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VoL >12, No. "28 Wednesday, july .14, -1982- 20 Pages w w Emmsekn reff-ele etion. Regional Councillor Gerry Emm has an- nounced thathe intenda to seek re-election, to the post that he has held sincè the inception of regional government in this year's municipal electionl. Emm bais been a mebeof Whitby Town Councilin various capacities since 1968 and has served on Durham Regional.Counedil smnce 1974. At the beginning of -the present couneil term, Emm was elected the,,chairman 0f regional coundil's works committee.< here had been somne speculation that Emm' might,'seek ;the mayor's c hair this Novembér 8Band while he has decided against such a m'ove'now, that doesn't mean he won't seek the top job in the future. "ii was pondering that question," he admit- ted last week, "'.and Il, will continue to ponder tbat question." The long time municipal politician said that there are 'stili some projeets that he would like to seeýbrought intorealitýy and pointed out the Brooklin expansion and Ilthe ,development of Port Whitby. So far, only Emm and Mayor Bob Attersley bave',indicated,.tbat they, willdefinitelyseek re-election. the other meèmbers of- Whitby Town Council are .expected to do, so but have yet to make their intentions officially known. The driverof the 1980 Buick, David George McCann-, 52, 0f Don Mils rdiedinstantly after- being struck by, the tractor trailer after an accident at -the intersection of, Thickson and Rossland Roads last Thursday in which the truck was struck by a westbound van. -Free Press Staff Photo At Thickson an.d Rossland Roada'.... IMndiesin three ve hicie acécident killed instantly as the result of a three-vehicle accident at the intersec- tion -of* Thickson and Rossland 'Roads last According to the Dur- -ham Regional Police Force, the accident took place at about 10: 15 a.m. when a van west- bound on Rossland Road collided with a south- bound tractor trailer on Thickson Road. Police said that the tractor trailer 'Jack- knifed" and went out of control striking a south bound passenzger vehi- cle. The driver of the nor- thbound car, David George McCann,5 103 Larkfield Drive, Milîs was killed ins ly, the force's sp( man said. The driver of the Thomas Pilch, 22 ,0 Airport Road, Toi The Durham Regional Police Forcesaid that the van seen above was a total write-of after strikii a southbound tractor trailer on ThicksonRoad. Both the van's driver and passenger were takent the Osbawa General Hospital'with head injuries.-FePrsStfPo 53, of and bis. passenger, ,Don James Graham, 25, also stant- of Toronto were taken to okes- the Oshawa General Hospital with head in- van, juries. Both were' ôf701 reported in stable condf- )rorito tion on Friday. Orvas Jamieson,, 55, of Way Road, Brooklin, the driver of the tractor trailer was taken to the Oshawa General >Hospital and released. Police also said that both the van, owned by the Dye and Durham' Company Limited of Toronto, and the 1980 Buick driven by Mc- Cann were write-offs. They expeet the total damage to be over $10,000. The Whitby Fire De- partment had to be called to free the two men in the van and to wash down the road in case of a fuel spill from the tractor trailer. Traffic on Thickson Road south of Rossland- Road had to be diverted for over two hours after, the accident.. Pilch 'bahs been charged with careless' driving *i n -connection ng with the accident. He to wil appear in Whitby Provincial Court on July ýt 23. trailer rally Throughout this week, Whitby will host the loth annual international rally of the Cana- dian Chapter of the Streamlined Royal Rover Trailer Club. About 102 trailers, e7 from the United States, will be parked on the grounds of the Heydenshore Pavilion. Club members will be taken on tours of Toronto and Whitby with a visit planned to Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village. They will also-be toasted at a banquet later this week. Peter Perry finalists The Whitby Chamber of Commerce has an- nounced the three finalists in this year's Peter Perry Award. The award, given by the chamber to the out- standing citizen of Whitby of the year, will be the highlight of a dinner to be held at the Hey- denshore Pavilion on July 22. This year's. finalists. are Marion Irwin, Joyce Cox and Mandy Crawford. 1For more, see stories on page 10. Broo klin- game]playing Durham Regional' Chairman Gary- Herrema bas cbarged the provincial govern- ment with "playing games" with the propos- ed development of Brooklin. Last week, Herrema said that the Ministry 0f Agriculture and Food is holding up the projee't over the issue'of fârmland. Meanwhile, Durhamn West MIPP George Ashe said that he wil take the matter to Premier, Bil Davis if no compromise on the issue can be reached.- For details, see story on page 2. Fi ýR ýE P,ý, R E S t à.