Whitby Free Press, 10 Feb 1988, p. 2

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--i i '*1 PAGE 2, WHMTY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, .1988. Whitby ut ure disÂsed m Halhuton Mao Bob Attersley sy trip, to lbto n' las t Wednesday. and Thurèday by. YWtby counceillors and 20 staff members was'worthwhile. àW*hd. presentation fromiÏ each departmeýnt.ontheir present situation and their future needs," says Atterfsley. "It w-as really an! information meeting and how projects will b. finaniced," ho .,adds. <Hol says one of. the irnost Pressing issues froým a financial 'standpoint is how the, Town .ill finance,,'-the, newrecreation ,~h F4~ GRAND complex ap proved Elas yee for RoesslrnàdRd The complIex, expected to cost about $15 million, .was approved by:council lastý,Oécber. It ill be_-ý built adjaent to- the, municipal' building. Tecomplex will include- an inidoor pool,. squash'courts anda multi-purpose room. Talks are alo going on between the Town and the YMCA about a possible joint venture- on the comnplex:. Although- Attersley says, no final decision was made, ho notes staff did discuse reserve funds and debenturing as à possible approach to financing ýthe complex. 'This Town* is in very good financial, shape.* We haverit approved any debentures .for quite.a fewyears," says Attersley. Ho explains the Town will hiave paid off all debentures by 1996. Attersley says, another area of discussionwas >the Town's roaLds. 'We do have problems but that is not unlike other municipalities, problems and maybe we are in a better situation,"0 says Attersley.' One 'area of concern for the Town is the West .'Lynde subdivision, says Atterslèy. The subdivisioný is now 25 years old and the roads will soon stait deteniorating. Ho did not say whethe anY possible solution was discussed. Corrections. Ron Coward, principal at Pringle Creek public sehool, Was incérrec- tly identified in a photo caption last week. Geri MeLaren,. educational coordinator for the Durham Region Lung Association, was -also in- correctly identified. The Free Press' wishes. to apologize for the errors. Whitby's municipal building, will be used by SO Entertainment Corp. on-' Saturday, Feb. 20 for 12 hours of filming a-feature movie called ' Blood Relations.' The rnovie igi a modem day. Frankenstien story and stars Jan Rubes, a Toronto-based actor, Lydie Denier of France and Ray Walston fromthe former MY Favorite Martian television series. 1The movie is being filmed in Oshawa at Parkwoo Ettean Osjhawa Gënerai .Hospital,*but thle company requested the- use of the Whi;tby municipal building. for its architectural design. The company -will be filming in the mayor's office, in-- the. lobby and receptioný area. and' in committee rnoms. Hospital expansion Pl'ans FROM PAGE 1 The additional one story will provide space for up to 65 acute cane beds. A consultant's report in- dicated that Whitby required 7E, beds but Wallace noted that figure was downgraded, to, 43,. in the, request to the ministry. "We bave every confidence the acute care beds will be approved," said Wallace. "It's a matter of timing?' Ho denied that there was confliet between the board and the Ministry of Health, stating only that "We think our position is the correct one., Ho added that theneed for acute care beds bas also, been. shown, sin- ce there baye been instaànces wýhen people have had to wait two days on a stretcher for medical treatmnt. Pat Wilcox, a member of the hospital'board, said at the press conference that she was oe éf those who had 'to wait for-'treat- ment, as she spen1t two dàys in the emergency department. Hospital Planning. Consultant Whitby Psychiatrie Hôspital Redevelopment Minstry of Health The Ontario Ministry of Gover- nment Services is seeking Assignment Proposals for the preparation of a Functional Program, Master Site Plan, Master Facility Plan, Heritage Assessment, Archaeological Assessment, and Budget Estimate for the Redeveloprnent of the Whitby Psychiatrie' Hospital in Whitby, Ontario, for the Ministry of Health. Forming part of the Request for Proposal and the Assignment are: Methodology, Communication Plan, Outline of Tasks, and Schedule'Control. The Role Study cails for the redevelopment of a new 325 bcd facility on the existing site. Proposai Reqwirements and AssgnmntTerms of Reference ma eotined commencingà February 5,1988 from: Ministry of Government Ser- vices,-Public Tenders Office, -Room M1-43A, Macdonald Block, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Telephonie (416) 965.1152. Site Briefing Meeting: Interested bidders are invited to attend a meeting to be held on Februaryý 15, 1988, 9:O00a.m., local time, in the Administrative Building, Gold Room, at: Ministryof Heafth, Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital 700 Gordon Street Whitby, Ontario Highway,401 to Brock Street in Whitby, Brock Street south to Victoria,,Street, west on Victoria Street to Gordon Street, south on Gordon Street. Sealed tenders will be received until 3:00 p.m., March 4,1988, at the Public Tenders Office, Toron- to, at which time they will be opened in public. For further information, please contact the Public Tenders Of- fice, Toronto'or Mr. Bill Mc- Creery, Project Manager, Ministry of Government Ser- vices, (416) 965-587. The lowest or any proposai will not necessarily be accepted. Please quote tender numiier 245~ LI. LIf ,~i-UL LUi IR [LIU [.U IU4S~tIU14 UStV LUIJ UILI SU It4 LiJ~ A PAPER PICK-UP from 'Oshawa with one of the new trucks i the new Durham Recyeling Centre building. off Garrard. 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