PAGE 20. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1986, WHITBY FREE PRESS Durham women's shelter gets provincial grant The Province of On- tario has reached an agreement with Sedna Women's Shelter and Support Services Inc., a non-profit housing group, to help provide geared-to-income hous- ing in Oshawa. The announcement was made by Alvin Curling, Minister of Housing. Mr. Curling said that the housing group would New ha A new parish hall for the St. Thomas Anglican Church in Brooklin is expected to be finished in five months. Whitby council gave the go-ahead for con- now be able to allocate 12 beds on a geared-to- income basis at its Sim- coe St. temporary housing for women in crisis. Under the Ontario Community Housing Assistance Program (OCHAP), monthly charges for eligible residents are based generally on incomes. Ontario pays 100 per- cent of the difference between those charges and the established monthly payments for accommodation. Provincial subsidies in the first year of the five-year agreeement are estimated at about $33,000. With OCHAP assistance, up to 35 per- cent of the units in private non-profit and co-operative develop- ments for families will l for St. Thomas struction to begin when it approved a site plan for the 2,784 sq. ft. hall at a meeting last Mon- day night. Construction started last week on the per- manent hall which will replace a school por- table. The portable has acted as a hall to the church since 1960. A secondary plan study of Downtown Whitby, identlfied on the map above, Is being carried out by the Town of Whitby Planning Department. The pur- pose of the study Is to prepare a Secondary Plan to guIde the future growth and development of Downtown Whitby. The Stage I report containing the proposed planning Objectives for the Secondary Plan will be presented at the public. meeting of the Ad- ministrative Committee noted above. AUllnterested persons are Invited to attend and to submit any written comments by October 22, 1986. The com- ments received wIll be reviewed and final, recommended objectives will be presented to the AdmInistrative Committee at Its regular meeting of November 3,11986. Further Information on the above study may be obtained by calling Mr. Larry Cavanagh or Mr. Bryce Jordan of the Planning Department at (416) 668-5803. be allocated on a geared-to-income basis, with an additional five percent possible for housing physically and developmentally han- dicapped persons. In projects for senior citizens, up to 50 percent of the units may qualify for OCHAP aid. OCHAP assistance is also available for private non-profit and co-operative projects that accommodate Broklin Bylines By BETY-JEAN BLYTH ý Call 655-3679 with items for this column All this rain we've been having has not only left muddy roads and flooded basements, it seems to have seeped into our bones as well. I, for one feel like my brain bas become mush. One of the biggest differences between the male and female sexes is the way they respond to adversity. Men seem to sort of dig in and suffer silently through while women prefer to ignore it and go on to something else. We have a slogan - "When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping". I presume that is what bas brought on the rash of fashion shows lately. Last week I attended two of them. The first was by a pricy boutique from Oshawa that proved to be an endurance test. I mean, how many times can one watch the same outfit go by, no matter how elegant, without becoming bored? The second event was staged by our own Brooklin Village Shoppe. The models again were amatuers but they definitely had the professional touch. The tickets cost twice as much and were worth every penny. It lasted twice as long but the minutes sim- ply flew by. The clothes were lovely, stylish and af- fordable for the average working woman or matron. My hat goes off to Connie Heron and Judy Vipond for producing such a delightful performance. It just goes to show that you don't need the Big Time to have a good time. LEGION EUCHRE The Legion Ladies Auxiliary recently held the fir- Jfracc//d'L | FURNITURE & UPHOLSTERY LTD. •ANTIQUES *NO-DIP RESTORED STRIPPING •CUSTOM •REPAIRS UPHOLSTERY •REFINISHING A large selection of Victorian parlour furniture available 413 DUNDAS ST. E. WHITBY 668-5481 VALMED HEALTH SERVICES INC. 24 Hour Nursing and Homemaking Services for the elderly, sick, disabled or mother & newborn Complimentary Assessments 356 King St. W. 433-1494 Oshawa TEDAR Loom Suppli BROCK F PICKERII (1½2 miles N. Of Hwy 683-0887 groups such as OCHAP assist physically or develop- More than mentally handicapped profit and co- persons needing some units are bein, level of support care. ted through th Up to 100 percent of cial pragram. units in this special this year will a category may receive more than $7 mr ance. 2,000 non- operative g suppor- is provin- Subsidies amount to illion. st euchre party of the season. The attendance was low but everyone who attended had an enjoyable evening. Winners were: ladies high hand - Marion Rice, ladies low hand - Eileen Young, men's high hand - Frank Simpson, men's low hand - Joe de Koning, most lone hands - Frank Simpson. If you would like a friendly evening of cards be sure to get out to the next one on October 22 and bring along a friend. Tickets are only $2. ROAST BEEF DINNER Brooklin United Church is holding a roast beef dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Of course it will include all the fixings including delicious homemade desserts. Tickets are $7.50 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under (pre-schoolers are free). Call Alf Jackson at 655-4864 to reserve yours. SCIENCE FAIR COACH The Science Fair Coach is coming to Brooklin Library on Saturday, Oct. 25. If there are enough - registrants there will be two sessions. Session one, for grades three to six, will run from 2:15 to 3:15. Session two, for grade seven and up, will run from 3:30 to 4:30. Be sure to register well in advance. This activity is meant to encourage youngsters to participate more actively in local and regional science fairs. The coach will show slides of suc- cessful projects and explain how to schedule and display new experiments. Each person will obtain a kit which includes a display board, graphic headings, a list of suggested experiment themes, a reading list and helpful reminders. A certificate will be presented to each participant. A fee of $3.50 will be charged for this. B.L.C.C. The new Brooklin Library Children's Club report is as follows. It is submitted by Anju Mehta. Last week while the younger kids (seven and un- der) were busy making potato prints, the older ones (eight and over) were making plans for next week. Following that we all received membership car- ds. Make sure to come next week and find out what the surprise plans are! LIBRARY NEWS You are invited to enter the Ontario Public Library Week Draw. You could win the great Canadian book called "Company of Adventurers" by Peter Newman. Just drop by the library, check out a book and enter. Watch for more news about the exciting events planned for this week Oct. 20 to 25. PAPER DRIVE The regular monthly paper drive of 2nd Brooklin Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will be held Saturday, Oct. 11starting at 9 a.m. Be sure your papers are tied securely both ways and left at the curb no later than 9 a.m. Ashburn residents may leave their papers at the Community Centre on the Friday, Oct. 10. No earlier please because of the fire hazzard. All paper drives include Cedarbrook Trail, Rob- mar St. and Macedonian Village. The scouts and their leaders wish to thank all those who support them in this service and fund- raising endeavour. EVENTS TO WATCH FOR Coming up on Saturday, Nov. 8 is the St. Leo's Christmas Bazaar. Mark it on your calendar and I will have more details later. NTSÆff y Ltd...- on olaonee cons ~D. N.se:* e .N*Sand * * 5 sA A - NGoe ble ue .crb No.ute 2ib