Coscan By--MLko Kowalsi A controversial residential development proposod for Whitby's waterfront has beoz reconunended for approal. Town council's planni n d development comnnittee onday unanixmously endorsed a revised rezoning application from Coscar Development Corp. for a $150- million developinent at Whitby harbor. Despite arguments from mem- bers of SOS (Save Our Shore) Whitby and a few other residents opposed to the proposai, the com- mittee was in complete agree- ment that the project will benefit the Town. Coninittee members feit Cos- can's revised proposai provides sufficient accesse to the water- front and more than enough open space and parkland to meet the mulnicipality's minimum require- ments. Hlowever, SOS reprosentatives said their maejor concerne were t fot addressed and the group is prepared to fight the plan at the Ontro Municipal Board (0MB) The proposai recommended by comnuttee lus lightly downsized froin the original poect unveiled Instead of four 15-stor apart, ment buileg, there willnow be three. More' than eight per cent of the site will be set aside as public parkland, whereas the minimumrn rqurement for sub- diiinmf Whitby is five per cent. Coscan ie also prepared to buiid partial pedestrian walk- ways between most of the dove- lopinent and the harbor, but about 300 metres of waterfront Youth 'aying chieken' on CP tracks Sepage5 would still public. r The proposai also, includes 5, n townhouses, a recreation centri underground parking and coin d mercial units. Inl addition, Coscan muet pro ivide the Town with a cash contri ri bution of $60,000 per acre oi aprximately $100,000 for tret y planting wiways and lands caping For public lands on thi south sido of Front St., as E condition of the site plan agree- B ment. Although not an officiai publi( Meeting according te the plan. ning process, spectators were Ceritted to as k questions o (oscan representatives and 3Town staff. SOS member Karen Cole ac- iknowlodged that Coscan had put forward a botter plan but -the group, was stili not satisfiod. Cle said WhitbKs waterfront iwas in danger of becoming a «thicket of highrises. «You can' no longer see, the wator from. Iroquois Park because of Sailwinds. Coscan'a prop saIl not one 10-stor building but three 15-stery build- ingsaid.Cole. <Sailwinds is the name of a condomninium apartmont build- mlg being constructed near the site by another developer.) She said SOS formally presen- ted its3 objections last month to the Royal Commission on. the F iture of the Greator Toronto 'M %terfront chaired by David C~ »nbie. lho group, has called, for more pam'cland, greater access te the watrfront, a lower density of housing and more affordable units. (Coscan anticipates the cost of units te start, at approximately $140 000.) Colo said the project is con- trary ta Crombie's stated aims of more public access te the water- front and more public imput con- cerning development. «To date we have not been consulted,» said Colo. Planning committee chairman Ross Batten ropliod that Whitby residents have always had oppor- tunity for inut nto, develop- ment proposaisl7 for the water- front. «There have been many public meetings over the years, rosi- dents have been part and iarcel of every plan put forward," said, Batten. As for Whitby's waterfront development palicies, Mayor Bob Attersley pointed out that Crom- bie spent two hours meeting with ho and staff te diseuss that very subject. Attersley said Crombie was tgleasantly surprised» te learn tat the Town had undertaken a SEE PAGE 37 STEPHANIE SEARS wiil be atteinding Presidentg the University of Guelph nert y*ear on ships. and, Canadian' Fwee Pieu.photo 2scholarships for student By ChristopherBovie Anderson CVI principal Arond Dekker describes her as trulyý outotanding. She has been awarded the Guelph President's and the Canada scholarships. For those who know Stephanie Sears, she was the Perfect choice. Along with maintaining an A aLverage, Sears has been involved Ini nany oxtracurricular activi- ties, including cross country ski- ing where she hopes te find a s!pot on Guelph's varsity tearn. The Guelph President's scho- larships are awarded te students who possess stronq leadership and academic qualities. Only ton of the scholarships were awarded this year. Sears' track record ma]kes it eaus te e why she was awarded oth scholarship s and the praise of teachers and peers. "'She isn't one te uit back. She is always positive and goes the extra mile. She has the gonýuine respect of myself and staff,» Dek- ker said. The scholarships continue over four years, provided an A average is achieved. Sears will be studying human biology at Guelph for her bacho- lor, of scienoe. She is planning te enter the medical field, but is as yet undecided on a specifiç area. Local cartoon earns Canadan award son CVI for four years anid completed her studies this year at Henry Street A cartoon by Randy Hall o The Free Preshas won firt place in the annual national community newepaper award conpetition. Hall's cartoon, fromn the Aug. 23, 1989 edition, wau first in the local cartoon category of the Canadian Community Newepa- per Ausociation's Botter Newupa- per Competition. The cartoon depicts the debate over art and advertising deriv- ing from an artiuts work on a mural on a wall at Whitby Audio laut summer. The cartoon had previousl3 won the Ontairio Coin- ewit l spaper Association comýpetition. [:N VOGUr 0A Monthly Fashion and Beauty Review SEE PAGES 25 29 ***~9I ft**V*4~PlMet cou1L L ~9iiamiuz&mi l brn. Ém ,,Imt, ad go md plan mmended. be cut off te the Legal action tlireat over lot levies Smepagie9 séholar-