Whitby Free Press, 2 Jun 1976, p. 16

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PAGE 16, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1976, WHIÀFBY FREE PRESS WHITBY'S FIRST BLOCK PARENTS Cami and Bea MacKay, of 421 Dundas Street East becaine Whitby's first Block Parents Thursday. Helping Dr. MacKay place the Block Parent sign in his window is Mayor Jin Gartshore. Holding Mrs. MacKay's hand, as symbolized in the Block Parent sign 15 Scott Starke, 6, of 156 Michael Blvd. The Block Parent program is desigýied to protect children from danger in the community and provide them with a place to go to w!.en they need help. Free Press Photo Hos Qlympic theme CB antenna in Brooklin is one of world's largest Brooklin is the site of wliat nîay bc onîe of North Americia's Iargcst Citizen's Band an tenna lcacis. The Wilson Electronies Super Laser 500 CB antenna Yi head, mceasuring 40 feet long, 18 feet wide and 18 feet high, was rnoutited on a 68- foot sdif-support tower last week on 1roperty leased by ' " Phil Bran ton. The Nevada-basedcompany bis tlhe antennia head, bel ieved to bc the first Super Laser 500 in Canada, as "tfle rnost powerfu'Ll aniid directive Ci tizenis' Band an tenna in the worl d". The beani style antennai head, when pointed in the proper direction, will increase 4 Mr. Branton's output and reception signis by approxi- miately 500 per cent. M r. Branton, the local distributor of CB equipuient will be able to send and receive signaIs up to0I150 miles away. Brookliïn Fair parade Sa' You don't have to go 10 Montreal for some Olympie spirit this weekend. Just go to Brooklin on Saturday for the annual Brooklin Spring Fair Parade. The themne for this year's parade is The Olympics, with four categories for the float constructors to choose froin and enter: most representative of themne, most beautifuljnost original, and most humorous. Although the final count isn't in yet, there should be about 10 floats entered, with one from the Council, courne 1110rs ride. Whitby Town on which the theniselves wili Group 74, who are once again organizing the event, took mbt account lasi year's congestion around the Post Office and decided tonîarshall the parade up ai St. Leo's Sepcrate School and North Street. The route therefore will bc sligbîly different. The parade will come straighit down Highwav I12 before turning off onto Cassels Road east, Simcoc Street and ie the Fair grounds. But the time rernains the sanie. .all judging donc ai I1O a.rn. and 10:30 a.ni. on the dot the leading police car will blow its siren anîdthie parade will be under way. Apart frorn the fluais there xvill be bands and majorette groups adding noise and colour, childrcn and adults in a varicty of fancy drcss costumes, borses, go-caris, and clowns. Safety Sami the talking police car will be prescrit as well as Smekcey the Ip Manpower and Immigration Main-dSuvre et Immigration tu rday. Bear. Safety Sain wiil stay on the Fair grounds' Ibis year 10 have a chat with as many of the children who want to ieet hlmii. V.l.P.'s for the adulîs will be Norn Cafik, M.P., Dr. Charles Godfrey, MPP, and Walter Beath, Regional Chairmian. The new Miss Brooklin Spring Fair xviii also be riding in tihe Parade. Sc) make sure thai you are aiong the route for 1 0:30 a.m. for wbat the organisers hope wilI be the best parade yet ini Brooklin. Report doesn't mention Whitby industricil laind There is a need for thie provincial governient 10 steer nmore industry. eûist of Metro Toronto, but Whitby's industrial lands -are not mentioned in the province's recentiy issued Durbani sub Region plan, says Durhami West MPP Dr., Charles Godfrey. Speaking at an account- ability meeting in tbe Ccn- tenniai Building Wednesday, Dr. Godfrey said the report says new industry should be steered to Oshîawa, Pick-ering and Ajax, but Whitby is not even mentioned. He pointed out that the report says Wliiby has two industrial lots of I1O and two acres each, but no mnmtion is mnade of the two new industrial parks which were opened two weeks ago on Thickson Road, south of Highway 401. These industriai parks contain more than 250 acres of serviced land. With 8,000 unernployed in the Durhanm Region, Dr. Godfrey said the provincial governnîent should not be attracting iîousing deveiop- ment unhil it can provide jobs for the people who will niove inho these lieuses. "There îîîust be a delicate balance bere", he saîd. "Le t's sce the industry". He also suggestcd the area east of Toronto should get a waste, disposaI plant ho service industry. Dick York assists with the installation of what may be the largest Citizens' Bland antenna head in Canada. The antenna, on Highway 12 in Brooklin, wiil aliow owner Phil Branton to s-rnd and receive signaIs up to 150 miles away. Free Press Photo by Blake Purdy District health council public rmeeting June 8 Public meetings will be held in the Durham Region in the first two weeks of June 10 discuss the formation of a district lîealth council. The closest meeting 10 Wlîitby will be held in the Oshawa Council Chambers June 8 at 8 p.rn. A district health counicil would be an advisory body 10 the Ministry of Health in the area of haalth care plan- ning and would have several broad responsibilities. Anîong these are the identification of regional heaith care needs and con- sideration of alternative methods of meeting those needs that are consistent with provincial guidelines. The district health counicil can plan a comprehiensive health care program and establishi short-term priorities that are consistent with long- terni goals, consider ail health services to ensure a balanced effective and economical service for the region, and C work toward co-operation in the social developnîent activi- tics of the region. On Nov. 12, 1975, the regional counicil adopted a recomrmendation from the' social serVces committee that THE TOWN 0F WHITBY PROCLA MATION RED CROSS WATER SAFETY TAKE NOTICE that the June 5th, 1976 is hereby Water Safety Week" in Whitby. Dated at the Town of W~ May, A.D., 1976. period of May 3lst to proclaimed ""Red Cross and for the Town of Ihitby this 28th day of J. C. Gartshore, MAYOR. 1J 2 a steering committee be selected to investigate the possibility of establishing a district health council in the region. The steering committee consists of representatives from ,Pickering, _Oshawa, Bowmanville, Port Perry, Sunderland and Uxbridge, but thiere is no representative from Whitby. The chairman of the steer- ing committee is Kenneth N. Matheson,a regional councillor from Pickering. 7- urther inquiries about' the district health council can be addressed to Box 478 Pickering. Those who cannot make representations at the public meetings may make submissions in writing to Mr. Matheson. Godf rey wants Drmbudsman for workers An ombudsman is required to represent the working man before the Workmen's. Comf- pensation Board, Durham West MPP Dr. Charles Godfrey said Wednesday. Speaking at -an 'account- ability mee ting in the Cen tennial Building, Dr. Godfrey said there was too much weighting in favor of the Workminps Compensation Board in judging cases, -and there should be a spokesman for the worker as welI as for the board. "There seems to be an ýinequity in the system"', said Dr. Godfrey. He also suggested that industry should look into the psychological effects it bas on assembly line workers, such. as boredom, alcoholism and famiily breakdowns. Openm 7 doýs a w..k RESTAURANT 120 BROC* ST. M. WITBY - TEL.. 668-9461 Dolicieus Cueudien enid Iteimu, Dish A i MORÎGAGES L1 M 1 T E 0 1sf & 2nd Arrangedi Boi.ight opd Sold ait Prime Rates coul Peter Kade 668-1556 ANUBIS UNVESTMENTS Ltd. 149 Srock St. N., WhiIby SAVE Aý STUDENT. HURE ONE. HAVE AYOUNG SUMMER:,. HIRE-A-5IUDENT. 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