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lAGL 12 WLDNESDA Y, DLCLMBI R 18 1985 WIIITBY FR11f PRESS Whitby loses out onF bld for Toyota plant Despite an aggressive marketing campaign by the town ta get Toyota Motor Corp. af Japan ta locate its new plant in Whitby, the town bas been passed over in favor ai Cambridge, On- taria. The announcemnent that the automaker would build its new assembly plant and metal stamping operation in Cambridge was made Thursday by campany president Dr. Shoîchiro Tayoda, con- firming what Queen's Park sources had been predicting for days. Asked why the plant went ta Cambridge and not Whitby, mayor Bob Attersley said "I think the province had a lot ta do with where they went. 1 said that fromn day one." The mayor dlaims he wasn't upset by the turn of events, however, saying: "what's good for Ontario is good for Whitby." He added that Whitby would have an announ- cernent of its own in early January, though he declined ta specify what it might be. Toyota's new plant will manufacture 50,000 Corolla-model cars each year, with the first cars rolling off the line in 1988. The $400-million plant ($100-millian more expensive than predic- tedi will employ 1,000 workers ta start and another 800 once the plant is in full two-shift operation. To attract the Japanese car manufac- turer, the Ontario government offered an interest-free boan of $35 million and another $15 million in training in- centives. Whltby Hydro Electrlc Commission MONTHLY RATE SCHEDULE Effective January 1, 1986 the faliowing rate schedule has been approved by the Whitby Hydro Eecrlc Commission sub]ect ta Ontario Hydro Ap- proval. The average rate increase will be 3.9%. The new rates are In response to a 3.9% increase in wholesale rates ta the utility t rom Ontaria Hydra. RESIDENTIAL SERVICE NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICE kw emand Enorgy Blochi & C Pâr kwh Ciesa of blocku Chae Ft Next add'l Servie kw2W0 12250 w Sriekwh kwh 0.50 - General 5-500 755* 4.7k 3.41* (0-5000 kW> 13.42 minimum bill - under 50 kw - $450 aver 50 kw - $045. per kw faor ail kw applicable ta the maximum billng demand during the previaus il months or the contracted amount whlchever is the greater. transformation allowance - rates are based upon service at utilization voltage. Where fthe customer provides transformation facilities, the following alowances will apply - forstepdown tram subtransmission volage - 451 per kw of billllng demand for month. for stepdown t ram distribution voltage - 45« per kw of blilng demnand for month. FLAT-RAtE VVATERIHEATINO SCHErRLLE Nu 201 400-watt eement 450-watt eement 500-watt eement 550-watt eement 600-watt eement 650-watt eemeet 700-watt eement 750-wat element 800-watt element 850-watt etement 90-watt e/ttment 950-watt eetteflt 1,000-watt e/ornent $8.88 pet mont h 9.96 pet montS 11.07 pet month 12.18 pet month 13.28 pet monttt 14.07 pet monto 14.81 pet mont h 15.89 pet mont h 16.43 pet montS 17.20 pet month 18.06 pet monttt 18.89 pet month 1.88 pet month At etement stueS 0t Ovut t1000 watts to be chatged al tht.ai $2.46 pet 100 watts pet montS t.000/3,000-watt etements 1500/4.500-watt etements 3.0003000-watt etements 4500/4,500-watt etements 20,137pet month 3137 pet month 47.11 pet month R.W. Cawker Chairman Directors pîtch in J.O. Ruddy Hospital board members Jim Gar- tshore and Bil Perkins donned chef hats Fiday and served turkey and cranbernies ta the hospital staff. "Id give you more ptataes," said Gartshore apologetically as he passed a plate ta Norma MacDonald, " but my superior gets angry if the helpings are tao large." Free Press Staff Photo DRMA get a strong start The Durham Regian Manufacturers Associa- tion got off ta a 5f rang start with its inaugural meeting Dec. 2, accar- ding ta chairman Des Newman ai Whitby, and the organizafion has at- tracted a strang mern- bership represenfing a cross-section ai the region's manufacfuing secter. Mr. Newman said last week that 99 carporate