PAGE 8, WHITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1987 Former Firestone plant renovations complete After being vacant for the past seven years, the old Firestone plant on Blair St. S. is once again com- peting to be the hub of Whitby's in- dustry. The plant was purchased by Eastglen Properties in December of last.year and since that time the building has undergone much renovation. The rejuventated plant was 'of- ficially' opened at a sod-turning ceremony last Wednesday attended by local, regional and provincial of- ficials. "We intend to make this a good and presentable development," said William Stemeroff of Glenson Investments, which merged with Eastway Construction to form Eastglen. Stemeroff told the 40 people in at- tendance that even as renovations were being carried out, three customers had moved in. They are: Customized Transportation, a 'Just In Time' supplier to General Motors; Spectrum Waterbeds; and DuPont Canada. Combined, those three industries occupy 90,000 sq. ft. Stemeroff said when renovations as well as construction of new buildings are finished there will be one million sq. ft. of space available. "I promise this community and the tenants that this will be a building they can be proud of," remarked Stemeroff, who said when all the work is completed it will have cost $35 million. Making his second appearance as MPP for Durham Centre, Liberal Allan Furlong called the move an "ambitious project" and jokingly praised it further because it was done without government assistan- ce. Whitby Mayor Bob Attersley reflected on how the building he had worked in for five years during the 1950's "was sadly closed down." He also used the opportunity to mention the two derelict boats sit- ting in Whitby harbor, saying the company has tried but "they won't fit in the buildings." CH:IE SEN NI C C. i A l Mî .<VEx E ivïby usi e SHRLYFNNad ADYQAI'CENTURY Mainstream: People in need of care for them- selves or family members will have someone else to turn to when a Toronto-based company expands its services into Durham Region this month. Ann Cole, a registered nurse with a background in care of the elderly, says Mainstream Care will provide the kind of services from its Whitby office that are strongly recommen- ded in a recent report to the Ontario government. Cole has joined forces with Nancy Walter, whose company now serves clients in Metro Toronto, in opening the Mainstream Care office in Durham. Cole, a Whitby resident with 30 years in nursing, discharge planning and nursing home ad- ministration in Oshawa and Brock- ville, will focus intial attention on offering services to clients in the Whitby-Ajax-Pickering area. "The logic of caring for people in their own homes has been apparent to me for a long time," she says. "When support services are used to reinforce family involvement, people are able to remain in familiar surroundings and they and their families have a much more compatible quality of life." A report in June of this year by the Ontario Health Review Panel, chaired by Dr. John Evans, urged the provincial government to shift greater emphasis on health care from hospitals • and other in- stitutions into the community and patients' homes. Mainstream Care is now enlisting personnel for its expanded service in Durham. The company hires "that special kind of person" who can give the necessary kind of care - preferably those that live close to clients in order to provide the con- tinuity and stability that the elderly prefer, Cole says. Mainstream personnel will provide a range of services, from helping clients with their basic health care and hygiene and preparing nutritious meals, laun- dry and basic housework to accom- panying the client on visits to the doctor, hairdresser or super- market. Mainstream services are available for as little as a few hours New care service begins in Durham a week to 24 hours a day. The client is assisted in deciding how to use the service to best advantage. Cole's own personal experience in -caring for a family member through a long illness has reinfor- ced her belief in the need for such services and her sense of identity with families in such circumstan- ces. "We want to provide an essential ingredient in the team effort that is necessarv to keep the elderly and frail in their own home environ- ment," she says. "I want to be able to provide the kind of care that I know how to give and am qualified to teach others." Information on the services provided by Mainstream Care in Durham Region can be obtained by calling the company's Whitby of- fice at 430-2525. Cullen earns prize Len Cullen of Cullen Gardens, Whitby, won first prize for 'En- trepreneurship' at a recent meeting in Halifax to honor nominees for the Canadian Awards for Business Ex- cellence. At a special awards banqu there, Robert de Cotret, Minister < Industry and Trade, presented gold medal to Cullen to recognize the contribution he made through Cullen Country Barns to the Markham - Scarborough com- munity. Over 300 jobs have been created and substantial numbers of tourists have been attracted to the area as a result of Cullen's efforts at Cullen Country Barns. Last year more than 1,000 tour buses visited "The Barns," which offer a wide variety of unusual merchandise and entertainment. Gifts, crafts, and in house bakery, gardening products, four eating places and a live dinner theatre are included in the 110,000 square foot structure. -.,q LEN CULLEN is shown at the site of the 92-unit co-op 2 o h prmn n onos DON IBSN, pesient f nn-prfitscheduled for completion next spring. Rossand idg Cooeratve ome e.,Sod-turning ceremonies were held Sept. is hon a te steof he92-ni coop 26 for the apartment and townhouse under construction-on Rossland Rd., development. Call 686-4787 for more int near the Oshawa-Whitby border, and formation. Free Press photo SPECIALIZING IN STEAKe SEAFOOD RIBS Daily Business Lunches lsxpbo-RER RESTAURANT& 117AVERN Newly Renovated Speciais of the Wonth Your choice of Roast Prime Rib of Beef T-Bone Steak New York Steak Filet Mignon Steak & Shrimps B.B.Q. Spareribs Ail This Including Soup & Salad Bar Garlic Bread & Potatoes ON LY $11 w95 900 Hopk ns St.. Whitby 668-0316 MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED