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.er~tae losi . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... ... .... ... d01ir~h~i. ..................fl ORIGINALLY BUILT as Bennett's Tavern circa 1828, but mr reoently used as a barber shop and drape-y-t-re the building at the northeast ecrner et Dudsand Euclid streets was demdlished Iast Saturday moenine Efforts to persuade Cainada Trust to utilize the historie building wr unsueesaful. On Tuesday -mrilng, the brick building adjacent to it began its move to Ahun $3.5m-milion so fr raised in -campaign By Mike Kowalkid ~Whitby General Hospital's $5.-mllin undraising cami- paig has passed the half-way mark. As of last week, $3.5-million had been collected or pledged towards the hospital's First Glass Fund Campaign, for pur- chase of new ecjquipment and renovation of existmng facilities. The announcement was made duning a reception held to launch the business and professional segmnt of the fundraising drive. Representatives of several local businesses and organiza- tions were on hand to pledge their financial support to the totalling $232,500 were made during the reception. This figue represents more than haif of the *45,000 that caffi- paign organizers hope to raise from Whitby's business and pro- fessional community. Campaign co-president Ed Buffett told the gathering the $5.5-million goal is «oertamnly attainable,, I believe we wiy1 achieve it.» However, Buffett said mort work remains to be done if the- target figure is to be reached b the. campaign's conclusionii August. SÉE ]PAGE 2 Residents oppose Li ck pond development By Mike Kowal fIe Town of Whitby hý asked to seek designation Pond as a historie site ini protect it from developmei The Local Architecturi servation AdvisoryCom (LàACAC) has called on council to ask the pr goenent to designateLick ias been Pod and nearby Scott Pond as iof Lick historical sites under the Ontario order to HeritageAct. nt. If so designated, the ponds 'al Con- would llkely. be preserved in nmittee their current state, meani*ng Lick iTown Pond would proba4bly be exàkuded 'ovincial from a commercial-residential developmnent, proposed for east LA&C VIce-chirmanRick Worr'informed Whitby's plan- ning and developmentcomte of Isagroup'sintentions during a publie meeting last week... Whitby Estates Ltd. is seeking rezoning of a 12-acre site on Dundas St. E., sto pig U wood St. (,,est f endlwoo Rd.), to permit a 27,000-sq. ft. shopping plaza and 39-unit tonhuse development. su o T he proposal cal]. for preserv- which «imnproving" it, according to Mar- iltering vin Geist, representative for the ial) '-an developer. isewer But .approxhnately 100 angry east Wlutb residents who atten- waste thi said ed in a id then system, Iqegion's. might te be Mz. earch aand 1 inology k plant elle, a ev.*on'it aïd hie es pro- ânistry ssured es Pro- SEE PAGE 18 Provincial election upcomîng SSe page 18 'Moonscape' left after treecut See page 8 B y Mike Kowalsi The Tw of Whitby will not stand in the way of Lasco Steel'. prut of a temporary dump site forlcar shreddder waste. With opposition only by coun- cillor Dennis Fox, Town council Monday voted flot te oppose Làasco's bid for «officiaI» approval of the dump, provided specific environmental conditions are met. Lasco (Lake Ontario Steel Company Ltd.) is seeking an amendment te Durham Reg.ion's official plan te allow it te dmp byproducts from its car shred- ding peratin ite a temporary However, the company began using the site last month, prior te receiving permission from the Regon which was te review the application yesterday (Tuesday). Fox teld council hie opposed the Planning comnittee's recommen- dation, -because I don't believe enough investigation has been done to make sure this is safe.» He again expressed concerns about effluent from the dump being puxnped ite the sewer system and the capability of the Corbett. Creek sewage plant te properly treat it. A condition of council's 9 is that Làasco demonstrat effluent ( termed leachate, results from rainwater fi through the waste materij be safely pumped inte the system. (At last week's planninI mittee meeting, Lasco berm manager Bon Deet the leachate will be collect holding pond, treated ang pumped ite the sewer a b ut only if it meets the B bylawý.) ."Despite what Lasco believe, Fm not. trying ornery about this,» sidFao "I dlon'tthink enough nir has been done on leachate don't think enough tedh eists at the Corbett Creel te handie it." Councillor Marcel Brun, member of Durham Rî public works committees comniittee reviewed Lasc posaI in great detail. Brunelle said Ontario M of Environment officiaIs ai the comniittee that Lasco SEE PAGE il 'One coiuwillor Oppàsed Lasco.d.ump bid approved by Tov .......... ....... ..... .................. .... .. . .. ........ .... ......... ...... ------ centrespread .. .......