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Whitby Free Press, 3 Jul 1991, p. 3

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TEE IDRiVEof this truck 1left waàs cagd with a an ~right%- turn alrit c'ocled over a trafflc light standard on the southeast corner of Dundas St. and Brock St. Friday afternoon. Accord-* ing to police, the truck was turning east onto Dunidas fkom Brock St.S, when it dlipped the polo. Au the pole feli it struck two cycliste waiting on the corner. Both cycliste were taken to hospital. A 14-year.old boy suffered a broken shin bone and cut anide. Hia companion was not iiijured. Police etmt damage to the. bicycles, above, ate $1,500 and $M0. Replaclng the btraffl iL -jglit willcmtbetween $2,00 and $3,000. Tme tuc l owned by Ventury Homes of Bowmainvlle. Chrh Bwie photon What do you like most about. Whitby?, ~"I find most people quite friendly and helpful" "Atmosphere" ~ " It's stili a nice, quiet town." "Quaint and clean"~ "Whitby General Hospital" "fclose to other centres"~ "It has character"- "its quaint, beautiful and friendly downtown" ~ "People take pride in their homes/gardens" ~ "...walks in the older subdivisions with large trees" What do you like least? "Becoming a Scarboro" - "the air pollution" "Not mucli to do downtown"~ "small town thi'nldng"~ "Ugly strip mails"~ "It's getting too city-like" "too much new housing everywhere" ~ "taxes" "parking problems" . . .would like a dinner theatre, better shopping"' ~It'sgrowing too, fast" ~ "Basebal dia.mond lights left on and no one playing - what a waste of hydro and my taxes" What do you like about the, Free Press? -"The personal touch"~ "It's a paper for Whitby residents - it's very local."~ "Local news - keeps me up-to-date" I like the small size" ~ " ... has variety"~ "iconcise, easy reading" ~ Its a nice littie community paper" I find the quality of the reporting more accurate tha.u the other papers." ~" ... too mucli political issues" "the news re local events" Ther-e is stiil time for .oui survey to count. But tâme lirnnngout ifyou want to beenteredin the dra w for a weekend at Ste. Anne's. The deadline 18 July 1 7th. Please do it no w! Attention Busînesses Fire, destroys .house Fre destroyed a century-ld abandoned farnihouse on Garden St. early Tuesday. No cause has yet, been deter- mined for the blaze which gutted the atone building located at 3100 Garden St., north of Rosa- land Rd. According to platoon.chief Bob Marshall, the ho s -was pretty well ablaze when 'Whitby tfire- figters arrived at the aoene shortly afler 4 a.m. The ruina were stili smoking five hours later as clean-up ope- rations began. Thore were no reporta of injuries to fireflghtera. Marshall suspected that the Uproperty is now owned by a developer and doubted that the fire marsha's office would be bolhmto investi gate. «Wé don't know the cause but we probably wouldnt oel l the fire maréhail, there's not a V0reat deal of value there," aaid Mr- shail. Town archiviat Brian Winter said the house was likely bult in the 187013!. Winter sad it had been owned at one Urne, by Rev. Wiiam Ormiaton of New York, but has been empty for about 10 years. The building had littie histori- cal ignificance and was flot designated for preservation, said' Winter. Blood needed Organizersg are hop ifra C good turnout at a =9 odonor clinic tobe held on Tueaday, JuIy 1.You c 9, -i to 8 p.m., at the Witby adLto m Leion onBUyroniSt. S. season Every unimer, the Red Cross products ia faced with a critical shortg of donors to meet the demand for 2. YoI amr blood. 3. Your ad At this tfime of- year, many notjustv people' traveL Tat unfor- fur you. tunately, addso to te Iiklihood of serlous motor vehicle accidents 4. Your ad that maýy resuit in injury and the YI)COlSm need for blood; it also means many -people are unavailable to donate. For nmore -information *about" the Whitby cinic, oeil 668-661. Ton can mn tMis 1/4 OR for the soe youCanru AND reach a AND have yoî AND stil hav< *ae a'd I the Wlitby YeIlow Pages emonMeu Pes 1 ail o! these ads'i the Whtby Fe rs even wlder market r name seen up to a hundrcd Urnes more often $$$ left over for a 1/16 page ad li the Yellow Pages Talkto your Free Pre ss advertising rep or eall 668-6111 AI 1z ss ow r, 00'- r-d l(,ICr f rLe IC Some Commlixents of 1~the top of the ple A sample of some of the conmments on our reader survey

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