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Whitby Free Press, 9 Sep 1992, p. 8

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Paqe 8. Whhby Free Pros, Weeclneda, Soptomber 9, 1992 1 M,' Whitby's- newly established econornic development committee, still short, one member, héld a mïeeting during the summer., <T-he'committee , formed ta, offer sugestions. and ideas, ta boost the local economy, heid an %ifor- , Mal. meeting,» according ta, MaLyor Tomn Edwrd. Edwards wouldn't name the four ýcommittee*members, saying they prefer ta «remain anonym- oua. He says formation of what will b. a five-member comnittee has been delayed because some éf those who orginally applied to be members have either moved out ofWVhitby or are ill. Formai meetinigs of the com- mitte., are expected ta begin sometime in the faîl when -one more member is found and when the Town's marketing depart- ment is reorganized. Part of thatrogaiain i- cludes the hiri ng of a director of marketing ta replace Jeanette Babington, who is ill. The Town will likely choose a now dire ctor this ahl, says Edwardâ* Steel firm gets- 1ô0ar to buy Mac hin ry Acompany in Courtice that geoutof the former Whitby Steel ptant. has received a $1300 00 an to purchase TIhe Eaâtern Ontario Develop- ment. Corporation, a Crown agency ofthe provincial Ministry' of tho Industry, Trade and Tech- nology, approvod the boan ta Dar- Dàrlingtôn Steel is an employoe-ownod com&any that, was* etablished iin Curte In January,jus3tafter' Whitby Steel, on Hporns St., ciosed down4 Most of 'the empb oyesan management from WhI.tby Steel decided ta croate the new com- .panýy and move intoa a mafer facilityr, says Miko. Siqer, Dar- lington. Steel p residenit. Hé was EXPERTS DON'T PAY THAT TRAFFIO TICKET ~~yur n~wr~c t~te ;- e uolnso WECNHELPYOTO lst CONSULTATION -Cail Nowl 619-9687 TRAFFIC TICKET EXPERTS 3-7 MacKenz'e Ave.,' Unit #14*Aa manager at Whitby Steel, which' operated sine 1983.. The $130,000 term boan will be used tobuy the- machinery from, the former Whutby plant, now for sale. Darlintn, Steel produces structural steel, tanks and hop-* pers, steel bridge docks and other related products for con- struction and renovation. The firm souls produets mostly to cuSstomers in south-centrai Ontario and, the northoastern U.S., and ie pursuing new marwe kets, acroos Canada and the U.S. a s well as in the Caribbean./ As many as 30 new jobs could be createdat arlington Steel ini the next five years. Siegner says the downturn in. the econony helped load to the demise of *htby Steel. As for Darlington Steel,ý «Were out théeedgig (fdbusns) Wherever-.w. can get workie go. Telecator Durham 153 Brook St. N., Unit 2, Whitby, 430 *-PAGE (7243) * 24 Hour Service *Wide Area Paging JANICE LVNN goes over a few dance school's grand. openlng Thursda siepa, with pupli Amando Feather at the Phto by Mark Remor. WhltbyFr.. Proe Newdn'ce, sehoolopens »y Mark-Reésor Jantce Lynn has her own';dance achool after dancing, and teachlng dance in WVhitby for The Janice Ln-Scoiof ýDancep at 1380 Ho *kins St., was offi'cially opened Thursday. ynn sarted takinig dance lessons whn she was mne at the Masrg Connelly School ofpDance in Whitby. Sho took her firat professjonal exam at age 18 and her teacher'egam two years later. âhe, taught atConhelly's aàchool for four, years, taking over when Connelly retired and setting'up shop iný,a church hall., Enromefint *umped from 40 students tomnore than 200 mak-ingit necessa".yto expanid. Thescýbool teaches tap, jaz, ballet, tri"h," rin and modem -dance, wit the emphasis on "Vie bolieve that dancing. is mostly done for enjoyment - we try and m-ake ail our classes a lot of fun without too mfuch -pressure on the, kids.... as long as dancing's fun, they will want to keep coniing back, so that's really what w». Students who show potential are. given -advancedtraining starting at aotae1. «We've had -students go through 1.cho and receive theirprofgeo*,onald papers sol they can4go out and teZ dd~ eWrekind ofà a -- éhlif they show potential, hero, than, they,,wyoul go -on to a Toronta echool.'" Lynn has weekly half-hourand hour classes for pupils aqed--3S and uýpi', running on .a 10-moônth basis. Feosrange fromeabout $24 ýta $30. a month- «with the recessionwe tryý and keep our prics down. «Same with our costumes; a lot of the scho6ls go. for the elaborate thinge - we try" and k -. our costume costs te anyw,ýherefrom $25 ta per cost ume.» Srtudents- dance on a newly instalied nEmg hardwood floor -- «a lot of the dance:,stuuos have tueW on cement floor, that (hardwood) is a big bonus for the kida because it cuts down on' injuries.» --1 Another unique feature is a jpart observa- tion area. "The parents can comé In every 'v#,eek and seS their kida develop; watch -their classes and sSe whatas ha,Ppug «Vie find it s reallygood because parents can, help their kida practice at home and encourage themn." $5-, 0'-r»-aisedfor Societ The Oshawa *& District -Lai Estat. Board rocently hosted the lOth annlual hockey tournamhent atHaenPrkna and a dance foilowed at..the OdeMa Pavilion' to raie .fuùids foi th.1 Canadian Oancer $cey This ye4r, *$5.000was rue OSCAU thmh ý< te, tov'-ents indvi-ua ' ontions fpr: Caiitan Canceroiet and the Over the lut, 10 yarthe hoé'kéy "tôiirnàaýmenht -'anddance haye rardmàst *60,000 for Ithg.Can4d!an Cancer Soczety. R SeGafood PlatèBef * Rfost Pme9 *Steak- & Shrim p Banqut Facîkieî Aval"ab1e*DaIIy pecfais OpenIà CORPORATION 10FTHE TQWN 0 F WHITBYl 192FINAL TAX'NOTICE' Thé fouM I nstalmient of, taxes for 1992 là dueadybe September 615,199 If paýment osnotreeoved by, te de date pealty willi b ". 9à hè'fist W o dèaùt ad ýbe ksdeq of each calendar' month so long as non-payment continues, at 1hm ralà of 1-114% per month, o« part thereof. If ou hv fo rc= ed a tax bil and you are epoeble for payment peasecotat. eTaxDepartment at 68-80 o obtain the necessary information. Taxes may be pald ta t a hy bank wthout collection charges, or at the Municipal Offce 5Rosland Road East VWbtby, Ontaio. In adclition, if you are a TD Bank customoer, taxes may be paid by telephone through TD Banklie. LYNN PUCE' SUPERVISOR OF REVENUE

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