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APPAREL by CHERYL Alterations Big and small Reasonable rates Dressmaking - Lingerie Decorative accents for home 623-3589 Premier Announces Start of Hwy 407 Construction Work Premier Bob Rae has announced the signing of a $929.8 - million contact contact to develop, design and build Highway 407, setting the stage for new large-scale construction and job creation this summer. "A year of planning and negoti- tion has built a partnership; now the private sector can put the shovels in the ground, start creating the 20,000 jobs and build the road," said .Rae. "Now Canadian Highways International International Corporation can put all its resources resources to work to complete Highway Highway 407." Transportation Minister Gilles Pouliot said the contract calls for Highway 407 to be open to traffic decades sooner than expected. "We have found ways to complete the work faster, and have all 69 kilometres kilometres of the 407 open by the end of 1998," said Pouliot. "The process of selecting a private-sector private-sector partner for Highway 407 has shown us ways to reduce the cost of the road by $300 million, and ways to open it two years sooner." New Highway 407 construction will begin immediately, following a revised schedule that calls for Canadian Canadian Highways International to complete complete the project in two stages: 1996 Highway 410 in Brampton to Highway 404 in Markham 36 km. 1998 Highway 403 in Oakville to Highway 48 in Markham, 69 km. The 407 will be an all-electronic toll roàd with full illumination for most of its length. It will have three lanes in each direction between highways highways 410 and 404 and two lanes in each direction west of Highway 410 and east of Highway 404. Canadian Highways International will be responsible for 407 construction construction and operation, while the Ontario Transportation Capital Corporation will arrange financing for the road, paid for by tolls that will be collected starting in 1996. The Highway 407 contract is the largest single contract in Ontario transportation history," said Premier Rae. "It proves that our commitment to jobs and to keeping Ontario industry industry competitive arc producing results". results". The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, May 21,1994 23 Crime Stoppers Seek Clues after Bank Robbery Crime Stoppers and the Durham Regional Robbery Squad are asking for the Public's help in solving an Armed Robbery which occurred in Pickering on Wednesday, January 26th. - At 4:00 p.m. the suspect casually walked into the Toronto Dominion Bank at 1822 White's Road and approached approached the customer service counter. counter. The suspect then announced in a loud voice that he wanted staff and customers to get into the vault. The robber carried a red, duffle-type gym bag and handled the bag as if a gun was inside. The suspect wanted the manager to open the money vault, but was unsuccessful because the vault was time locked. The robber then took two tellers over to their tills and received an undisclosed amount of cash. He then ordered them back into the vault before he left the scene. The suspect drove' south on White's Road towards Highway #2 in a 1994 Buick Regal, 4 door, custom gold in colour. This vehicle was stolen stolen on New Year's Day at 5:30 p.m. from a local car dealership in Pickering Pickering when a Break Enter and Theft occurred occurred and the vehicle sustained rear end damage and a broken rear window. window. After the bank robbery, the suspect suspect drove to the Rouge Valley on Twyn Rivers Drive in Scarborough and robbed two males of their vehicle, vehicle, a 1988 black Chev Beretta, bearing bearing Ontario plates 790KHK. Before the suspect left this scene, he set the stolen Buick on fire. The suspect is described as male, white, 35-40 years old, 5'7" tall, slim build with a dark moustache. He was wearing a pink ski mask or a scarf wrapped around his face, mirror type sun glasses, a blue puffy full length nylon woman's coat, dark pants, white running shoes and gloves. A re-enactment of this crime will be shown on CITY TV, Channel 57, Cable 7, on Thursday, May 19th during during the 6 and 10 p.m. news. It will also be shown on CKVR TV in Barrie Barrie and CHEX TV in Peterborough on Friday, May 20th again during the news. Crime Stoppers is asking anyone with information on the Bank Robbery, Robbery, Break Enter and Theft, or the Robbery of the Scarborough vehicle to call Crime Stoppers or the Robbery Robbery Squad at 579-1520 ext. 355. Police Police would like to know where the stolen Buick Regal was between January January 1st when it was stolen and January January 26th when it was used for the Robbery. Did you see the vehicle parked during this time period? If so, call us. You will not have to identify yourself or have to go to Court. A Cash Reward of up to $1000 is being offered if your- information leads to an arrest. The Crime Stoppers phone num- r 436-8477 that's 436-TIPS Sergeant Grant Arnold is the Coordinator Coordinator with the Durham Region Crime Stoppers and writes this article to help combat crime. One-Day Seat Belt Count Makes Communities More Safety-Conscious Belleville, Mississauga and Till- sonburg drivers lead the province in seat belt use with more than 93 per cent of drivers buckling up, a survey organized by the Ministry of Transportation Transportation reveals. "These communities set an example example in safety for the rest of Ontario," said Transportation Minister Gilles Pouliot. "But all of die participating communities helped us emphasize the importance of seat belts - that they save lives and reduce human suffering and also prevent unnecessary unnecessary legal, medical and insurance costs." The survey held April 30, the final day of the spring seat belt campaign, was conducted in 45 communities that took up the ministry's challenge to beat Ontario's average seat belt usage usage of 84 per cent. About 431 volunteers from community community policing groups, driving schools, high schools and district health offices spent two hours counting counting seat belt use among drivers stopped at local intersections. "My driver education instructors stood outside for two hours in the pouring rain because they believed this was a worthwhile cause," said Sherrie Horrar, a Windsor volunteer. Most communities met or came close to the Ontario average. The Snowmobiling Cited as Ontario's Fastest-Growing Winter Recreation Organized snowmobiling in Ontario Ontario is coming off a multi-million dollar, dollar, record-setting winter which confirms confirms the sport as the province's fastest growing winter recreation activity activity and economic generator. According According to recent figures released by the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC), the 1-993/94 season season was highlighted by dramatic increases increases and gains in all areas of operation. "Ontario snowmobiling continues on its astounding roll through winter, reaching ever higher levels with each successive season," stated OFSC President Don Lumley. "Our overall numbers substantiate average growth in the 15 to 20% range during each of the past three years, with no sign of levelling off. I'd be surprised if there are even a handful of businesses or activities anywhere in Canada that have been this impressive through recession recession years." Under the OFSC's user pay trail program, trail permit sales soared by almost 20% tins past winter to over 90,000. With each permit translating into about 1.8 users, the OFSC now represents some 162,000 family snowmobilers in 285 community snowmobile clubs throughout the province. "Snowmobile manufacturers and after-market suppliers are reporting exceptionally strong sales increases last winter and we are seeing more families, couples, retired folks and snowmobile tourists on our trails than ever before," commented OFSC Marketing Marketing Manager, John Blaichcr. worst showings in the province were in Fordwich, Ohsweken and Delhi where there was less than 60 per cent compliance. "If we gained nothing else by doing doing this survey, we made about 80 students very aware of an important issue," said John Moore, a Delhi teacher from a participating school. "Possibly, through them, we might reduce the risk of personal injury or death." Although the survey was informal, informal, the ministry will use the results in future challenges and possibly to determine which communities may need more rigorous enforcement and education. Power Squadron Hosts Rescue Information Session Auxiliary coast guards from points all along the north shore of Lake Ontario attended a search and rescue information session in Bowmanville on May 7th. Participànts taking the marine radio VHF licence licence course discussed the pros and cons of the latest communications systems. The Oshawa Power and Sail Squadron hosted the event.