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Whitby Free Press, 18 Jul 1990, p. 3

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WHITB FU£E PRESS, WEDNESDAY, 9JUY 18,1990. PAdE 3 Theft investigated About $35,000 worth of eqmup- ment was stolen after! a break-in at Raymond Steel at 1750 Har- bor ad. in Whitby el-iy Sunday morning. An employee arrived at the scene at 7:50 a.xn. JuIy 15 and saw that equipment was mi ' ng. Stolen were three comp4 ters, two printers, one fax machipe, a calculator, electric tye ter and an attache case. Fingerprints were takenj and the incident is under inves3tiga- tion. wkwB]TBYs Jim Fleherty is the. Progres- meeting by Stephenie Bail (left), candi- sie Conservative candidate i Dur- date in the 1987 election, and Kay ham Centre riding for the next provin- Weatherail, president of the Progres- cial election. He loshown being con- sive Conservative Party of Ontario. gratulatedat leMtweeks nmnto Flaheryacclai mcd asmPC'candi'date PROM PAGE 1 province-wide stud of Ontario's chronic care need.) Flaherty -decried the lack of an obstetrics wing at Whitby General and the inadequacy of hospital equipment. Hie noted that an x-ray machine stili being used i 2 Y"arsold. Flaherty criticized Furlong for bis. response to the hospital's He said Furlong bungled when ho presented a 13,000-naine peti- tion .-'demanding jovernment funding of the chromic care beds as a member's statement in the legisature, rather than as a peti- tion. "As a result, the government didn't have to respond. te the petition," said Flaherty. Furlong was also attacked for bis pefrac n the commit- tee which eandth yern- aent' "nofault" automobilein surancebill. The -legislition will encourage carelees driving,. subsidize ini- surance companies and dis- courage people from buying new vehicles, said Flaherty. «If it costs more than $10,000 itfs considered an expensive car and your insuirance goes Up. "TiMe Liberal member was a member of the committee. He didn't say a word, didn't propose an arnendment. li. could have said no and voted against it, but when it camne to third reading he wasn't even there.» Turning to the environment, Flaherty pointed out that Fur- long was one of three Liberals elected from Durham- Region in 1987. "Our reward is a garbage .dump in Pickering and right besidIe it will be a new city (Seaton) - that's good planning.» Flaherty did not speculate on when Peterson may caîl an elec- tion, but predicted the Tories could win urham Centre pro- vided «our priorities and vafu) are sitraight.»' .The government's flve-year mancste expires in 1992, but many bervers expectan election caliti sme or Septeinber, the third anniversary of the 1987 campaign. Flaherty later teld The Free Press hé does net expect the curont unpopularity of the Con- servative governinent li Ottawa to have much effect in a provin- cial campaign. "There is a tradition ini Ontario of provincial politics bein dif- forent than federai politice,' ex labneF! aer are dif- ferontroaL, health car. and schools are issues that are éloser to the community. I think the votera ,are imdependent-minded when it comes time te vote.» Durham Centre riding came into existence during the 1987 election. It takes ini the Whitby south of Taunton ]Rd. sud a midor portion of northwest Osh- awa.. Furlong won the riding with 12,885 votes. New Demnocrat Sarah Kelly was second with 9,881 -votes while Stephanie Bal of the Progressive Co6nservahives ran third With 8,790 votes.. Green Party of Ontario candi- date Harold Tausch had 378 votes. .Furlong has been renominated by the Liberals. Nino Maltese of Witb will run for the Family Coalition Party. A spokesmien for Durham Centre New Democrats said the riding association executive wil beholding a meeting this week. Plans for a nomination meeting will likely b. discussed. A Green Party spokesman was not available for comment. Ail Yours To Discover. ..a.aaand lt's Rîgh t Here la Your Own Backyard! You and your famiiy will have a wonderful time at Brouwers. Imagine over a hundred deer, a Ilamfa, miniature donkeys, goats, parrots, cockatiels - even eacocks! 'And ponds fuli of exotic ducks, swans and geese. In summer, there's picnicking, a great kids' playground, and acres of exploring room. And through the winter everyone can skate FREE to their hearts content on our huge outdoor pond. lt's hard to believe that with no travelling at ail, you can find ail this charm and adventure right here in your own backyard! Just think while your kids are exploring you'll have pienty of time to browse through Durham Regions largest gardening aKd i ndscae. centre. k heIIJohnBrowerSpeia WHITBY EXECTIVE HOME 49 RICE DR, 3 Level deck; Large, fenced, landscaped yard on Pringle Creek Ravine. 4 Bedroom 21/2 baths; central air; central vacuum main floor laundry; famlly room with fireplace; large 2 car garage FOIR SALE IBY OWNEIR $292900OO. For appointment caUl 666-1931 COTTON FITTED DUAPERS C) Super Absorbency ci Soft eg & wolst elastIcs Ci Convenent VELCRC$!) asteners 0l Personal. knowledgeable service Comnfortable for baby, economnical and convenient for parents, safe for our environmnent. For more information on responsibte iapering, cati: CATHIE ELLIS 430-1853 DR. ELIZABETH TROJANOWSKI wishes to announce the opening of her practice in FAMILY MEDICINE at the WHITBY MEDICAL CENTRE 619 Brook St. S., Whitby 668-5835, JOOýOl

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