Whitby Free Press, 20 Jan 1982, p. 3

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WHIfTBY, FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1982, PAGE 3 Man freezes to death An Ashburn man dled of exposure last Friday morning after.being In- volved in a car accident. According to tbe Dur- $1,ooo0 0 -. rmgsý s tolen Inmates, help seniors Correctional Services Officer Frank Nickerson of the Wbitby Jail is seen here'supervising a gang of in- mates as tbey clear a senior citizen's drive-way of snow last week. For the last six years, inmates bave been volunteeringto do this kind of comniunity work. According to Nickerson, ail of tbese inumates are no danger to the public and have toserve sentences of 89 days or less., As a reward for volunteering, they are permitted to serve tbeir time at tbe Durbamdale balf-way bouse in Pickering. Over 100 senior citizens benefit from this service and according to Nickerson, tbere is a waiting list. To receive tbe service, the senior citizens simply caîl the jail at 668-7791. Currently, tbe two gangs of four inmates can clear up to 100 drive-ways a day. -Free Press Staff Pboto GO station to, get Parking lot QUEEN'S PARK - The piFovincial government announced last week another parking lot to accommodate comm- uters using the Brock Drugs. s A quantity of controîl- ed drugs were stolen from Anca Laboratories last year while'enroute to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. According to a spokes- man for the Durham Regional, Police Force, 14 2-litre botties of Phen- orbarbitol elixir neyer reacbed their destina- tion after being sbipped to the bospital by courier. Police said that the drugs were sent out in three sbipments be- twreen June and Septem- ber, 1981. The thefts were dis- covered after tbe hospi- tal notified Anca that tbe sbipments were neyer received. Police said that tbe thefts were not reported until January 13, 1982 because tbe courier comnpany involved con- ducted its own investi- gation. Wben that investiga- tion did not produce results, the matter was turned over to the police. Police added that tbe drugs, valued at $206,. were sbipped in plain, unznarked boxes and A lot of peopie CollifNe "The Survlval of the Flttest. You know, a lot of people are I rlgiht. Street South GO Transit Station. Tbat should be- good news to commuters Who have bad to, put up with an over-crowded, parking lot at the GO tolen tileir contents were only known to, the company and the bospital. connection point. Currently, more cars tban tbere are room for park at the station causing traffic problems during the peak hours. In a letter to Durham West MPP George Ashe, Transportation and Communications Minister James Snow said, 'II arnpleased'to advise you that my ministry will be con- structing a - 110-car commuter parking lot directly across the road from the GO Transit lot in the summer of 1982.,, "This, .should belp relieve, tbe GO -parking, problems consider- ably,"'Snowadded. Neither cost esti- mates nor a pre-cise start-up date for con- struction was available at press time. .A Wbitby woman lest $1,000 wortb of jewelry last week after thieves broke into ber borne at 41 Michael Blvd. According to a spokes-' man for tbe Durbam Regional Police Force, a person or persons un- known broke into the bouse by smashing tbe rear basement window sometime between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Jan- uary 14. Tbe spokesman said that after ransacking the bÎouse, the thieves made off witb a ladies' engagement -ring and matching wedding ring and one bottle of rye wbiskey. Tbe thieves left tbe premises ýtbrough tbe side door and tbe rear sliding door. ham Regionial Police Force, Harvey Edward Williamson, 21, left bis place of employment, Dagmar Ski Club, at midnigbt on Tbursday after completing Is shift., Police'said' that the victim's car went off the road near 'the intersec- tion of Durham Road 23 and the*9tb Concession. Williamson's car was found 17 metres off. the road and he-apparently tried to leave bis car as he was found some five metres away from it. Police, said that the victim had been found by a passing motorist at 7:45 a.mn. last Friday morning. , It was discovered tbat Williamson, had broken aý leg after the accident. The caus e 0f deatb bhas been determined as ex- posure. 4McALUS.TE,~ JIanu ary Sale, Continues with savings f rom 10 -60% McA L LSTEP(S Where Disceming People Make An Irivestment In Beauty 70 ROSSLAND RD W OSHAWA 576-6465 Mon.. Tues., Wed. 10-6 ,TusO*Fr. 0--St.0-5 from Kint c~Fid Cicke*'0ji A 6 CANADIAN COMPANY c SYou can bank on the-Colonel's boys «pd girls this month* tofeature special savings on two favourite treats.

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