Man dies, afterrun from hospital A 60-year-old Whitby man, taken to Whitby General Hospital after a three-vehicle accident lastwek died' an hour after he attempted to leave the hospital early Saturday morning. A Durham Regional Police report indicates Felix Rae, 60' was seen à eaving the intensive care unit at the hospital around 2:30. a.m., Saturday, Aug. 22 by a nurse. The nurse and another attendant attempted to stop Rae but he pushed themn aside. The hospital then called the police who found the man near/ the hospital. He died an hour later . Erie Hanna, finance director at the hospital, could not give an exact cause of death. Ho said the hospital is carrying out an investigation and an inquest will be held. "'Nothlng has been determined as of yet,"Y said Hanna. Rae was taken to the hospital following a three-vehicle accident ion Monday, Aug. 17. .The car ho was drlving came to a stop in the middle of Victoria St. W., after sllding due to ramn. The car was then hit by a truck. Rae was taken to Whitby General with broken ribs and a possible punctured lung. Candidates square off on issues at OPSEU meeting THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT- of RCMP from Ottawa used the two boats moored at Whitby- harbor Monday for training on how to land on bioats at sea. Free Press photo Perry house dcmolished for downtown parking lot, A 140-year-old Georgian style building that served as home for some former prominent Whitby citizens was tomn down Monday to make way for parking space. The demoiltion foilowed that of two other buildings - a bowling ailey and a former school - on the same block,ý north of Dundas St. W. between Byron and Centre streete. A 110-place parking lot, for use by doctors, staff and patients of the medical building now under con- struction on the block (opposite Al Sainte Church), wiil instead occupy the space. The development firm for "the doctors who own the duinc tried to By MIKE JOHNSTON A few skirmishes between Con- servative Stephanie Bail and Libéral Allan Furlong highlighted a Durham Centre ail-candidates debate- at the Whitby Légion hall last Wednesday night. Sponsored by the Ontario Public Services Employees Union, the dais included NDP candidate Sarah Kelly and a surprise candidate, Harold Tausch of the Green Party. "lIt's importent for us, and for the communities we serve, that we use this chance to speAk up, to'make public our views about workplace and social issues," said James Clancy, president of the 97,000 member union. Clancy was speaking about the law which prohibite civil servants from taking part in political cam- paigns 'or expressing their views about aparty's platform. - While acknowledging that Libéral leader David Peterson has promised to ease the rules, Clancy said ho wfould "not believe it, until I see it." During questioning from the audience, Furlong said Peterson is looking at the issue but ho admitted it "il take time. " Ho added ho was generaily in favor of the proposal. "Éall pointed out she was sur- prised the Liberals did not bring in new laws during their two years in power. "It was part of the NDP/Liberal accord and nothing has been done to date," she said. Bail said she would first favor an internal mechanism before going public with complaints but addedl one of the reasons the Ontario civil service is weil regarded is because it does not publicly criticize the government. -Furlong, in turn, pointed out the Tory government, during its 42 years in power did nothing about *the problem. Kelly said she did not believe the government needed to prosecute workers,- saying " you can best help the government by criticizing it." "You should be able to speak out unless it is affecting national security, " said Tausch. On education funding, ail three répresentatives of the major. par- ties said they were comtted to government' increases to 60 per cent.' *'Bail noted during the- past twvo years however, that funding has de&èeased under a Liberal gover- men to 45 per cent from 48 per cent. Furlong, in, turn, saut the Liberals had to put money into capital funding of schools because - Of "Tory" neglect. Bail shot back there were 210 por- tables in the Durham Region in 1985 and a predictiorp of 409 has been made for this school year. "-yDu can't blame that on the Progressive Conservatives," she said. On funding for Durham College, Kelly. said she was appalled that 20 teachers have been laid off . She said more funding should be direc- ted to the college. SEE PAGE 3 "DURHAM MOVES" Se ps 3 . 1 DEMOLITION of the 140-year-old Perry bouse, located just north of- Dundas St. -u W. between Byron and Centre streets, began Monday. Fr« Prus photo 1