Whitby Free Press, 7 Oct 1987, p. 36

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PA(.;IiA8, WHITHY ERLE PRLiSS, Durh4rîu Moves, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 198'/ Andthedwinneri t got underway at precisely 7:30 p.m. on Friday with the name Tiana Guilfoil of Scarborough being drawn from a drum containing 198 others. By 8:11l p.m., the looth name, Lynn Follows of Toronto was drawn, and there were only 99 left. A t 8:45, Yoshio Nakatami, assistant to the president of Toyota Canada, pulled the last name from the drum. Vera Gaudette of Oshawa had just won herseif a 1987 Toyota Tercel courtesy of Whitby Toyota on Dundas St. W. The draw was held to com- memorate the lOth anniversary of Robin Thompson, owner of Whitby Toyota, according to general manager Betty Dewan. From ARril to September at Whitby Toyota, the first 199 cars that were bought, the owners alsai received a chance to win the new Tercel. About 175 people crowded the Whitby office watching intently as names were eliminated. 0f the first 100 names drawn, every 25th person received a $25 service creçlit from Whitby Toyota. 0f the next 75 drawn, every 25th received a $50 service credit. The 198th name drawn received $500 in cash. Along with the new Tercel, Toyota Canada is to instail a free radio and rustproofing will also be frée. Newe-st Attersley tire centre VERA GAUDETTE of Oshawa celebrates alter lear- ning ber name had been drawn for a 1987 Toyota Terce 1, courtesy of Whitby Toyota. Beside ber is lte owner of Whitby Toyota Robin Thompson (r) and assistant to the president of Toyota Canada, Yoshio Nakata mi. FROM PAGE A6 which takes less than il) minutes, a computer prints out ail test resuits and concludes the report with reco)mmended service. -But the computer doesn't have the final sa, said Attersley. ad- ding it only "assists the technician in pinpointing the trouble spots." The technician then vent les the computers f'ndings and recom- mends needed repairs. -The computer removes a lot of* the human error f'actor that's possible ini diagnosing problems. It can als<> spot areas that may flot be a prohlem today, but will become OPP road wateh over Thanksgiving weekend Ontario Provincial Polive "Striét is Fair" and RIDE enforcement programs wiIl be in effect during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The long weekend has traditionally seeni a high volume of' tratti( on the provinces highways as l'amil11es gather f'Or' Thanksgiving festivities or close down summer cottages for the coming winter' Durîng the ie 18firhanksgiving weekend. 0 P P officers 110- vest igated 269 c'ollisions in whch six people died andl 446i were in- juî'ed. This past Labor Day weekend OPP invest igated 1t> fatal m<tor vehîcle accidents. compared to six f'atal accidents on the same wet'kend in 19861. In the t'irst eight months of' 1987 .Janiua r vt o August t he num ber' of* fatal motoi' vehicle accidents wit hin IP>.Iurisdict ion rose by 13,.1 per cent over the same period last yearý Imparied drîving and excessive vehicle speed arè still the two most sîgnîlîcant cont ributors t o fatal ac- cidellts one in the near future-like a weak battery,- said Attersley. Overseeing the three Oshawa/Whitby stores is'Cameron Balmer who has been with Atter- sley Tire for a year. "This (Thornton Centre location> is the most advanced. store in the Attersley chain, everything is state-of-the-art. We have the most advanced equipment on the market right now,' says Balmer. He says the idea of introducing a dial-a-ride service had be -kicked- around for a while and it was offered as a courtesy to Atter- sley Tire customers. Attersley opened his first store in Whitby in 1960. Today. besides the Whitby store and two in Oshawa he also has stores in Kingston and Scar- borough.

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