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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMB3ER7, 1979, PAGE 3 Garden VWood.Estates...., Townhouse. developmtges on the block for debts Havlng been plagued by problemsever since 1t w'as bufit four years 'age, the condomninum townhoum development on Garden Street will be sold by auction next week. On November. 8, 32' of the 40 units lan the Garden Wood Estates development wil be sold . to satisfy creditors left holding mnortgages when home owners walked out erirthis year leaving behind.mortgages and down Santa ClaIs'oî0n to town on Dec. i1 Like the old carol says, Santa Clans is coming to town, this year on December -The annuai Whitby Jaycees Santa Claus Parade will have a longer route this year according' to spokesman John Morris. Chamber to give business person of the year award The Whitby Chamber of Commerce has announced that at their annuai meeting on November 14, they wili present the first annual Businessperson of the Year Award. Chamber president Michael Burgess says that the winner has aiready been picked by the executive and it Winl be announced followmng the election of of- ficers at the meeting. Burgess said that a formal list of qualifications has yet, to be drawn up but didsay that the Chamber was looking for "somnebody who exemplifies our idea of progressive businessperson and-who is doing things for the town that are above the eaU of duty. " The award wi l1 the gap left op en by other honors such as the Peter Perry Award.for the town's most outstanding citizen he said. While the selection for the firs t award was made by the Chamber 1executive, Burgess hopes that future choices will be made by a committee especiaily set up for the purpose or by mem- bers of the public. Morris said' that' this year's route wil begin on Giffard Street at theDenis O'Connor High School then proceed south on Cochrane to Dundas where it will turn east to Byron, north' to Mary, east, to Brock and then south on brock to Burns where the parade, will disband at the Rotar" Park. He aiso saîd that the club is arranging for some well knowa celebratires to take part in the parade although their names wiilnot be an- nounced until sometime next week. "The response for entries has been very, very good," Morris said adding that the Jaycees would like to have more. "More entries, including those ,commercially spon- sored are most welcome," he said adding that com- munity groups such as'the culis and scouts are urged to participate. If a group or business is in- terested in participating in theý parade they should con- tact the parade's convenor, Nigel Schilling at 668-3392 during working hours or in the evemings at 668-9166. Remem ber Santa Claus is coming to town December'i at 10a.m., payments, that were mpde when the units were bought in- 1976 and 1977. By the end of October of this year only two of the original owners remained in the development. 1Both of these people have claizned that they have been victimized by other owners who, they said, have not made any payments 'on deferred second mortgages and stood to lose littie by wallng out. The owners began leavmng at the beginning of this year after claiming that they had tried for years to get the builder to make im- provements and repairs, They had complained of poor insulation, cracked walls and that subst andard materials were used in the construction Of the buildings. Dos- and doffts of, heatinu with wood. How to heat your home safely wîthf wood fuels. With energy costs rising. many or the Underwriter's Laboratories chips, kindling, shavings or Ontarians are rekindling an old of Canada (ULC). newspapers are the safest flame-wood fires. 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