13,479 bas been approved by council. To pay for the sidewalks the town wili take $9,745 from the tax levy with the remaining amount coming from the developrnent reser- ve fund and con- tributions from developers in the area. Work on expanding Thickson Rd. S. bas already begun. The Region is spending $5/ million to accommodate the five lanes with 80 percent of the amount being funded by a Ministry of Transpor- tation and Com- munication subsidy. pledged for bis walk. Tbe Reverend is no stranger to walking.' He walked from Kitchener to North Bay and back two years ago to raîse funds for a food shelter that fed the bungry in the Kitchener- Waterloo area. And this walk to Ottawa won't be the Reverend's last. Upon presenting the letter to the Mayor of -Ottawa, he will receive a reply and walk back witb it to Niagara Falls - a round trip distance of 1200 km. Donations of any size can be sent to HoIy Family Ser- vice Center, 5165. Palmer Ave., Niagara Fails, Ont. L2E MT. The Reverend also asks you to send a letter of support for the walk so he can read them wben he returns tô Niagara Falls, sometime near the end of June. .HERITAGE FLOOR FASHIOHS RETURNS WITH THE ORIGINAL 315 Sq. Ft. LIVING ROOM DININO ROOM AND HALL OR STAIRS. p.ditionairlmentsasi.11 sq t. 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