______________________ 411 _______________________ n A 0CI01 ~ XiTT17Tfl1 tYDt1. fflM'O 4 xT'n'nnnA.QI,7 APPTTY 1 Q 1 ORO Grop cntnues effort to moor destroyer inWiby about t s0 11,hosiiyo vn Whitby would be one of 35 other cities and towns in North America with a naval vessel moored in its port 'if a local orgaiz ation bas its way. Te Royal Canadian Naval Heritage Association bas been lobbying to have the HMCS Ottawa, a 280-ft. Canadian des- troyer, moored at the Whitby harbor after it is decommissioned in 1991. The group was formed specifi- cally for this task. They hope to use it as a training area for sea cadets and a maritime museum. "There are 35 sh*ps in the United States an23 one in Canada, (the HMCS Haida in Canada), we hope to be the second in Canada," said Peter Spring, public relations director for the group. The group bas been taiking to officiais in Ottawa but ran into its first major obstacle when Whitby's planning. departmnent recommended the Town not sup- port the move. Among the'department's objec- tions: - the ship wouid not be com- patible with the existing and future harbor uses;, - there is inadequate shore land for parking; - the economic feasibiiity of the ship and a destroyer wouid not be compatible with the recrea- tionai. and pleasure craft image of the harbor. The department presented its report to operations committee two weeks ago. At the same time, representatives of the naval association received the report and were given time to respond to the concerns. Sprng feels ail the concerns can bresolved. "Ahl we are asking for is coop- eration. We know we have to form a company to run it," said Spring. Heý says the Town's main con- cern is funding. "There are corporations who have indicated they wiii support us and there are managers avail- abie for the ship. We also have a iist of supporters that inciude admirais and . vice-admirais," saïs Spring. It wili cost the organization $200,000 a year to run the ship, according to Spring. He a1so noted that the plan- ning department inciuded a let- ter from Coscan which- was against mooring the ship at the harbor. Spring says that since the let- ter, the organization bas had further taiks with Coscan, and the company is now in favor of the move. "They just don't want any res- ponsibility for the ship." Sprng says the group bas also had eals with Cuilen Gardens tour buses go to both the ship and gardens. .He said the ship wouid be moored at the harbor in such a fashion that it could not be moved even with strong winds and waves. "What other iandmark does the Town have besides Cullen Gardens? This is suitable for the SEE PAGE 32 eLarge selection of Nautical Brass Letters Numbers e Anchor Beils Porthole Mirrors etc. Q uaity at Affordable Prices 115 Dundas St.W., Downtown Wihltby 666-2531 POT.WHTY ARN ____ tJIL BROOKLIN CYCLE MARINE Serving the Durham Region for Over 14 Years 11.75% Financing Available (O.A.C. - Cail for Details) Total Parts & Service Since 1975 114 Dundas St. E.,Whitby 1 Block E. of Whitby's 4 C.orners MouTBoý66 6-m166 6 STWd vws ST£ANDRIVES à iNUOARO 1