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PAGE 12. WIffIBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1990 Approval recommended for expanded commercial use With changes made in the orn- ginal application, Whitby plan- ningcommittee Lhs recommen- dda 9,800-sq. ft. expansion to the two-store>y, 11,350 a~ ft. commerpialplaaat 605 %rockI St. N. Whitby planning comxittee had, recommended in June that the application be denied since it proposed downtown commercial uses that wouhd have posed "un- restricted retail and personal service fioorspace.» Planning departinent hadl also rejected a similar applicati on in 1983. However, committee postponed the application so the applicant Rulor Developments Ltd., couIc1 provde a list of potential uses for the property as well as show that the uses wouldn't adversely affect the existing land uses i the downtown area. The recommendatiori made Monday states that the addition wouhd inchude 4,900 sq. ft. of upper floor business and perofes- sional offices, and groun dfloor retail stores. The ground floor may contain a maximum 1,650-sq. ft. floors- pace for personal serice uses, and, accordig to the applicant's proposaI, would'include no more than two store bays (each 825 sq. ft.). Personal services permitted in- clude medical office, bank, trust company, haw office real estate office, shoe repair, dâry cîeaner's, school of dance, art, music or photoraphestudio. «We re keeping a fairly tight net around this particular pro- posaI » said plnnn directer Bob âhort, who said the unres- tricted nature of the original application with commercial downtown uses had been modi- fied so0 that retail stores are excluded. «We're not going to get into multiple tenants. One user could occupy the entirety of that space.» Bill Little, Pearson Lanes developer, had attended a public meetingj about the application hast Feb ruary and then stated bis. concerns about extended downtown commercial uses out- side the downtown core. He repeated those concerns on Monday night, and said he stili felt that a precedent would set by approving the application. àitie said he knew' of other potential applications for exten- ded uses outside the downtown core. SEE PAGE 14 Wolf ýfod caught in leghold trap The Pickering-Ajx-Whitbyani- mal control centre was caled hi last Saturday afternoon to assist police ini capturing a trapped Wolf. The Wolf was found by an employee of Art's Auto Wreckers in northWitby, draggingah, eg- hohd trap and a two-foot piece of wire behind hlm. According to police, the trap was located elsewhere and the wolf muet have disloýdge the leghold from its mooring in its attempt te break free. Ani-mal control officers took the wolf to the shelter where the tr ap was removed. However, due to îts W~uries, the animal had to beput cdown. Police are unsure at this time where the trpo*ginated and no charges have been laid. z ednik exhibition at gallery The exhibition, 'Jane Zednik: Recent Paintings,' will be held at The Station Gallery until Jan. 28. Zednik was born in Toronto and currently resides in Millbrook, Ont. She received ber bachelor of fine arts from Mount Allison University and York University, and ber masters of fine arts from the University of Saskatchewan. The artist's magical oil paintings deal with three themes. The first therne is mythology, for she bas always, been very interested in folklore of many types. The second theme deals witb ber interpretation and view of social and political world issues such as the environment and wildlife. The third theme in ber paintings relates te the artist's evcryday situaALis &1t surroundings. Zednik's works bhave been featured in numerous- exhibitions since 1979, and are included in many private and public coletinssuch as the Canada Council Art Bank and Glenvow Museum. She bas also completed several commissioned paintings for publications and institutions in Canada. Two displays at public library Handpainted fiat plaster bouses by E.A. Kalafatis are on display dauring January at the Wýhy Public-Iibrarv. There are two styles of smal bouses in a strip of five, reminiscent of a European street scene. There are also larger incividuai houses and stores. AM are handpainted with detailed flowers and window treatments and if you look closely you will find a little boy in a striped sweater somewhiere in each piece. As an added feature, Liz-Anne will show ber bandpainted boxes Auditions for musical Auditions for the"'Whitby Courthouse Theatre's production of ULttle Shop of Horrors' will be held at the theatre, in the Cen- tennial Building, on Sunday, Jan. 21,2 te 5 p.m., and Monday, Jan. 22, 7:30 to 10 pm. (enter by stagedoor at rear o'f building). Te musical wilh be presented April 26 te, 28, May 3 te, 5 and May 10 te 12. Anyone wishing te, audition should bring a prepared piece of music, of bis or ber choice. Call-backs will lie on Sunday, Jan. 28,2 p.in. For information about audi- tions, including specific cast members required, caîl director Monique Essegrin at 666-1996 or groducer Harry Anderton at 666- The Whitby- Courthouse Theatre group continues te rehearse for 'Agnes of God,' te be presented Feb. 8 to 10, Feb. 15 te 17 and Feli. 22 te 24. BANQUET MAL LIMITED DATES AVAILABLE FOR SUMMER 0F 1990 - BOOK NOWII!!1 ReceptionS, large or smaffl, sit down 6. or buffet, let ALL OCCASIONS arrange your special day and0 give il ail the attention it deserves. - ALL OCCASIONS Banquet Hall Cont-et Craig Sharp <I) _ DURHAM SQUASH & FITNESS CLUB 1450 HOPKINS S..Wt-1TBY, 668-5866 in three styles - a recipe box, a bigger letter box and a window box. AUl are bandpainted with whimsical country scenes evoking happy childhoodfantasies. Recent works by J. Cris Ste- venson are on display at the Whitby Public Library until Feb. 3. Stevenson says the works shown represent "a new be&in- ninqi my approach te, paint- ing, as he was ifiuenced by Dennis Burton and the IRay Mead Workshops.' The desig~n, ucontrolled uncon- trolability,' and stylized motifs draw attention te a collection of anxorphic shapes. "They reflect the past year's concerns with my approach towards paintings," says Steven- son. An opnngreetion will be held Frida, Jan. 12. AN EXHIIBITION of works by Jane Zecfnik is on display at The Station Gallery during January. Chdei Bovle.Froe Prem photo Munn, Tacon works at McLaughlin An exhibition focusing on the work of Kathleen Munn and Edna Tacon wihh open at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery on Jan. il and continue until Feli. 18. The exhibition will inchude 54 oils, watercolors, collages and drawings executed by the two Canadian artiste from 1915 to 1947. Worhdng the first b-ilf of this century, Munn and Tfi.n created a personal art inflaenced by European modernism. These artiste experimented with cubism and non-objective work before abstraction was considered a *.viable direction for Canadian art. Athough the quality of their work was acknowhedged by contemporary artista and critics, the domiance of the nationalist landscape tradition of the Group of ýSeven and its followers prevented the pioneering work of these two women from receiving lasting recognition in this country. Most Of tbe work created by Muàin and Tacon is i the possession of their respective descendants and lias not been exhibited publicly in Canada in decades. This exhibition is an attýmpt te reinstate Munn and Tacéon to their rightful place in Canadian art history. The exhibition and c taMgu togther provide a more bahance understanding of modernismn in Canada, and wihl broaden our knowledge of the position of women artists in Canadai the first half of the twentieth century. Organized by the Art Gallery of York University, the exhibition was matde possible by the funding received from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the National Museuras Corporation, the Ontario Arts Council and the City of North York.