More by BLAKEPURDY Staff Writer Four people this week announced their çandidacies in the upcoming municipal clection. Bob Cawker, 59, has declared his candidacy for the west ward council seat in the upcoming municipal election. Mr. Cawker, a resident of Whitby for 23 years, has been with the Public Utilities Commission for 14 years and has been chairman on several occasions. He is now vice- chairman. He believes that his exper- ience with the PUC will be to his advantage if he is elected toj council.1 candidates He feels that his back- ground of having to make decisions will also be to his benefit. Mr. Cawker, owner-opera- tor of Whitby Hardware from 1953 to 1971 and Bob Cawker Enterprises from 1971 to 1975, is "semi-retired" and says that, if elected, "I could devote adequate tiie to town business". He has been active in com- munity affairs during his life in Whitby: While a director of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Cawker helped set up -United Appeal in Whitby. He was a charter member of the Kiwanis Club for 10 years, serving as presi- dent in 1960, Mr. Cawker has assisted the Victorian Order of Nurses, Salvation Army and Red Cross in many of their projects. Mr. Cawker, who resides at 211 Reedaire Court, bas two children. Ron Treleaven lias announced his candidacy for the east ward council seat in the upcoming municipal election. Mr. Treleaven, 41, believes that the two main issues in the December 6 election are planning and recreation. He wants to help individuals eut through red tape at the municipal level, equalize zon- for ing to ensure residents' proper- ty values are maintained, make sure that new development is compatible with the area, encourage industrial growth to offset résidential taxation and incorporate more public input into planning. Mr. Treleaven sees the need for more small recrea- tional facilities in the east ward and would like the library system to be more portable, thus better serving his constituents. He is President of Tri- Circle Limited, an appliance- servicing firm. Mr- Treleaven, an active member of the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association, has spoken out for residents of the east ward at several public meetings. He is married with one son and lives at East. -Aline 1 ed lier position trustee Region Board of Education. Born in Montreal, Mrs. Currier is the mother of three with two of her children attending public school. She was educated in Cornwall, Ontario, and is fluently bilingual in both English and French. She feels she can contribute two daughters and 1913 Dundas Street Currier has announc- carndidacy for the of Whitby school fo r the Durham She feels she can contribute a - great deal to the Whitby school system through her involvernent with the school board. Mrs. Currier.says she would like to see schools providing the best possible education in light of the millions of dollars of public monies that are spent on public education. Last year, the Durham Region Public School Board had an annual budget of approximately sixty- five million dollars, she says. Mrs. Currier has been active in many community organiza-- tions such as: director and publicity chairman for the Whitby Red Cross; Doctor Continued Page 2 Vol. 6, No. 45 Wednesday, November 10, 1976 16 Pages INSIDE I EDITORIALS................ PAGE 4 BROOKLIN BYLINES................ PAGE 6 HISTORICAL WHITBY, CORRIDOR CAPERS, WORDS FROM WEST LYNDE... PAGE 7 SPORTS................. PAGE10 BUSINESS............................... PAGE 11 COMIN.G EVENTS...... ............. PAGE 14 REALESTATE.A.G...................E 15 'k 74 A Durham Regional Police Officer coem witir WhibMy fire fighters as flames rip through the Whitby Fsychiatric. Hospital barn Thursday morning. According to the fire department, a 16-year-old patient at the hospital admitted to setting the $252,00 blaze. destroyed in about 90 minutes. The 57-year-old barn was Free Press Photo by Brian Winter Young patient adints setting fire which destroyed barn at hospital A spectacular fire whicliHawkins. could be seen for miles levelled Although le declined to the 57-year-old main barn at discuss any details about tle the Whitby Psychiatric Hospi- patient' history, Assistant tal Thursday morning. Hospital Administrator Gary Although the cause of the Ainlay said Friday tle patient fire is under investigation by is in a security treatment the Ontario Fire Marslall's program, under close observa- office and Durham Regional tion in a locked ward. Police, Whitby's Deputy Fire "We are taking al pre Chief Ron Hawkins reports cautions we dan that esisnot that a 16-year-old hospital in danger or a danger to any- patient admitted to setting one else", said Mr. Ainlay. the fire. "It was -definitely He reported that he has dis- arson", said Deputy Chief ciussed the matter with the Director of Psychiatric Ser- vices' office at Queen's Park, and he and the hospital's director of nursing have dis- cussed the situation with hospital staff. Mr. Ainlay said the fire was discovered in the west wing of the barn by the hospital's gardening staff about 9:30 a.m., and within 10 minutes the Whitby Fire Department's three pumpers and aerial truck were on the scene. Thé fire spread rapidly, and there was little the fire fighters could do to prevent the flames from spreading. "There was no way to save it", said Deputy Chief Hawkins. The building was totally destroyed, with the exception of two concrete silos. Deputy Chief Hawkins said the loss of the barn amounted to $250,000 and there was $2,000 damage to contents which consisted of mattresses, old furniture, hay and straw. Continued Page 2 Nine face charges m auto theftring A combined force fron the Durham regional police ajpd Metro Toronto police raided Art's Auto Wreckers on Taunton Road East on Saturday and broke up what they believe to be an auto- mobile theft ririg. Nine people were charged in the raid which recovered 16 stolen autos, 15 of which were stolen from Scarborough and one from Oshawa. Charged with conspiracy arc Nicholas George Messam, 19, of Lot 18, Concession 4, Whitby: and Frederick Franîk Windsor and James Thomas Neale, both (if Scarboroughl. Charged with. possession over $200 are Edward Robert Anderson of Pickering; Brad- ley Kenneth McEdwards and Ellie Albert Venzina, both of Scarborough; and Grant Edwin Harley, of Little Brittain. Arthur James Robinson, 40, of · Lot 18, Conc. 4, Whitby, is charged with con- spiracy and possession over $200. Police, wbo believe the riYig was crushing the stolen autos for scrap, are continu- ing their investigation and expect to lay more charges. Tomorrowis Remenbrance Day, when the Royal Canadian Legion will be con- 'ducting its annual service at the cenotapli, to lionor the dead of two world wars. The service will begin at I 1 a.m. with a special visitor, The Rt. Rev. Allan A. Read, Anglican Bishop of Toronto, assisting the Legion Padre, Rev. Robert Mansfield. . At 6 p.m. the annual Remembrance Day dinner will be held in the Whitby Legion hall, with Col. R. H. Hilborn, honarary colonel of the Toronto Scottish Regi- ment as guest speaker. Col. Hilborn was command- ing officer of the regiment from 1960 to 1963, and served as co-ordinator and Canadian Equery for the visits of the regiment's Colonel-in- Chief, the Queen Mother, in 1965 and 1974. Col. Hilborn is a local Man, residing east of Brooklin. On November 21, at 5:45 p.m. the WhitbyBranch 112 of the Royal Canadian Legion will be celebrating the Legion's 50thanniversary with an honors and awards night in the Legion Hall on Byron -Street. Parking limit reduced Whitby Council on Monday passed a by-law reducing the parking limit on public roads from 23 to three hours only in areas where the former creates problems. Council had considered the reduction to bring Whitby in line with other municipalities in the region. election M M Remembrance Day service and dinner . Il - 1. 1 l MOMM 1 ýffl In . . ..........