Whitby Free Press, 27 Feb 1985, p. 1

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fZMVol. 15, No. 9 Wednesday, February 27, 1985 24 Pages Private sector must get involved in job creation, chamber president says Unless the private private sector to get in- lean and mean, but "So, we're going to group' bringing sector is wling to get volved," Frise said ad- that's certainly not pay for them in other together business, lnvolved, youth unem- ding that only they can going to help create ways, " he said. labor, local gover- ployment wil remain a provide truly Per- jobs." He encouraged bis nment, education and grace and increasing manent jobs. If the prvate sector fellow chamber mem- social service agencies. problem, the president Frise, who will also doesln't get involved and bers to get involved. They will try to deter- of the Wbitby Chamber act as chairman of the start creating jobs they "We have an oppor- mine the extent of the of Commerce said last local trust, even went as could end up in a "pay tunity to do something problem and make week. far as to suggest that me 110W or pay me later about the problem," he recommendations to the Don Frise made the local business has an kind of situation," Frise said, "And if we don't provincial government remarks after the obligation to help com- said. take advantage of this concerning its chamber signed an bat the problem. If young people con- opportunity, then we'll programs. agreement with the "As employers in the tinue to be unemployed, have no one to blame "We're not supposed provincial government private sector , we have they will end up on the but ourselves if things to be another level of to establlsh a Youth a moral obligation to do welfare rolîs of the get worse. " bureaucracy, thats not Trust in Durham something about it," he nation which will cost In a brief interview our purpose," Frise said Region. said adding that while private business more after the meeting, Frise adding that bis group is 'I challenge the business "has got to 1e tax dollars. said that the- Youth to bring varlous gover- _________________________________________________ Trust will not create any nment programs and jobs itself. services and private _______________________________________________ "We are not business together. delivering service to the "There are s0 many community," he said, programs out there that "We are made up of even the people who are people swce,'are invlvked wth he Thlieruste ae. d ont nsaid.al, h will act as an 'umbrella The Youth Trust will Flames 6-feet high.... Whitby man dies M" early mornmg fire Af re n o t .fre eln n Council cost us $883k Members of Wbitby Town were paid a total of $88,197.55 in salaries and expenses in 1984, treasurer AI Claringbold told council in a report Monday night. Mayor Bob Attersley was paid a salary of $25130.82 and incurred $3,203.73 in conference and travel expenses for a total of $28,334.55. North Ward Coun- cillor Ross Batten ear- ned a saîary of $9,,547.44 and incurred expenses of $650 for a total of $10, 197.44. Centre Ward Coun- cillor Marcel Brunelle was paid $9,547.44 in wages and incurred ex- penses of $66321 for a total of $10,210.65. West Ward Councillor Joe Bugelli also earned $9,547.44 and had $584.86 for a total of $10,132.30. However, neither Eapt Ward Councillor Joe Drumm or Regional Counilor Tom Edwar- ds claimed any allowable expenses Iast year. Both were paid their salaries of $9,556.78 and $9,547.44 respectively. Regional Councillor Gerry Emm was paid $9,593.43 in 1984 and was re-imbursed $624.96 for expenses. In total, council ear- ned a combined salary of $82,470.79 IasL year and incurred $5,726.76 in expenses. ordinator between the programs and the people who need them . apartment early Satur- day morning bas claimed the life of a 47- year old Whitby man. According to a spokesman for the Whitby Fire Depar- tment, a Centre St. N. resident reported the fire at about 5:31 a.m. after seeing flames four to six feet high coming fromn a window in the apartment building. After arriving on the scene, firefighters were able to rescue a man stranded in an apar- tment on the east side of the building. He was standing in the window of bis apartment and resuced by ladder. The spokesman said that one lady had already escaped fromn the building when they arrived. She was taken to the Dr. J.O. Ruddy General Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. Another lady also escaped from the building witbout injury. The f ire department credits ber with helping to save the life of another tenant. However, the spokesman said that the crew was unable to rescue - the deseased because of the fire con- dition. By the ime they reacbed bis room, wbicIý was tbe origin of the walls had collasped. The victim has been identified as William H. Palmer, 47, of 128 Byron St. N., Apt. 1. A spokesman for the Durham Regional Police Force said yesterday morning that the cause of death had been determined as asphixiation caused by smoke inhalation. Police also said that the victim bas suffered from third degree bur- ns. The fire department is continuing its in- vestigation into the cause of the fire, which they estimated caused $20,000 in damage. "No positive cause bas been determined," the fire department spokesman said. '"It will 13e difficuit to determine because of the extensive fîre damage in the room of origin.", The spokesman doesn't know whether a firm cause will ever 13e determined. Firefighters brought the blaze under control within 45 minutes of their' arrivaI after en- suring that no one was left in the building. This is Whitby's fire related death of 1985. The Iast one occured in 1984 when a man was found in a burned-out van on Tbickson Rd. N. Wiby hockey team going to Fin land Mayor Bob Attersley is seen here with Simon Ashdown, captain of the Brooklin-Whitby Minor Hockey Association's major bantam select team who is showing off the sweater his club wiIl wear when It competes ln the 1985 World Cup Bantam Tournament to be held in Finland later this year. The B.W.M.H.A. held a press conference last week to of- ficially introduce the team- which wilI be known as the Peacock-Crouch Canucks (after their sponsors) - and its members who have been playing together for about six years. In addition to playing the tournament from Dec. 28, 1985 to Jan. 2, 1986; the teamn wiII also play exhibition games in Leningrad, U.S.S.R. and Stockholm, Sweden. For more details, see story on page 17. Free Press Staff Photo Tramp Champs Members of the Canadian Tramp Champs, a winning trampoline group from Toronto put on a show for the students of Henry Street High School last week. In the photo above, team member Money Jackson shows just one of the moves that makes the Tramp Champs an exciting act to watch. Free Press Staff Photo

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