PAGE 6, WI-ITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9,1989 VOUCE 0F THE COUNTY TOWN The only Whitby newspaper independently owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents. Put k)1 )lished every Wednesday 3y 677209 Ontario Imc. >Phone: 668-6111 668-6112 668-6369 Doug Anderson Publisher 131 Brock Street North, P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. LUN 5S1 Maurice Pifher Editor Peter Irvine Advertising Manager Alexandra Simon Production Manager 2nd Class Postal Registration #'035 44 SP',Oi A Summer Contest of Architectural Identification Take a stroil and see what Heritage Whitby lias to offer. Each week until September, the Whitby _Free Press will publish a picture of an architectural detail of a building in Whitby (including Brooklin, Ashburn and Myrtie). Each correct identification (only one per person per week) will be entered in a draw to win a book courtesy of LACAC*. 'Me draw takes place the following Tuesday morning at 10:00 arn. The winners narne and the correct identification will ke published in the following week's issue of the Whitby Free Press along with another mystery photograpli. Sponsored by Whitbys *Lca Architectural Conservation Advisory Cornmittee to encourage an awareness of our local architectural heritage. Watch for the LA CA C display and activities on Heritage Day, September l6th, 1989. Old Chronicle Building - 173 Brock St. N. lhe Qironide Office was constructed in 1862 as the headquarters of the WVhitby Chronide. Funds were provided by John -Iamn Perry, son of Peter Perry, the founder of Wbitby. As one of the earliest surviving brick commercial buildings i the downtown area, it lias served many funictions inluding a paint factory, a pump-maloers store, a movie theatre, a food freezing and storing establishnment, a Nurtri P;oducts Ltd. establishmient, ==rik Banquet Hall, and is now beiÉg restored and converted into office spaoe. LAST WEEK'S WINNER: Joan Adair, Whitby If you can identify this picture, submit the entry below to the Whitby Free Press, 131 Brock St. N., Whitby, LIN 5S1. The winner will be selected next Tuesday at 10:00 arn. Ail entries will be entered in the Grand Prize Draw. ---------------------------....... LOCATION Namne Address Phone No. Journey's end? Hotel/motel proposais for Whitby have been discussed many times in recent years, with counciliors trying to wrest guarantees from developers that actuai building wiii take place. So we won't say that construction wiil soon begin on one of those hotel/motel proposais, a Journey's End, off Chaniplain Ave., just north of the 401, east of Thickson Rd. Let's just say that construction appears ikeiy. In June of 1988, councii gave approval for the 103-unit, three-story f aciiity. Approvai was also given at the same time for a four-story, hotel- restaurant-rec centre compiex at Brock St. S. and the 401. Both developers wanted to proceed as q uickiy as possible. Both were heid up. A property matter invoiving GO Transit deiayed the Journey's End, with the building permit application made oniy reicentiy. The Consumers Rd. extension. it appears, has held Up plans by Bobby BhooIa for the Brock St. S. f aciiity. At least two other proposais have corne before the Town - perhaps more wiii be learned about those this f ail. Such accommodation wouid be welcome in Whitby. Many families and individuals visit this' communîty for business or recreation, and they promptly leave again or head for Toronto or Oshawa should adequate accommodation not be available here. A convention centre, again, oniy at the drawing board stage, wouid draw more visitors in addition to those attracted by Whitby's other tourist -attractions. Only when the building permit is given, the sod turned with ceremony, and the structure erected for that first hotel, wiii the end of a planning journey appear imminent. Upset over cable rate increase To the editor. Copy of a letter to Secretary General, CRTC. Dear SirfMadam: I amn extremely upset to receive yet another announcement of a proposed cable TV rate increase. To me it appaars that the public is not properly represented in the CRTC hearings and that the cable TV companies have been getting it their way for too long. Ail I want 18 basic "no frilis" cable TV service at a reasonable rate. In August 1984 I received this basic cabjle TV service for an acceptable price of $9.84 a month (including tax). In my opinion, at an acceptable increase of 5 per cent per year (approximately equal te, the rate of inflation) this basic service now should be available for $12.56 par month. (27 per cent increase in five years). However, this basic service is not available any more. First of ail, what is considered te be basic service bas been redeflned by Rogers Cable TV te, include such unnecessary channels as Home Shopping, Stock Market, Weather, Much Music, etc. And now the CBC Al News channel is being added. Second, the latest proposed rate increase brings this newly defined 'basic service" rate te $21.47 (including tax) - an increase of 118 per cent over the same five year period, or an average rate increase of four te, five tirnes the rate of inflation. Since cable TV companies are In a monopoly position 1 consider this price-gouging, totally unacceptable. The CRTC should, instead of a rate increase, consider -the following: 1) Roll back the rates. 2) Bring back the basic "no frilîs" service or rebroadcasting only local TV stations. 3) Charging only those c Stoes extra that speciflcaiV order channels such as home shopping, Much Music, etc. Please consider this proposai carefully since it represents the opinion of the silent majority. Thanking you, Daniel la Fleur Whitby w-Z ý, CoA a eedxt%%ee1