Uses recommended for hospital lands Industrial zoning north of Vic- toria St. and residential south of Victoria are part of the overall con- cept for use of the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital lands as suggested by a consulting firm. Marshall MacKlin Monaghan Ltd., the consulting firm, last week outlined recommended land use for the 700 acres immediately west of Port Whitby, including the psychiatric hospital and Whitby General Hospital, and land north and west of the hospitals. The plan includes 188 acres west of Gordon St., between Victoria St. and the 401, for industrial use. The remaining acreage north of Vic- toria would be park or open space. South of Victoria, the plan suggests about 125 acres for a com- bination of low, medium and high density residential use. A high/medium node would be establislied at the southwest end of the study area to allow visual and pedestrian access to the Lynde Creek area. The area south of Victoria also includes sites for separate elemen- tary and public elementary schools. Parks ranging in size from 2.5 to 5 acres would be located near the high density residential areas and near the public school. Another site has been set aside for a church. Consultants allowed 30 to 50 acres for the new psychiatric hospital to be built in the 1990's. But consultant John Kennedy said the Ministry of Health found the land use plan for development around the hospital as "premature" and wanted 130 to 150 acres preserved for the "short term" until the site size for the new hospital was identified. The hospital plan is expected to be completed within a year. Consultants set aside a 135-acre special development area to com- ply with the ministry request. Ken- nedy says the special area contains at least three sites on which the new hospital could be built without jeopardizing the existing hospital. (Of the area within the land use plan, the psychiatric hospital owns 400, Whitby General Hospital has 30 and about 200 acres are privately owned). Seven acres for commercial use would be located at the southwest corner of Victoria and Gordon Sts. Next to the commercial site would be more high/medium density residential use. Consultants say the combination would provide a SEEPAGE2 Hold-up at Canada Trust An armed robbery at the Canada Trust bank on Thickson Rd. S. on Monday at 7:30 p.m. netted two men more than $2,000. Durham Regional Police say two men entered the bank and while one stood at the door with a shotgun, the other man hopped the courter and grabbed money from the teller's tills. Both men are described as being white and in their 20's. Both wore sunglasses while one wore a nylon hood. One of the men was described as 6 feet in height while the other was about 5 ft., 7 ins. Police say the method of the rob- bery was the same as that at a Bank of Montreal at Liverpool Rd. and Hwy 2 in Pickering, robbed two weeks ago. No one was hurt in the incident. Council number to increase by one Model show ROY LOCKREY watches closely as one of the model trains he showed off at Heydenshore Pavilion on the weekend crosses a bridge. Model train en- thusiasts from as far away as Lindsay displayed their finest trains during the one-day exhibition on Sunday. Free Press photo Kelly seeks NDP nomination Sarah Kelly, a 39-year-old Whitby resident, has announced her inten- tion to seek the nomination of the Durham Centre New Democrats. The riding association will be elec- ting its candidate on May 4, at 7 p.m., at the Whitby Legion Hall. Kelly, past president of the riding association, teaches mathematics in the avaiation department of Seneca College. A pilot, and mem- ber of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, Kelly was a serious contender for the seat even- tually occupied by Marc Garneau on the space shuttle as Canada's first astronaut. At Seneca College, Kelly is both president of the Faculty Association (SECOTEMAS) and steward of 0.P.S.E.U. Local 560. Her 14 years there were preceded by three years teaching at Durham College in Oshawa. Kelly has returned to Whitby from a one-semester exchange teaching position at Singapore Polytechnique. She describes herself as "a serious candidate for a winnable seat." She says the NDP already hold half of the new riding under the old boundaries. She is a founder of the Organization of Working Women and affiliated with the National Ac- tion Committee on the Status of Women. "I encountered a fair bit of sexism going into non-traditional areas like mathematics and aviation," she says. "But in- creasingly I see problems like ac- cess to quality childcare, pay equity and pension reform as human problems. I don't like an ex- clusively male or female approach to issues." Born in England, Kelly has lived in Whitby since the age of three. A graduate of Henry Street High School and the University of Waterloo, she says she is concerned about educational issues. "The Durham Centre area is growing so fast. Portables and busing aren't the answer. The Board of education is fast becoming the board of transportation. Special funding from the province to provide neighborhood schools i.s essential." By MIKE JOHNSTON Whitby council will take on a new look after the next municipal elec- tion in 1988 increasing in size from seven councillors to eight. Council will consist of the Mayor, elected by general vote, three regional councillors, elected by general vote and four local coun- cillors elected by ward vote. Now, council consists of Mayor Bob Attersley, two regional coun- cillors, Tom Edwards and Gerry Emm and four local councillors, Ross Batten (north ward) Joe Bugelli (west ward) Marcel Brunelle (centre ward) and Joe Drumm (east ward). The extra regional councillor was approved by the provincè on Nov. 18, 1986, giving Whitby more say on Durham Regional Council. But while giving Whitby an extra regional councillor, the Province also gave council the opportunity to retain seven councillors - with a mayor, three regional councillors and three local councillors, and dividing the Town into three wards. That option was favored by coun- cillor Joe Bugelli. Each ward would have one regional councillor and one local councillor under that option. The recommendation (eight councillors) before us is the most expeditious, less contentious and the mQst acceptable from a political standpoint," said Bugelli. In a report to council, clerk Don McKay indicated that in 1985, the east ward had a population of 14,780. In comparison, the north ward had a population of 4,100. Projecting those figures through to 1988, and the next election, the east ward will have a population of SEE PAGE 26 BOOK WEEK See p. 15 COLOR CONTEST WINNERS See p. 26 6 4.,., # 4