Rezoning for, convento hall approved By Mýarlo Boucher A rezoning application for a banquet and convention faciliy at llighway 12 and Taunton Rd. was approved on Monday by Whitby planning conimittee. 'The Summit' will be able to hold 1,800 people at a time, according to owner Mike Volpe.. When -built, the $10- to $12- million building will create 50 to 60 fuil-time and 70 to 80 part- tine jobs he said. «Teesnothin g like it in the area,» siaid Vol p . He said he'hopes to have the banquet hall full every Saturday with weddingreceplions. "We will have trade shows and entertainment acts such as Kenny Rogzers," he said. Cluis Boy!. photo Condo complex rezoning is recommended By Mario Boucher Despit objections by one coun- cillor that there are already too many condominium units in Whitby, a rezoning for a planned. condo complex at Garden and Dundas streets was approved by Whitby planning. committee on Monday night. -The developer, Sonterlan Con-- struction Corp., plans to build four apartment buildings, fromn four to six stories in height, at the northeast corner of Dunýdas St. and Garden St. There wiIl be a total of 304 units, accommodat- ing an estimated 1,400 people. The develope oiginally plan- ned five buildings,,with heighlts of up to eight atores. IT heh building was eliminated to addýess concerne tha.the deve- lopment was too close to the Pringle Creek and the floodplain area. Committee members also asked that -a gazebo, to be con- structed as p art of the develop- ment, be made mo-re prominent Drunm opposed the applica- tion, saying there is total of 729 Sffl PAGE 35 3more candidates -for p«ublic, trustee There are three more candi- dates for Whitby trustee posi- tionsa on the Durham Board of Education. Bob McCleery and Doug Land are first-time candidates while incumbent Patty Bowman announced Monday she will seek re-election. There are now six candidates for the three Wbitby trustee seats on the board as John Hamilton, Derek Glass and in- cumbent Geoýrge Milosh had pre- viously filed nominations. «Values» will continue to be the top priority in educational issues forBowman. Bo wman emphasized values ss the "Issue in education of prime importance" when she sought re- élection three years ago.* She has been a trustee since 1985. «One of niy prime motivations as a trustee has been to see our board corne to a point where we BOB McCLEERY SEE PAGE 5 Also on the il-acre site onthe northeast corner of Hwy 12 and Taunton Rd., will be 'La Vetta' an Italian restaurant, that )will hod20people, he said. Volp 0 ýthe size of the SEE PAGE 34 jj:ý Vol. 2 1, No. 40 Wednesday, October 2, 1991 36 pages >1 j PAUL BENNINGTON gets a face Ml Of pudding from Jack Mllin as EDS employees staged fundraising activi- fies for the United Way campaigu. The crazy contest was juét part of the Whitby company's annual fun- draising effort. This year's EDS goal le $1219000. PATTY BOWMAN mý f I f~ f I I '7m