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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY,,DEC. 10 1986 PAGES3 Whitby plant receives awards WHITBY FIREFIGHTERS saved at least two cÃ"ld winds Monday morning at Heritage Estates. homes from being demolished by flames despite Free Press photo Sklar-Pepp Imc. -of Whitby recently won a prestigious Daphne Award hn furniture manufacturing com- petition. The Whtby manufac- turer was first in the oc- casional tableand desks category for ifs contem- porary table made of .hickory solids and teak veneers. The Daphne Awards are, considered North America's Most prestigious achieve- ment awards. They are given annually ta manufacturera for their superlative designs and consumer value. This year la the. first time Canadian manufacturera have shared in receiving the awarcls with U.S. com- panies. Sklar-Peppler of Whitby also received a Daphne menit award in the upholstered dual- Town has no objections to waste processitng plant- <Whitby council lias no objection ta an ap- plication by Plastic Sur- face Finishera for ap- proval of a waste cisposalsystem. <"As long as it.doesn't end up along aur road- ides,"' was the com- ment of councillor Gerry Emm at asat week's administrative committee meeting,- ù.ý Councillora offered no objections after a plan- :-ning department report * idicated that the 1 existing waste 'processilig systemn at the plant lias a capacity of 5,000* gallons a day and it la praposed ta ac- cept another 1,000 litres (220 gallons> per week. The additional waste would came fram the two siter companies .located in Bowmanville. That 1,000 litres represents about twa per cent of the capacity atthe Whitby plant, located at1125 Burns St. The Mlnistry of the Envlronment, ta which application for the cer- tificate of approval for waste pracesaillg was made, willnat be holding a public hearing. The amail impact of the waste ta be processed was given as one reason for no public hearing. In 1984, Plastic Sur- face Finishers com- pleted a major program ta contain, recover and treat electroplating waates generated at the plant. Cutters given during RIDE Whitby OPP are distributing seat belt cutters ta drivers stop- ped during the current spot chieck program.. Sgt. William Hanna af the Whitby detacliment says drivers -who are faund sober will receive the cutters, used ta cut a seat beit when necessary. - 1The program is province- wide. The cutters, which clip on ta the seat beit, are distributed by OPP ýin cooperatian with the Canadian Tire Auto Club and Frank Wood Teclinical Innovations. The' intense spot checks began in this area Nov. 28. There were 462 vehiclea stop- ped by OPP the firat week and, of that num- ber, two drivers were arrested and two 12- hour suspensions were handed out. Hanna said thase f igures are about average for the provin- ce. Hesays drinking and driving arreats or suspensions are usually dawn during the holiday seasan, perliapa because of the spot checks. Whitby OPP stapped 643 vehicles during the past week, handing out five 12-haur suspensions and charging four other drivers for drinking and driving. Whitby OPP conduet spot checks an rampa to the 401- three ramps in Oshawa, as well as the Thicksan, Brock, Har- wood and White's Road ramps._ MISRTRIM SERVICE *Now baokng fall* Iclean-up andl 1astroug ce2ln Reasonable prices. 725-3300 SANTA'S WORKSHOP HAS SDLID Oak and Pine TRANSPARENT SATIN a*a satin-glosa, see-through coating for interlor wood surfaces a avallable ln clear and several wood'fanes CENTRAL PAINT & WALLPAPER 295 Rtson Rd. S., Oshawa 72868091 The company lias sin- ce met the conditions of Durham Region's sewer use bylaw. Samplings have been taken of diacharge ta the sanitary sewer and ,the heavy, metal content of the digesters at the Cor- bett Creek Whitby' pollution contrai plant lias been monitared. Whitby planning director Bob Short told committee members that. the plant wouldi have ta reapply to in- crease the 1,000-litre additional waste. "Councillor Emm said- 220 gallons was.- "flot a lot.", He alsa commented that a "la lot of press ure"- had been put on the company by. th e Town ta get up-to- date - equipmnent- for processing. p urpose furniture category, for, a.contem- porary style sofa bed, designed by Hoi Chol. The Dapline. awards are 1 sponsored by the HardwÃŽood Institute, a division of the National Hardwood Lumber Association. The Whitby manufac- turer is also a finaliat in three categories of the 1987 Trillium Awards, competitian for Ontario manufacturers.', Sklar-Peppler lias been judged in oc- casional chairs, upholstered motion fur- niture, and collections. Winners will be announ- ced in Mississauga Jan. 9. Saws are stolen, from rentai business SaWs valued at over $3,000»werestolen froni Durham Equipinent Rentais >during -the weekend.* .1 A glass - door was smashed- to gain entry sometime betWeen 6:30 p.rn. on* Friday,, Dec. 5 arnd- 7 a.m.. Saturday, Dec. 6 Tçn.-chaÏrîâaws and one concèrete, s5aw *were taken'from a display tfiësâws hvàvjalûe of $3,575. Brook lin Village. 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