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PAGE 16, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1987 Co-mputer system will make Iroquois energy efficient By MIKE JOHNSTON In an attempt to keep energy costs down at the Iroquois Park recreational complex, an energy control/monitoring system is. to be installed in upconiing months. The first phase of the system will be installed in the existing arena with the second phase ini the Anne Ottenbrite Pool and the new arena, this summer. The new arena wil open in fail, 1987.' , A central computer will monitor both phases 0f, the system, explains Barry O'Neil, deputy director of parka and recreation. The energy control system wl monitor and adjust heat, lights and air conditioning. "It's everything staff used to walk to adjust and monitor," says O'Nell. The computer, wîll also act as a watchdog. "If, for example, a furnace goes off in the middle of the night, an alarm wil go off at the 'computer and a message will be sent to a pager. Someone will then make their way to the arena to attend to the problem, " says O'Neil. The first phase of the system was recently purchased by the Town at a cost of $24,517 from Micro Monitoring Systema in Toronto. Both phases are expected to cost in the range of $54,000. But to offset the cost to the Town, the Ministry of Energy is providing a $14,000 grant. O'Neil expects the.system to pay for itself within three years. The whole process of purchasing and investigating the system bas taken two years, he says. Besides going through a tendering system for the hardware, staff have visited recreational complexes in Scar- borough and Toronto to see how the system actually works. If the monitoring system is a suc- cess at Iroquois, "the concept down the road is to go to other locations in towil, " says O'Neil. .He adds that the most obvious facility which could use the system next is the Luther Vipond Arena in Brooklin. By JANET BROWNE The four-member junior girls' cross country ski team from An- derson CVI managed to place in the top haîf of the 27 teams competing in the Ontario high school* finals (OFSSAA) on Feb. 23 and 24. Team members Donna Petri, Jennifer Roy, Sylvia Watson and Stephanie Sears accumulated a point total that earned them l2th place in this event. An unfortunate faîl during the in- dividual race slowed down Sears, who finished nintb in this portion of the finals. "'She had expected to do better and was not very happy with her Whitby'sf peewee B team squeezed past Tbornhill in tbe first league playoff round and will now face Pickering. Whitby, with nine wins and a tie in 10 games since Jan. 17, cruised past Thornhill 10-2 to open the best- of-three series.. But Thornhill boun- ced back to win 5-1 in the second game. SWhitby was losing 4-2 in the third He also mentioned Heydenshoièe Pavillon as'a possible candidate. O'Neil could not say *when the fir- st phase will be installed at the arena,. "We're trying to work out a schedule now, " he says. placing," said coach, Barbara Dillon, "but the next day, she got the fourth fastest time in herIeg of the team relay." Sears also took part in the On- tario championships in Thunder Bay, Feb. 21 and 22, placing fourtb in the "skating" style race'and fiftb in the "classical" race. Travelling with the southern On- tario district racing team, Sears bas been chosen to compete in the Canadian championsbips in Sault Ste Marie from Marcb 5 to 10. She is not yet an officiai member of this team, but will be next year due to ber success in the sport'tbis season. game but came back in the third period to win 6-4. The Whitby team recently won two games in a tournament in Little Britain before bowing out in the final 3-0 to Peterborough. Whitby had downed Bowmanville 2-1 and Erindale 6-5 to reach the final. Whitby came from behind in the Erindale game and won on an SEE PAGE 17 GRADE-4-STUDENT MATTHEW BEATEN goes through a gymnastie exercise under the watchful eye of Daniel Parthenais. Parthenais is a member of On- tario's sports travelcade. which was at F.M. Heard last week on Feb. 24. Free Press photo E PSST- DID YOU GET THE PAPERS? 1TUKOF! I HEAR TühOUGH i-- MY SOURCES THAT THE FREE PRESS HAS THE BEST* CARRIERS IN TOWN YES, AND THIS TIME NO EXCUSES. Ci TO NO I DON'T HAVE A CARRIER .AYBE WE COULD YET ONE 0F THEM GET THE PAPERS GET A PIECE 0F THE ACTION BECOME A FREE PRESS CARRIER TODAY CALL WHITBY FREE PRESS AT 668-6111 131 BROCK ST. N., WHITBY, ONTARIO N ew arena should help FROM PAGE 15 "If we get it, we can use it ail, " he says. Because of the extra players ex- pected next season, the association bas discussed adding five more teams to bouse league. There are currently 10 squirt teams (170 players - ages 5, 6 and 7); novice teams (116 players - ages 8 and 9 ), expected to increase to 9 br 10 teams; 9 atom teams (150 players - ages 10 and 11), expected to increase to 10 teams; 8 peewee teams (130 players - ages 12 and 13); 4 bantam teams (64 players -- ages 14 and 15), expected to in- crease? and 5 midget/juvenile teams (80 players - ages 16-19), ex- peeted to increase to 6. "We're hoping the new rink wilI help," concludes Wall. Dinintg Guide GOLDEN GATE 107 Brock St. S. Whltby 668-2222 CHINESlE FOOD (salad bar Includied) AIL YOU CAN EAT LUNCH 15w25 DINNER $8.99 REGULARMN LALSO AVAILABLE (Canadian cuisin9 a Bo-Bo platters) 1 T A K -O T Dunda ýs S , E. &LIVERYl DELIVERY Brock St. S.Um Anderson cross country-team 1l2th in Ontario finals Peewee tea m gets by hurdie in first round of playoffs 1 - -