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Page 8. WhItby Fiee Press, WednesclY. Marcf29-1995 Economic, srategy' .P lanned The econoniic future of Durham Region will bo guided- by a comm unity economie dovelop- ment strategy. .Foilowing the formation of the Duram egon Econoi Devlopen, AvisrYCommi ttee inlate 1994, formai approval was given in January, 1995 by the Rein ta hire KPMG Management. Coesuting ta, support the committee in the creation of a conmmunityr economic development1 strategy for the Pr oc-pra'e.. will generate information, ideas and actions that can be, initiated locaily or used ta rationalize lobbying ta senior levels of government. The strategy proce se is sponsored by the Region with the support of ail local municipalities. Addlitional assstance has aio been requested of the Province of Ontario. The processa la. guided by the Durham Region Econoniic Development Advisory Com- mittee, an appo.nted committee of 16 cizenson. <Chair- is Doug iMcKay, Ajax/ Pickering Board Of Trade member, and past president and owner of the Ajax McDonafld' restaurant. He is a sistod by Elizabeth Woodbury of Whitby General Hospital; John Kirk, the Bank of Montreal in Oshawa; Dave Broadbent of CAW Local 222; Brian Smith of General Motors of Canada;, Colin Sinclair of Oshawa Tentafive ByMike Kowalski A ratification vote will be held today on a tentative contract for unionized employees of a Toronto-area newspaper chain. Agreement. on the proposed three-year deal was roachedl1ast Thursday between the Communi- cation, Energy & Papeworkers (CEP) union (formerly the South- ern Ontario Newspaper Guild) and Metroland Printing Publish- in and Distributing LtM. A ssidiaryuof Torstar Corp., p arent company of the Toronto Sar, Metroland publishes 25 community newspapors in and around Toronto, mncluding Osh- Centre UmnitediCliff Meta of St. Marys- Cement Company in Bowmna nville; dairy: farmer Ted Smith of Sunderland- Jef Schissler of Ontarlo Skills Developmlent in Whitby; Barbara Black,4 formerly of the Social Development Coumeil - Ajax/ Pickering;, Pauline Laing, director of education for the Durham 1Board of Education;, Gail Lawlor, consufltant - Energy -Matters Pcrig, Paula Lishan of PalaLian Ltd., Blackstock; Rtieky Peters of Lakeridge Ski Reeort LGtd., Uxbnidge; Mayor Wayne Arthurs of Pickering and Mayor Nancy Diamond of Oshawa. Regional staff, the ecorionmc developmnent officers from each of the area, municipalities, and Provncial and federai staff are also iadvisors ta the conumittee. KPMG Management Consulting ina the. facilitator for the overal proceaL The procese wiil take a year with the strategy expected ta be flniilized by emeiber, 1995. Initial stepo focus on developing a good understanding of the region's economy and devising a commn tyconsultation approach tatwi encourage effective involvemefit byr local *residents anâd businesse. The consultation approach will be interactive and will focus on both organzed groups and the general public. The major kick-off with the communuty is scheduled for early May. va This Week and the Ajax- bargainingoc ýkeringNews Advertiser. flculty rec( Mlthough most details were tance. bing kept under wraps until the UWe were Lification vote, unon bargain- avoid, an yyro acomxmttoe chair Don Ford and looking id the proposed contract in- men~te in bei udes a five per cent wage hike. get "ho said Retroactive ta last December, Vord noteu ie increase will be in incre- was obtaine Lenta of 1.5, 1.5. and two per from the ( Dnt over the three years. Labour, as b Under the previous agreement the case in ieporter/photographerwith Iv tions. ars semiority earried almost « ii 640 per week. ciliation stai Ford, an eclitor with the and managei 'ampton Guardian, said the Oshawa1 * PhrmaPlus *opens PHARIMA PLUS pnc a store at Dryden Square, Dryden and Thicksn, n1W on Mach 20. Manager LytIleon Persaud is shown. between. pharmnacy manager Cheryl Geofroy and company president and, general manager Roctie Stenzler. Pharma Plus (formerly Dru g C'ity until purchased by Oshawa Foods flve. years a go) has 155 stores in Ontario and Manitoba. Photo by Jeremny Dmsar. Durham BusieSs News Award. goes to' >Whitby' S Loblaws flue Loblaws sore linWhitby was one,-of .mune -retailers k C talOntarlothat rcnl reevdmerchandising=ad frThe proi;dnce.i Award igven to, retailers for, th ei1r ,in ovatiepromotion of ontariofoods. Participants submit photo- grpaof promiotions and dis- ply oqualy for the awrs meetingi n0ext week.. *The Bureau for Excellence in Durham Region (BEDR) will hold tho annual goneral. meeting Monday,Ap nil 3, at Cullen Gardons, Whitby. na In addition to the anna report, a three-year strategic plan ýwill be prosented. The F est speaker. is Godas A. Sakus,' president, Northorn Telecom,, who wilI discuBs the conipetitive requirements for Canadian businesses. The events begin at 6:30 p. m. followed by dinner. Cost is$5 for BEDR members,..$65 for non-members. Corporate tables are also.available.- Corporate sonsors for .the meeting ime ude' Mulcahy Enterprises, Lenbrook Industries, Bank of Montreal, EDS Canada and Andrew Canada., For more information, cali the BEDR office at 721-2000», ext. 4004. reahedat Metroland coman wulehae otom ,ommittee, had no dif- -ommending accep- basically looking ta llbacks or takeaways gfor any improve- inefits that wo could d that the settiement 3d without assistance Ontario Ministry of has traditi.onally beon iMetroland negotia- 1 even reach the con- Le, it was just union Dment," ho said. [Ihis Week reporter and union officiai Chris Bovie declined specifie comment at this time. "Pd prefer ta wait and e what the membership says and if there were any alterations (ta the. union's original positon), said Bovie. «We're just happy it didn't corne down te a strike vote and that it was reached without get- tUne down to the crunch.» Oshawa This Week publisher Timothy Whittaker did not return a Free Pros. telephone caîl. An officiai at Metroland's Mis- sissauga headquarters'said the ment Uti afwtr the ratification Vote. CEP representa about 80 reporters, photographers and some editars lithe Metroland chain. This is the union's first con- tract at Metroland since former Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild members disaffiliated from the American-based Newsaper Guild last year and joino the Canadian CEP. Advertising, circulation, pro- duction and clerical employees at Metroland are not.organized. Vour last chance to use the $1 00,000 Capital Gains Exemption is on your 1994 tax return. Make sure you use it. - If uncertain, seek professioflal advice. 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