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PAIIVttXyXWt~ Plansfor Lynde Shors Industri ai park unvele By Truidie Za*adovios TheRegon of Durham and the Ontario Governinent have entered mnto a joint venture. to develop. an industrial park on provincialIy owned and in Governinent Services Minister Chris Ward joined Regional Chairman Ga-r Herrema in Regional Council last Wednesday to make the anmouncement. Tlhe 185-acre Lynde Shores Business Park wiII be located on Victoria Street~ adjacent to hg h- way 401 and west of the Whltby GO station. "This joint venture markts a flrst for My ministry,» said Ward. "It cey demonstrates the objective we share with Dur- hani's local levels of government to ensure a good supply of servi- ced, industrial land in the region.» 'lbe province ýVill provi e the land and Durh mego0 will developd matetlthe bines park. Thý ministry will ~e the current market value of the land at the turne the sites are sold and Durham ' will recovrer its development and marketing costs. Any. additional revenues will be divided evenly between the two parties. Ward said that with the region not paying Ïor the land and.the province not having te service, develop or market the business park, both parles stand te benefit from the agreement. Regional Chairman G x Her- rema said that "Durham Regon is pleased te take part ini this innovative, co-operative ap- proach and weýe lookin forward tepoiig a active mndustrial siplte hat wil brin; new busi- ness into the on. Whitby Mao Bob Attersle added ta hést s aprime location and t$at the project «fits hvery well !ith our overali plans.' The siè is an estimated il minutes away from the Whitby GO ýtation and easy access te, and froin highway 40 1. The land for the business park is part ofthe Whitby Psychiati Hosital site which is beig redeý- vopdfor industrial and resi- dential. i: Ward said ithat 25 acres along W Lde Creek: ' *1 bsold te the trlLake;Ontario Conserva- tion Authority te provide open space.- Pat Olive, commissioner *of economic.development says that he expects construction of the firet building te start late this year or early next and that people would start moving in by 1991. He said that this is just the first of many stages of develop- ment and that he expacte the Par wllbe omleedby 1997 or sooner. When fmshed he said that four te five thousand people would be employedl in the busi- ness park.% Former Whitby Chronicle building new home for investment grop Donation to hospital marks Little -Caesar's opemng Little Caesars Pizza, the worldls largest carry-out pizza chain, opened its first carry-out restaurant in Whitby, and its 84th restaurant in Canada, on Feb. 12. The restaurant is located at 965 Dundas St. W., at Jeffery St. in the West Lynde Plaza shopping centre. As -part of the openin ceremony, Lttie Caesars donated $250- te Whitby .General Hospital's Flrst lass Fund campaign. On Thureday, Feb. 15e at 4 p.m., Mayor Bb Attersley willl dedicate the new head office of the Consortium Group of Companies in downtown Witby. This wil complete a mî%jor rebuilding projct at the former Whitby Chroznicle building and mark a milestozýe in the growth of the Consortium Group in the Whitby area. Pia Willianison, president of the Consortium Group, said the company reclaied a landmark of Whitby's early - days, and commented on the fine Advertisement Youna e t, Parky's got it You can buy jewellery, you can buy a stereo, you can even buy skates ... but you can'lt buy a snake at «Parkys» second-hand shop. Robert «Parky» Parkinson, owner of Parky's 2nd Hand & Estate Brokers store in downtown Whitby Igues when recalling the most unusual item someone offered te selI hlm. «I had te esay no, rm not too fond of snakes,» said Parky in eplain ingwhy he turned down the «pet» owner's business. BSut -that's about the only déal Parkinson has refused during the past year. Opened last February, local response to Parky's has ben «even better than I imagined,» said Parkinson. «Mayb the state of the economy has got someting te do with it, I don't kno,,but Fin not complaining.» Located at 111B Dundas St. W., this is Parky's second euch shop. His fret sho2 opened four years ago in Oshawa and he 'is considering opening a third stere in Bowmanville. You naine it and Parkys llkely has it. Stereo' equipment, televisions, VCR's, musical instru- ments and of coursejewrellery. «We pay more for gold and diamonds' than anyone else in the area and we unconditionally guarantee everything we sell," Parkinson says proudly.. Although Parýk/s does handle new merchand- ise, the bulk of its inventery comes from estate sales and walk-in business. Parkinson is quick te note that hie is not a pawn shop. "The rule of any pawn shop le that anything purchased from a custemer muet be kept for one year,» he explains. As a second-hand and estate broker, Parkinson is only obligated te hold goods forl 30 days. «We have lay-a-way plans weiIl do anything te help our custemers finance their purchase.» As can be expected in this type of business, Parky's handles a fair amount of «hot» mer- chandise. But thieves beware every item pur- chased je on file with Durham 1Üegional Police. «This is a legitimate shop, everything we buy goee inte the police book.» Parkineon says that when Parky's makes a purchase, the seller's name, address and infor- mation about the item le carefully recorded. Then, if eomething turne up stolen, police'seize it. «They go straight te the person who sold it te us. We keep everythingon record.» Parkinson addis that many etolen goods are ultimately returned te the rlghtful owners because of this policy. Parkinson eays many deals in hie shop are consummated by good old-fashioned bartering, but custemers can usually e pect te pay about 50 per oent lees than they wouid pay or the saie itebm new, at a retail stere. Saim te please, we1l do anything for our custemers.» 111B Dundas St. W. Whitby 430-1 582 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa 433-1785, ""e%87 craftsmanship of the early builders. The Consortium Group includes a group of six individual companies that each specialize in a partcular aspect of investment FORMER- WH1TrBY CHRONICLE building has been carefully restored and now becomes the head office of the Consortium Group.Inset is a photo from the Whitby Archi ' s which shows the Chronicle staff standing infr=i of the building. Région produces ivideo to promote investnient in Durham Durham Region'$ economic development department last week unveiled a new proniotional idoaewhlch will be used extneielyto promote Durham Region nationally and internationally. The seven-milnute video provides a 'quick-paced overview of the reion and its many attributes. the video creates a positive image of the opportunities available in Durham -Region, while aleo placlng 'an emphasis on' the services and- choies of lifestyle already in place.; -î': The vido , will .be ueed te encourage investment in Durham Region through presentation at trade shows, te officiais in federal and provncIal trade offices in the U.S. and abo.d, to, visiting potential investors and, where appropriate, sent to prospective clients te encourage them te visit first-hand. The production covers al sectors of -economic development, coinierce, industy agriculture and tourism throughout the eight area municipaities. Transporation, comimunity services and lifestyle throughout the region are key considerations in any relocation decision. -77ý 7-7-- on