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WHM ÉY fRE PESWEN&DYNVEMBER 7,1290,-PAGE 3S Donations to f:ire victims -welcome-d Items from Whitby Council agenda(s) Monday, Novemer 5, 1990 Planning and Development Committee That a condomIgnlum application from G.P.S. Dovolopmont Go. for an il -unit apartment building at 210 Gilbert St. W. be approved. Rècom endeto COUnoil That Durham Region and the Town or Pickering be.advlsed that the Town of Whitby has no commonts to make.with respect to a proposai for 15 estate residential lots, near the Pickerlng-Whitby border south of Uxbrtdgo. The developer ls seeklng an amendment ta Durham's officiai plan to permit the iceommendod té 0counoil That a request from the East Whtby Co-operative for a f lve-ft. high chain link fence along Anderson St. and Manning Rd." be approved. *Tho co-operative requested the fence to provlde prlvacy for rosidnts and ta roduce trespassing Inceents. Recommended to councli Operations Committee,,, That council adopt the policy procodures set out In the clerk's report for processlng requests for municpal clearance In accordance wlth the provisons of the 1990 Liquor Licence Act. And that Council delegate the responsibillty for processlng the liquor licence requests on behaif of the municpality to the Town Clerk. Recommended to coundil That council pass the recommendation that Freda Dykstra be appointed ta the position of property standards afflcer for the purpose of enforclng the Town's property standards bylaw. (The responslblities of the position shlfted from the publie works department ta the clerk's departmont ln eariy September, and since then Dykstra has beon the persan primarlly responsIble for proper ystandards). Reoàmnded to council That council authorize a requesat ta the Ministry af Transportation of Ontaria for the allocation of subsidY funds amounting to $23,790.51 for the replace- ment of a Handi-Transit van. The van has alroady been appovd y cunliand purchasd Through a Ministry of Transportation subsldy, the Town ls eligible ta recaup 50 percent of the àvoriginl ÉcostM a iovn lh By MikeKowali Financial donations ta victime of iast month'sdeatin fire at a Garden St. apartent bild- iae sillbeing accepted. afltain R4ck Sheasby of the WhitrySalvation Army says donations ta heip victime of tho Oct. 4 ffiro canlho made* through the Argny's office at 122 Kent St. Whilo doscribing current con- tributions as a "generous finan- ciel outpouring' from the com- munity, Sheaesby said further donations are welcomo. Additional monoy isnejio because it muet ho divided among a large group of people, eaid Sheasby. "When one sees the overal need it issmall in coparison,» About 200 people wero left homelese when firo ripped throuizh the 56-unit apartment building at 200 Garden St. It taok 50 firefighters from Whitby, Ajex and Oshawa more than nine hours ta extinguish the blaze which caused an esti- mated $3-million damage. Arson has been determined as the cause of the fire but no arroste have yet been made. Sheasby said that althoughi the majority of tenants have found permanent accoOmodation, many stilI face difficult times.. Severai families haduimmigra- ted ta Canada during the lest few years. Manýy lst alI their posesn in the fire and most dinotcarry insurence. A massive relief effort to, help the victime went into effect aimoat immediately following the fire. The Salva tion Army, local government. community groupe and countiese volunteers pooled Tougher rules needed By Trudie Zavadovios On. Mnay night, Town ope- rations committee passed a recommendation ta liobby for stricter ire legislation., The Town's original tire safety bylaws enforced from 1970 ta .Novemte)r 1981, were superceded by- the introduction of- the Ontario Fire Code. The recent tire at 200 Gardon St. and the lack of legisiation regardling appliances prompted the action recommendod by the committee. Tlhe Ontario building code now contraôsetire safety reglations for enisting buildings As these codes are provinciai reguations, FR OM PAGE 1 the past four yoars. The boat wga origially des- tined for the Caribbeansa floating generating tation until the deal fl throuZh The presence of PCB-con- taminated ail in the vessel's two trensformerasresulted in renewed efforts by the -Town ta, remove the boat from the herber. PCB. (polychlorinated biphenyls) were contained in ails used as coolents for electrical transformers and capacitars made between 1930 and 1977. Tests have linked PCBs ta causing cancer and other health probieme in animais. The trespassg charge was laid followmguWhtby harbor'. reclassification as a smail craft harbor, thereby* giv the muni- cipalit y controLof the waterfront. The Town had tried ta force Robinson ta move the boat two years ago but was thwarted in its efforts by the fedoral govern- ment. Town officiais were not aware that the government was collect- ingdckg fees from Robinson. As forthe PCBs, federal regu- lations stipulate that as long as the transformers are considored operabie, the government cannot order their removai. Only if an emergency occurred or the threat of imminent danger existed could the government take action. Building boom FROM PAGE 1 siightiy above lest year's figure of 1191lunits. Tue value of residential r. mits issued in 1990 is $1È7.9 million, down from last year's total of $163.2 milin However, the value of bath industrial and commercial deve- larment is up signicantly over Lest. year 90 commercial per- mita were issued for a value of $6.5 million. This yrear 60 per- mita account for $M million. Ini 1989, 85 industrial permits a wutaity cannot enact any bylaws or- regulations pertaini»ng ta the articles covered by the two codes. The Ontario fire code is hoing aznended ta give the tire depart- mente a 'retrofit' section for etin< buildings, clessified as gopCbuildings Rtrofit isdefied in thelegis- lation as the minimum peror mance requirements for fire safiety in existing buildings deas- sifled as 'C' accupancy. Thiis per- tains particularily toaartment buildings, boarding houses, stu- dent and nursing residences, hotels and convents.. Whitby tire chief Ed Crouch later tald The Fre. Press that if the retrofit were i place, it may have served ta reduce the amount of damage done ta the apartment buildinig at 200 Gar- den St. resources in the firet few days after the blaze ta, beet cushion the blow for the tenants. Donations of food, clothing and furniture were so, large that the former Cobi Foode warehouse on Brock St. N. was used as a central distribution depot. Although the warehouse is no longer homng used for that pur- psthe tenants' needs have not nmet, said Sheasby. HO seid victime are being directed ta, such outlets as thé Salvation Army'e thrift store and Goodwill for household items and, personaiholIongings. Tenants are thon reimbursed for their purchases from money donated ta a trust fund estai- ished for the victime. Sheasby estimated that about 41 famies compriingappoxi mateiy 115 'Pople have been asssted in somâe fashion. Stili, ho points out that not overyo Eskufor assitance. U'A lot Of people won't ask for he , they'l gettb on their own." keaoy sid* t% wismhing ta mako a donation to, tho relief, effort should- indicate on thol? cho-ques that the moneyis ta go ta thîe.frevictime., 400 DUNDAS ST. W., WHITBY 668-4500 (Toronto Une 686-3825) 4 Branches Iocated in Scarborough. Branches aiso Iooeted in: - Aurora - Richmond Hill WftTe* were pracessed for a value of $11.1 million. This year, 67 permute have been issued for a -valuar of $32.8 million. I