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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1980, WHITBY FREE PRESS Residents await regiona ai td in flooding By S. GREENAWAY Free Press Staff Tenants of the Brock Street South Front Street. area awoke last Tuesday morning to face the unlikely situation of small lakes in their basemnents. Seven houses in the area had their basements flooded when pumps at the Harbour Street pumnping station backed up due to a blockage in the draining systemn caused by rags in the pipes. "We got home from a camping trip Tuesday mor- ning and found the mess," said Mrs. Nicole Ferland, a Front Street resident. Fenland said that there wa-s about 16 inches of water ;nhi r basernent something 'hL. :vis neyer happened to i,.!r familv in the two and a h' vears Lhey have iived there. Water damag#ý appliances in the basement of her home as weli as ruining some an- tiques which she had stored there. -We have rented a water pump to heip cdear out the basement but there is still water seeping in through the walls. 1 can dlean that up if I work on it every hour. " At 5 a.m. Tuesday mon- ning two ladies that live on the north-east corner of Front and Brock Streets reported the accumulation of 14 inches of sewer water in their basement to the region. Upon arrivai a man fromn the region told Mrs. Mary DeHart that they couidn't pump the water out and that they wouid just have to let it drain out of it's own accord. The problim with the pump was cieared up around 9 a.m. and the water began to drain. By noon the U-PICKI NEW FALL CROP RASPBERRI ES THUNDERBIRDHERON ROAD GIOLF CLUB HERONRIOAD x ASHBURN MYRTLE Signs wiUl be Up when Berrnes ready for detalis Phono 655-3534I basements were dlean. DeHart said that they had a similar problem nine years ago. At that time they added two new pumps. "'They've got two mothers but they don't keep proper maintenance on them," said DeHart. "With al of those floods you would think therç would be a man th ere wathcing it ail the time. " DeHart suffered damage to her washer and dryer, and the furnace, according to hen, is ruined. <Residents had until yesterday to dlaim for damages done by the back Up. "We'l have to see if they will do anything because you don't buy new applicances with buttons." One of the worst hit vic- tims was Mrs. Violet LeBlanc. Tuesday morning when she ran downstairs to get something fnom the basement she was confron- ted by four feet of water. "My freezer wili neyer be any good again because it was turned right over and the insulation was soaked," said LeBianc. "I had a side of beef or- dered but I had to cancel it because I don't even have a freezer now. " Jack McCorkeli, Director of the regionai public works committee, said that once the affected tenants turned WE WANT YOU TO LOSE 20-30 LBS. OR MORE 1 al ways wondered I about ads-are they real people or models?ji Wellnow I know -the results are amazing- a special thanks to the, Professional Wejght . Control Clinic for alI their care andI consultation.'" Oshawa, Ontario 10% DISCOUNT To first 50 callers Here's proof that our "no promises-just resuits"l program really works. Our clinir.s are for men and women who want to lose weight effectiveiy, without fasting or fad diets. You're supervised by professionals who are dedicated to heiping you lose 20, 40, 60 pounds or more safely in a matter of weeks. What's more Important is that we teach you how to maintain that weight loss indefinitely. Our program has been successful because our clients have been. Cail today for your f ree consultation, there's no obligation. 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He went on to say that the system already in existance is not at ail sufficient for the area and added that there was much work needed to be done. "It's been very frustrating for me as a councillor because there is littie I can do until the region0.K.'s it." CuNFOTH'N DryTE 668-0891 WHITBY 11ODUNLOPST. E. and SCISSORS 668-1 640 601 Dundas St. W. WHITBY TOWN PLAZA Monday to Saturday *PERMS 112PRC Redkin Perm Day Into Night Reg. $60 NOW $30-00 Redkin Perm, Curi &Coadiflo.iReg. $55 Now $27.50 Hair Alive Penn Reg. $50 NGW $25.00 Henna Pern Reg. $45 NUW $22.50 Welia Basan Perm Reg. $40 M0W $20.00 Ondulation Penn Reg. $35 NOW$1 7.50 *STREAKS 1/2PRICE Short Hair Reg. $35 NOW17.50 Medium Mar Reg. $40 N»W $20.0 Lon Hair Reg. $45 N0W $22.50 *HENNA COLOR 1/2PRCE ShortHair Reg. $25 NOW $12.50 Meflum HaMr Reg. $30 M0W $15.00 Long Har Rg. $35 0NW $1 7.50 Extra Long Maure%-$40 00W $20.00 OFFEA GOOD UNTIL SEPTEMBE 30, 1980 "Il ~1i Il 4, il