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Page 16, Whilby Free Press, Wednesday, September 25, 1996 Fox mrun rai.ses $12,600 About $12,600 has so far bean raised'-- with more ped;es yat te corne in -- fonSunday's Terry Fox Run in Whitby. This year's avent attrac- ted the, most participants ever as 207 ren, walked or roller-bladed the'route that began and ended at the Kmfart store in Kendalwood plaza. Organizer Pat Salisbury also reised funda for the Canadien Cancer Society, with a bake table set u; outside the store. She says more volun- tears, howaver, are needed te help along the .rQute. About 25 volunteers teok part Sunday but at least b0 are needed, she says. Students from just one of Whitby high schools, Henry Street, perticipated as volunteers, and Salisbury aims to, get more students next year. Exploscionl averte Police are investigating after someoe broke inte a trailer home in Whitby and left the 'gas on in an attempt te cause an explo- sion. untheo pakants of the untjareat Subway TrOier Park, 1010 Dundas St. E., had left around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, police say, and, discoverad their front door had been forced open when they raturned home around 6:30 p.m. They noticed a strong poane sineli inside, sayâ Ispecter Greg Reid, and found «ail of the top ele- mente of thair steve were turnad on and the pilot lights h ad been extinguished. The oven had been left on high with the pilot light on.» Th.e residents un- mediately turned off the aven, which was extrernely hat, and called police,BéRa 1,owindows which had bean left open in the trailar likely allowed the propane te dissipate enoughte avoid an explosion, Read ays. Fzred FROM PAGE 1 pital corporation. JoAnnre. Prout, ca-chair of the Save- Our General Hos- pital citizans' committea, was one of two new direc- tors elected te the 20-main- bar board. Bath she and -Richard Elsten former administra- tor of Afemorial Hospital in Bowmanviile, support retaining acute care ser- Vices at the hospital and favour reînstatoment of a 24-hour ernergency depart- ment. Prout told the Free Pres that she had no priar know- le4ge of Thomson's fiing. .Thomnson, who bas an -Nextensive background in health care related resource development and public relations, operatad lus own fundraising ,consulting business before-hbisbrie? stint at Wbitby Gênerai,. BSg.Kevin Slaney D urh am gi-o*nalPlice By Sergeant Revin Slaney Crimestoppers and Durhamn Regional Police seek the public s. help in solving a robbery. that occurred in Oshawa on June 27 of this year., Around 6:40 p.m., a youth, while riding his bicycle on the bike path at Oshawa Creek near Whiting Avenue, was approached by a maie who knocked the victim to the ground. At knifepoint, the youth wes robbed of bis red Norco bicycle, worth $250. The suspect, who walked with a limp, is descnibed as maie, black, aged 19, six feet, 200 pounds, muscular build, rotting teeth,short black hair styled in a shaved lina across the top of his head, wearing baggy, black cut- off denlîns, black and, white Nike high-cut runners. The knife is described as three inches in langth with a bras and wood handle. Crimestoppars will pay a cash reward for any information that leads te, an arrest in this incident. Callers neyer have te, giva thair naine or tastify in court. Caîl 436-8477. Infra-reÀd studyý pilpoints probleins Whitby Hydro has just cprnpleted an infra-ýred study tohelp identi&y potentiel problem with poor electrical and overheating connections on its power system. "Once identified, we cen replace or repair the connections pnior to a potential failure of the equipment" seys Dave Gray, line forernan. Repairs may ;require - a short interruption of power* to certain custorners who would be n otified by latter, prior ta the work. Crime con cerns merchants FROM PAGE 1i neiholewindow had to b rwlacd" t acoat of about$ 00OPeacock said. Since Lis insurance policy carnies a $500 deductible fee, Peacock had te absorb the full amount himself. "The police response, Seema te be 'what cen we do about it? » said a resig- ned Peacock. "I suppose the police are right, we can't have them sitting out there every night,' he said. "But how do you stop itr» Oral g Creed, owner of the next door Creeda Cycle, saw his insûrance company double his $250 déductible fe after he had te replace bis front window for the third turne recently. "itrs kind of a pain, when the police can't do any-1 thing,»" said Creed.t We ended up, putting bars on he window soilf they do break the window1 it's hard to grab a bike,-» ha said.2 «We've also secured thea bikas with a new lock sa s- tem and installed a video camera.» Creed suspects that thef most recent incident was ]h the result of someone in a i neans cali,' ha urged. Dick Blackstock et 723- 3658. u a Eu M m~ - - _ passing vehicle firing something like a BB or pellet»,fromn a slingshot. According to Insp. Greg Reid of DurhamRegional Police, there is no evfdence to suggest that crime and vandalism are on the rise in downtown Whitby Reid attributed the sling- shot incidents to the «iatest crazen and suspected that there will be lite ikeli- hood'of a recurrence now that school has resumed. "It hasn't corne to our attention that this is a major problem," he said. "Our community patrol officers have flot reported Rid, who.assumed com- mand of the police services' Whitby detachment' in early August, sYmp athized with the merchants plight. But he could not suggest any additional precautions to the ones already being taken by the business owners. However, Reid said the public could play a part in reducing crime by reporting anythin out of the ordin- rIf someone is concerned for their (marchants) safetyr or damnage te property, or if bhey see suspiclous people hanging about, by al WIIIIBY «Our thrust has always_ been te, prevent problems fromn occurni rather than going down alrards.» DEN meets Durham Environmental Network will hold a panel discussion on the new pro- vincial lagisiation, the Land Use Planning and Protec- tion Act, at- a meeting on Thursday Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m., at ýJowranviile High School. For more informia-' tion, cali 905-509-3156 or 905-623-8814. Folklor e season underway The Durham Folklore Society will hold the firat meeting of the new season an Thursday, Sept. 26, 7:30 pÊmY at the Arts Reource Centre behind Oshawa City Hall. Ail welcome, either as a listener or te tell a tale.' 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