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Whitby Free Press, 4 Apr 1990, p. 2

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Pàt nE 2, WIUTBY FME PRESS WEDNESAY, AFIUL 4,1990 Hospia auncl-hes business campaign Representatives, from Whitby area. businesses will attend a wine and. cheese party for the Whitby ,General * Hospital First lass Fund Campaign'on April 5. Hosted by BDO Ward Mallette, the wine and cheese gathering is the officiai launch of the campaign's business phase. It will be held at Cullen Gardensé in the Whitby- and Brooklin rooms, starting at 4:30 p.m. Tlhe wine and cheese is intended to inform businesses and- professionals located in the community. of the hoepital's $6.3- mùillion ýredevelopment' campign and te enlist their support. A nuùmber of thos 'atnig the Party (including representatives fr om BDO Ward Mallette),,will announce, for the frttime publicly , their ýcontributio ns te theFirst Class Fid Canpaign. It is expected that the total announced will be' close to $20,00. hose makcing' donations will comment on their reasons. for supprtng Whitby General Hospîtal Rob Morton, a local lawyer who is president, of the Downtown Business' Improvement Area board and member of the Firèt lass Fund Campaign teain, will be master of ceremonies at the wine and'cheese. The campa*Ioni divided* into a numCgr Of committees which correspond'to the 'different groups in the community. >Morton is chairman of the local business and professional committee., They have set a goal te raise $450,000. Councillor, LyndaBuetas a member of te commtte., will ask a. number of thoseIn 1756 -SEAFOOD and STEAKIIOUSE 1180 Simncoe St. N. Oshawa 436-9333 0 436-9065 Roast Prime Beef (CansddGraLdeA) *New York Steak sud Sluimps Broiled Seafood Plate S n 7 dy a weekc Banquet Faicilities Aalbe attendance te corne forward te announce their gift 'te the canipign The $5.5-znillion raised for the hospital will be used te renovate existing ,departments .,and purche ,new equipment. The renovations- and restructuring will take>place i such key areas as the emergency, department, the lai,, radiology, an1 physiotheayt cope with the ever in=esig outpatient volumes and eliminate the current space ýcrunch., Last year alone- the hospitai treated more than 24,000 emergency cames and more than 15000 phïyuiotherapiy cases. The hospital's equipment renewal plan accounta for close te *4-million of the campaign- goal. &ome of the existing equipment- hantbeen replaced- since' the. haptlopened its. doors more than 20 y ours - ago. Some equipment hm' already, been purcliased with the fimds raised from the -campaign.. .The equipment renewal program will greatly enhance the quahity *and scope of services the' hosptal provides. op Business and professional comniittee members will be available for interviews or questions during the wine and cheese party. JASON BAKER holds the ghetto blaster he recel- ved as the, Little Brother-raising the most money ($337) ini pledges i the recent Bowl forMlin held by the Big Brothers Association of Oshawa.. Whitby. Last year ýhe won a bicycle. Presentingthe prize at the recent annual meeting was 1j90-91 association vice preuident Gerd ]Ehmke. Buling prmts increase ýin PEPSI CANS 24 CANS 300MI 1.29x KOIBASSA 100' g ,dnE Mà o ** = CARROTS 2lb BAG .99I 00ml, By Mike Kowalsld - WVhitby Mayor Bob Attersley is ecstatic at the value of actual, or planned construction already uuderwayminWhitby this er The value of buildin perniitsi issued by the Town 0u year tetals *63.3-million, an increase of *45.1-million over the same period i1989. "This la a good sigu, it's very healthy for the town'» said Attersley. "It makes a big clift. ference m the tax base.» ThIe tetal $63.3-million figure (for permits îssued as of March 31) is comprised of *33.3-million in residential permits, $18.8-mil- lion industrial, *6.2-million«com- mercial and *4.8-million indus- trial. 0f the *18.8-million for indus- trial, *13.5-million is .accounted for in one ares, the new ware- house for the McGraw-HIIIl pub- lishinjg firm which is relocating Attelr e said industrial-com- mercial assessment now accountsi ruade hi this tewn.» being for about 45 per cent Qf Whitby's cors cuso Cabiniets '2Por- cabinets Ywith the quality of fine fl HWniur. siTARe designed tax base and'there appeara ten end in sight te t h e building boom. 1With the plans that are stili on board it will continue for a while here,» said Attersley. "Other areas may be having pro- blems but there's. no sign of it here..' The mayor said two factors may bé contributingte Whitby's .continuing growth -- the planned federaL'es tax and the recent decision allowing ,school, boards te collect lot levies., 'Tm only guessing but I sus- pect the people withproperty., the developers, are trying t e ty ahead of both of ose hg-. Attersley does not. feel; the lump mi residential permnits .from $14.6-illion last year te *$33.3- million so far in-1990- will put a strain on municipal services. «That's the- least. of our > pro- blems,» said Atterpley. 'i'm happy with what werè gettingl, it shows investments are stilliZ! custom designed kitchen cabinetry to suit your specific requirements. *Solid wood 0Iily *Ail cabinets are hand made *Ail drawers are *dovetail fastened *Cabinets of ANY kind and BONELESS BLADE ROAST 3- 491ib t771

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