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Whitby Free Press, 21 Jul 1982, p. 1

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1,No. 29 Wednesday, July 21, 1982, 28. Pages EJ..,WU w w w w voie to exp'and, At f ive.years'of age, Shannon Brown 15 on her way ta becoming a Canadian champion mode.l. At the third annual Canadian Hemisphere Pageant held at Toronto's Skyline Hotel July 10 and 11, Shannon won fourth place hi the "Little Miss Modell" competition for girls between the ages of 3 andl10. Shannon, a resident of Port-Perry, completed a Shel's 5years old modelllng course at the, Inta Leja School of Model-. ling ln downtown Whitby and takes jazz dancing at The Studio of Dance and Performi1ng Arts. Shannon is not- thatý much. tallerthan. the two- foot trophy (seen next to her) that, she won. She also received a 17-Jewel watch. Cheryl Tlegs, eat you r h eart out!, -Free Press Staff Photo Duramould Limited willexpand its Whitby facilities in the near future, Mayor Bob At- tersley told Whitby Town, Council 'Monday night. "The company has recently applied for a. building permit. with an estimated value at approximately $300,000," he s aid in a written statement. - This will be for the first phase of construc-' tion that will see a 12,000 square foot building erected at the corner of Boundary Road and Crown Court. Its total capacity will be 40,000 square feet. Duramould is currently located .in the, in- dustrial comrplex at 2001 Thickson South. "This company has -gained international respect in regard to their unique manufactur-' -ing of steel moulds for plastic die cast, " Atter-, sley said, adding, "They also believe in the utilizing of youth tbrough apprenticeship pro- grams- which have proven effective and gained outstanding success with their quality production." The mayor added that he was more than happy at the expansion news. S"Just super to see another industry, in a time of distress, expanding,", he said. lnqu-est begins- An inquest jury has begun its investigation into the death of a 20-year-old woman who was a patient at, the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital. In the first day of hearings last Wednesday, the three-wom an,' two-man jury was toldthat, prior to her death Margare't Daniel had aàt- tempted to commit suicide on three occa- sions. .Daniel's body was found lying face down on the beach of Lake Ontario almnost'two-and-a- hall -weeks after she disappeared on March 15. for more, see story on page 3. Town offers reward-.to c atch vandal.s The Town of Whitby will offer a reward of $200 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those versons committing van- dalism-against town property. At its meeting Monday night, Whitby Town Councit, decided- to, offer the reward as an at- tempt to curb va ndalism .to town property. The townwilptsgn on ail -of its proper- ty detailing te reward. .In proposing the moire, Mayor Bob Atters-* ley'said.tihat lhe has been in consultation. with the, Durhami Regional Police Commission, of Which he. is' a member, and, that' the com- mission, may institute a reward system 0of its own on a regional basis. "My recommendation is that we go separately at thislime," hesaid. Other members of«counc'il we re quick to lend their support to the proposai. "1It's going to stop damage to taxpayers' property," Regional Councilor Gerry Eýmm' said. "It'sa step in the right direction." t "It does give us a start," Attersley agreed, "to curb vandalism we've had.in the commu- nity." < However, the mayor was quick to point out that vandals are a minority ofthe youth in, Whitby. ."We wiil teach the minority to be part of the majority, " Attersley added. Duramould' Modelling.-champ

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