memberships were issued and another 15 ta, 20 individuals represen- ting government and other related interesfs also took out member- ships. "About 225 people came out ta the meeting which I think is an out- standing furnout. It was certainly beyond aur own expectatians," said Mr. Newman. Although a full ac- counting has yet ta be done, the spokesman estimated that close ta $10,000 was raised through the more than 100 memberships, money which he said would be put ta gaod use over the course ai DR- MA'S inaugural year. What exactly is ta be done with that money was ta be decided at an executive meeting this week and Mr. Newman expected ta have a bet- ter idea ai what DR- MA's 1986 agenda wauld be following that meeting. However, the association bas already lined up two prominent guest speakers for meetings this winter. At the DRMA meeting Feb. 20, Frank Stronack is, scheduled ta speak. Mr. Stronack is the chair- Sec page 31 From page o)ne QCamge over shoildn't detract from service OHS president Toms Hughes dlaims that there's ne way that the municipalities can offer the same services without spending more maney. In a telephone interview Monday, he accused the PAW cern- mittee cf sacrificing the service in arder te eut casts. "If they reduce the number of vehicles and the number of bodies, its obviaus that they cant pravide the same animal contrai ser- vices. " According ta hlm, the society has been losing money on its contract with thse three municipalities fer the last twe years, and would have lest another .$50,000 in '86 if it had agreed ta the tenms ef- fered by the PAW com- mittee. The society opted out of its agreement with thse three municipalities when they nefused ta grant the 48 percent in- crease in fee requested. While Hughes argued that sucis an increase was necessary te offset the saciety's increased eperating and labor costs, Batten said that the 11.4 percent offered by the towns reflected these costs. Accerding to Hughes, the munlcipalitles con- tribute only 50 percent of the total ceet cf run- ning the shelter. Indeed Hughes said OHS has been requesting similar in- creases from its clients across the province and getting them. "They (Pickering, Ajax, andt Whitby) got a free ride in 1984 and 1985 and they aren't going ta get it in 1986. They've got ta learn there is no Santa Claus."' Despite Hughes' gloemny farecasts, however, Whitby veterinarian Charles MacKay (alsa an ad- viser ta the PAW com- mittee) applauds the committee's decision ta go it alone. "There's ne way that the committee mem- bers cauld grant an in- crease ai 48 percent - I'd shoot thens if they did," he said. Furthernbare MacKay said he did net believe the change-aven would result in a cutback ai services, but if anything, an im- provement in the overaîl shelter aperation. "I think we'Il have amare cooperative situation where we won't be sitting dawn once or twice a year ta ail thse threats and un- certainties (experien- ced while under con- tract with the OHS). " (MacKay said that the saciety bas routinely thneatened ta wit'hdnaw its services if it was not given mare maney. Hughes, however, has denied these charges.) While MacKay and the nest ai the veterinarian com- munity seem satisfied with the new arrangements for animal central, there is still some daubt as ta what will happen ta the six full-time and six part-time shelter em- ployees whose contract with OHS ends Dec. 31. Despite MacKay's assurance that thse municipalities have neyer had any com- plaints with thse local staff, Batten is makîng no promises ta rehire old staff. A.nd even if he were, wýith only five em- ployees ta be hired, seven ai thse OHS staff members will still be out af a job. B. Thompson May, PR Eng. General Manager IVOOK FOIR DUrham JANUAflY COURSES INSERT IN THIS PAPER D------b-r-23 An additional amoont ot 5-- snala/t.ppt Indait mtlO not patd on-ut betoto the due date 128BROCK ST. SOUTH,WHITBY 668-5878 OFFICE HOU RS: 8:30Oam -4:30 pm. Monday ta Frtday