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Page 10, Whhby Fiee Proos, Wecfrieday, Mwch 13, 190 A bankthat does care To the editons Re: Colunin, 'Baki aren't fulfillllng their mandate,' by Durhiam rldlng NP Alex Shepherd, Pré. Press, Feb. 21. W. were diuappointed te se& the célumn by AIe Shepherd suggestlng"banks jut don't car." about the. comîmiaities or the people we serve. Nothing could b. further from the. truth.ý At 'the. Royal Bank, our -omrntment te Durham la sincere and long-standing, extending te both our custorner relationshipa and our ongoing - involvement in the community. Contrary .te Mr. Shepherd's commenta, we are flot "concentratlng on Bay Street" while local businesses focus on' Durham. The vast mgjority of our business decisions are made right here within ourbranch network by experlenced professlonal staff who understand the. local economyi ts business .and residential envfronment -a nd ongoing communlty initiatives. Royal Bank provided over $20 million ln new' small business loans during 1995. Y.., Mr., Shepherd, we do cars about amail businegis and our local communities a.V~r proud tà work anid grow wth them. Last year, local.decsions alo lncluded the. openig of two new' full-service branches 'wlthln Durham .whlch. .provlded employmenit opportunities while lncreaslng our payroll and municipal tax contributions.. Overall, we employ smre 280 people at 13 branch locations - smre of whom live ln,, work ln and euijoy Durham'Reglon along wfth their family and friends.-Salarles and benefits totalling $10 million were paid te our staff last year, much of which goes inte forming the growing economic base of thus region. In the peut year alone, our staff have- helped raise $52,000 for Easter 8S'eals In Durham through the support . of customers and residents;, a further $40,,000 te support, the purchase of MRI equipment for Oshawa. General Hosiaadsvrlthousanid dolautrs oi2rma vaety of ocal charities and cause..1 In, 1995, Royal Bank donated $3279000 te four of our local hompitals, - Îhe United Way and several other organiztions. Over 50 of our staff members give their time te Junior Achievement, bringing the importance of finance and economics to our local dlassrooms. And this ie just the. tip of the. iceberg in terrns of our employees' community Involvemnent. The Town of Whitby has acknowledged Royal Bank as the. corporate citizen of the yearé. Yes, Mr. Shepherd, Royal Bank doos care. In bis colunin, Mr.. Shepherd calîs for more "community-based" banking. At Royal -Bank, we are committed te community-based banklng by growlng wlth Durham and contributing -te t--th betterment d> our exciting and To the editor: For the Iast several hundred years, working Canadians have hoped for more for their sons and daughters. And they got the college and unlversity'educations, tiie homes and cottages, the healtii cars and recreation and much, much more that makes us the Ontarians we have becorne "odY. clynamlc reglon - as a business, as an employer, as employees and as, proud' reuidents of our vibrant communities. Ken McLea»4 area manager ]Royal Bank,- Durbam PReglon Now we are belng condltioned te expect much lesu - for -botii ouzuelves and our thmfle and for the generations to corne after.' Wiiy, when the banka and corporations are reporting reord profitsM,are worklng people expected te settle for lIms? Is it common sense' for us te expect lesu? Gloria Huard Whitby The Whltby Courthouse Theatre bas cast the final production of its 1995-96 sason of subecription erles plays. The play laAn Act of the Imagi nation, a mytery by Bernard Sliae and wllrun Aprl 25 te May 11, with a seniors' preview April 23. The cast ian ade up of Jim Herongate Bamn Renshaw as Arthiur Putman, Georgina E8Pencer as Julia Putman, AI Rosen as Simon Putznan, Grvin Farr as Detectve BurchlttlttD'Angel a as Holly Adamu, Jul.e Leswlck as Brenda Simmobns and Catherine MacLean as Brook. Carznlchael. Piuducsr is Gorvn Farr, director Susan Farr and- stage manager Sandy Philpot. ' For tickets and information, calI Lafontaine Trading Pont at 430- 37741. Best Chinese Food in Town Sen'ing Dirhianfor 32 vears .CHNEEFOOD Ail You Can Eat'-BUFFET DAILY LUN'H$.5 INR $795 Children Under 10 - 1/2 Price - Regular Menu Available 'Heritage' poto.exhbit atalr Two exhibitions of photographs are underwayv at -e Station Gallery ini Wlutby. Phil Bergers@on's Structures in a* Social Landscape shows "pri- marily the heritage of southern Ontario, evidence of fundamental patterns upon which the sodiety was built.' In 1989 he began four years of shooting'on the s.condary roads Of southern Ontario. Among, bis images are corniields after har- Artsae.at McLaughlin The 'Sale of- Art' show will b. iield March 23-24 at the Robert MeLaugiilin Gallery, Oshawa. Proceeds will encourage artista and asit the gallery by providing funding for additional cultural conununity service. I~e& THEU vest, > architectural features of town buildings and- time-locked window dispiays., The other exhibition consista of 'Fri*ends'- returnto Sparwk stage The Friends of Fiddlers Green will perform at the Vital Spark Folk Club concert. on Saturday, night, March 23, i Whitby TRej' Frienda' hu mour*and musical ikilîs have mnade them longtimne favourites in the tradi- tional music scene. Tii. concert will b.i the theatre at the Centennial Build- ing, Centre Street South, doors opnng at 7 p.m.' Ticet, $10 for members and $12 for non-members, can b. obtainedi advance by calling Alison at 430-2529., 27 Broc t. South WhA 1 66221 four large'coloiur photo by EdWard Bu juXtapoe with moyen lth century photo by Richard Maynard. "Thfey- explore the effect of man and .'tecbnology, on the. natural'environment according to a gallery description. ' Burtynslcy shows deforestation and co01pér mining.in British, Columbia - abandoned épaces suggesting an "architectur that exposes the result of man's encéroachment on nature. -* Bergerson .,,will, discuse his work on Sunday, March 31, 2 -to 5 pý.. Mn Markham -show Whitby artisans will have exhibits in the annual Country Decorating and Collectibles Show & Sales, at the Markharn fair- grounda March 15617. Lori azid Wane McMullain of Chapel Hill Uraft will. show wood, accessories and Sandra Karklins. of Red .Cedar Creations, will show folk art and stained glass. 2 LB WUNGS & 116 SPKIAL Every nighte -bar only BREAKFAST SPEGAL from $3.96' ilamn-3pm Saturday,,& lOam-3pm ,Sundayý Saelt TV Tais Wwlon - D unnRoom Speciais; Buy one entrée at regular pricel * get 2nd entrée AT 1/~2 PRICE Equai or lsssvalué. NXabeused*ihother Expeetless? *#>x.,. Courthouse prepares for Siade mysty àvàààw.,. IK-11 LIVE LEPRACHAUN? ime In - l'ake Oui - 107 Brock Si. S.. Iiiil).N 6()8-2222 a a ý il