PAGE 12, WHJTBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18,1989. Seniors'9 centre expansi on study, new fees approved By Kim Hawley Membership fees for the Whitby Seniors' Activity Centre wilI increase next year, but by 1991, members could be getting more for their money. Town council recently voted in favor of increasing membership fees by $1. Whitby. residents, aged 55 or older, will pay $5 tor the year in 1990, while associate members - non-residents or spouses under the age of 55 - will pa 1.EXPANSION Council also voted in favor or a preliminary stu dy that proposes an expansion of t he centre at 801 Aching bones' is subjeet of lecture The Living Well program lecture for the montb of October is 'Oh Those Aching Bones.' The presentation will be made by tbe local brancb of the Arthritis Society and will feature a film as well as otber informative material. Refreshments are served and tbere will b@ a door prize. Cost is $1 at tbe door. Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. in tbe program room at Whitby Public Library. Living Well health drop-in centres are now being conducted at the IGA Store on Brock St. S. on the second Tuesday of -eacb montb from 10 a.m. te 2 p.m. Anotber will be beld this montb at tbe Royal Bank in tbe Whitby Plaza on Brock St. S. on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from il a.m. te 3 p.M. Registered nurses wiii be in attendance to monitor biood pressure and weigbt. Pamphlets and genera information geared te seniors will be available. There is no charge. Brock St. S. E.H.E. International Inc., con- sultant for the project, bas sug- gested a 15,307'-sq. ft. expan- sion. The Town's parks and recreation department bas recommended council's approval and has suggested the* additonai footage wouldS me et the "'requrd"sace for "satisfac- tory seniorsprograms and ser- vices for the next five to 10 years. E.H.E. International bas also identified a second stage of expansion for consideration in that five- to 10-year time frame. While the expansion bas been estimated to cost $2. 1-million,' tbe price would not include the cost for any additional parking required, tbe cost of relocating tbe Iawn bowling facilities now located beside thbe centre, dis- bursements or possible land acquisitions. Te Ministry of Community and Social Services bas advised the Town of a possible 30 per cent funding rgam for tbe expansioni, wbile the Minis o Tourism and -Recreation h as offered to review' the Town's application, based on recreation service, and consider tbe expan- sion for additional funding from other ministries. Town staff were reluctant to pinpoint a starting date for con- struction for sucb an expansion. However councillor Tom Edwards liad earlier predicted construction would not begin before spring of 199 1. Dr. Jck Diamond FROM PAGE.10 ossible bias or totally without nias? For me it bas added an interestin g dimension." He spea1h igbly of bis fellow actors and considers the perfor- mances almost anticlimactic compared to tbe evolution in rebearsals. Diamond came to Canada from Lester, England in 1956 and moved to Port Perry to assist Dr. Mathew Jiymond, an MPP wbo was offered a Cabinet position, with bis practice. Diamond bas worked at Wbitby Psycbiatric Hospital since 1970 and bas lived in Whitby since 1974. "I bave felt very mucb part of tbis community and it is a privi- lege to work bere,'» says Dia- mond. '¶Excitement is adictive. We've got to avoid and look out for inertia.» IFair Lady & NVew Mvent 116 Brock St. N., Whitby 668-4051 We icomes CARMEN PEETS (Formerly of Tangles) She invites ail her friends and custorners to visit her in her new loation, Octoberl18th-2lst GA e-$10.0C> ~N Q16pr FALL SWEATERS -REG. $35.00$5,0 SALE$2mO Sà aLVfe $100.001C>) MEN'S SUITS WCC -,WO>CL MLe"ND r9C>F» QULJALUT S1ZIES 38-52 REG. $295+up SALE $195100 +up *MANY OTHER IN-STORE SPECIALS N~ *SHOP EA RL Y FOR BEST SELECTION WE RESERVE THE RIGUT To LIMIT QU4NTITIES MERCANTILEM*< cb321 BROC K. St. S., WIIITBY PLAZA cPo ~ > WIIITBY 668-3468 D9 MON.-THURS. 9-6, FR1. 98, SAT. 9-5:30 At Celebrations To Go A LARGE ASSORTMENT 0F DECORATIONS *BaIoons . .. masks Non-edible children's treats for your gîve- S aways HeIium tank rentai for your home parties I ~ *..AND LOTS MORE! 123 Brock St. S., Whitby 666-3551 j > RESTAURANT 'HINESE FOOD BUFFET DAIL' Sat. & Sun. Brunch $6.25 (more than 50 items to choose from for dinner) Dine in and Take-out service.. 107 BROCK ST. S., WHITBYer liki k %I