The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

WHITBY FM EPRESS, WEDiUESAY, MARCH 7,p990, PAGE 16, Bus service may..be triune McGraw-Hill Ryerson construction begins MCGRAW-HILL RYERSON president Robert Freè- manwajnd by Whitby Mayor Bob Atteruley on, March 1 for a brief. ground-breaking ceremony, in brisk winch, to mark the start of construction of the pubhng9 companys new faCility at 300 Water St., near the Whitby lakeshore. Construc- tion on a two-story, 80,000-sq. ft. office building and an 80,000-sq. IL. distribution warehouse is expected to be completed by next January, with staff relocations from Scarborough (225 employees ini Whitby) completed by June, 1991. By Mke Kowalsi Reducing Whitby Transit "'Peak" bus service by two hours each day will save the Town $112,000 annually and increase ridershui Theae prognosis was con- tainedm a transit'system pro- gress report adoptedl by Town council's operations committee, Monday. if aprovd 4ycouncil next wé, hredution in peak hour service will take effectApril 30. However, to offset this reduced service, three routes serving areas north of Rossland Rd. will b. extnded a -no exra cost te Ithesiysi4m In a report to committee pub- lic works director Richard lRuwa- hara said peak ser1rice, currently 5:45 te, 9 a.m. and 3 te, 7:30 p a.,. is centered around the GO T'ran- sit terminal. However, travel patterns i- dicate that passengers travelling between 8to 9a.m. and 3to 4 p.m. are oriented te, destinations within the town such as schools, shopping centres and the down- tewn. By ending peak service at 8 a.m. and resuming at 4 p.m. and offering regular service in bet- ween, Kuwhara said the travel .îeeds of passengertz will stili b. met. Councillor Marcel. Brunelle said the $112,000 figure repre- sented a "significant savings"but was concerned about another aspect of the cirectorgsreport. Average weekdaK ridership for January ýwas 1,93 compared te, 2,113 in- December.. Brunelle aeked if the January fare in- cirease. from 75 cents te, $1 was rý9ponsible for fewer riders. Kuwahara attributed the lower figre e tudntridership being down dtou te ia and exams. Committee chairman Joe Bugell wondered about the pos- silt of a furher fare increase this year; but was teld that none are anticipated before next Janu-, No té banquet hll yes te ,gas A rezoning application far the construction of a gaz bar on the northeast corner of Taunton Rd. E. and Brock St. N. has been approved by planning'and deve- lopm:ntcommittee. ee though an applic ation for a ban- qu et hall on the Taunton and Brock intersection was recently postponed because the committee fel evelopment there was pre- mature due .te the officiai plan review now underway. But councillor Joe Drnn said there was Ï& siarài ty betWeen ýbar. the. gas' station application and that of the -banquet hall. Drunim said the banquet hall was a large application *hile the gas station was a small develop- ment. He added that the Brock, and Taunton intersection is a buýsy one and could usie a servce station. The -plan calîs for a three- island gas bar with six pumps, a weather canopy and a kfosk. - Committee rec'ommended that .theaqplication be approved by CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY N THE MATTER 0F THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACTU R. S. 0. 1980,c. 337 AND IN THE MATTER 0F LANDS AND PREMISES AT THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPAL ADDRESS IN THE PROVINCE 0F ONTARIO NOTICE 0F PASSING 0F BY-LAW TAKE NOTICE THAT THE Couricil of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby has passed By-Iaw No. 2799-90 to designate the internor of the foîlowing property as being of historic and architectural value or interest uunder Part IV of the Ontario, Heritage Act, R. S. 0. 1980, c. 337. Inverlynn 1300 Giffard Street WHITBY, Ontario REASONS FOR DESIGNATION 0F THE INTERIOR 0OF 1300 GIFFARD STREET ARCHITECTURAL The interior features of lnverlynn are weII preerved examples of architectural styles and workmanship prevalent at the time of construction of this house in 1860. These features include the plaster ceiling mnouldings, base wood mouldings and door anid windjow trnm. The centre staircase and three (3) fireplaces are aIso, significant features. DATED at the Town of Whtby this 2lst day of February 1990. Donald G. McKay Town Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Whftby 575 Ross"an Road East WHITIBY, Ontario 1-1N 2M8 PHONE: (416) 668-5803 * - CA & SAL -FCDCý F F C - -FE-lE L s