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Community News
In this section you will find the latest news related to the Whitby Shores community.
We don't have anything to report right now (January 2008). Soon as we hear about something, we'll let you know. Keep checking the forums for the latest info.
- June 16 - Concert on the Court to Support Breast Cancer Research
- POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Public Planning Meeting on Developer of Whitby by the Lake Inc.
- April 1st|
8th Annual Whitby Shores Clean-Up on Saturday, April 21st
@10am
- April 1st| 8th Annual Whitby Shores Garage Sale Saturday, May 5th (8am-noon)
- February 27th| Whitby Shores Meet
& Greet with Councillor Elizabeth Roy
- September 28|
October 16th Public Planning Meeting Re: Psych Land Zoning &
Development
- September 26|
Neighbourhood Safety Update
- June 11| Support our Whitby Shores School
Supporters this Election
- April
27| New
Eggert Parkette coming Fall 2006
- April 3| Whitby Shores School Campaign Presents Their Case
Where: Coastview Court
When: 2-5pm
Come help ‘SAVE THE BREASTS’! Come on over with your coolers and chairs! We will be selling Hot Dogs and Bottled Water,
And accepting donations for ‘The Weekend to End Breast Cancer’
A Family Friendly Concert on the Court Featuring ‘Brother Louie’ And ‘Johnny and the Love Machine
(The Tap’s Thursday night house band!)
POSTPONED 2nd Planning Meeting for former psych lands
This is the follow-up meeting from the September planning meeting. Make sure you attend to find out what decisions were made regarding changes to the plan and upcoming development. There is a good chance the development will be approved and start building soon after this meeting if it's accepted by Council.
If you haven't see the notice in the paper, and you'd like more information, contact the Planning Dept. at 905 430-4306 or planning@whitby.ca.
April 1st, 2007
8th Annual Whitby Shores Garbage Clean-up
When: Sat. April 21st at 10 a.m
In conjuction
with Whitby's Earth Day Clean-up, once again we are asking neighbours
to join in the spring clean-up of our subdivision and
the Waterfront Trail. With your help we'll get our trails
and Portage Park ready for summer enjoyment. Garbage
bags & gloves will be placed at pick up locations along Whitby
Shores, Portage Park and Trails. To sign up or
volunteer your time please call Peter Dewsbury @ 905 665-9942
or e-mail info@dialthedewsburys.com
Although advanced sign-up isn't required, it would be helpful
to know that you're participating so that we may cover all
locations. See you there!
8th Annual Neighbourhood Garage Sale
When: Saturday May 5th, 2007 8:00am - noon
Rain or shine!
It seems that spring is on its way! What better time to start sifting through, organizing our stuff or simply putting it aside what we no longer need for our annual sale. If you are new to the community it's great excuse to get out and meet your neighbours. Who knows, you may just come accross that item you've been looking for. If you plan to participate and want to be included in the list for the local paper e-mail us at info@dialthedewsburys.com or give us a call at 905.619.9500.
Meet your West Ward 2 Councillor, Elizabeth Roy, for an exclusive opportunity to speak with her about Whitby Shores. This is a great chance for all of us to discuss our concerns on everything from traffic to development and anything else.
When: Tuesday, Februrary 27th @ 7pm
Where: Whitney Hall, Iroquois Park
For more information, check out Liz's post on our forum, here or e-mail her here.
September 28, 2006
Public Planning Meeting Re: Psych Lands Zoning & Development
Notice of Public Meeting: Monday, October 16th @ 7:35 PM at Meeting Hall, Whitby Municipal Building (575 Rossland Road East, Whitby)
Below is a brief synopsis of the notice (which appeared in Whitby this Week Sept.28/06)
This meeting provides the opportunity for the public to have a say in the zoning application for the former psych lands (Senator Homes).
In Brief these are the three items being reviewed:
1) Application to redesignate lands from Institutional to Residential (File OPA 2006-W/1).
2) Proposed Plan of Subdivision (File SW-2006-01)
- 62 semi-detached lots (124 units)
- 168 street townhouses units
- 134 condo townhouse units
- high density condo block
- retention and re-use of two heritage buildings
To change zoning from institutional to residential, and to allow the proposed plan of subdivision.
Below are links to a large and small copy of the plan. To see either version in more detail, you must save it to your PC. To do this using Windows, simply right-click on the image, and select 'save picture as' so that you can save it to your PC and view it
http://www.whitbyshores.org/bigplan.jpg
http://www.whitbyshores.org/smallplan.jpg
For more info, contact Planning Department : planning@whitby.ca or 905 430-4306
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Neighbourhood Safety Update
Just in case you don't follow our Neighbourhood Watch forum, I thought I'd write a quick note to let residents of Whitby Shores know that there have been a series of car- breakins, in addition to other incidents, happening around our streets.
Please ensure that you keep your car locked and keep anything valuable, even spare change, out of sight. Please also report any suspicious activity/persons in the neighbourhood to the police - 905 579-1520 ext. 6234.
To keep up-to-date with what's going on in your neighbourhood, make sure you check in regularly with our Neighbourhood Watch forum and let your neighbours know if you experience any problems in the neighbourhood so that we can all work together to keep watch and keep Whitby Shores safe.
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June 11, 2006
Support our Whitby Shores School Supporters this November Election
Two of our Whitby Shores School Campaign’s biggest supporters are running for election this November; Scott Templeton and Trustee Elizabeth Roy. Both Scott and Liz have dedicated an enormous amount of time and effort to helping us move our Whitby Shores School Campaign forward.
Trustee Elizabeth Roy, who was instrumental in the initial development of our school campaign and its strategy and continues to be actively involved at every stage of our fight for a Whitby Shores School, is making the move to run municipally for Town Councillor Ward 2. Ward 2, which includes Whitby Shores, is currently held by Mark McKinnon. You can contact Liz at 905.666.3189.
Scott, who helped the campaign organizers out immensely in every possible way from flyer printing to presentation strategy, and continues to do so, is running for Durham District School Board Trustee. You can find out more about Scott and all of his great work for our Whitby community by visiting his website: http://scotttempleton.blogspot.com/.
April 27, 2006
New Eggert Parkette coming Fall 2006
According to the April 2006 "The Whitby Perspective", published by the Town, a new parkette will be constructed on the empty land off of Eggert Court.
The "parkette will feature a pathway to connect the Waterfront Trail as well as some seating and landscaping. Construction will beging this fall."
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April 3, 2006
The Whitby Shores School Campaign presented their case for an elementary school before the Durham District School Board.
We had a great showing of community support - approximately 250 supporters from Whitby Shores attended, and that doesn't include the little ones.
There is still a lot of work to do, but we're off to a great start!
Article @ www.durhamregion.com
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