WfBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1988, PAGE 23 Record buiding permits for3rd strghmnh By Debbie Luchuk Althouh the rate Of residentia and industrial construction was "sluggish" at the beginning of 1988, the figures have 'Jumped way Up" with building permits issued for more than $Î107.7 million worth of cosrcin as of July s1, according to VWhitby Mayor Bob Attersley. The value of. residential permiits issued as of July 31 was $79K18.128 - $19 million more than the- total of $60.6 million for this time last yeéar. The number of residential permits has increased to 1,045,ý compared to 720 for the samne time last year. The total value of permits issued for commercial and industrial construction is also up fromn last July. Residential permits are mainly for single family units, somelink dwellings and a few townhouses, Atterslgy said. Obituaries EDNA HARRIS Edna Martha Harris of Toronto, formerly of Whitby, died at Toronto General Hospital on July 25, 1988. She was 79. She was born on December 27, 1908, at Stirling, Ont., daughter of John Haggerty and Ellen Leonard. she married Vernon! Wilbur Harris on June 22, 1946. A Whitby resident foir 41 years, Mrs. Harris was a registered nurse, a nursing instructor and associate director of nursing education. She was a member of Al Saints Anglican Church in Whitby, the Anglican Church of Orono and the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario. She is survived by ber husband, daughters Janes Jones of Casper, Wyoming, Joy Bran- deau of Manhattan Beach in California and son Jim of Toronto. Also survived by brother William of Brooklin. Mrs. Harris was predeceased by sisters Clara Rich, Helen Thorndyke and Florence Gud- geon. The funeral was held from the Town Funeral Home in Whitby on July 28, 1988, Rev. J. Able conducting. Interment at Union cemetery, Oshawa. With most of the permits issued for single farmily dwellings, Attersley was asked whether affordable housing was being encouraged in various developments. 'What's affordable housing?" responded Attersley, who made the same statement at a recent administrative committee meet- ing. ý'What you want in a community is variable priced housing, not "affordable" hou- sing. We can't force the developer to build something he can't sell,' Attersley said. He said that a close look at existing bylaws against basement and other apartments in single farnily units should be taken in the near future to create more "variable priced housing." Attersley said July's building. totals meant the third consecutive month of record numbers for permits in Whitby. "We had sales of $13 million this time last year. Y# 11 t 1 1Gê 4 I( ANNUAL MSS RESURRECTION ROMAN CATHOLIO 'CEMETERY (Taunton Road, East of Brock St., Whitby) BY MOST REV. ROBERT B. CLUNE AUXILIARY BISHOP - AND - MASS FOR DECEASED CONCELEBRATED BY LOCAL PARISH PRIESTS AUGUST 15, 1988 AT 7:30 P.M. The Catholic *Cemetery by Solemn Blessing is dedicated ta God and set aside for the burial of the bodies of Faithful Departed to await the Day of Resurrection. The Cathollo Cemetery is a place of prayer for the repose of souls of our departed brothers and sisters in the Faith and of reflection on the eternal truths revealed by God. Burial in a Catholic Cemetery with fèllow members of the chuyrch is our final Profession of Faith. Toronto Cathollc Cemetery Association 668-8912 6 Generations of Service, Quality & Trust " Family Monuments *Granite or Bronze Markers " Cemetery Lettering *Sandblasting Stafford Monuments1 318 Dundas St. E., Whitby 668-3552 After Hours 668-4460 or 666- 1513 Home appointments gladly arranged 1 . - ---a