PAGE 6, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1987 Separate school committee votes to keep busing in West Lynde area Busing will be retained for separate school students in Whit- by's West Lynde area if a recommendation is approved by the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board at its next meeting this month. Whitby trustee Tom Oldman says the board will likely approve the amendment/to the tran- sportation 1 policy to retain busingl to St. John the Evangelist school, north of Dundas St. W., from West Lynde, south of Dundas. By ,a 6-2 vote, the board's operations committee last week recommended the amendment.. Oldman says about 170 students in the West Lynde area, now tran- sported by bus, "would have been walking" without the amendment which he says is necessary for safety reasons. Oldman says he argued that it would be unsafe for children to cross Dundas St. I 2 3 a because of traffic. The board's transpor- tation committee had last year proposed busing changes "to rec- tify inequalities throughout the region," according to Catherine Tunney, who then chaired the committee. The committee proposed to drop six buses, which includes transportation in West Lynde. The changes would have represented a cost-saving of $32,000 to region separate school supporters. But parents, invited by the committee to respond to proposed changes, threatened to withdraw their children from St. John the Evangelist school if busing was discon- tinued. As of December, two families had already withdrawn their children. Oldman says parents wrote 300 letters and presented petitions against the proposal. Lynne Childerhouse, who has two children at The latest facts on RRSPS Friendly, knowledgeable and courteous service The National Trust "Financial Planner" brochure FREE OF CHARGE. St. John the Evangelist, .presented parent con- cerns to the transpor- tation committee Dec. 17. She argued that children walking from West Lynde (south of Dundas St. W., from Brock St. to White Oaks) would have to cross Dundas at the Cochrane St. intersec- tion to get to St. John's. There is now one crossing guard at the in- tersection. She said other street intersec- tions'also had busy traf- fie and thus posed safety concerns. The amendment recommended last week by operations commit- tee would allow tran- sportation to be con- tinued in West Lynde The Whitby OPP- detachment reports 22. accidents within its territory on SundaSïas a result of the wind and snow conditions. until more crossing. guards are provided. In November last year, Whitby council turned down a separate school board request for more crossing guards. "It'll fly at the board as far as I'm concer- ned," says Oldman of the recommendation to continue busing. He argues there wouldn't be any difference in cost to the board between keeping or dropping buses. The existing board policy provides tran- sportation for students who live 1.6 kilometres or more from school. But exceptions are made for safety, such as streets with no sidewalks. Police say there were numerous broken down and stranded vehicles including several on the 401. There's a National'Trust branch conveniently located near you. Come in or call us today. WHITBY 352 Brock St. S. 666-1800 & 308 Dundas St. W. 668-9324 AJAX Harwood Place Mail S. 683-7344 OSHAWA 32 Slmcoe St. S. 723-5207 PICKERING Pickering Super Centre 831-6501 PETER LAPOUSSIS gets reqdy to eut and turn donuts with the help of a donut plunger. BrockN St. To further justify Whitby councillor Joe Bugelli's remaric that Whitby isbecoming a "well- rounded community," another donut store has opened its doors in Whitby. Big O Donuts is located at 1022 Brock St. S. and began operation on Monday, Feb. 1. The owners, George* Bilissis and Peter Lapoussis, say they chose the Brock St. S. location because of its close proximity to the 401 highway. "There is nothing down here. This is a service for the area," says Bilissis. Bilissis says that since the shop opened, the morning crowd of people on their way to work in 's BigO Toronto has been tremendous. "Business has been very good. That's a surprise." Besides stocking up to 60 varieties of donuts which Bilissis says are made fresh every day, the store also sells croissants and soups. "Everything for the morning and lunch hour crowd," says Lapoussis. Lapoussis, besides being a co- owner, is also a certified baker. This is Bilissis' first donut ven- ture although he has 25 years of experience in the restaurant business. A grand opening will be held on Sunday, Feb. 15. During the day, anyone who purchases a coffee, will receive a free regular donut. Zygocki subdivision gets Town draft plan approval The draft plan for a 37 lot subdivision has been approved by Whitby council. The single family lot subdivision, to be developed by Michael Zygocki, is to be located east of Stewart St. and north of Johnson Ave. (east of Anderson St.) on a vacant property. In response to com- ments from Whitby's public works depar- tment, the developer revised the original plan so that a north/south road allowance in the subdivision is realigned to correspond with Bowman Ave. A petition signed by 37 residents supported the revised plan. An unopened, Town- owned road allowance within the subdivision, Leslie St., will be closed and sold to the property- owner. .Wa ll.. . . .-....*.*.. . IMPULSE BUY? Corne February, a lot of people scramble to get an RRSP before the deadline date. They may not be doing themselves any favours by impulse buying. It's important to choose the proper type of RRSP to meet your long term needs and save taxes. 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