Page 2. Whitby Free Preou, Weckiesday, October 20, 1993 P:ICE CLB ECJ )~IeJ k! Mayor confident new tenant wil be found By Mike Kowalsld A business decision te kil a Whitby projoct that would have created P0 jobs has disappoin- ted Mayor Tom Edwards. But although ho regrets that the Price Clu b retail warehouse will net go ahead, Edwards is net CLOSE TO LAKE! Exoeptionaî value in this 3 bedroom townhouse, waîkout to fenced yard, oat-in kitchen and Ioveîy pine tongue an gToe ATroc. room. LSEAT$143,9W0010 2,300 SQ. FTAIl Great location, beautdul home. eat-in kftch wfth w/o Io deck and prlvte y'ard, prof eaaionally finished basement f abulous entertalniment centre. A must 10 aee, ilted at $214,900001 "disheartened» that a corporate merger has altered plans for a controversial development pro- posed fer south Whitby. He p remises that plans will procoed with the remaining por- tion of a massive warehouse com- plex on Victoria Street and is PE ALITOR ROSEMARY BROWN Hall of Fame Centurion 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992 A 10+11 Stutining sideaplit loaded with etras. central air, central vac., lnground pool, 2 fireplaces, located on lncredble 23 acre ravine lot In very deaired area. Askng $222,200.001 .IJ ST% LOVE GI VING AWAY FREE AI1IE. confident another tenant will be found te replace Price Club. «It's a disappointment that it neyer materialized, but we must stili press ahead,» Edwards told reporters foilowing last week's Town couxcil meeting. uWe will seek te get the proper zening so wecan et thejobs ad investment WhIitby needs,» he said. During the meeting, Edwards toff»icially' informed council that a merger between U.S.-based Ces- tco Warehouse Club and Price Club (aise American-owned), means the latter will net be coming te Whitby. Cernpany officiais feel that a 133,000-square-foot Costco outlet now being built in Ajax will be sufficient te serve Durham BohCestco and Price Club seil food and department store merchandise in bulk form and operate on a membership basis se that custemers can take advantage of cheaper prices. However, -Edwards stressed that Aikenhead's, an unrelated hardware and building supplie s warehouse owned by Molson's, stili wants te, locate in Whitby. UAikenhead's is very active and very firm," lhe said. The Price Club and Aiken- head's have been a source of controversy since first coming before Town council eariy last year. Invar Industrial Ltd., which owns the vacant 22-acre site, east of Thickson ]Road South, filed rezoning and officiai. plan amendment applications te per- mit two warehouse operations. Aithougth VWitby and Durham Region councils bth approved the project, the Ontaio Munici- paîiBeard(0MB) wili ultimately decid t ae Severai local businesses and chain stores have objected te the development for a variety of rea- sons, such as inadequate market- ing studios and loss of jobs else- where in the comxnunity. Whitby officiais maintain that the impact on existing jobs wili be temporary and that market- ing studies support the project. (The 'equivalent' of 540 fuli- time jobs were expected to be created by the two stores, which were projected to have cembined sales of $135 million in the firat year of operation. (Equivalent means that two part-time jobs at 20 heurs per week are considered one full- time position.) An 0MB heang - which rnay take up to12weeks-has been sedu ed for next FebruarY te hear evidence for and against the proposai. But prier te the actual hear- ing, a pre-hearing conference te resolve procedural and related matters was te have resumed yesterday (T7uesday). Invar solicitor Bob Jarvis has asked that the portion of the application deahing with the Price Club component be adjour- ned 'sine die' (without a date) 50 that Aikenhead's can proceed. In a previeus interview, Invar officiai Sal Crimi said his firmn is attempting te find another ware- house retailer. Edwards said the zoning change required to permit the specialized commercial use wouid romain intact te accomo- date a similar tenant. A photo caption in last week's edition stated that Small World Nursery School children donated teys and ciothing te Innu chul- dren at Davis Inlet. While parents and children at Small World have contributed te Innushare, it should have been stated týiat loonies contributed by chilblren attonding St. Andrew's Church summor Vaca- tion Bible Sohool went teward the purchase of the slide shown in the photo. The Free Press regrets the omission. ROTARY CO CAMBI £ùtda Cmmb PERFECTLY CHARMING Tuckçed m th e Burketon His on a pnvate wooded lot this tone & pline home is loaded With upgrades and shows to pefeaton. Harctwood, ceramios & 60 o7. brdlm. floo nfronch doors, sky light. alarrn system are a few o! he many teatures. Lited at $359,900. Linda Cromb, Assoc. Broker, 436-1800 SUPERB PRIVACY IN WHITBY Overiooking the 10OX598 fi. lot is the custom bult, 4-loyal, 5Sbdrm home. ApproX. 4,000 sq. fi. with plaster walls &hardwood flo>ors throughout. The very large principal rooms are ideal for agrowtng family & entertiaining. Listed at $349.000. Linda Cromb, Assoc. Broker, 436-1800 Make your vote count on OicL 25 Send a -message to every poltician from Coast to Coast at ail levels that Canacans 'car. passionately about' the way they are governedC... And when giveul the choice they wIII choose someone who 18 committed to representilg them. See page 14 ANDERSON Independent ES TIALOR cOMECA DESIG. 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