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13 No, 26 Wednesday June 299 1983 20 PAGES N umerous fires INumerous tires on the CPR tracks early Satu rday'atternoon spread trom the East side of Garden Street to West ot Stokely Van Camp. The tire started on the raiiroad ties and scorched much ot the surrounding grass. ( -Free Prosse Statt Photo Local re'sid.u.ets recognized for achiievements. and c-ontributions .Many Whitby residen- ts were recognlzed last Wednesday might for. their achievements and contributions to our commnityat the l5th annual Recognition of Achievement Night held at Heydenshore Pavillon. Individual recognition for volunteering Urne and assistance to the communlty were the Whitby Ambulance ser- vice, Peter Etmanskie, Garvin Farr, Marquerite Jack, Rita Hadden, Hazel- Prit- chard, 'Barbara West- cott and Marshall Wick. The Whitby Sea Cadets and Whitby Girl Guides who achieved AUl Round Cord status wer honored. The Anderson C.V.A. AII-Ontario Youth Band also received an award for excellence. The teams receiving awards were:, Henry. Street High School girls bowling team, Whitby Garrard Road Minor Lacrosse tyke, team, WhitbyFigure Skating Club Ice Angels precision team, Brooklin-Whitby Minor Hockey Hldeaway minor novice, team, Henry Street men's and womnen's. swim teams and Henry Street-senior- girl's basketball teamn. AU-Ontario Cham- pions, Nash Alumlnum minor hockey team, Wbitby, Iroquois minor mosquito soccer rep team, Henry Street girl's handball team, Whitby Garrard Road novice and peewee teams and the Whitby Iroquois Swim Club ten and- under girls team were alsohoënored. Individual wlnners were Mary Windfeld and Tom Platt, COSSA mixed ,badminton champions;* ,David Gouldling, Tammy Oat- tes and Denise, Van- doloweerd, for winning COSSA swimming even- ts; Tony Jones, bronze medalits in javelin; andt David Holding, COSSA badminton champion. Appro val given Ruddy Hospital to eaul tenders TORONTO - Whit- by's Dr. joseph o. Rud-, dy General Hospital has beegven approal to caU tenders for a new 32-be chronic cars unit, it wasanocd last week by Health MI nise Larry Grosam a n Revenue Minister George Ashe, MPP for Durham West. The .project was recommended by the Durham Region District Health Coundil. "Hosiptal, plans cai for conversion of a second floor ward into a new continuing car unit for chronic patien- ta, " said Mr. Groesmian. "The new unit will in- clude fadilities for physiotierapy, oc- cupational therapy and recreation'and an out- door terraoe on the main floor."Y "I arn confident that the new expanded chronic cars unit will - greatly enhance hoptlcars in the Durham Reglon," sad Mri Ashe. Followîng the ten- dering process and awardiig ci the con- tract, the hospital ex- pects that construction could start as early as mid-summer, and the new unit would open ifi the spring Wf 101W fi * ~-11 Vt, eu