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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,1976, PAGE 9 COMRA may end its lake patrols because of no support from Whitby Officials of Oshawa have expressed at Whitby Council's recent decision to fnot provide funds to the City of Oshawa Marine Rescue Asso- ciation which patrols Lake Ontario from Whitby to Newcastle. In a recent letter to council, S. A. Hayden, fire protection and general purpose committee, wrote "In view of the action taken by the Town of Newcastle and the City of Oshawa in contributing towards this organization's valuable inter- municipal service, the com- mittee wishes me to express their regret that the Town of Whitby, in adopting the re- commendation of the Opera- tions Committee, have not given their support to the ongoing efforts of the City of Oshawa Marine Rescue Association to provide a safe boating 'atmosphere in the Whitby - Oshawa - Newcastle area". It is possible that Oshawa Council will tell COMRA to discontinue patrolling Lake Ontario at Whitby. Whitby Council decided to not contribute money to the service pending advice from the Whitby Yacht Club and the Whitby Sailing School. KINSMEN ENTERTAIN SENIORS Almost 40 senior citizens from Fairview Lodge were special guests of the Kinsmen Club of Whitby at the club's dinner meeting last Tuesday. In photo above, Kinsmen President Chuck Hughes (left) and Ron Foran (third from right), organizer of the evening, pose with some of the seniors. Ail Kinsmen were present at the meeting, something which club officials describe as rare. The club has been holding a seniors' night for several years. Free Press Photo One cent per person will fight hydro increase Each citizen of Whitby will Councillor Gerry Emm pay one cent to fight the supported the motion, saying proposed 30 per cent increase "I would like to see a day of in hydro rates, town council protest against these kind of decided last week. uses". Council, on a motion by "A lot of people are scared Councillor Joy Thompson, of these uses", he said. "They decided to comply with a affect everybody". request from the Association Councillor Tom Edwards, of Municipalities of Ontario who supported the motion, asking that al of the towns- suggested facetiously that the folk contribute a penny to reason for the proposed A.M.O. so that the association increase is that "Ontario can represent the hydro Hydro is jealous of what is consumers at the,- Ontario taking place in Nova Scotia Energy Board hearing into where they have an increase the proposed increase. of 300 per cent". Region rejects lights at Whitby hospital road you are now experencing on e eagi in ram hasGordon Streetill likely dA.cO gotat the statin decrease with completion of traficsuroghs at the tak401 widening and construc- corner of Victoria and Gordon tion". Streets, although it admits that traffic volume has increased in the area. After a study by regional staff to determine the need for traffic lights at the inter- section, R. F. Richardson, Commissioner ofPublic Works for the region, wrote in a recent letter to Whitby Council "Volumes on Victoria Street have increased substan- tially over the past few months". "This apparently is a resuit of the current 401 reconstruc- tion", he wrote. "The delays "Unfortunately, the mini- muni warrants, as established by the Miînistry of Transpor- tation and Communications, are not satisfied at this location", wrote Mr. Richard- son. "An, unwarranted installation is not eligible for the normal 50 per cent sub- sidy and, -therefore, will not be considered by the Region". le did say though that the region's traffic division will study the traffic at the intersection next spring when the 401 reconstruction should be completed. GREAT WALL CHINESE & CANADIAN RESTAURANT 668-7021 668-7301 FIEE DELIVERT FrMay adeay ... Il au.-m. Su d y .................... ....... 1 a . now open Tuesdays 1,18 Dun"iSt. «tt