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Whitby Free Press, 16 Jun 1982, p. 3

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 6e 1982, PAGE 3 Operational in Decem ber.... Sony wareho use will create 50 j c >bs About 50 new Jobs for local people wlll be created when Sony of Canada completes con- struction of its eastern ber. Canada distribujtion That announcement centre on Thickson came at a breakfast Road South in Decem- press conference hosted by Mayor Bob Attersley at the municipal build- ing last Thursday. According to Sony of Mayor Bob Attersley (centre) is seen here presenting some momentos of Whitby to Ailan . MacKenzie (left), executive.vice-president of General Distributors and Brian Martin (right), president of Sony of Canada after they announced that Sony's new eastern Canada warehouse would be built in Whitby. The warehouse, which is currently under construction, will be located on Thickson Road South and is ex- pected to be operational sometime in December. -Free Press Staff Photo C.A.R.A. gives $0300 to fix park Canada president Brian Martin, the decision to move to Whitby was made after the company - a household name for its televisions, radios and. other electronic equipment - found it did not have enough space at 'its Toronto ofc where it moved two years ago from Winni- peg. The Thickson Road location gives Sony ac- cess to Highway 401 which Martin says is vital to their Ottawa and Montreal markets. The warehouse will be the distribution site for Sony products through- out eastern Canada and 60 per, cent'0f their pro- ducts will be channelled through this location. Currently, Sony products are distributed from Vancouver. The bonded ware- house was originally to provide 60,000 square feet of space but jumped to twice that before con- struction began. When it opens it will employ,75 peole. About 50 of these jobs will be new ones. Company officials pre- diet that by the end of the, second year of operation 95 people will be employed there. -The facility sits on a 16-acre site and pro- vides ample space for future expansion. "We bought. enough land so that we can stay with you a long time," Martin said. In welcoming the company to Durham, regional chairmnan Gary Herrema said: "We're ecstatic that*. you're here. "It's (Sony) a cor- poration that's a house- hold word ... it's. a cor- poration that's got con- fidence," he added, "«You 'couldn't have corne to a better site. " Sony of Canada* is owned 51 per cent by General Distributors and 49 per cent by Sony Tokyo and the former's vice-president says it's even possible that Sony will locate a manu- facturing facility at the site in the future. "lManufacturing it's a possibility," Allan MacKenzie said adding carefully that "I don't want to predict when the expansion wiil take' place." L YOU CANNBEA m- HAIRSTYLIST ~'~W ART Et TECHNIQUE - tyqSc"~ ENROLL N OW FOR NEXT MONTH'S CLASSES 7 Govemment Licensed Instructors 27 svc.iNyurs of hurslilgex rhnco 14 ONTARIO'ST., OSHAWA, 576-0419 ýMALE & FEMALE MODELS WELCOME Thank you for helping our students today to be prof essional hairstylists tomorrow. The Corridor Area Ratepayers Association has donated $300 to the Town of ýWhitby to heip repair Rotary Ce nten- niai Park. 1Last week,, vandals attacked the park caus- ing over $2,300 damage in two incidents that saw 300 marigoids and four maple trees des- troyed. The vandals also did considerable damage to- a speciai flower arrangement that depicts the 75th anniver- sary logo of the- Boy Scouts of Canada. The town has since begun the process of re- planting and regrowing the damaged flora. In a letter to Whitby, parks and recreation director Wayne DeVeau, C.A.RA. repre- -sentatives Bob Kennedy and Mary McEachern said: "Our aims bave always, and wiil con- tinue to be, for the bet- terment of the Corridor (area) and the town as a whole." They also com- plimented the depart- xnent's staff "and we are proud of your many accomplishments throu- ghout the town. "The vandalism at Rotary Park leaves us ail bewildered," they added. No one bas yet been charged in connection with the incidents ai- though DeVeau is adamant that if they are apprehended, they wil be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the iaw. Take a walk, eh? Wheel Make A Deal >SPECIAL From Jne19 to July 3 We Pay The Tax .~On ail 10 speed bicycles sold ' C.C.M. - Puegot - Norco - Raleigh From We specialize ln repairs to aIl makes. Specalisîs ln team unlforms, jackets and equipment. For your complet. summer sportlng noeds, vsit sîther of oui convenlent locations. 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