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Whitby Free Press, 6 Oct 1982, p. 3

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 6, 1982e, pAE 3 The Centre Ward wil be a hotly contested seat in the November 8 muni- cipal election, with four candidates now running for the post. Timn Brumwell, 29, be- came the fourth candi- date for the seat when he announced bis- inten- tion to run in a state- ment to the- Free Press on Friday. Tim Brumwefl Brumnwell, an expedi- tor for B.B. Howden Inc. of Scarborough, said in Computerized traffic signais should be' in operation in Witby and Durham region by the end of November, works chairman Gerry Emm announced last week. Emm said installation of the, system, which is 60 days behind scbedule, wl ease holiday 'and weekend &tffic in the downtown 'areasand Higbway 2 east. The 'two-montb delay was caused by person- nel changes within General Electric, the company contracted to install the system. The company bas also bad difficulty finding the There will be no postal- service on Monday, Oc- toberili.' Letter carrier and wlcket service, street letter box collection and bis statement that deal- ingswith senior levels of government is. an im- portant issue in this election. He said the. de-index- ing of income tax on the federal level, and gra- dual increase in provin- cial tax share are ",taking more out of our pockets" "Thne taxpayers -are being viciously assault- ted, and may die' as a result of the injuries unless a consistent ef- fort is made here and now to handcuff the vil- lais,"11Brumwelsaid in bis statement. He s4ys town council must get a grip on ex- penses at the municipal level. Brumwell -served on the executive of Local 637- of the Boilermakers Union, and bas four years ,of management experience at B.B. How- den. He is a property owner in, the Centre Ward wbo bas- lived in Wbitby for four years'. right components for tbe system, Emm said. .The region can charge GE $2,000 for eacb day tbe project runs over tbe agreed scbedule, but Emm said the region bas not decided if it wîll penalize GE.' >"Thi is the first time we have been involved with slow performance. We'll have to get some indication that they are moving quickly to com- plete this project," Emm said. Computerized signals have'been. about seven years in coming to the Durham region. rural service will be closed Tbanksgiving Monday. The box lobby of the Whitby post office is open continuously. He was involved witb the local -Ratepayers Association,ý and helped create a Neigbborbood Awareness'program to figbt crime.' Fox says council is not Dennis Fox A teaching specialist for tbe Toronto Board of Education plans to chal- lenge East Ward Coun- cillWor Joe Drumm in tbe November 8 municipal election. Dennis Fox, a 33-year- old special education teacher, says residents of tbe East Ward are paying too mucb in taxes, and receiving too little. He plans to figbt. Drumm' with a platform that includes re-distri- bution of taxes in Wbit- by, holding developers accountable to town by- laws, and increased crime prevention. Fox lives in. the East Ward witb bis wife)Lyn- da and thir two sons. Construction begîns Construction is scbe- duled to begin this mon- tb on the Thickson Road interchange on higbway 401, a provincial govern- ment press release says. A contract for grad- ing, drainage and paving of the inter- change bas been awar- ded to an Oakviile com- pany. Tbe $2.8 million pro- ject wil improve the in- terchange to accommo- date present and future traffic capacities, tbe report says. Construction of the new overpass, widening of Tbickson Road and improvements to the in- terchange are expected to be completed in Sep- tember 1983. OVER 50-ROLLS 0F VINYL CUSH ION FLOORING UN STOCK ~TO» CHOOSE FROM $4 93?5 & UP j HOURS ida Carp 683 -6126 _____ ___83-__12___Thum r .s-r 1305 HARWDDD N.. AJAX respondlng to the 'in- crase in crime and vandalism, and plan- ning and development* of the East Ward bas nlot been carefully thougbt out. Mu nicipai To keep our readers informed on the develop- ments in candidacy for the November 8 municipal election, a municipal update wiil appear weekly un- til nominations close October 18. The folowing is a list of candidates who have con- tacted the Free Press to officiaily announce their in- tentions to run for town and regional council:- CENTRE WARD: Incumbent Barry Evans has been challenged by Lynda Buffett, a.downtown resi- dent and businesswoman. Also in the centre ward race is Marcel Bruneile, a resident and homeowner- in the centre ward and former District Commission- er for the Wbitby District. A' fourth 'candidate is Tim Brumweil, an expeditor and former executive of the Boilermaker's Union. NORTH WARD: Ross Batten is seeking a second term on town council. He is chailenged by Roxanne Reveler, a 15-year resident of the North Ward and owner of' theBrooklin Bakery. WEST WARD: The Free Press bas not learned of any official challenger to incumbent Joe Bugeili. EAST WARD: Challenging incunibent Joe Drumm is Dennis Fox, a teaching specialist in the field of special education for the Toronto Board of Education. Regional councillors Tom Edwards and Gerry Emm bave not been officially. challenged for their seats on Durham Regional Coundil. I t. -'-4 CentreW Ward a, four-wayý race The Chamber of Commerce wll be conductlng an ail-candidates' forum for those seeking office on the Town and Regional Councils and the School Boards. The forum wlll be held on October 28 from 7 to 10.30!p-m. at the" Counicil'Chambers in the Whltby Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East, Wblt- by. 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