Whitby Fres Pres, VWkiday, Fobruy9.,1004. Page 3 Whitby Council agenda(s) Plianning and Development Committee That rezoning and officiai plan amendment applications f rom 639373 Ontario Ltd. for a 15.42-acre site on Consumers Drive, east of Brook Street, be clrculated for f urher public and agency comment bef ore comlng back to commnittee with a recommendation f rom planning staff. The numbered company is seeking to change the vacant sites current zoning and desîgna- tion f rom resldential to special purpose commweial. Although there la no speciflo deveiopment proposai for the property, a letter f rom company representative Paul Rycroft states that both Canadian Tire and Beaver Lumber have expressed Intereat ln relocating their Whitby outlets to a higher profile area. The ste le ad acnt to Hwy. 401. ferred to planning deparmnent That a site plan application from Invar Industrial Ltd. for a 129,172-sq. ft. Alkenhead's Home Improvement Warehouse on the north side of Victoria Street, east of Thlckçson Road, be approved. The controversial develop- mient f irst came before councililn 1991 and was part of a much larger project which inciuded a Price Club food and department store warehouse. The developmnent was approved by both Whitby and Durham Region, but objections from competing stores were filed wlth the Ontario Municipal Board (0MB). The Price Club component was eventualiy dropped due to a merger with another company and the 0MB objections subsequentiy withdrawn. An Invar officiai told comnlttee that construction le scheduled to begin ln April and the warehouse open for business next January. t OM flrefighters were aise hurt. mhe depariment responded to 42,552 caIis in 1993, inciuding 309 motor vehicle accidents, 13 major f ires <bases over $1 5,000). Beoeived au inormation By 1(k.Kowaiud Durham Region has laid off 19 workers at its Whtby recycling centre. Eleven full-time employees received layoff notices last week and eight temporary workers were let go two weeks ago. However, the fuIl-time emnployees could be called back te work in three montha after Region officials monitor the situation which prompted the layoffs. A shortage of recyclable material and a recent proceasing change have been blamed for the layoff1 which are believed te be the firt in Durham's 20-year history. «Essentially, there was a lack of work,» said works department spokesperson Jack McCorkell. 'Mhe materials we receive (from blue box, collection) are down about 25 per cent over previous years and there wasaa change in handling cana and plastic botties" he said. Durham Rejion contracte out ite blue box pick-up service te a private conlpany, while employ- ing about 45 people at its Gar- rard Road North recydling depot. Until recently, the laid off wor- kers separated plastic bottles from- metai cana and paper from cardboard. The various items were then baled and sent te, different But ~5the bottles and cans are now bo!iht by a Hamilton com- pany which sorts the material et its own plant in that city. This meant less work for some A collection of nine coins valued at more than $4,700 was taken from a Calder Crescent residence sometime Friday. Among the coins taken was a 1904 Libe $20 gold piece worth $1,5e0, an 1885 Moran dollar worth $840 and a 1855 Liberty seated half dime worth $830. A Casio Organizer valued at $150 was also stolen. Police say there doean't appear te be any signe of fore entry and are continuing their investigation. reccling centre staff. Rexion officiais are at a los. te explain the reason for the shor- tag4 of blue box material. Mat's a good question. We can't attribute it to sny one thing,» said McCorkell. CoId weather may be prevent- mng people from putting out their boxes or consumera are buying lesa because of the economy, McCorkell suggested. "Its hard te tell. We just aren't getting the material in,'lie said. Accrding te Durham person- nel commiasioner Terr Stevens' recollection, the layoffs are a firat for the Reg*on. Athough layoffa had 'been planned in the works department when Durhamn was formed in 1974,' vacancies and reclassifica- tion of employees negated the need te diseharge some exces h:avy uPent operators, Ste- "Tis is indeed, te my recaîl, the firat time where people un- fortunately had to lose jobs,» he said. The recycling centre workers are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employes. A union spokesperson wau no-t avaflable for comment. Whitby joins hifamine Whitby has become part «È World Vision's 30 Hour Famine to help end world hunger and suffering. Groups from Westminster United Church and Traar Castie School are now collecting pledges for the annual event to be héld Feb. 25 and 26. Participants go without solid food for 30 hours to raise funda for World Vision'a emergency aid and long-terni deveIo ment pro- jects in countries suce as Suidan where civil war had displaoed 220,000 people and famine han killed thousands. By fastmng for 30 hoursyoung people and adulte from Whitby identify with the millions of people who face hunger daily. Layoffis at recycling centre CULLEN qGARDENS pw v Restaurant luVç New Soft.Touch materials for, sensitive gums *0 July, 19 youne ver knw be (FREE CONSULTATION) Walter Wimmer, Denture Therapist PIKEIRING TOWN CENTRE, LOERLEE TOILFM 420m5020s1ý 0a 6520 Just Say Mirwen you're asked to make a donation during Feruaîy, Heurt und Stroke II.ART ais AND SIROKE Callaia Ç FOUNDATION #1 kIh'r WiLli filLibi